39.break the ice
打破僵局来源：考试大
I was about to speak when someone broke the ice.
我正要说话，有人打破了僵局。

40.get down to
开始做，处理
The task wasn’t so difficult when I got down to it.
我开始处理这件事的时候，发现并不困难。

41.hold back
抑制，控制
We could not hold ourselves back.
我们没法控制自己。

42.keep one’s word
遵守约定

43.lay aside / set aside
储蓄，积蓄来源：考试大
We must lay something aside for our child’s education.

44.keep an eye on
监视，注视
I don’t know what would happen if I weren’t here to keep an eye on children.
如果我不在这儿监视孩子们，真不知道会发生什么。

45.pull one’s leg
取笑，看不起人来源：考试大

46.pull through
恢复，克服
The patient is pulling through.

47.stand for
代表，象征
What does your first letter stand for?

48.take in
欺骗
She must have been taken in by a salesman.

49.make a point of
重视来源：考试大
Do you make a point of being on time for work.

50.help out
帮忙，协助。来源：考试大
Jerry hurried to help out zhenzhen.