1. Above/beyond approach = right deed without accusation
2. Accountable for = be repsonsible for
3. The accused= the people was sued in lawsuit
4. All along
5. All in all = to conclude
6. All out (effort)
7. All the same to
8. All told= in total
9. Apply OS to STH
10. As opposed to
11. At a loose end
12. At stroke= at one effort
13. At all times
14. At fault=sth is wrong
15. At full tilt=at ones best
16. At its best
17. At the mercy of =under the control of
18. At the outset= in the beigining
19. Back down from (desicion)= give up
20. Back sb up=support sb
21. Be all set = ready
22. Be at odds with= in argument with
It's possible to be bedfellows with someone on one issue, and at odds with them on another
23. Be bent on= be set on =focus on
24. Better off
25. Be carried away
26. Be in two minds about
27. Be obssesed by
28. Be on edge= nervous
29. Be on good terms with= in good relationship with
30. Be on to= be on to his mind of ….know sb’s intention
31. Be the making of = is the key point of the success
32. Bear sth in mind
33. Bear sth/sb out = help to prove
34. Bear up against/under=tolerate
35. Bear with sb on = wait sb doing sth
36. Beat about /around the bush
37. Beat off= beat sb to retreat
38. Become of= be upon sb
39. Behind the times= outdated=obsolete
40. Behind time= late
41. Boil down to = whats all boiled down to is that….its concluded to
42. Border on /upon = almost
43. Break away from= leave ,give up
44. Break down
45. Break off= terminate, break into parts
46. Bring about= take in
47. Bring back= remind of memory, apply again
48. Bring/call sth to mind
49. Bring forward= take place in advance
50. Bring in = lead to , introduce to, generate
51. Bring up = raise sb, vomit, bring up new methods
52. Call for = there is a call for = need
53. Call it a day= mark the end of
54. Call on = pay a visit to
55. Call up= telephone sb
56. Call off = cancel
57. Carry on = run a business
58. Carry out = put into practice
59. Carry through = gone through hardship
60. Cash in on sth= make profit through
61. Cash crop
62. Cast off= get rid of
63. Cast sb/sth aside= put sth aside, give up
64. Catch on= understand, become popular
65. Catch sb up
66. Clear away the dishes
67. Clear out the trash, old stuff
68. Clear the air= eliminate the misunderstanding and find out what had happened
69. Clear up= cloudy weather turned sunny
70. Come about = happen
71. Come across = accidently meet sb= come upon sb
72. Come along= hurry up , =make some progress= come on
73. Come apart= broken
74. Come/bring sth to light= unveil
75. Come down= building tear down
76. Come of = be the reason of eg.what has come of …
77. Come off= plan failed to come off , ceremony come off
78. Come out = publish
79. Come over sb= control sb
80. Come round= woke up from know off, change the mind, visit sb, the chance come round
81. Come to nothing/nought
82. Come to terms with = agree with sb
83. Come up = seed grow out of the soil, bring up
84. Come upon = come upon an attck
85. Consist in = his day consist in sleeping
86. Cut across= cut corners =take a short way to
87. Cut sth down= cut down a tree, cut sb down = kill sb cut the price down
88. Day in and day out =day after day
89. Do away with = get rid of
90. Do sth with a bad/ good grace gruddge to do
91. Do with, without
92. Fall back =retreat
93. Fall back on = resort to
94. Fall short of = cant reach
95. Feel for = show sythmpathe
96. Find fault with
97. Find one’s bearing= find one’s role and direaction
98. First and foremost= for one thing
99. Fit in with sb = get along with
100. For good and all
101. For the most part= normally
102. From the outset= in the beigining
103. From time to time= at times
104. Get along = make some progress
105. Get at sb.sth= reach
106. Get by = foryunately escaped sth live a poor life
107. Get down to = start doing sth seriously
108. Get into = fall into
109. Get nowhere somewhere
110. Get off= start
111. Get on =move on
112. Get out= publish, information leak
113. Get over =recover overcome
114. Get round sb= persuade sb
115. Get round to doing= finally dealt with sth
116. Get sth down= write down, swollaw sth
117. Get the better of = defeat
118. The gist
