托福听力必知习语汇总(上)，很多托福考生都意识到美国习语的重要性，认为积累这些习语对提高托福 听力有很大的帮助。为体现习语的原汁原味，本文未对这些词组进行翻译，在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。下面，一起看看：
above all - most importantly
account for - explain
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
as a rule - generally ;normally
about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
an old hand - be an experienced persom
any day now -soon
approach sb -talk to sb
be fed up with - be out of patience with
be on one’s own - live independently
be on the safe side - take no chances
be out of something - have no longer in supply
be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
be out for -trying to get
be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle