英语四级听力常用的习语(1)

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

47.fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment

48.flying colors -success,victory

49.for good - permanently; forever

50.for the time being - for now; temporarily