119. Give in = sccumb to
120. Give OS air = put on air = pretentious
121. Give OS up = confess to conviction
122. Give out = run out of
123. Give sb up = no longer friends
124. Give away= building collapse retreat
125. Give way to = prioritized sth, compromise be replaced by
126. Go about = go around = news circulate
127. Go after = seek
128. Go by
129. Go by/ under the name of
130. Go down
131. Go for sb = go and invite sb attack sb
132. Go in =sun was shaded by cloud
133. Go in for a hobby, a competetion
134. Go into working
135. Go off rocket, bomb,food, work go off= is on going
136. Go on about = nagging
137. Go out= go party, lave home, go socilai with people candles go out 138. Go round = liquor is enough to go round go round to escape sb 139. Go round to a place =friend’s place
140. Go through police go through the suspect’s place
141. Go up = building goes up house go up in flame
142. Go far= last long, succeed
143. Go with sb= match
144. Go without saying
145. Go with,without something
146. Hand sth down to = tradition was delivered to
147. Hand out = samples were hand out
148. Hand over the authority
149. Hang on= wait, hold on
150. Hang up =disconnect the call
151. Hard and fast= rigid rule
152. Have /get the upper hand
153. Have the hand full=busy
154. Have one;s say= have one’s vocie heard
155. Have the making of a good singer
156. Hit it off with sb together = have good relationship with sb at first meet 157. Hit on/ upon people,idea= suddenly come
158. Hold back= hesitate
159. Hold off= delay
160. Hold on =stop the order
161. Hold onto= keep the call
162. Hold ones ground
163. Hold out against = survive
164. Hold sb down= surpress sb
165. Hold the line =hold onto the phone
166. In hand = have recouses, under processing
167. In line for= waiting for
168. In on time=immediately
169. In one have all the functions in one
170. In one’s face
171. In/out of line with = harmony with
172. In part =partly because
173. In sone’s favour
174. In the air= danger is in the air
175. In the hands of = under the control of
176. In the light of =according to
177. In time= some day in the future, do sth in time 178. Keep at = keep doing sth
179. Keep in with sb= keep friendship with sb
180. Keep off= keep away from
181. Keep sth down= swollaw keep sb down= control 182. Lay sth on= install sth, offer sth
183. Lay sth out= show
184. Learn sth the hard way
185. Leave off= stop
186. Leave behind= forget, give up
187. Leave sth out=not considerate , accidently forget 188. Let alone= not mention
189. Let OS go= let them enjoy and forget themselves 190. Let sb in for hard work /difficulty
191. Live it up= enjoy life
192. Live on certain kind of food, make a living dependent on 193. Live throug hard time
194. Live with = accept, tolerate
195. Look about = search
196. Look after= take care of
197. Look out for= watch out for
198. Look over= check
199. Look round= take consideration seriously
200. Look back on =
201. Look down on
202. Look in house on his family
203. Look ones best
204. Lose ones bearing =don’t know what to do
205. Make do with= dealt with
206. Make ends meet
207. Make for= walk to, contribute to
208. Make it up with sb = get along well again
209. Make light of = diminish the importance of
210. Make off= escape
211. Make sb out to be =say sb to be
212. Make sth out = write down, recognise
213. Make sth up = fabricate story
214. Make the best of a bad job
215. Open ones eyes to = see the reality
216. Orientate OS to = know the situation clear up the air 217. Pace off= mesure the distance by pace
218. Pass for being = be regarded as
219. Pass off =igonre
220. Pass on = pass away
221. Pass over= didn’t pay attention be igonred
222. Pass sb.sth by = igonre
223. Pass sth off
224. Pass th on to sb= diliver
225. Pass the time of day with = small talks make the day pass by 226. Pay off= pay all the debt achieve sccuss
227. Pay sth back= revendge
228. Make up for = compensate
229. Merge into = fade into=disappear
230. Mind one’s own business
231. Much as =even though
232. Nominate sb for
233. Nominate sb to= assign sb to the title of
234. Not to say eventhough not
235. Null and void = law is not valid
236. On account of = because
