8. PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 8

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your own flesh and blood

/fleʃ ənd blʌd/ idiom a person or people that you are related to. người thân ruột thịt

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fight like cat and dog

/faɪt laɪk kæt ənd dɒɡ/ idiom (of two people) often have angry fights. cãi nhau như chó với mèo

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there's little/no love lost between them

/ðeəz ˈlɪtl/ˈnəʊ lʌv lɒst/ idiom they don't like each other. không ưa gì nhau

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close ranks

/kləʊz ræŋks/ idiom If people close ranks, they join together to protect themselves, especially when criticized. đoàn kết bảo vệ nhau, đặc biệt khi bị chỉ trích

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turn on sb

/tɜːn ɒn/ phrasal verb attack sb suddenly and unexpectedly. đột ngột tấn công ai đó

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(as) miserable as sin

/ˈmɪzərəbl æz sɪn/ idiom used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy. cực kỳ khổ sở

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account for sth

/əˈkaʊnt fə(r)/ phrasal verb be the explanation or cause of sth. là nguyên nhân, là lời giải thích cho điều gì

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take sb for granted

/teɪk fə ˈɡrɑːntɪd/ idiom be so accustomed to sb that you don't appreciate them. xem ai đó là điều hiển nhiên, không trân trọng

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result in sth

/rɪˈzʌlt ɪn/ phrasal verb cause a particular situation to happen dẫn đến, gây ra điều gì

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put sb on a pedestal

/ˈpedɪstl/ idiom admire sb so much that you do not see their faults thần tượng hóa ai đó

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get away with murder

/ɡet əˈweɪ wɪð ˈmɜːdə(r)/ idiom do whatever you want without being stopped or punished muốn làm gì thì làm mà không bị phạt

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squeeze sb out

/skwiːz aʊt/ phrasal verb (usually passive) no longer included in sth they were previously in loại ai khỏi việc gì

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starve sb/sth of sth

/stɑːv əv/ phrasal verb (usually passive) not have enough of sth needed thiếu thốn điều gì

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back sth/sb up

/bæk ʌp/ phrasal verb support sth/sb; say that what sb says or writes is true ủng hộ, chứng thực

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leave sb out

/liːv aʊt/ phrasal verb not include sb bỏ qua ai đó, không bao gồm

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distance yourself from sth

/ˈdɪstəns jɔːˈself frɒm/ phrase become less involved or connected with sth giữ khoảng cách với việc gì

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make a point of doing sth

/meɪk ə pɔɪnt əv ˈduːɪŋ/ idiom make a special effort to do sth cố tình, chú ý đặc biệt đến việc gì

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lavish sth on sb

/ˈlævɪʃ ɒn/ phrasal verb give a lot, often too much, of sth to sb tiêu xài, trao tặng quá mức cho ai