口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

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.
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. [2 t' |: Z) t0 L$ v2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
& ~9 v8 E- n, O* B5 ]) C  JB: and how.
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4, a matter of time 时间问题
, u- c( N. z! m$ r& K: P6 {  jIt is only a matter of time.

5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
" M' U- F3 @+ P. X6 l2 b% {If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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7 e, E( z% j7 J3 \! b+ m8, anything but 绝对不
2 K5 Z6 }: m5 f) C. n+ @! PI was anything but happy about going.
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1 m- E6 Y7 l4 S. A9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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% \0 m9 V  K# J+ u4 W7 U$ L. D# bA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
# h0 n) `( S' T- O, `. mB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

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Oh 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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: E  q) u% R/ ?. q6 h, [, {13, around the clock 24小时不停
* G! f4 }% q' F) b0 Q/ N' S9 vMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, 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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2 A4 M/ V! R( u2 e: {: e16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
0 z8 `6 P3 x; S! t' Y# I. b8 lB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

3 B- W1 B: ~6 T7 h  A17, be cut out for 天生适合
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1 i4 T+ H# F) j% h8 |5 a8 N18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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# E- _9 c( c9 f# x19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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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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.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

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The bus is bound for New England.
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1 z% Y' D. K+ ]$ ]2 N23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
3 P- |+ N6 Z8 e* ~# yI’m feeling myself again.

2 r; _% z3 n( X, G24, be burned up 生气
. I# O( p9 ~- w8 b- kShe was really burned up at the news.
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  ?5 \: v$ V5 M% u8 y$ aI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
+ s" |4 O) F8 k( U: NIn 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?
  N5 f' W, P7 }& O; OB: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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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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4 l& }! f  r! d( I; F, V/ B30, break new ground 有了新的突破
, n1 {8 r! I4 uHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.