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In a position to do something

Có khả năng / ở vị thế có thể làm gì | I am not in a position to comment on this matter right now.

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In a difficult / awkward position

Ở trong thế khó xử, tình thế khó khăn | His unexpected question put me in a very awkward position.

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Jockey for position

Cạnh tranh, tranh giành vị trí thuận lợi | Several candidates are jockeying for position ahead of the election.

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Abuse one's position

Lạm dụng chức vụ / vị trí công tác | The official was accused of abusing his position for personal gain.

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In a holding pattern

Tình trạng tạm ngưng, chờ đợi chưa thể tiến triển | The company's expansion plans are currently in a holding pattern due to market instability.

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Hold all the cards

Nắm mọi lợi thế trong tay | In salary negotiations, experienced candidates usually hold all the cards.

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Put something on hold

Hoãn lại điều gì đó | They decided to put the construction project on hold until next year.

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On condition that

Với điều kiện là (bằng với provided that / as long as) | You can borrow the car on condition that you bring it back by 8 PM.

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In critical / serious condition

Trong tình trạng nguy kịch | The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

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Out of condition

Không khỏe mạnh, mất thể lực | I haven't exercised for months, so I'm completely out of condition.

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Terms and conditions

Các điều khoản và điều kiện (trong hợp đồng) | Please read the terms and conditions carefully before signing.

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Under no circumstances

Dù trong bất kỳ hoàn cảnh nào cũng không (dùng đảo ngữ) | Under no circumstances should you share your password with anyone.

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In / Under the circumstances

Trong hoàn cảnh hiện tại | In the circumstances, I think we made the best decision possible.

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Extenuating circumstances

Những hoàn cảnh giảm nhẹ | Due to extenuating circumstances, his late submission was accepted.

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Pomp and circumstance

Trọng thể, trang trọng | The royal wedding was celebrated with great pomp and circumstance.

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The apple of someone's eye

Người hoặc vật được ai đó vô cùng yêu quý | His youngest daughter has always been the apple of his eye.

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Be in apple-pie order

Ngăn nắp, gọn gàng hoàn hảo | She spent the whole afternoon making sure the house was in apple-pie order.

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A piece / share of the pie

Một phần lợi ích, lợi nhuận hoặc tiền bạc | Every employee wants a share of the pie when the business prospers.

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Easy as pie

Cực kỳ dễ dàng | Don't worry about the exam; it was as easy as pie.

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A peach

Một người/vật vô cùng đáng yêu, tuyệt vời | Thank you for helping me with my homework; you are a peach!

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Peachy / Peachy keen

Tuyệt vời, mọi thứ đều tốt đẹp | Everything is peachy at my new job.

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Peaches and cream

Tình trạng mọi thứ trơn tru, hoàn hảo | Life isn't always peaches and cream; you have to face challenges sometimes.

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A second bite at the cherry

Cơ hội thứ hai để đạt được điều gì | He failed his driver's test on Monday, but he gets a second bite at the cherry next week.

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cherry-pick

lựa chọn cẩn thận những thứ tốt nhất hoặc lợi nhất | The company likes to cherry-pick the top graduates from prestigious universities.

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bird of passage

người sống không cố định, hay di chuyển từ nơi này sang nơi khác | He lived as a bird of passage, never staying in one city for more than six months.

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Darken someone's door(way)

Xuất hiện ở nhà ai/nơi nào đó (mang nghĩa tiêu cực: "đừng bao giờ vác mặt đến đây nữa") | After what you did, don't ever darken my doorway again!

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Stand in the doorway

Đứng ở lối ra vào | She stood in the doorway, waving goodbye as the car drove away.

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A doorway to something

Cánh cửa/Lối dẫn đến điều gì | Learning English can be a doorway to better job opportunities.

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On the threshold of something

Đứng trước ngưỡng cửa của một sự kiện/bước ngoặt | The scientists are on the threshold of a major medical breakthrough.

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Cross the threshold

Bước qua ngưỡng cửa | Traditionally, a groom carries his bride across the threshold of their new home.

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Pain threshold

Ngưỡng chịu đau | I have a very high pain threshold, so the injection didn't bother me at all.

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Boredom threshold

Ngưỡng chịu đựng sự nhàm chán | Young children typically have a low boredom threshold.

