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even so

despite what has just been said (thậm chí là như vậy)

ex: I got up later than usual; .... , I managed to catch the bus.

come by sth

to get something, especially something that is unusual or difficult to find, by chance or in a way that has not been explained.

ex: good jobs are hard to..... these days.

fall in with

to accept and support a plan or suggestion

~ go along with

ex: It seemed like a good idea so we just .... it.

get it into your head that

to start to understand or believe that

get it into your thick head

make someone understand something, especially when you have told them many times before and are annoyed

ex: How can I .... that it's dangerous to swim that far out in the sea?

leave a lot to be desired

to be much worse than you would like, not good enough or highly unsatisfactory (còn nhiều điểm cần cải thiện hoặc chưa hài lòng)

ex: The service at that restaurant .....

have the last laugh

to succeed when others thought you would not

ex: She was fired from the company last year, but she .... when she was hired by their main rival at twice the salary

on condition that

only if (với điều kiện là)

I can't stand it when

tôi không thể chịu đựng được khi...

I .... people say they haven't done any work for an exam and then get top marks!

thaw out

rã đông

gradually get warm again after being very cold