托福听力中常见短语

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——lessen; 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 something without complaining

30.turn out to be——come to be; prove