英语六级听力考试必背的120个重要习语

大学英语六级听力考试必背的120个重要习语

　　只要大家坚持用心去练，肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的，而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好，当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。

　　above all - most importantly

　　account for - explain

　　as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

　　as a rule - generally ;normally

　　about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

　　an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　any day now -soon

　　approach sb -talk to sb

　　be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　be on one’s own - live independently

　　be on the safe side - take no chances

　　be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

　　be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy

　　be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility

　　be out for -trying to get

　　be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle

　　break down - cease to function

　　break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know

　　break the news - inform or give bad news

　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

　　bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　by and large - in general

　　by heart - by memory

　　by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　by no means - in no way

　　call off -cancel

　　cheer up - be happy

　　come down with - become sick with

　　come into -receive,especially after another’s death

　　come up with - think of

　　count on - depend upon

　　count out - eliminate

　　die down - become quiet ,become less

　　do without - manage without something

　　drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate

　　fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　feel like - have a desire or wish for

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

　　few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　fill in for -take another’s place

　　fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment

　　flying colors -success,victory

　　for good - permanently; forever

　　for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　get away with - escape without punishment

　　get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something

　　get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　get the hang of - understand; learn

　　give a hand - help

　　go without saying - understood; clear without needing to be stated

　　go off -begin to ring

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

　　hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

　　have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

　　hold off - delay;postpone

　　hop to it - get started on something quickly

　　hit it off - get along well with someone

　　ill at ease - uncomfortable

　　in hot water - in trouble

　　in the air -uncertain

　　in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

　　in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

　　ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

　　iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

　　jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

　　keep an eye on - watch closely