口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
/ G9 a0 f. z( V0 [2 U# F6 sYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
# M* ]( Q2 |  W: O; cThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

1 g1 @9 [8 C1 R- ^& \) }3, and how 的确
. [7 S3 O0 q" y* ~0 k) n3 ]9 ZA: She’s a good dancer.
! t3 w3 D0 B3 I* y7 b3 @) A3 x/ w' VB: and how.

; p  W) j" r/ g& w' j% v; q4, a matter of time 时间问题
* ^) z0 e) {4 m6 r' mIt 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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: l! p% ~' x4 a7 @: T$ z6 M" X6, a while back 不久以前

7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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5 s3 @1 `& z/ x7 Q( g5 w; Q+ |2 P8, anything but 绝对不
) w  c- Z/ T: S! WI was anything but happy about going.
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' Q& \: f( W; p6 m% @3 I. j. E9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

/ t6 c" M3 c1 Q10, 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.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
8 c1 N; A- i4 A! E" I4 jOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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. ]: u( n" U- o12, 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
Martha 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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" e! J# G; P2 ^% }15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
; z$ j# o# F! \She is at home with problems like this.

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4 c8 w+ g7 B6 ?5 P1 D1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
- ?" U7 i$ ~5 [* y" B, j# D+ TB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
% a  j# D4 o8 X: f0 \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.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

1 \3 x! v0 p% d* R" G% }1 {19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

. O# f6 h  `$ P7 W2 N/ z) J5 i+ X20，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.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
8 e3 }$ O, L( C( Z' I) v- k% KThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
" Q4 S1 }: V" j8 V- N2 q: L2) 支持I’ll back it up.

1 X0 s; i9 E* z7 }" g' m( m  o# j22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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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.

5 o: K2 a% X$ r0 m. ]/ U) F. j& N; B25, be hard up for
/ Z, N1 D6 f; z: i4 ~1 e8 xI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

* g, t. F7 O$ u26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
! K, I- N" m- T0 k( xIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
& h" Y" R; T! X3 }+ X- l  ?B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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7 ~/ q4 E6 @- t9 {8 R28，be stuck 卡住了
, i7 j! P7 p1 }$ {# I; A: i+ XI 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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.