Relationship

hợp, có mối quan hệ tốt

Get on (well) with someone

We really get on with each other

I get on well with most of my colleagues, which makes the workplace very comfortable.

bắt chuyện

strike up a conversation

It's often difficult to strike up a conversation with someone you just met.

tìm hiểu/biết về ai

get to know sb

I first got to know him on the day I moved in.

The more I get to know her, the more I admired her talent

Giúp đỡ ai đó một tay.

lend sb a hand = help sb

Tâm đầu ý hợp, ăn ý ngay từ lần đầu gặp

hit it off

We discovered we shared the same taste in music and hit it off immediately.

to have the same opinion as someone else (có cùng chung quan điểm/ý kiến)

see eye to eye (on st/with sb) (C2)

My director and I don't always see eye to eye on marketing strategies.

My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.

có cùng gu/sở thích

have the same taste/interests/hobbies

Giữ liên lạc với ai

Keep in touch with

Social media makes it incredibly easy to keep in touch with childhood friends.

Có nhiều điểm chung

have a lot in common

My roommate and I have a lot in common, from our taste in music to our gym routines.

Kết bạn

Make friends

Joining a sports club is a fantastic way to make friends in a new town.

Bạn thân

Close friend

Whenever I have a problem, I usually call my close friend to ask for advice.

Dành thời gian bên nhau

Spend time together

Families should try to spend time together during dinner to strengthen their emotional ties.

Thích ở bên cạnh ai đó

enjoy one's company (C2)

I really enjoy my best friend's company because she always knows how to make me laugh.

They can sit in silence for hours and still enjoy each other's company

Đi chơi, tụ tập với ai

Hang out with someone

At weekends, my friends and I usually hang out with each other at a local coffee shop.

Giống ai đó (về tính cách, ngoại hình).

take after

People often say that I take after my father in terms of my calm personality.

Trải qua những thăng trầm (vui buồn, khó khăn)

go through ups and downs (C2)

Their friendship survived because they had gone through many ups and downs together.

Cãi nhau

fall out = argue

They used to be inseparable, but they fell out over a misunderstanding.

Làm hoà, hàn gắn mối quan hệ

patch things up (C2)

Did you two patch things up? (Hai bây huề rồi hả?)

The two of you will patch things up and be good friends in no time.

If you support or stay with someone through thick and thin, you always support or stay with them, even if there are problems or difficulties

through thick and thin (C2)

A true friend will stand by you through thick and thin. (Một người bạn thực sự sẽ bên cạnh bạn bất kể mọi khó khăn gian khổ.)

She has stuck with me through thick and thin.

someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support, and encouragement (một bờ vai để tựa vào)

a shoulder to cry on (C2)

I wish you'd been here when my mother died and I needed a shoulder to cry on.