口语习惯用语100 1--30

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1，a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistry experiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

2, a far cry from 相距甚远
9 G4 K* c8 ?, k( ?7 u$ lThe published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
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3, and how 的确
5 k2 W+ J6 J# C2 f: J# {6 S3 [A: She’s a good dancer.
: S0 z6 k1 j; q; |' `  aB: and how.

' d& |* X8 C4 Z' R. o7 _; r4, a matter of time 时间问题
, }; f) {" z3 U: e, e5 L9 _5 QIt is only a matter of time.
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5, a phone call away 一个电话之远
9 x' [9 v! K; a8 ?9 F& v  C4 S7 JIf you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
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6, a while back 不久以前
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6 ?2 ~4 U: A% o0 j* W% B0 r" q$ j0 W7，all along 一直I knew it all along.

  j8 ^1 F& ^8 _6 r8, anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.

, V5 X5 V4 d( P/ C* U$ K  Z6 F9, account for 解释How do you account for it?
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10, after all 到底
1 `" [, L# I& i( `, n+ m, d2 qA: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine,
. \8 P" E6 j0 t% DB: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

% [; J( ?0 V- D7 S/ a11, allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergic to something.

12, at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
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+ v7 a9 I5 }# @, v0 s13, around the clock 24小时不停
2 i8 ~1 G7 C" E! M: BMartha studied around the clock for management exam.

! q0 C- j( P$ a" U" ~! ?& T14, as far as I know 就我所知
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15，at home with 对…..很熟悉
5 o0 q+ M# X) s2 N: ?She is at home with problems like this.

7 k$ k( @6 @5 k+ Z. v16, back out
+ o, h3 |7 ?$ k) G% d8 b- q" Y1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
5 j2 C* L% k/ R2 D4 |$ W+ ]4 Q& w6 FB: Yes, but he backed out at last minute
2）不履行
. }; m) V( `/ ~& BShe finally backed out of her promise.
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17, be cut out for 天生适合
5 b; Y) z" B9 K7 }; DI’m not cut out to be a hero.

) R: @+ Z6 q$ ~3 x$ R6 m18, be absorbed in
7 B  q+ P4 w6 EShe has been absorbed in a horror fiction. I can’t tear her away.
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19, be addicted to 对……上瘾
7 N' p6 K, V" t. U2 M' N1 zShe has been addicted to drugs for years.

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.

21, back up 1) 累积
; a. ]2 @& `5 ]$ |# e- P# x2 MThe subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks.
I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
2) 支持I’ll back it up.

22, be bound for 到……地方
The bus is bound for New England.
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  V- }% ]/ Q. D) k23, be (feel) myself 找到自我
I’m feeling myself again.
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. k( s9 q3 w2 u/ G24, be burned up 生气
- [/ Z" G9 g4 T. F! `7 C' V& `She was really burned up at the news.
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25, be hard up for
1 h7 B% G: E* Y, F$ o) q6 M0 PI’m hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.

26, be head and shoulders above 好许多
In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.
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  A8 C+ g9 e) V1 B) e! d7 k; x27，be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
2 K! `; O9 T" j7 R7 i' W7 n% E2 m' _( |3 qA: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
, |; U5 j  q# D3 bB: I’m as in the dark as you are.

* G$ p4 ~% h5 D5 q# E- E- D2 B28，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
; k( |/ X  u( H7 mA: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

- J$ i0 z6 X9 P( j; s30, break new ground 有了新的突破
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