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.

8 r5 p/ [1 }# k% A/ B32, busy signal 占线
4 s# _# @. C4 A" Z4 q' eI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
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6 W5 F+ `1 z0 }: `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.
B,预报
The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
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! f$ Q: }: w) J7 D, K6 r/ S$ i; UIt’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

35, call it a day 就此结束
; w% w# _- Z3 V5 yA: 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.
B: 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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) R1 K9 W4 _. l; qHave your sister cashed her paycheck?

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It’s about time we clear off the desk.

* ^; _- b& v/ u/ _, ^38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
0 ~$ v3 @% c7 u2 |$ iThe heavy rain is coming down, now.

39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
9 q$ m: a/ J+ qNot 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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7 }% _, A) c+ y$ Q# I41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
* `& A) c- y3 CB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.

6 n9 {7 X7 I$ M3 v/ b; c43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
; `- T/ |' V" U" p/ I8 jDr. 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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45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
" Z$ [3 D2 Q1 i) N& |( T9 WB: 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
You can do with your girlfriend.
+ r, g% L  \5 h6 f6 ]You can do without your girlfriend
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47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
! h- ~- d) @" x/ q# j; zI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

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49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
. Y. I4 \" ~5 ]9 {& PThe sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.
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50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
# \$ X! a$ v# O# H. KB: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
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51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
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52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
6 l$ n4 ]: ?* s8 r+ Dplace of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

( d* T$ O2 N4 q, e5 N: P53,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.

54,for nothing 免费
' G7 {3 y0 Z- o" [To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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55,from top to bottom 从上到下
5 A4 J2 e7 y8 B* B( H" e" Q4 q+ mA: 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
2 m  ]8 ~* s/ S" `% nI got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
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6 ^/ w0 R7 |% ]. U57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
4 H' ]0 G4 S5 ~( [$ o5 {The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

) Q9 ]4 `5 W8 C) b58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?

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 {/ d8 v6 C: O, P3 `( DB: He can’t get away with that
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60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
& J3 X8 Z3 u: UA: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
4 [% J2 F9 A8 L; u/ V+ G- r/ p! E+ ^A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
$ n0 h% c' |) ]B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

# G$ N: _; d( w62, get started on 开始做
3 i: _+ J, O6 l: w/ E; y# zWe should get started on the project.

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1 T2 @4 H: y; E5 |2 JOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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64,give credibility to 相信
A: did you hear about Jim?
, K7 d, ^% b) D  S( jB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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65,go easy on 温和对待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you