IDIOMS VÀ EXPRESSIONS THƯỜNG GẶP TRONG ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH (P1)

100 idioms đầu tiên nèe

What does the idiom "a good many" mean?

a lot of (rất nhiều)

What is the meaning of the expression "all hands on deck"?

everyone is needed to help in a particular situation ( t᠂t cᡃ mᢇi ngጁᢓi cᤓng vᤠo vi᡹c)

How is "any port in a storm" defined in the notes?

you must accept any help, shelter, or solution during a crisis, even if it is not ideal ( ch᠂p nhᡓn b᠂t cᤓ giᡃi phᤡp nᤠo cᤓ thᡳ )

What is considered an "article of faith"?

sth you deeply believe in ( nguyᢓn t᠙c, tᤓn ngᄐᤡng)

What does "as keen as a mustard" mean?

extremely excited, interested, enthusiastic (vᤢ cᤓng hᤠo hᤓng, nhi᡹t huy᡹t)

What is meant by the idiom "at a low ebb"?

in a state of weakness( ᄑang ᢓ thᡳ y᡹u, suy nhᤃᢃc)

What does "a torrid time" describe?

a difficult period filled with problems and challenges (quᤓng thᤓi gian khᤓ kh᠃n)

What is the meaning of "back the wrong horse"?

to make the wrong choice/decision ( chᢃn sai phe, ᠗ng hᢓ nhᢃm ngጁᢓi)

How is "barking up the wrong tree" defined?

trying to do something in a way that will not work ( hiᡳu lᢃm v᠂n ᄑᡳ, ᄑi sai hጁᢓng)

What does "batten down the hatches" mean?

to prepare for a difficult or unpleasant situation (chu᠃n bᢃ cho tᤓnh huᢃng khᤓ kh᠃n)

What is the definition of "the bee’s knees"?

excellent, ideal (sᤡ lᡣa chᢃn tuy᡹t vᤓi nh᠂t)

What does it mean to "be on tenterhooks"?

be very nervous/excited about something that is going to happen (hᤣi hᢓp, lo lᡓng vᤠ c᠃ng thᡃng trong khi chᢓ ᄑiᡳu gᤓ xᡃy ra)

What is a "bone of contention"?

subject of a disagreement (chᤓ ᄑᡳ gᡃy tranh cᤣi)

What does "burst someone’s bubble" mean?

to bring one back to reality, esp if they are dreaming or fantasizing about sth unrealistic ( lᤠm ai vᤳ mᤓng)

What is the meaning of "call a spade a spade"?

to say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant (nᤓi thᡃng, nᤓi thᡓt)

What does the expression "cannot do sth for toffee" indicate?

be very incompetent and extremely bad at sth (r᠂t kᤓm, hoᤠn toᤠn khᤢng bi᡹t lᤠm )

What does it mean to "cook the books"?

to falsify financial records for a company or organization (gian lᡓn sᤓ sᤓch )

What is a "counsel of despair"?

an admission of defeat/failure (ch᠂p nhᡓn thua cuᤣc)

What is the meaning of "dig one’s heels in"?

to refuse to alter one's course of action or opinions ( cᤓng ᄑ᠃u, ngang bᤐᢓng, khᤢng tᤓ bᢃ)

What does "every dog has its day" mean?

everyone is successful or happy at some time in their life ( ai cᤓng sᡳ cᤓ lᤓc gᡓp may m᠙n )

What is the definition of "flatter to deceive"?

to give the appearance of being better than the true situation (hᤓa h᡹n ᢓ giai ᄑoᡃn ᄑᡃu, nhጁng sau ᄑᤓ lᡃi k᡹t thᤓc bᡓng sᤡ th᠂t bᡃi )

What does "go down like a lead balloon" mean?

to be unsuccessful, unloved or unpopular (bᢃ th᠂t bᡃi, khᤢng ᄑጁᢃc ᄑᤓn nhᡓn )

What does "go off the rails" mean?

to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable ( hᤠnh xᄃ sai trᤡi)

What does it mean to "have a bee in your bonnet"?

to keep talking about sth again and again because you think it is very important (luᤢn bᡓn t᠙m, ᤓm ᡃnh hoᡓc tᤓc giᡓn vᡳ mᤣt ᄑiᡳu gᤓ ᄑᤓ)

What is the meaning of "in/by fits and starts"?

not stable, not smooth, often stops and then starts again (chᡓp chᤡn, th᠂t thጁᢓng )

What does "nip sth in the bud" mean?

to stop sth before it has an opportunity to become established (ng᠃n chᡓn mᤣt v᠂n ᄑᡳ ngay tᤓ khi nᤓ mᤓi b᠃t ᄑᡃu )

What is the definition of "a bed of roses"?

an easy and happy existence(cuᤣc sᤓng dᡳ dᤠng, trᤠn ngᡓp niᡳm vui)

What does the idiom "pale into insignificance" mean?

to appear less important( trᤃ nᤡn kᤓm quan trᢃng)

What is a "paragon of virtue"?

one who has perfect moral values (ngጁᢓi ᄑᡃo ᄑᤓc tᤓt)

What does "pass the buck" mean?

to shift the responsibility to someone else( ᄑᤑn ᄑᡃy trᤓch nhi᡹m)

What is the meaning of "straight from the horse’s mouth"?

directly from the original, most authoritative, or primary source (nghe tᤓ nguᤢn ᄑᤓng tin cᡓy)

What does the expression "the more the merrier" mean?

used to say that more people are welcome or invited to do sth(cᤠng ᄑᤢng cᤠng vui)

How is "to the untrained eye/ear" defined?

without special knowledge of the subject

What does "when/if push comes to shove" mean?

a critical moment arrives when a difficult choice must be made, action is required (khi buᤣc phᡃi hᤠnh ᄑᤣng)

What does it mean to pass "with flying colours"?

successfully (ᄑᡃy thᤠnh cᤢng, k᡹t quᡃ cao)