[Olympic 30/4 2018 - Class 11] REWRITE

Frankly speaking,I do not think that nature and nurture are equally significant. **(SUBSCRIBE)**

To put it bluntly, I do not ==subscribe to== the opinion that nature and nurture are of equal significance.

**Subscribe to** **sth**: đồng ý hoặc ủng hộ điều gì

In the area, Thailand used to be much better than all other countries in football. **(HEAD)**

In the area, Thailand doesn’t ==stand head and shoulders above== all other countries in football any longer.

**Stand head and shoulders above sth**: tốt hơn đáng kể so với những người khác / điều khác trong cùng lĩnh vực

He hid the truth about the matter because he didn't want to lose his high position. **(CARPET)**

For fear that he (should) lose his high position, he ==swept the matter under the carpet==.

**Brush/sweep (sth) under the carpet**: phớt lờ, phủ nhận, che giấu hoặc quên đi kiến ​​thức về điều gì đó gây bối rối

He indicated very clearly that he would do anything to obtain the contract. **(LENGHTHS)**

He gave every indication of ==going to any lengths== to obtain the contract.

= He gave every indication that he would ==go to any lengths== to obtain the contract.

**Go to any/great length(s) to V**: làm bất cứ điều gì có thể để đạt được, giành được thứ gì đó.

I didn't dare to tell the truth because my father was there. **(GUTS)**

Had it not been for my father's presence, I'd have ==had the guts== to tell the whole truth.

**Have the guts to V**: có gan làm gì

It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.

Not for another five years did the whole truth about the murder come out.

She was surprised when he suddenly asked her to marry him. **(TOOK)**

His sudden marriage proposal ==took her by surprise==.

**Take/catch (sb/sth) by surprise**: làm ai/cái gì bất ngờ, giật mình

He seems to find the way Mimi behaves more a source of amusement than embarrassment.

Far from being embarrassed by Mimi's behavior, he seems to be amused by it.

After the expedition, I realize that she was not an efficient researcher. **(SHAKES)**

It ==dawned on me== after the expedition that she was ==no great shakes== as a researcher.

* **It dawned on me**: tôi bỗng nhận ra là
* **No great shakes**: không giỏi lắm, không tốt lắm, không hữu dụng lắm

The accused may imagine a plan of killing the witness. **(AWAY)**

The accused may conceive of ==doing away with== the witness.

* **Conceive of V-ing**: nhận thức được, hiểu được
* **Do away with**: xóa bỏ, thủ tiêu, chấm dứt

Can I speak to someone about my problem?

Would it be possible for me to talk to someone about my problem?

They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.

The excuse for the declaration of the was is the defence of territorial rights.

The play is so popular that the theater is likely to be full every night.

Such is the popularity of the play that the theater is likely to be full every night.

They will not announce the decision formally.

No formal announcement of the decision was made/given.

The boy was about the cry when he was reprimanded by his mother.

The boy was ==on the point of== crying when he was reprimanded by his mother.

He maintained his position against his adversary. **(GROUND)**

He ==held his ground== against his adversary.

**Hold sb’s ground**: giữ vững lập trường

I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. **(DAWNED)**

It suddenly ==dawn on me== what a freebie is.

Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash. **(ALTERNATIVE)**

Most stores will accept a credit card ==as an alternative to== cash.

The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. **(GETAWAY)**

The bank robbers ==made a getaway== in a stolen car.

**Make a getaway**: chạy trốn, trốn thoát

Don't panic about something so trivial. **(MOUNTAIN)**

Don't ==make a mountain out of a molehill==.

**Make a mountain out of a molehill**: phóng đại, làm quá vấn đề

Looking back, we could have managed things in a more organized way. **(SHIP)**

With hindsight, we would/could have ==run a tight ship==.

**Run a tight ship**: điều hành công việc, một nơi nào đó hay một nhóm theo cách chặt chẽ, có kỉ luật và hiệu quả

It was a shame i could come to his father funeral. **(RESPECT)**

I'd like to have ==paid my last respect to== his father.

**Pay sb’s last respect**: thể hiện sự tôn trọng dành cho người đã khuất

Despite the effort we made, our plan just wouldn't come off. **(PIE)**

Hard as we tried, our plan was just ==pie in the sky==.

**Pie in the sky**: ý tưởng/ý kiến viển vông, không thể thực hiện được

When it comes to his political view, his comments are sometimes inappropriate. **(PALE)**

As regards political view, his comments are sometimes ==beyond the pale==.

**Beyond the pale**: quá giới hạn cho phép, không chấp nhận được, không hợp pháp/khuôn phép

I hate it that i always have to attract the boss's criticism when things go wrong. **(FIRE)**

I object to always having to ==draw my boss's fire== when things go wrong.

