考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语300

考生必备：托福iBT听力必备习语300
　　1. flying colors → success, victory
(Ie.) win the state championship with flyingcolors/ pass the test with flying colors
　　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 → engage or occupy completely/ hinder
　　(ie.) she tied up her things in a parcel.
　　Tie up the wound
　　Tie up the ship at Shanghai
[美语] the docker's strike tied up the port. The accident tied up the traffic for a few hours.
[口语] tie up the agreement
[口语被动语态] martin and jane got tied up in june.
　　She has tied up her cash in the stock market.
　　This ties up with what she has said.
　　The 2 firms tied up last week.
　　The activity had us tied up for a whole week.
　　 8. be out for[美国口语]努力想到；期待；寻求，谋求，决心要获得 → 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 离开；进行；变质；睡去; (商品)卖掉，售出; 发出特种声音 → 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 adv. 简单地，简约地；极其简括地说 → in a few words
(ie.) That, in a nutshell, is Jobs' view of the relationship between Apple and its developer community.
　　22. from top to bottom → completely; entirely
　　23. take the plunge 冒险尝试；采取决定性步骤 → 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知道(或学会，向某人指出，告诉某人)事情的真相(或窍门