口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
4 G0 V  C+ X& q, SWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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32, busy signal 占线
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

! u7 D' _: ?; R! c33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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( o! V0 J7 D& V' U+ e6 x34，call for
4 b( S, m0 x6 {A,打电话找Tom just called for you.
$ D6 ]( ]" u' G% K, B% ]B,预报
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 r# r  D! L) i35, 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
9 M0 z/ m; P- J( \" v( h. r, jHave your sister cashed her paycheck?
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37,clear off 收拾，整理
4 a2 I1 L. x* D2 h; r3 y1 CIt’s about time we clear off the desk.

38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
& F% \4 {$ }1 V" s5 p4 Y& yThe 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.

4 D. K& c) i" ?* G: B" Y6 c# t9 ~40,come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
: T' m& L* b/ N% T* EB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
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42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

9 A4 K$ B$ B+ J0 H# @, K44,department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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$ {5 G0 g2 U/ V* H! G$ _& ]45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
3 f7 I6 _* K; `' w% _3 F( F. {A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
4 R! \$ h# ~' AB: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

6 v  F  H  L  W# \8 Q- t46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
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47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
  J" w6 [- ?. W1 h# R, G1 l, FI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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48, down jacket 羽绒服

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The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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, }1 x+ ]& K; y& G* m50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
- _2 f3 r% s* h, A9 }B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
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51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
# x9 |2 E. x2 e; XWould you please fill this prescription for me?

52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
# l5 S& e* k: G0 i) `+ @8 c% Wplace of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
: V# o% ~! b6 B' zThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

" v4 L7 k) v: G! T0 W. C54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

0 H5 M( M9 x4 p. _% j55,from top to bottom 从上到下
A: 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
0 I. u; W4 S* II got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

: n7 m% ?0 ~/ H3 [) f+ p% ^57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
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1 V+ M( w% e3 g; ~6 J: |* J  G( \) Y58, get at 想说
2 f' e, h* n" B) sDo you understand what I’m getting at?

59, 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.
; K! p/ s+ U+ ]( UB: He can’t get away with that
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5 U1 x/ L$ ?2 ^5 C. G' i60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
) E4 a6 x/ H1 t* O3 U* E. Y8 {A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
9 Z! S) {9 H( cB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
A: 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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8 P2 i  A0 n. b8 i1 t  C62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.

63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
; m2 C8 @) [0 u% r, ]( C/ c" zOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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3 J/ h2 o7 x0 p8 Q- A64,give credibility to 相信
- L, P$ C2 l' ]A: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you