MCQ 1

a wide of the mark (idiom)

Ex: His observation was a bit wide of the mark.

wrong, mistargeted

dodge (n,v)

Ex: Tax dodge, someone dodges bullets,...

to avoid/the act of avoiding doing sth

slip up (phr)

Ex: Have we slipped up somewhere?

to make a mistake

all the rage (idiom)

Ex: Hip-hop was all the rage in 2017.

to be very popular in a particular time.

to eat someone's lunch (idiom)

Ex: The company is tired of the competition eating its lunch.

(often unfairly) outcompete other companies in the business world.

stick the landing (idiom)

Ex: The movie "Mưa Đỏ" stuck the landing with over 700 billion VND in ticket sales.

to become successful

dính líu/bị cuốn vào một chuyện gì (collo)

to be drawn into a conspiracy/an argument

tội nhẹ

petty crime

to take sb into care

take care of sb, especially by organizations

blunder (n)

a serious and disasterous mistake

in the teeth of sth: usually refers to difficulties in terms of weather (storm, rain,...)

in the face of sth: refers to difficulties involving personal hardships

in the CURRENT climate (phr)

drive sb/sth out (phrv)

Ex: Many companies are driven out of business due to predatory pricing.

to be forced to leave sth

skirt around (phrv)

to avoid talking about sth (money,...)

to coast through sth (v)

Ex: She managed to coast through her high school years with high grades.

to achieve something without much effort

the coast is clear (idiom)

there is no danger of being seen or caught.

to harbour doubts/grudges/thoughts... (v)

to keep negative feelings in your mind.

minister to (v)

Ex: The orphanages are to minister to children whose parents are lost during the storm.

to take care of sb

churn out (phrv)

Ex: The factory churns out thoudsands of pairs of shoes every week.

to produce sth in large amount, usually of low quality.

rouse (v)

Ex:

+ My mother roused me from my sleep.

+ The project roused me to become more proactive in life.

+ to wake sb from sleep/bed

+ to energize sb

come with the turf (phr)

Ex: Customer complaints should come with the turft.

to accept sth as a part of the project/organization,...

to fall within the ambit of sth (phr)

the range of limits

run the gamut of sth (v)

to experience a wide range of different things.

extenuating circumstances

Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.

DEDICATED phone lines

willful damage (n)

deliberate damage.

redress (n)

the money you give sb because you have injured them

not that... but rather that...

Ex: It's not that I don't like him, but rather that I don't trust him.

không phải... mà là vì...

sidle up to (v)

Ex: He sidled up to me and whispered.

to walk towards/past sb in a way to be unnoticed

be another/a different kettle of fish (idiom)

Ex: Having good knowledge is one thing, but being able to teach others is a different kettle of fish.

một vấn đề hoàn toàn khác.

time's a great healer (idiom)

thời gian là liều thuốc chữa lành

fever dream (n)

a very strange situation/a dream that is illusional rather than having a chance to happen.

at the advanced age of (collo)

Ex: At the advanced age of 94.

old, coming of age

hale and hearty (adj)

Ex: His grandfather is hale and hearty. He can walk several miles in the morning.

(especially for old people) being strong and healthy.

honeytrap (n)

the use of something attractive to "trap" sb for confidential information or threats,...

to burn rubber (idiom)

Ex: I burned rubber all the way to the hospital.

to drive very fast

dither over sth (v)

Ex: She's still dithering over whether she should join the club.

to be hesitant and unable to make a decision

abundantly clear (collo)

cực kỳ rõ ràng

kick something into the long grass (idiom)

Ex: Many Vietnamese influencers choose to kick their scandals into the long grass, instead of straightforwardly admitting their misconduct.

to delay dealing with something because you want people to forget about it.

to echo through/down the ages (idiom)

Ex: His ideas still echo through the ages.

to have a tremendous impact regardless of time/period.

Still learning (6)

You've started learning these terms. Keep it up!

chain reaction (collo)

phản ứng dây chuyền (ảnh hưởng từ cái này sang cái khác)

absorptive capacity (collo)

khả năng tiếp thu kiến thức

elbow room (n)

Ex: He gave me plenty of elbow room when cohabitating with him.

the freedom to do what you want.

bull session (n)

long conversation of informal topics (tán gẫu)

roll out the welcome wagon

to welcome sb warmly

an ACQUIRED taste (collo)

something that grows on you over time

co-constructed knowledge (collo)

knowledge/understanding that is attainted by cooperating, working, and discussing with people

to be in a funk (n)

Ex: He was in a real funk when learning that she cheated on him.

to be in a state of being unhappy and hopeless

country mile (n)

Ex:

• There were no houses here within a country mile from where we lived.

• The show was much better by a country mile.

• a long way

• a large amount

not see hide nor hair of sb (idiom)

Ex: I haven’t seen hide nor hair of her since Friday.

to not see sb over a period of time

a barrel of laughs/fun (idiom)

Ex: He’s serious about everything, not very a barrel of laughs.

to be funny or enjoyable

not repeatable (phrase)

Ex: He said something horrible to the teacher - not repeatable here.

something so rude and offensive that you cannot mention it.

not see someone for dust (idiom)

Ex: When school dismisses, you won’t see Minh Dat for dust.

to make a quick and hasty departure.

to jump/abandon ship (idiom)

Ex: Many began to jump ship as their professionals failed to inspire them in their major.

to leave something (status, position,…) forever.

turf sth/sb out (phrv)

Ex:

• I turfed that load of bread.

• I was turfed out of the meeting room.

to leave sth; to force sb to leave