口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
5 f; f" \4 `4 M9 N* U+ b) eWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.

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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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A,打电话找Tom just called for you.
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The 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.
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35, call it a day 就此结束
! X! F: z' r3 y9 N- O/ ^A: 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.
' i: k4 _: l- f1 I! l' qB: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.
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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.

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The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
Not 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
& ?6 Q' v/ N# h6 Z, L0 F+ fWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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, q/ ?" Y! L& R41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
$ Z  K+ d" L9 F0 G( ?1 pA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

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43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
' p* @$ T0 S+ o& ?# EDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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44,department chair 系主任
. W9 }4 A3 m2 f3 kI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
4 A' H3 q3 Y2 V: F4 `% a9 LA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
. J; u, Z4 m" f, a- Q( C4 F- f7 a5 ~B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
) l& _# J0 U) f: K" i! E; n. ?You can do with your girlfriend.
$ d, O* V1 C) t5 }% Q$ FYou can do without your girlfriend

2 H) Q+ F0 R5 Z8 t) F/ ~$ r47, 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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The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
8 s" ]& b7 i: w# F$ EWould you please fill this prescription for me?

4 `+ m  p: L8 T. o4 S52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
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
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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54,for nothing 免费
To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

55,from top to bottom 从上到下
6 {, @" i# P  W* A4 z8 k. UA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
1 U/ z4 H2 X* r  k- y* rI got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

! q9 l, h0 d4 f57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
1 Z: s) C  }3 L6 \& TThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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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.
6 H" k! Y! U8 }B: He can’t get away with that

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A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
. }( [3 A: C6 G7 k. f% UB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

% u. a7 y) x  ], ^61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
0 e* _( Q) p& ~" K4 W6 j) c9 s) tA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
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62, get started on 开始做
1 u1 c5 n: n( r* `) a$ DWe should get started on the project.
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; j! g. l- E3 N: G63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
Oh, so she was able to get time off from the work.

64,give credibility to 相信
+ ^( j" `$ @" A+ v) a, ~" _! uA: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you