237. On and off
238. On behalf of
239. On condition that
240. On end = stand up
241. On hand = at hand
242. On no account = by no means
243. On the air
244. Once and for all
245. Clear up the air
246. Permeate through among
247. Persevere at in with
248. Phase in =introduce in
249. Phase out= oudated
250. The pick of = gist
251. Pick up = recover
252. Plead for sb
253. Plead guilty
254. Pull sb together = control OS
255. Pull off= leave
256. Pull over= drive to the road side
257. Pull sth down= demolish
258. Pull sth off= strive to realise
259. Pull through
260. Reckon on = suppose to , eveluate, dependent on 261. Reckon on sb= take sb into account
262. Rise to occation = deal with it freely
263. Rule of thumb = simply the experience
264. Say to OS = think
265. Scale up/down = rise or cut down according to propertion 266. See eye to eye with = agree with sb
267. Settle on /upon = decide
268. Settle sb in = move sb to SP
269. Single out = pick out
270. Snap at sb
271. Snap at sth= bite at sth
272. Snap out of sth = recover from sth
273. Sort out = classify, clear the air
274. Stand by = stand aside without doing anything 275. Stand by sb = support sb
276. Stand by sth = stick to sth
277. Stand for =represent
278. Stand in for
279. Stand off= keep away from
280. Stand out = resist
281. Srick around
282. Stick out = stretch
283. Stick to sb= loyal to
284. Stick up = stand up
285. Tak after = look like sb
286. Take away= subtract
287. Take one’s time (over )sth
288. Take pain to do sth= try to do sth
289. Take sb in = cheat
290. Take apart= tear apart
291. Take down = record, tear down
292. Take sth in = understand sth, make it smaller
293. Take sth on OS= take responsibility
294. Take sth to heart= mind something
295. Take stock of = oberve eveluate
296. Take to sth = like ,form a habit of
297. Think nothing of = see as common
298. Try ones hand at = try
299. Set about sth = start to
300. Set in =start
301. Set off = go
302. Set on sb= attack sb
303. Set out =set off
304. Set sth back= prevent
305. Set sth off= blast sth
306. Set sth up = establish , start
1. Above/beyond approach = right deed without accusation
2. Accountable for = be repsonsible for
3. The accused= the people was sued in lawsuit
4. All along
5. All in all = to conclude
6. All out (effort)
7. All the same to
8. All told= in total
9. Apply OS to STH
10. As opposed to
11. At a loose end
12. At stroke= at one effort
13. At all times
14. At fault=sth is wrong
15. At full tilt=at ones best
16. At its best
17. At the mercy of =under the control of
18. At the outset= in the beigining
19. Back down from (desicion)= give up
20. Back sb up=support sb
21. Be all set = ready
22. Be at odds with= in argument with
It's possible to be bedfellows with someone on one issue, and at odds with them on another
23. Be bent on= be set on =focus on
24. Better off
25. Be carried away
26. Be in two minds about
27. Be obssesed by
28. Be on edge= nervous
29. Be on good terms with= in good relationship with
30. Be on to= be on to his mind of ….know sb’s intention
31. Be the making of = is the key point of the success
32. Bear sth in mind
33. Bear sth/sb out = help to prove
34. Bear up against/under=tolerate
35. Bear with sb on = wait sb doing sth
36. Beat about /around the bush
37. Beat off= beat sb to retreat
38. Become of= be upon sb
39. Behind the times= outdated=obsolete
40. Behind time= late
41. Boil down to = whats all boiled down to is that….its concluded to
42. Border on /upon = almost
43. Break away from= leave ,give up
44. Break down
45. Break off= terminate, break into parts
46. Bring about= take in
47. Bring back= remind of memory, apply again
48. Bring/call sth to mind
49. Bring forward= take place in advance
50. Bring in = lead to , introduce to, generate
51. Bring up = raise sb, vomit, bring up new methods
52. Call for = there is a call for = need
53. Call it a day= mark the end of
54. Call on = pay a visit to
55. Call up= telephone sb
56. Call off = cancel
57. Carry on = run a business
58. Carry out = put into practice
59. Carry through = gone through hardship
60. Cash in on sth= make profit through
61. Cash crop
62. Cast off= get rid of