**Draw sb's fire**: làm cho ai đó trút hết sự tức giận, sự chỉ trích và sự phán xét vào mình để người khác / người quan trọng không phải gánh chịu (tự bản thân làm bia đỡ đạn cho người khác)

It was bad the adults pretended to be unaware of the kids' problem. **(SAND)**

The adults shouldn't have ==buried their head in the sand== about the kids' problems.

**Bury sb’s head in the sand**: cố gắng không đề cập đến một sự việc cụ thể bằng cách giả vờ nó không tồn tại

I haven’t been told exactly what i will have to do in my new job. **(REQUIRED)**

It hasn’t been made clear to my what is required of my new job.

Andrew's determination to become a doctor despite his poor health should receive fervent support from his father.

It is crucial that andrew's father should support his determination to become a doctor despite his poor health.

A commited athesist, stephen believes that the universe is only governed by the laws of science.

Stephen holds the belief that the universe is only governed by the laws of science due to his commitment to atheism.

Your story is different from the facts. **(WITH)**

Your story does not ==tie in with== the facts.

**Tie in with**: xảy ra cùng lúc, có liên kết

Martine cannot go any higher in his career. **(PINNACLE)**

Martine has ==reached the pinnacle of== his career.

**Reached the pinnacle of sth**: đạt đến đỉnh cao của cái gì

I will appreciate it if you didn't pretend to support my view. **(LIP)**

I would sooner you hadn't ==paid lip service== to my view.

**Give/pay lip service to**: lời nói không thành thật.

Sorry, you can't do whatever you want.

Sorry, you are not in a position to ==pick and choose==.

**Pick and choose**: cân nhắc kĩ càng, chọn ra điều mong muốn nhất

You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.

==There is no limit to== how much you can eat for $5 at the new lunch-bar.

My father became extremely angry when he discovered someone has damaged his car.

My father ==hit the roof== when he discovered someone has ==tampered with== his car.

* **Hit the ceiling/roof**: tức giận tột độ
* **Tamper with**: phá hỏng, làm xáo trộn

Addicts of computer games struggle to distinguish the virtual world from the real world.

Those ==obsessed with== computer games struggle to ==draw the line between== the virtual world and the real world.

**Draw a line between**: phân biệt, tách rõ hoặc tạo ranh giới giữa hai điều gì

Have a look at this picture. It may help you remember something. **(JOG)**

Have a look at this picture. It may help you to ==jog your memory==.

**Jog one's memory**: nhớ ra

Apparently, a lot of employees will be made redundant when the 21st Century Fox is taken over. **(HEAP)**

Apparently, many an employee will be ==thrown on the scrap heap== ^^upon the takeover of^^ the 21st Century Fox.

**On the scrap heap**: trong số những thứ không sử dụng đến hoặc vô giá trị / đồ bỏ đi

Although the beginning may be smooth for a business, one has to think about the worst-case scenario. **(PREOCCUPIED)**

Plain sailing as the beginning of a business may be, one has to be ==preoccupied with== the worst-case scenario.

**Be preoccupied with**: bận tâm, lo lắng, nghĩ về

Managing the company will probably be much more complicated than they say.

Managing the company should not ==be anything like== as easy as they say.

Because my father went away for the weekend, his secretary was in charge of the business.

Had my father not gone away for the weekend, his secretary would not have ==minded the store== ^^in terms of^^ business.

**Mind the store/shop**: (nhờ ai) để ý, giúp cửa hàng vận hành bình thường khi chủ đi vắng

The family members find it hard to accept their father's fortune will go to charity. **(RESISTANCE)**

==There is resistance== among the family members to the fact that their father's fortune will go to charity.

**Resistance (n)**: sự kháng cự, chống cự

If she fails to accomplish her mission, her job will be put at risk. **(LINE)**

Should she fail to accomplish her mission, her job will be ==on the line==.

**On the line**: gặp rủi ro nghiêm trọng, có nguy cơ thất bại (= in danger, in jeopardy, endangered, imperiled)

The day after I lost my job, I did not feel like getting out of bed. **(INCLINATION)**

I had no inclination of getting out of bed the day after losing my job.

**Have the/no inclination to V:** (không) có khuynh hướng làm gì, cảm giác muốn làm gì

It is necessary to free our business from the influence of the bureaucracy right now. **(HAND)**

It is necessary to free our business from ==the dead hand of== ^^bureaucracy^^.

* **The dead hand of sth**: yếu tố/nhân tố ngăn cản sự tiến bộ, tiến triển
* **Bureaucracy**: sự quan liêu

The train is too crowded with the commuters during the morning rush hours. **(SARDINES)**

The commuters on the train were ==packed like sardines== during the morning rush hours.

**Packed like sardines**: chật kín

The club has been vary successful since the beginning of the season. **(ON)**

Since the beginning of the season, the club has been ==on the up and up==.

