口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

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.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
( i: o) g; B9 `+ ^9 ~8 Y2 iA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.

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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6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

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

$ \& `# H. \- g9 ]& v  g9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

+ t% x" {6 I( P& b10, after all 到底
4 }) q  E+ E7 H! H2 F3 K% d, O$ D4 FA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
) a2 h% _" ]: j7 r2 {" y; uB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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3 {; ]% S  \( |4 Y  k: o11, 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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+ T+ G2 m" o  j3 c- [% s12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
8 A6 k& }; c# c8 `6 l8 }7 i. qI am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
4 x) A& ~; X( U8 o3 H- CMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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3 u  c; P3 B" k2 a) Z1 @14, as far as I know 就我所知

* v6 _: f3 `+ y$ }9 N5 X0 Y1 g4 j15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.

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A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
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+ q6 ?; h4 q, W! w0 F3 z3 W6 ~* H! kShe finally backed out of her promise.
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" S- L4 C9 U* y5 m, N( C& d$ I17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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8 L+ s$ V, M1 U( o2 z+ d18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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3 r. z4 b) a& n/ ]1 i20，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.
7 {  }0 w/ P0 W% AB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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21, 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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22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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/ H. Y: ]3 N+ j* J% i" ?  h+ J23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

! E1 t. W8 \$ m( y& |24, be burned up 生气
* J# e+ n6 S# B" x" ]+ c8 P0 H& ^" eShe was really burned up at the news.
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: X3 J6 K+ k$ W: `8 b3 _25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

+ g/ ]* z+ p6 _0 R  p: E26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
5 Z4 F, o- d  u: z$ Z& m" MA: 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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8 k" T2 o- s! Z; @6 _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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

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His architectural design broke new ground in the field.