[MARK HÀ] BD HSG HÈ B7

do for sb

làm ai suy sụp

slog away at

hammer away at

lag behind

to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things (phát triển chậm, tụt lại phía sau)

reek of sth

seem to be caused by or connected sth

goad sb into sth

to make someone do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them:

muddle through

to manage to do something although you are not organized and do not know how to do it

splesh sth out with sth

to add more details or information to something:

put the kibosh on

stop/destroy/spoil a plan

avert

prevent/né trạnh

deflect

chuyển hướng

indebted to

grateful because of help given:

appease

xoa dịu

afflict

suffer from

exonerate

minh oan (đi với of)

prop up

• nghĩa đen: nâng đỡ

• to give support to something, especially a country or organization, so that it can continue to exist in a difficult situation

frown on

disapprove

go so far as to do sth

to be willing to do something that is extreme:

just deserts/rewards

hình phạt/phần thưởng thích đáng

just

fair

con artist

confidence trickster (ng lừa đảo)

have an axe to grind

to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something:

dip into

spend part of their money to do sth

as easy as falling off a log

very easy

conjure up

tưởng tượng hình ảnh in mind

work like a charm

to be very effective, possibly in a surprising way

culminate in/with

ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point

press charges against

accuse sb of a crime (esp officially)

assailant

ng hại ngkh

make reparation for

payment 4 harm or damage

ask a favour

nhờ vả ai giúp

be in favour of

đồng tình, tán thành

exercise a right

thực thi quyền

in the name of something

for someone or belonging to someone:

not have a penny to your name

to be very poor

in attendance on

luôn có mặt để chăm sóc

work to one’s advantage

có lợi

a cut above sb

nổi trội hơn ai

it’s no contest

it is obvious

heap sth on sb

give sb a lot of praise or criticism,…

empty promise

lời hứa suôn

air one’s grievance(s)

bày tỏ sự phàn nàn

on the whim

bất chợt, ko plan

permeate

• nghĩa đen: thẩm thấu

• lan toả, thấm nhuần

disseminate

gieo rắc

in force

in large numbers

indict

officially accuse

peter out

giảm dần

fob off sb with sth

to persuade someone to accept something that is worse or different from what they really wanted

Pyrrhic victory

chiến thắng ko đáng vì ng trong cuộc chịu quá nhiều thiệt hại

Herculean effort

an act of great strength and determination that is needed to achieve something:

jaw-dropping

very surprising or shocking:

mind-bending

extremely confusing or surprising, or having a strong effect on your mind:

pop acts

nhung bieu tuong nhac pop

pivotal

central, important

insurance premium

an agreed amount of money that you pay to an insurance company for insurance, either as one payment or as one of a series of payments (phí bảo hiểm định kì)

nod off

to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally:

a drop in the bucket/ocean

a very small amount compared to the amount needed

wreak havoc

cause confusion and lack of order

words of consolation

sth that make a sad person happier