口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
7 m  z7 e  @& B# S* K& U- H& k! XYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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/ B! p6 J4 v$ ~: f7 B! Z2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3 C/ w' R% r4 P8 M8 `3, and how 的确
& l5 ~5 x: C  a9 UA: She’s a good dancer.
0 |6 ?4 g7 Q) ~# Q, |8 O$ i+ R$ qB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
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4 V% s2 y2 k7 z5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
( a/ E; e3 L; k9 d9 T$ YIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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9 a. m  [* x5 S' D7 a. I6, a while back 不久以前

; U. R$ F' [6 o# L6 w7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

+ |) m5 q$ g; V  j8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
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9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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2 W/ f3 D7 [& u% J! M  h# j10, after all 到底
, _9 X& L% r2 ]+ i: r/ FA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
1 O# y2 x) f# V" h5 `6 \B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
1 w: }' L$ k% A- k/ VOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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$ z4 T& w( Q: _2 j  K12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
# U" L0 A2 z  i& O6 ]I am at your service at any time.

13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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$ _& g9 o  `* \& Y8 ]15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
) {2 b8 e6 g' s" |She is at home with problems like this.
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! q9 p+ ^2 p. r; \$ j16, back out
  j9 L; f2 i4 a5 t7 a1) 退出
* L# {' V: u' T& r) R) ?A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
: _6 Q  q# n/ x2 b% o% f' ^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.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
* X" I% Y" F4 ?) G9 }! N  S) O! F0 rShe 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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7 Q5 K- T/ I: j6 r& M21, back up 1) 累积
/ V6 Y) i! F# w& _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.
' `$ s; U$ r2 d5 {2) 支持I’ll back it up.

& v! l: A8 l* D# g1 R- c7 z# |22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

$ W5 r1 Q2 W5 K- Y$ X7 T23, 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.
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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
In 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?
4 C. W3 Q7 d/ ^# g' pB: 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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! J% N' b! i2 K+ t29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
- }* I6 ^" ~2 m8 K/ y$ B) b' ^& n; CA: 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.