1.flying colors--success,victory

2.little by little--gradually

3.call off--cancel

4.come into--receive,especially after another's death

5.put off--postpone

6.stop by--make a brief visit on one's way elsewhere

7.tie up--hinder

8.be out for--trying to get

9.fill in for--take another's place

10.turn down--(1)refuse or reject

(2)reduce the loudness of

11.go off--begin to ring

12.cut down--lessen;reduce;limit

13.come up with--produce;supply

14.make it--(1)achieve a specific goal

(2)succeed in general

15.catch one's eye--attract one's attention

16.care for--(1)like;value

(2)look after;take care of

17.head and shoulders above--much better

18.catch on--become popular

19.on the whole--in general

20.fill sb in--tell what sb should know