口语习惯用语100 31--65

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31，benefit concert 慈善音乐会
; D6 N6 D9 i' f, RWe need to let everyone know about the benefit concert, but we don’t have much money for advertising.
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I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

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34，call for
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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It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.
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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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37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.

38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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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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6 y) L9 v' x) `0 C0 yWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
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41,cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
& d0 W4 T: U- g4 V& X+ lB: 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.

) o. L7 F% h6 J- v6 R43,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
& n" M1 o9 e3 a$ a* C# NA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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; Z  \- e; b. [  `46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
You 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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48, down jacket 羽绒服
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The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

50, fall back on 依赖
, g* j5 `. E- M: CA: 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.
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Would you please fill this prescription for me?

$ v9 y( Y) N8 c52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
, x" C) ^/ ?* h5 y* p1 S) `- ?place 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
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.
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To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.
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0 i1 t! p* h& o9 d$ dA: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
! I% g0 Y. m' A+ l6 \( L, W! x9 uB: 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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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.

58, get at 想说
( ^/ K( j# I' q) E% YDo you understand what I’m getting at?
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# r/ I* a+ u* W* R# Y2 Y' uA: 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.
" ?+ G% J. J( \B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

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4 K# \! F% U7 Q' {- zA: 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.

62, get started on 开始做
" Z5 L6 G) G1 X) hWe 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?
/ {$ r2 `+ [- tB: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

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