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copy in

gửi bản sao tài liệu cho ai

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fill in for sb

làm thay ai

Eg. I’m filling in for Jeff as he has gone on a business trip.

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life in the fast lane

sống nhanh, sống vội, sống một cách sôi động

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fast tracking

thực hiện song song các công việc để thúc đẩy tiến độ

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keep track of sth

cập nhật thông tin về ai/ cái gì

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get off the track

getting distracted, lacking focus

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bad behavior

cách cư xử xấu, ko đúng mực

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hold one’s breath

nín thở do quá lo lắng, hồi hộp

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catch one’s breath

ngừng lại để nghỉ, lấy hơi

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be such a chicken

nhút nhát, sợ sệt

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extremely harmful

exceedingly harmful

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cross my heart

thật tâm, bằng tất cả tấm lòng mình

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have the heart

có đủ ý chí và can đảm để làm gì

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speak for yourself

I don’t agree

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stomach (v)

accept

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pie in the sky

unlikely to happen

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use one’s noodle

think, use your brain

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finale (n)

phần cuối của 1 show/ bản nhạc

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face up to sth

get the responsibilities on sth

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come round to

thay đổi quan điểm

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swot up on

revise/ review

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make out

hiểu/ nắm được ý nghĩa

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puzzle out

hiểu, tìm ra điều gì by thinking about it

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read up on

dành tgian đọc để tìm hiểu kiến thức về điều gì

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out of focus

mờ mờ, ko rõ nét, sai tiêu điểm

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in principle

về nguyên tắc, nói chung

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On balance

sau khi cân nhắc tất cả mọi thứ

Eg. On balance, I think the government’s doing a reasonable job.

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stand by one’s word

>< go back on one’s word

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unwholesome

(a) không lành mạnh/ độc hại

>< wholesome

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ethical principles

nguyên tắc đạo đức

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embarrased about sth

xấu hổ vì làm cái gì

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pace

(n) tốc độ (thay đổi kinh tế …)

the pace of economic change

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AT alarming rates

với tốc độ chóng mặt

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IN alarming quantities

ở số lượng khủng

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namely (a)

như là như là

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arsonist

kẻ đốt phá

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hit the nail on the head

nói trúng phóc điều gì

I was amazed because he hit the nail on the head right in the first time

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be wrapped up in sb/sth

be very interested in sb/sth and ignore others

I haven’t been so wrapped up in any boys.

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think straight

nghĩ thông suốt

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come to the point

đi thẳng vào vđ

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set the record straight

báo cáo chính xác vđ

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mental age

tuổi trí tuệ

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mental arithmetic

tính nhẩm

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do impression of

làm giống ai đó

He do the funny impression of celebrity’s voice

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be under the impression

think/ suppose that

nghĩ rằng/ cho rằng

Why was I always under the impression that he like me but didn’t dare to confess?

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the brains behind

chủ mưu, đầu não

It turned out that a nerd was the brains behind this criminal operation

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pick your brains about

hỏi ý kiến ai đó

I am just going to pick your brains about our upcoming trip.

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rack your brains doing sth

There is no need to rack your brains calculating math when you’re a CEO

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work like a dream

work/ operate smoothly

I tried make slimes two times before and failed, so I didn’t expect this would work like a dream.

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a dream come true

giấc mơ thành sự thật

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give sb an account of sth

= tell

kể lại những gì đã xảy ra

Could you give me an account of what’s going on for me?

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give the false impression

= pretend

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strike a balance between

balance the two element in a thing

You have to strike a balance between working and studying

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out of consideration (for sb)

vì suy nghĩ cho ai đó, với sự cân nhắc cho ai

behave in a way that still considering others’ feelings

He tried to hid his anger out of consideration for his girlfriend.

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I didn’t tell Angie out of consideration for Eddie.

I didn’t tell Angie because I didn’t want to hurt Eddie’s feelings

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sanity

(n) tỉnh táo

>< insanity

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overturn the decision

lật ngược quyết định

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cut and dried

(a) already decided and unlikely to be changed ( = fixed)

simple/ easy to understand

There is no use in complaining since everything has been cut and dried.

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head and shoulder above

a lot better

vượt trội/ to tát

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fight tooth and nail

try very hard to get things you want

Rather than moaning and groaning about lucky things always coming for others, fighting tooth and nail for yourself

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chop and change

to keep changing your ideas/ plans/ activities → annoys others

I’m quite porous anyways - which used to drive my mom crazy when chopping and changing career choices.

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lay-by

(n) chỗ dừng xe bên đường

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knockout

(n) sự hạ gục

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be compatible with sth

tương thích với

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get out of

trốn thoát khỏi (cviec)/ avoid doing sth

I managed to getting out of doing the work by pretending to close the eyes by using eye drops

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get away with

cao chạy xa bay với đồ trộm được

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make up to

xu nịnh

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make off with

cuỗm đồ rồi tẩu thoát

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mistake sb for sb

nhầm ai với ai

The twin look so alike that everybody, even their mom, mistake one for another

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get the better of sb

to gain an advantage over sb

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prompt

(v) gây ra → prompt + (n)

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dampen (v)

làm ướt ẩm/ làm hao tổn tinh thần

>< kindle (v) làm rực cháy/ kích thích

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native + fruit

native apple

táo bản xứ

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health consciousness

quan tâm cho sức khỏe

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beyond recognition

too great/ bad for sb to believe

ngoài mức tưởng tượng

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remainder

(n) phần còn lại

For the remainder of my mom’s life, I hope she would be her best happy and receive what she truly deserves.

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underlie

(v) đặt cơ sở/ làm nền tảng của hoạt động/ lý thuyết

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overshadow (v)

lu mờ

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foreshadow (v)

báo trước/ cho biết trước

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there is no chance that + S + V

there is no chance + V-ing

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abscond

(v) bỏ trốn/ lẩn tránh

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bring home to sb

giúp ai hiểu rõ cái gì

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The tone of his voice brought home to me how serious the situation was

I could tell by the tone of his voice how serious the situation was.

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Travellers refrain from using their mobile phones when they pass through security

We ask travellers not to use their mobile phones when they pass through security

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go/ run like a clockwork

diễn ra trôi chảy/ suôn sẻ

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trade places ( with sb)

trao đổi vị trí cho ai

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split hairs

vạch lá tìm sâu ( tranh luận về từng vấn đề trivial)

Criticizing only proves to be a gateway for splitting hairs over unnecessary things

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know what’s what

know what’s going on

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have/ keep one’s wits about one

giữ được bình tĩnh (tâm trí)/ cảnh giác

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go to one’s head

ngủ quên trên chiến thắng/ làm cho tự kiêu, ngạo mạn

don’t let fame/ success go to your head

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put two and two together

nghĩa là rút ra kết luận rõ ràng/ hiển nhiên, cứ thế mà suy ra

The transparency problems of health insurance is what we put two and two together

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around the bend

bối rối về tinh thần/ phân tâm

I’m easy to go round the bend if they keep turning on the music volume

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take stock (of sth)

kiểm tra kĩ lưỡng thứ gì

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not see the wood for the trees

chỉ chú ý đến chi tiết nhỏ, not a big picture

Doing overview of writing task 1 is the problem for those who cannot see the wood for the trees

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not have/ get a leg to stand on

ko thể chứng minh đc điều gì ( ko có chứng cứ)

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stand on ceremony

cư xử một cách lịch sự