above all - most importantly 来源:考试大8 C7 M1 D5 t; ~6 z8 @4 T( x
account for - explain 来源:考试大+ y; R8 r3 u4 H" q* t- i6 C7 V% q
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth " r1 [9 O& p; _8 w( E8 K
as a rule - generally ;normally 来源:考试大
k5 w4 C& S. c. o+ I% Y about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something & { n. V7 @- C6 r. v. h; J! g
an old hand - be an experienced persom 来源:考试大* I+ G5 f1 J& x0 A
any day now -soon 来源:考试大" B4 a& I; ?8 [) `+ n3 b: Q) V- V
approach sb -talk to sb 来源:考试大4 f+ Q7 I+ H2 f9 u' Q0 |: W
be fed up with - be out of patience with来源:考试大
I0 b |* o/ e% c& m% V be on one's own - live independently 来源:考试大, [9 G& H4 s% m; l) O" @
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be on the safe side - take no chances 2 W) O0 b9 ^2 g+ [+ k' O
be out of something - have no longer in supply
( k4 R& c# H& N& b4 Q be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with 来源:考试大6 Y% ?, l. F9 p- Z/ n
be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy 来源:考试大
- V& h* T S. {& D" T5 ^! u be up to someone -be a person's responsibility来源:考试大
@, ?1 `; ?! n* ?+ D be out for -trying to get
- K- l2 V0 y5 k1 M& l! H be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible来源:考试大
6 t7 ^+ Z$ Y6 }8 G bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle 来源:考试大
0 l, z4 ^: r0 ~! d# j: ]4 F$ C break down - cease to function 来源:考试大, Y; ?+ m6 W' f4 [0 h0 ~3 b
break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn't know
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# S; B1 j, u; `' t break the news - inform or give bad news 来源:考试大 U/ W9 ~+ N; R) q2 s+ D* N9 J
brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of something through study 来源:考试大% B. H, N& u9 H- H
bump into - meet unexpectedly 来源:考试大$ @7 E2 x0 I9 U: v7 [/ G
by and large - in general来源:考试大
7 D- ?+ X& |( }, O by heart - by memory
; j( ]: \- o* r6 X8 R+ G4 @ r, n+ l by all means - absolutely ,definitely来源:考试大
5 F/ j' Q/ z# u: E% B5 ~ by no means - in no way来源:考试大
" } W8 B& Y5 m( t call off -cancel来源:考试大 ' d( U' a/ T8 i! X7 }
cheer up - be happy 来源:考试大
$ V0 a. R: e) K, x. q( X6 a# r" Y come down with - become sick with来源:考试大
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come into -receive,especially after another's death
% _3 M( T: O6 ^# i! a9 B come up with - think of 来源:考试大) Y9 R& p( v+ q" y3 L$ |0 ?: s; }. r
count on - depend upon 来源:考试大
+ @" j9 t+ r( B2 x# s count out - eliminate 来源:考试大
2 }) U* E: ^" m1 _7 b die down - become quiet ,become less来源:考试大
5 P6 l8 M3 n6 _6 E( w$ x do without - manage without something 来源:考试大
7 Q4 v! ]2 a4 s) Z' _* T, F8 s5 ] drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit 3 X: f0 U* }4 e5 F, ~! q( D
every other - alternate来源:考试大 0 M9 _9 t! D& ^! L+ ?; L
fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
. C, h6 h) P8 n% b fall through - fail to happen or be completed |