36 cash the check 兑现支票
Have your sister cashed her paycheck?
37 clear off 收拾,整理
It’s about time we clear off the desk.
38 come down (雨,雪)下起来
The heavy rain is coming down, now.
39 come in first in the race 比赛第一名
Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.
40 come what may 不管怎样
We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.
41 cost somebody an arm and a leg
A: Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?
B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
42 cut it out 闭嘴
I told you to cut it out.
43 be cut out for 生来时做……的
Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.
44 department chair 系主任
I didn’t write that memo to the department chair.
45 dirt cheap 非常便宜
A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
46 do with 用………凑合; do without 没有……也行
You can do with your girlfriend.
You can do without your girlfriend
47 fall back on 依赖
A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from the teacher?
B: I did pretty well, but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.
48 fill a prescription 按处方抓药
Would you please fill this prescription for me?
49 fill in for 代替; 同义:fill one’s place(position, shoes); take the place of; take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.
50 food for thought 令人思考的东西;同义:thought-provoking
There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.