8. PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 7 – GLOSSARY

be made for each other

/bi meɪd fə iːtʃ ˈʌðə/ idiom be perfect partners sinh ra để dành cho nhau

tie the knot

/taɪ ðə nɒt/ idiom get married kết hôn

meet sb halfway

/miːt ˈsʌmbədi ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ idiom reach agreement by giving part of what they want nhượng bộ, thỏa hiệp với ai đó

drive a wedge between people

/draɪv ə wedʒ bɪˈtwiːn ˈpiːpl/ idiom make the relationship between two people or groups suffer gây chia rẽ giữa mọi người

clear the air

/klɪə ði eə/ idiom improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about it giải tỏa căng thẳng

walk away

/wɔːk əˈweɪ/ phrasal v leave a bad situation rời khỏi tình huống xấu

in the heat of the moment

/ɪn ðə hiːt əv ðə ˈməʊmənt/ idiom at a time when you are too angry/excited to think carefully trong lúc nóng giận, không suy nghĩ kỹ

store sth up

/stɔː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌp/ phrasal v do sth that will make a problem worse in the future tích tụ cảm xúc tiêu cực

live in each other's pockets

/lɪv ɪn iːtʃ ˈʌðəz ˈpɒkɪts/ idiom be too emotionally close or spend too much time together gắn bó quá mức, không có không gian riêng

go through a bad/sticky patch

/ɡəʊ θruː ə bæd/ˈstɪki pætʃ/ idiom experience a difficult period in your life trải qua giai đoạn khó khăn

hold sb back

/həʊld ˈsʌmbədi bæk/ phrasal v stop sb being as successful as they should be kìm hãm ai đó

pile up

/paɪl ʌp/ phrasal v increase in quantity or amount chất đống, tăng lên

do as you please

/duː əz juː pliːz/ phrase be able to do whatever you like. SYN: please yourself làm điều mình thích

answer to sb (for sth)

/ˈɑːnsə tuː/ phrasal v have to explain your actions or decisions to sb chịu trách nhiệm với ai về điều gì

mess sb around/about

/mes ˈsʌmbədi əˈraʊnd/ phrasal v treat sb badly, esp. by changing your mind a lot or breaking promises hành hạ, đối xử tệ, thất hứa

let sb down

/let ˈsʌmbədi daʊn/ phrasal v not help or support sb as they had hoped or expected làm ai đó thất vọng

finish with sb

/ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪð ˈsʌmbədi/ phrase end a romantic relationship with sb chia tay với ai đó

not bear thinking about

/nɒt beə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt/ phrase be too shocking or unpleasant to think about quá tệ đến mức không dám nghĩ tới

break-up

/ˈbreɪk ʌp/ noun the ending of a relationship or marriage (→ break up with sb - verb) sự chia tay, tan vỡ (trong mối quan hệ)