托福词汇之学生生活

　　EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out.

　　EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out.

　　double date:两对伴侣的约会

　　EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date.

　　go off the deep end:鲁莽行事，感情用事

　　EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant.

　　EX: Matt warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married.

　　go the whole hog:全力以赴

　　EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog.

　　jump out of the frying pan into fire:每况愈下(from bad to worse)

　　EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell.

　　jump down one's throat:横加指责

　　EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat.

　　lick into shape:塑造，训练整顿

　　EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape.

　　EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape.

　　look down one's nose at:嗤之以鼻，瞧不起

　　EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people

　　EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer.)

　　make heavy weather:发觉某事有困难

　　EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded with confidence.

　　make head or tail of: 弄清楚，懂得

　　EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I just can't make head of tail of it.

　　Stand to reason 清楚而且合乎逻辑

　　Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few.

　　Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer.

　　kick around 私下讨论一下

　　Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while.

　　put two and two together 找出解决之道

　　Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two and two together.

　　fake steps 采取必要措施