童鞋们在备考托福听力的时候不知道会不会遇到这样的问题，我刚才听到一个特别熟悉的词组，我也能把它写下来，可是这个词组好像表达的不是它原来本身的意思了，变成了一个新的通用地道表达，一遇见这样的情况，我就彻底晕菜了，这些词到底是什么意思啊?那为了帮助大家解决这个问题，这次我们来总结一下这些经常出现的托福听力地道小词~
a big shot/wheel American & Australian, informal
an important or powerful person in a group or organization
Mr Madison is a big shot in the world of finance.
a breath of fresh air
someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting
Angela's like a breath of fresh air when she comes to stay.
After all the criticism, his positive comments came as a breath of fresh air.
be all ears
to be waiting eagerly to hear about something:
I'm all ears - tell us what they had to say.
be all eyes
to watch someone or something with a lot of interest:
We were all eyes as the Princess emerged from the car.
have butterflies (in your stomach)
to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do
She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage.
for a song
very cheaply
This is one of my favorite pieces of furniture and I got it for a song in a market.
Property prices have come right down - houses are going for a song (= being sold very cheaply) at the moment.
go by the book, do sth by the book
to do something exactly as the rules tell you
My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.
This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.
face the music
to accept criticism or punishment for something that you have done
When the missing money was noticed, he chose to disappear rather than face the music.
first things first
used to tell someone that more important things should be done before less important things:
First things first, let's have something to eat.
dos and don'ts
rules about what you must do and what you must not do in a particular situation
In the back of the guide there's a list of the dos and don'ts of local etiquette.
save (sth) for a rainy day
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when it might be needed
She has a couple of thousand pounds kept aside which she's saving for a rainy day.
break the ice
to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other:
Someone suggested that we play a party game to break the ice.
Let's break the ice by having everyone give their name and say a few words about their job.
call it a day informal
to stop doing something, especially working
After playing together for 20 years, the band has finally decided to call it a day.
It's almost midnight - I think it's time to call it a day.
eat your words
to admit that something you said before was wrong:
Sam said it would never sell, but when he sees these sales figures he'll have to eat his words.
have it both ways
to benefit from two opposing things:
You can't have it both ways - you either work longer and get paid more or have more leisure time and get paid less.
be in hot water (ALSO get into hot water)
to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished:
He found himself in hot water over his comments about immigration.
keep your head down
to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid problems or arguments
The best we can do is keep our heads down and hope that people will soon get used to the new system.
let nature take its course
to allow someone or something to live or die naturally
By this stage, her illness was so severe that the doctors agreed to let nature take its course rather than prolong her suffering.
We plant the seeds in springtime and then just let nature take its course.
no sweat
If you say that something is no sweat, you mean that it will not be difficult or cause problems:
"Can you fix my car for me?" "No sweat!"
a long face
if you have a long face, you look sad
'Why've you got such a long face?' 'My boyfriend doesn't want to see me anymore.'
take it or leave it
accept or refuse the offer completely:
That's my final offer - you can take it or leave it.
a tall story/tale
a story or a statement that is difficult to believe because it is too exciting or interesting
He told me a tall story about having met some top models in a nightclub.
You've got me there!
something that you say when you do not know the answer to a question:
'How many miles is five kilometres?' 'You've got me there.'
leave sb out in the cold
to not allow someone to become part of a group or an activity
The government's transport policy leaves people who do not own cars out in the cold.
Women's football teams feel they are left out in the cold as far as media coverage is concerned.
以上就是本期为大家整理的托福听力中地道小词，同学们赶紧看过来，将这些小词一网打尽，最后前程百利祝大家都能取得理想的托福考试成绩。
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