口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
We 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
$ I# k+ }" o) i4 r: C0 t) k2 D2 SI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

$ f+ q9 u$ L6 @$ e33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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34，call for
& C8 s+ F- A6 XA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
B,预报
5 e; ^, g3 w  |The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
6 X. g5 C  b  H& X, u/ n) rIt’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

35, call it a day 就此结束
3 }  `' a- F) r2 gA: 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.
! w$ u; m/ ~: H% d' o' g  hB: 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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Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
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37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
( f) ]  p9 Z, [) E2 ]8 bThe heavy rain is coming down, now.

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, x5 y7 Y% q, B% G7 L! tNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
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4 Y% b' b. \2 P; w8 v- x) G40,come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
& [8 [$ I/ n* V# u8 Z3 Q) EA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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44,department chair 系主任
, I  {, K+ F. \/ o) j7 bI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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( |* L( s9 L4 _6 ?4 p: Z' n! aA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
. |: H: Y3 @2 q% WB: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
* ]: @& L% U' a1 s0 j. {* T! }4 EYou can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend

47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
5 K- f" {; s4 C. c6 cI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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48, down jacket 羽绒服
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49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
1 c, [8 K# b3 S( ?$ f5 _. yThe sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
. L2 U+ v. w, a  ^$ f. DB: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

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Would you please fill this prescription for me?

52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
+ x6 G8 E1 ^" s; x9 m' }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
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

55,from top to bottom 从上到下
( R  g5 `. j' c0 |+ x% LA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
3 v  ^1 U( ?8 F/ z+ U8 X( s! EB: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
) Y$ |8 e9 `2 t) D# w. B4 E% ~I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

57,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
1 x$ p( Z% ]/ }! oDo you understand what I’m getting at?

# O+ U2 U1 U8 |5 ]4 W59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
! ?8 L8 a' A/ J) t" P; ]! h" I/ P1 gA: 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

/ J, b6 M5 w( o: ?9 s5 D( ]8 ?60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
( t" H, u+ V% w4 k$ IA: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
" L5 \. W' }$ p+ f* z6 vB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
  w& @( ]1 M( G& o: p' P+ E: ?- CB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

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We should get started on the project.

63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
7 V- x" A0 M& y3 TOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

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A: did you hear about Jim?
( N- D  S4 z$ x2 J. [3 T8 L* H2 \B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

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Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you