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see sense/reason

= be reasonable : hành động, ứng xử lí trí , hợp tình hợp lí

ex: We have talked to her for an hour but we couldn't make her see sense/reason

GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF st/sb

tường thuật lại chuyện gì/ mô tả lại ai

ex: All witnesses have to give the police an account of what they saw the night of the burglary

ex: He gave me an account of the new project manager that was not very encouraging.

TAKE ST INTO ACCOUNT

TAKE ACCOUNT OF ST

= take st into consideration = consider st

ex: I never make a spur-of-the-moment decision, always taking into account/taking account of all the pros and cons before reaching a final decision.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS , S + V

theo những thông tin thu thập được, theo những gì mình biết ~ according to what other people say, what i know

ex: By all accounts, she is a generous women who always

makes a bountiful donation for the local charity

ON ACCOUNT OF

= because of

BE/HANG IN THE BALANCE

(1) ( trận đấu ) tỉ số hòa

ex: The match is hanging in the balance 2-2

(2) tình trạng bấp bênh, bất định ( không ai biết được chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra )

ex: After so many times of truancy, his certificate of hsg is hanging in the balance

ex: After a bad year, her career is hanging in the balance

STRIKE A BALANCE ( between A and B )

đạt được sự cân bằng giữa 2 thứ

ex: It's hard to strike a balance between productivity and quality ( khó có thể cân bằng năng suất và chất lượng )

UPSET/ ALTER/REDRESS THE BALANCE

lấy lại sự cân bằng

ex: Women finds it hard to redress/alter/upset the balance between her work and personal life after getting married

ex: Men accounts for the vast majority of the company staff, so we are looking for more women to alter/redressupset the balance

ON BALANCE

after considering all the pros and cons of both sides

( sau khi cân nhắc cả 2 bên )

ex: Although both sides have its pros and cons, on balance he thinks A is more suitable for him

(THROW/KNOCK SB ) OFF BALANCE

(1) mất thăng bằng and likely to fall

ex: The strong wind KNOCKED/THREW HER OFF-BALANCE and she fell

(2) ( khiến ai ) bối rối

ex: This surprise party really threw her off balance ( = surprised sb )

( FORM THE ) BASIS FOR ST

đặt nền tảng cho st

ex: These documents form the basis for our discussion

ex: There is no basis for their statements

ON THE BASIS OF st/THAT

dựa trên nền tảng gì đó

ex: Our theory is on the basis of online surveys

ex: These researches were made on the basis of incorrect information

CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF ( that )

trái với những gì người ta thường nghĩ

ex: Contrary to popular belief, not all celebrities have bad grades

BEYOND BELIEF

không thể tin được ( esp st bad )

= implausible

ex: His excuse is beyond belief

ex: His selfishness is beyond belief considering how wealthy he is

IN THE BELIEF THAT

với niềm tin là

ex: Hardly a day passes/goes by without her writing to him in the belief that he will reply some day

niềm tin rộng rãi

popular/widely held/widespread belief

ex: There is a popular/widely held/widespread belief that handsome boys are all trap =))))

niềm tin chắc nịch

firm/strong/growing belief

ex: I have a firm/growing belief that one day hard work will all pay off

RACK MY BRAINS

= think hard : suy nghĩ vất vả

ex: I've been racking my brains all day but I can't solve this math puzzle

PICK ONE'S BRAIN ( about st )

= consult, ask for one's advice about st : xin ý kiến của ai

ex: I often pick my bf's brain when choosing clothes

THE BRAIN(s) BEHIND ST

là bộ óc đứng sau điều gì

ex: He is the brain behind this ingenious invention

ex: They are the brains behind this successful campaign against deforestation

BRAINLESS (a)

stupid

BRAINCHILD ( of sb )

sản phẩm trí óc, trí tuệ

ý tưởng, phát minh của ai

ex: This invention is the brainchild of him

( He is the brain behind this invention )

brainwash (v)

tẩy não

Ex: He feared that his son was being brainwashed by violent game

brainwave (n)

