口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
) C% x/ {4 J1 M$ M! D; F5 b- c8 xYou 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.

3, and how 的确
" N7 S& O" v: }- DA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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- D+ ?! n+ y4 H* J$ T: m2 w4, a matter of time 时间问题
! w- f* O" Y. `' u. @1 fIt is only a matter of time.

7 V: w- x: L/ D: I( }5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
' i3 f; X& m1 m; q+ X' }0 ]If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

, X- W+ ]) p4 x/ S2 c8 k: F6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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# ?0 F: E* k/ Q7 \4 V8, anything but 绝对不
5 g5 F) @5 g! Z, s5 rI was anything but happy about going.

. |7 l: k! M( T6 T9 o7 s9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, after all 到底
" x/ l/ X8 ]$ WA: 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.

0 @3 B2 ?6 C7 m" l2 n  \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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+ F: R; ~0 J8 y8 b0 T12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
8 h! n: D2 _9 E& U8 j% F5 II am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

2 j, j, D# C6 o- C) m14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
3 J* Y5 y& ^* G# E8 P; wShe is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
3 n; h9 x1 l8 r5 p' o( V1) 退出
9 j8 m2 n2 u- {A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
' b& l5 k% y6 O+ X, \I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
/ B: h7 |3 l( E) x. zShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

5 {- f( H" V8 ]- S19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
5 h7 g8 m( g# @3 [She has been addicted to drugs for years.

. E  K' I* h/ |9 e20，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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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4 t9 R. Q! R6 o21, back up 1) 累积
: j/ B, g+ A( B  T5 t( l- F' |5 |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.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

, x  V2 O% k- C* g( ]" ]' x* Y22, be bound for 到……地方
: i; K! x4 D% I: s6 C/ n2 QThe bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
" E% k. `+ @' R( I+ r) g3 JI’m feeling myself again.

. r1 a3 Y+ P# G% I/ G4 K% h; u24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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1 c9 a' [7 L* r# n( c) \26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
2 b$ N' \" l0 p/ Y: g" O+ KA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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  J. s3 x3 y+ f8 ]1 s% X- X/ C28，be stuck 卡住了
I 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
' V2 `! i; o* M6 A# bA: 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.