4. come into → receive, especially after another’s death 5. put off → postpone
6. stop by → make a brief visit on one’s way elsewhere 7. tie up → hinder
8. be out for → trying to get
9. fill in for → take another’s place
10. turn down →① refuse or reject ② reduce the loudness of 11. go off → begin to ring
12. cut down → lesson; reduce; limit 13. come up with → produce; supply
14. make it →① achieve a specific goal ② succeed in general 15. catch one’s eye → attract one’s attention
16. care for →① like; value ② look after; take care of 17. head and shoulders above → much better 18. catch on → become popular 19. on the whole → in general
20. fill sb. in → tell what sb. should know 21. in a nutshell → in a few words
22. from top to bottom → completely; entirely
23. take the plunge → enter with sudden decision upon an unfamiliar course of action
24. on the tip of one’s tongue → unable to be recalled
25. cheer up → feel happy; stop being sad or discouraged; become hopeful
26. hold off → postpone; delay
27. on cloud nine → a state of perfect happiness 28. back out → withdraw from an undertaking
29. grin and bear it → be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do sth. without complaining
30. turn out to be → come to be; prove
31. bite off more than one can chew → attempt sth. that exceeds one’s ability
32. in the air → uncertain
33. get hold off → find a person so you can speak with him
34. learn the ropes → acquire thorough or special knowledge of a job
35. tear oneself away from → depart with great reluctance; force oneself to leave
36. tie up → engage or occupy completely
37. leave well(enough)alone → don’t try to improve what is already satisfactory
38. touch on → mention a subject briefly or casually
39. see to it → take care; take the responsibility make sure 40. give away → give as a present
41. get along with → live or work in harmony with 42. account for → explain
43. out of print → no longer available for purchase from the publisher
44. send out → distribute
45. in no time → in a very brief time almost at once 46. before long → soon; without much delay
47. play by ear →① play an instrument without using written music; ② handle a matter without adequate preparation preparation or guidance
48. wear and tear → loss or damage caused by use
49. come what may → no matter what happens 50. drop by → make a short or unplanned visit 51. be short of → not having enough 52. cut it out → stop doing sth.
53. be sick of → be tired of ; having a strong dislike of
54. look for a needle in a haystack (a bottle) → search for sth. in a place where it is hopelessly lost
55. knock oneself out → work very hard; make a great effort 56. run up against → encounter
57. far from → anything but; not at all 58. far from it → by no means; not at all 59. hang on to → hold tightly; keep firmly
60. get nowhere → be unsuccessful; obtain no result 61. day in and day out → every day; all the time 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 judgment or analysis
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 70. ring a bell → sound familiar 71. snap out of it →① change one’s habits, attitude, etc, suddenly ② regain one’s composure, energy, or good spirits; recover 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
75. look up → search for, as an item of information, in a reference book
76. let up →① cease; stop ② slacken; abate
77. in any case (or event) → no matter what happens 78. come out → be published
79. look into → investigate; inspect
80. spell out → explain very clearly or in detail 81. fall back on → rely on
82. wrap up → bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion 83. save one’s breath → keep silent because talking will not help 84. hold up →① delay; hinder ② endure, last
85. have one’s hands full → be very busy; be able to do no more 86. How come? → How is it? Why?
87. stick around → stay or wait nearby 88. make out → get along; manage
89. turn up → appear, turn out, show up 90. hold off → postpone; delay
91. over one’s head → beyond one’s power to understand 92. stock up → buy up; lay in a good supply of 93. keep up → continue
94. tie up → occupy completely
95. in and out → coming in and going out often
96. make ends meet → make one’s income suffice without incurring debt
97. on and on → without stopping
98. out of this world → wonderful; great
99. in a row →① in line; in alignment ② in succession; successively
100. wait around → waiting in vain
1. cool off (down) → make or become calm 2. hold the grudge → having hard feelings
3. come a long way → show much improvement; make great progress 4. straighten out → correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong
5. once and for all → finally or decisively
6. put … away → put in the right place or out of sight 7. out of it → not concerned with, not involved in 8. bump into → meet by chance; run into
9. out of stock → lacking a supply of, especially temporarily 10. per se → in itself
11. keep to oneself → avoid the society of others
12. go out of one’s way → make special effort to help somebody or do sth.
