考博英语听力重点难点词组和惯用语

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a big shot   
a case in point    
after/when all is said and done    
all but    
all ears    
anything but    
as far as I know   ()
as fit as a fiddle    
at a discount    
at a loss    
beat about (around) the bush    
beat the crowds    
behind schedule    
beside oneself    
beside the point    
beyond compare/ all praise    
beyond hope    
but for     
call it a day    
castles in the air/sky    
chase(after) rainbows    
check in    
check out    
crocodile teats   
cry over spilt milk    
do sb. good    
do someone a favor     
do without    
do’s and don’t’s    
down payment    
doze off    
drop by/ drop in on    
drop out  

  
eat one’s words/ hat    
expect a baby    
fair and square    
fall flat    
find fault with    
find(get) a bargain    
first hand experience    
for good or bad (for better or worse)   
for the time being    
free with money    
give sb. a lift (ride)    
give sb. ring (call)    
go (be) on a diet    
go Dutch    
good for nothing    
have nothing (little) to do with    
have one’s hands full    
have one’s name    
have one’s opinion    
have the final say    
have… in common      
hit the ceiling    
hustle and bustle    
if only     
immediate boss    
in a good mood    
in the stacks    
it is one’s treat    
just as well    
keep an eye on    
keep body and soul together    
kill time    
Last but not least    
lay off    
let alone    
let down    
lose one’s head    
lose one’s mind    
make a difference    
make a fuss    
make ends meet  

  
make no difference     
make sense     
meet one’s needs    
mind your own business     
none of one’s business    
nothing but    
off the top of one’s head    
on and off     
on the tip of one’s tongue     
one in a million    
only if    
other than    
out of stock    
out of the question    
pay off    
rack one’s brains    
rain cats and dogs     
read between the lines    
roll up one’s sleeves    
room and board    
room to let    
round the clock    
round the corner    
so what    
rush hour    
second thoughts    
show one’s cards    
sleep like a log (top)    
slip one’s mind    
speak evil of sb.    
stand on one’s own feet    
stay up late    
talk back/ answer back    
That’s really tough.    
the reverse is also true/vice versa   

think twice (before you leap)    
under the weather     
walls have ears    
want ad    
Wear (with) a long face    
What’s the point?    
white elephant