Thẻ ghi nhớ: Use of English - Sentence Transformation - test 11 | Quizlet

burn sth to a crisp

burn something badly so that it is black and very dry (nướng cháy khét)

pitch black

extremely dark (tối om)

ex: Suddenly the lights went out, and the house was ...

rock the boat

to do or say something that causes problems (làm xáo trộn, phá đám)

ex: She didn't want to ... at work, so she kept her opinions to herself.

put our heads together

work together to solve a problem

the bare bones

the most basic facts or elements, to which more detail might be added later

ex: I don't need all the details - just give me ...

bare-bones budget

an amount of money that is only just enough, or too little, for a particular purpose

ex: This ... is far short of the amount we need to maintain existing programs.

bare-bones service

a service that offers as little of something as possible

ex: The airline offers a .... - no assigned seating, no sandwiches, no nuts.

put your thinking cap on

to think seriously about something

pass the buck

shift responsibility (and often blame) to another person

ring hollow

not to sound true or sincere

throw someone off balance

to confuse or upset someone for a short time by saying or doing something that they are not expecting

ex: The question ... for a moment.

hold your tongue

to not speak

ex: He .... while the teacher explained although he knew the answer.

in a nutshell

to put it concisely