3. as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

　　4. as a rule - generally ;normally

　　5. about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

　　6. an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　7. any day now -soon

　　8. approach sb -talk to sb

　　9. be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　10. be on one’s own - live independently

　　11. be on the safe side - take no chances

　　12. be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　13. be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

　　14. be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy

　　15. be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility

　　16. be out for -trying to get

　　17. be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　18. bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle

　　19. break down - cease to function

　　20. break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know

　　21. break the news - inform or give bad news

　　22. brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

　　23. bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　24. by and large - in general

　　25. by heart - by memory

　　26. by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　27. by no means - in no way

　　28. call off -cancel

　　29. cheer up - be happy

　　30. come down with - become sick with

　　31. come into -receive,especially after another’s death

　　32. come up with - think of

　　33.count on - depend upon

　　34. count out - eliminate

　　35. die down - become quiet ,become less

　　36. do without - manage without something

　　37. drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate

　　38. fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　39. fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　40. far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　41. feel like - have a desire or wish for

　　42. feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　43. few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　44. figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　45. fill in for -take another’s place

　　46. fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　47. fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment

　　48. flying colors -success,victory

　　49. for good - permanently; forever

　　50. for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　51. get away with - escape without punishment

　　52. get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something

　　53. get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　54. get the hang of - understand; learn

　　55. give a hand - help

　　四級聽力必備常用詞語2：

　　56. go without saying - understood; clear without needing to be stated

　　57. go off -begin to ring

　　58. hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

　　59. hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　60. have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

　　61. have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

　　62. hold off - delay;postpone

　　63. hop to it - get started on something quickly

　　64. hit it off - get along well with someone

　　65. ill at ease - uncomfortable

　　66. in hot water - in trouble

　　67. in the air -uncertain

　　68. in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

　　69. in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

　　70. ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

　　71. iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

　　72. jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

　　73. keep an eye on - watch closely

　　74. keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

　　75. keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared

　　76. knock oneself out - make a great effort

　　77. learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity

　　78. little by little -gradually

　　79. make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs

　　80. make out - manage;get along

　　81.mean to - intentional; on purpose

　　82. might as well - to have no strong reson not to

　　83. hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something

　　84. hard to come by - difficult to obtain

　　85. have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding

　　86. have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason

　　87. hold off - delay;postpone

　　88. hop to it - get started on something quickly

　　89. hit it off - get along well with someone

　　90. ill at ease - uncomfortable

　　91. in hot water - in trouble

　　92. in the air -uncertain

　　93. in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe

　　94. in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually

　　95. ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen

　　96. iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for

　　97. jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion

　　98. keep an eye on - watch closely

　　99. keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong

　　100. keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared