口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
1 g8 c" [. |: s( A3 B& a- ]  h( NYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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+ b, e: ^. O2 U3 b' @. O2, a far cry from 相距甚远
" U$ W$ X4 m" j4 sThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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8 R% J( Z/ h8 ?/ t7 h" r4 F  `3, and how 的确
. m5 g1 y8 A7 y+ Q) w8 j$ r. iA: She’s a good dancer.
! {; |1 g# `- i% XB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

$ d# [8 {) x# `! O5 Q5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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- w5 V# M* u& P6, a while back 不久以前
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2 N" e' j( R/ M- @# h6 [3 I7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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# }! b- `5 R; I2 P; ~3 K% a; C8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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$ f, u0 H, g/ D4 w9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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* ^! G+ S: z& j10, 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.

( e, ^1 d& E5 u: Q% ]0 K; P& U11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 _8 F, F2 }1 @5 \1 I: HOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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3 I: X! i& ~: ]/ P" v1 L% [12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
7 x" [5 Q& e8 }! q) CI am at your service at any time.
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; ^; V" {# f( ^  W: k13, around the clock 24小时不停
: ~- ~# W* Q9 I- k) ~Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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! C  L# U9 E# d% ]  j/ Y, ?: |: r14, as far as I know 就我所知
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5 d7 D* i# w, S0 R15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
8 q  B# K3 z( UShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
! C5 Y; s: `5 W) l1 RA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
- B$ Q7 q8 |1 j3 Q3 C. |B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
( P& E' S! t% |% k# n& M# ]9 {2）不履行
2 O. I( g! ]; W6 M$ YShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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1 e" L4 r2 S! ]' g; X3 m18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

3 I' z6 F& L% |) Z9 n# b19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
- c: x: e+ t* x# n7 r; |" H* T7 }She has been addicted to drugs for years.

4 w3 x' m% h9 z, G4 ~20，be attached to 对……有感情
: [2 ~* E3 |$ jA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
5 v9 \) A, j0 ]  o7 {' q. bB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
; K( _* \" _3 ]- Y9 J6 K" nThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
0 d7 J2 {# i2 f& q/ Z2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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0 c  ]' P6 n1 y22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

  V  ^9 B$ y7 |) e8 I$ e% ^6 J3 t23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
0 O5 a1 U: O3 s- h- n- dI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
1 X9 p8 E- n2 R  S1 m! {1 CI’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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5 F' K! i( l- m/ A27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
, v! L4 I+ Q2 @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
5 A6 _$ j8 K1 t+ R! HA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
6 M2 a: C9 z% t( b0 T- T: [B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.