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thought-provoking

adj

A

making you think a lot about a subject

+ book/film

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contagious

/kontei/

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dễ lây qua tiếp xúc, dễ lây

+ disease, laughter, enthusiasm

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resilient

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kiên cường

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pervade (v) của pervasive

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tỏa khắp

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devoid of (adj)

a town devoid of inhabitants

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không có, trống rỗng

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dig sth out

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find sth that have lost or used for a long time

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It’s growing by leaps and bounds

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quickly and a lot

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statistics

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thông tin biểu hiện bằng con số

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preeminent

pri-eminent

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xuất sắc, ưu việt

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quality time

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thời gian chất lượng

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anything under the sun

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everything and anything

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carefree childhood

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childhood with no worries

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deride lots of pleasure

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got lots of pleasure

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a natural (at sports or sth)

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you don’t have to work hard to be good at it

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toot my own horn

I don’ t mean to toot my own horn

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I am the best at it (mang tính khoe khoang)

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in tune with

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to be connected, to have a good understanding of

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unity and solidarity

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tính đoàn kết (cả hai từ)

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obscene = exorbitant amount of money

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immense = excessive = extravagant

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it sounds Greek to me

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if sth sounds confusing

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robust economy

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strong

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21
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we are heading for a recession

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economy goes down

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go through the roof

(inflation, numbers, rates only)

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to go extremely high

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hit an all-time high= to be the highest ever

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cao nhất

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hit rock bottom=at an all-time low

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thấp nhất

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clunky and cumbersome

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khó cầm

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flock

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to move in large numbers

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rich in history

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full of history

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28
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stimulate

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kích thích, khuyến khích

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I throw her a curve ball

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i ask her something unexpected

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pragmatic

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thực tế

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31
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commit to do

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decide to do sth

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32
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unconventional/weird clothes

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unusual clothes

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33
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eccentric

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lập dị

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34
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he sees himself as being

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he thinks he is

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35
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offbeat style

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unusual

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36
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odd colors socks

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socks with different colors

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37
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stout=chubby=plump

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rather fat

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38
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flamboyant = exuberant

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sặc sỡ, lòe loẹt

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at ease

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comfortable and relaxed

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40
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quirky attire

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unsual clothes

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41
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to be up to

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doing

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42
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bump into

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= meet sb by chance

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stumble/come across

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find sth by chance

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44
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grapple with

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to try to solve the problems

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45
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have sb on= pull sb’s leg = wind sb up

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tease sb

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46
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put the wind up sb

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lằm cho ai căng thẳng

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47
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pull sth off

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to succeed in difficult

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48
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have a soft spot for

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you like it but hard to explain

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take to = warm up to

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i didn’t like it, but I’m taking to it/warming to it now (I like it )

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I don’t mind it = I can take it or leave it = I don’t dislike it

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không quan trọng, ko ghét, ko thích

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I don’t care much for Ving = It does nothing for me = I can’t stand it

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I loathe it

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52
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sort out

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to get ready

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53
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get myself breakfast

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have breakfast

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54
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head off to work/ school

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đi làm đến trường

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55
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It’s fairly anonymous place

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không nổi tiếng

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56
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It’s nothing to write home about

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nothing special

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57
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there’s not much to get up to

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there’s not much to do

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58
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in one fell swoop

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all in one go

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59
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crop up

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appear

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60
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There’s not a day goes by without

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It always happens

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61
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to be bookworm = to be an avid reader

A

mọt sách

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62
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to have your nose in a book

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to read a lot

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63
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to leaf through a book = to turn the pages quickly

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flip through

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64
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to be a real gem

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to be a valuable find and highly enjoyable

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65
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have me stitches

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very funny

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66
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to be a breath of fresh air

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to be refresing and new

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to be a real eye-opener

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to teach you sth new and provide a new perspective on a topic

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to be a real page-turner (book only)

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very exciting

69
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to be a rollercoaster ride

A

nhiều twists -> hồi hộp

70
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to have on the edge of your seat

A

make me excited

71
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to be a fast-paced novel

A

thường về detective novel sherlock holms

72
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to be a heavy read

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to be difficult to read

73
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i

i’m clueless= I haven’t got a clue

A

I don’t know

74
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a second bite at the apple

A

second chance

75
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to think on your feet

A

think and react quickly

76
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utensils

A

tools for cooking

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play it by ear

A

improvise, do sth without a plan = to wing it

78
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come along nicely

A

to mak good progress

79
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to give it a bit of a kick

A

to give it a strong spicy taste

80
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butter sb up

A

to praise sb so you can get their help

81
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the best thing since sliced bread

