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someone who is very energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult situations easily => người quyết tâm

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  • go-getter (n.)
  • Ex: We only recruit go-getters who will be actively involved in the company’s development.
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energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult situations easily

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  • go-getting (adj.)
  • Ex: He’s a go-getting, high-powered business manager.
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someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet => người ở giữa

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  • go-between (n.) = intermediary (n.) /ˌɪn.təˈmiː.di.ə.ri/
  • Ex: The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the conflict.
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When people or groups of people choose to go their own way, they decide to live or work without continuing their previous personal or business relationship => tách ra, chia tay

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  • go your own/separate way
  • Ex: After a couple of years together, we realized we weren’t really happy and decided to go our separate ways.
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to do what you want without considering other people => làm những điều mình muốn

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  • go your own (sweet) way
  • Ex: It doesn’t matter how much advice I give Cathy, she always goes her own sweet way.
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to be part of a particular activity => là một phần của hoạt động

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  • go with the territory
  • Ex: Criticism goes with the territory in politics.
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to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do

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+ go with the flow
- Ex: Just relax and go with the flow!

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used to describe a financial period or business in which there is especially fast and active development => phát triển thịnh vượng

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go-go (adj.)
Ex: an era of go-go economic growth

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to defend and support someone, or protect them from blame or criticism => bảo vệ, giúp đỡ ai

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cover someone’s back
Ex: Your job is to cover your client’s back.

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to do something protect yourself from blame or criticism => tự bảo vệ mình

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cover your own back
ex: We need to cover our backs in case anything goes wrong.

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to stop people discovering the truth about something bad

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cover something up
ex: The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.

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to do something to protect yourself from blame or criticism in the future

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cover your backside/behind/rear = cover your ass/butt = cover your arse
ex: This so-called enquiry is purely designed to cover their backsides.

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to make certain that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount of money received

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balance the books
ex: if the business loses any more money, we won’t be able to balance the books this year.

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to cost too much

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break the bank
ex: It only costs $2. That’s not going to break the bank.

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to be new and different

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break the mould
ex: Their approach to sports teaching broke the mold.

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to get most or the worst part of a particular task done

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break the back of something
ex: We’ve broken the back of it now and we should be finished by Friday.

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bùng nổ mạng xã hội

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break the internet
ex: This cute kid basically broke the internet, with his video getting almost a billion views.

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to do something different from what is usually done => phá vỡ truyền thống

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break with tradition
ex; We decided to break with tradition and have fish for Thanksgiving dinner.

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to work extremely hard

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break your back
ex: He broke his back to get the project done on time.

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to start to officially control an organization or company => nắm quyền chỉ huy, nắm quyền lãnh đạo.

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take the helm
ex: She was the first person from outside the family to take the helm at the privately held company.

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used to say that a situation or someone’s behaviour remains the same, especially when it is boring or annoying

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same old same old
ex: Most people just keep on doing the same old same old every day.

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used to tell someone to pay attention to a person or thing that is interesting, surprising, or attractive

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get a load of that!
ex: Get a load of that, guys! Very nice.

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to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to win an advantage for yourself

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get a jump on someone/something
ex: I like to leave work early on Fridays so I can get a jump on the traffic.

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to control your emotions

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get a grip on yourself
ex: Get a grip on yourself, and tell me what happened.

