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mất mặt, xấu hổ , không được tôn trọng

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lose face :
=> Many leaders don’t want to lose face by admitting failures.

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làm ngơ

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turned a blind eye + to sbd:
=> The teachers turned a blind eye to some of the children’s bad behaviour.

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bất ngờ, xảy ra không như kỳ vọng= suddenly

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out of the blue:
=> Symptoms of the disease often appear out of the blue.

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xa nhưng không xa quá, xa vừa phải

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in the distance /ˈdɪs.təns/
=> We saw lights in the distance.

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luôn luôn, không trượt phát nào , chuyện chắc chắn xảy ra

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/wɪˈðaʊt/ without fail = always
I ring my mom without fail.
I want that work finished by tomorrow, without fail!

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trong TH tồi tệ nhất

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If all else fails
If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.

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tránh xa ai đó= avoid to sbd

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/stɪr/ Steer clear of sth
Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.

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hợp lý

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to make ( a lot of ) sense:
Everything he said made sense – I’d definitely vote for him.

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hiểu cái gì đó

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to make sense of smt:

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nhấn mạnh

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on earth : /ɝːθ/
Why on earth are you shouting? – Be quiet!

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tình huống cực kỳ chán/tệ hai

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to be in a ( bad/real/terrible) state = to be in a mood:
She was in a terrible state, so I decided to stay and look after her.

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như điên

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like mad / flat out /flæt/
We worked like mad to get it done on time.
I had to run flat out to catch the bus.

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quen quen

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Ring a bell
His name rings a bell but I can’t think where we met

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câu chuyện cổ tích

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Fairy tales=

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xấu, tình huống xấu ( turbulent weathẻ)

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Turbulent = /ˈtɝː.bjə.lənt/

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người đi bộ

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Pedestrian= /pəˈdes.tri.ən/

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vận động viên

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Athlete= /ˈæθ.liːt/

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người kế toán

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Accountant= /əˈkaʊn.t̬ənt/

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không tiếc lời khen ngợi ai đó

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heap praise on somebody = /hiːp/

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có tính cáu bẳn

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Irritable (adj)= /ˈɪr.ə.t̬ə.bəl/

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anh chị em ruột trong gia đinh

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Sibling( n) : /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/

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tận dụng

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Take advantage of
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
VD: We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.

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thay đổi ý định, suy nghĩ

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Change your mind

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chả đi đến đâu cả, dậm chân tại chỗ

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Get nowhere
VD: We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.

