Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Practice test 5

handheld

small enough to be held in your hand (cầm tay)

be sorely missed/tempted/needed

rất nhớ/rất muốn làm/rất cần

go off a tangent

to suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely new subject

go the whole hog

to do something as completely as possible (làm tới cùng, cứ làm tới bến luôn)

ex: If we're going to have a party, we might as well .... and hire a band.

concomitant

happening and connected with another thing (đi kèm, đồng thời)

ex: Any increase in students means a ... increase in money for the university.

Hobson's choice

a situation in which somebody has no choice because if they do not accept what is offered, they will get nothing

fob someone off with sth

stop someone from bothering you or asking questions by giving them a false excuse

fob sth off on someone

to persuade or deceive someone into accepting something of low quality

muck in with

share the work that needs to be done with someone

trifle with

treat someone or something carelessly or without respect

=> .... someone's affections (đùa giỡn với tình cảm của)

bow out

to leave a job or stop doing an activity, usually after a long time

spatter

bắn tung tóe

ex: Two bikes raced by and ... mud over our clothes.

scurry

to move quickly, with small, short steps (chạy vụt, lướt nhanh)

~ scamper (children) ~ skitter (animal)

flurry

a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind

=> snow ....

=> ... of snow

blight

spoil sth

blight one's chances of

làm tiêu tan cơ hội

ex: A broken leg ... her .... winning the championship.

tar someone with the same brush

to think that someone has the same bad qualities as another person (đánh đồng, vơ đũa cả nắm)

ex: Because they worked in the same scandal-hit department, John was ... as Tim.

rise to the bait

sập bẫy, mắc mưu

bowl along/down

to go quickly

spew

flow out in large amounts (phun ra, trào ra, tuôn ra)

=> .... venom/hate/vitriol

in the eyes of the law

legally, according to the laws

pertain to

liên quan đến

all well and good

fairly useful in some situations but not excellent in every situation

put more skin in the game

đầu tư hoặc mạo hiểm nhiều hơn

ex: If you want investors to trust you, you need to .... and invest your own money.

a dab hand at

someone who is very good at a particular activity

anywhere

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