63. Cast sb/sth aside= put sth aside, give up
64. Catch on= understand, become popular
65. Catch sb up
66. Clear away the dishes
67. Clear out the trash, old stuff
68. Clear the air= eliminate the misunderstanding and find out what had happened
69. Clear up= cloudy weather turned sunny
70. Come about = happen
71. Come across = accidently meet sb= come upon sb
72. Come along= hurry up , =make some progress= come on
73. Come apart= broken
74. Come/bring sth to light= unveil
75. Come down= building tear down
76. Come of = be the reason of eg.what has come of …
77. Come off= plan failed to come off , ceremony come off
78. Come out = publish
79. Come over sb= control sb
80. Come round= woke up from know off, change the mind, visit sb, the chance come round
81. Come to nothing/nought
82. Come to terms with = agree with sb
83. Come up = seed grow out of the soil, bring up
84. Come upon = come upon an attck
85. Consist in = his day consist in sleeping
86. Cut across= cut corners =take a short way to
87. Cut sth down= cut down a tree, cut sb down = kill sb cut the price down
88. Day in and day out =day after day
89. Do away with = get rid of
90. Do sth with a bad/ good grace gruddge to do
91. Do with, without
92. Fall back =retreat
93. Fall back on = resort to
94. Fall short of = cant reach
95. Feel for = show sythmpathe
96. Find fault with
97. Find one’s bearing= find one’s role and direaction
98. First and foremost= for one thing
99. Fit in with sb = get along with
100. For good and all
101. For the most part= normally
102. From the outset= in the beigining
103. From time to time= at times
104. Get along = make some progress
105. Get at sb.sth= reach
106. Get by = foryunately escaped sth live a poor life
107. Get down to = start doing sth seriously
108. Get into = fall into
109. Get nowhere somewhere
110. Get off= start
111. Get on =move on
112. Get out= publish, information leak
113. Get over =recover overcome
114. Get round sb= persuade sb
115. Get round to doing= finally dealt with sth
116. Get sth down= write down, swollaw sth
117. Get the better of = defeat
118. The gist
119. Give in = sccumb to
120. Give OS air = put on air = pretentious
121. Give OS up = confess to conviction
122. Give out = run out of
123. Give sb up = no longer friends
124. Give away= building collapse retreat
125. Give way to = prioritized sth, compromise be replaced by
126. Go about = go around = news circulate
127. Go after = seek
128. Go by
129. Go by/ under the name of
130. Go down
131. Go for sb = go and invite sb attack sb
132. Go in =sun was shaded by cloud
133. Go in for a hobby, a competetion
134. Go into working
135. Go off rocket, bomb,food, work go off= is on going
136. Go on about = nagging
137. Go out= go party, lave home, go socilai with people candles go out 138. Go round = liquor is enough to go round go round to escape sb 139. Go round to a place =friend’s place
140. Go through police go through the suspect’s place
141. Go up = building goes up house go up in flame
142. Go far= last long, succeed
143. Go with sb= match
144. Go without saying
145. Go with,without something
146. Hand sth down to = tradition was delivered to
147. Hand out = samples were hand out
148. Hand over the authority
149. Hang on= wait, hold on
150. Hang up =disconnect the call
151. Hard and fast= rigid rule
152. Have /get the upper hand
153. Have the hand full=busy
154. Have one;s say= have one’s vocie heard
155. Have the making of a good singer
156. Hit it off with sb together = have good relationship with sb at first meet 157. Hit on/ upon people,idea= suddenly come
158. Hold back= hesitate
159. Hold off= delay
160. Hold on =stop the order
161. Hold onto= keep the call
162. Hold ones ground
163. Hold out against = survive
164. Hold sb down= surpress sb
165. Hold the line =hold onto the phone
166. In hand = have recouses, under processing
167. In line for= waiting for
168. In on time=immediately
169. In one have all the functions in one
170. In one’s face
171. In/out of line with = harmony with
172. In part =partly because
173. In sone’s favour
174. In the air= danger is in the air
175. In the hands of = under the control of
176. In the light of =according to
