新托福听力必背120个重要习语

　　令人惊奇的是，很多考生在考完新托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，并且在中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加新托福的托友们使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。

　　只要考生们坚持用心去练，肯定会对听力的提高有所帮助，而且在考试的时候会发现这样的效果真的很好。当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。

　　1、above all - most importantly

　　2、account for - explain

　　3、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

　　4、as a rule - generally ;normally

　　5、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

　　6、an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　7、any day now -soon

　　8、approach sb -talk to sb

　　9、be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　10、be on one's own - live independently

　　11、be on the safe side - take no chances

　　12、be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　13、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

　　14、be up to ones'ears - be extremely busy

　　15、be up to someone -be a person's responsibility

　　16、be out for -trying to get

　　17、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　18、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle

　　19、break down - cease to n

　　20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn'tknow

　　21、break the news - inform or give bad news

　　22、brush up on - imporve noe's knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

　　23、bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　24、by and large - in general

　　25、by heart - by memory

　　26、by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　27、by no means - in no way

　　28、call off -cancel

　　29、cheer up - be happy

　　30、come down with - become sick with

　　31、come into -receive,especially after another's death

　　32、come up with - think of

　　33、count on - depend upon

　　34、count out - eliminate

　　35、die down - become quiet ,become less

　　36、do without - manage without something

　　37、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit

　　38、every other - alternate

　　39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　42、feel like - have a desire or wish for

　　43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　44、few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　46、fill in for -take another's place

　　47、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　48、fish out of water - out of one's element ornaturalenvironment

　　49、flying colors -success,victory

　　50、for good - permanently; forever

　　51、for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　52、get away with - escape without punishment

　　53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething

　　54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　55、get the hang of - understand; learn

　　56、give a hand - help

　　57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated

　　58、go off -begin to ring

　　59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

　　60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　61、have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

　　62、have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings ratherthanreason

　　63、hold off - delay;postpone

　　64、hop to it - get started on something quickly

　　65、hit it off - get along well with someone

　　66、ill at ease - uncomfortable

　　67、in hot water - in trouble

　　68、in the air -uncertain

　　69、in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; informationfromsomenoe

　　70、in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

　　71、ins and outs - all the details; the various parts anddifficultiesto be seen

　　72、iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

　　73、jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decisionoropinion

　　74、keep an eye on - watch closely

　　75、keep one'sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

　　76、keep on one's toes - be ready for action; prepared

　　77、knock oneself out - make a great effort

　　78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity

　　79、little by little -gradually

　　80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe's needs

　　81、make out - manage;get along

　　82、mean to - intentional; on purpose

　　83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to

　　84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive

　　85、not to mention - in addition

　　86、off balance - unaware; off guard

　　87、on the go - working or doing something all the time

　　88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation

　　89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally

　　90、on the blink - not working properly;broken

　　91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly

　　92、on the tip of noe's tongue - to be about to remr somthing

　　93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never

　　94、out of it - not involved in

　　95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something

　　96、piece of cake - easy

　　97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning

　　98、pill it off - accomplish

　　99、pull one's leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture

　　100、quite a few - many

　　101、raise the roof -angry

　　102、center away - immediately

　　103、run for office - compete for an elected position

　　104、save one's breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting

　　105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely

　　106、stone's throw - short distance

　　107、search me - an answer that means; I don't know

　　108、serves one center - is deserving of

　　109、sleep on it - think about something for a while

　　110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy

　　111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one's work or activity

　　112、think nothing of it - that's all center

　　113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for

　　114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate

　　115、touch on - mention a subject briefly

　　116、under the water - not feeling well

　　117、wait around - waiting in vain

　　118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve

　　119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble

　　120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation

　　121、with flying colors - succeed very well

　　122、without a hitch - without difficulty or delay