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 → lesson; 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 of action
　　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; do sth. without complaining
　　30. turn out to be → come to be; prove
　　31. bite off more than one can chew → attempt sth. that exceeds one’s ability
　　32. in the air → uncertain
　　33. get hold off → find a person so you can speak with him
　　34. learn the ropes → acquire thorough or special knowledge of a job
　　35. tear oneself away from → depart with great reluctance; force oneself to leave
　　36. tie up → engage or occupy completely
　　37. leave well(enough)alone → don’t try to improve what is already satisfactory
　　38. touch on → mention a subject briefly or casually
　　39. see to it → take care; take the responsibility make sure
　　40. give away → give as a present
　　41. get along with → live or work in harmony with
　　42. account for → explain
　　43. out of print → no longer available for purchase from the publisher
　　44. send out → distribute
　　45. in no time → in a very brief time almost at once
　　46. before long → soon; without much delay
　　47. play by ear →① play an instrument without using written music; ② handle a matter without adequate preparation preparation or guidance
　　48. wear and tear → loss or damage caused by use
　　49. come what may → no matter what happens
　　50. drop by → make a short or unplanned visit
　　51. be short of → not having enough
　　52. cut it out → stop doing sth.
　　53. be sick of → be tired of ; having a strong dislike of
　　54. look for a needle in a haystack (a bottle) → search for sth. in a place where it is hopelessly lost
　　55. knock oneself out → work very hard; make a great effort
　　56. run up against → encounter
　　57. far from → anything but; not at all
　　58. far from it → by no means; not at all
　　59. hang on to → hold tightly; keep firmly
　　60. get nowhere → be unsuccessful; obtain no result
　　61. day in and day out → every day; all the time
　　62. break down → cease to function
　　63. get going → get started; begin to move
　　64. take one’s time → not hurry
　　65. boil down to → indicate, especially as a final judgment or analysis
　　66. make up → take a test for the second time
　　67. put up with → bear with patience; tolerate
　　68. by and by → before long
　　69. give someone a hand → help; assist
　　70. ring a bell → sound familiar
　　71. snap out of it →① change one’s habits, attitude, etc, suddenly ② regain one’s composure, energy, or good spirits; recover
　　72. raise the roof → make trouble; start a fight or an argument
　　73. get away with → escape without punishment
　　74. on business → with definite work to do
　　75. look up → search for, as an item of information, in a reference book
　　76. let up →① cease; stop ② slacken; abate
　　77. in any case (or event) → no matter what happens
　　78. come out → be published
　　79. look into → investigate; inspect
　　80. spell out → explain very clearly or in detail
　　81. fall back on → rely on
　　82. wrap up → bring to an end, especially a successful conclusion
　　83. save one’s breath → keep silent because talking will not help
　　84. hold up →① delay; hinder ② endure, last
　　85. have one’s hands full → be very busy; be able to do no more
　　86. How come? → How is it? Why?
　　87. stick around → stay or wait nearby
　　88. make out → get along; manage
　　89. turn up → appear, turn out, show up
　　90. hold off → postpone; delay
　　91. over one’s head → beyond one’s power to understand
　　92. stock up → buy up; lay in a good supply of
　　93. keep up → continue
　　94. tie up → occupy completely
　　95. in and out → coming in and going out often
　　96. make ends meet → make one’s income suffice without incurring debt
　　97. on and on → without stopping
　　98. out of this world → wonderful; great
　　99. in a row →① in line; in alignment ② in succession; successively
　　100. wait around → waiting in vain

　　作者：邱政政