英语六级考试复习之常考词汇(4)

本文为正在复习英语六级考试的同学整理了部分常考词汇，供大家参考。

　　break the news - inform or give bad news

　　brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study

　　drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate

　　give a hand - help

　　by and large - in general

　　be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible

　　bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle

　　for the time being - for now; temporarily

　　fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time

　　flying colors -success,victory

　　get the hang of - understand; learn

　　get away with - escape without punishment

　　few and far between - not happening often; rate

　　feel like - have a desire or wish for

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

　　get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throw away something

　　get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning

　　do without - manage without something

　　be on one’s own - live independently

　　break down - cease to function

　　bump into - meet unexpectedly

　　by heart - by memory

　　by all means - absolutely ,definitely

　　come down with - become sick with