English collocations advanced in use unit 48

feasible

​that is possible and likely to be achieved

synonym practicable

• a _ plan/suggestion/idea

• It's just not _ to manage the business on a part-time basis.

opposite unfeasible

viable

that can be done; that will be successful

synonym feasible

• a _ option/proposition

• There is no _ alternative.

enlist the help/support of sb

to ask for and get help or support from someone:

• They are hoping to _ local politicians.

• They hoped to _ the public in solving the crime.

→ mong cầu sự giúp đỡ

break down

​to divide something into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do

• _ your expenditure _ into bills, food and other.

• Each lesson is _ into several units.

be simplicity itself

1. ​to be very easy or plain

   • Changing the settings on the alarm system is _ .

   • His solution to the problem was _.

take the easy way out

1. ​to end a difficult situation by choosing the simplest solution even if it is not the best one

   • He _ and didn’t go to the meeting.

   • She _ and paid someone to write the article for her.

→ kết thúc hoặc giải quyết vấn đề khó khăn nào đó một cách đơn giản

perfect /pəˈfekt/

to make something perfect or as good as you can

• As a musician, she has spent years _ her technique.

• They have _ the art of winemaking.

straightforward

easy to do or to understand; not complicatedsynonym easy

• It's a relatively _ process.

• It's quite _ to get here.

ease

lack of difficulty

• He passed the exam with _.

• I used to learn English with remarkable _ when I was a little girl.

learning curve

the rate of someone's progress in learning a new skill:

• It's a steep _ when you're thrown into a job.

• We have all been on a steep _ to master the new procedures.

→ quá trình học tập ban đầu khó khăn và đòi hỏi nhiều nỗ lực, nhưng sau đó sẽ có sự tiến bộ nhanh chóng