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.

32, busy signal 占线
5 b3 b8 }* Y5 _2 }I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
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- X5 T. p  V) O3 H4 I5 ~33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

% C# h6 F$ ?: D; Q* X34，call for
# a8 m1 j2 A2 [9 ^' I7 q6 J- V7 tA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
! ^- n8 T9 ~, X) x# b/ |4 FB,预报
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
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# r: U; C6 `* _* kB: 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?

6 G; f1 Z8 b) w' q5 _: b2 W, p37,clear off 收拾，整理
: K% @* S. k% {9 ]2 |, Q( JIt’s about time we clear off the desk.

38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
3 v3 C5 q2 q, R& j$ e$ OThe heavy rain is coming down, now.

- G: \' {3 \5 Y1 ~: P! w39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
9 V# B7 d9 z& h* S' cNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

8 h& w" Z9 t$ [6 f$ z2 U* x9 E40,come what may 不管怎样
  P6 X% ~; X3 p& dWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

. l3 O- i: u0 U" |- o41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
$ }$ X3 h1 L7 f. e& GA: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
: R8 I2 z% u2 \, v1 k- tB: 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.

43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
$ a5 C0 A8 w. o( |Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
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+ E8 B$ i& E! J- ]- a! Y44,department chair 系主任
9 v! }. O- j: Z6 ~I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

7 M$ J; _% c! K- r' i+ A45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
8 L1 ^) @" d* w& }( t2 OA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
# a7 O% D9 V6 I2 @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.
5 R( n" L  }) L3 P- H% V' k# b6 wYou 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.

48, down jacket 羽绒服

3 k  C; v6 x8 N! `9 Y49，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.

50, fall back on 依赖
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
Would you please fill this prescription for me?

$ {) w" q% ?' p, U! {52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
8 Y: C( K. r: ]1 r6 Aplace 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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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.

54,for nothing 免费
5 ^& B: w9 x' {. T0 ^$ A- r/ X: c6 eTo pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

! i: r" T; \! c8 A55,from top to bottom 从上到下
7 v! U4 o+ |9 p5 F" [A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
1 {3 m6 Y& R- L' \56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
1 S3 H) _9 J* p) w3 NI 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
" C* E7 e" Q% R' Q+ OThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

0 l, H" G: S( r2 L: S, \58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?

59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
2 m; K* g; L' w) t) p2 {& JA: 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
3 n7 Q. e$ h9 x* z0 \' OA: 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.

; v$ V" U2 _# S5 Y1 {61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
# L# K, |! F1 }* d! RA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
4 u: E: T$ n- Y0 b! lB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

62, get started on 开始做
  A' G. M# }5 ?' j3 n- NWe should get started on the project.
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63, 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?
6 @7 f. i% N, l  tB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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6 D& d+ \6 H$ I3 L# x65,go easy on 温和对待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you