导读：[url=http://www.gter.net/news/content.jsp?type=TOEFL]TOEFL[/url]的最新成语汇总，非常口语话，非常实用的地道美语，出现在听力及阅读中。一 [b]起来学习。 [b][b]1.Those　second-hand　pianos　are　selling　like　hot　cakes,　if　you　want [b]　one,　you'd　better　buy　one　now　before　they're　all　gone. [b][b]sell　like　hot　cakes = sell　very　well　or　very　quickly [b][b]2.Whenever　I　have　to　make　a　speech　I　get　butterflies　in　my　 [b]stomach. [b][b]get　butterflies　in　one's　stomach = get　nervous [b][b]3　He　would　do　anything　for　his　daughter.　She　was　the　apple　of　 [b]his　eye. [b][b]be　the　apple　of　one's　eye = be　very　precious　to　sb. [b][b]4　Lend　me　$30,please,　Tom,　I'm　broke　at　the　moment. [b][b]be　broke = doesn't　have　any　money [b][b]5　The　accident　was　caused　by　a　taxi　driver　jumping　the　green　 [b]light. [b][b]jump　the　green　light = doesn't　wait　for　the　traffic　lights　to　 [b]change　to　green [b][b]6.You　didn't　think　I　was　serious,　did　you,　Joe!　　It　was　a　joke!　 [b]I　was　pulling　your　leg,　that's　all. [b][b]pull　one's　leg = tease　someone,　逗某人玩 [b][b]7　Because　the　owner　wanted　a　quick　sale,　the　painting　went　for　a [b]　song- only $1000. [b][b]If　something　"goes　for　a　song",　it　is　sold　very　cheaply [b][b]8　There　was　a　shortage　of　food;　so　you　had　to　pay　through　the　 [b]nose　for　what　you　could　find. [b][b]To　"pay　through　the　nose"　for　something　is　to　pay　far　more　for　 [b]something　than　it　is　really　worth [b][b]9　If　he　finds　out　what　you　did　with　the　company's　money,　he'll　 [b]hit　the　roof. [b][b]hit　the　roof=get　very　angry [b][b]10　The　sky　got　very　dark　and　soon　the　rain　began　to　bucket　 [b]down. [b][b]bucket　down　=　rain　very　heavily [b][b]11　They　all　chip　in　for　the　benefit　of　Simpson's　widow　and　little [b]　child. [b][b]chip　in=contribute　money　捐献 [b][b]12.He　usually　buys　his　clothes　off　the　peg.　It's　cheaper　than　 [b]going　to　a　dressmaker. [b][b]Off　the　peg　clothes　= 成衣 [b][b]13　Now　stop　beating　about　the　bush　and　tell　me　what　happened! [b][b]beat　about　the　bush= avoid　saying　directly　what　you　mean [b][b]14　I　really　must　go　and　lie　down　for　a　while　;I've　got　a　 [b]splitting　headache. [b][b]Splitting　headache= painful　headache