口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
7 G* Q( ]! e) Q( bWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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32, busy signal 占线
6 W# @6 {- S) \$ xI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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6 h) J9 \- U# @+ ?34，call for
$ |; V, o" Z4 q( hA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
B,预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
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5 ~1 ?% p7 b# X/ p) f2 O35, call it a day 就此结束
A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
+ C  h; h" {/ \) m+ l8 BB: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
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36,cash the check 兑现支票
& w6 x6 e! Z/ G6 ~Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

" X( H" ]0 i! [38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
. F2 ?2 Y& C, L9 K: |The heavy rain is coming down, now.

39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
8 R, e6 W! C" oNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

; v2 \4 I! b3 J$ a+ @2 }40,come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

8 s8 }+ n, u: }5 m3 t41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
4 s( @, n# }: V. V  O- n7 N9 sB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
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42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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  M/ e* i3 s( |8 L- @( u* e43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

44,department chair 系主任
3 }4 G( Y6 }) b) u' d) M5 nI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
2 {3 C7 _9 N$ O  _" G( hYou can do with your girlfriend.
  S4 |4 U: _4 Q3 lYou can do without your girlfriend
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47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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) {4 v. g9 |( Z& i$ k2 ^0 t48, down jacket 羽绒服

49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
; s0 C7 `3 q8 B" Q1 b; wThe sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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8 w! J+ U& w3 L/ P- m/ n50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
9 c  f% h1 }1 d( x. w0 tWould you please fill this prescription for me?

- I' R- r/ a% t$ z& x! P3 Q- h52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
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53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
! S/ _0 P* N, X- k" I' B! bThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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8 X) z7 T1 I2 {/ g% Q54,for nothing 免费
" M8 [) w/ B, ~* u! y/ jTo pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

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A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

5 S1 y* H8 G- A; t( Y7 @* z57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
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58, get at 想说
6 s6 i( t6 G  m; ^' M9 GDo you understand what I’m getting at?
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+ @* I; ]8 G8 c: Q  e# q8 s- s59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
B: He can’t get away with that
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" h; [, H# V) b7 P( {* j/ Q60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
0 z7 m" r  V; W5 g2 `& zA: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

9 U( A- U1 U; P; Y/ j, d% V: e5 ^- X61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
; \* G* |8 ~4 k2 o; J; e3 n  [A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
1 e2 ?! ?0 d# l+ Z. IB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

9 z# \0 i# S( l. o) q6 b9 {/ N% _) @62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.
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; a# h+ I- Y) Z) u63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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3 w/ D& e# T% z$ D7 O) X64,give credibility to 相信
, M+ z4 t, |# P4 O. s9 cA: did you hear about Jim?
1 {  {# m2 K3 {* ^5 vB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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6 k# ?# Q- o% X7 V2 E65,go easy on 温和对待
3 `6 `+ O# B9 y: k% Z$ ^8 Y" x* IWell, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you