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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32, busy signal 占线
$ S7 |5 R8 b5 Y9 N" b2 zI’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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2 }" n7 x; H  r) L. h34，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?
C,问
1 U. V1 s4 J& `3 X5 ^# d+ lIt’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

! r6 ~% V. K+ l8 n! n35, 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: 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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" X7 a. g+ n8 c36,cash the check 兑现支票
5 a% }2 E; c- p- bHave your sister cashed her paycheck?

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It’s about time we clear off the desk.
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; D' J6 O+ e% N8 x1 O38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
4 J* E0 o  z, kThe heavy rain is coming down, now.
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39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
! n) `9 Y/ }# e" h& R7 P  sNot 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
! k2 a5 Q& b0 N) X/ \We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

. r/ Q9 I7 C% z$ P& _5 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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3 ^+ E" v% k) K/ x6 F5 L42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.
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+ C  ^5 o$ O- J3 Z) o& k43,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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  Z* E2 ^, O3 P" a44,department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.

% x# K5 e7 g  P1 s6 d45,dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
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You can do with your girlfriend.
( I+ y) _6 z2 a7 i& V& L, xYou can do without your girlfriend
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# T5 Z# z0 o2 ~/ V, N; g) Y$ _47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
3 B% {3 K" a" Z/ H- f( II’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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48, down jacket 羽绒服

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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+ P$ M/ h% V* t) D$ g50, fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
/ D6 v0 r) [$ ]8 zB: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

51, fill a prescription 按处方抓药
  F- y  B, b& [9 U( S. |" `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
place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

! j) a' [- j4 ?6 z' G% w2 L: i5 P1 O53,food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
- l9 z& L" o6 V+ f# m, V! gThere is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

54,for nothing 免费
+ n# c' O+ _# D6 cTo pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on TV for nothing.

. y* W9 v' p0 _& [* t55,from top to bottom 从上到下
A: Maybe you lost your wallet in this room.
B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
3 }* R, }/ R6 l# n' Q* m6 q" KI 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.
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4 l, U) P6 u8 x) v% Q' a+ Y58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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0 [5 C4 x/ z. W+ c, h59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
3 y. I% V* {8 a: d* c# AA: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
% V6 z7 I# i. Y) p; v# @& ^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.

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.
B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
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# e2 D" r& a5 n9 @( n! d62, get started on 开始做
We should get started on the project.

63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
$ S0 n9 R: V9 }9 a' V3 s3 kOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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64,give credibility to 相信
3 N% K7 b) z4 r/ @9 @4 B/ A, C' B. AA: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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! ?, w0 a# @2 m65,go easy on 温和对待
Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you