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

  51).come up with - think of 想出; 提出

  52).count on - depend upon 指望; 依靠

  53).count out - eliminate 逐一数出,大声数