口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
' ]* G6 d* K& h. [. @: jYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

8 `$ I2 h' r- D2, a far cry from 相距甚远
6 t5 @& ~4 t5 X) N9 b' H! NThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

3, and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.

4, a matter of time 时间问题
2 [2 F: T9 M! {+ ^1 ~9 {) t. j% SIt is only a matter of time.

, N4 m. N& d" Q' n. N& W$ r5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
/ k4 ~, H4 o; Q# v7 MIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

; I5 l; z4 d2 T) u6, a while back 不久以前
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7，all along 一直I knew it all along.
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8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

; C& ^6 ~. S2 x& j/ j9, account for 解释How do you account for it?

! ?5 d7 ]; U" k) K10, after all 到底
( B& L! a- a' W: U! O3 ]3 H! v5 i( B" bA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

11, allergic to 对|……过敏
! S6 L# _8 b7 Z; \0 h5 ~Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.
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9 [& C4 h- T5 n  S6 i) r6 P+ N# ^& z12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
; a; q; Z% e  h2 qI am at your service at any time.

7 ]" i9 M4 u# W* z6 X! L13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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16, back out
4 Q5 T9 o5 A5 ?$ F! R1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
" f9 {' C; `% F# Q. g# ]B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
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4 L6 C- Q3 o) F7 r8 w- G18, be absorbed in
6 _9 t2 Y) w2 e( y. o2 e3 x7 mShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

# t* H3 @/ R* X! a! `5 l19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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20，be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have  gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
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1 |; D- ^; n) o7 T21, back up 1) 累积
The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
: N$ Q; C: A. dI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
5 G' ]& w7 w+ d2 u; X' z# S3 n2) 支持I’ll back it up.

7 r9 q, R- P$ B( ]4 J3 K22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.

/ |, T0 Q* s& e4 d) ]23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
3 d' N. q& j; b$ hI’m feeling myself again.
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She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
I’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

" X* b' P) x" y, `26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
7 d  f+ z" C! c: rIn calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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: S# f- I3 B( [3 Y$ F" U27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
5 U( H" u2 p$ h7 g1 ^B: I’m as in the dark as you are.
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; w3 k6 f: [' E+ O28，be stuck 卡住了
I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.
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29, bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
3 [! _' {, E( e7 z( ~. }1 b! o8 d4 CB: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
! i" |$ N# ]" t# F0 h( [4 T! j& THis architectural design broke new ground in the field.