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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--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

  31. bite off more than one can chew--attempt something 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. touch on--mention a subject briefly or casually

  39. see to it--take care;take the responsibility;make sure

  40. get along with--live or work in harmony with

  41. give away--give as present

  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 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 something 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 judgement 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 referance 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. fall back on--rely on

  81. spell out--explain very clearly or in detail

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