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.
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6 \. \2 G0 W2 n8 ~2 x- Q4 y% |2, a far cry from 相距甚远
% ~$ m) ]# ~! A7 D; ]The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

. r; F7 ]. P' d  k: Q* z$ t! ?# x3, and how 的确
) T* g; V" `4 ]2 ]4 aA: She’s a good dancer.
. d+ S' s8 s! rB: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
* E& c( X5 O3 o# QIt is only a matter of time.

. `& L6 l6 _" g4 {  p8 Z5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
5 ^  C" K0 n% x! b# YIf 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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8, 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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8 K0 d# t- K" ~6 N8 C& d10, after all 到底
( R( W# q/ W) t+ d$ ZA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
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11, allergic to 对|……过敏
8 U! X7 s* _0 k) |9 c; [Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

' T0 K4 V, H; q2 o0 \12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
& [. h# b  E, e2 U: x+ SI am at your service at any time.
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2 u# E- A' s" T6 J. o13, around the clock 24小时不停
9 j" q. s: t/ i, a2 X) I  P1 fMartha studied around the clock for management exam.
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  T+ w8 S1 f) U" d15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
# e' q/ i5 O+ \$ x: P& [She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
* W4 Y& M8 q5 a- @1) 退出
, e  k; J3 D( n$ ~A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
6 ~# ]0 D) y0 e1 _* a: h: `1 hShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
# L- s; U& E$ R1 d+ K- J  ^. `I’m not cut out to be a hero.

! J! I7 A/ F+ ?* u/ t( ^$ w$ j18, be absorbed in
& V, j+ O3 V1 z" h  s3 RShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

6 s/ h9 f. N# v. N# S! {19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
) }' Y2 g) f  {  Z3 u+ TShe has been addicted to drugs for years.
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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.
: ?  }$ t' d2 @; b. IB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

21, back up 1) 累积
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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" A7 O0 N- d9 T9 X' q22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
7 V# R1 V9 \/ |. x4 m) eI’m feeling myself again.
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; s3 K$ J# Z: j1 [) Q% IShe 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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# O- ~/ E* W+ z' |& QIn 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.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
  {3 w# n) J, @8 x) d) qI 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.
4 D4 p" I. d) `* s& fB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
9 T: {+ f6 ^5 K. x+ k( iHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.