口语习惯用语100 1--30

connie

1，a change of pace 节奏变换
" i0 W4 X! o, h8 f+ p$ A2 ^4 n0 t) UYou can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
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2, a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

$ O+ [; P5 r" p( a- K. U3, and how 的确
$ Z( K: u# l1 T) S/ ^A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
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8 \, _4 D. _  V6 ?  e" l% x" N4, a matter of time 时间问题
0 }+ _& i. {, P) XIt is only a matter of time.

( M( }  S2 Y" M' ]. ^# X' N5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
1 {. ?0 n/ e) Z4 h. ?4 {If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

6, a while back 不久以前
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! U5 E5 u0 H- I5 b0 f7，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.

9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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5 J4 e9 f6 G( e10, after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
: I9 j0 _) L+ C7 T9 L, A! X+ HB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

/ A. p9 Q/ j& _0 S  H11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

1 F* I! ?/ B# W: t8 @% X5 J. R12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
3 w) q2 t5 R4 t+ h7 E  ]I am at your service at any time.
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13, around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

% I+ G% K7 k( C, x1 M14, as far as I know 就我所知

15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
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  M6 Y7 P/ Y0 O, R5 `16, back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
; j# T+ w9 g) g0 N) l2）不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.

17, be cut out for 天生适合
) @' a" v, z( i9 c; ?7 PI’m not cut out to be a hero.
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18, be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.

$ P5 l/ d3 F4 n1 Y$ O* \19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
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# j1 d/ Q- W+ g$ [; F( S1 g; q20，be attached to 对……有感情
" Q8 w0 |3 N6 i. b. KA: 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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21, back up 1) 累积
0 ~( s: E# U8 G& a! uThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
+ F; }* f2 G! x+ P  EI don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

6 _* L# z: T( O; k* F, [22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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+ k6 |2 }2 S4 ?23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.

( V& z" @8 e3 y) k/ s3 G24, be burned up 生气
6 P0 Z- P6 o: ]+ D  |# RShe was really burned up at the news.

25, be hard up for
5 ]! Z) j2 r- I4 c; PI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
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1 [! J/ ^* Z3 P% p& O5 b+ O26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

1 a6 f1 f2 ^8 X) W) b8 p" J27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
/ K" A+ B0 i" r2 S6 l& x( QA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

! D8 u1 @) r7 i* W% S! k' y28，be stuck 卡住了
1 s3 P$ S' T3 bI can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

8 j; g; ]" O1 a+ W  @/ ^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.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

30, break new ground 有了新的突破
% c0 d! P* V$ r) gHis architectural design broke new ground in the field.