Toefl听力成语精选（一）
1.flying colors——success，victory
2.little by little——gradually
3.call off——cancel
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——lessen；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 ofaction
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 something without complaining
30.turn out to be——come to be；prove
31.bite off more than one can chew——attempt something 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.touch on——mention a subject briefly or casually
39.see to it——take care；take the responsibility；make sure
40.get along with——live or work in harmony with
www.pxzj8.com 41.give away——give as present
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 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 something 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 judgement 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 referance 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.fall back on——rely on
www.pxzj8.com81.spell out——explain very clearly or in detail
82.wrap up——bring to 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.stay put——stay in place；not leave
94.keep up——continue
95.tie up——occupy completely
96.in and out——coming in and going out often
97.make ends meet——make one's income suffice without incurring debt
98.on and on——without stopping
99.out of this world——wonderful；great
100.in a row——（1）in line；in alignment
（2）in succession；successively
101.wait around——waiting in vain
102.cool off（down）——make or become calm
103.hold the grudge——having hard feelings
104.come a long way——show much improvement；make great progress
105.straighten out——correct a mistake；make you realize you are wrong
106.once and for all——finally or decisively
107.put……away——put in the right place or out of sight
108.out of it——not concerned with；not involved in
109.bump into——meet by chance；run into
110.out of stock——lacking a supply of，especially temporarily
111.per se——in itself
112.keep to oneself——avoid the society of others
113.go out of one's way——make special effort to help somebody or do something
114.put up——accomodate；lodge
115.under the weather——some what ill；in low spirit
116.come in handy——prove useful
117.talk one out of——make one leave off or forego something by talking
118.wait on——serve；attend as a servant
119.go all out——make one's utmost effort
120.on sale——at a reduced price
121.try out——enter as a competitor
122.pass up——give up；renounce；reject
123.on behalf of——as a representative of
124.stay up——not to go to bed
125.the odds are——the chances are；the probability is
126.hold over——postpone
127.out of order——in the wrong arrangement or condition；not working right
128.booked up——have no seats or rooms left；have no free time left
129.fit in——find time to see someone
130.go in one ear and out the the other——make no impression
131.measure up——have the necessary qualifications
132.change of pace——a temporary shift or variation in the normal routine or
regular pattern of activity
133.run out of——exhaust the quantity or supply of
134.go by——follow；obey
135.take it out on——cause someone else to suffer for one's own misfortune or
dissatisfaction
136.get around to——find the necessary time for
137.put out——disturb；annoy
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