1.above all - most importantly
2.account for - explain
3.as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
4.as a rule - generally ;normally
5.about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
6.an old hand - be an experienced persom
7.any day now -soon
8.approach sb -talk to sb
9.be fed up with - be out of patience with
10.be on one’s own - live independently
11.be on the safe side - take no chances
12.be out of something - have no longer in supply
13.be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
14.be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
15.be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
16.be out for -trying to get
17.be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
18.bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle
19.break down - cease to function
20.break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know
21.break the news - inform or give bad news
22.brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study
23.bump into - meet unexpectedly
24.by and large - in general
25.by heart - by memory
26.by all means - absolutely ,definitely
27.by no means - in no way
28.call off -cancel
29.cheer up - be happy
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33.count on - depend upon
34.count out - eliminate
35.die down - become quiet ,become less
36.do without - manage without something
37.drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate
38.fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
39.fall through - fail to happen or be completed
40.far cry form - completely different from;a long way
41.feel like - have a desire or wish for
42.feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
43.few and far between - not happening often; rate
44.figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
45.fill in for -take another’s place
46.fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
47.fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment
48.flying colors -success,victory
49.for good - permanently; forever
50.for the time being - for now; temporarily
