GRADED MULTIPLE-CHOICE ENGLISH TESTS Flashcards
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go some way towards doing sth
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to be very helpful
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capacity
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the ability to do sth in particular
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feeding fenzy
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a situation in which people try to get as much as possible of something, for example information about an event, especially in an unpleasant way
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wind up
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to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do
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pull together
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- to work hard as a group in order to achieve something
- to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset
- to manage with difficulty to collect enough money, information, etc. to produce a result
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rip someone off
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to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something
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squeeze someone/something in
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to manage to do something or see someone in a short period of time or when you are very busy
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draughty
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A draughty place, especially a room, has currents of unpleasantly cold air blowing through it
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in the teeth of something
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If something happens or is done in the teeth of difficulties, the difficulties cause problems but do not stop it
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not get a word in edgeways
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to not be able to say anything because someone else is talking all the time
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spit it out!
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used to tell someone to start speaking or to speak more quickly, when they are unwilling to speak or are speaking slowly
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wrench off
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To take someone or something away from someone or something by pulling or prying in a violent, wrenching manner
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on friday week
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a week from friday
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sort something/someone out
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to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties
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play (something) by ear
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to play a piece of music by remembering the notes
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pretext
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a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason
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talk down to someone
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to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important
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mope around/about (somewhere)
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to move from one place to another without any particular purpose or energy, because you are unhappy or disappointed
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come off it!
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used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying is true, or that you strongly disagree with them
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make something out
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to write all the necessary information on an official document
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drive someone around the bend
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to make someone very bored or very angry
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by the day
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during the day
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get over something/someone
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to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while
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at the end of your tether
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very upset because you are no longer able to deal with a difficult situation
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cut it fine
To have a very narrow margin for error or deviation
To complete a task or arriving at a destination just in time
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the best part of (something)
1. The majority of something
2. The most enjoyable or exemplary aspect of something
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keep on at
to say the same thing to (someone) again and again in a way that is annoying
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linger
to take a long time to leave or disappear
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wriggle out of something
to avoid doing something that you do not want to do
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fill someone in
to give someone extra or missing information
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mind (out)!
used to tell someone to move or be careful, or to warn someone of danger
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in a bad way
ill or in trouble
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cross-purpose
A usually unintentionally conflicting or contrary purpose
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put somebody on
to try to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke
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at hand
near in time or position
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bottle something up
refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried
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onslaught
a very powerful attack
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much less
used to introduce something as being even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned
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run-up
a usually sudden increase in volume or price
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slave away
to work strenuously and continuously (doing sth)
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knock off
to stop working, usually at the end of the day
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lump
vết u
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more often than not
usually
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bungle
to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way
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on the premises
inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
when people we love are not with us, we tend to love them even more
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swallow the bait
you completely accept something, especially an offer that is a trick or way of getting something from you
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a blot on the landscape
sth that spoils the view
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at that
in addition, furthermore
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for all
in spite of
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proceeds
money obtained from an event or activity
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hang on
listen closely to something
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the bulk of
the main part or the largest portion of sth
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take your mind off sth
to stop thinking about sth
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Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
having too many people involved in a single task or project can lead to confusion and poor results
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circulation
the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to
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the gift of the gab
the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you
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damages
money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or los
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tear someone away
to make someone stop doing something enjoyable, usually because they have to go somewhere or do something else
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dismantle
to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces
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get the guts up (to do something)
To muster or draw upon one's courage or resolve to do something
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somewhat
in some measure or degree, to some extent
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as it were
another part of the sentence is not quite accurate or is a metaphor
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that's all there is to it
straightforward, simple
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like a bear with sore head
Very irritable and bad-tempered
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let it past
ignore
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dwindle
to become smaller in number
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nip something in the bud
to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established
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go along with something/someone
to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion
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crumble
to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces
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put something to someone
to suggest an idea or plan to someone so that they can consider it or discuss it
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stick up for something/someone
to support or defend someone or something, especially when that person or thing is being criticized
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder
used to express the fact that not all people have the same opinions about what is attractive
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lax
without much care, attention, or control
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tie (something) in
When ideas or statements tie in, they agree or are closely connected, and if you tie them in, you make them agree or connect closely
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not take kindly to something
to not like something
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have a chip on your shoulder
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people
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impart
to communicate information to someone
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(as) dead as a doornail
completely dead
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go in for
to participate in
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appeal to
to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help
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out of spite
actions taken bc of spiteful or malicious feelings or intentions
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Break-even
the point at which total revenue equals total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss
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make it up to sb
to do sth good for sb because you have done sth bad to them in the past
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run the gaunlet
taking part in a form of corporal punishment in which one or more individuals is forced to run between two rows of people who attack them with weapons
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dispense with something/someone
to get rid of or stop using something or someone that you do not need
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dither over something
to be unable to make a decision about doing something
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rub it in
to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about
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every bit as
equally as
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talk someone down
to persuade someone that he or she is wrong or should not act
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at someone's beck and call
always willing and able to do whatever someone asks
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so much as
but rather
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whereby
by which way or method
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such and such
used to refer to something that you do not want to name or say exactly
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death warrant
an official document that says that someone must be killed as a punishment
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go through with something
to do something unpleasant or difficult that has already been agreed or promised
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falling off a log
extremely easy or intuitive
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see eye to eye
to agree with sb
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gallows humor
black comedy
grim and ironic humor in a desperate or hopeless situation
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get on like a house on fire
to get on very quick
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work out
accomplish something with difficulty
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run into
reach a level or amount
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all in all
everything considered; on the whole
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bent on
determined, resolved
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bottom out
to reach the lowest or worst point
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to usher in
to lead, escort, or conduct sb or sth in
being the beginning of sth new or introducing sth
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scope
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.
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barring
except if a particular thing happens
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sob story
a story or piece of information that someone tells you or writes about himself or herself that is intended to make you feel sympathy for that person
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pander to someone/something
to do or provide exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it is not acceptable, reasonable, or approved of, usually in order to get some personal advantage
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as is
in the state that something is in at the present time
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going
how easy or difficult something is
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bar none
used to emphasize that someone or something is better, more important, etc. than anyone or anything else
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all that
to an indicated or suggested extent or degree
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like it or lump it
to accept or allow something unpleasant or unwanted
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thaw
to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature
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striking
obvious, interesting, and (esp. of a person) often attractive
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cash in on something
to get money or another advantage from an event or situation, often in an unfair way
119
go to pot
to become worse or be spoiled because of lack of care or effort
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dwell on something
to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant
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gold mine
something from which a large amount of something valuable, such as money or information, can be obtained
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vacant
not filled or occupied; available to be used
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peter out
to gradually stop or disappear
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worm something out of someone
to try and get information from someone that they are trying to keep secret
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battered
damaged, especially by being used a lot
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amount to something
to become a particular amount
to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something
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take someone to task for something
to criticize someone
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still
despite that
129
round sth down/up
làm tròn
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every nook and cranny
every part of a place
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cave in
to agree to demands that you originally opposed because you have become tired or frightened
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mete something out
to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment
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be at it
to be involved in doing something
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instill
to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way the person lives
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slump
(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly
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no end
very much
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outgrow
to lose interest in an idea or activity as you get older
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lap something up
to enjoy something very much
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burst at the seams
to be completely full
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notch something up
to achieve something
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get on your soapbox
to express your opinions about a particular subject forcefully
