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
7 c5 j2 A9 h6 \4 {- WThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
3 W$ s8 l9 c1 BB: and how.
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) ~' n% ], n2 M8 P/ b1 ?4, a matter of time 时间问题
3 M* o# P: T) q* }8 w4 U" Q% LIt is only a matter of time.

2 W% f& h4 H- x0 X+ v( [5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
* n% {7 g( J1 W$ F1 s: k1 o: [If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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" V$ ]& P4 X, S8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

. u$ l1 v0 g5 d. `# X9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
# ~& ]6 m# ?. A  l4 }A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
# l# [" B( V  H3 I' rB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
. X5 q5 |! h5 v- D; a1 ^! mOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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( X3 S* p5 B# S, _" _12, 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.
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+ C' {0 l9 K% f14, as far as I know 就我所知

" k: \4 x& @9 c" @4 q; G15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
$ u7 I" ~6 v9 z3 QShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
: _0 p+ k# H6 u+ f1) 退出
- F4 L3 [+ J  _$ Q- IA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
2 ^. Y* v5 q/ `2 P1 t, kShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
" r$ I; [( t  i) RI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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7 `, C6 E5 y. i$ [7 N4 a3 Y19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
* y% {! P- z6 m& r0 sA: 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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21, back up 1) 累积
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.

, e3 M  [" U( E22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

( x* U  ?- J. I9 t7 P, Q1 S23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
) w( H7 |6 U& l# ?  S, |She was really burned up at the news.

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I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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# H/ \% s3 U7 R& t6 H  L& ^: P26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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) {" G: f8 z, h0 G) k27，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 l" v# ?% w$ u# @- `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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6 G0 \2 L6 z: N! W3 @/ \30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.