托福听力中，小词或习语是必考的，且又是考生最不容易掌握的。现从托福听力原文中精选100例，方便考生复习掌握习语或小词。
71,graon about 抱怨 How come Michael’s always groaning about something? 72,guest lecturer 客座教授 The only person who understood the guest lecturer was the professor。 73,hand-me-down 送的东西 A: What a gorgeous jacket. It must have cost a fortune。 B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down。 74,hand down 易如反掌 Lee won the chess match hands down。 75,have a way with 擅长 Bonnie really has a way with words。 76,have had it with 处于 I’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice。 77, head and shoulders above 高出许多 In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us。 78, hit the spots 特别好 This lemonade sure hits the spots。 79, hold the grudge 记仇 A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to。 B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge。 80, I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办 81, I have seen worse 我见过更糟的 82, in advance 提前；同义：before hand, ahead of time It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it。 83, in case 万一 Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out。 84, in next to no time 马上 A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long? B: I’ll be through in next to no time。 85, in the red 赤字 反义：in the black 86,in the works 正在准备阶段 An advanced course in theoretical chemistry is the works。 87, keep to oneself I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors。 88, kill time 浪费时间 Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours? 89, leave…up to somebody We’ll have to leave the decision up to him。 90, letter of recommendation 推荐信；letter of reference 推荐信