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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #=={h?UDT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9v[V" m`M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .p, VZ9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6y~F'/ww
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（4） cook up 虚构 N -]/MB 8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !~yBz H;K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *67K_<bp]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fjVy;qJ32S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #K6cBf qI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4A6Yl6\Y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3TH ?7wi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5OppK(Oi*C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZGDT
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O|~ C qb
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EgU#r@7I
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (rd
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（10）for good 永远 9MYk5q.X:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~?AEtl#&"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. C=/B\G/.9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *L$2M?xkY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Z n'tNt/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /}(d'@8p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :Ko6.|
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 @ )?]u
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {P]C >
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &)%+DUV|
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 pn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CwA _jOp
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