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clean up your act
（非正式表达）改邪归正；重新做人

be a hard/tough act to follow
望尘莫及、很难超越、无法媲美

get your act together
集中精力；有条理地行事

across the board
包括一切的；全面的

have a passing/slight/bowing/nodding acquaintance with sb/sth
与…有点头之交；对…略知一二；对…所知甚少

on first acquaintance
（正式）初次相见时

of one's acquaintance
（正式）所认识的；所了解的

make sb's acquaintance
make the acquaintance of sb
（正式）与某人初次相见；结识某人

the acid test
真正的考验、严峻的考验、决定性的考验

come within an ace of sth
（英式英语）差一点、险些、几乎