1、account for - explain

　　2、as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth

　　3、as a rule - generally ;normally

　　4、about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something

　　5、an old hand - be an experienced persom

　　6、any day now -soon

　　7、approach sb -talk to sb

　　10、be fed up with - be out of patience with

　　11、be on one&aposs own - live independently

　　12、be on the safe side - take no chances

　　13、be out of something - have no longer in supply

　　14、be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with

　　15、be up to ones&aposears - be extremely busy

　　16、be up to someone -be a person&aposs responsibility

　　17、be out for -trying to get

　　18、be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　19、bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle

　　20、break down - cease to n

　　21、break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn&apostknow

　　22、break the news - inform or give bad news

　　23、brush up on - imporve noe&aposs knowledge of somethingthroughstudy

　　24、bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　25、by and large - in general

　　26、by heart - by memory

　　27、by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　28、by no means - in no way

　　29、call off -cancel

　　30、cheer up - be happy

　　31、come down with - become sick with

　　32、come into -receive,especially after another&aposs death

　　33、come up with - think of

　　34、count on - depend upon

　　35、count out - eliminate

　　36、die down - become quiet ,become less

　　37、do without - manage without something

　　38、drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit

　　39、every other - alternate

　　40、fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　41、fall through - fail to happen or be completed

　　42、far cry form - completely different from;a long way

　　43、feel like - have a desire or wish for

　　44、feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of

　　45、few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　46、figure out - determine; reason out by thinking

　　47、fill in for -take another&aposs place

　　48、fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know

　　49、fish out of water - out of one&aposs element ornaturalenvironment

　　50、for good - permanently; forever