口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
" `6 f1 s2 J3 aWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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& S7 K  {7 e: r8 |32, busy signal 占线
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
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33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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' A5 F! n) E* F. h34，call for
* r: L3 M( |- G* K; e& D* C3 m* iA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
B,预报
4 ^+ p! _6 o" U+ Y2 @8 eThe forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

35, call it a day 就此结束
" M5 V  J- l) r) |, g7 _8 hA: 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.
8 h# _8 w& K! ~5 O; @B: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.

36,cash the check 兑现支票
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.
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38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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* K1 B* @; P+ M8 V39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
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40,come what may 不管怎样
# f' W! t1 G( h- F. AWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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6 M7 k. M1 o( q) n+ qA: 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.

8 J) }' c* ^- `2 |. C7 w7 g* \43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
2 _4 {$ {5 b, y, v) G- c! |0 zDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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# b3 |/ E. I. ]44,department chair 系主任
& X' m# r0 v& w. Q7 p  B4 e0 mI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

2 A/ q0 b6 D4 q45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
. ]: |3 e# G0 }# r0 Q+ B: cA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
9 _* m+ K& l" e% a, zYou can do without your girlfriend
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47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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: M9 m& p; ?1 T1 K& @3 G% l: u$ rA: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
1 q6 ^1 f' t; s! D+ a1 L$ L4 }B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
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  H$ |3 t# r( z0 i0 `  j. j52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
9 q0 J0 x& s5 B- u3 Y: g. eplace 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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( H" y! G% I% M2 y. D53,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.
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/ h+ o, u5 Z5 i) i55,from top to bottom 从上到下
2 D+ L) u- _2 f% cA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
) J3 U" x/ N* q( W56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
8 D. [; Z" D$ f3 F  `4 v, J; lI got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
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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
3 h4 s2 [5 W: `5 Q. A3 g6 cDo you understand what I’m getting at?
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59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
A: 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
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60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
& A" Q& P  N0 F+ Z1 J3 _B: 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
  o& j7 T9 @( l0 V; ]# lA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

1 M/ u' |1 [: E- i8 }& l" h62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.
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63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
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64,give credibility to 相信
. k' M6 Y: I& I+ N* hA: did you hear about Jim?
, B. m& w+ l; w- p. CB: 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