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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( K1 w) x7 R! o+ I' yI’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
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, X% w3 o3 _4 o33,between you and me 你我之间，保密
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34，call for
1 z$ P$ x0 b  g4 U% QA,打电话找Tom just called for you.
, x# \1 v! D$ e/ q, V/ I  HB,预报
7 U# t1 E# E; g# k, I- h2 W# ]The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
C,问
* B  M8 p: t) o' ^( BIt’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.
) B5 ~+ e: h  t% v( F5 U! SB: Yeah, I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.

36,cash the check 兑现支票
9 [0 E: i  t% nHave your sister cashed her paycheck?

, x0 u8 h2 W/ Q3 L& Q37,clear off 收拾，整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.
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9 J) K% i, n+ U2 Q, u9 y38,come down (雨，雪)下起来
$ n7 d6 F; R7 {! U+ l" eThe heavy rain is coming down, now.

39, come in first in the race 比赛第一名
& g  `. L! `* O1 i9 p8 INot only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
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40,come what may 不管怎样
' H; ?. k9 t! M( vWe’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?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
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) B6 [' q8 g1 w* C. `9 u4 x42, cut it out 闭嘴I told you to cut it out.

) K- b9 M# z5 F43,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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  w" A( {$ v. _8 |I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
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45,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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46, do with 用…..凑合; do without 没有……也行
' B# q" c' q# P6 {You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend

- O  D! X7 g. T0 r47, dog tired 特别累，同义：run down; worn out; out of steam
, F5 {* B  C" N8 j" EI’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.
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0 g) u) q& ^+ l9 K% g48, 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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50, fall back on 依赖
! o0 i7 i/ M( w5 [* FA: 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?

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.

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There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

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8 P* v8 ~3 q6 t" JTo 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 r/ r2 S$ b, u3 B3 mB: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..
( n7 D  H) u, c4 C56, get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
& U; j  x& I* b( }I got off on the wrong foot, and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

; o5 R" j0 s" X57,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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7 N: P6 X7 i) N' F5 W58, get at 想说
Do you understand what I’m getting at?
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$ r8 H4 u2 e: a( ^6 c( [59, get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
6 ]: w5 j2 h, Q- 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
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5 t) }* P. \3 {! G! G$ X$ ?60,get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
6 k( j) Y; [. x9 _. YA: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
) G4 n7 Y4 i' _7 q' V2 J6 }- IB: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

9 z/ X) p% s. {5 P61, get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
/ F. _% |4 B7 Z' m/ P& DA: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
1 I1 f, f7 u" a$ q) C( Q8 C+ eB: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.
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8 k) z/ O' d* a62, get started on 开始做
$ f. M6 B: U2 hWe should get started on the project.
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63, get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
/ N! W1 n: ]8 b7 ^9 ZOh, so she was able to get time off from the work.
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A: did you hear about Jim?
B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.
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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