C1-C2 Level - Lesson 8 - Further Practice

This set covers idioms, phrases, and collocations related to eating, behavior, freedom, requirements, and preferences based on the Lesson 8 lecture transcript.

a bite (to eat)

A small meal

be full (up)

To have had enough to eat

pick at sth

To eat only small amounts of food because you are not hungry

make your mouth water

When food looks or smells so good you want to eat it

leftovers

Food remaining from a meal after you have eaten

polish sth off

To finish something, especially food, very quickly

by word of mouth

Through people telling each other and not through newspapers, advertisements, etc.

settle up (with sb)

To pay what you owe on a bill or an account

burn sth to a crisp/cinder

To cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it burns

I could eat a horse!

A phrase used to say someone is very hungry

eat like a horse

To eat a lot

eat like a bird

To eat very little

the best/greatest thing since sliced bread

Something you think is excellent

have sb eating out of your hand

To win someone over so much that they agree to everything you say

have egg on your face

To be embarrassed because something you tried to do went wrong

out of the frying pan, (and) into the fire

Used to say that someone who was in a bad situation is now in an even worse situation

couch potato

A person who spends too much time watching TV

bite off more than you can chew

To try to do too much or do something that is too difficult

butter wouldn’t melt (in sb’s mouth)

Used to say that someone looks innocent or kind, but they are really not

have a finger in every pie

To be involved and influential in a lot of different activities

cry over spilt milk

To waste time worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be changed

full of beans

Having a lot of energy

eager to do

Háo hức làm gì (To be excited to do something)

only too eager to do

Rất sẵn lòng / quá háo hức làm gì (To be very willing and excited to do something)

set sb free

Thả ai đó tự do (To release someone from captivity)

let sb go free

Để ai đó được tự do không bị phạt (To allow someone to go without punishment)

walk free

Sống tự do, đặc biệt sau khi bị buộc tội (To live freely after being accused or imprisoned)

free and easy

Thoải mái, không câu nệ (A relaxed and informal lifestyle or relationship)

act on impulse

Hành động theo cảm tính (To act without thinking it through)

control/resist an impulse

Kiểm soát / cưỡng lại sự thôi thúc (To manage or fight back a sudden strong desire to act)

keen on

Thích / say mê (To be interested in or enjoy something)

at your leisure

Khi nào rảnh (When you have free time; formal usage)

leisure pursuits

Sở thích / hoạt động giải trí (Hobbies or activities done for enjoyment in free time)

it’s not like sb to do

Không giống ai đó làm điều gì bất thường (To act in a way that is uncharacteristic for a specific person)

like crazy/mad

Hết sức / mãnh liệt / điên cuồng (To do something with great intensity or speed)

need doing

Cần được làm - mang nghĩa bị động (To require action to be taken on it; passive sense)

meet a need

Đáp ứng một nhu cầu (To provide what is required by a person or community)

off sick

Nghỉ ốm (To be absent from work or school due to illness)

opt for

Chọn một lựa chọn cụ thể (To choose a particular option among others)

have no option (but to do)

Không có lựa chọn nào khác ngoài việc làm gì (To be forced to take a specific action because there are no alternatives)

keep/leave your options open

Giữ / để ngỏ các lựa chọn (To avoid making a final decision so as to remain flexible)

play for time

Chậm trễ để câu giờ (To act slowly or cause delays to win more time)

play sth by ear

Tùy cơ ứng biến (To deal with a situation as it develops rather than having a fixed plan)

at play

Đang hoạt động / có tác động (Involved or having an effect in a situation)

win/earn/deserve praise

Giành được / xứng đáng được khen ngợi (To receive or be worthy of approval and admiration)

in praise of

Để ca ngợi / nhằm khen ngợi (Written or spoken with the intent to express admiration for someone or something)

prefer (sb) to do

Thích ai làm gì (To want or would rather have someone do something)

would prefer it if

Sẽ thích hơn nếu (Expressing a preference for a specific condition or situation to occur)