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Pathway to something

Con đường, lộ trình dẫn tới điều gì | Hard work and dedication are the most reliable pathways to success.

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Career pathway

Lộ trình phát triển nghề nghiệp | The company provides clear career pathways for junior employees.

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Neural pathway

Đường truyền thần kinh | Learning a new musical instrument helps create new neural pathways in the brain.

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pave the way for

Tạo điều kiện thuận lợi để một điều gì đó xảy ra trong tương lai | Technology paved the way for better communication in social

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Outplay

Chơi hay hơn, áp đảo đối thủ | Our team completely outplayed the opponents in the second half.

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Overplay one's hand

Tự tin quá đà, đánh giá quá cao thế mạnh của mình dẫn đến thất bại | By demanding too much money, the player overplayed his hand and lost the contract.

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Show/reveal one's hand

Lộ bài, tiết lộ kế hoạch/ý định | Don't reveal your hand until you hear their final offer.

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Force someone's hand

Ép ai đó phải hành động sớm hơn | The leak of confidential files forced the government's hand to take action.

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Outdo

Làm tốt hơn, vượt trội hơn người khác hoặc chính mình | She always tries to outdo her older sister in sports.

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Overdo

Làm điều gì quá mức, quá sức | Be careful not to overdo the exercise if you are recovering from an injury.

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Par for the course

Chuyện bình thường, đúng như dự đoán (dù không mấy dễ chịu) | Long working hours are par for the course in this competitive industry.

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Thick on the ground

Có sẵn rất nhiều, xuất hiện nhan nhản | Good opportunities are not thick on the ground these days.

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A nervous wreck

Người cực kỳ căng thẳng, kiệt sức vì lo âu | She was a nervous wreck before giving her big presentation.

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Red tape

Nạn quan liêu, thủ tục hành chính rườm rà | You have to cut through a lot of red tape to start a new business.

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Rant and rave

Quát mắng, la lối om sòm, giận dữ | The manager began to rant and rave about the missing report.

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Rant against / at somebody/something

Tức giận nói hoặc viết lời chỉ trích gay gắt | He spent an hour ranting against the government's new policy.

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Down and out

Sa cơ thất thế, không tiền không nhà | He was down and out after his business went bankrupt.

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Down in the dumps

Buồn rầu, thất vọng, nản lòng | She has been down in the dumps ever since she failed her exam.

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Down the drain

(Tiền bạc, công sức) bị lãng phí, đổ sông đổ biển | All our hard work went straight down the drain.

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Spick and span

Ngăn nắp, sạch sẽ tinh tươm | Her house is always spick and span before guests arrive.

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Clean as a whistle

Sạch bong kin kịt, cực kỳ sạch sẽ | After two hours of scrubbing, the kitchen was clean as a whistle.

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Fair and square

Công bằng, minh bạch, danh chính ngôn thuận | We won the football match fair and square.

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Fair-weather friend

Bạn trục lợi (chỉ xuất hiện lúc vui vẻ, khó khăn thì biến mất) | I thought he was a true friend, but he turned out to be just a fair-weather friend.

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Stand one's ground

Giữ vững lập trường, không chịu lùi bước | Despite heavy pressure, she stood her ground during the debate.

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Stand in the gap

Đứng ra gánh vác, bảo vệ người khác lúc khó khăn | When the leader fell ill, his assistant stood in the gap.

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Stand a chance

Có cơ hội (thành công) | He doesn't stand a chance of winning without more preparation.

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Follow in someone's footsteps

Nối nghiệp, đi theo con đường của ai | He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become a doctor.

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Follow suit

Làm theo, học tập theo hành động của người khác | When one company lowered its prices, the others quickly followed suit.

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Face the music

Chấp nhận hình phạt / đối mặt với hậu quả do mình gây ra | After cheating on the test, he had to face the music.

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Toe the line

Tuân thủ quy định, kỷ luật của tập thể | All employees are expected to toe the line regarding office policies.

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Toe to toe

Đối đầu trực tiếp, quyết liệt (trong cuộc thi, trận đấu) | The two political candidates went toe to toe in the final debate.

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On one's toes

Sẵn sàng, cảnh giác cao độ | The sudden inspection kept everyone on their toes.

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By instinct

Theo bản năng | When the danger appeared, she acted entirely by instinct.

