节选自《托福iBT听力新思维》 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 → lesson. 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 of action 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 sth. without complaining 30. turn out to be → come to be. prove 31. bite off more than one can chew → attempt sth. 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. leave well(enough)alone → don’t try to improve what is already satisfactory 38. touch on → mention a subject briefly or casually 39. see to it → take care. take the responsibility make sure 40. give away → give as a present 41. get along with → live or work in harmony with 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 preparation or guidance 48. wear and tear → loss or damage caused by use 49. come what may → no matter what happens 50. 0drop 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 sth. 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 judgment 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 reference book 76. let up →① cease. stop ② slacken. abate 77. in any case (or event) → no matter what happens 78. come out → be published 79. look into → investigate. inspect 80. spell out → explain very clearly or in detail 81. fall back on → rely on 82. wrap up → bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion 83. save one’s breath → keep silent because talking will not help 84. hold up →① delay. hinder ② endure, last 85. have one’s hands full → be very busy. be able to do no more 86. How come? → How is it? Why? 87. stick around → stay or wait nearby 88. make out → get along. manage 89. turn up → appear, turn out, show up 90. hold off → postpone. delay 91. over one’s head → beyond one’s power to understand 92. stock up → buy up. lay in a good supply of 93. keep up → continue 94. tie up → occupy completely 95. in and out → coming in and going out often 96. make ends meet → make one’s income suffice without incurring debt 97. on and on → without stopping 98. out of this world → wonderful. great 99. in a row →① in line. in alignment ② in succession. successively 100. wait around → waiting in vain