1.       cool off (down) → make or become calm

2.       hold the grudge → having hard feelings

3.       come a long way → show much improvement; make great progress

4.       straighten out → correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong

5.       once and for all → finally or decisively

6.       put … away → put in the right place or out of sight

7.       out of it → not concerned with, not involved in

8.       bump into → meet by chance; run into

9.       out of stock → lacking a supply of, especially temporarily

10.   per se → in itself

11.   keep to oneself → avoid the society of others

12.   go out of one’s way → make special effort to help somebody or do sth.

13.   put up → accommodate; lodge

14.   under the weather → some what ill; in low spirit

15.   come in handy → prove useful

16.   talk one out of → make one leave off or forego sth. by talking

17.   wait on → serve; attend as a servant

18.   go all out → make one’s utmost effort

19.   on sale → at a reduced price

20.   try out → enter as a competitor

21.   pass up → give up; renounce; reject

22.   on behalf of → as a representative of

23.   stay up → not to go to bed

24.   the odds are → the changes are; the probability is

25.   hold over → postpone

26.   out of order → in the wrong arrangement or condition; not working right

27.   booked up → have no seats or rooms left; have no free time left

28.   fit in → fine tine to see someone

29.   go in one ear and out the other → make no impression

30.   measure up → have the necessary qualifications

31.   change of pace → a temporary shift or variation in the normal routine or regular pattern of activity

32.   run out of → exhaust the quantity or supply of

33.   go by → follow; obey

34.   take it out on → cause someone else to suffer for one’s own misfortune or dissatisfaction

35.   get around to → find the necessary time for

36.   put out → disturb; annoy

37.   (with) flying colors        成功，以优异的成绩

38.   little by little     逐渐

39.   call off     取消

40.   come into 获得，继承

41.   put off     推迟

42.   stop by     顺便看望

43.   tie up       阻碍

44.   be out for 一心谋求，力图获得

45.   fill in for   代替

46.   turn down       拒绝；把音量关小

47.   go off      响起来

48.   cut down  减少

49.   come up with 想出，写出，提供出，找出

50.   make it     成功，达到目标

51.   catch one’s eye       吸引某人的注意力

52.   care for    喜欢；照看，关照

53.   head and shoulders above 大大超出，好得多

54.   catch on   逐渐流行，逐渐受欢迎

55.   on the whole    总的来说，大体上

56.   fill sb in    告诉某人应该知道的事情

57.   in a nutshell     简直地说，简言叙之

58.   from top to bottom  彻底的

59.   take the plunge 决意冒险

60.   on the tip of one’s tongue       一时想不起来

61.   cheer up   高兴，不再沮丧或气馁

62.   hold off    推迟，拖延

63.   on cloud nine   无比幸福，欣喜若狂

64.   back out          食言，打退堂鼓

65.   grin and bear it 逆来顺受       

66.   turn out to be          结果是，证明是

67.   bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂

68.   in the air   悬而未决，未确定

69.   get hold off      找到可以谈话的人

70.   learn the ropes 熟悉某一行业，了解内情

71.   tear oneself away from   免强离开，忍痛离开

72.   be tied up        忙得不可开交

73.   leave well enough alone          已满意的事情，不要再去管它。不要画蛇添足。

74.   touch on   提及，提到

75.   see to it    关照，负责办

76.   give away 送给

77.   get along with 与人相处融洽，与人和睦相处

78.   account for      解释

79.   out of print      绝版，不再印刷

80.   send out   分发

81.   in no time 立刻，很快

82.   before long      不久，很快

83.   play it by ear    随机应变

84.   wear and tear   磨损，消耗

85.   come what may      无论有何变化，无论如何

86.   drop by / stop by     顺便看望短暂或未经计划的讨论

87.   be short of       缺少

88.   cut it out         停止做某事

89.   be sick of        对某事厌烦

90.   look for a needle on a haystack      大海捞针

91.   knock oneself out    辛苦地工作，工作努力

92.   run up against  遭遇，遇到

93.   far from   远非如此

94.   far from it       根本不是

95.   hang on to       紧紧抓住，保留，保住

96.   get nowhere     一无进展，不成功，无结果

97.   day in and day out   每天连续不断

98.   break down     坏了，损坏

99.   get going         开始动手做

100.  take one’s time       从容进行，不紧不慢


节选自《托福（iBT）听力新思维》, 版权所有。未完待续！