Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs (Lexico- Trans Collection)

push sb around

to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way:

If you think you can push me around like that, you're mistaken.

be banging your head against a brick wall

to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation:

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like banging my head against a brick wall.

top sth up

to add liquid in order to fill to the top a container that is already partly full:

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

Would you like me to top up your drink?

bliss (sb) out

to become, or to make someone, completely happy and relaxed:

to bliss out on music

tick sb off

to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong:

I had to tick him off for being late again.

(❁´◡`❁)

to annoy someone:

It really ticks me off when she doesn't keep her promises.

hit it off (with sb)

to be friendly with each other immediately:

We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of us hit it off right away.

attention-seeking

behaving in a way that draws attention to others

play up

to emphasize a particular quality or part of something, or make it seem more important than it really is, usually for your own advantage:

làm quá lên

The official report plays up the likely benefits of the plan, but glosses over the costs.

pin sb down

to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape:

[ often passive ] Government forces were pinned down by resistance fighters 30 miles north of the capital.

(❁´◡`❁)

to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something:

pin someone down to something

I've tried asking Stephanie, but she's proving difficult to pin down to a particular date.

linger on

to continue to exist for longer than expected

kéo dài

The sweet scent of flowers lingered on in the air long after the garden party ended.

do yourself in

to kill yourself:

to commit suicide

She threatened to do herself in when her husband ran off with her best friend.

fly in the face of sth

to completely oppose what seems sensible or normal:

This is an argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense.

inveigh against sb/sth

to strongly criticize something or someone:

There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.

not be beyond the wit of man/sb

to be possible to achieve:

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to arrange for them both to be there at the same time.

a cloud hanging over sb

a situation or future event that makes you worry or feel unhappy:

When you're waiting for an operation, you feel like there's a cloud hanging over you.

chalk sth up to sth

to achieve something, such as a victory, or to score points in a game:

Today's victory is the fifth that the Irish team has chalked up this year.

fill someone in on sth

to give someone extra or missing information:

by dint of sth

as a result of something:

She got what she wanted by dint of pleading and threatening.

shrivel up

co, teo, nhăn, quăn

The flowers shrivelled up

The heat shrivelled up the flowers.

under lock and key

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

locked away safely:

Her jewellery is securely under lock and key at the bank.

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

If a person, especially a criminal, is under lock and key, they are being kept in a place from which they cannot escape, usually a prison.

show sb around (sth)

to go with someone to all parts, or the main parts, of a place that they have not visited before, so that they can see what it is like or learn about it:

Let me know when you're coming to Cambridge and I'll show you around.

catch sb on the hop

to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it:

I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - I wasn't expecting you until next week.

prop sth up

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

to lift and give support to something by putting something under it:

He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

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

How long is the government likely to survive without the US military force there to prop it up?

slog away at sth

to work very hard for a long time:

I've been slogging away at this for hours and I'm exhausted.

see about sth/doing sth

to deal with something, or arrange for something to be done:

You should see about getting your hair cut.

be dead set against sth/doing sth

to oppose something strongly:

My parents were dead set against us getting married.

wouldn't be caught/seen dead

If someone wouldn't be caught dead in a place or doing something, they would never go there or do it, usually because it would be too embarrassing:

[ + doing sth ] I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a bikini.

flat out

using all your energy or effort:

We've all been working flat out to finish the project on time.

tie sb down

to limit sb's freedom

string sb along

to deceive someone for a long time about what you are intending to do

under the auspices of sb/sth

with the help or support of a person or organization:

The conference was held under the auspices of the Red Cross.

break out in a rash/sweat

to suddenly have spots or sweat (= salty liquid) appear on your skin

come under fire

to be criticized:

The government has come under fire for closing the hospital.

be in awe of sb

to feel great respect for someone:

As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather.

ooze from sth

chảy ra từ cái gì !

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

Blood began to ooze from the wound on his arm.

Mật ong bắt đầu chảy ra từ lọ khi tôi cố đổ lên bánh mì.

chance on/upon

to meet by accident

tình cờ gặp ai

I chanced on a friend of yours.

(❁´◡`❁)

to discover by accident

tình cờ tìm thấy

I chanced upon some interesting information.

in rotation

take it in turn

rub sb out

to murder someone:

He was rubbed out by the Mafia.

strip (sth) down

to remove the unnecessary parts of a system or process in order to make it more simple or efficient:

Pensions can be made simple by stripping them down to the basic elements with no fancy add-ons.

