口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
% e. O- ^0 z/ z% HYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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+ N9 K) s" a( p4 O$ s0 j; I2, a far cry from 相距甚远
" \; @" J8 x7 BThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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9 S' c* `) J/ ?7 y$ ?: d; h3, and how 的确
7 J+ Y  L8 U6 t- |- I0 oA: She’s a good dancer.
2 U# B! r7 d" IB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
$ `2 e) B+ R  F3 LIt is only a matter of time.

4 x% Y" a3 L3 o* H" I% E5, 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 F) G5 f) d8 J0 Y% \, B6 w6, a while back 不久以前

7 }! H# R' Y$ v' i4 Y6 u( g7 N% K' o5 m7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
( q( c$ O; E  _% ?% |I was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

10, 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.

; I. ~! p& ~6 Q! d11, allergic to 对|……过敏
: \. X4 h4 {8 AOh 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
I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
  J# c& z+ a8 n5 x  M' qMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
) W9 N# T% b2 X! `/ |She is at home with problems like this.
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7 P: i5 N8 B+ N& c# Y6 m  @16, back out
1) 退出
5 y4 E' F$ O% AA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
. J. @( P' |  bB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
8 z8 c; B9 ^4 J2 bShe finally backed out of her promise.

% A) j- X! R: O. o- [( R6 T7 I17, be cut out for 天生适合
2 h& U+ E" w0 @# k* xI’m not cut out to be a hero.

8 y; S+ x7 T5 G8 @) I! J3 `/ \3 D18, be absorbed in
! K+ z9 z3 [$ P) SShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

3 N' J7 M* h/ N19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

$ r% r$ D$ }+ D0 F20，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.
8 A7 O. F" y, `' x% o; }" JB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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9 ?: s$ u! |9 [. C+ p21, back up 1) 累积
The 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.
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* y$ y0 h5 O3 y0 Z3 [22, be bound for 到……地方
7 e8 ~2 D5 E, W4 x  f# J' r* _8 c% YThe bus is bound for New England.
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5 E# O" S1 {) p, ~# Q, y23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

5 a" s4 a4 e9 X% C. i9 j24, be burned up 生气
# M! }6 x+ Y" |6 DShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
  W( @6 S% f" T5 Y! I5 {! KI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

9 K. ~; e$ y/ d- ~& A6 z26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
; \3 ^1 g4 ?1 a% R- @8 M/ gIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

6 V: y7 A2 V# p# P% p; S  K# Y* o. l1 m27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
3 t) O5 H& A( c3 s* WA: 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.
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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.
. K, k3 }9 Q- H1 A. F4 dB: 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
3 S9 X: R" v/ e, t, |7 ZHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.