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1.120FrequentlyUsedAmericanIdioms
aboveall-mostimportantly
accountfor-explain
asamatteroffact-infact,tospeakthetruth
asarule-generally;normally
aboutto-bereadyto;beonthepointofdoingsomething
anoldhand-beanexperiencedperson
anydaynow-soon
approachsb-talktosb
befedupwith-beoutofpatiencewith
beonone’sown-liveindependently
beonthesafeside-takenochances
beoutofsomething-havenolongerinsupply
betiredof-beboredwith,frustratedwith
beuptoones’ears-beextremelybusy
beuptosomeone-beaperson’sresponsibility
beoutfor-tryingtoget
beoutofthequestion-beunacceptable,impossible
biteoffmorethanonecanchew-takeonmorethanonecanhandle
breakdown-ceasetofunction
breaktheice-begintobefriendlywithpeopleonedoesn’tknow
breakthenews-informorgivebadnews
brushupon-improveone’sknowledgeofsomethingthroughstudy
bumpinto-meetunexpectedly
byandlarge-ingeneral
byheart-bymemory
byallmeans-absolutely,definitely
bynomeans-innoway
calloff-cancel
cheerup-behappy
comedownwith-becomesickwith
comeinto-receive,especiallyafteranother’sdeath
comeupwith-thinkof
counton-dependupon
countout-eliminate
diedown-becomequiet,becomeless
dowithout-managewithoutsomething
dropby-visitinformally;payashortvisit
everyother-alternate
fallbehind-lag;failtoaccomplishsomethingontime
fallthrough-failtohappenorbecompleted
farcryfrom-completelydifferentfrom;alongway
feellike-haveadesireorwishfor
feelupto-feelwellenoughtoorbecapableof
fewandfarbetween-nothappeningoften;rate
figureout-determine;reasonoutbythinking
fillinfor-takeanother’splace
fillsb.in-tellwhatsb.shouldknow
fishoutofwater-outofone’selementornaturalenvironment
flyingcolors-success,victory
forgood-permanently;forever
forthetimebeing-fornow;temporarily
getawaywith-escapewithoutpunishment
getridof-givesomethingaway;sell,destroy,orthrowawaysomething
gettheballrolling-startsomething;makeabeginning
getthehangof-understand;learn
giveahand-help
gowithoutsaying-understood;clearwithoutneedingtobestated
gooff-begintoring
hangon-keepholdof;persevere;keepdoingsomething
hardtocomeby-difficulttoobtain
haveaheart-havekindfeelings;beunderstanding
haveahunch-haveanideabasedonfeelingsratherthanreason
holdoff-delay;postpone
hoptoit-getstartedonsomethingquickly
hititoff-getalongwellwithsomeone
illatease-uncomfortable
inhotwater-introuble
intheair-uncertain
inthedark-keepsomeonewithoutknowledge;informationfromsomeone
inthelonerun-lookingtowardthefuture;eventually
insandouts-allthedetails;thevariouspartsanddifficultiestobeseen
ironout-removethedifficultiesorfindananswerfor
jumptoconclusions-arrivetooquicklyatadecisionoropinion
keepaneyeon-watchclosely
keepone’sfingerscrossed-wishthatnothinggoeswrong
keeponone’stoes-bereadyforaction;prepared
knockoneselfout-makeagreateffort
learntheropes-learntherulesandroutinesofaplaceoractivity
littlebylittle-gradually
makeendsmeet-togetjustenoughmoneyforone’sneeds
makeout-manage;getalong
meanto-intentional;onpurpose
mightaswell-tohavenostrongreasonnotto
nexttonothing-almostnothing;veryinexpensive
nottomention-inaddition
offbalance-unaware;offguard
onthego-workingordoingsomethingallthetime
onpinsandneedles-nervous;anxious;fullofanticipation
onpurpose-deliberately;intentionally
ontheblink-notworkingproperly;broken
ontherighttrack-thinkingordoingsomethingcorrectly
onthetipofone’stongue-tobeabouttoremembersomething
onceinabluemoon-rarely;almostnever
outofit-notinvolvedin
pickupthetab-paythebillorthecostofsomething
pieceofcake-easy
playbyear-actspontaneously;withoutplanning
pillitoff-accomplish
pullone’sleg-makefunofsomeoneinaplayfulway;makesomeonebelievesomethingthatisnottrue
quiteafew-many
raisetheroof-angry
rightaway-immediately
runforoffice-competeforanelectedposition
saveone’sbreath-tokeepsilentbecausetalkingwouldnotachieveanything
saythatagain-asayingthatmeans;Iagreecompletely
stone’sthrow-shortdistance
searchme-ananswerthatmeans;Idon’tknow
servesoneright-isdeservingof
sleeponit-thinkaboutsomethingforawhile
straightenup-cleanup;maketidy
takeabreak-restforawhile;stopone’sworkoractivity
thinknothingofit-that’sallright
throwcoldwateron-discourage;lessenenthusiasmfor
tosaytheleast-atthelowestestimate
touchon-mentionasubjectbriefly
underthewater-notfeelingwell
waitaround-waitinginvain
waiton-attendasaservant;serve
wellworththetrouble-itdeservestheinconvenienceortrouble
wholenewballgame-anentirelydifferentsituation
withflyingcolors-succeedverywell
withoutahitch-withoutdifficultyordelay
2.100FrequentlyUsedPhrasesinTOEFLtest
1,achangeofpace节奏变换
Youcan’tdothesechemistryexperimentsalldaylong.Youcertainlyneedachangeofpace.
