英语四六级听力常用的107个习语.doc

英语四六级听力常用的107个习语 　　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 one can handle 　　19.break down - cease to function 　　20.break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know 　　21.break the news - inform or give bad news 　　22.brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study 　　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 every other - alternate 　　38.fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time 　　39.fall through - fail to happen or be completed 　　40.far cry form - completely different from;a long way 　　41.feel like - have a desire or wish for 　　42.feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of 　　43.few and far between - not happening often; rate 　　44.figure out - determine; reason out by thinking 　　45.fill in for -take another’s place 　　46