UNIT 2

go to your head

make you think that you are better or more important than you really are because of success (sinh kiêu, tự cao vì thành công)

have your wits about you

be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions (giữ được sự tỉnh táo, nhanh trí)

in the dark (about)

not knowing much about something because information is being kept secret (không biết gì về, bị giấu thông tin)

know what's what

know the important facts about a situation (hiểu rõ tình hình, biết chuyện)

not have a leg to stand on

not have any way of proving that you are right (không có cơ sở để biện minh)

not see the wood for the trees

fail to understand what is important because you are paying too much attention to small details (không thấy được bức tranh toàn cảnh)

put two and two together

guess what is happening or what something means from the information you have (suy luận, xâu chuỗi sự việc)

quick on the uptake

understand or realise things quickly (tiếp thu nhanh, nhạy bén)

slow on the uptake

understand or realise things slowly (tiếp thu chậm)

ring a bell

sound familiar although you cannot remember the exact details (nghe quen quen, gợi nhớ)

round the bend

crazy or mentally unstable (điên, không bình thường)

split hairs

argue or worry about very small details that are not important (so đo, bắt bẻ tiểu tiết)

take stock (of)

spend time thinking carefully about a situation before deciding what to do next (đánh giá lại tình hình, nhìn nhận tổng thể)