托福考试：听力解题必备习语（1）
在完成托福听力时偶尔大家会遇到一些感觉既熟悉又陌生的英语习语，习语不同于普通单词能轻易在字典里找到准确含义，必须要大家结合英美文化来理解才能保证准确。以下是一位托福培训名师总结整理的托福IBT听力解题应掌握的300个英语习语，希望给大家的托福听力解题带来帮助。 1. flying colors → success, victory2. 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. drop 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
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