English Idioms and Vocabulary (Pages 62-76)

Comprehensive flashcards covering English idioms and their Vietnamese meanings from pages 62-76, categorized by thematic keywords like all, no, hand, heart, life, death, mind, hard, fall, and own.

Like a dog with two tails

Vui như mở cờ (very happy)

Like two peas in a pod

Giống như đúc (very similar)

Bring down a peg or two

Hạ bệ (show someone not so good)

At all hours

Bất kỳ giờ nào (unusual times)

That’s him all over

Đúng là hắn (typical of him)

All told

Tổng cộng (in total)

For all he cares

Không quan tâm (wouldn’t bother him)

All smiles

Tỏ ra vui vẻ (unexpectedly friendly)

All-clear

Được phép (official permission)

All in good time

Kiên nhẫn (just be patient)

All systems go

Mọi thứ bận rộn (everything busy)

All in all

Nhìn chung (taking everything into consideration)

All or nothing

Tất cả hoặc không (completely or not at all)

To cap it all

Trên hết (in addition to all bad)

In all but name

Trên thực tế (existing but not officially)

All-time high/low

Mức cao/thấp kỷ lục (record high/low)

Be all in the mind

Chỉ trong đầu (imagined, not real)

Be all things to all men

Làm vừa lòng tất cả (please everyone even impossible)

All-singing, all-dancing

Đầy đủ chức năng (ambitious with special features)

Next to no time

Rất nhanh (very quickly)

No ifs and buts

Không lý do (do without arguing)

No end of

Rất nhiều (lots of)

No end

Rất nhiều (very much)

Like there’s no tomorrow

Không tiếc gì (quickly)

Won’t take no for an answer

Nhất quyết (won’t let refuse)

No prizes for guessing

Rõ ràng (it’s obvious)

No time like the present

Bây giờ là lúc (now is perfect time)

No strings attached

Không ràng buộc (no unpleasant demands)

No such thing as a free lunch

Không có gì miễn phí (always expect return)

No-go areas

Khu vực nguy hiểm (dangerous places)

No news is good news

Không tin là tin tốt (would hear if problem)

In no uncertain terms

Thẳng thắn (strongly and directly)

No oil painting

Không đẹp (not pretty)

No spring chicken

Không còn trẻ (not young)

No/nobody’s fool

Khôn ngoan (clever, not easily deceived)

No joke

Không đùa (serious or difficult)

No picnic

Không dễ dàng (difficult and unpleasant)

Handed on a plate

Dễ dàng (got easily without work)

Have the upper hand

Nắm ưu thế (gain power and control)

Have to hand it to sb

Phải công nhận (admire even if not everything)

Old hand at

Có kinh nghiệm (very experienced at)

Hands down

Dễ dàng (very easily)

Eating out of the palm of one’s hand

Trong tầm kiểm soát (complete control)

Bite the hand that feeds you

Ăn cháo đá bát (treat badly who helps)

Hands are tied

Không tự do (not free to do what want)

Play into sb’s hands

Vô tình giúp (unintentionally give advantage)

Out of hand

Hoàn toàn (completely)

Lay a hand on

Đụng chạm (hurt or physically attack)

Dealt a lousy hand

Rất xui (very unlucky in life)

Show one’s hand

Tiết lộ kế hoạch (tell secret plans)

Count on the fingers of one hand

Đếm trên đầu ngón tay (very small number)

Give a big hand

Vỗ tay (applaud)

Hand over the reins

Trao quyền (give power to another)

Off one’s hands

Hết trách nhiệm (not responsible anymore)

Sit on one’s hands

Không hành động (do nothing about problem)

Lay one’s hands on

Tìm thấy (find)

Put one’s hand on one’s heart

Nói thật (tell truthfully)

Heart’s desire

Mong muốn cháy bóng (dream since young)

Heart of gold

Trái tim vàng (very kind)

Have sb’s best interests at heart

Quan tâm thật sự (think will help them)

Heart of stone

Tim sắt đá (cold, unfeeling)

Strike at the heart of

Tấn công vào cốt lõi (attack most important values)

Not have the heart to

Không đành lòng (unkind not to)

Cry one’s heart out

Khóc hết nước mắt (cry a lot)

One’s heart goes out to

Cảm thông (feel sorry for)

My heart bleeds for

Thương hại (mỉa mai) (feel sorry (often ironic))

Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve

Để lộ cảm xúc (show emotions)

Take heart

Lấy can đảm (don’t be anxious)

Heart isn’t in

Không hứng thú (not interested in)

Heart is in one’s boots

Rất buồn (feel unhappy)

In one’s heart of hearts

Thâm tâm (true, most secret thoughts)

Have a heart

Tử tế (be kind)

Harden one’s heart

Cứng lòng (don’t let feelings stop)

Have the time of one’s life

Rất vui (enjoyed very much)

Shock of one’s life

Cú sốc lớn (very shocked)

Scare the life out of

Làm sợ chết khiếp (frighten very much)

Risk life and limb

Liều mạng (do physically dangerous)

Life and soul of the party

Trung tâm của bữa tiệc (centre of attention)

Come within an inch of one’s life

Suýt chết (nearly died)

New lease of life

Hồi sinh (become more energetic)

See life

Trải nghiệm (experience different things)

Make one’s life a misery

Làm khổ (make things difficult)

For a quiet life

Để tránh rắc rối (agree to avoid problems)

Live in a dream world

Ảo tưởng (unrealistic hopes)

Live a charmed life

Sống hưởng may mắn (very lucky in life)

Live a lie

Sống giả dối (pretending to be something not true)

Live out of a suitcase

Không có nơi ở cố định (not permanent place)

Live on borrowed time

Sống quá dự kiến (existing longer than expected)

Live to tell the tale

Vượt qua khó khăn (successfully dealt with difficulty)

Live and let live

Sống để người khác sống (accept others’ ways)

Dead and buried

Kết thúc (finished or ended)

Kiss of death

Cái hôn tử thần (event that caused failure)

Dead in the water

Thất bại (failed and will never succeed)

Dead as a dodo

Không còn tồn tại (not existing/popular)

Dead wood

Người vô dụng (members not useful)

Dead duck

Thất bại (not successful or useful)

Death blow

Đòn chí mạng (event that causes complete failure)

Dead to the world

Ngủ say (in deep sleep)

Sick to death of

Chán ngấy (annoyed by experienced too long)

Fate worse than death

Điều tồi tệ nhất (worst thing that can happen)