口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
# t5 R# j% ~) X  y/ k6 f; LYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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& _5 Z! l- u$ C2, a far cry from 相距甚远
6 K4 _, V0 \0 q* E; n. [) cThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

. p) c$ e  C1 l. Q$ w3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
: o0 n7 I' u9 _0 TB: and how.
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2 R+ J9 S4 l1 y! y4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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* p# z$ d! W3 G3 \6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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5 F; r, |" r# Q  R8, 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?
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; F9 W, Z1 L. }( c8 m. x4 D10, 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.
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  h; F) t+ |  Q11, allergic to 对|……过敏
# K$ l$ _7 u" u/ [7 i6 i# ~Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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8 @0 o5 U3 m0 W% _/ t! s12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

/ V" `6 X6 ^( B13, around the clock 24小时不停
3 p& W2 B$ @+ F  iMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
2 r# q7 T; Q) m  z, F. UB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
+ h; ?. s+ |- k6 d' q2）不履行
' h+ |0 p9 l" n- v6 Q* l9 _4 vShe finally backed out of her promise.

- p& [) H( o1 v2 E17, be cut out for 天生适合
: Q* n9 D& K* dI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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7 ]! }, ]8 @& Q( V/ j) j: U" d18, be absorbed in
4 o$ {4 d/ k7 |$ bShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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" R4 }1 B8 C6 i19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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! C, l7 c# S% J/ R# l. j/ `20，be attached to 对……有感情
1 B3 i5 W$ ~7 V1 ~# G% zA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
1 y/ U* \2 C' K1 S& k: j# S9 oB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
, z3 c; U1 k% D' Z5 M; A+ y7 Y$ M8 GI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
$ ]* o+ o) s) e0 D. x9 t2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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" P% m% j! g# O22, be bound for 到……地方
" @3 U, \6 }1 ~$ }) p8 vThe 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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She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
+ I* ^% G  |. q' X) G8 K4 D0 dI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
7 F  I- E9 s& l1 `  [! EIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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4 e- d5 f/ S- Q) B6 c27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
# [- `3 m4 E" D& ~9 iB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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" |( ?, @9 M' j  z28，be stuck 卡住了
4 z# @; ~& P: U; j9 I4 uI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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0 G  m+ E  u% o1 p  r29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
6 k& k2 r+ U7 `% gA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
6 j5 ]  Z0 w; F- V5 o- {B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
' {* a$ g7 j8 vHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.