六級聽力考試必背的120個重要習語2

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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
    keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
    keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
    knock oneself out - make a great effort
    learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
    little by little -gradually
    make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
    make out - manage;get along
    mean to - intentional; on purpose
    might as well - to have no strong reson not to
    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