50 MCQs - Chuyên Anh tutorials

toss out

get rid of sth

cop out

avoid sth that you’ve promised to do

zone out

to stop paying attention and not notice what is around you for a short period of time

(out) in the left field

strange, unusual, completely wrong

flip the script

to do sth completely differently or in the opposite way from the way it is usually done

sing like a canary

to give sth in the authority about illegal activities

tongues wagging

if sth ~, it causes other ppl to start guessing things about their private lives

have another/more than one string to your bow

to have more than one interest, skill or resource that you can use if you need to

a turn of the screw

an action that makes a bad situation worse, esp one that forces sb to do sth

seperate the wheat from the chaff

to seperate things or ppl that are high of quality from those who aren’t

emasculate

to reduce the effectiveness of sth

enthrall

to keep sb completely interested

emanate

to express a quality or feeling through the way you look and behave

come home to roost

if a past action, mistake, etc. ~, it causes problems in a later date when this is expected

go/get beyond a joke

start becoming annoying

sink your differences

to forget your disagreements

mend your forces

to try to be friendly again with sb after an argument

bounce back

be successful again after a difficult period

get down to brass tacks

to start talking about the most basic or important facts of the matter

get off on the right/wrong foot

to make a (un)successful start in sth

when push comes to shove

when all the easy answers to a problem haven’t worked, and sth else must be tried

if the cap fits (wear it)

used to tell sb to accept criticism

if you catch/get my drift

used to say that you have left out information from what you expect the person listening still to understand it

meat and potatoes

the most important or basic parts of sth

the gory details

the interesting and usually personal pieces of information about a person or event

the shirt off sb’s back

the last thing that sb has left

settle your affairs

to decide what uiwll happen to your possessions after your death by making a legal document

the primrose path

if you lead sb down ~, you encourage that person to live an easy life that is full of pleasure but bad for them

derogate

to treat sb in a way that shows you don’t respect them

kick over the traces

to behave badly and show no respect for authority

brush aside

to refuse to consider sth or sb seriously because you feel that they aren’t importamt

stake a claim

if you ~, you say or show that you have a right to it and that it should belong to you

your daily bread

the money or job that you need so that you can pay for basic needs

make a rod for your own back

if you ~, you act in a way that creates more problems for yourself in the future

at daggers drawn

if 2 ppl, countries, etc. are ~, they are in a state of extreme unfriendliness and do not trust each other

standoffish

behaving in a slightly unfriendly and formal way

seal sb’s fate

if an action, event or situation ~, nothing can stop some unpleasant thing

all roads lead to Rome

said to mean that all the methods of doing sth will achieve the same result

go with the territory

to be part of a particular activity

a passing resemblance

a slightly similar appearane

be in good company

to have the same problem as many other ppl

on the rebound

unhappy and confused bcuz a close, romantic relationship of yours has recently finished

be running on fumes

to have almost reached a point where you are unable to continue bcuz you have no resources left

draw a blank

to fail to get an answer or result

go down like a lead balloon

If something that you say or show to people ~, they do not like it at all

fall between two stools

if sth ~, it fails to achieve either of two aims

pale into insignificance

to seem not important when comparered with the else

the rot sets in

to begin to go wrong