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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UK) wV
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $"va 8,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *;Z a))
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _|#P~Ft
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. x@D> J G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 a6?t?: ~|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. n*caP9B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L]l?_#*x
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（10）for good 永远 Tq?f5swsI
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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. !uA'0U?ky
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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 =6N=5JePB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fc4jbPp:M
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 iZ0(a
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