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62 Terms

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have so eating out of your hand

= hold sway over so

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maunder (v)

nói rối rắm, dài dòng

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curmudgeon (n)

người già khó chịu

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chew the fat

nói chuyện phím

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square the circle

= reach for the stars

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wave/show/fly the flag

= support

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in an ivory tower

sống tách biệt, khép kín

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fraternal (a)

(thân như) anh em

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amiable

= affable = good-humored = companionable

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cauterize (v)

loại bỏ suy nghĩ tiêu cực về

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pauper (n)

= needy = penniless = poverty-stricken

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abstemious (a)

điều độ, không đánh mất bản thân

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encumber (v)

= constraint ( gây gánh nặng )

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lucidity (n)

sự sáng suốt, minh mẫn

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quicken (v)

nhanh hơn

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interface (v,n) + with

= talk with

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incremental (a)

= nhỏ, từng bước

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unnerve (v)

= faze = unsettle

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be encrusted with

bị bám đầy

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defiance (n)

sự chống đối

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outsource (v)

thuê từ bên ngoài

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conciliate (v)

= placate = allay = assuage = propitiate

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think poorly of someone/something

= hold sb in low esteem

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chafe/chaff under

nổi loạn do luật lệ

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enrage (v)

= make one’s blood boil

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turn of phrase (n) → has a turn of phrase

cách nói khác → gift of the gab

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didactic (a)

mang tính đạo lí, giáo huấn

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come close to blows

sắp đánh nhau

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sister under the skin

người đàn ông ủng hộ nữ quyền

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bawl someone out

= tick off = tell off

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mop sth up

xử lí xong công việc

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huff and puff

càu nhàu

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wheel and deal (v) → wheeling and dealing (n)

xài mánh khóe để đạt đc lợi ích

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spits and spots

mưa nhỏ

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give sth/so houseroom

cho vào nhà

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cut the ground from under one's feet

= put sb in the shade

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not go amiss

= be useful

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no expense is spared

chi không tiếc tiền

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live a lie

sống trong dối trá

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be bored/drunk out of one’s mind

rất chán, say

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knows no bounds

không có giới hạn, rất lớn

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come to a head → bring sth to a head

đến chỗ phải giải quyết

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be more to this than meets the eye

khó hiểu hơn tưởng tượng

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the (hand)writing is on the wall

dấu hiệu xấu

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not pull any/one’s punches // pull no punches

= call a spade a spade

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give something up as a bad job

từ bỏ vì thất bại

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do one’s nut

= go spare

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be/live in each other's pockets

sống dính lấy nhau

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bat a thousand

thành công 100%

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the name of the game

= linchpin

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in no time (at all)

= in a jiffy

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beat a/one’s retreat

rút lui, chạy trốn

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need something like you need a hole in the head

kh cần

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cry buckets / weep buckets

khóc rất nhiều

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down the line / down the road

in the future

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nine times out of ten

= always

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leave so out in the cold

bỏ rơi, bỏ mặc

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about time too/not before time

lâu lắm rồi đấy

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fiery (a)

cháy

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