Toefl听力成语精选（一）

Toefl听力成语精选（一）,标签：托福听力真题,托福toefl听力,http://www.xuehuiba.com

　　1.flying colors——success，victory

　　2.little by little——gradually

　　3.call off——cancel

　　4.come into——receive，especially after another's death

　　5.put off——postpone

　　6.stop by——make a brief visit on one's way elsewhere

　　7.tie up——hinder

　　8.be out for——trying to get

　　9.fill in for——take another's place

　　10.turn down——（1）refuse or reject

　　（2）reduce the loudness of

　　11.go off——begin to ring

　　12.cut down——lessen；reduce；limit

　　13.come up with——produce；supply

　　14.make it——（1）achieve a specific goal

　　（2）succeed in general

　　15.catch one's eye——attract one's attention

　　16.care for——（1）like；value

　　（2）look after；take care of

　　17.head and shoulders above——much better

　　18.catch on——become popular

　　19.on the whole——in general

　　20.fill sb in——tell what sb should know

　　21.in a nutshell——in a few words

　　22.from top to bottom——completely；entirely

　　23.take the plunge——enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course ofaction

　　24.on the tip of one's tongue——unable to be recalled

　　25.cheer up——feel happy；stop being sad or discouraged；become hopeful

　　26.hold off——postpone；delay

　　27.on cloud nine——a state of perfect happiness

　　28.back out——withdraw from an undertaking

　　29.grin and bear it——be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble；do something without complaining

　　30.turn out to be——come to be；prove

　　31.bite off more than one can chew——attempt something that exceeds one's ability

　　32.in the air——uncertain

　　33.get hold off——find a person so you can speak with him

　　34.learn the ropes——acquire thorough or special knowledge of a job

　　35.tear oneself away from——depart with great reluctance；force oneself to leave

　　36.tie up——engage or occupy completely

　　37.touch on——mention a subject briefly or casually

　　39.see to it——take care；take the responsibility；make sure

　　40.get along with——live or work in harmony with

www.xuehuiba.com 　　41.give away——give as present

　　42.account for——explain

　　43.out of print——no longer available for purchase from the publisher

　　44.send out——distribute

　　45.in no time——in a very brief time；almost at once

　　46.before long——soon；without much delay

　　47.play by ear——（1）play an instrument without using written music

　　（2）handle a matter without adequate preparation or guidance

　　48.wear and tear——loss or damage caused by use

　　49.come what may——no matter what happens

　　50.drop by——make a short or unplanned visit

　　51.be short of——not having enough

　　52.cut it out——stop doing sth

　　53.be sick of——be tired of；having a strong dislike of

　　54.look for a needle in a haystack（a bottle）——search for something in a place where it is hopelessly lost.

　　55.knock oneself out——work very hard；make a great effort

　　56.run up against——encounter

　　57.far from——anything but；not at all

　　58.far from it——by no means；not at all

　　59.hang on to——hold tightly；keep firmly

　　60.get nowhere——be unsuccessful；obtain no result

　　61.day in and day out——every day；all the time

　　62.break down——cease to function

　　63.get going——get started；begin to move

　　64.take one's time——not hurry

　　65.boil down to——indicate，especially as a final judgement or analysis

　　66.make up——take a test for the second time

　　67.put up with——bear with patience；tolerate

　　68.by and by——before long

　　69.give someone a hand——help；assist

　　70.ring a bell——sound familiar

　　71.snap out of it——（1）change one's habits，attitude，etc，suddenly

　　（2）regain one's composure，energy，or good spirits；recover

　　72.raise the roof——make trouble；start a fight or an argument

　　73.get away with——escape without punishment

　　74.on business——with definite work to do

　　75.look up——search for；as an item of information，in a referance book

　　76.let up——（1）cease；stop

　　（2）slacken；abate

　　77.in any case（or event）——no matter what happens

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