口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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32, busy signal 占线
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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+ z9 \, r6 a- t* M7 o0 \34，call for
A,打电话找Tom just called for you.
B,预报
/ X1 \0 G5 X- o3 S! R0 S! aThe forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

' m: G, w( }3 R, _35, call it a day 就此结束
! v' I% R( ~/ t% w2 M1 e, G, vA: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
7 l" ?4 a/ t- n& e2 fB: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.

36,cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
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37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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7 O# L4 ]. W! ^. a+ A39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
/ S1 m- o2 V7 N/ BNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
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40,come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
$ C: K+ ^8 x- \( t% mB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

% I' l, E  K% Z4 q4 U  A( T42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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* y9 g7 k# Y/ f4 [/ K0 i, J# @43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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44,department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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% H4 {. I" N0 r" V5 `45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
/ }4 N9 Z2 |/ ~$ ]B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
; k# @/ c* v+ X5 GYou can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend

' n5 q6 |5 y6 w47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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7 g) s) i9 x$ e2 o" N8 N48, down jacket 羽绒服

0 K& E8 _7 ^) D, [# T: t4 p49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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50, fall back on 依赖
- F  m$ V( T7 }1 c4 mA: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
3 M6 G7 p3 P, o9 O$ f. g) F7 `* {0 a9 }4 IB: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

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% A. I1 K0 D1 ~/ N, g/ mWould you please fill this prescription for me?

52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
! Z7 O+ K3 y# E  ]place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
9 b+ `- t- k' @) ^+ cThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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: J* @4 K3 M/ D/ L5 M, S: y54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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' q# X3 ]: R, M9 Q) I5 y' `A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
, [9 F  c3 z3 D$ K3 A) `B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
5 _, J5 U$ d, i! O$ T, y& J* m* y1 l56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
/ `- t6 p/ g. V) J# \6 a8 LI got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
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1 T9 ?8 ^% E- P4 b57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
4 [& I9 G: x, d; h% GThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
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8 B0 X. t& @9 c; w# L, C; l0 l& ^58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?

" Y" g. e+ v3 F" |) _59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
B: He can’t get away with that
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60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
1 u6 q3 M0 L7 g: i9 ~# j& T9 xB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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& Q/ n& @* p% ~$ f, [5 r61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
' A1 n! q* J& K( NA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
! z8 I: q5 R4 vB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

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We should get started on the project.

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Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

" G3 s1 K) L2 Z& ?& ^3 C64,give credibility to 相信
A: did you hear about Jim?
! t& N$ m$ U3 A% s8 O- V. xB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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65,go easy on 温和对待
3 E# I8 R3 ?' ?: R- e5 b6 iWell, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you