USE OF ENGLISH CA 9 - SPRINGBOARD

stand up to

not be affected or damaged by sth. chịu đựng, chống chọi được
The durable suitcase was able to stand up to the rough handling at the airport.

stand up for

đứng lên bảo vệ vì ai đó/cái gì
→ stand up for human’s rights

stand in for sb

= replace sb
The math teacher is absent today so I will stand in for him;

stand up against

đối mặt, phản đối với
→ We have to stand up against these agressive bullies.

stir up sth/sb

1. increase the intensity of sth

2. khuấy động (làm cho mọi người cảm thấy những cảm xúc mạnh mẽ).

   His speech just stirred up my hatred for him

3. encourage sb to do sth

4. khuấy động

   stir up dust while cleaning
   

through no fault sb’s own

không phải lỗi của ai đó

bargain for

expected or be prepared for. chuẩn bị sẵn sàng cho, mong đợi và chuẩn bị cho.

My physics scores were lower than I bargained for.

see to it

~ make sure

get round to sth/doing sth

begin to do sth that you have intended or planned before

give out

be totally used up, bị cạn kiệt, hết

give in

nhượng bộ, chịu thua, đầu hàng
After hours of negotiation, the company finally had to give in to the demands of the workers.

give over

stop doing sth, esp sth is annoying
The teacher told the students to give over talking and pay attention to the lesson.

ward off

đẩy lùi, ngăn chặn ~ protect oneself against illness, danger, problem etc
She wore a warm coat and hat to ward off the cold winter wind.

push off

cút đi ~ go away (rude)

be singled out for

be selected for sth

make a moutain out of a molchill

làm quá lên, chuyện nhỏ xé ra to

play it by ear

do sth without preparation, làm theo cảm xúc
I'm not sure what time the party starts, so let's just play it by ear.

cut to the chase

Không lòng vòng, đi thẳng vào vấn đề.

Let's cut to the chase and discuss the main issue at hand.

split hairs

cãi nhau vì những chi tiết nhỏ nhặt

leave sb in the lurch

= leave sb in the dark. not inforemed sb anything when sb needs help.

give the game away

tiết lộ bí mật or spoil the surprise
She accidentally mentioned the surprise party, giving the game away to the birthday girl.

cover your tracks

che giấu điều gì đó
Roberts covered his tracks by throwing the knife in the river.

blow the whistle (on sb/sth)

inform sb IN AUTHORITY about sth illegal or wrong that sb did

lead sb up the garden path

~ deceive sb

incentive

động lực, khích lệ
→ give sb an incentive

confirmed enemy

địch thù dai, không hòa hợp được nữa

underrate ~ underestimate

đánh giá thấp, coi nhẹ, coi thường

devalue

giảm giá trị của 1 cái gì đó
The government's decision to devalue the currency led to a decrease in purchasing power for citizens.