- sóng não

- ý kiến hay bất chợt

ex: People often have/come up with a brainwave in difficult situation

JUMP/LEAP TO CONCLUSION

vội vàng đưa ra kết luận

COME TO/ARRIVE AT/REACH A CONCLUSION

đi đến kết luận

foregone conclusion

a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens

ex: Looking at the voting rate, the result seems to be a foregone conclusion

give ( careful/thorough ) consideration to

= consider carefully : cân nhắc kĩ càng

ex:

for one's consideration

for sb to think about

ex: Here are the travelling options for your consideration

ex: Here are some questions for your consideration and give me the answers tomorrow

out of consideration for sb

vì nghĩ đến lợi ích của ai

= on one's account

ex: We won't publicise the information, out of consideration for the victim

have my doubts about st

có những nghi ngờ, suy nghĩ riêng về điều gì

~ have reasons to doubt about st

ex: He may be telling the truth, but I still have my doubts about this

cast doubt on st

nghi ngờ về điều gì đó

in doubt ( about st )

mơ hồ về điều gì

~ do not know what to do about st

ex: He is still in some doubt about whether to attend the party or not

BEYOND ANY/ALL DOUBT

= without question = beyond dispute : ko còn tranh cãi, nghi ngờ gì nữa

A SHADOW OF DOUBT

beyond a reasonable doubt

( tòa án ) vượt qua mọi sự nghi ngờ hợp lí

~ các bằng chứng đưa ra xác thực và toàn vẹn đến mức độ ko còn tồn tại một nghi ngờ hợp lí nào

open to doubt/question/dispute

= uncertain : chưa chắc chắn >< beyond doubt/dispute

beyond one's wildest dreams

vượt xa sức tưởng tượng

ex: The success of this campaign is beyond my wildest dreams

in focus >< out of focus

( máy ảnh, hình, kính viễn vọng,... ) rõ nét >< mất nét

ex: Pictures should be in focus, with realistic colours and well composed groups.

ex: It's very common for your pictures to be out of focus when you just start photography

focus group (n)

a group of people who have been brought together to discuss a particular subject in order to solve a problem or suggest ideas

( like/be ) a dream come true

như là giấc mơ trở thành hiện thực

ex: For me, winning the third prize is a dream come true

main/primary/major focus

have/give the ( false ) impression that

under the ( false/mistaken ) impression that

tạo/có ấn tượng ( sai lệch ) là

ex: Her speaking talent gives her the false impression that she is an extrovert, but after talking for a while, it emerged that she is very shy and timid

do a ( good ) impression of sb

bắt chước ai giỏi

ex: She does a really good impression of her mother

creat/make/give a ( good/bad ) impression ( on sb )

tạo ấn tượng

ex: You will give/make/create a bad impression on the employee if you are late for the interview

make a mental note ( of/about st )

cố gắng ghi nhớ điều gì

ex: You should schedule your to-do on a planner instead of just making a mental note of/about it

mental arithmetic

tính nhẩm

mental age

tuổi phát triển trí tuệ

a concept related to intelligence. It looks at how a specific individual, at a specific age, performs intellectually, compared to average intellectual performance for that individual's actual chronological age

cross/slip one's mind

chợt nảy ra trong đầu ( ý nghĩ )

ex: It never crossed my mind /occurred to me that he is gay

have a one-track mind

trong đầu chỉ quanh quẩn, ám ảnh nghĩ đến 1 vấn đề

~ be occupied by a particular thought

ex: He has a one-track mind, always thinking about sex

ex: My sister has a one-track mind, only thinking about how something can further her career.

take your mind off st

tạm quên đi điều gì đó ( không vui )

ex: Taking your mind off your break-up and getting ready to become a new you, better you

bring/call st to mind

= remember st : nhớ ra thứ gì đó

ex: I know him but right now I couldn't bring/call his name to mind

ex:

bring to mind st

= be reminiscent of st = remind of st

ex: That picture brings to mind our first date

in two minds about st

phân vân, lưỡng lự về điều gì

ex: I really like this dress, but I'm in two minds about buying it cause it costs an arm and a leg

have st on one's mind

lo lắng về điều gì

ex: Parents always have worries for their children on their mind, even when they have grown up

broad-minded/ open-minded

>< narrow-minded

có tư tưởng thoáng

under the misapprehension/misconception/misunderstanding that

hiểu lầm rằng

put st into/in perspective

đặt một cái gì đó dưới một góc nhìn khách quan hơn, rộng lớn hơn, để có thể thực sự thấy được tầm quan trọng thật của cái đó trong mối quan hệ tham chiếu với cả những cái khác trong cuộc sống nữa.

