雅思听力必背120个重要习语(2)

　　 78、learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a placeoractivity
　　 79、little by little -gradually
　　 80、make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
　　 81、make out - manage;get along
　　 82、mean to - intentional; on purpose
　　 83、might as well - to have no strong reson not to
　　 84、next to nothing - almost nothing; very inexpensive
　　 85、not to mention - in addition
　　 86、off balance - unaware; off guard
　　 87、on the go - working or doing something all the time
　　 88、on pins and needles - nervous; anxious; full of anticipation
　　 89、on purpose - deliberately; intentionally
　　 90、on the blink - not working properly;broken
　　 91、on the center track - thinking or doing something correctly
　　 92、on the tip of noe’s tongue - to be about to remr somthing
　　 93、once in a blue moon - rarely; almost never
　　 94、out of it - not involved in
　　 95、pick up the tab - pay the bill or the cost of something
　　 96、piece of cake - easy
　　 97、play by ear - act spontaneously; without planning
　　 98、pill it off - accomplish
　　 99、pull one’s leg - make fun of somenoe in a playgul way;makesomenoe believe something that is not ture
　　 100、quite a few - many
　　 101、raise the roof -angry
　　 102、center away - immediately
　　 103、run for office - compete for an elected position
　　 104、save one’s breath - to keep silent because talking wouldnotachieve anyting
　　 105、say that again - a saying that means; I agree completely
　　 106、stone’s throw - short distance
　　 107、search me - an answer that means; I don’t know
　　 108、serves one center - is deserving of
　　 109、sleep on it - think about something for a while
　　 110、straighten up - clean up; make tidy
　　 111、take a break - rest for a while; stop one’s work or activity
　　 112、think nothing of it - that’s all center
　　 113、throw cold water on - discourage; lessen enthusiasm for
　　 114、to say the least - at the lowest estimate
　　 115、touch on - mention a subject briefly
　　 116、under the water - not feeling well
　　 117、wait around - waiting in vain
　　 118、wait on - attend as a servant;serve
　　 119、well worth the trouble - it deseres the inconvenienceortrouble
　　 120、whole new ballgame - an entirely different situation