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　　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