above all - most importantly 来源:考试大6 Y+ l7 Q# ]* m( J3 E* I
account for - explain 来源:考试大; A( n7 C# j% t( I1 [. i5 n
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
, m4 P3 k+ ~7 G3 ~" E9 V" l as a rule - generally ;normally 来源:考试大
" k* t' ?' o3 ]2 _8 W( y% W about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something " e# _/ p* X! P; F' h( o
an old hand - be an experienced persom 来源:考试大. E" V& q/ I+ r, Y! ~, C5 E; t2 g3 S5 \
any day now -soon 来源:考试大
2 v. j, |' i# B5 H8 X& Y approach sb -talk to sb 来源:考试大
3 s4 k0 w8 C$ x" E) {, D be fed up with - be out of patience with来源:考试大
7 R# r: @5 |& v- I be on one's own - live independently 来源:考试大
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be on the safe side - take no chances
b( F( \+ Z. }# _( i" i be out of something - have no longer in supply
. i( Z) f! ^( p7 `/ ~ be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with 来源:考试大; T2 P& z" ^1 T# x k
be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy 来源:考试大! }9 N( W, s1 J% C6 A! n: B& S& f
be up to someone -be a person's responsibility来源:考试大
0 s+ I1 i8 |& y5 t+ f; ] be out for -trying to get
- N! ~; X9 y, L; x2 R be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible来源:考试大 9 |! b; z* |$ `, v
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle 来源:考试大9 { k9 n$ ?' ~# T- o
break down - cease to function 来源:考试大
" @1 s! @7 `; T2 X break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn't know 3 k' H7 Q# G6 @; |. L( c* _- I
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break the news - inform or give bad news 来源:考试大
; ?" y3 O3 g. L8 b4 A, e brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of something through study 来源:考试大
+ j: L4 I a' x' \1 f+ N bump into - meet unexpectedly 来源:考试大
, ]: n. O% U) y# @5 M6 Q- g9 y by and large - in general来源:考试大 ( T9 S4 s+ V2 a' A. q9 P
by heart - by memory
& t( N9 @! ~& {2 Y- }/ }# o o by all means - absolutely ,definitely来源:考试大 3 R {/ q% k/ e1 u
by no means - in no way来源:考试大
" ]8 G9 w- N" |, Y* q; o7 N$ V call off -cancel来源:考试大 % K( y/ ?% ]; ?
cheer up - be happy 来源:考试大 |& z/ U- D7 B
come down with - become sick with来源:考试大
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come into -receive,especially after another's death 2 b, s4 @2 n8 O5 h7 }2 k
come up with - think of 来源:考试大
# [' q' }) Y* Q6 T; j: ^ count on - depend upon 来源:考试大
# [. h( Y5 k: V$ t count out - eliminate 来源:考试大1 }. i1 I$ d# s2 s9 E% \/ x5 L J+ b
die down - become quiet ,become less来源:考试大 3 p6 Q: m0 \$ ^+ g; {/ W2 w& C
do without - manage without something 来源:考试大6 }* a+ }1 t4 @7 Y+ k9 l/ E
drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
+ ?) C, g9 d7 C* o: j+ W6 v1 s every other - alternate来源:考试大 " }+ [# c1 |/ `' C. a+ J+ q
fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time . _ M# G H' l, H3 }+ d/ B
fall through - fail to happen or be completed |