phrases and collacations law and crime

on account of

vì,do The flight was delayed on account of the heavy rain

take into account

xem xét, cân nhắc When planning the project, we need to take into account potential risks

account for sth

lời giải thích, chiếm 1 tỷ lệ Recent problems with the engine account for the delay

have an advantage over sth/sb

có lợi thế hơn Large companies often have an advantage over small businesses

be at an advantages

có lợi thế candidates with professional experience are at an advantage

an/one advantage of sth

1 ưu điểm one advantage of living in a city is the convenience of public transport

get/take the blame (for sth/doing)

nhận lỗi, chịu trách nhiệm the manager decided to take the blame for the project’s failure to protect his team

put the blame on sth

đổ lỗi It’easy to put the blame on orthers when things go wrong

at fault

có lỗi I was at fault for not checking the documents more carefully

find fault with sth/sb

bắt lỗi some customers always try to find fault with the service to get a discount

have the/ no intention of doing

có or không có ý định we have the intention of expanding our warehouse system next year

make a mistake

mắc lỗi, làm sai I made a mistake in the final calculation of the transport costs

a mistake (to do )

1 sai lầm It was a mistake to sign the contract without reading the fine print

mistake sb for sb

nhầm ng này với ng khác I’m sorry I mistook you for an old friend of mine

do sth by mistake

sơ suất. I delected the file by mistake

put sth in order

sắp xếp cái gì đó theo thứ tự I took me all morning to put my desk in order

give an order ( to sb) (to do)

The manager gave an order to stop the production line immediately

reason with sb

nói lý lẻ, thuyết phục I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t listen to anything i said

do wrong

he know he did wrong, but he refuses to apologize

go wrong

trở nên tồi tệ, bị hỏng hóc If anything goes wrong, call me immediately

the wrong way up

bị ngược You are holding the box the wrong way up

catch a glimpse of sth

nhìn lướt qua I caught a glimpse of a famous actor as his car drive past

be made to do

bị bắt buộc The children were made to clean their rooms before going out