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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $b N%x/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. / ]I ]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <yIJ$nBx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 D,J's(wd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ao0F? 2 |
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T,;6q!s=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ne;,TJ\
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. &oAuh?kTq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (=7e~'DC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZZ4W?);;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >WDb89kC=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q~a6ES_lA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rJR"[TT J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 : ^px1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FCOS gE U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V} 3.K\7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. * \f(E# wa
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ( 3W<yAM+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [ UQ zCqV
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V5M_ N;h
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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 \Q]2 Z q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tTC[^Dji
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *p +%&z_<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Nqy' ,N
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。 nz+DPk["
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