2,afarcryfrom相距甚远
Thepublishedbookisfarcryfromtheearlymanuscript.
3,andhow的确
A:
She’sagooddancer.
B:
andhow.
4,amatteroftime时间问题Itisonlyamatteroftime.
5,aphonecallaway一个电话之远,愿意过来帮忙。
Ifyouneedmyhelp,doletmeknow.JustrememberIamaphonecallaway.
6,awhileback不久以前
7,allalong一直Iknewitallalong.
8,anythingbut绝对不Iwasanythingbuthappyaboutgoing.
9,accountfor解释Howdoyouaccountforit?
10,afterall到底
A:
I’vejustseentheX-raysandyourteethlookjustfine,
B:
Isee.Thenthereisnothingtoworryaboutafterall.
11,allergicto对|……过敏
Ohman!
Somethinginthisroomismakingmyeyesitch.Imustbeallergictosomething.
12,atsb’sservice愿为某人服务Iamatyourserviceatanytime.
13,aroundtheclock24小时不停Marthastudiedaroundtheclockformanagementexam.
14,asfarasIknow就我所知
15,athomewith对…..很熟悉Sheisathomewithproblemslikethis.
16,backout
1)退出A:
Wasn’tBertsupposedtosingtonight?
B:
Yes,buthebackedoutatlastminute
2)不履行Shefinallybackedoutofherpromise.
17,becutoutfor天生适合I’mnotcutouttobeahero.
18,beabsorbedinShehasbeenabsorbedinahorrorfiction.Ican’ttearheraway.
19,beaddictedto对……上瘾Shehasbeenaddictedtodrugsforyears.
20,beattachedto对……有感情
A:
I’mamazedthatyouarestilldrivingthatoldcarofyours.Ithoughtyouwouldhavegottenridofityearsago.
B:
ItrunswellandI’veactuallybeenquiteattachedtoit.
21,backup
1)累积Thesubwayisrunningbehindschedule,andtrafficisbackedupforblocks.Idon’tknowifwe’llmakethe6:
30show.
2)支持I’llbackitup.
22,beboundfor到……地方ThebusisboundforNewEngland.
23,be(feel)myself找到自我I’mfeelingmyselfagain.
24,beburnedup生气Shewasreallyburnedupatthenews.
25,behardupforI’mhardupforclothes,butIhavealotofbooks.
26,beheadandshouldersabove好许多Incalculus,Joeisheadandshouldersabovehisclassmates.
27,beinthedark蒙在鼓里A:
Doyouhaveanyideawhathisnoticeisabout?
B:
I’masinthedarkasyouare.
28,bestuck卡住了
Ican’tgetthiswindowopen.It’sstuck.
29,biteoffmorethanonecanchew.贪多嚼不烂
A:
Ihearyou’retakinganadvancedphysicscoursethissemester.
B:
IthinkI’vebittenoffmorethanIcanchew.
30,breaknewground有了新的突破
Hisarchitecturaldesignbrokenewgroundinthefield.
31,benefitconcert慈善音乐会
Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthebenefitconcert,butwedon’thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.
32,busysignal占线I’vebeencallingDavidforthepasthalfhour,butIkeepgettingabusysignal.
33,betweenyouandme你我之间,保密
34,callfor
A,打电话找Tomjustcalledforyou.
B,预报Theforecastcallsforheavyrainagaintonight.Aren’tyougladwe’llbegettingawayfromthisforaweek?
C,问It’sprobablyinthenewpartoftown.We’llhavetocallfordirections.
35,callitaday就此结束
A:
I’mreallygladourclubdecidestoraisemoneyforthechildren’shospital,andmostofthepeoplewe’vephonedseemedhappytocontribute.
B:
Yeah,Iagree.Nowwe’vegonethroughallthenumbersonourlistnow,soIguesswecancallitaday.
36,cashthecheck兑现支票Haveyoursistercashedherpaycheck?
37,clearoff收拾,整理It’sabouttimeweclearoffthedesk.
38,comedown(雨,雪)下起来Theheavyrainiscomingdown,now.
39,comeinfirstintherace比赛第一名NotonlydidJillcomeinfirstintheracebutshealsohadherbestrunningtimeoftheseason.
40,comewhatmay不管怎样We’llpickyouuptomorrowateight,comewhatmay.
41costsomebodyanarmandalegA:
DidyouseethediamondringBillgavetoLinda?
B:
Isuredid.Itmusthavecosthimanarmandaleg.
42,cutitout闭嘴Itoldyoutocutitout.
43,becutoutfor生来时做……的Dr.Hamiltondoesn’tfeelLarryiscutoutforthemedicalprofession.
44,departmentchair系主任Ididn’twritethatmemotothedepartmentchair.
45,dirtcheap非常便宜A:
You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?
B:
I’vefoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.
46,dowith用…..凑合;dowithout没有……也行Youcandowith
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