口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
% W( l9 p: I8 v) c" u) g0 v/ ]We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.

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I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

% M  O) Y/ z1 s' j& d33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

  a4 Q( N( ?( R- y  ]% |/ x34，call for
A,打电话找Tom just called for you.
# a2 x. ]! A; ~B,预报
- W( B' }- C1 o  gThe forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
2 a) q3 m$ h; o& b5 eIt’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

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5 q' e  C! t2 G, i: Y( `* YA: 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?
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8 \3 A& _2 c( H0 p) F7 `) ]37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.
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38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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" M1 g5 e$ e+ a0 L# X3 ?; W39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
, G2 ?, O! r: x. ENot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

. ~7 ~- M* A5 Y8 s9 V, f40,come what may 不管怎样
& q. Y/ N* t( }% W1 pWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
7 t! Q2 L7 ?3 {0 t$ x6 z! t. vA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: 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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2 Q6 P0 T- e6 B8 Y3 S4 M43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
3 g) ]# r( N' ~( d2 _2 I' R& [* hDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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8 y4 Y+ |4 q" w7 `( B44,department chair 系主任
% I8 O' R2 \9 e4 hI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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0 Y) x2 s+ y' E$ @4 u% A1 ?7 R4 TA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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* b4 _9 B4 h" |* Q2 D+ y' m- ]2 E3 D46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
3 D) B& ~. }5 m) h# [+ u, l+ q' aYou can do with your girlfriend.
4 f% s- M2 ^; \+ h9 XYou can do without your girlfriend
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! K$ T& P( n2 d47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

3 z9 y* I; ^0 G( P* }48, down jacket 羽绒服
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49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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50, fall back on 依赖
) e% H  e& y& u( b5 ?) D8 vA: 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.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?

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place 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
0 _8 r/ H" \. p% K6 dThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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( p9 Q3 y* j9 _54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

( K  j0 S7 ~& i" }: }/ n1 m& ~55,from top to bottom 从上到下
$ b+ I5 K* |/ n5 L- pA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
2 X8 D8 V+ E3 g2 ], o! rB: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
& M: F9 o" V# m* j" g56, 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.

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.

58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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( g8 t1 \8 d8 R( a& Y6 ^# y2 |- g59, 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.
: U. I/ n: k7 z3 y; b1 n; i9 z, x/ d5 ]B: He can’t get away with that
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+ y& c2 y1 ~/ {  y8 \60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
) N# K# c& m' j3 }A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
/ A6 @1 I7 C) e5 y) iB: 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
A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
/ `3 U* `8 p- _: MB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
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62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.
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63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
( R+ S3 @9 V8 h% T+ }. a1 e4 D% QOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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) h0 ]$ q9 f3 k8 c* O$ v0 K64,give credibility to 相信
' x5 T( y! Q5 @" G: gA: did you hear about Jim?
- U' o& P$ z. c0 T5 q+ |5 |B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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2 f* P5 f7 ~% I) @* e7 ]65,go easy on 温和对待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you