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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S;sggeP7,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B!0o6)u'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Gl}[1<~o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t}>6"^}U
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（4） cook up 虚构 6d& dB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3`uv/O2~i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U\a.'K50F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CG*eo!Nw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3B!lE (r%J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {G&*\5W
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. $ "1Unu&P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ((&_m9 a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =cI -<0QSn
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S+Z_Qf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. GEj/Z};;[b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JX8Hn |
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Zz}Wg@&
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（10）for good 永远 nI7G"f[%r;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Sm-gi|A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z(b0U6)qQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j3 ,6U jlU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *"Yz"PK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,rj_P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Qz)1wf'y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .|W0B+Z8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &x6Z=|Ers
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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 tmT/4Ia
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C#{s[l \]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0,$eiY)u$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~2u~}v5m7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~,[-pZ <
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。 :U;n?Zu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ua0fs|t1v
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