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lẽ ra phải làm gì đó rồi
be supposed to do smt
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chịu trách nhiệm
in charge of /tʃɑːdʒ/
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dễ như ăn kẹo
a piece of cake The exam was a piece of cake.
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gần
a stone's throw We live just a stone's throw from here.
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muộn còn hơn không
better late than never “He finally paid me the money he owed me." "Well, better late than never."
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sáng sớm
bright and early
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xấp xỉ, gần ( khoảng, ngưỡng)
more or less She could earn $200 a night, more or less.
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gọi điện cho ai đó
get through to somebody
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cười chế nhạo cái gì đó/ coi việc đó thật vớ vẩn
Laugh something off He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.
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I dont know
Search me = "Where’s Huy?" "Search me!“
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có điểm chung
Have sth in common | The two cultures have a lot in common.
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còn quá sớm để nhận định
It’s early days: | It's still early days. We don't know if the play will be a success.
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cố tình
On purpose | He slammed the door on purpose.
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hiếm khi = rarely
Once in a blue moon | My sister lives in HCMC, so I only see her once in a blue moon.
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vô vọng, không có kết quả mong muốn ( văn nói)
In vain : | She waited in vain for her son to return.
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cực kỳ lo lắng
A bag | By the time of the interview, I was a bag of nerves.
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cực kì lo lắng
bundle of nerves | Since the robbery, I’ve been a bundle of nerves.
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nhân viên mới ( không đếm được)
New blond | This company badly needs to bring in some new blood.
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vừa mới hết
Fresh out of sth | Sorry, we're fresh out of milk.
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tiến triển tốt
Look up for sth | Business was bad, but now things are looking up.
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cắt giảm khối lượng
Cut back on sth= cut down | . I must cut back on sweets to lose weight
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gần nhà, gần nơi sinh sống
On the doorstep | The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.
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kéo dài lan man
Drag on | The meeting dragged on for hours
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rung lên ( chuông báo thức rung lên ) / nổ: boom nổ/ đi ra khỏi nha = go out
Go off | She went off to get a drink
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thư giãn
Laze around/ about | we spent the day lazing aroung on the beach
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biến đi , đi nơi khác
Clear off
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kiểm tra, thảo luận cái gì đó
Go through | I’d like to go through the homework
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lật qua lật lại các trang báo, lướt đọc lướt qua
Flick through | She flicked through a magazine
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bận rộn, trói chặt lại
Tie up: | She’s tied up at the moment => dùng từ này với thì bị động
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tiễn ai đó ở sân bay, bến tàu…
see somebody off: | my parents saw me off at the plane
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chờ, k làm gì cả khi ở một nơi nào đó, lởn vởn. lang thang
hang around/ about: | there were some boys hanging around the school entrance
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nghỉ ngơi thôi ( một ngày thế là đủ rồi, dừng cuộc chơi thôi )
Call it a day: | I”m getting a bit tired now - let’s call it a day
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vừa thử vừa học
Trial and error : | Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error
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tận dụng tối đa cái gì đó
Make the most of smt | It’s my first trip abroad so I’m going to make the most of it.
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cố nhớ
Rack your brains | she racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what shw had said
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hiểu được cái gì
Make sense of something | i can't make sense of that painting understand smt
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ngấm
sink in ## Footnote some vocabulary doesn't sink in. it just goes in one ear and out the other
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tốt hơn, mạnh hơn, tiến bộ hơn
Pick up ## Footnote the wind is picking up now
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ôn tập kiến thức lại
brush up (on sth)
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đuổi kịp ai đó
keep up with smt:
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cố gắng vô ích
tried in vain
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chất lượng kém
not up to much
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tốt hơn là nên làm gì đó
be better off ( doing smt) ## Footnote he’d e better off working for a bigger company
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tốt hơn là nên làm gì đó
be better off ( doing smt) ## Footnote he’d e better off working for a bigger company
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tận dụng tối đa cái gì đó
Make the most of smt:
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bỏ học
Drop out ## Footnote She started degree but dropped out after only a year
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nhường lại vị trí cho ai đó , lười biếng, không lo lắng về vấn đề gì đó
Sit back :
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tim được câu trả lời/ kiếm được một số tiền nhất định
Come up with ## Footnote 1.They gave him 30 days to come up with the moey he owed 2.she came up with a new idea for increasing sales
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suy nghĩ nhanh, phản ứng nhanh mà không cần chuẩn bị
Think on your feet ## Footnote He is not good at thingking on his feet. He needs time to organise his ideas
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hiểu biết sâu về một lĩnh vực nào đó
Know your stuff ## Footnote He is a good teacher. He konws his stuff
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có ấn tượng ban đầu không tốt trong lần gặp đầu tiên
Get/start off on the wrong foot ## Footnote I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss
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chăm chỉ như người khác
Pull your weight ## Footnote Her college had complained that she wasnt pulling her weight
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thảo luận với ai đó
Talk it over with ## Footnote you’ll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend
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tùy hứng , không chuẩn bị trước
On the spur of the moment ## Footnote I phoned him up on the spur of the moment
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tự suy nghĩ, không phụ thuộc quan điểm người khác
Thing for yourself ## Footnote I acceptother people’s opinions to easily. I need to think for myself more
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suy nghĩ logic
Thing straight ## Footnote I’m not good at thinking straight in stressful situations.
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Hiểu được, ngấm được cái gì đó
Take smt in ## Footnote Did you really understand the lecture? - No, I couldn’t take it in. I was too tired
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giỏi tính toán, giỏi nhớ…
Have got a (good) head for smt: ## Footnote Are you good at maths? no,I haven’t got a head for figures
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quên cái gì đó
smt slips your mind ## Footnote What was her name again? i am affrat that it’s slipped my mind
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biết rõ cái gì đó trong lòng bàn tay
know smt like the back of my hand ## Footnote I was born and raise in HN. I know it liek the back of my hand
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sinh ra và lớn lên
born and raise
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năm bắt được cái gì đó
get the hang of smt: ## Footnote i’ve never used this compute before - it’s ok once you get the hang of it
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lâu r không luyện tập
out of practice ## Footnote Do you fancy a game of chess? - well, i am a bit out of practice

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