BRIDGE THE GAP UNIT 1

do sb a good turn

do sth nice for sb else

do the honours

act as host/hostess; perform a social duty/ceremony

ex: Paul, will you do the honours and pour everyone drink?

do the sights

go sightseeing

do justice to

do or show something in the best light

do the trick

work, succeed in doing sth

do the donkey work

do most of the heavy work

do wonders/miracles for sth

have a very good effect on

do the best one can

do one's best

at a low ebb

worse than usual, depressed

at a loose end

having nothing to do

at one's disposal

available for one to use

at loggerheads

in disagreement

at ease

completely relaxed

at one's wit's end

not knowing what to do or say because one is very worried

at large

escaped and still free

at a dead end

a point at which one can make no further progress

mouth the words

pretend to sing

thumb a lift

to hitchhike ( to make a signal to a driver with your thumb when you want them to stop and take you somewhere)

head for somewhere

to go somewhere

toe the line

obey

foot the bill

pay

nose into

interfere

elbow one's way through the crowd

to push through a crowd

shoulder the blame/responsibility

to accept

hand it to sb

praise

thumb your nose at someone/something

to show no respect, or to raise the end of your thumb to the end of your nose to show that you do not respect someone:

thumb through sth

to turn the pages of a book, magazine, or a document quickly and only read small parts of it

hands of the clock

pointers

leg of a journey

part of the journey

foot of a mountain

the lowest part

in this neck of the woods

in this area, in this place

in the back of beyond

at a distant/isolated place

have a lot of cheek

have cool confidence/impudence

impunity

freedom from punishment (su mien toi)

have the heart to

be willing to do or say sth unkind or unpleasant

with the heavy heart

very unwillingly

put on a brave face

show courage in times of difficulty

play it by ear

to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier:

look down in the mouth

sad and without spirit

hear sth form sb's own lips

hear sth from the person himself

put one's foot in it

say or do sth foolist/tactless

set foot in/on

enter or visit a place

risk/stick one's neck out

put yourself in a dangerous/unpleasant situation

save/lose face

save face: to keep people's respect for you and avoid embarrassment

lose face: to make yourself seem stupid or cause other people to stop respecting you

change of scenery

something new

take the view

believe

make a scene

cause trouble

set one's sights on

decide which/waht you want

personality clash

a situation in which two people disagree because they have very different personalities

ex: There's a real personality clash between two of the directors.

be a personality

làm một người có cá tính nổi bật, hoặc chỉ một người nổi tiếng, một nhân vật có sức hút/có tên tuổi trong một lĩnh vực nào đó

out of character

completely different or differently from the way someone usually behaves, or from the particular qualities that a person, place, etc. has

ex: It would be very out of character of her to lie.

temper

(v): to make something less strong, extreme, etc

ex: you should temper your language

be in a temper

to be angry

on view

If something is on view, it is arranged so that it can be seen by the public

ex: he plans for the new road will soon be on view to the public in the library.

in full view

able to be seen by other people"

ex: Andy kissed Vicki full on the lips in full view of her friends.

take a dim view of something

to disapprove of something

Ex: I take a dim view of this kind of behaviour.

set the scene

to describe a situation where something is about to happen

ex: First, let's set the scene - it was a dark, wet night with a strong wind blowing.

catch sight of someone/something

to see something only for a moment:

I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you.

lose sight of

to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking too much about other things

ex: I'm worried that we're losing sight of our original objectives.

know someone by sight

If you know someone by sight, that person looks familiar to you, but is not a friend of yours:

ex: I knew Jo's husband by sight, but I'd never really met him.

dead on

completely accurate or correct

she arrived dead on time

odds and ends

small, unimportant things

get my back up

to anoy someone

be such a pain in the neck

someone or something that is very annoying

lia's boy is such a pain in the neck that i hope she doesn't bring him