口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
2 n! q$ G4 v! X) s/ D" lYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

, f" o. c' X' t$ |( N$ Z2, a far cry from 相距甚远
. @7 k  q, v* O( H4 C% EThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

, `9 u7 ^" s$ X1 J- P; s3, and how 的确
9 O" r" L" w$ w4 _A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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! P9 v0 s  A2 \9 N$ M$ z& S6, a while back 不久以前

! H2 ]% _, r# r, A$ k7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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& s2 h- O7 k$ z! E* I, F- u  a9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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4 a8 g* Y4 q, I5 m10, after all 到底
, B( `' |, h  c) s1 f* SA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
1 V" s. f  M/ K3 D" qB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

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Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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0 w4 ?0 J7 @  w. f13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

3 P3 b' v5 M; `14, as far as I know 就我所知
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3 h4 L% d: C; r; E15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
+ T' P$ [9 B, c" zShe is at home with problems like this.
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9 X) Y2 t9 }0 @) q16, back out
( U& _, K" H' k. M& F' [' _1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
; u) n& }# s0 W$ f* _B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
. |: }2 X5 X1 m- t$ dShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

8 V; _  T8 r5 b6 U6 ?) j1 f19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
7 \+ _$ u0 }" k( k6 S. F, GA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
0 U7 B( ^& a7 I' T7 a0 }6 bB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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7 F6 I6 }$ @9 ~2 _% P21, back up 1) 累积
  a( L) e- |2 LThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
1 ^$ C5 `0 C3 `8 M2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, 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
I’m feeling myself again.

0 r' c  |9 B+ g7 z6 ]* g24, be burned up 生气
4 H+ E: L6 k/ N; Q9 @9 OShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

' C/ D# P& M/ M( X. e: q+ g27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
0 c. P8 P5 c8 K7 v4 uA: 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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4 U; M; w& n! w29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
; I( U) M, r0 S/ s- P: l1 aA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
9 t- Y4 Z4 C; X. @B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

* b; a: w* J0 ?/ r) j30, break new ground 有了新的突破
" ^/ z) n7 M" M0 \+ a4 z) m$ EHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.