Toefl听力成语精选（二）

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　　41.give away——give as present
　　42.account for——explain
8 C  F% U) t! J2 \  r　　43.out of print——no longer available for purchase from the publisher
2 n" d" b! T0 H9 l# o1 v7 ^　　44.send out——distribute
　　45.in no time——in a very brief time；almost at once
" G& S$ K# i. f  T- N　　46.before long——soon；without much delay
4 d$ e# W9 i$ I) X  S7 U% q　　47.play by ear——（1）play an instrument without using written music
. b' ~* J, G! F2 ^8 D% M　　（2）handle a matter without adequate preparation or guidance
　　48.wear and tear——loss or damage caused by use
. O& W$ a9 J) I; n: y2 C　　49.come what may——no matter what happens
0 \0 [! l( c# Z, v/ b  c, ~0 x2 H　　50.drop by——make a short or unplanned visit
　　51.be short of——not having enough
　　52.cut it out——stop doing sth
( \6 \+ _( ^1 ]* N+ s# t5 D  ?　　53.be sick of——be tired of；having a strong dislike of
3 q2 ~" W0 h/ a3 a1 a/ ~6 T7 |　　54.look for a needle in a haystack（a bottle）——search for something in a place where it is hopelessly lost.
5 y* f' w, ~8 m( ^/ M$ p* }　　55.knock oneself out——work very hard；make a great effort
! j0 e  Z$ q, d' Y6 M1 z! H　　56.run up against——encounter
* h2 j( Q9 u/ d8 d3 |　　57.far from——anything but；not at all
, m& i( a& c" c8 X　　58.far from it——by no means；not at all
6 n0 p9 _! r7 P7 Z+ u　　59.hang on to——hold tightly；keep firmly
) F$ ^$ z  y2 E, c8 L/ \' ]　　60.get nowhere——be unsuccessful；obtain no result
　　61.day in and day out——every day；all the time
8 U" e, c- }4 v$ w$ o" Q  X8 k/ y　　62.break down——cease to function
　　63.get going——get started；begin to move
　　64.take one's time——not hurry
　　65.boil down to——indicate，especially as a final judgement or analysis
# w1 O1 A$ a( Y　　66.make up——take a test for the second time
　　67.put up with——bear with patience；tolerate
　　68.by and by——before long
　　69.give someone a hand——help；assist
+ n* z$ o3 y' O3 A! I　　70.ring a bell——sound familiar
5 M- ^9 P+ ?+ A" d9 M* ^! k, r& Z　　71.snap out of it——（1）change one's habits，attitude，etc，suddenly
1 S" W" Z5 h3 ~" s  L7 l4 w　　（2）regain one's composure，energy，or good spirits；recover
+ h, `  y) x* h5 v, Z　　72.raise the roof——make trouble；start a fight or an argument
　　73.get away with——escape without punishment
　　74.on business——with definite work to do
! ~5 E( B2 Y+ S  M( K% \9 w* v: f  J　　75.look up——search for；as an item of information，in a referance book
　　76.let up——（1）cease；stop
　　（2）slacken；abate
2 X; [9 U  I$ Z, t# k& y$ H　　77.in any case（or event）——no matter what happens
2 |. P& J  v) R! A- J) ]　　78.come out——be published
0 `+ g) I& m) X　　79.look into——investigate；inspect
3 |$ p  U2 V$ B8 o　　80.fall back on——rely on