**Be on the up and up**: đang cải thiện mạnh mẽ, đang ngày càng thành công

The boys fixed all their attention on what the teacher was saying in order not to miss any smaill details. **(ZEROED)**

The boys ==zeroed in on== what the teacher was saying in order not to miss any smaill details.

**Zero in on sth**: tập trung vào điều gì

He causes so much trouble that we can do nothing besides from leaving him to worry and suffer the unpleasant effect of his own actions. **(JUICE)**

As he causes so much trouble, there's nothing we can do now besides from letting him ==stew his own juice==.

**Stew sb’s own juice(s**): gánh chịu hậu quả do chính mình gây ra; bị bỏ lại một mình với nỗi bực dọc hoặc sự khó chịu

Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating with him.

==But for== Jack's being so affluent, she would not be dating with him.

It is likely that they forgot about the extra class.

They probably forgot about the extra class.

Do you have any scarves? I'm looking for one that's woolen, green and fairly long

I’m looking for a woolen, green and fairly long scarf.

If something's is worrying you, you should tell me about it now. **(CHEST)**

If you have a problem, why don't you ==get it off your chest== now.

**Get it off your chest**: nói ra nỗi băn khoăn, mối lo để cảm thấy nhẹ người, không còn phải lo nghĩ nữa

You should not lock this door for any reason when the building is open to the public.

==Under no circumstances== should you lock this door when the building is open to the public.

A bee sting is more likely to cause death these days than a snake bite.

Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than by a snake bite these days.

I think you should comfront your boss right now with how you feel about this. **(OUT)**

**Confront (v)**: đối mặt, đương đầu

Why don't you ==have it out with== your boss right now?

**Have it out with sb**: thảo luận với ai về vấn đề nào đó để cải thiện tình hình

Anna had decided Tom was not telling the truth about what happened. **(TEETH)**

Ana was sure Tom was ==lying through his teeth== about what happened.

**Lie through sb’s teeth**: nói dối 1 cách trắng trợn

Perhaps my sister was bad-tempered because she was tired. **(FACT)**

I ==put== my sister's bad-temper ==down to the fact that== she was tired.

**Put down to the fact**: đào sâu vào sự thật, tập trung vào các khía cạnh quan trọng và trung thực nhất của một vấn đề

When confronted with his crime the accused was unrepentant. **(REMORSE)**

**Unrepentant (a)**: ngoan cố, không ăn năn, hối lỗi

The accused ==showed no remorse== for the crime he had committed.

**Remorse (n)**: sự ăn năn, hối hận

The mob went away when the police came along.

Along came to the police and away went the mob.

The inevitability of unemployment was something nobody cared to admit.

The admission that unemployment was inevitable was something nobody cared for/cared to make.

Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.

Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn't have succeeded.

Something must be done quickly to solve the problem off homelessness.

Urgent action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.

An pretends not to know about Minh's absence.

An ==turns a blind eye== to Minh's absence.

**Turn a blind eye**: cố tình lờ đi, hay giả vờ không biết

Minnie meant well so you mustn't be offended by her comments. **(AMISS)**

Please don't ==take Minnie's comments amiss== because she meant well.

**Take sth amiss**: coi điều gì là vô ích, không phù hợp và hiểu nhầm cái gì / bực mình, phật ý

It's urgent that the new principal start to deal with the problems facing this school. **(GRIPS)**

The new principal will have to ==get to grips with== the problems facing this school straight away.

**Come/get to grips with**: trực diện và hiểu thấu một vấn đề

My supervisor did not even hint to me that he was about to resign. **(INDICATION)**

I was ==given no indication== by my supervisor that he was about to resign.

When i saw the exam questions, I couldn’t remember anything. **(MIND)**

When i saw the exam questions, my mind just ==went blank==.

We have recently noticed that you have not been attending staff training sessions. **(ATTENTION)**

It has ==come to our attention== that you have not been attending staff training sessions

We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.

It was ==at your insistence== that we came to this restaurant.

Melissa's father was very busy, but he still played with her.

Busy as he was, Melissa's father still played with her.

Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.

The more qualifications you are able to amass, the more success you will have in the academic field.

It was pure chance that a policeman was passing as I was attacked.

Only by chance was a policeman passing as I was attacked.

I couldn't make Julie give a definite answer.

I couldn't ==pin Julie down to== a definite answer.

**Pin sb down to sth**: giữ ý kiến cố định / giữ ai thật chặt để không di chuyển

I hope his story will help us to understand what happened. **(SHED)**

Hopefully when he tells us his story, it will ==shed light on== what happened.

He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition.

**(SWING)**

He finally ==got into the swing of== the new working condition.

