2022年托福TOEFL听力必背重要习语.doc

托福TOEFL听力必背120个重要习语 above all - most importantlyaccount for - explainas a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truthas a rule - generally ;normallyabout to - be ready to;be on the point of doing somethingan old hand - be an experienced persomany day now -soonapproach sb -talk to sbbe fed up with - be out of patience withbe on ones own - live independentlybe on the safe side - take no chancesbe out of something - have no longer in supplybe tired of - be bored with ,frustrated withbe up to onesears - be extremely busybe up to someone -be a persons responsibilitybe out for -trying to getbe out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossiblebite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandlebreak down - cease to nbreak the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesntknowbreak the news - inform or give bad newsbrush up on - imporve noes knowledge of somethingthroughstudybump into - meet unexpectedlyby and large - in generalby heart - by memoryby all means - absolutely ,definitelyby no means - in no waycall off -cancelcheer up - be happycome down with - become sick withcome into -receive,especially after anothers deathcome up with - think ofcount on - depend uponcount out - eliminatedie down - become quiet ,become lessdo without - manage without somethingdrop by - visit informally；pay a short visitevery other - alternatefall behind - lag；fail to accomplish something on timefall through - fail to happen or be completedfar cry form - completely different from;a long wayfeel like - have a desire or wish forfeel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele offew and far between - not happening often；ratefigure out - determine；reason out by thinkingfill in for -take anothers placefill sb.in - tell what sb. should knowfish out of water - out of ones element ornaturalenvironmentflying colors -success,victoryfor good - permanently；foreverfor the time being - for now；temporarilyget away with - escape without punishmentget rid of - give something away；sell，destroy，or throwawaysomethingget the ball rolling - start something；make a beginningget the hang of - understand；learngive a hand - helpgo without saying - understood；clear without needing tobestatedgo off -begin to ringhang on - keep hold of；persevere;keep doing somethinghard to come by - difficult to obtainhave a heart - have kind feelings；be understandinghave a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreasonhold off - delay;postponehop to it - get started on something quicklyhit it off - get along well with someoneill at ease - uncomfortablein hot water - in troublein the air -uncertainin the dark - keep someone without knowdge；informationfromsomenoein the lone run - looking toward the future；eventuallyins and outs - all the details；the various parts anddifficultiesto be seeniron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer forjump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinionkeep an eye on - watch closelykeep onesfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrongkeep on ones toes - be ready for action；preparedknock oneself out - make a great effortlearn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivitylittle by little -graduallymake ends meet - to get just enough money for noes needsmake out - manage;get alongmean to - intentional；on purposemight as well - to have no strong reson not tonext to nothing - almost nothing；very inexpensivenot to mention - in additionoff balance - unaware；off guardon the go - working or doing something all the timeon pins and needles - nervous；anxious；full of anticipationon purpose - deliberately；intentionallyon the blink - not working properly;brokenon the center track - thinking or doing something correctlyon the tip of noes tongue - to be about to remr somthingonce in a blue moon - rarely；almost neverout of it - not involved inpick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of somethingpiece of cake - easyplay by ear - act spontaneously；without planningpill it off - accomplishpull ones leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not turequite a few - manyraise the roof -angrycenter away - immediatelyrun for office - compete for an elected positionsave ones breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anytingsay that again - a saying that means；I agree completelystones throw - short distancesearch me - an answer that means；I dont knowserves one center - is deserving ofsleep on it - think about something for a whilestraighten up - clean up；make tidytake a break - rest for a while；stop ones work or activitythink nothing of it - thats all centerthrow cold water on - discourage；lessen enthusiasm forto say the least - at the lowest estimatetouch on - mention a subject brieflyunder the water - not feeling wellwait around - waiting in vainwait on - attend as a servant;servewell worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortroublewhole new ballgame - an entirely different situationwith flying colors - succeed very wellwithout a hitch - without difficulty or delay