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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .t0Q>:}&b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z.pP~he
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oO>mGl36H
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nYMdYt04sl
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（4） cook up 虚构 )}7rM6 hv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >e"Cp bZ'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6`{Y#2T
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i}+K;,Da:8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k| nv[xY0
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. c ++tk4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RpR;1ktF>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a%sr*`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =ex71qj)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /WB^h6qg
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 X61]N^y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S=ebht=
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（10）for good 永远 }^^X-_XT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sC48o'8(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 HkD6aJ:kA!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }i ./,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mHUQtGAVQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. , l#Ev{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~%B^`s
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y'`w.+9
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 CYmwT>P+*4
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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 9^<t0oY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OW\r }
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 WrQ e'ny
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。 c %yhODq/
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