1) take a rain check 改期
2) lost count 弄不清楚
3) be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
4) make yourself at home 随意,随便
5) save your breath 省口气吧;别白费口舌了
6) make sense 有意义,理解
7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵
8) burn a hole in one’s pocket 很快地被花光
9) fill one’s shoes 很好地顶替;令人满意地替代
10) is ice cold 表示理所当然
11) like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物
12) lose one’s train of 忘记
13) meet each other half way 相互妥协,让步
14) on the dot 准时;正点
15) once and for all 最后一次;干脆
16) out of earshot 不在听力所及范围
17) out of this world 非常好
18) play by ear 随机应变,视情形而定
19) ring a bell 令人想起某件事;听起来耳熟
20).above all - most importantly 首要的是,尤其
21).account for - explain 说明(原因、理由等)
22).as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth 事实上,其实
23).as a rule - generally ;normally 照例; 通常
24).about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something 即将,正要
25).an old hand - be an experienced persom 老手
26).any day now -soon 随时
27).approach sb -talk to sb 靠近...; 走近某人
28).be fed up with - be out of patience with 饱受,厌烦
29).be on one’s own - live independently 独自地
30).be on the safe side - take no chances 万无一失; 不冒险
31).be out of something - have no longer in supply
32).be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with 厌烦; 腻; 倦
33).be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy 非常忙碌
34).be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility 决诸他人
35).be out for -trying to get 企求,力图获得
36).be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible 不可能
37).bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle 好高鹜远; 心余力拙
38).break down - cease to function 失败; 划分
39).break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know 打破僵局; 打破冷场
40).break the news - inform or give bad news 委婉地把坏消息告诉
41).brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study 复习
42).bump into - meet unexpectedly 撞上; 偶然碰见
43).by and large - in general大体上; 总的来说
44).by heart - by memory 凭记性
45).by all means - absolutely ,definitely 当然可以; 一定
46).by no means - in no way 决不; 并不
47).call off -cancel 取消; 点名
48).cheer up - be happy 高兴起来,(使)振作起来
49).come down with - become sick with 付钱,染上
50).come into -receive,especially after another’s death 进入; 加入,参加