口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

4 }; \5 w6 z* n% J3, and how 的确
' ]8 T) C7 e- P# e9 pA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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: p1 D) T/ M% H- q& e4, a matter of time 时间问题
, G- _4 _8 A" K7 t8 C* ^It is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
/ j- C  M' `+ Y) ~( j! {, Y5 P) dIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前
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& [' B, i7 i9 r  e7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I 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
! g  t+ U' F( EA: 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.

3 T, W  v2 Q3 F! P11, allergic to 对|……过敏
2 r3 n4 H$ X6 {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
4 @& \# M2 |5 ^& ~4 ~# Y$ TMartha 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
/ |: X9 R) F3 E) |% s. T7 gShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
3 s+ P9 |* ~  k% b# i& n3 \B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
. j( y5 z6 ?/ n0 O: x2 w9 B# W" N  J) P2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

3 m$ ]+ \; R' k; `4 O17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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7 _- o/ y/ I7 E' e) UShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

2 T/ K& R$ }# t. N" N3 }19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

* L3 r1 K6 w/ Q& N5 E/ S20，be attached to 对……有感情
  z6 u" ~/ Q7 |- H9 e# {9 [$ GA: 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.

1 X- V6 K  @; s$ D1 H21, back up 1) 累积
, }3 D5 {1 D4 z! H4 [" [The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
, X. G; l7 j1 {2 a2) 支持I’ll back it up.

3 C# A  p! L0 N22, be bound for 到……地方
. j. U3 g) |. B- ~- L+ o+ V/ qThe 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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- O/ |/ {9 ^! c4 r24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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& Y& r& X" u9 Z) Z7 |& v0 K/ U, y4 oI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

0 b) J) y; H0 \+ |26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
; m# {* r* e; w1 e% s3 HIn 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.

28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
9 w4 }! H  J0 P8 X3 ^3 Q* i1 d" \A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
3 p+ y7 n* D1 L8 N2 w$ v1 @: eB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
/ r8 \% ^) S, q. }- P; aHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.