雅思听力常考短语.doc

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 → 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; t