口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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6 L( h: f$ H/ l9 T2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
$ R1 N& I% r- e% dA: She’s a good dancer.
# F4 S3 _' D1 m3 c: {/ D. jB: and how.

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It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
# B$ o9 s- Y  QIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前
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' B" V8 a% `! s& P  T3 `7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

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' g( g  G5 [* m" ~$ Y* U; J! x. B$ ]* GI was anything but happy about going.
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8 x7 R- g' @7 @& @9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
; q/ G- U6 _; m( u- B4 lA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
  A$ W2 X% X% ]B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
$ X, D2 w) m+ `% G. q) u, uOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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3 D  C8 P% s& h" d9 P/ D4 z13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
' O4 [9 K7 ^4 n( W3 fB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
9 Z- a+ _9 ~' x2 B2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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3 b. U/ R1 p' k2 t17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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! O% D: B0 M& ~4 J# z' {) u18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

6 X* _1 V- n3 h  I# N19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
6 _) S1 T- ]% V# `7 w; MShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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. v2 V2 A' [# b$ mA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
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2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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, y, l( B3 K" T: X5 r& Q22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
! u3 k$ @8 X8 ~- F/ _6 O; iI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
! l& V* I' D5 p4 K" _; \5 vShe was really burned up at the news.
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; k1 E# Q$ M6 v) H25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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; S$ K$ s& D- f/ C' x, L; M* M: e26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

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A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
$ G. d; u0 d& D( d: DA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.