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 → lesson; 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