听力中常见的习语表达（三）

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听力中常见的习语

• kill time  浪费时间，打发时间

• keep a straight face   摆出严肃面孔，忍不住笑

• keep one's fingers crossed  交叉手指，乞求好运

• keep an eye on someone   留心，留意

• keep between the two of us  不让第三者知道，保密

• keep one's nose to the grindstone   埋头苦干

• know a thing or two about  略知一二

• knock oneself out  辛苦地工作，工作努力

• leave well enough along  已满意的事情，不要再去管它，不要画蛇添足

• look on the bright side of things  看事物的光明面

• learn the ropes   熟悉某一行业，了解内情

• look for a needle in haystack   大海捞针

• make a monkey out of  嘲弄，戏弄

• make eyes at  送秋波，抛媚眼

• make ends meet   使...收支平衡

• make one's mouth water  使人垂涎三尺，想吃

• music to one's ears  悦耳的声音，喜讯

• make hay while the sun shines  趁热打铁，及时把握机会

• make some time 抽出时间，挤出时间

• meet each other half way 相互妥协，各让一步

• make a night of it  痛快玩一夜

• make heads or tails of it  弄清楚，弄明白

• make yourself at home 随意，随便

• no way 不可能

• none of your business 不关你的事

• not a bit  一点也不

• on cloud nine  无比幸福，欣喜若狂

• on the dot  准时，准点

• once and for all  最后一次，干脆

• out of earshot  不在听力所及范围内

• out of this world 非常好

• out of print  绝版，不再印刷

• out of question  无疑的

• out of the question  不可能

• play by ear  随机应变，视情形而定

• pull one's leg  开某人的玩笑

• pull oneself together  恢复镇定

• ring a bell  令某人想起某件事

• share a common outlook  有共同的特点

• six of one and half-a-dozen of the other  半斤八两；没什么区别

• stick around  在附近逗留或等待

• save your breath  省口气吧，别白费口舌了

• see to it  关照，负责办

• stone's throw  很近

• serve somebody right  罪有应得

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