口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
7 j" [# j, X! u3 o& w" lYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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# C/ _0 l' a% ~# w3, and how 的确
# J( d3 ?$ J6 S, Q) k- CA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

% G1 E0 P$ Q5 @6 D* Z5 A4 k4, a matter of time 时间问题
* l  a6 P' K$ X# i4 I! L; \It is only a matter of time.
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5 K+ ?+ L  [. j5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
. [7 j, I# `- b5 G" MIf 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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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
) i2 {# H/ _% c9 J* v, h) l8 lI was anything but happy about going.

& \8 i+ f3 q6 K2 w  m9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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& b9 u. S1 d# n10, after all 到底
/ J2 u. g8 Y5 f6 xA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
5 f4 V: q; G) Q& Q, X0 w5 }% \B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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0 Y9 C9 V; ]3 K  L) W$ W11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

' K. S$ S. h0 }/ }12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
9 z7 K7 [# i3 J( V; w+ O1 q5 G! M8 mI am at your service at any time.
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' Z  h  C  A( M- n+ \13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

& e) T. ~" o7 @* r8 _14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
, |) z, \. m, w4 N0 ]% \  w9 m4 zShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
. U4 B  D5 v7 i; u1) 退出
- S) ^2 {! G! o  I* X7 W! A( HA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
: ^; y9 D' j1 f  y6 gB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
4 B* b2 }# t: `2）不履行
# N" W4 q( ^; p, ?  a: j* i' \She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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4 S- b. H$ K$ O8 R2 ~4 }19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
8 V8 Y, d5 f8 K0 H) KShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
. W, C# Q7 v+ h$ e: UA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
6 G! ?& R2 H2 V" g4 A  MB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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" n3 u" v+ x# K  @" b$ l21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
# _& o) Q2 @( a$ F2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
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6 q. C0 W5 b9 Y# v& A6 _" m24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

6 |, M3 N) G0 p5 g% w25, be hard up for
+ F9 g- C9 R. {% ]. F) f3 R* M: G: VI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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: E7 |# F( Q1 z( f28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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# c+ a9 ~: |4 J8 q9 \29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
2 S' }* g' l! g, Q/ `) Y4 fA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
* `9 g5 t- m# _6 x. E: y7 rB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.