Day 4 Flashcards
Fighting (19 cards)
the sheer cost/expense
giá cả đắt đỏ
put sb off the idea
làm ai mất hứng
Eg: Her negative comments put him off the idea of running a business
know st like the back of one’s hand
biết rõ trong lòng bàn tay
like a fish out of water
cảm thấy lạc lõng
Eg: He felt like a fish out of water at the first day arriving to new school
get st off one’s chest
nói ra suy nghĩ, bức xúc giữ trong lòng
Eg: He finally got his frustration of his chest to the mismanagement of the company
give the false impression that
làm cho mọi người hiểu lầm
Eg: The advertisements gave the false impression that the products are totally extracted from nature
be prone to st/ving
be subject to
dễ bị ảnh hưởng (thường là tiêu cực)
Eg: He’s prone to catching colds in the winter.
bị phụ thuộc, phải chịu
Eg: Students are subject to disciplinary action
stand a chance of doing st
có cơ hội
Eg: If you study hard, you will stand a chance of passing the exams with flying colors
at low cost=
cost on a shoestring budget
pivotal
=crucial
put on the shelf
bị bỏ qua
economy class
business class=first class
hạng phổ thông
hạng thương gia
precedent ~ precedence
=> take precedence over st
sự kiện~ sự ưu tiên
spontaneous (a)
=> spontaneity (n)
to be a chip off the old block
rất giống (cha mẹ) về tính cách,hành vi
Eg: He’s a chip off the old block — just like his dad, always fixing things around the house.
conscientious (a)
=> conscientiousness (n)
có lương tâm, chu đáo
off the peg
quần áo được may sẵn
let s/o off the hook
get off the hook
ai tha tội cho ai
thoát được tội
Eg: The boss let me off the hook this time
He got off the hook because there wasn’t enough evidence
get/put st across
truyền đạt ý tưởng
Eg: She tried to get her point across during the meeting.
