托福听力中的30个常见短语

　　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——lessen; 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 ofaction

　　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; dosomething without complaining

　　30.turn out to be——come to be; prove