口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
0 e# b; J7 `- J) z3 |4 QWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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! A! [6 t- Y5 n4 k# y8 }32, busy signal 占线
: ^" s" P( k' L) @; i+ ^I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

; G( _7 A$ K# ^' G1 y- c' r33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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: v! k2 f0 J! r* ^) t: t34，call for
8 a( `' J# c2 T2 `1 d5 \A,打电话找Tom just called for you.
8 }+ |, M  s2 J: W3 V) l8 f* P4 BB,预报
, ?) d! t: s2 b6 G& I- }The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

0 B0 o, Z5 Q& _, f3 Y* B35, call it a day 就此结束
A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
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36,cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

  O6 b! F# e8 Q( g6 J9 J38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

# a1 L; B7 S- f" y. u* l  z1 F40,come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

3 ^; c2 ^9 R; |) M( c  u41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
# @: @8 i# @7 o2 |+ z1 }, y3 Z/ v/ PB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

, h4 ~+ d. a' y$ r42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.

43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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( g8 ]" ?& i9 z, P2 _8 N9 v7 w44,department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

5 \' E/ K# G- l, v45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
% p9 c1 h  \8 a; R" ^B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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/ Z' m* {2 Y' i/ N46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
' w7 p7 e# ]; h' R2 O2 u9 Z5 HYou can do with your girlfriend.
) Q  M2 n7 S8 F: H3 w) J2 FYou can do without your girlfriend
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3 P% J; T  v* m: p47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
5 m% O8 \* p' s& x# W) c& QI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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* G2 g! v* K4 Z48, down jacket 羽绒服
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% z8 f5 r2 u5 d$ M* K9 ~49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
$ y( w$ I9 V( P: t& K, @6 G  SThe sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

1 {2 }2 K4 x2 n5 b. ~: a  m50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

: X  B1 Y3 Z# T* o9 d, _! |( t51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
# k0 k7 G. z0 t, kWould you please fill this prescription for me?

- x0 [: O- N: b2 P52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
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53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

. i3 ^" y% }2 f# i54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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55,from top to bottom 从上到下
" C  H! l0 _; T* M  u1 u& h5 eA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
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57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
. C  z2 [! T+ V) r! k) lThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

1 g) K: W) f1 e. r) a2 {& _9 c58, get at 想说
. G3 E7 E9 c1 V. Q8 i/ jDo you understand what I’m getting at?
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8 J) K3 M. U* |0 E$ i59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
B: He can’t get away with that

! N0 w3 e: e, z( [% U8 M60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
2 u- `' e- ]! G! f+ v1 f6 D& a* VA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
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  i8 B: a+ I2 k1 |62, get started on 开始做
1 S5 E4 y2 @2 a( v) GWe should get started on the project.

63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
9 J: ^3 k$ }6 ?  rOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

* q& T* Q3 O2 _$ h64,give credibility to 相信
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B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

7 a% x% J1 L- q: x# _$ e65,go easy on 温和对待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you