**Get into the swing of things/sth**: tham gia vào, dính líu đến hay đạt được sự tiến triển với điều gì

Her role in the plot was of secondary importance. **(SECOND FIDDLE)**

She ==played second fiddle== in the plot.

**Play second fiddle**: đóng vai phụ, ở vị trí yếu thế, ít quan trọng hơn người khác

The offer to go and work in Brazil was a complete surprise. **(BLUE)**

The offer to go and work in Brazil ==came out of the blue==.

This liver condition is common among those who drink a lot. **(DRINKERS)**

This liver condition is common in ==heavy drinkers==.

**Heavy drinker**: người nghiện rượu

The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the children. **(FALSE)**

The journalist ==gave the false impression== that she was a parent of one of the children.

**Give the false impression that = pretend**: giả vờ, vờ như

You have to use logical and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. **(STRIKE)**

You have to ==strike balance between== logical and lateral thinking in this job.

Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for promotion. **(COUNTED)**

Her lack of experience ==counted against== her when she applied for promotion.

**Count against sb/ sth**: gây bất lợi, khiến cho ai/điều gì đó gặp thất bại

The man over there lost his temper in the public meeting. **(HANDLE)**

That's the man who ==flew off the handle== in the public meeting.

**Fly off the handle**: mất bình tĩnh / nổi nóng

We honestly all found it almost impossible not to laugh when we saw Josh's new haircut. **(FACE)**

Honestly our ==keeping a straight face== was almost impossible when we saw Josh's new haircut.

**Keep a straight face**: tự kiềm chế để giữ một bộ mặt bình thản, không cười

The phone bill was so expensive that Dave was furious. **(ARMS)**

Dave was ==up in arms== about such an expensive phone bill.

**Be up in arms**: (thái độ) tức giận, thất vọng, bất mãn

"I've decided I really want to go on a cruise round the Med this summer" said Molly. **(HEART)**

Molly says that she has ==set her heart on== going on a cruise round the Med this summer.

He told us that getting a later plane was our only option. **(BUT)**

"You ==have no option but== to get a later plane" he said.

Inefficient treatment of customers creates a bad impression of the company. **(REFLECTS)**

Treating customers with a lack of efficiency ==reflects badly on== the company.

The organizers planned everything as carefully as they could possibly have done. **(UTMOST)**

Everything was planned ==with the utmost care== by the organizers.

**With the utmost** **care**: với sự quan tâm tối đa

My new job is much more satisfying than any job I've ever had. **(AWAY)**

My new job is ==far and away== the most satisfying one I've ever had.

**Far and away**: (nhấn mạnh) rất khác biệt, khác xa

If Tom hadn't acted promptly to put out the fire,  \n there might have been more damage to the kitchen. **(BUT)**

==But for== Tom's prompt action in putting out the fire, there might have been more damage to the kitchen.

A child of his age is too young to be deceitful.

So young is a child of his age to be deceitful.

**Deceitful (a)**: dối trá

It's crucial for us to control the juvenile inmates in a very strict way. **(KEEP)**

It's crucial for us to ==keep a tight rein on== inmates.

**Keep a tight rein on**: siết chặt, kiềm chế chặt chẽ vào ai đó, vật gì hoặc việc nào đó

I've become extremely good at missing the rush hour over the last few weeks. **(FINE)**

I've got missing the rush hour ==down to a fine art== over the last few weeks.

**Down to a fine art**: thành thạo, học và hiểu rất sâu, đến mức hầu như rất ít hoặc không tập trung/cố gắng cũng làm được / dễ đến mức nhắm mắt viết cũng được

I feel that to brand her ideas unworkable at this stage would be wrong. **(WRITE)'**

Brand (v) làm nhục, ô danh / khắc sâu (vào trí nhớ) / quy (ai) là

I don't think we should ==write off== her ideas as unworkable.

**Write off**: loại bỏ, xoá sổ

You've done nothing but look miserable all day. **(AROUND)**

You've done nothing but ==moon around== all day.

**Moon around**: đi lang thang, vơ vẩn (vẻ mặt thẫn thờ như ở cung trăng)

We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. **(HOLD)**

We don't ==hold out much hope== for the missing climbers.

**Hold out hope**: tiếp tục hi vọng, trông đợi điều gì sẽ xảy ra mặc dù ít có cơ hội.

His excuse for such behavior has little effect on her. **(NO**)

His excuse for such behavior ==cuts no ice with== her.

**Cut no ice with sb**: không tạo ra được tác động tới ai, không thuyết phục được ai

After a long hard journey, I cheered up when I saw my home. **(SIGHT)**

After a long hard journey, ^^my spirits rose^^ when I ==caught sight of== my home.

Caught sight of sth: bắt gặp

He didn't want to get into a position where he might lose all his money. **(POSSIBILITY)**

He didn't want to ==expose himself to the possibility of== losing all his money.