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to begin to understand how to do something well
get a feel for something ex: I practiced for a few hours before I really got a feel for the best way to do it.
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to get pleasure from something; to find something interesting, exciting, or fun
get a bang out of something ex: The kids get a bang out of their video games.
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to succeed in making someone understand something
get (sth) through (to sb) ex: I don't seem to be able to get through to (= communicate with) him these days.
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If a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds
get (something) off the ground ex: A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground.
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something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things
get a life! ex: Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on a Saturday night? Get a life, Hannah!
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to find out information about someone that you do not know
get a line on someone ex: I've been trying to get a line on the guy they've nominated with no luck.
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used when you are disappointed that something that you hoped for did not happen
no such luck ex: I was rather hoping it would rain today and I wouldn't have to go for a walk, but no such luck.
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not enough of something to make it worth talking about => không có gì đáng để nói
no something to speak of ex: There was no snow to speak of this winter.
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certainly not
no sir ex: I'm not going to ride the subway, no sir!
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If you say there is no room for a feeling or type of behaviour, you mean it is not acceptable => không thể chấp nhận được
no room for something ex: In a small company like this, there is no room for laziness.
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something you say when it is very easy to guess something => dễ doán quá ròi
no prizes for guessing something ex: No prizes for guessing where Daniel is.
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said to make the person you are with look at or notice someone, and usually laugh at them
get a load of him, her, you, etc.! ex: Get a load of him in his new clothes!
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to hurry
get a move on ex: Come on, you two, get a move on!
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to annoy someone
get a rise out of ex: Steve always manages to get a rise out of me with his racist jokes.
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an advantage that means that not everyone has an equal opportunity
unfair advantage
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an advantage that relates to what is in someone's mind, rather than what is real
psychological advantage
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a small advantage
slight advantage
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an extra advantage
added advantage
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an advantage that helps you in a war, battle etc
military advantage
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an advantage that you can clearly notice
distinct advantage
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a very big advantage
massive advantage
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to hurry up
get a wiggle on ex: Get a wiggle on, or we'll miss the beginning of the concert.
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to have an opportunity to speak
get a word in edgewise ex: Brad talked so much that nobody could get a word in edgewise.
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to enter a business or organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future
get a/your foot in the door ex: Making contacts can help you get a foot in the door when it comes to getting a job.
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to act as though you are more important than you really are
get above yourself ex: My father advised me to work hard, treat others with respect and never get above myself.
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to be successful in the work that you do
get ahead ex: It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics.
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to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared
get ahead of yourself ex: She didn't want to get ahead of herself and risk losing what she had achieved so far.
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to communicate with someone by phone
get ahold of ex: I’m trying to get ahold of some of these people for our meeting tomorrow.
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to look at something or someone
get an eyeful ex: Hey, get an eyeful of this!
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to have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation
get along/on ex: She doesn’t get on well with her father.
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to intentionally end a pregnancy => phá thai
get an abortion ex: She decided to get an abortion.
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to travel or move from place to place
get around (somewhere) ex: You need a car to get around town.
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to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
get around to something ex: I still haven't got around to fixing that tap.
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to criticize a person repeatedly
get at someone ex: He keeps getting at me and I really don't know what I've done wrong.
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to go somewhere, usually on holiday, where you can completely relax and forget your responsibilities or problems => trút bỏ muộn phiền
get away from it all ex: People go fishing to get away from it all.
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to be allowed to do things that other people would be punished or criticized for
get away with murder ex: He's so charming that he really does get away with murder.
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to punish someone because that person has done something wrong to you
get back at someone ex: think he’s trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting.
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to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before
get back to someone ex: I'll get back to you later with those figures.
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to fail to do as much work or pay as much money as you should by a particular time
get behind ex: She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.
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to support somebody or something
get behind sb/sth ex: If every member of the top management team doesn't get behind this project, it's never going to work.
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to become very angry or upset
get bent out of shape ex: I'm not getting bent out of shape because people don't respect my opinion. I'm used to that.
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to provide yourself or others with something in order to use it as a weapon
arm someone with something ex: She argued that arming people with guns was not the best way to make them feel safe from crime.
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used to describe a situation in which two people, companies, etc. operate separately from each other
arm's-length (adj.) ex: An arm's-length relationship between buyers and suppliers is usually advisable.
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behaviour in which you try to make someone do something by threats or by persuading them forcefully
arm-twisting (n.) ex: The vote was won only as the result of much arm-twisting by the government.
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trò chơi vật tay
arm-wrestling (n.) /ˈɑːmˌres.lɪŋ/
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to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money
get by ex: How can he get by on so little money?
