口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
' l7 y: P) k4 w8 cYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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- I2 v" O, e; Y  T2, a far cry from 相距甚远
% t0 W( S0 z; R0 _2 f6 o1 @The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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# W& _2 l6 e# e8 x: V$ m: B- l% Q  V3, and how 的确
" Z0 \( H: K( D' gA: She’s a good dancer.
( u+ R9 Z- c8 W, X- v8 `6 W% bB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
3 Z  C$ q" r' P8 D: l# Y; JIt is only a matter of time.
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7 `$ j3 t  L: Y$ c. a# A2 W! i5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
7 \7 Y8 M6 N& Y* y' x7 V1 D0 f* pIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

$ I4 n2 i0 n) J3 b9 x6, a while back 不久以前
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8 F5 }* N. a  e( u6 W9 c7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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% M( M/ n! |  V% s6 B; V4 Q* [5 F8, anything but 绝对不
* T5 \& u  X& V' Z- eI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
" y; X; m7 y$ q% c2 VB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh 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.

( P- X/ Q3 H, I' T, o8 J13, 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
4 Y4 e" G* X& ]) RShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
) |, F% _; }& b1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
5 O! Z, a# {" t) [3 LShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
' h0 o7 t- K2 fI’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
, ^9 K, B: ?3 @! M4 b4 q; q) KShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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+ ]: X9 v+ W. H3 B19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
, ^, ]# u8 s8 i4 _5 ?& q4 |6 R. M5 eShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
5 O- N% ^) L6 J( J5 F1 SA: 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.
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$ A( H& @/ }) k" W( Y' t21, back up 1) 累积
4 ]4 o* z* Y. e# U6 I; V$ O/ IThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
0 x% I) J: U9 i5 n  S3 D* N" jI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
/ }( K0 Z2 b4 ~% u2) 支持I’ll back it up.

4 U7 i# B* T  U% {  \; _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.
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24, be burned up 生气
5 v1 ^6 v5 _, _. @She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
1 n* p/ u& L' R" W1 a0 K# G# LI’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
5 u  q; Y- I9 b4 k2 k4 pIn 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?
3 m3 X9 K7 t5 i4 X, O& DB: 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
. e) Q8 c* `% N* @/ aA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

7 ?; n) e% n! h! K30, break new ground 有了新的突破
; D# z0 i8 l( J- C/ l: KHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.