Health and Sleep

Not your usual/normal self

/nɒt jɔː ˈjuː.ʒu.əl self/ | EN: Not looking or behaving as usual | VN: Không khỏe/bình thường như mọi khi | Ex: You look pale today; you're not your usual self.

Off-colour / Under the weather

/ˌɒfˈkʌl.ər/ - /ˈʌn.də ðə ˈweð.ər/ | EN: Feeling slightly ill | VN: Không khỏe, uể uải trong người | Ex: I felt a bit under the weather yesterday, so I stayed in bed.

Feel/look like death warmed up

/fiːl laɪk deθ wɔːmd ʌp/ | EN: Feel or look very ill/tired | VN: Trông/cảm thấy phờ phạc như "xác sống" | Ex: After studying all night, I felt like death warmed up.

Throw up

/θrəʊ ʌp/ | EN: Vomit; be sick | VN: Nôn, mửa, ói | Ex: I think the seafood was bad; I've been throwing up all night.

Keel over

/kiːl ˈəʊ.vər/ | EN: Fall over when feeling ill/weak | VN: Ngã gục, quỵ xuống vì mệt | Ex: It was so hot in the room that one student almost keeled over.

Pass out / Black out

/pɑːs aʊt/ - /blæk aʊt/ | EN: Faint; lose consciousness | VN: Ngất xỉu, bất tỉnh (OPP: Come round - Tỉnh lại) | Ex: She passed out from exhaustion, but came round after a few minutes.

Wear off

/weər ɒf/ | EN: (Pain/effect) Gradually disappear | VN: Cơn đau/tác dụng của thuốc giảm dần và hết | Ex: The painkillers started to wear off after four hours.

Come/go down with sth

/kʌm daʊn wɪð/ | EN: Get a common illness (flu, cold) | VN: Bị ốm, mắc các bệnh cảm cúm thông thường | Ex: I think I'm coming down with the flu.

Go round

/ɡəʊ raʊnd/ | EN: Spread from person to person | VN: Lây lan từ người này sang người khác | Ex: There’s a bad cold going round the class right now.

Pick up a bug

/pɪk ʌp ə bʌɡ/ | EN: Catch an infectious illness/virus | VN: Trúng vi-rút, dính bệnh truyền nhiễm | Ex: I must have picked up a bug while traveling on the bus.

Feel/be out of sorts

/aʊt əv sɔːts/ | EN: Feel ill or bad-tempered | VN: Cảm thấy khó chịu, bứt rứt, uể uải | Ex: I woke up feeling out of sorts this morning.

Swell up

/swel ʌp/ | EN: Become bigger in size due to injury | VN: Sưng phồng lên (OPP: Go down - Xẹp xuống) | Ex: My ankle swelled up after I tripped, but the swelling went down.

Come out in sth (rash)

/kʌm aʊt ɪn/ | EN: Become covered in spots/rash | VN: Nổi mẩn đỏ, phát ban | Ex: If I eat allergy-inducing food, I come out in a rash.

Drop off / Fall asleep

/drɒp ɒf/ - /fɔːl əˈsliːp/ | EN: Begin to sleep | VN: Thiếp đi, chìm vào giấc ngủ | Ex: I dropped off as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Not sleep a wink

/nɒt sliːp ə wɪŋk/ | EN: Not sleep at all | VN: Trắng đêm không chớp mắt (OPP: Sleep like a log) | Ex: Before the exam, I couldn't sleep a wink.

Toss and turn

/tɒs ənd tɜːn/ | EN: Be unable to sleep, changing positions continuously | VN: Trằn trọc xoay người liên tục không ngủ được | Ex: I spent the whole night tossing and turning.

Wide awake

/waɪd əˈweɪk/ | EN: Completely awake | VN: Tỉnh như sáo (OPP: Fast asleep - Ngủ rất say) | Ex: At 2 AM, I was still wide awake.

Worried sick

/ˈwʌr.iːd sɪk/ | EN: Extremely worried about sth/sb | VN: Lo lắng đến phát bệnh, lo sốt vó | Ex: My mom was worried sick when I stayed out late.

Have an early/late night

/hæv ən ˈɜːli naɪt/ | EN: Go to bed earlier/later than usual | VN: Đi ngủ sớm / Đi ngủ muộn hơn bình thường | Ex: I need to have an early night tonight.

Have a lie-in

/hæv ə laɪ ɪn/ | EN: Stay in bed later than usual | VN: Ngủ nướng (nằm lười trên giường muộn hơn) | Ex: Sunday is the only day I can have a lie-in.

On the mend

/ɒn ðə mend/ | EN: Getting better after an illness | VN: Đang trên đà hồi phục, bắt đầu khỏe lại | Ex: Thanks for asking, my grandmother is on the mend now.

Take a turn for the worse/better

/teɪk ə tɜːn fɔː ðə wɜːs/ | EN: Suddenly become worse/better | VN: Tiến triển đột ngột xấu đi / tốt lên | Ex: His health suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Go downhill

/ɡəʊ ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ | EN: Get worse in health or quality | VN: Sức khỏe/chất lượng ngày càng đi xuống | Ex: Without proper rest, your health will quickly go downhill.

It is touch-and-go

/tʌtʃ ənd ɡəʊ/ | EN: Very uncertain whether sth will succeed | VN: Rất bấp bênh, chưa biết chừng sống chết/kết quả | Ex: It was touch-and-go for a while, but he pulled through.

Pull through

/pʊl θruː/ | EN: Get better after life-threatening illness | VN: Vượt qua cơn nguy kịch / ca phẫu thuật | Ex: It was a serious surgery, but thankfully he pulled through.

Take things easy

/teɪk θɪŋz ˈiː.zi/ | EN: Relax and avoid working hard | VN: Nghỉ ngơi dưỡng sức, thư giãn | Ex: The doctor told me to take things easy for a few days.

Touch wood!

/tʌtʃ wʊd/ | EN: Said to avoid bad luck | VN: Trộm vía! (Nói để tránh gặp may rủi) | Ex: I haven’t been sick all year, touch wood!

Better safe than sorry

/ˈbet.ər seɪf ðən ˈsɒr.i/ | EN: Wiser to act safely than regret | VN: Cẩn tắc vô áy náy / Thà cẩn thận còn hơn hối hận | Ex: Take an umbrella with you; better safe than sorry!