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to become involved in something, often without wanting to
get caught up in something ex: They were having an argument and somehow I got caught up in it.
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used to say that someone has been stealing or doing something wrong
get caught with your hand in the cookie jar ex: He only returned the money when he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
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to start doing something quickly
get cracking ex: I'd better get cracking on the food for tonight.
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to start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation => đi vào trọng tâm của vấn đề
get down to brass tacks ex: Let's get down to brass tacks. Who's paying for all this?
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to start talking about the subject to be discussed
get down to business ex: If the introductions are over I'd like to get down to business.
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to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
get down to something ex: I must get down to booking the hotels.
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to punish someone who has done something bad to you by doing something equally bad to that person => trả đũa
get even ex: After she insulted me, all I thought about was how I could get even with her.
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to make progress or to improve
get far/somewhere/anywhere ex: - At last, I think we're getting somewhere. - She's taking flute lessons, but she really doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with it.
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to find someone or obtain something, to understand something
get hold of ex: - Where can I get hold of some stamps? - How can I get ahold of Chris?
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to communicate with someone, esp. by telephone
get hold of someone ex: I haven’t talked to her in years, so I wouldn’t know how to get hold of her anymore.
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to worry
get in a sweat ex: He tends to get in a sweat about flying.
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to start to take part in an activity that is already happening because you will win an advantage from it
get in on something ex: A Japanese company tried to get in on the deal.
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to take advantage of something that someone else started
get in on the act ex: We designed the Web page, and now everyone else in our class wants to get in on the act.
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If something presents itself, it happens
present itself ex: An opportunity suddenly presented itself.
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to annoy someone, usually by being present all the time
get in someone's hair ex: My flatmate has been getting in my hair a lot recently.
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something you say when something good happens to someone
get in there!
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to succeed in being chosen or elected
get in/get into something ex: He wanted to go to Cambridge, but he didn't get in.
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If you do not know what has got into someone, you do not understand why they are behaving strangely, to become interested
get into someone ex: - I can't think what's got into him. He doesn't usually get so angry.
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to become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity
get into something ex: She's been getting into yoga recently - she does three classes a week.
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to start to understand, enjoy, and be active in something
get into the swing of it/things ex: I hadn't worked in an office for several years, so it took me a while to **get back into the swing of it.**
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to become familiar with and confident at something you have recently started doing
get into/ hit your stride ex: Let's wait until she's** got into her stride** before we ask her to negotiate that contract.
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to be punished for something you did
get it ex: When Mom finds out you skipped school yesterday, you’re going to **get it.**
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to be punished or severely criticized for something that you have done
get it in the neck ex: Poor old Bob **got it in the neck **for being late.
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to have sex
get it on = get laid = have it off = have it away idiom slang ex: Did you get it on with him?
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to make a decision or take positive action in your life
get it together ex: Blake has really got it together since I last saw him - he has started a new job and lost a lot of weight.
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to start to want to travel or do something different
get itchy feet ex: After three years in the job she began to get itchy feet.
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to completely fail to achieve something
get nowhere (fast) ex: He was trying to persuade her to let him drive, but he was getting nowhere fast.
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to make a successful start
get/ start off on the right foot ex: He really got off on the right foot with my mother.
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used to tell someone to stop criticizing you
get off someone's back ex: Why don't you get off my back! I'm doing my best.
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to stop continuously criticizing someone for something they have done
get off someone's case ex: I told him the problem had already been dealt with and he could get off my case.
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to be very worried, upset, or angry about something
have kittens = have a cow ex: My mother nearly had kittens when I said I was going to buy a motorbike .
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to have been told something by someone who knows the truth (formal)
have it on the highest authority ex: I have it on the highest authority that they are getting a divorce.
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to have a particular quality or ability => sở hữu khả năng cụ thể
have it in you ex: His speech was really funny - we didn't know he had it in him.
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to be determined to harm or criticize someone
have it in for someone ex: She's always had it in for me.
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to get advantages from two opposing things
have it both ways ex: You can't have it both ways - you either work longer and get paid more or have more leisure time and get paid less.
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to deserve what happens to you, esp. something bad => vì bạn xứng đáng
have it coming (to you) ex: He got a ticket for speeding, but he had it coming.
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making another person look silly
at the expense of someone ex: Would you stop making jokes at my expense?
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not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable
obsolete adjective UK /ˌɒb.səlˈiːt/ US /ˌɑːb.səlˈiːt/ ex: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
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cast an/your eye over something
cast an/your eye over something ex: Could you cast an eye over this report for me?
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to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant
cast a shadow over/on something ex: Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby.
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to use words thought to be magic, especially in order to have an effect on someone => nguyền rủa, ban lời nguyền
cast a spell ex: The old woman cast a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.
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to vote
cast a/your vote ex: When I cast my vote in an election, I feel I'm doing my part.

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