( nhận định cái gì đó trong mối quan hệ tổng quan với những thứ khác nữa )

ex: I always think I'm not good enough. but to put it into perspective, I have made much progress

ex: Hearing the new about Caroline put my small problem in/into perspective ( khiến vde của tôi trở nên nhỏ bé )

in perspective

(1) ( bức hình ) trong viễn cảnh, trong phối cảnh

~ vật/người - có kích thước, vị trí tương xứng với các vật thể khác

(2) đặt st trong tình huống, hoàn cảnh để nhận xét

ex: Let's try to talk about both sides of the issue and put it in perspective.

out of perspective

>< in perspective : ngoài viễn cảnh, phối cảnh

~ ( bức tranh ) vật/người ko có kích thước, vị trí tương xứng với các vật thể khác trong tổng thể -> trông ko thực, ko tự nhiên

keep/get st in perspective

suy nghĩ, đánh giá 1 tình huống, vấn đề 1 cách khôn ngoan

a sense of perspective

cái nhìn thực tế, khôn ngoan tổng quát cả vấn đề và xem xét nó trong tình huống, bối cảnh

stand by/stick to one's principle

giữ vững nguyên tắc của bản thân

>< compromise on one's principle

in principle

theo nguyên lý, nguyên tắc

~ used to say that st is possible in theory, but not yet been tried

ex: The French agreed in principle to a truce, but then went back on their words and continued to invade VN

ex: I'm not against animal testing in principle

a matter/an issue of principle

theo nguyên tắc

-> as a matter of principal

ex: The company fired him, as a matter/an issue of principle, because he leaked their classified information

against one's principles

trái với nguyên tắc của ai

beg the question ( of st )

( tình huống, statement ) khiến ai tự đặt ra 1 câu hỏi

ex: Spending the summer vacation in Paris is a great idea, but it begs the question of how we can afford it

raise the question of st

any matter that needs to be dealt with or considered

ex: This raises the question of teacher pay

( st/sb ) in question

( st/sb ) that are being discussed

ex: I couldn't be the criminal cause I was staying at home on the night in question

out of the question

= impossible

without question/beyond question

>< open to question

= beyond dispute

>< open to dispute

make sense of st

hiểu

ex: make sense of what is going on

have the (good ) sense to do st

have enough sense to do st

đủ lí trí để làm gì đó/ làm gì đó lí trí, hợp lí

ex: I hope they'll have the (good) sense/have enough sense to turn off the light before they leave.

come to your senses

tỉnh ngộ ra

ex: He finally came to his senses and admitted he need others' help

in every sense

từ mọi góc độ, khía cạnh

ex: It's a book which is , in every sense, about different ways of seeing the world

in a sense

từ 1 góc nhìn, quan điểm

ex: He may be a little tight-fisted, but in a sense, he may be saving for his family

side with sb ( on st )

be on one's side ( on st )

ủng hộ ai, đứng về phía ai

ex: The judge sided with the employees who were sacked for refusing to use unsafe equipment

take sides ( with sb )

về phe ai, ủng hộ ai

ex: My mother never takes sides whenever we have quarrels

ex: My bf always takes sides with me

see both sides (of an argument)

nhìn từ cả 2 phía của 1 cuộc tranh luận

look on the bright side

nhìn theo hướng tích cực

on the plus/minus side

nhìn về mặt tích cực/tiêu cực

ex: You failed, but on the plus side, you learned a lesson

by one's side

bên cạnh ai

ex: I'll always be your side no matter what

on either/both side of st

ở cả 2 phía, 2 bên

ex: There are pros and cons on either/both side of the argument ( cả 2 bên đều có cái lợi, cái hại )

set/put sb straight ( about st )

tell sb the truth about st

( cho ai biết rõ về điều gì đó )

ex: I have to put my mother straight about what is going on with my studying

set/put the record straight

làm rõ sự thật

~write or say something in order to make the true facts known

ex: She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all.

ex: It's time to set/put the record straight about what really happened that night

get/come straight to the point

đi thẳng vào vấn đề >< ramble on

get st straight

= correctly understand st : hiểu đúng về điều gì đó

ex: He finally get the situation straight after our explanation

think/see straight

nghĩ thông suốt, đúng đắn, nhìn rõ vấn đề

ex: If you cant see/think straight to point out the crux of the matter, you'll never be able to solve it

ex: I'm so tired that I cant even think straight

straight talking (n)

cuộc thảo luận thẳng thắn

take/hold/share the view that

cho rằng = suppose that

ex: Many people have/hold/share/take the view that children should not be physically punished.

( have a friendly ) exchange of views

= have a friendly discussion: có 1 cuộc thảo luận chia sẻ quan điểm

ex: We often have a friendly exchange of views about/on social problems of teenagers

take a dim/poor view of st

đánh giá thấp

>< think highly of st

ex: I took a dim/poor view of his performance at the meeting

world view

thế giới quan

come into view/sight

>< come out of sight/view

= could be seen

( ở trong tầm mắt, tầm nhìn ) >< ( khuất khỏi tầm mắt, tầm nhìn )

ex: As we climbed higher, the mountain peak came into view/sight

viewpoint

point of view

quan điểm

-> from/in my point of view/ my viewpoint

in view of

= as a result of , because of

ex: In view of your comments, I think we should reconsider the details of our plan