口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
5 F! n3 `( i1 I0 Z0 E) kYou 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
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
' t* u" S: f% _5 e2 uA: She’s a good dancer.
7 y- K0 C7 E' i9 yB: and how.

$ G! u2 I" t1 m$ D4, a matter of time 时间问题
+ `+ W; v# I. Y* wIt is only a matter of time.
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4 w) A' m% @( q: q( D5, 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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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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- w0 ]- t. i8 r* v8, 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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10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
% S* a; J) c! `. l# P. U+ ]' [B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
. t) V* A( }0 W* S0 L; A* l% fI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

) ~4 N* ]5 j$ C; W0 R, F14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
8 A# P. g6 k" U" ^* M5 rShe is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
& h7 C) z( [: l. ?+ x2）不履行
1 m0 C* X: A6 j7 G* ~8 ZShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
9 g; W# e3 K+ m3 k) q6 zI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
1 I; ]1 ?" l& G0 L: c- Y' UShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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6 W) j; I/ k1 }0 a, L0 N& n  wA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
6 n* G/ M8 L/ g* z2 _/ u9 LB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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) `9 X9 Q  Y; I# n% ]- V# Y21, back up 1) 累积
8 r% i! d+ |; w2 o6 r4 Y. MThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
' w$ p  R6 \% c6 G% {1 h2) 支持I’ll back it up.

3 R) X9 V: `0 n5 h22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
) G; q9 l+ V/ [( D6 fShe was really burned up at the news.

. d! _3 l" ?- d5 q( k6 O* }# U25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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$ U  J5 A6 g% ]7 i26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
3 E% {4 o) [* LIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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1 x% n3 ?1 l+ `. w. l27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
2 X3 G3 U- L  Q" B, D. a* l3 d" MB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
+ x# T: j9 Y& w6 m6 q. b6 ]& cB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.