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.
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: H; k" s0 [0 k7 y8 ]32, busy signal 占线
I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.

33,between you and me 你我之间，保密

34，call for
/ @4 O  `+ C+ r( eA,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.

0 G3 }9 P5 H. O% U4 A9 ?% x" D35, call it a day 就此结束
. c5 {3 u+ L! FA: 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.

9 r. L6 ~2 D7 f, L, K& f36,cash the check 兑现支票
' |2 S! S0 X4 {  `$ CHave your sister cashed her paycheck?
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37,clear off 收拾，整理
, [6 e) I) f# _4 |It’s about time we clear off the desk.
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: M' s& L2 v' Q  @3 f38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
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39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
- a- H9 c7 n! R6 ]8 o$ _9 ?% hNot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

40,come what may 不管怎样
1 v. M0 a* V9 u- N1 ~2 LWe’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

! m& i, b6 D7 J41,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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42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.

43,be cut out for 生来时做……的
+ Q1 S5 i( g' ^' g( M. I* l3 XDr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

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I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
# [: g; ^4 D  yA: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
2 Q$ w+ L$ a8 t- w* r- j5 WB: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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0 r5 d: y7 y5 D4 `1 |46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
  n9 d4 U# _6 aYou can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
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47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
# H  A) {9 D9 W7 B( K, \- D9 gI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

% ^5 W# @2 s" o4 Y/ m48, down jacket 羽绒服
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; X5 J; S" g+ q) p7 o+ u  ]49，drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
- f  ]2 B/ n5 z) N9 q" J( o' aThe 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?
8 N" }/ N1 o/ b, MB: 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?
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* e) C0 q7 z( f) ?: k7 }, H52, fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the
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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, t7 u1 x+ l3 n6 U. z53,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
& L* G+ D3 h- }1 G8 iTo 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.
4 z/ c8 E  [( }3 DB: 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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: O5 k; D) `( c6 H) J8 m" X57,get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
% [; r, Y# v$ lThe training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?

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A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
4 Z  A9 r# k0 y: o5 |' M- ]B: 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.
B: 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.

1 c& y0 [9 h" }. ?7 N62, get started on 开始做
; O$ [+ J( u1 j- K) oWe 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
$ q2 t2 g0 r# |4 w7 ^- l5 q  uA: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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0 O4 S9 U6 Y; d( ]+ G, N65,go easy on 温和对待
- S2 P6 Z" v2 B" g4 A+ k* g3 ?Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you