听力必背120个重要习语（二）

会计考友

　　hang on - keep hold of; persevere; keep doing something
　　hard to come by - difficult to obtain
　　have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
  B: S' B$ U2 w9 z　　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
) }- ?4 k5 Q5 L　　hold off - delay; postpone
　　hop to it - get started on something quickly
) @3 p) L' C8 s1 O  A! h; U　　hit it off - get along well with someone
1 _: @9 \- ?* F* E　　ill at ease - uncomfortable
　　in hot water - in trouble
　　in the air -uncertain
　　in the dark - keep someone without knowledge; information from someone
　　in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
1 ~0 l; m1 M& s; X9 @. t6 ^! d. n( r5 Z　　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
, ]. ?7 b1 [$ L4 Z& P6 Y　　keep an eye on - watch closely
! i: P+ E; A, S　　keep one's fingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
3 U4 @, F) \1 R# A( K8 B　　keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared
( b8 Q2 |/ b0 n& w  x　　knock oneself out - make a great effort
　　learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
　　little by little -gradually
2 p* a1 h# w; F' ?8 a　　make ends meet - to get just enough money for one's needs
2 ?% k5 a1 k: U7 M　　make out - manage; get along
6 }/ l! u- i9 h! s9 ?3 e- u' S　　mean to - intentional; on purpose
　　might as well - to have no strong reason not to
　　next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
8 r- e6 t0 L4 k5 ~　　not to mention - in addition
　　off balance - unaware; off guard
　　on the go - working or doing something all the time
8 M% P5 z* G- C1 N　　on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
7 T( K5 e" A, S, b% O6 g0 v　　on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
1 U# W. V: v" Q+ D7 U* ]　　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
* y! S  E% j7 r- W' d/ h) K　　once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　out of it - not involved in
　　pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
　　piece of cake - easy
! [0 ~1 y) L" o8 i0 i' x　　play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
( U8 d) {9 `  o& o: _　　pill it off - accomplish
　　pull one's leg - make fun of someone in a playful way; make someone believe something that is not true
　　quite a few - many
　　raise the roof -angry
8 l% O. }6 N2 E, f4 ~& Y2 H　　right away - immediately
" n9 V4 c# ^# G  T6 D2 b. @　　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
: Z3 X% [! O: W/ h  f% y　　search me - an answer that means; I don't know
　　serves one right - is deserving of
　　sleep on it - think about something for a while
　　straighten up - clean up; make tidy
　　take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity
9 m5 ^! f5 f+ w　　think nothing of it - that's all right
: x! z( {, K) ~( B　　throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
" J1 ]' N1 k; J2 O, D% Z# m　　to say the least - at the lowest estimate
　　touch on - mention a subject briefly
3 X" K3 Q' \9 `* @% n* s( m, V& I　　under the water - not feeling well
7 @9 _  {( ^2 J7 p5 ~: Y# o　　wait around - waiting in vain
  T2 X( M* c3 a  X% i% A+ I5 D　　wait on - attend as a servant; serve
　　well worth the trouble - it deserves the inconvenience or trouble
2 h! A; B& j8 f3 m. f: E　　whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation
　　with flying colors - succeed very well
　　without a hitch - without difficulty or delay