see to
deal with
sink in
to be fully understand
throw up
vomit
cross out
delete
fall back on
dựa vào,vịn vào
pay off
a positive result brought about by hard work
like water off a duck’s head
nước đổ lá khoai
rack your brain
to think very hard
be too frequent for sb to v
quá nhiều để làm gì
make a name for oneself as sth
become famous
be on speaking terms with sb
know sb well enough to talk
have second thoughts about sth
phân vân về điều gì
keep sb in the dark about
không cho ai bt về điều gì
be reputed to be
đc đồn đại là
lost no time in doing sth
immediately
ex. she lost no time in telling me what had happened
make it up to sb for sth
bù lỗi khi làm gì
make amends for
đền bù
put down
criticise, insult
in preference to
thiên vị
bear a /no resemblance to st
giống, không giống ai
put sb off
discourage sb
make head or tail of sth
hiểu đầu đuôi
be handed down
to inherit
flick through
đọc lướt qua
make sb a promise
promise sb
be a big fish in a small pond
i’d like to be a big fish in a small pond
put sth on the map
trở nên nổi tiếng
make a getaway
escape
at one’s disposal
tùy ý sử dụng
beyond one’s reach
vượt quá tầm
be at a loss to v for sth
not know what to do
be at a loss forr words
ko bt nói gì
make heavy weather of sth
phức tạp hóa vấn đề
send up sb
bắt chước, nhái lại
with the exception of
ngoại trừ
hold the wrong end of the stick
hiểu sai
get up on the wrong side of the bed
get out of bed on the wrong side
be under the impression that
bị ấn tượng bởi cái gì
call for
yêu cầu
ex. Members have called for his resignation
be on tenterhooks ving
be anxious
breath new life into sth
thổi làn gió mới vào
be the salt of the beach
a very good and honest person
have green fingers
good at gardening
while away the time
kill the time
have a monkey on one’s back
người nghiện ma túy
gánh nặng nào đó
be a snake in the grass
secret
get a frog in one’s throat
giọng khàn
take sth by storm
vui sướng, hân hoan
hit the nail on the head
do or say sth exactly right
be wrapped up in
be totally absorbed in
put in a good word for sb to sb
recommend sb
blow one’s top
hit the roof
reach the pinnacle of sth
đạt tới đỉnh cao
instinctive
thuộc về bản năng
miss out on
lose a chance, fail to achieve
strike sb as
to give somebody a particular impression
ex. She strikes me as a very efficient person.
proximity
sự lân cận, gần gũi
stage (v)
tổ chức
fall short of one’s expectations
không như kì vọng
pour scorn on sb
criticise
see red
be very angry
put one’s head together
hội ý, bàn bạc cùng nhau
end in smoke
fail, tan thành mây khói
leave no stone unturned
làm mọi khả năng, cố gắng làm gì
pay sb back in one’s coin
trả đũa
be in the long run
eventually
stand one’s ground
giữ vững lập trường
be in two minds about sth
phân vân, lưỡng lự
there is no limit to sth
làm gì không ngừng
be at ease with oneself
relaxed
take the trouble to do sth
phiền khi làm gì
have sth on one’s hands
bận, deal with
implausible
unbelievable
have contact to /with sb
giao tiếp
shed tears over sth
buồn vì điều gì
cast an eye over st
have a quick look at sth
blow up
thổi phồng, bơm phồng
be strange to st
không bt về điều gì
cast one’s mind back
nhớ về, nhớ lại
ex. She cast her mind back to her wedding day.
come under scrutiny
bị theo dõi
play to one’s strengths
tận dụng tất cả để làm gì
over the moon
quá sung sướng
be the life and soul of the party
là linh hồn của bữa tiệc
be at odds with
disagree with ( có xung đột, bất hòa, ….)
ex. The two brothers were always at odds.
be beyond one’s means
cannot afford
ex. A painting by Picasso is beyond my means
tobe in awe
thán phục
feel at the back of one’s mind
linh cảm
big shot
important person
make no bones about sth
be honest and open about sth
be a dead loss
useless
tell on sth
affect sth
keep a straight face
look serious
laugh off
coi như chuyện đùa
pull oneself together
calm down
run off with sth
steal
halve
cut in half
account for sth
giải thích