口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
8 c7 I7 d( X: [0 T6 sYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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' J( W/ G8 Q8 i2, a far cry from 相距甚远
6 o% d: E8 _" k% X4 `The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
: H" C+ h, U* ~2 P5 o% h6 v; VA: She’s a good dancer.
- @2 j6 c7 a; V+ AB: and how.

: k  v# O8 @8 ^% C3 J8 B4, a matter of time 时间问题
8 {; p) g* E/ IIt is only a matter of time.
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5, 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.

  \! b1 @* C, W9 M* \( F6, a while back 不久以前

5 ^9 @1 D4 K1 T7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

  p, R0 j* m8 D. e% E9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
. ?  n6 u! N( h7 c. u" v8 lA: 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.

  h9 f0 C- e& l9 `5 H) v11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 ~3 G$ R) i/ T' lOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
1 ~0 l( l. K6 c# {  `: ^- M' eMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知

" D  a; A+ b5 e, g2 ?% v15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
5 t8 X6 C" Z6 ]  |' R% }She is at home with problems like this.

16, back out
; _1 q- v) L' X0 _) z- U- J1) 退出
% I- H- G# v  H+ G; ~A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
, D' ?5 f! X, T# T$ ~She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, 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
6 F/ [6 p3 \! C. V" R, KA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
7 x# x7 ]/ O+ ]6 [" q% XB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
9 i* Y' A" j& q: a5 U% RThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
7 S1 B, W, J2 \0 e7 A* DI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

. a1 h+ e/ o( ?( m' |23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’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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3 O' i* X. B. z3 W9 u7 u25, be hard up for
I’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
+ A. w* \! m/ _+ T4 sIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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: x6 r* ^" a8 r( z5 S1 l27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
6 P; m' s! H/ U: FA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 N& n: A: ]/ K0 I$ @: _$ jB: 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.

/ o2 q% I: M  j5 u: I, M3 v- Q# j" j29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
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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30, break new ground 有了新的突破
2 G5 k9 ]3 j7 D0 ?$ GHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.