sentence transformation

think nothing of

find it easy (nothing)

did it in accordance to your instruction

did exactly as you told me (accordance)

buy at a fraction of

pay much less (fraction)

buy sth in bulk

Buying large quantities of (bulk)

by dint of

nhờ vào (dint)

have you any objection?

do you have any objection? (have…)

not turn a hair

remain calm (hair)

bring tears to sb’s eyes

move sb to tears (bring)

scared / frightened sb out of their wits

petrified sb (wits)

have qualms about

worried (qualms)

got the impression

I think (got)

earn our own keep

make our own living (keep)

turn the tables on

gây bất lợi cho người khác thay vì cho bản thân (tables)

stand in the way of

disturb (way)

for the taking

available to take advantage of (taking)

privy to

never told about (privy)

should the dollar decide

if the dollar decides (decide)

handed down a harsher sentence

passed a harsher sentence (down)

gone of without a hitch

diễn ra mượt mà (hitch)

B is a condition for A

A depend on B (condition)

stand behind

support (behind)

stand trial for court

tried in court for fraud (stand)

fall in with

get involved with (fall)

take the strain of

chịu đựng (strain)

hold up in another storm

last another storm (up)

do not relish the idea of Ving

not looking foward to Ving (relish)

give me the creeps

feel uncomfortable (creeps)

had a whale of a time

có một khoảng thời gian cực kỳ vui vẻ (whale)

feather one’s own nest

làm giàu bất chính / trục lợi cá nhân (feather)

find one’s feet

dần quen, tự tin trong môi trường mới (feet)

fly in the face of

đi ngược lại quy luật / logic (face)

gain ground

trở nên phổ biến, tiến bộ rõ rệt (ground)

grease one’s palm

hối lộ ai đó (palm)

halcyon days

những ngày thanh bình, hạnh phúc (days)

V hand in glove with

cấu kết / tiếp tay làm việc xấu (hand)

hang by a thread

ngàn cân treo sợi tóc (hang)

hold all the aces

nắm trọn lợi thế trong tay (hold)

in the pipeline

đang được lên kế hoạch / sản xuất (pipeline)

lazy to the bone

too lazy (bone)

step on it

hurry (step)

not on Ving terms

stop Ving (terms)

exempt from

not compulsory (exempt)

put yourself out

inconvenience yourself (put)

well acquainted

have experience (acquainted)

under a misconception

got the wrong end of the stick (under)

have one’s back to the wall

tình huống khó khăn (wall)

call a spade a spade

talk frankly (spade)

set in their ways

không muốn thay đổi (set)

pick up the pieces

get one’s life back to normal (up)

a chapter of accidents

a series of disasters (chapter)

go by the books

đúng luật lệ (go)

throw the book at

give the maximum punishment (book)

by any chance

if you happen to (chance)

in few cases

rarely (few)

at no point

never (point)

track down

search (down)

never again

that’s the last time (never)

see to it

make sure (it)

turn one’s head

thay đổi vì giàu / lời khen (head)

what one sees

what one finds attractive (sees)

see the light

change one’s mind (light)

go it alone

no one will help (go)

fight a losing battle

will never win (losing)

all being well

If everything proceeds as expected (well)

one’s face fell

was disappointed (face)

pale in comparison to / with

seem less serious (pale)

being in the public eye

Being the centre of public attention (eye)

soundly beaten

beat thoroughly (bóng đá) (soundly)

make a killing

earn a fortune (killing)

as sharp as a needle

witty (sharp)

day in, day out

ngày này qua ngày khác (day)

down the drain

đổ sông đổ bể (down)

drive a hard bargain

mặc cả kiên quyết (drive)

drive s.o up the wall

làm ai đó phát điên (drive)

drop a bombshell

tung ra tin chấn động (drop)

drop a brick / clanger

lỡ nói điều thô lỗ (drop)

dressed to the nines

ăn mặc lộng lẫy (nines)

elbow room

không gian tự do hoạt động (room)

ears are burning

cảm thấy có ai đang nói xấu mình (ears)

explore every avenue

thử mọi phương án (avenue)

iron out the kinks

khắc phục các sự cố nhỏ cuối cùng (kinks)

jump the guns

hành động quá sớm (jump)

keep mum on

(mum) giữ im lặng tuyệt đối

keep one’s chin up

(chin) lạc quan

make inroads into

đạt bước tiến lớn, chiếm thêm thị phần (inroads)

method to one’s madness

Hành động tưởng điên rồ nhưng có lí do (method)

move heaven and earth

dời non lấp biển để làm bằng được (move)

neck and neck

ngang tài ngang sức (neck)

needle in a haystack

mò kim đáy bể (needle)

no love lost between

cực kì ghét (love)

off the cuff

nói ứng biến (off)

on the spur of the moment

bốc đồng (on)

on the fence

trung lập (fence)

paper tiger

trông hổ báo nhưng yếu ớt (paper)

pull the plug on

ngắt nguồn lực đột ngột / chấm dứt dự án (pull)

red tape

thủ tục hành chính rườm rà (red)

skate on thin ice

dấn thân vào hoàn cảnh mạo hiểm (skate)

stick one’s neck out

đứng ra chịu rủi to (neck)

take the bull by the horns

trực tiếp giải quyết khó khăn (take)

through thick and thin

trải qua mọi khó khăn cùng nhau (thick)