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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f#mx:Q.7I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }M jQP R
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 )[ w&C_>]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 . z].:$J&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7AeP Gr
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [edH%S}\
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（4） cook up 虚构 Dpj-{q7C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Xvq^1Y?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Rd vn)K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sr4jQo
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $*i7?S@~-
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. p~FQcW'a~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $ {@q?iol
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \"J? @
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "]w!`^'_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'hy?jQ'|e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )]tvwEo
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,FY-d$ 3)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6#O#T;f)
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（10）for good 永远 ^pN 5NwC5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2aFT<T0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h)^dB,~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. keaj3#O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T!1SMo^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8.[&wy U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ' * }^@[&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,TEu M|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. & & 6*ez
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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 FOc|*>aKP
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. is9}ePC7Xu
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (*MNox?w
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q H4k!^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I88Zrhw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Hw\([j*
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。 xrfPZBLy
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 RzpC1nd
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