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.

( Z, N, E; F7 g32, busy signal 占线
2 R$ a9 A% ?! S5 u3 Y/ ~0 `; dI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

  V4 h+ [. ?" S: j* t33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

1 `4 q7 Y# k4 V34，call for
' t# X, J+ A0 [1 K$ Z& zA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
B,预报
9 L8 R) D. t, |6 c" o( v% UThe 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.

35, call it a day 就此结束
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.
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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! F0 I, v  P9 Q2 R36,cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
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37,clear off 收拾，整理
; G  s. H$ D# C% U8 ~  v1 YIt’s about time we clear off the desk.

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The heavy rain is coming down, now.

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( O. q; Z: i, H" t& uNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

# C, j6 E3 j# a8 d" i40,come what may 不管怎样
4 Z, n* o- y8 x" J0 _- ~" fWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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A: 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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42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
" f, Y, |  \  l  u% Q6 r& _7 D1 MDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

44,department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

9 `" |4 q) ^( F+ r3 U45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
$ j( U' Q1 B* N$ R2 v6 @1 L. j) cA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
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
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
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5 U+ b( J! T. }2 _47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
, L, u" X/ R% wI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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48, down jacket 羽绒服
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The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

6 V9 r& M" v0 j& P50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
) @' m, i/ Z9 l/ h5 h" X% C& }% U" KB: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
* N, K: |9 Y- P$ S: D3 X* rWould you please fill this prescription for me?
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( F( F0 R* G0 `# [" \2 F3 X1 J52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
$ ~; U8 l) F$ {place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
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+ m* x& M9 M' f- ?There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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3 t# b) b1 t, [* `0 Y3 ?4 [, q# D* V54,for nothing 免费
5 h7 U2 _1 `5 \, U/ l" bTo 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
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
' E/ `* B; ?. T56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

% o4 }0 W4 @4 M/ |2 L$ U2 _57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

* u/ A2 S6 `* N58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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- y" F. O0 a  k59, 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.
2 h; B$ d* \. X6 L# r$ [5 H0 vB: He can’t get away with that

8 D" o- X$ Y# s60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
5 `) }$ H/ G( ?  o, g4 a. rA: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
& a7 x4 P. ~0 g' y' HB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

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A: 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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We should get started on the project.

$ t* b/ Y9 ^8 H2 ?* ?: z63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
Oh, 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?
) W( }7 O- ]1 r5 dB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

% f$ M% H' o# T. o65,go easy on 温和对待
& Q' i% e' L& s* `1 v( i8 _Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you