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hit the roof/ ceiling

blow a fuse = blow one's top = fly into a rage = have a fit = fly off the handle = go ballistic

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work to rule

cứ quy tắc mà làm (nghỉ làm/ ca theo đúng quy định như 1 cách chống chế)

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keep sb on the rack

khiến ai phải chờ đợi căng thẳng trước khi trả lười

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off the record

unofficially

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as a last resort

như 1 biện pháp cuối

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in a rut

không có cơ hội thăng tiến

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put down roots in swh

settle down

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it stands to reason that

it is reasonable that

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know the ropes

biết quy trình thủ tục

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in the long run

về lâu dìa

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on the quiet

1 cách bí mật

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open to debate

disputable

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an unknown quantity

nhaan tố bí ẩn

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at close quarters

ở khoảng cách gần

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beg the question

làm dấy lên nhiều câu hỏi

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call it quits

bỏ việc = hand in one's noitce

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cut sb to the quiet

tổn thương ai

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cut/ pare sth to the bone

cắt cái gì hết mức có thể

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cut sb down to size

bring sb down a peg or two = make sb look small = humble = bruise one's ego

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make it up to sb

do sth good for sb because you have treated them badly in the past

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stoop to sth

lower your moral standards by doing sth immoral

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out of the question

impossible

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in a quandary

on the horns of a dilemma = caught between a rock and a hard place = caught between a devil and the deep blue sea

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daredevil

liều mạng

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keep sth quiet

not let the cat out of the bag

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keep one's wits about one

cảnh giác

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gather one's wits

hoàn hồn

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be at one's wits' end

super worried

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go back on one's word

>>> Không giữ lời, nuốt lời

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in deep/ hot water

in serious trouble = in a pickle

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you can't have it both ways

cái gì cũng muốn mà kh chịu hi sinh

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an old wives' tale

câu chuyện mê tín

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make one's day

khiến ai vui

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I was not born yesterday

I'm not naive

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have words with sb

cãi nhau với ai

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the year dot

từ lâu lắm rồi

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scream blue murder

gào ầm ĩ

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a bolt from the blue

bất chợt

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come out of the blue

arrive unexpectedly

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until you're blue in the face

until the cows come home

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blue film

phim 18+

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feel blue

cảm thấy buồn = down in the mouth/ dumps

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cheer sb up

khích lệ ai

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light up

(mặt) vui lên

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one's blue-eyed/ fair-haired boy

người được cưng chiều

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enlighten

khai sáng, làm sáng tỏ

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once in a blue moon

rất hiếm khi

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the boys in blue

the cops

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tickled pink

sướng lâng lâng

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the pot calling the kettle black

ppl in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones = chó chê mèo lắm lông

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the black sheep of the family

người khác biệt hẳn so với các thành viên khác trong gia đình

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in one's black/ bad books

vào sổ đen, bị chà đap >< in one's good books/ graces

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the black market

chợ đen

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in the pink

khỏe mạnh

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in the red

nợ xấu >< in the black: kh nợ nần

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(see everything set out) in black and white

rõ ràng, giấy trắng mực đen

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look/ see sth through rose-colored spectacles

có cái nhìn quá màu hồng, ngây thơ về cái gì

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bespectacled (adj)

cận thị

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beat sb black and blue

beat sb up: đánh ai bầm dập

-> black and blue all over