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the best thing ever

82
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roll the dice

A

to take a chance

83
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that mind, mind you

A

but

84
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a brisk walk

A

a quick walk

85
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be under a lot of strain = have a lot on your plate = stressed out

A

burnt out

86
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it’s not so much A, that is the problem, it’s B

A

The problem is not really A, is B

87
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run-off-the-mill

A

ordinary, usual (action)

88
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keep track of

A

follow change,progress

89
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doubly (adv)

A

more

90
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what happens every year is

A

we do every year

91
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rigmarole

A

a complicated, annoying, routine

92
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knock … of a product

A

reduce the price by

93
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knock off

A

finish work

94
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chip in

A

interrupt by adding a comment

95
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rabbit on

A

to talk incessantly

96
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hash out with

A

to talk ab sth wwithsb to reach an agreement

97
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let’s wind up

A

let’s finish

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make sb out

A

understand sb

99
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drop in

A

visit sb/ place, without plan

100
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go round to = go over = pop around to = pop over to

A

drop in

101
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turn out = go off

A

happen in a certain way

my presentation turned out well

102
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rub them up

A

annoy them

103
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nod off

A

fall asleep

104
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to be on the cards

A

sth is very likely

105
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to be up in the air

A

sth is uncertain

106
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to be in the bag

A

to be certain you’ll get or achive sth

107
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to be a big ask

A

to be difficult to do, uiwll need some sacrifice

108
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to be a walk in the park

A

to be a breeze = tobe easy

109
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to be barking up the wrong tree

A

to have the wrong idea, approach

110
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to hit the nail on the head

A

to be completely right ab sb

111
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no end (ở cuối)

A

a lot

112
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not the be-all and end-all

A

sth is important, but not the only important thing

113
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to be really clued up on

A

to know a lot ab sth

114
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to do your upmost= to give your all

A

to do your best

115
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to put your foot wrong

A

to make mistakés

116
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sb is a hard act a follow

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difficult for anyone else to do as well as them

117
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pull in

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attract (tourists)

118
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spice it up

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make it more interesting

119
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It’s out of this world = It’s a cut above the rest = It’s outstanding

A

It’s really good

120
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as old as the hills

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very old

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my mind has gone blank

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I’ve forgotten everything

122
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to take the world by storm = to catch on

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become popular

123
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to turn it on its head

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change our understand of it

124
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all the rage

A

very fashionable

125
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to bbea game changer

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sth that significantly change the way we do things

126
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t

take sb by surprise

A

to surprise/ astound/ startle sb

127
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to be cutting edge

robot waiters are cutting edge

A

it’s very advanced, innovative, and leading the field

128
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It won’t be long before ….

A

in the near future ….

129
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go down in history as sth

A

in the futue we will look back sth as

130
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it’s a doddle

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it’s easy

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i’m thrilled/chuffed (to bits)

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I’m happy

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wicked

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cool

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I’m gutted

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I’m very unhappy

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i’m knackered

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i’m tired

135
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get some shut eye

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take a nap

136
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compatible

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hợp

137
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fair at (adj)

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neither very good nor very bad

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plain>< vague

A

obvious and clear

139
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pin your hopes on

A

đặt hết hy vọng lên

140
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lurk out here

A

lẩn trốn ở đây

141
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very hush-hush

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142
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reflex

A

phản xạ

143
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outrageous

A

sỉ nhục, xúc phạm

144
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speak ill of

A

nói xấu ai

145
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improbable

A

không chắc (có thực/xảy ra)

146
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to have a go at = endeavor

/endeivor/

A

try to do

147
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manoevrable

A

easy to move and direct

148
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facile

/fesai/

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dễ dàng, dễ dãi

149
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sentiment

A

tình cảm

150
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mental acuity

A

tính sắc sảo (về trí tuệ)

151
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indiscrect

A

vô ý, không cẩn trọng (trong cách nói)

152
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fatuous

A

ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếch

153
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sane

A

lành mạnh, sảng khoái

154
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I get up to a lot of things

A

I do lots of thíng

155
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(V) dabble in

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to do sth casually, not seriously, for fun

156
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an aficionado = an amateur

A

nghiệp dư

157
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try my hand at

A

try sth new

158
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unwind = kick back = chill out

A

relax

159
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It’s a great stress buster

A

giảm stress

160
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blow hot and cold

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moody, sáng nắng chiều mưa

161
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cannot sing to save my life

A

sing sucks

162
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invade (v) => (adj) invasive

A

xâm phạm quyền riêng tư

163
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excusable

A

chập nhận được vì có lí do chính đnags

164
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minimalists

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p don’t want to own anything

165
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megalomaniac

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p obssess with their power

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