13. put up → accommodate; lodge
14. under the weather → some what ill; in low spirit 15. come in handy → prove useful
16. talk one out of → make one leave off or forego sth. by talking 17. wait on → serve; attend as a servant 18. go all out → make one’s utmost effort 19. on sale → at a reduced price 20. try out → enter as a competitor
21. pass up → give up; renounce; reject 22. on behalf of → as a representative of 23. stay up → not to go to bed
24. the odds are → the changes are; the probability is 25. hold over → postpone
26. out of order → in the wrong arrangement or condition; not working right
27. booked up → have no seats or rooms left; have no free time left 28. fit in → fine tine to see someone
29. go in one ear and out the other → make no impression 30. measure up → have the necessary qualifications
31. change of pace → a temporary shift or variation in the normal routine or regular pattern of activity
32. run out of → exhaust the quantity or supply of 33. go by → follow; obey
34. take it out on → cause someone else to suffer for one’s own misfortune or dissatisfaction
35. get around to → find the necessary time for 36. put out → disturb; annoy
37. (with) flying colors 成功，以优异的成绩 38. little by little 逐渐 39. call off 取消
40. come into 获得，继承 41. put off 推迟 42. stop by 顺便看望 43. tie up 阻碍
44. be out for 一心谋求，力图获得 45. fill in for 代替
46. turn down 拒绝；把音量关小 47. go off 响起来 48. cut down 减少
49. come up with 想出，写出，提供出，找出 50. make it 成功，达到目标
51. catch one’s eye 吸引某人的注意力 52. care for 喜欢；照看，关照
53. head and shoulders above 大大超出，好得多 54. catch on 逐渐流行，逐渐受欢迎 55. on the whole 总的来说，大体上
56. fill sb in 告诉某人应该知道的事情 57. in a nutshell 简直地说，简言叙之 58. from top to bottom 彻底的 59. take the plunge 决意冒险 60. on the tip of one’s tongue 一时想不起来 61. cheer up 高兴，不再沮丧或气馁 62. hold off 推迟，拖延 63. on cloud nine 无比幸福，欣喜若狂 64. back out 食言，打退堂鼓 65. grin and bear it 逆来顺受
66. turn out to be 结果是，证明是
67. bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂 68. in the air 悬而未决，未确定 69. get hold off 找到可以谈话的人
70. learn the ropes 熟悉某一行业，了解内情 71. tear oneself away from 免强离开，忍痛离开 72. be tied up 忙得不可开交
73. leave well enough alone 已满意的事情，不要再去管它。不要画蛇添足。
74. touch on 提及，提到 75. see to it 关照，负责办 76. give away 送给
77. get along with 与人相处融洽，与人和睦相处 78. account for 解释
79. out of print 绝版，不再印刷 80. send out 分发
81. in no time 立刻，很快 82. before long 不久，很快 83. play it by ear 随机应变 84. wear and tear 磨损，消耗 85. come what may 无论有何变化，无论如何
86. drop by / stop by 顺便看望短暂或未经计划的讨论 87. be short of 缺少
88. cut it out 停止做某事 89. be sick of 对某事厌烦
90. look for a needle on a haystack 大海捞针 91. knock oneself out 辛苦地工作，工作努力 92. run up against 遭遇，遇到 93. far from 远非如此 94. far from it 根本不是
95. hang on to 紧紧抓住，保留，保住 96. get nowhere 一无进展，不成功，无结果 97. day in and day out 每天连续不断 98. break down 坏了，损坏
99. get going 开始动手做 100. take one’s time 从容进行，不紧不慢 1. boil down to 很明显是，很明显会…… 2. make up 补考，补做 3. put up with 忍受 4. by and by 很快
5. give sb. a hand 帮某人一把 6. ring a bell 听起来熟悉
7. snap out of it 重新振作起来 8. raise the roof 吵翻天 9. get away with 逃避惩罚
10. on business 因公，出公差 11. look up 查找（单词） 12. let up 减少，减小
13. in any case （或 event ）无论如何 14. come out 出版
15. look into 调查，考查
16. spell out 清楚地说出，解释清楚 17. fall back on 求助于，依赖 18. wrap up 圆满完成
19. save one’s breath 免开尊口，不要浪费口舌 20. hold up 阻碍；经久，持久
21. have one’s hands full 忙得不可开交 22. How come? 怎么会这样？为什么？ 23. stick around 在附近逗留 24. make out 了解，明白
25. turn up 出现 出席 列场 26. hold off 推迟，拖延
27. over one’s head 超过某人的理解力 28. stock up 买进储存起来 29. stay put 待在原地 30. keep up 继续 31. tie up 占用
32. in and out 进进出出，来来去去 33. make ends meet 量入为出，收支相抵 34. on and on 继续不断，不直不停
35. out of this world 非常好，不同凡响 36. in a row 连续不断 37. wait around 空等
38. cool off 息怒，平静下来 39. hold the grudge 怀恨在心 40. come a long way 有长足的进步 41. straighten out 纠正错误 42. once and for all 坚决地
43. put … away 把…收起来把…放好 44. out of it 闷闷不乐 45. bump into 偶然遇见 46. out of stock 没有库存 47. per se 本身
48. keep to oneself 不与他人交往 49. go out of one’s way 特意地，不怕麻烦地 50. put up 提供食宿
51. under the weather 身体不舒服（因天气不佳） 52. come in handy 迟早有用，派得上用场 53. talk one out of it 劝说某人不要做某事 54. wait on 伺候
55. go all out 全力以赴，尽全力 56. on sale 廉价出售，大减价 57. try out 参加竞争，选拔 58. pass up 放弃 59. on behalf of 代表 60. stay up 熬夜
61. Their odds are very poor 他们成功的可能性很小 62. hold over 推迟，拖延 63. out of order 损坏 64. be booked up 预定满了 65. fit in 找时间做
66. in one ear and out the other 不听，当耳旁风，左耳进，右耳出 67. measure up 符合标准
68. change of pace 变换活动，换口味 69. run out of go by 用完 70. go by 遵守，遵循
71. take it out on sb. 拿某人出气 72. get around to 找时间做 73. put out 使不安，使不高兴 74. on top of 对…一清二楚 75. in the long run 终究
76. can’t for the life of me 无论如何也不能 77. your guess is as good as mine 我也不知道 78. out of date 过时
79. plough through 费力的阅读 80. be through 完成
81. search me! 我不知道
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