托福听力常用谚语二百条（一）

1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨

　　2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人

　　3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点;个性的瑕疵

　　4. be all ears 洗耳恭听

　　5. be all eyes 目不转睛

　　6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人

　　7. chip in = contribute money捐献，集资

　　8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销

　　9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安

　　10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成

　　11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵

　　12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑

　　13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作

　　14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直

　　15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖

　　16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨

　　17. backroom boys 幕后英雄

　　18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格

　　19. beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的

　　20. break even 不赔不赚