口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
, g6 Z  W; D# c2 I5 @You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2 s( z8 K6 L* R/ {8 J5 e  X2, 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
- y# n; `- W  a$ H1 r: oA: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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% B' X6 n( g! n# |' h+ c5, 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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  x! P. T, M& `2 p7 L2 P6, a while back 不久以前

3 J, A9 V3 K* U( N4 |9 B7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
" y( l  Y2 K) W9 nI was anything but happy about going.
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3 m9 H/ l# {, H3 ]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,
6 S: @/ {) `" ?B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
& H4 I6 e* k+ m6 }, TOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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0 b1 a, V; u- f! C, k. F: @2 }13, around the clock 24小时不停
& b7 Y& V, z" _Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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& j1 \* V+ d8 [8 Q0 h' D5 s14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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; }- L4 W+ ]$ E) W/ ^% V+ ~* a$ D16, back out
/ q9 d; s- ^9 U6 n+ [1) 退出
  M  Q9 Y6 M6 K1 cA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
; h6 A- h) T9 S( O7 n. {4 `B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
$ X+ x6 v6 J' A% a2）不履行
2 X" ~  T& Z! [" y" SShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
* A/ d1 Z7 Y" M2 N! {I’m not cut out to be a hero.

18, be absorbed in
She 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.
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/ u) z2 X+ i: S2 Q% |: n, S20，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.
* |% x/ T. H" D+ n* FB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
5 T+ M3 r; J! Y1 _The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
- ]4 T7 p2 Q. z7 I5 _  A3 A& k, k7 eI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
; A, U- f( C& s/ |6 y+ K2) 支持I’ll back it up.
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, x7 h  P; t( F' t! l! t/ ]& n  }22, be bound for 到……地方
8 G$ X" {" ^& ?The bus is bound for New England.
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23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
) h- \# g* k9 @6 v1 w1 k! cI’m feeling myself again.
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24, be burned up 生气
0 p9 X( K6 C/ `) Y1 w; \: wShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
! C0 J5 [; r, [) [! T1 dI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

, L8 c* `- V& p5 B1 Z2 o26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
5 h) h3 J3 _- `' H+ b. P8 GIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: 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.

29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
, B5 W; W- m7 F& I: v+ u: t/ i2 \A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
9 d7 r8 A/ H* q' v. N. _' qB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

2 {1 E0 a4 @1 \! w% U% _30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.