1、托福常用的美国口语1. a picky eater 吃饭挑剔之人2. apple of ones eye 珍爱之人（或物），宝贝3. the cold shoulder 对某人冷淡4. a slip of the tongue 口误5. a bitter pill to swallow 吞下苦果6. an apple a day keeps the doctor away一天一个苹果，不用请医生（常吃水果有益健康）7. a piece of cake 容易做的事（不费吹灰之力）8. as fit as a fiddle 非常健康9. a big appetite 胃口很好10. an adve
2、nturous eater 大胆的食客11. bring home the bacon 挣钱养家12. bite off more than you can chew贪多而吃不下（尤指接下过多工作而完不成）13. burn the midnight oil 熬夜14. be kept in the dark 被蒙在鼓里15. behind the times 过时了，落伍了，不时髦16. bump into 偶然碰到,撞见17. burn the candle at both ends 非常忙碌，过度疲劳18. cry over spilt milk 覆水难收19. It is not my
3、cup of tea 非我所爱20. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的平静21. born with a silver spoon in your mouth 生于富贵之家，生来享受富贵22. by hook or by crook 不择手段，无论如何23. burn ones bridges 破釜沉舟，自断后路24. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施25. bite the hand that feeds you 忘恩负义26. eat like a horse 吃得很多27. go to pieces
4、破碎,沮丧，心碎28. go Dutch 各付各的钱29. get the axe: 被解雇，被开除30. go in one ear and out the other 听了并不照办,左耳朵进右耳朵出31. get carried away 得意忘形,失去理智32. give somebody a ring 给某人打电话33. give somebody a hand 帮助某人34. have your cake and eat it 鱼与熊掌兼得35. hold your horses 放慢，等一等36. high and dry 让某人陷入困境37. hit the hay 去睡觉38.
5、 be hot and bothered 焦虑，不安39. have ones hands full 很忙40. have cold feet 紧张41. hit the roof 很生气42. His name rings a bell 名字听起来很熟43. have a heart of gold 心好,好人44. in the wink of an eye 一眨眼功夫,很快45. to jump the gun 行动过早 , 结论错误46. keep a straight face 摆出严肃面孔 .忍住不笑47. keep ones fingers crossed 交叉手指,乞求好运48
6、. keep an eye on someone 留心,留意49. to kick the bucket 死50. to knock your teeth out 打人51. look for a needle in a haystack 象大海捞针一样困难52. to let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密53. to let ones hair down 放松,好好玩54. the least of my worries 次要的事情,小事一桩, 一点也不担心55. eat ones words 收回说过的话56. a fish out of water 如鱼儿离水
7、,没有把握,有点不安57. to face the music 勇敢地面对困难58. make a monkey out of 嘲弄,戏弄59. make eyes at 送秋波, 抛媚眼60. make ones mouth water 使人垂涎三尺,想吃61. make or break 涉及成败的关键时刻62. music to ones ears 悦耳的声音 ,喜讯63. make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁，及时把握机会64. make some time 抽出时间,挤出时间65. meet each other half way 相互妥协,各让一步66. My legs have fallen asleep 双腿麻木67. make a night of it 痛快玩一夜68. make heads or tails of it 弄清楚,弄明白 （多用在搞不懂的情况下）
