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Dig one’s heels in

refuse to do sth

be poised to

be ready to do something

Be comprehensively beaten

be beaten entirely

Make a good case for sth

argue that something is the best thing to do

blow one’s top

lose one’s temper

unanimous decision

decision made by multiple individuals

Be affiliated with

closely connect with eachother

Live it up

have exciting time with parties

Cut and run

make speedy departure from difficult situation

Go through the motions

do something without much interest

Ebb and flow

regularly become higher or lower

Ins and outs

detailed facts of something

Beer and skittles

amusement and enjoyment

Devil-may-care

not consider the results of your action

Fly by night

sth that is not trustworthy

Open-handed

generous

lay out

arrange something on a flat surface

let on

tell something that you know to others

kick off

begin

clamp down

take strong action to limit sth

think on one’s feet

make quick answers

have a premonition that

có dự cảm

emulate sth

copy sth that is achieved by sb else

knuckle down

start working hard

waltz through

complete something successfully

pan out

develop in a successful way

scrape by

only have enough money to buy what is necessary

tide over

help sb work/ operate through a difficult time

roll in

arrive in great numbers or amount

hold off

to not do something immediately

bucket down

rain heavily

beat down

radiate intense heat and brightness

be in over one’s head

involve in a difficult situation that you cannot get out

be off one’s hands

no longer have responsibility

knock on wood

said to avoid bad luck

push up daisies

to be dead

Scatter to the four winds

sent to places far from each other

pare down to the bone

reduce to the point that only what’s necessary is left

probe for

inquire sb for information

wheel and deal

try to make profit by deceiving people

huff and puff

breathe loudly after physical exercise

chop and change

keep changing your ideas

coop up

keep something in a closed space

paper over

hide an unpleasant situation

eat away

gradually damage something

shrivel up

quăn lại

grate on

annoy

flake out

suddenly go to sleep bc you are tired

regale sb with sth

entertain sb with sth

string along

deceive sb for a long time

in arreas with

be late for sth

recoup sth in

soak to the skin

extremely wet

bound up with

closely connected

botch sth up

ruin sth

be circumscribed with

sth be limited

riff and raff

people with bad reputation

bang up

lock sb up in prison

bog down

prevent sb from progressing

box in

prevent sb from moving by surrounding them

break off

to seperate a part from larger piece

be the butt of sb’s jokes

be sb who’s laughed at

have no qualms about

not worried that sth may be wrong

show blatant disregard for sb

ko tôn trọng

spoil the broth

làm hỏng 1 vde j đó với quá nhiều ý kiến

be in the doghouse

sb is annoyed by you

tear sb away from sth

make sb stop doing sth

put sb on airs and graces

behavior makes ppl think you are important

run sb down

criticize sb unfairly

make no bones about

not try to hide feellings

be a dead ringer

a copy of sth looking simillar

as fresh as a daisy

very fresh and lively

chicken out

not to do sth bc you are scared

as dead as a doorsnail

quite dead

sour grape

bad behavior that happens bc sb is more important

not enought room to swing a cat

very small

throw in the towel

admit that you are defeated

nod off

begin sth, especially not intentionally

balance against

compare the advantages and disadvantages of sth

tip off

give secret information to sb

second bite at the cherry

another opportunity to do sth

a nervous wreck

a person suffering from stress

have free rein to

freedom to say, do what you want

extricate with

remove sth

respite from

rest from sth

worth its salt

good at your job

fit to be tied

very angry

down the line

in the future

affix

attach one thing to another

thick on the ground

existing in large numbers

spick and span

very clean and tidy

feeding frenzy

a situation which people get as much of sth as possible

be infested with

bị phá hoại (bởi insects)

keep on at sb

continue to do or work on sth

slave away

work very hard

leaps and bounds

very quickly

extol the virtues of

praise sb

dawdle

do sth very slowly

under way

into motion

the luck of the draw

be lucky