multiple choice 1

lose face

mất mặt

eg: Adam denied cheating in the test so as not to lose face among his colleagues.

a credit to

làm vẻ vang cho

eg: Elsa deserved her promotion, she's a credit to the company

meet the deadline

hoàn thành đúng hạn, chạy deadline

eg: despite slow progress on the project, we hope to meet the deadline.

scrape through an exam

qua bài ktra thành công ( with difficulty)

g: I haven't done much revision but I might just scrape through the exam.

pan out

(phr.v): phát triển theo hướng tích cực thành công

write off

xóa nợ, viết tắt

pull off

thành công

phenomenal = extraordinary = significant

phi thường

eg: Well done! Getting straight as in all your exam is a phenomenal achievement.

go up against

đối mặt với

eg: You'll be going up against the best UK artists in this competition, so do your best.

resourceful

tháo vát, có tài xoay sở

eg: These women were strong and resourceful.

waltz through

vượt qua dễ dàng

eg: Leo's self-confidence led him to believe he'd waltz through his interview, but he didn't get the job

by a mile

rất nhiều

in the running for

vẫn còn cơ hội thành công

Does this mean I'm still in the running for [I] the job?

on my plate

có việc làm, bận rộn

eg: I can't take a weekend break. I've got too much on my plate at the moment.

in sb heyday

ở thời hoàng kim

up-and-coming

đầy triển vọng

eg: The TV competition features the creations of up-and-coming young fashion designers.

run-of-the-mill

(adj) ordinary tầm thường, bình thường, không nổi trội

pull off

thành công

eg: How do you hope to pull off a decent presentation without planning it first?

work around the clock

làm việc suốt ngày đêm, chạy đua vs thời gian

eg: To finish this report on time, I'll have to work around the clock

knuckle down to sth

bắt đầu làm việc chăm chỉ

eg: After recovering from a long illness, Matthew knuckle down to completing his novel

to emulate sb/sth

tranh đua, cạnh tranh

burgeoning workload

Khối lượng công việc ngày càng tăng

eg: Edward's burgeoning workload is causiong him a great deal of stress.

zealous

sốt sắng, hăng hái

eg: No one was more zealous than Neil in supporting the proposal.

persevere

( v) bền bỉ, kiên trì

aspire

v. /əˈspaɪə/ khao khát

eg: Oscar aspires to becoming a diplomat, so he's studying political science at university.

exceed

vượt quá sự mong đợi

go far beyond

vượt quá cái gì