USE OF ENGLISH ADVANCED UNIT 3

juggle frogs

trying to deal with many different tasks at the same time and finding the situation difficult

chickened out' (of something),

muốn nói họ đã không làm điều gì, hoặc chưa thử làm điều đó, vì sợ hãi.

get/have your ducks in a row

to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen

'chasing your tail'

đang bận rộn làm nhiều việc khác nhau nhưng chưa hoàn thành được gì nhiều.

kiss and make up

to forgive sb and become friends again

'to burst someone's bubble'

làm tiêu tan mơ tưởng hay ảo tưởng của ai đó.

'Get one goat'

làm phiền, quấy nhiễu ai hay khiến ai tức giận

weak in the knees

unsteady or flustered due to a strong emotional reaction to someone or something.

fall off the wagon

to begin using alcohol (or another problem substance) after quitting

faced the music

to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

Give/pay lip service to"

nghĩa là lời nói đãi bôi, lời nói cửa miệng, lời nói không thành thật.

Have a screw loose" con vít lỏng

nghĩa là lập dị, ngu ngốc hoặc tâm lý không ổn định.

hot on the heels

following closely behind sb

near the knuckle

about sex and therefore likely to offend people

Close to the bone' (thấu tận xương tủy)

nghĩa là thiếu tế nhị, cợt nhả (very personal or offensively honest).

"Down-at-heel"

nghĩa là trong tình trạng xấu, hỏng hóc vì sử dụng quá lâu hoặc không được chăm sóc kĩ, nghĩa khác là mặc quần áo cũ, hỏng vì diều kiện kinh tế hạn hẹp.

put sb on a pedestal

to admire or love someone so much that you believe they have no faults

spare (one's) feelings

To restrain from doing something that might cause someone embarrassment, discomfort, or anxiety.

take someone under your wing

If you take someone under your wing, you start to protect and take care of them

follow in someone's footsteps

to do the same thing as someone else did previously

get the show on the road

get sth started.

cooked/ done to a turn

cooked for exactly the right amount of time

put the wind up sb

to make sb feel worried about their situation

If you are at/on the receiving end of something unpleasant that someone does,

you suffer because of it

the going rate

the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time

buck the trend

to succeed in doing something, even though there is a general tendency for this not to happen

Go off the rails'

trệch khỏi đường ray không đúng mực, không chấp nhận được.

Cut corners'

đi tắt, đốt cháy giai đoạn / làm việc gì một cách nhanh nhất, thường là phớt lờ các quy tắc, luật lệ

cut one's losses

abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before one suffers too much loss or harm.

part of the furniture

sb has been somewhere for such a long time that it is hard to imagine that place without them.

At the top of the tree"

đứng trên đỉnh cao

A cog in the machine"

một mấu răng trong chiếc máy

a living soul

A person (who is alive).

it’s a crying shame

something that you say when you think a situation is wrong

going concern

if a company is sold as a going concern, it is sold when it is operating normally

splitting headache

đau đầu như búa bổ

twist sb's arm

to get someone to do what you want by making it very difficult for him or her to refuse

give someone the eye

to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them

chew (one's) ear(s) off

To talk incessantly or excessively, especially such that might cause one to become exhausted or bored.

break your back

to work extremely hard