idioms

the black sheep

hố đen vũ trụ

blue in the face

mãi mãi, quá lâu

red-letter day

ngày đáng nhớ vì có chuyện vui

white as a ghost/sheet

trắng bệch, nhợt nhạt

with flying colors

xuất sắc

once in a blue moon

hiếm

black and white

rõ ràng

catch sb red-handed

bắt quả tang

have a yellow streak

nhát như thỏ đế

give/get the green light

bật đèn xanh

out of the blue

hoàn toàn bất ngờ

paint the town red

ăn mừng

red tape

nạn quan liêu

in the pink = in good health

sức khỏe tốt

lend color to ST

chứng minh cái gì

scatch sb’s back

giúp đỡ người khác với hy vọng họ sẽ giúp lại mình

hit the nail on the head

say exactly

splitting headache = a severe headache

đau đầu như búa bổ

pay through the nose = cost an arm and a leg

đắt cắt cổ

by the skin of one’s teeth

rất sát

fight tooth and claw/nail

đánh nhau dữ dội, cấu xé nhau

not bat an eye

not show any surprise

go to one’s head

make sb arrogant

get/have cold feet

lose bravery

lead sb by the nose

nắm đầu, dắt mũi ai

off one’s head

crazy

put one’s foot in it

make embarrashing, puzzling

stay/keep/be on one’s toe

be careful, cautious

have in mind

considering

at heart

basically = fundamentally

face the music

suffer ST bad that you caused

like the back of one’s hand

understand clearly

the twinkling of an eye

in just a twinkle

on the tip of tongue

you want to say something but you can’t remember it

put one’s foot in one’s mouth

say something stupid that offend SB

stick one’s nose in one’s business

infere in something of somebody that don’t need your help

feel ST in one’s bones

realize intenisvely about ST

a real pain in the neck

very shocking, severe

face to face

in real life

see eye to eye with SB

totally agree

keep one’s head above water

manage

have egg on one’s face

embarrashing

word of mouth

people say it to make it popular

heart to heart

sincere

body and soul

do the best of what you can do

flesh and flood

somebody is your relatives

skin and bones

very poor, slim

lend an ear to SB

listen to SB sincerely

trip over one’s big feet

fail by yourself

in one’s capable hands

in your right to solve

up to your eyes

slam with something

have a head for ST

very good at ST

a sweet tooth

who really likes sweet things

have ST at one’s fingertips

receive the information/ knowledge easily and hastily

take the mickey out of ST

make fun of SB

get butterflies in one’s stomach

nervous about ST

have a bee in one’s bonnet about ST

you are bitterly scared of ST

when pigs fly

impossible

teacher’s pets

students receiving most care by teacher

let the cat out of the bag

reveal secret

huddle into a pen

gathering

kill two birds wth one stone

use one solution to solve two problems

a big fish in a small pond

someone who thinks he is the best in a small area

like a fish out of water

feel lonely in crowded place

like water off a duck’s back

don’t remember anything

don’t count your chicken before they hatch

don’t do anyhting if you aren’t sure

catch the worms

take the chances

be in the doghouse

someone is uncomfortable about what you did

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

don’t look forward about the value when receive gifts

cock-and-bull

make up ST

change horse in midstream

change your idea in the half time

to be in deep water

fall into difficult situation

to be in hot water

get in trouble

better safe than sorry

becareful to avoid sorry

money is a good servant but a bad master

if you’re clever you will use your money in the right way

th grass is always greener on the others side of the fence

something if you’re not doing you think it’s easier

once bitten, twice shy

you are affraid doing ST again because you have a bad experience about it

In Rome do as the Romans do

when you live in somewhere, you are accustom to that place

honesty is the best policy

honesty is the best

a woman gives and forgives, a man gets and forgets

woman is easily accept, man easily forget

no roses without a thorn

everything all has difficulty

save for the rainy day

save for the bad situation

it’s an ill bird that found its own nest

reveal something good and hide the bad

don’t trouble till the trouble trouble you

don’t go looking for troubles, let them look for you

still water deep run

when you do something secretly and have good results

men make house, woman makes home

men makes money, woman takes care

penny wish pound foolish

when you’re too greedy

make the mare go

you have money, you have the world

the die is cast

when a situation occur in certain way as it has no way to change

two can play that game

you pay for what sb did badlly with you

ignorance is bliss

ko bt thì dựa cột mà nghe

no pain, no gain

results only come when you do

a bad beginning makes a bad ending

đầu xuôi đuôi lọt

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast

if you are poor, don’t make people look down on you by stealing or doing wrong things

beautiful but skin-deep

personality is more important than beauty

calmity is man’s true touchstone

If you go through dificulties, you can gain success

diamond cut diamond

you meet a person is equal as you are

diligence is the mother of success

diligence is very important

don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today

don’t delay things that you should do on the spot

a hot potato

a difficult problem to solve