【聽力必背】新托福120個重要習語2

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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