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Gut instinct

Linh cảm, cảm xúc trực giác | My gut instinct tells me that this offer is too good to be true.

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Motherly / Maternal instinct

Bản năng làm mẹ | Her motherly instinct told her that her child was in trouble.

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Second nature to somebody

Thói quen thuộc lòng, bản năng thứ hai | Driving on the left side of the road soon became second nature to him.

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In one's nature

Bản chất tự nhiên của ai đó | It is not in his nature to hold a grudge against anyone.

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Back to nature

Trở về với thiên nhiên | They went camping in the mountains to get back to nature.

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Common sense

Lẽ thường, trí khôn thông thường | Use your common sense when walking alone late at night.

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Make sense of something

Hiểu được điều gì đó | I am trying to make sense of these complex financial figures.

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Sixth sense

Giác quan thứ sáu, linh cảm | Her sixth sense warned her that something was wrong.

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Free rein / Free hand

Quyền tự do hoàn toàn để hành động hoặc quyết định | The creative team was given free rein to design the new campaign.

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Keep a tight rein on

Kiểm soát, quản lý cực kỳ chặt chẽ | The accountant keeps a tight rein on company spending.

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Give (full) rein to something

Thỏa sức bộc lộ (cảm xúc, trí tưởng tượng) | The writer gave full rein to her imagination in her new book.

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Within one's rights

Trong phạm vi quyền hạn hợp pháp của mình | You are well within your rights to demand a full refund.

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In one's own right

Do chính năng lực của mình (không phụ thuộc vào ai) | She is a successful author in her own right, independent of her famous family.

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Reign

Triều đại, thời gian trị vì | Art and literature flourished during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Reign supreme

Trị vì tối cao, áp đảo hoàn toàn | In the tech world, innovation continues to reign supreme.

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Have the authority to do something

Có thẩm quyền / quyền hạn làm điều gì | Only the manager has the authority to approve these expenses.

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An authority on something

Chuyên gia hàng đầu về lĩnh vực nào đó | She is a leading authority on climate change.

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Blindingly obvious

Rõ ràng rành rành, vô cùng hiển nhiên | It is blindingly obvious that he is not telling the truth.

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Blinding light / flash

Ánh sáng chói mắt / vụt sáng bất ngờ | A blinding flash of lightning illuminated the night sky.

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Utterly ridiculous / absurd

Hoàn toàn vô lý, nhảm nhí | His response to the simple question was utterly ridiculous.

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Utterly helpless

Hoàn toàn bất lực | Without a map, we were utterly helpless in the dense forest.

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Radically change / alter

Thay đổi một cách căn bản, triệt để | The new technology radically changed how people communicate.

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Radically different

Khác biệt hoàn toàn từ bản chất | Their lifestyles are radically different from each other.

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Mindless violence / destruction

Hành vi bạo lực / phá hoại vô thức, vô lý | The city was damaged by acts of mindless violence.

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Mindless repetition

Sự lặp đi lặp lại vô thức, không cần suy nghĩ | Learning by mindless repetition is often ineffective.

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Heedless of something

Coi thường, không chú ý/không quan tâm đến nguy hiểm hay cảnh báo | Heedless of the warning signs, they went swimming in the rough sea.

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Pay heed to / Take heed of

Chú ý, để tâm, tuân theo lời khuyên | You would do well to pay heed to his advice.

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Senseless crime / tragedy

Tội ác / bi kịch phi lý, vô nghĩa | The tragedy was a result of a senseless act of anger.

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Knock somebody senseless

Đánh ai đó đến mức bất tỉnh / ngất đi | The blow to the head knocked him senseless for a few minutes.

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Like a headless chicken

Cuống quýt, mất phương hướng, chạy lung tung | He ran around like a headless chicken when he realized he lost his passport.

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Headless body

Cái xác không đầu | The police discovered a headless body near the river.

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Be up for something

Hào hứng, sẵn sàng tham gia hoạt động gì | Are you up for going to the movies tonight?

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Up for grabs

Có sẵn cho bất kỳ ai tranh giành / giành lấy | There are thousands of dollars in prize money up for grabs.

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Up for debate / discussion

Đang được đưa ra tranh luận, xem xét | The proposal is still up for discussion at the meeting.

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Get on with something

Tiếp tục làm công việc gì đó | Stop wasting time and get on with your work.