177. In time= some day in the future, do sth in time 178. Keep at = keep doing sth
179. Keep in with sb= keep friendship with sb
180. Keep off= keep away from
181. Keep sth down= swollaw keep sb down= control 182. Lay sth on= install sth, offer sth
183. Lay sth out= show
184. Learn sth the hard way
185. Leave off= stop
186. Leave behind= forget, give up
187. Leave sth out=not considerate , accidently forget 188. Let alone= not mention
189. Let OS go= let them enjoy and forget themselves 190. Let sb in for hard work /difficulty
191. Live it up= enjoy life
192. Live on certain kind of food, make a living dependent on 193. Live throug hard time
194. Live with = accept, tolerate
195. Look about = search
196. Look after= take care of
197. Look out for= watch out for
198. Look over= check
199. Look round= take consideration seriously
200. Look back on =
201. Look down on
202. Look in house on his family
203. Look ones best
204. Lose ones bearing =don’t know what to do
205. Make do with= dealt with
206. Make ends meet
207. Make for= walk to, contribute to
208. Make it up with sb = get along well again
209. Make light of = diminish the importance of
210. Make off= escape
211. Make sb out to be =say sb to be
212. Make sth out = write down, recognise
213. Make sth up = fabricate story
214. Make the best of a bad job
215. Open ones eyes to = see the reality
216. Orientate OS to = know the situation clear up the air 217. Pace off= mesure the distance by pace
218. Pass for being = be regarded as
219. Pass off =igonre
220. Pass on = pass away
221. Pass over= didn’t pay attention be igonred
222. Pass sb.sth by = igonre
223. Pass sth off
224. Pass th on to sb= diliver
225. Pass the time of day with = small talks make the day pass by 226. Pay off= pay all the debt achieve sccuss
227. Pay sth back= revendge
228. Make up for = compensate
229. Merge into = fade into=disappear
230. Mind one’s own business
231. Much as =even though
232. Nominate sb for
233. Nominate sb to= assign sb to the title of
234. Not to say eventhough not
235. Null and void = law is not valid
236. On account of = because
237. On and off
238. On behalf of
239. On condition that
240. On end = stand up
241. On hand = at hand
242. On no account = by no means
243. On the air
244. Once and for all
245. Clear up the air
246. Permeate through among
247. Persevere at in with
248. Phase in =introduce in
249. Phase out= oudated
250. The pick of = gist
251. Pick up = recover
252. Plead for sb
253. Plead guilty
254. Pull sb together = control OS
255. Pull off= leave
256. Pull over= drive to the road side
257. Pull sth down= demolish
258. Pull sth off= strive to realise
259. Pull through
260. Reckon on = suppose to , eveluate, dependent on 261. Reckon on sb= take sb into account
262. Rise to occation = deal with it freely
263. Rule of thumb = simply the experience
264. Say to OS = think
265. Scale up/down = rise or cut down according to propertion 266. See eye to eye with = agree with sb
267. Settle on /upon = decide
268. Settle sb in = move sb to SP
269. Single out = pick out
270. Snap at sb
271. Snap at sth= bite at sth
272. Snap out of sth = recover from sth
273. Sort out = classify, clear the air
274. Stand by = stand aside without doing anything 275. Stand by sb = support sb
276. Stand by sth = stick to sth
277. Stand for =represent
278. Stand in for
279. Stand off= keep away from
280. Stand out = resist
281. Srick around
282. Stick out = stretch
283. Stick to sb= loyal to
284. Stick up = stand up
285. Tak after = look like sb
286. Take away= subtract
287. Take one’s time (over )sth
288. Take pain to do sth= try to do sth
289. Take sb in = cheat
290. Take apart= tear apart
291. Take down = record, tear down
292. Take sth in = understand sth, make it smaller
293. Take sth on OS= take responsibility
294. Take sth to heart= mind something
295. Take stock of = oberve eveluate
296. Take to sth = like ,form a habit of
297. Think nothing of = see as common
298. Try ones hand at = try
299. Set about sth = start to
300. Set in =start
301. Set off = go
302. Set on sb= attack sb
303. Set out =set off
304. Set sth back= prevent
305. Set sth off= blast sth
306. Set sth up = establish , start