托福听力必背120个重要习语（二）

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　　hang on - keep hold of; persevere; keep doing something
) ?, l: v' r& m6 Q: p　　hard to come by - difficult to obtain
: Z; v! D3 l8 u, a( ^　　have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
4 V. W" S- w$ G　　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
* j: K# t1 e( g) m　　hold off - delay; postpone
  Q9 [+ O: z7 O7 `+ q8 D; p' G　　hop to it - get started on something quickly
( s2 Y- P+ e2 d5 j3 D- U　　hit it off - get along well with someone
& K2 N3 S# x8 ]　　ill at ease - uncomfortable
+ i/ B9 _7 R  X8 g" w6 u% \　　in hot water - in trouble
　　in the air -uncertain
( s2 }; v9 Y% ~' l　　in the dark - keep someone without knowledge; information from someone
5 j, l- h( }& z( t3 ]　　in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
　　ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
　　iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
　　jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion
# y. y, m% Z( s　　keep an eye on - watch closely
　　keep one's fingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
( {2 I. k* j' |　　keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared
　　knock oneself out - make a great effort
, z: b* r* G2 U. I　　learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
! Q+ i  z) h, j7 e, F  J　　little by little -gradually
3 Q+ I  o% |  t$ @　　make ends meet - to get just enough money for one's needs
　　make out - manage; get along
　　mean to - intentional; on purpose
　　might as well - to have no strong reason not to
0 b$ F( q1 h' n/ \' N　　next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
, U6 D* a6 O5 r6 k0 R9 E! k7 Z　　not to mention - in addition
( y8 P! ~5 z! E( `/ ?, m6 ]$ R　　off balance - unaware; off guard
% w9 s8 i! ]: U# i' q% P& H+ I　　on the go - working or doing something all the time
& \, `% [7 f3 {2 I1 V2 E$ R　　on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
　　on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
　　on the blink - not working properly; broken
　　on the right track - thinking or doing something correctly
　　on the tip of one's tongue - to be about to remember something
　　once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　out of it - not involved in
, Z) l  s% H: o0 m% B" w$ z　　pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
　　piece of cake - easy
　　play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
$ P, ~5 P) h$ L4 Z0 i- x　　pill it off - accomplish
　　pull one's leg - make fun of someone in a playful way; make someone believe something that is not true
1 O8 p5 P' Z2 K( i# e　　quite a few - many
　　raise the roof -angry
　　right away - immediately
* H& E% Y: ^: ?　　run for office - compete for an elected position
　　save one's breath - to keep silent because talking would not achieve anything
　　say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
　　stone's throw - short distance
　　search me - an answer that means; I don't know
$ U4 X+ r- T2 k0 m& ^' ~　　serves one right - is deserving of
; Y: q$ f/ e* @' P& V3 y, m　　sleep on it - think about something for a while
3 N2 R* k5 H" U/ z3 ?　　straighten up - clean up; make tidy
+ \0 p, P" \8 C7 |( A5 \& X　　take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity
　　think nothing of it - that's all right
　　throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
　　to say the least - at the lowest estimate
　　touch on - mention a subject briefly
　　under the water - not feeling well
3 m. e4 x2 _2 c8 t4 O6 T+ `, L　　wait around - waiting in vain
$ s3 _' d2 a& h　　wait on - attend as a servant; serve
2 _, {$ D: P+ J- y5 n$ t* s: L　　well worth the trouble - it deserves the inconvenience or trouble
0 ^6 e6 r, K7 z& P# O( D& z8 V　　whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
　　with flying colors - succeed very well
　　without a hitch - without difficulty or delay