口语习惯用语100 1--30

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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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( u, x8 ~2 F. z! I4 O; g4 [2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
# a  o6 e4 r. N, U; U+ B$ R8 oA: She’s a good dancer.
4 h+ L: t! {& N! bB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It 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.
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: `5 U5 s0 b" `8 C6, a while back 不久以前
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# D& Z9 y% \% c5 G& K7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9 u& @# e8 V& b. m& M9, 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,
6 A4 w2 ^4 o1 l2 j4 r1 v/ ]B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
( _9 A9 [/ }% ~! ?% `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
; Y7 N' w- X  O/ C% ^8 hI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
5 a( S% Y# w" KMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知
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) y/ ]4 U$ V$ P15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
( N$ i4 h* i9 _She is at home with problems like this.
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6 i0 P) ?! l% Q  n4 l8 {+ a16, back out
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3 }4 l) w- |% lA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
; s. C, _% r. S. k9 j3 AShe 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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18, be absorbed in
$ l: i# W1 y2 e8 i8 y4 UShe 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.

$ b+ w( W& \; P( d3 y* z20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
; v2 H( G) u. H5 J1 d* ]/ Y& FB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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4 U5 B* F+ R' c7 P9 d/ r21, back up 1) 累积
' k7 M& I3 Y& d6 w7 r6 lThe 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.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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% R& a, i. [6 K7 q: f: j0 g23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

6 t$ a9 I- I' ^4 d8 R# D  ^2 w$ r24, be burned up 生气
1 j& q4 ^! d/ V  r" r  vShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, 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
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
5 L. X3 _/ _) O) \A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

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I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
8 h; m+ K9 y6 eB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.
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9 P  c3 ~& I- ^  EHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.