9th Eng vocab set

Question 1

give sb the willies

Answer 1

if sth gives you the willies, it makes you feel nervous or frightened

Question 2

keep troubles at bay

Answer 2

to avoid getting into trouble

Question 3

explore every avenue /ˈævənjuː/

Answer 3

to try every possible method to achieve or get sth

Question 4

get a raw deal

Answer 4

being treated badly and unfairly

Question 5

get the flak

Answer 5

if your opinion or suggestion gets the flak, they are strongly criticised or disapproved of

Question 6

hit the jackpot

Answer 6

to win or inherit a large sum of money

Question 7

gather dust

Answer 7

not used for a long time

Question 8

make mincemeat of sb

Answer 8

to defeat sb easily in an argument, fight, ect…

Question 9

go all round the houses

Answer 9

to do sth in a very complicated way rather then do it directly

Question 10

jump through hoops

Answer 10

to have to do a lot of things that seem difficult/ unnecessary in order to achieve sth

Question 11

do time/ serve time

Answer 11

to spend a period in prison

Question 12

bear a grudge against sb

Answer 12

có thù hằn với ai đó

Question 13

run in the blood

Answer 13

be a characteristic of a family or pass down from one generation to another

Question 13

meet sb’s waterloo

Answer 13

to be defeated by the person who is too strong or a problem that is too difficult to solve

Question 13

put sb through their paces

Answer 13

to make sb show their knowledge or to make sth show its good qualities

Question 13

thread your way through the crowd

Answer 13

len lách, chen chúc qua đám đông

Question 14

change one’s spots

Answer 14

to change one’s character completely

Question 15

pop the question

Answer 15

to ask sb to marry you = cau hon

Question 16

forwarding address

Answer 16

dia chi nhan hang/ nhan thu

Question 17

with flying colors

Answer 17

great/ good result

Question 18

be no laughing matter /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/

Answer 18

sth that serious that should not be joked about

Question 19

be in the saddle of sth

Answer 19

have control of sth

Question 20

extenuating circumstance

Answer 20

a condition or situation that provide excuse/ reason for sth

Question 21

teething trouble

Answer 21

trouble happening in the early stage of doing sth new

Question 22

melting pot

Answer 22

a place where many ideas or cultures gather together in a mixing way and producing sth new
eg: cultural melting pot

Question 23

damning evidence

Answer 23

chứng cứ rõ ràng buộc tội ai đó

Question 24

saving grace

Answer 24

the only good quality that stop sb/sth from completely bad

Question 25

running cost

Answer 25

the amount of money you have to spend in order to keep and use vehicle

Question 26

at first glance, clause

Answer 26

when first look at a situation/ problem

Question 27

in deep water

Answer 27

in trouble/ difficulty

Question 28

in the offing

Answer 28

likely to happen or appear soon

Question 29

be at odds with sb

Answer 29

có bất đồng, mâu thuẫn với ai đó

Question 30

on the blink

Answer 30

(of machine) not working properly, out of order

Question 31

beyond the pale

Answer 31

behavior that is unacceptable

Question 32

in tatters

Answer 32

bị phá hủy, phá vỡ, be ruined completely

Question 33

feel one’s ears burning

Answer 33

feel that sb is talking about you