【听力必背】新托福120个重要习语b
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61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding 62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason 63、hold off - delay;postpone 64、hop to it - get started on something quickly 65、hit it off - get along well with someone 66、ill at ease - uncomfortable 67、in hot water - in trouble 68、in the air -uncertain 69、in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe 70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually 71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen 72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for 73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion 74、keep an eye on - watch closely 75、keep one'sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong 76、keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared 77、knock oneself out - make a great effort 78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity 79、little by little -gradually 80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe's needs 81、make out - manage;get along 82、mean to - intentional; on purpose 83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to 84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive 85、not to mention - in addition 86、off balance - unaware; off guard 87、on the go - working or doing something all the time 88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation 89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally 90、on the blink - not working properly;broken 91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly 92、on the tip of noe's tongue - to be about to remr somthing 93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never 94、out of it - not involved in 95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something 96、piece of cake - easy 97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning 98、pill it off - accomplish 99、pull one's leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture 100、quite a few - many 101、raise the roof -angry 102、center away - immediately 103、run for office - compete for an elected position 104、save one's breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting 105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely 106、stone's throw - short distance 107、search me - an answer that means; I don't know 108、serves one center - is deserving of 109、sleep on it - think about something for a while 110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy 111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity 112、think nothing of it - that's all center 113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for 114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate 115、touch on - mention a subject briefly 116、under the water - not feeling well 117、wait around - waiting in vain 118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve 119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble 120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation 121、with flying colors - succeed very well 122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay |
