Part 3

Be after sb's blood

To be very angry with sb's and want to harm or punish them

A pain in the neck

someone or something that is very annoying

Argue the toss

To disagree with a decision or statement and argue about it

an uphill struggle

A struggle that is difficult and takes a long time to win

A hard act to follow

Sb or st that is so good it is difficult to equal

Go back to square one

return to the beginning

set alarm bells ringing

something worries you because it is a sign that there may be a problem

take the biscuit/cake

to be especially annoying, surprising, esp in a bad way: quá quắt, đáng kinh ngạc

Fall from grace

to lose respect, status, or approval (mất danh tiếng, thất sủng)

the tip of the iceberg

a small noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater: phần nổi của tảng băng chìm

A dead duck

an idea, plan, or thing that is certain to fail (thứ chắc chắn thất bại)

Fiddel while Rome burns

To do nothing or st trivial while a serious situation is happening: bình chân như vại

if all else fails

if nothing else succeeds

Put our heads together

To think about a problem or task together

Raise your game

you improve the way you do something

a bone of contention (between)

A subject that causes disagreement and arguements

Loose ends

part of something that has not been completely finished or resolved

Right off the bat

immediately

Loom large

to be worrying or important and likely to happen soon (hiện lên rõ ràng và đáng lo ngại)

Bear in mind

remember, keep in mind

catch sb in the act of doing sth

catch sb red-handed

Fall on deaf ears

to be ignored or not noticed by other people

leave a lot to be desired

not to be good enough

bring home the bacon

To earn money to support your family

Have a short at

To try to do st

outstay one's welcome

stay longer as a guest than the host would like

Join the ranks of

To become a part or member of a large group or organization.

Go with the flow

to accept a situation without trying to change it: thuận theo tự nhiên

Bring st to light

Reveal or make st known

to be on the same wavelength (as sb)

to think in a similar way and to understand each other well

Fall into the wrong hands

To be obtained by sb who will use it for bad pruposes

blow your own trumpet/horn

To praise your own abilities and achievements

A gut feeling

intuition: an instinctive feeling, rather than one based on reason

A hidden agenda

A secret reason for doing st: ẩn ý, mục dích ngầm

Have the upper hand

to have more control or an advantage in a situation

Be back in action

To be working or operating again, esp after a break or problem

All or nothing

Được ăn cả, ngã về không

No news is good news

if you haven't had any news, then it's probable that nothing has gone wrong and things are fine