英语四级听力除了必要的词汇短语外我们还需要准备一些习语，，下面这些习语是经常在四级听力中出现的，大家跟新东方在线英语四级频道学习这些常用的四级听力常用词语吧!
1.above all - most importantly
2.account for - explain
3.as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
4.as a rule - generally ;normally
5.about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
6.an old hand - be an experienced persom
7.any day now -soon
8.approach sb -talk to sb
9.be fed up with - be out of patience with
10.be on one’s own - live independently
11.be on the safe side - take no chances
12.be out of something - have no longer in supply
13.be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
14.be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
15.be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
16.be out for -trying to get
17.be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
18.bite off more than one can chew - take on more than one can handle
19.break down - cease to function
20.break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people one doesn’t know
21.break the news - inform or give bad news
22.brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of something through study
23.bump into - meet unexpectedly
24.by and large - in general
25.by heart - by memory
26.by all means - absolutely ,definitely
27.by no means - in no way
28.call off -cancel
29.cheer up - be happy
30.come down with - become sick with
31.come into -receive,especially after another’s death
32.come up with - think of
33.count on - depend upon
34.count out - eliminate
35.die down - become quiet ,become less
36.do without - manage without something
37.drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit every other - alternate
38.fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
39.fall through - fail to happen or be completed
40.far cry form - completely different from;a long way
41.feel like - have a desire or wish for
42.feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
43.few and far between - not happening often; rate
44.figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
45.fill in for -take another’s place
46.fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
47.fish out of water - out of one’s element or natural environment
48.flying colors -success,victory
49.for good - permanently; forever
50.for the time being - for now; temporarily
64.hit it off - get along well with someone
65.ill at ease - uncomfortable
66.in hot water - in trouble
67.in the air -uncertain
68.in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe
69.in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
70.ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
71.iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
72.jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion
73.keep an eye on - watch closely
74.keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
75.keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
76.knock oneself out - make a great effort
77.learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
78.little by little -gradually
79.make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
80.make out - manage;get along
81.mean to - intentional; on purpose
82.might as well - to have no strong reson not to
83.hang on - keep hold of; persevere;keep doing something
84.hard to come by - difficult to obtain
85.have a heart - have kind feelings; be understanding
86.have a hunch - have an idea based on feelings rather than reason
87.hold off - delay;postpone
88.hop to it - get started on something quickly
89.hit it off - get along well with someone
90.ill at ease - uncomfortable
91.in hot water - in trouble
92.in the air -uncertain
93.in the dark - keep someone without knowdge; information from somenoe
94.in the lone run - looking toward the future; eventually
95.ins and outs - all the details; the various parts and difficulties to be seen
96.iron out - remove the difficulties or find an answer for
97.jump to conclusions - arrive too quickly at a decision or opinion
98.keep an eye on - watch closely
99.keep one’sfingers crossed - wish that nothing goes wrong
100.keep on one’s toes - be ready for action; prepared
101.knock oneself out - make a great effort
102.learn the ropes - learn the rules and routines of a place or activity
103.little by little -gradually
104.make ends meet - to get just enough money for noe’s needs
105.make out - manage;get along
106.mean to - intentional; on purpose
107.might as well - to have no strong reson not to