口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
/ E5 j( q. W/ F2 ?You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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9 @0 g/ B" f5 c$ m( u2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
5 J0 r5 B) f, O7 eA: 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
/ v8 n  q% x4 X: h  g: pIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

9 I1 ]6 o8 F" C( R: C6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8 J, P9 Z( B2 |" k7 D/ a; Q8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

6 I% P2 Y/ x7 z% X: P) Z9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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& L! K) Z/ m8 \$ C7 C% l10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
4 @5 f: C+ |( a% k* p' LB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
9 T9 u5 i4 e& M, ^3 [4 B) k# WOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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  ^( G% |: m; ]; {% U% z12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
# Q5 w4 D6 Y" s$ l: w/ C- _I am at your service at any time.
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13, 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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) ~& h" h) S/ O$ j* e15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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" w6 g. V) X. ~% |2 ?' D16, back out
1) 退出
, W& O8 P% Q* L* t: X* Q. MA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
- z/ u& n$ f( V( h5 Y2）不履行
6 w+ f$ @$ i4 A, j8 T  @She finally backed out of her promise.
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, E- n( s! W' A2 }17, be cut out for 天生适合
( c, h. Z; O( N" o; N( _8 eI’m not cut out to be a hero.

, W. h! C) Z" w: j) V6 s% B18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
- L# ?& W& j6 v) FShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
7 D, g' T6 ^5 J& U8 t9 S& {A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
2 A: |1 L/ v( g1 |- L/ ^* aB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, back up 1) 累积
3 b; h$ U: Y. r% |/ m7 zThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
% J- ^# o1 k/ @( O+ h# n6 PI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
, E. W- \. u/ o0 G* ?2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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22, be bound for 到……地方
6 K6 }2 o9 b: H+ X( Y! OThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
! {4 k* \+ _% T8 `  }9 PI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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8 F. X: ]$ u* f! `0 D25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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$ V* Q7 o6 U0 S26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
  M4 ~- l' K5 n' ZIn 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?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
6 P& a/ X4 m  d8 R" ?/ Z' CI 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
. H6 c  o3 s! ~2 ]) j) p9 ^- {- wA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
4 M8 `5 h) A! SB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
0 N& W% k$ G2 X! M$ GHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.