╰(°▽°)╯

to separate a machine or piece of equipment into separate parts in order to clean or repair it:

They stripped the car down and repainted all the bodywork.

live down sth

to make people forget that you made a big mistake or did something very embarrassing in the past:

If you show up with green hair, your parents will never let you live it down.

impart sth to sth

to give something a particular feeling, quality, or taste:

Preservatives can impart colour and flavour to a product.

draw a line under sth

to decide to stop thinking or talking about something, or to stop something from continuing, and consider it finished:

There comes a time to draw a line under your failures and move on.

in the offing

going to happen soon:

With an election in the offing, the mayor is getting nervous.

pin sb down

to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape:

[ often passive ] Government forces were pinned down by resistance fighters 30 miles north of the capital.

(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something:

pin someone down to something

I've tried asking Stephanie, but she's proving difficult to pin down to a particular date.

pin sth down

to discover exact details about something:

We can't pin down where the leak came from.

low-maintenance

o(°▽°)o

not needing much attention, effort, help, or money:

The prospect of moving to a new, low-maintenance house with a smaller garden is very attractive.

(☆▽☆)

A low-maintenance person is calm and relaxed, and does not need much attention, help, money, etc.:

I don't care if he stays here for a week - he's really low-maintenance.

hallucinogen

chất gây ảo giác

refinement

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

the process of making a substance pure:

The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.

o(°▽°)o

[ C or U ]a small change that improves something:

These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent.

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

a quality of politeness and education:

She's the personification of culture and refinement.

consumables

goods that people buy regularly because they are quickly used and need to be replaced often:

vật tư tiêu hao hoặc đồ tiêu dùng - tức là những thứ dùng xong sẽ bị tiêu hao, không thể tái sử dụng hoặc phải thay thế thường xuyên.

It is now the leading supplier of non-food consumables to hotels and caterers.

make a foolhardy attempt

thực hiện một nỗ lực liều lĩnh, thiếu suy nghĩ - tức là làm một việc gì đó đầy táo bạo nhưng thiếu cân nhắc, dễ dẫn đến hậu quả không mong muốn.

🔹 Ví dụ:

He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain without any proper gear.

choosy

(thông tục) hay kén cá chọn canh khó chiều

unadulterated

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

emphasize that something is complete or total

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

nguyên chất, tinh khiết, không pha trộn hoặc hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối (khi nói về cảm xúc, sự việc).

for me, the holiday was sheer unadulterated pleasure.

bookish

interested in reading and studying, rather than in more active or practical things

He was more bookish and intellectual than many of his fellow students.

picturize

to adapt a story or play as a film; to create a film sequence to go with a song

chuyển thành hình ảnh, minh họa bằng hình ảnh. Từ này ít được dùng trong giao tiếp hàng ngày nhưng hay xuất hiện trong văn học, điện ảnh và nghệ thuật.

The novel has been picturized twice.

goner

a person or animal who is going to die soon; somebody/something that cannot be saved from a dangerous situation

tiêu đời, hết cứu, chắc chắn thất bại hoặc chết. Đây là từ lóng dùng để chỉ ai đó hoặc cái gì đó không còn hy vọng nữa.

We were frantic. We thought you were a goner.

a glow of searchlight

ánh sáng rực rỡ của đèn pha tìm kiếm.

A glow of searchlight cut through the night sky, scanning for any movement.

sickly

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

often ill

He was a sickly child.

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

not looking healthy and frail

She looked pale and sickly.

keystroke

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

a single action of pressing a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard

This software keeps a log of every keystroke typed on the keyboard.

theatregoer

a person who goes regularly to the theatre

close up

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

to shut and lock something such as a shop or a building, especially for a short period of time

Why don't we close up and go out for lunch?

o(°▽°)o

to come closer together; to bring people or things closer together

Traffic was heavy and cars were closing up behind each other.

☆: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:☆

​to become narrower and less open

Every time he tried to speak, his throat closed up with fear.

misdiagnosis of

chẩn đoán sai về... - dùng khi bác sĩ hoặc chuyên gia đưa ra kết luận sai về bệnh lý hoặc vấn đề nào đó.

🔹 Ví dụ:

The misdiagnosis of cancer led to unnecessary chemotherapy.

milometer

đồng hồ đo quãng đường trong xe cộ, thường tính bằng dặm (mile).

🔹 Ví dụ:

The milometer shows that the car has traveled 50,000 miles.

unhygienic

not clean and therefore likely to cause disease or infection

The animals were kept in cramped and unhygienic conditions.

disabuse sb of sth

to tell somebody that what they think is true is, in fact, not true

làm cho ai tỉnh ngộ

insuperable

(of difficulties, problems, etc.) that cannot be dealt with successfully

in-house

within a company or an organization

This engine has been designed and produced in-house.

not a dry eye in the house

(humorous) used to say that everyone was very emotional about something

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement.