口语习惯用语100 1--30

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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.

3 J4 ?# I  e) K2, a far cry from 相距甚远
* b; Z5 Q2 `& x$ t: `. H5 T$ nThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
, y% W# p2 b4 t! YIt is only a matter of time.
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) M6 d! l2 G  L; C( d" G# y9 s$ d7 @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.

6, a while back 不久以前

: e2 G  q9 _  U" m) P& |7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
# W- P. M- T# e3 XI was anything but happy about going.

. w  g/ `; p2 K( _9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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0 a1 C) O3 x3 T4 l. n10, after all 到底
0 H! k3 X8 e* _9 z" U$ B7 GA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
* o& ~" n1 x2 G4 ~1 ]9 g. EB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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& c  ~' o3 A# g- V11, 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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12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
' E% o6 x, L/ ^4 L0 mI am at your service at any time.

  [+ Z* Y$ c" x2 C* [13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

) O1 M- W9 f/ {" {; U/ v2 L14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
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16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
. K7 S  `5 K% N) ~$ lB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
  x& ?! N4 w0 B: y7 w/ ?1 g2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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2 s0 G( Q) i5 E% I" X" W17, be cut out for 天生适合
/ A  ?. z/ ~! ]3 Y* R8 Z: e3 D0 s2 V- MI’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.

19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.

20，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.
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21, back up 1) 累积
9 f  E# s0 o. U0 `4 ?( UThe 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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, N% ?& Q/ i7 t# l4 ^% V3 k22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

/ Q/ E; P- C. F/ |5 p23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

( _$ y4 c7 p' _4 f24, be burned up 生气
. X3 ^5 ^4 h6 J, `8 eShe was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
) d  B2 [5 H+ R; e  Q5 g6 XIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

% S) F( t  m8 O5 u. x  s27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
  D) b1 m% Y; F- [A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
/ f, `2 Z" Y- X% v+ aB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

7 s$ A9 |. f1 v6 O$ V1 U8 H28，be stuck 卡住了
- Y0 \% `+ f+ q# i  H) VI 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.
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' I$ J+ B; r. F- D30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.