口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
$ p0 I9 B& W  v& Y$ F( wYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
8 P0 E! U+ J- b4 J9 G" [The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

1 T2 _6 X3 a. ~7 P3, and how 的确
2 m  k( D/ a% E$ v' k% t3 G5 o# rA: She’s a good dancer.
( [- [9 y# q5 {) x6 x/ Q  XB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
' Z) e9 s: X+ f4 kIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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  N1 J$ Y8 o4 h; V2 J. j6, a while back 不久以前

0 m0 l% G/ m7 |3 Z! Z+ B7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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* [0 g9 }& o0 _8, anything but 绝对不
+ @# i- b2 p0 LI was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

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.
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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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She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
" K) k/ e. ?8 H2 j) u. cB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
) ^- _9 Y6 j/ k" v* h2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
, N6 g, j; w2 A# d6 q8 H. P: C8 b- dI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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0 n7 B# h4 B& s$ H6 [' q6 {18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
* d  A4 j, i! O& t1 f2 D; EShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，be attached to 对……有感情
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 q2 A- m7 ~3 e) z/ p- a8 k0 {B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

2 F/ S3 M0 C! I$ \& v$ o21, back up 1) 累积
- c0 H( n8 d  a/ w; \The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
' {9 v1 f' g. e! l* G+ ~6 gI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
$ L  T5 N2 V& o1 y4 `2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
/ ]1 a3 Q, B* @9 ^3 Y- @+ Q  V& kThe bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
9 j% J+ B: z# e' x4 c8 pI’m feeling myself again.

6 V# ^; `! T, g! P* I24, be burned up 生气
; l4 `( \6 k3 ?( N3 H- qShe was really burned up at the news.
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" j) G% j" ]' L4 B* ^3 Y7 D25, be hard up for
8 s! ?+ w/ s; [9 l$ `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.
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6 \7 F) P. V& W1 C* [+ [27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
4 R1 X, {- t3 G( R4 a( R* |B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

# s. d+ K9 F3 {- _29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: 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
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.