above all - most importantly 来源:考试大" I- _. \* x6 w# f' W# y
account for - explain 来源:考试大, v' w6 A9 o! z# b( \6 @
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth # Y$ u- i; t0 T7 c% p$ P, {
as a rule - generally ;normally 来源:考试大8 Z% D) Q( N" g/ e& P& U4 Z
about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something ( V8 A9 T) A5 _
an old hand - be an experienced persom 来源:考试大
3 K7 I$ P: E# t' h( m4 C* X any day now -soon 来源:考试大
z( m+ w2 c t approach sb -talk to sb 来源:考试大* K, f) _$ _; q
be fed up with - be out of patience with来源:考试大
0 Q' V2 |( a0 b' p0 [ be on one's own - live independently 来源:考试大
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: l/ C2 R% @: B5 L j" t be on the safe side - take no chances
@) E* ^; j$ x& m" r be out of something - have no longer in supply 6 ]+ E0 }4 r4 W! y. _1 I. n" D
be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with 来源:考试大
, |' \7 g/ Y3 t6 p. R' w& s be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy 来源:考试大: F; L0 d8 x* f: ^- D C
be up to someone -be a person's responsibility来源:考试大
4 k2 J( q* j/ |9 I2 n' @6 i be out for -trying to get % T E, V- n3 \* R6 O- w' R: U
be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible来源:考试大 & L* y6 X4 K: [$ M/ h' v" R
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle 来源:考试大! f; x3 b* B( s" u# F
break down - cease to function 来源:考试大
6 p% o8 c3 [. Y, X0 y break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn't know 4 G7 Y; a1 E6 p1 [+ C1 e( q" c
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break the news - inform or give bad news 来源:考试大
/ w( @2 x- {2 S; G: W5 M brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of something through study 来源:考试大% W& E! m* R+ T
bump into - meet unexpectedly 来源:考试大
' W2 i# w; T5 B by and large - in general来源:考试大
. A& N+ }' Y( J* d by heart - by memory
/ [' [0 y6 y! V+ \$ { ^" |9 F by all means - absolutely ,definitely来源:考试大 / y. L* {( M% S! d# z, U
by no means - in no way来源:考试大
6 ~. ?2 `' ]! N( q call off -cancel来源:考试大 7 M/ L. ~" q6 Q0 T6 x- c" l+ k
cheer up - be happy 来源:考试大/ t2 Q& a: p0 ?( i7 x8 ~- z& c; ?
come down with - become sick with来源:考试大 1 q" F2 C6 W0 L1 Y; F
2 @# f4 s8 o4 |% J, u come into -receive,especially after another's death # w- @0 D9 ]3 k% [( o1 n/ B4 b2 o
come up with - think of 来源:考试大
2 t& _9 Q- f- y5 Z, y4 P count on - depend upon 来源:考试大
! O, r4 R+ N# a2 R count out - eliminate 来源:考试大
8 E& W6 D% q! y die down - become quiet ,become less来源:考试大
: B, D9 z# K0 y7 R3 _ n+ X+ @0 Y do without - manage without something 来源:考试大. ?8 Y8 b5 @0 w9 D
drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
9 W4 A! K H/ ^9 F6 @ every other - alternate来源:考试大
! X; ~0 ?2 U. s _5 P0 U/ G fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time B. F4 ]. `7 b5 I
fall through - fail to happen or be completed |