口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
2 V: ~% ~5 W. Z9 Q6 |6 K  J/ BWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.

32, busy signal 占线
* j6 L& P- e# U- y4 n* }$ KI’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
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) i% |  ~0 i' p# R9 S6 vA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
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7 O# e9 g! @' G9 Y" z1 A( lThe forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
; [+ F4 q! W" Z2 Q% `) rIt’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
1 m3 q3 s9 ^, u. c, O( NA: 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.
! [9 @1 s* b. cB: 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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0 ]& ~# J2 t3 h6 f" H37,clear off 收拾，整理
6 q5 J/ ]) P! m  a. F9 H5 gIt’s about time we clear off the desk.
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38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
- x; f. t8 a1 e# dThe 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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' ?+ @* c; z5 z40,come what may 不管怎样
; |7 F; B: |% v2 c4 G0 uWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
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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/ k9 S) N8 U2 M1 G. Q$ }7 k- K1 S42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.

* J4 X8 P0 S9 X" i43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
) X9 b1 g; S6 u' NDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

- Z- a1 d3 C/ E3 _% o* ~44,department chair 系主任
3 _8 Z3 I7 z! o# GI didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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5 C& F8 _. I7 d6 UA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
/ \# |' }5 y3 gB: 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
0 Z# v& F' V% b' W$ fYou can do with your girlfriend.
5 T2 g8 z4 k. V% i# v; U! YYou can do without your girlfriend

47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
( B/ [/ C$ u# NI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

48, down jacket 羽绒服

, \) R& m3 i' \2 q% z49，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.

( m! P# K: k5 {$ }9 i50, fall back on 依赖
/ X/ m  P/ ?, k7 d$ jA: 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
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
8 I: Y9 N* G' U9 e; B- Zplace 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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& D4 L* _8 {4 ?" q53,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.

, ?. Q! j$ X, ^3 q7 M+ `5 F55,from top to bottom 从上到下
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
4 S* M9 V( b4 HB: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, 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.
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57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
3 z) F, A: v- ]. v3 z/ T$ lThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

& G; {0 u. d1 K6 d58, 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.
B: He can’t get away with that

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 c/ k$ H8 L; PB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.
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& ~0 U/ U4 J6 q* d4 s) C4 Z2 ^# bA: 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.

1 A# G" @" k2 r0 C8 \1 r! Y62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.
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63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
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A: did you hear about Jim?
  }7 v- b# V5 V. I9 U2 ~B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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65,go easy on 温和对待
3 ^0 i5 t9 c4 E6 x1 qWell, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you