Destination C1&C2 Unit 2: Idioms

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go to someone’s head

if something goes to someone’s head, it makes that person think that they are very important làm cho ai đó trở nên kiêu ngại, kiêu căng, tự phụ

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have your wits about you

to think and react quickly when something dangerous or difficult happens unexpectedly giữ được sự tỉnh táo, bình tĩnh, cảnh giác, lanh trí

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in the dark (about)

không biết gì

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know what’s what

if you know what’s what, you have a lot of experience and can judge people and situations well biết rõ đầu đuôi sự việc, biết cái nào ra cái nầy, hiểu rõ mọi thứ

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not have a leg to stand on

không thể nào chứng minh mình đúng

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put two and two together

to guess the truth about a situation from what you have heard or seen đoán ra, suy luận ra, đoán trước được

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quick/slow on the uptake

tiếp thu nhanh/chậm

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ring a bell/ring any bells (with)

to sound familiar although you cannot remember the exact details nghe vẻ quen, hơi quen

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drive someone around the bend
send someone round the bend

make someone very bored or very angry

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split hairs

tranh cãi, cãi nhau vì những chuyện nhỏ nhặt

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take stock (of something)

spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next xem xét, suy ngẫm, đánh giá lại tình hình trước khi hành động tiếp

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not see the wood for the trees

quá chú ý tiểu tiết, bỏ qua/không để ý tổng thể, tổng quát