口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
/ ^! |' z9 ~2 w8 o+ oWe 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.
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33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

34，call for
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?
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: k$ o! S% P2 l3 wIt’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.
! m/ w. m0 D/ A/ y6 b6 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.

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Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

$ d& |1 L  r- k) M. K  b: o38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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2 I8 E- c% ]8 R5 g8 s39, 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.

: o1 y7 O, \! F; w40,come what may 不管怎样
" Z/ j5 W) L* k. IWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
8 C( @, K8 U4 l' Z/ QA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
! ^2 L( m) l/ |: SB: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
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+ d9 @+ u" G, b/ [2 O" ]42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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) O8 ~- `' S9 T/ J( f43,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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45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
4 _/ }; P" G& k; v8 T3 ]% i* hB: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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4 k4 J( ^2 E7 p, J  ?46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
5 Z' t( I! D. S0 vYou can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend

47, 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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49，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
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
: T8 f1 U7 G. {0 J7 w" I, `5 c5 X0 qB: 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?

52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
2 X* h  |% d% }  r, A. i7 [9 g0 x+ zplace 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
+ Q3 E9 j& m3 z) x! q( w* |' GThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

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0 Z7 s+ c( A  {1 J7 Y$ r* RTo pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
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I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.
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. I7 M1 k7 j, u5 ~* o57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.
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Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
8 E7 L7 d' L% [% E' B, Z. l) bA: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
! q9 C) `/ H% Y' a" wB: 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.
' G7 c. b6 @4 s# ?* RB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
) k  ]1 g+ Z2 @( j0 m- \5 o0 d" WB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

62, get started on 开始做
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7 l* I/ R; D" h3 mA: did you hear about Jim?
3 m' @, D  K3 d4 RB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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65,go easy on 温和对待
5 B: p: u5 _3 J: B1 j0 h6 A- SWell, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you