口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
) S5 J* g$ Z1 O6 h9 J8 tYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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( E- g6 J4 B9 |/ h5 h2 B7 i2, 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
A: She’s a good dancer.
5 T+ s6 `' E7 tB: and how.

: D& ~- G9 g4 b4 M% p2 @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
- f7 _' H! M5 y2 @7 Z+ m9 Z' rIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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, R; s. z3 p& s) z6, a while back 不久以前
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6 g/ ^2 k: {3 W) p8 T7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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, p3 w# ^$ A' E* H. m6 M7 x8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

6 H5 A* V& r& D9 b+ `8 n. v10, after all 到底
1 }) \; H: q5 y# D4 T: n" FA: 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
9 Y5 j' h, D% p( pOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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& Q- n2 z; w! _4 g! N& X( K12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.

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

1 h# L7 D3 N* p" |5 O14, as far as I know 就我所知
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# N1 o5 B: m* d6 m8 Q! \15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
( Y  @2 J* r0 O! G: c: z) eShe is at home with problems like this.

; e! c# a1 }9 o16, back out
1) 退出
  K1 y- S& w9 ^8 }" @A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
* B8 U/ W; n7 CB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
6 A0 `# l( O0 J) v- M1 n9 S3 y2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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+ @5 v" g: _+ V( n# B17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
4 a3 A1 H5 L$ U: o+ E  rShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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0 e0 [# h5 u5 }& G0 a7 p' u19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
0 m+ J  Z# m. ~9 l& F$ t! B2 F5 EShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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0 M3 L+ d3 H) u# D  v; o. J, r20，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.

* F; ]1 w' D3 H/ K# ]- m9 ?2 z21, back up 1) 累积
& H8 j( A, S5 ~9 i+ t* TThe 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.

$ ]" a7 O2 z( D: W22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

$ k8 c  K' H& i, T23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

9 ~7 U: I( n& ?4 [) O24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

8 l5 Y0 i- |" E, Y25, be hard up for
9 a7 P$ H- N  x7 V6 BI’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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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
) c* D$ v1 D% q  r' A5 TA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
, p% R4 U4 u9 _1 T8 R# f% u7 r5 V$ BB: 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.

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.
  p! @8 u. D4 N& gB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

; Q" `7 F& j$ p0 j2 A% j3 e30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.