UNIT 8: Movement and Transport - Phrases, patterns and collocations

A complete set of 113 vocabulary flashcards reviewing phrases, patterns, and collocations from Unit 8: Movement and Transport.

back into sth

move sth backwards into sth else

put your back into sth

use a lot of effort & energy on a task

back onto sth

have sth directly behind sth

back sb/sth (to do sth)

support / encourage

come to the conclusion

đi đến kết luận

come to a decision

đi đến quyết định

come to power

dominate, gain political control of a country/an area

come into view

can be seen

come as a shock

make sb feel surprise

come to do sth

to reach a point when you realize/understand how or why sth happened / become

come true

become reality

drive (your point) home

make sb understand / accept sth by saying it often or with a lot of force

drive sb crazy/mad

make sb extremely annoyed

drive sb to sth/ to do sth

force sb to do sth

drive at sth

try to explain or say sth

drop sb/sth off

thả, hạ xuống xe / make sb fall deliberately

drop sth into/onto sth

drop sth into/onto sth

drop sb at

thả ai xuống xe

drop a hint

say sth in an indirect way

drop sb (from a team)

leave sb out

fall ill

bị ốm

fall into (a category)

belong to a particular group

fall into place

happen in a satisfactory way / become easy to understand

fall short of sth

fail to reach the standard expected

fall to pieces

become very old and in bad condition because of long use / stop working, be destroyed

fly a kite

thử diễn / test, try out sth to test public opinion

go fly a kite

go away, stop annoying sb / leave sb alone

fly by

go by / seem to pass very quickly

fly open

open suddenly

fly at sb

attack sb

follow sb's argument/etc

understand the argument

follow suit

do the same thing as sb else

follow sb's lead

do as sb else does, accept sb's guidance

follow sb's advice

làm theo lời khuyên của ai đó

as follows

said to introduce a list of things

get going

start to go, leave a place / start happening or being done

get somewhere

make progress towards a goal

get ill/ angry/upset/ etc

bị ốm / tức giận / buồn

go and do sth

sb has done sth silly or annoying

go deaf/grey/crazy/bad/etc.

become different in a particular way

go for days/weeks without sth

tồn tại mà không có cái gì

go hungry

not having enough food to eat

go without

manage without sth

go to do sth

to help, play a part in doing sth

head towards/ for (a place)

đi head towards đến nơi nào đó

head a ball

hit a ball with your head

head a committee/a team

lead or be in charge of sth

head a list

be at the top of a list

jump at the chance (to V)

accept an opportunity/offer with enthusiasm

jump the queue

go to the front of the line of people without waiting for your turn

jump/leap to conclusions / jump/leap to the conclusion that …

make a decision too quickly / guess the facts without having enough info

jump the gun

do sth too soon, without thinking carefully

move it

hurry up, do sth more quickly

get a move on

hurry

on the move

be going somewhere, be travelling / be very active & busy

follow sb's every move

watch sb very closely

make a move

begin a journey / task

make a move on sb

try to start a romantic relationship with sb

point at/to/towards sth

chỉ về phía

point to sth

mention sth important

get to the point

express sth in a simple, clear way

make a point of doing sth

give one's attention to doing sth

make your point

explain your opinion fully

miss the point

misunderstand sth

at some point

at some moment in time (not specific)

beside the point

irrelevant, not important

up to a point

to some extent

a sore point

a subject that makes you angry, upset

raise your hand

giơ tay lên

raise your hand to/against sb

hit sb

raise sth with sb

mention a matter for people to discuss

raise a child/family

care for

raise sb's hopes/expectations

make sb hope / expect that sth will be good or successful

raise a smile

produce a feeling / reaction

raise your voice

to speak in a loud, angry way / make your opinion clearly known

raise an army

bring people together

run a business/ campaign/etc

to be in charge of

run riot

behave in an uncontrolled way / have strange, exciting thoughts

run on petrol/electricity/etc

chạy bằng xăng, điện, …

run sb a bath

fill a bath with water

run through sth

discuss or read sth quickly / be present in every part of sth / use up or spend money carelessly

run the risk of doing sth

put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you

run into problems

experience problems

rush to conclusions

vội vàng đưa ra kết luận

do sth in a rush

do sth quickly

in a rush to V

vội vàng làm gì

mad rush

a situation in which you're hurrying to do sth because you don't have enough time

rush hour

giờ cao điểm

the Christmas rush

the hectic and hurried holiday shopping and preparation period before Christmas day

steady yourself

stop yourself from moving/shaking

steady your nerves

stop yourself from feeling nervous

hold sth steady

keep sth fixed in a place / position

steady relationship

a romantic relationship that continues for a long time

steady growth

sự tiến bộ đều đặn

steady look

ánh mắt từ từ

steady pace

bước đi từ từ

keep track of

be aware of what's happening

lose track of time

fail to stay aware of the time

on the right track >< on the wrong track

thinking / behaving in the right way >< thinking / behaving in a wrong way

on track to V

progressing as planned