令人惊奇的是，很多考生在考完新托福后突然发现，自己的听力真的提高了很多，并且在考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来，供准备参加新托福考试的托友们使用。为体现原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。

　　 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 onecanhandle

　　 19、break down - cease to n

　　 20、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow

　　 21、break the news - inform or give bad news

　　 22、brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

　　 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

　　 38、every other - alternate

　　 39、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　 40、fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　 41、far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　 42、feel like - have a desire or wish for

　　 43、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　 44、few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　 45、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　 46、fill in for -take another’s place

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

　　 48、fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment

　　 49、flying colors -success,victory

　　 50、for good - permanently; forever

　　 51、for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　 52、get away with - escape without punishment

　　 53、get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething

　　 54、get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　 55、get the hang of - understand; learn

　　 56、give a hand - help

　　 57、go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated

　　 58、go off -begin to ring

　　 59、hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

　　 60、hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　 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

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