托福听力材料大多取材于美国大学生活，所以在托福听力考试中经常会出现一些美国日常应用的常用习语。而这些习语一般不会出现在我们的教科书中，我们记忆这些常用习语，对于托福听力考试会有很大的帮助。
35. hold your horses 放慢，等一等
36. high and dry 让某人陷入困境
37. hit the hay 去睡觉
38. be hot and bothered 焦虑，不安
39. have one''''s hands full 很忙
40. have cold feet 紧张
41. hit the roof 很生气
42. His name rings a bell 名字听起来很熟
43. have a heart of gold 心好,好人
44. in the wink of an eye 一眨眼功夫,很快
45. to jump the gun 行动过早, 结论错误
46. keep a straight face 摆出严肃面孔.忍住不笑
47. keep one''''s fingers crossed 交叉手指,乞求好运
48. keep an eye on someone 留心,留意
49. to kick the bucket 死
50. to knock your teeth out 打人
51. look for a needle in a haystack 象大海捞针一样困难
52. to let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密
53. to let one''''s hair down 放松,好好玩
54. the least of my worries 次要的事情,小事一桩, 一点也不担心
55. eat one''''s words 收回说过的话
56. a fish out of water 如鱼儿离水,没有把握,有点不安
57. to face the music 勇敢地面对困难
58. make a monkey out of 嘲弄,戏弄
59. make eyes at 送秋波,抛媚眼
60. make one''''s mouth water 使人垂涎三尺,想吃
61. make or break 涉及成败的关键时刻
62. music to one''''s ears 悦耳的声音,喜讯
63. make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁，及时把握机会
64. make some time 抽出时间,挤出时间
65. meet each other half way 相互妥协,各让一步
66. My legs have fallen asleep 双腿麻木
67. make a night of it 痛快玩一夜
68. make heads or tails of it 弄清楚,弄明白 (多用在搞不懂的情况下)
