Thẻ ghi nhớ: English Idioms in Use Advanced - unit 24 (Science and technology) | Quizlet

at the cutting edge of

at the forefront or most advanced stage of development in a particular field (dẫn đầu)

ex: Being ... biotechnological research necessitates rigorous ethical oversight to prevent malpractice.

hot off the press

newly printed or just released; containing the most recent information or news (vừa mới ra lò, vừa mới xuất bản/phát hành; nóng hổi)

ex: Relying solely on information ... can sometimes facilitate the dissemination of unverified fallacies.

brainchild of

a clever and original idea, plan or invention of someone

push the right button

to do exactly what is necessary to get a desired result

light years away from

it will be a very long time before (còn rất xa mới có thể...)

ex: The utopian pursuit of absolute egalitarianism remains ... the reality of human competitive instinct.

on the blink

~ go haywire

if it ain't broke, don't fix it

don't try to improve something that already works fairly well (lợn lành chữa thành lợn què)

ex: Technocratic obsession with disruptive innovation often contravenes the wisdom of '...', inadvertently dismantling functional social cohesion.

a cog in the machine

a person or thing that is a small part of a larger organization and feels unimportant

ex: The existential angst of the modern workforce stems from the realization of being an expendable ... of corporate hegemony.

gas guzzler

a car that uses a lot of fuel (xe ngốn xăng)

ex: Fiscal disincentives must be meticulously calibrated to discourage the ... without exacerbating socio-economic precariousness.

oil the wheels of

to make it easier for sth to happen

ex: A robust ethical framework is paramount to ... societal progress without compromising fundamental human rights.