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a lame duck
người yếu kém, kém cỏi; tổ chức yếu thế (The company turned into a lame duck after the crisis.)
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a piece of cake = (as) easy as pie = (as) easy as abc
dễ như ăn bánh, rất dễ dàng (The test was a piece of cake for her.)
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a walk in the park
việc dễ dàng, đơn giản (Compared to the last project, this one is a walk in the park.)
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an early bird
người dậy sớm, người làm việc sớm (She's an early bird who wakes up at 5 a.m. every day.)
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be anyone's guess
không ai biết chắc, khó đoán (How long the repairs will take is anyone's guess.)
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be up to one's ears/eyes/eyeballs/neck in sth = have one's hands full = be (as) busy as a bee
rất bận rộn, ngập đầu trong công việc (I'm up to my ears in assignments this week.)
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broaden/expand/widen one's horizons
mở rộng tầm hiểu biết, tầm nhìn (Travelling helps you broaden your horizons.)
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count noses
điểm số người, kiểm tra sĩ số (The teacher counted noses before the trip.)
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eager beaver
người rất chăm chỉ, hăng hái làm việc (She's an eager beaver who always volunteers for extra tasks.)
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have butterflies (in one's stomach)
cảm thấy lo lắng, bồn chồn (I had butterflies in my stomach before the interview.)
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make sense
có lý, dễ hiểu (What you say doesn't make sense.)
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make sense of sth
hiểu được, giải thích được điều gì (I can't make sense of these instructions.)
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not sleep a wink = not get a wink of sleep
không ngủ được chút nào (I didn't sleep a wink last night because of the noise.)
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pick one's brain/brains
hỏi ý kiến, xin lời khuyên từ ai có kinh nghiệm (Can I pick your brains about this project?)
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put/set pen to paper
bắt đầu viết chính thức (He finally put pen to paper and signed the contract.)
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put/set pencil to paper
viết nháp, phác thảo (It took her weeks to put pencil to paper, but once she did, the ideas flowed easily.)
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quick/slow on the uptake
nhanh/ chậm hiểu vấn đề (She's very quick on the uptake and learns new skills easily.)
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room for improvement
còn chỗ để cải thiện, có thể tiến bộ thêm (His work is good, but there's still room for improvement.)
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take the bull by the horns
dũng cảm đối mặt và giải quyết khó khăn (She decided to take the bull by the horns and start her own business.)
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the early bird gets/catches the worm
người đến sớm, hành động sớm sẽ có lợi thế (He always arrives early – the early bird catches the worm.)
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks
khó thay đổi thói quen cũ của ai đó (Don't try to change his routine – you can't teach an old dog new tricks.)
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your guess is as good as mine
tôi cũng không biết, tôi cũng mù tịt như bạn (When will it be finished? Your guess is as good as mine.)