考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语300.docxVIP

考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语3001.???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