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see to

deal with

sink in

to be fully understand

throw up

vomit

cross out

delete

fall back on

dựa vào,vịn vào

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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

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make amends for

đền bù

put down

criticise, insult

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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

1. người nghiện ma túy
2. 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