口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
4 }$ n& ^! w) R2 R! T' F% {  iYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
$ j3 f( k5 G" d* Y0 XB: 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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2 l1 s* m% d4 {. v, j' E5, 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.

; s; f6 l" x7 h( I* l6, a while back 不久以前

- }8 [$ x" H, h8 ^( O7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

  B' H0 a. o: ?/ z) f, y7 s8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

9 ?7 Z4 v& X$ M  a' W+ O3 q8 {1 `9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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6 l6 C( u! o1 L# S. ?10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
: u/ g( c4 K% z9 u. {  ?: o; b0 ?B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

0 d+ H8 D: S+ O# l3 y, F6 ^11, allergic to 对|……过敏
6 W& \* g% E$ [4 ?8 P' }9 dOh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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0 V. u9 u/ _- h8 s12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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6 u+ z9 q% b6 w2 i13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
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14, as far as I know 就我所知
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/ _7 B, t+ v4 a/ T15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
. }' L1 r6 G' x( w9 [0 n' L$ r2 dShe is at home with problems like this.
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! z+ @' I9 b) Y( V/ c# x9 x16, back out
' R0 P; C- T& d) c9 J2 v8 d1) 退出
6 P) D1 m7 a3 |/ @/ z3 C: zA: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
8 ~! o* V  f4 x4 C1 ~# e# L8 fShe finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
6 p% a  a7 H8 V; j3 V& QI’m not cut out to be a hero.

( T6 D7 f+ X1 H( r+ ~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.
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  Z0 z! k; Q' y1 S. q20，be attached to 对……有感情
6 o8 I# o7 U7 i- E' p( cA: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
) o4 t+ V, X* A, jB: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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6 z8 h8 }5 r/ Q* T# Y5 @$ C: `21, back up 1) 累积
6 P5 k& ]& O) r  F* G5 ^' xThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
3 g9 B  d. F: Q; r4 R2 z$ MI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

/ M  Z) r6 A, O; l3 i23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
. T; F: o9 o1 y: AI’m feeling myself again.
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& {% W1 \7 h* v9 J( o24, be burned up 生气
She was really burned up at the news.

0 V+ p0 E6 D" T25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

3 c! H  f% u; `& T26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

* `# S) F; v% T* o- i, S  R: q# q, w27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
0 _5 y- Z4 f0 q* \$ ~B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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28，be stuck 卡住了
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
* x( s! F5 y- K1 V0 aA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
# ~% p' l5 ?' ?( K) VB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

. k5 i4 o# ^* y+ z- A, A30, break new ground 有了新的突破
His architectural design broke new ground in the field.