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time is a great healer

thời gian sẽ chữa lành tất cả

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make a mountain out of a molehill

make heavy weather of sth = make a song and dance about sth = blow sth out of all proportion = lay it on thick = stretch the truth = make much of sth

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bloviate (v)

yap

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not turn a hair

not be surprised in the least = not bat an eyelid

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turn a deaf ear to sth

turn a blind eye to sth = not care

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sheer luck

may mắn thuần túy

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act fast

hành động nhanh chóng

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outcome

kết quả = upshot = aftermath

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outburst (n)

bùng nổ

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outing

đi chơi

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outlet

(n) (i) cửa hàng; eg retail outlet (ii) lối thoát; phương tiện thoả mãn (chí hướng); eg outlet for anger

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walk of life

job

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follow the scent

lần theo mùi

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deal (n)

hợp đồng

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lot (n)

(i) lô đất (ii) số phận

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look a real sight in sth

trông nhếch nhác

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panic-stricken

hoảng sợ

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worsen

xấu đi

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drive sb up the wall

make sb angry

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drive sb to distraction

distract sb

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blunt weapon

vũ khí sắc nhọn

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what can't be cured must be endured

sống chung với lũ

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a wolf in sheep's clothing

sói đội lốt cừu

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cry wolf

Kêu cứu đùa, kêu cứu láo đánh lừa mọi người

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a lone wolf

người cô đơn

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keep the wolf from the door

= make ends meet = Kiếm chỉ đủ để trang trải cuộc sống

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throw sb to the wolves/ lions

đẩy ai đó vào bầy sói, gặp nguy hiểm thay cho mình = sell sb down the river = take sb for a ride = hoodwink = give sb a stab in the back = throw sb under the bus

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perfidious (adj)

(a) unfaithful; bất trung; traitorous, treacherous

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be wise after the event

chuyện xảy ra rồi mới nói

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tuck into sth

bolt down = wolf down = devour = ăn ngấu nghiến = scarf down = stuff oneself with sth = gobble up/ down

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profile (n)

​the edge or outline of something that you see against a background; eg profile of the tower against the sky

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squat

đứng lên ngồi xuống

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squirt

(to force a liquid) to flow out through a narrow opening in a fast stream

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squint

nheo mắt

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can't see the wood for the trees

không nhìn nhận rõ vấn đề

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pull the wool over one's eyes

deceive sb = take sb for a ride

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take words out of one's mouth

nói đúng ý ai định nói

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rubber washer

vòng đệm cao su

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tread (v)

bước lên, dẫm đạp lên -> trod -> trodden

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court(s) martial

tòa án quân sự

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have the best of both worlds

vẹn cả đôi đường

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if the worse/ worst comes to the worst

nếu điều tồi tệ nhất xảy ra

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two wrongs don't make one right

kh đc lấy oán báo oán

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in the know

đã biết

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my heart sank

tôi rất buồn

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have one's heart in one's mouth

on edge = căng thẳng

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in full swing

cao tròa

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familiarity breeds contempt

thân quá hóa nhờn (contempt= scorn = derision: chế nhạo -> deride v.)

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put one's head into the lion's mouth

tự khiến mình rơi vào nguy hiểm

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lion's share

phần lớn nhất của cái gì

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bell the cat

làm việc khó mà kh ai chịu làm

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beard the lion in his den

chạm trán ai đó

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host (v)

làm chủ nhà, tổ chức, chủ trì cái gì

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flank (n)

phía bên của cái gì; eg flank of the mountain/ army

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a chip off the old block

carbon copy = double: giống hệt

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do sth to one's heart content

làm gì xả láng, thoải mái

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gaiety

/ˈɡeɪəti/ (n) sự vui vẻ

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pool

accumulate; eg pool know-how (vốn hiểu biết)

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plead guilty

nhận tội -> plea (n) = urgent emotional request = appeal

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put sb off doing sth

discourage sb from doing sth

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scapegoat (n)

ng chịu tội thay

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run sb/sth over

cán qua

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run along

chạy đi

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overweight

thwaf cân

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out of the wood

thoát khỏi nguy hiểm

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beyond a joke

không còn là trò đùa

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toss for sth

tung đồng xu

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a drowning man will clutch at any straw

trong tình huống khó khăn, ta sẽ tận dụng mọi cơ hội

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avail of sth

tận dụng cái gì

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outlook

future scenario

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on the lookout for

đi timef kiếm

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not count one's chickens before they're hatched

cầm đèn chạy trước ô tô

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overlook

(i) nhìn thấy, có cảnh gì (ii) dismiss as unimportant

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decree (n)

sắc lệnh -> decreed (v)

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license

giấy phép; eg driving license

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degree

formal qualification; eg university =/ certificate: bằng bình thường (eg charity work, some competitions,...)

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as dead as a doornail/ the dodo

chết cứng

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a dead duck

kế hoạch bị dẹp bỏ

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dead on arrival

chết trên đường đi tới bệnh viện

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dead from the neck up

= thick (as a brick) = dense = stupid = ngu

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deadlock

( n) sự đình trệ, bế tắc

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dead battery

ắc quy hết điện

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stone dead

chết cứng

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dead silence/ calm/ center

completely silent/ calm/ central

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dead and gone

dead

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a dead ringer for sb

look very like sb

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the dead hand of sth

the influence that controls sth

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backhander (n)

bribe = grease one's palm

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backhanded compliment

lời khen châm biếm, khen vờ, đá

xoáy,..

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be dead meat

be in serious truble

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dead to the world

in a deep sleep

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knock sb dead

impress sb very much

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flog/ beat a dead horse

làm gì uổng công vô ích

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as fresh as a daisy

tràn đầy năng lượng

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have a finger in every pie

become involved in everything

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put one's foot in it

make a tactless comment

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put one's foot down

insist on sth

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gout

/ɡaʊt/ bệnh gút

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suffer heavy casualties

nhiều người chết

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run into sb

tình cờ gặp ai