1) take a rain check  这次不去, 下次再去 2) lost count 弄不清楚3) be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍4) make yourself at home 随意，随便5) save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了6) make sense 有意义，理解7) cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵8) burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光9)fill one's shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代10)is ice cold 表示理所当然11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物13)lose one's train of 忘记14)meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步15)on the dot 准时；正点16)once and for all 最后一次；干脆17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围18)out of this world 非常好19)play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待24)stick with 继续做，坚持25)straighten out 扯平；结清26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆去(通常表示难以入睡)27)turn one's back (在别人遇到困难时)不愿帮助28)under the weather 身体不适，生病29)bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂；心有余而力不足；不自量力；力不从心30)break new ground 创新31)do the trick 做成功；达到理想的结果32)drag one's feet 行动缓慢；磨磨蹭蹭不情愿33)draw the line 拒绝，拒不容忍34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好；情绪低落35)few and far between 不多；少而分散的；不常碰到或发现的；稀少的36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康37)grin and bear 任劳任怨；毫无怨言地忍受38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足；恢复精力；提精神39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道，保密40)know a thing or two about 略知一二  转贴于：CET-4考试_考试大

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