口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
1 x+ N3 W/ R  z# K( Y5 f1 e/ SWe 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.
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$ I- U$ w$ e8 X, G1 c- b33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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34，call for
8 b3 v/ A* |( k! wA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
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
1 e$ b4 t# p3 BIt’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
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35, 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.
$ |( k+ N7 A9 ]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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It’s about time we clear off the desk.

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The heavy rain is coming down, now.

39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
  E6 {/ c+ W4 q, e0 @5 D* CNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

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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?
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.

43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
8 N/ Y: p. G0 o) z9 VDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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44,department chair 系主任
8 J* Q+ Y+ x4 W0 V" f" E2 _I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
, `% H( b" W- U" Q$ uA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
4 ^9 C6 ]2 A7 }/ ~$ rB: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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  u. m5 E1 d3 G. P# f46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
: I" t2 k- w0 ?! TYou can do with your girlfriend.
- S' T+ {$ @% u# u7 W; [/ j8 jYou can do without your girlfriend
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47, 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.
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48, down jacket 羽绒服
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! M1 @* V5 f' S3 m+ ]- b49，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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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.

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Would you please fill this prescription for me?
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52, 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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! K# {% X" M7 K% q- f! m1 ~3 y. CThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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' F2 _( f6 l* h54,for nothing 免费
% t8 V  y2 g9 p: I3 aTo pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

55,from top to bottom 从上到下
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
1 M0 g( r8 O* t, A) g% @B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
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' r* X. j/ u# e; }3 ?& U9 ^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
! b2 i9 B7 d& t( r) |& zThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
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Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
% S1 @6 p" Z% x7 s3 q" T0 f  mA: 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

% T' F4 g$ S( F60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
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B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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4 M  u# {' s  y61, 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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62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.

8 k6 x; p# w# c$ g: [; c63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
1 s. p% w! f5 c. v" o! XOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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64,give credibility to 相信
A: did you hear about Jim?
7 v  z! K  z9 k" g; a% ~1 tB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

65,go easy on 温和对待
- o9 u% L6 [: h6 wWell, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you