Advanced Task 10

make ends meet

balance the budget

give rise to

cause, lead to

pay your last respect to sb

visit sb wo has just died: viếng

whereupon

immediately

whereby

by which: theo đó

bear a striking/strong resemblance to sb

look like

give up on sb

stop hoping sb to make progress: bó tay

fall back on

đành phải sử dụng

catch on to

understand

put sb off st

make sb lose interest in

back sb up

hỗ trợ, ủng hộ

for the sake/good/benefit of sb

in order to help

get sb nowhere = not get sb anywhere

not make sb successful

a sitting duck

mục tiêu săn bắt

butter up

nịnh nọt

beef up

tăng cường

grass over

cover with grass

full of beans

full of energy

virile (adj)

manly (adj)

pick one’s brains

consult sb who is an exper in an area

hold one’s horses

stay calm

break a leg

good luck

take a rain check

hẹn dịp khác

work against the clock/time

work as fast as possible

in floods of tears

crying hard

courteous (adj)

polite and friendly

vibrant (adj)

sôi động, sống đọng

condolence (n)

lời chia buồn

birth defect (n)

dị tật bẩm sinh

one’s fault

weak point

make do with/without

manage with/without st avaible

take a turn for

cải thiện

pull rank on

lạm dụng chức quyền

not necessarily! → disagree with a speculation

không chắc

you bet

chắc chắn rồi

no fear! → used to say that you certainly don’t want to do

không đời nào

head and shoulders above

nổi bật nhất

float your boat

miễn bạn thích là được

make the most of

make the best use of

hang in the balance

be in an uncertain situation

single out

chọn lọc ra

for the time being

at present