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plumb new depth of sth

chạm đến đáy xã hội

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bring down a peg or two

hãy khiêm tốn lại

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feel under par = under the weather

cảm thấy không khỏe

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go to great pains/length

cố gắng rất nhiều để làm gì

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be at pains to do

cố gắng rất nhiều để làm gì

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beyond the bounds = out of bounds

ngoài phạm vi cái gì

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go overboard

làm cái gì đó vì quá phấn khích

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every so often = every now and then = sometimes

thi thoảng

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be too willing to do sth

rất muốn làm gì đó

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be raring to do sth

rất muốn làm gì đó

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stick out a miles

dễ dàng nhận ra, nhìn thấy

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can tell a miles away

dễ dàng nhận ra, nhận thấy

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hit/touch a raw nerve

động tới lòng tự ái của ai

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in the knowledge that

biết rằng

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on the level = truthful

trung thực

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level-headed = patient

giữ bình tĩnh

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on its last legs = out of order

hỏng hóc, không còn hoạt động

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on the hind legs

(con vật có 4 chân) đứng bằng 2 chân sau

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get up on one’s hind legs

tức giận

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lilke it or lump it

phải chấp nhận tình huống dù có thích hay không

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ley sth sth on big thick

khen hơi quá

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leave sb in the lurch

bỏ rơi ai đó đang trong cảnh túng quẫn

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reserve judgement

hạn chế nói về cái gì

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put one’s life on the line

dấn thân ai vào nguy hiểm

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hand over fist

mất tiền/kiếm tiền nhanh chóng

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gaining ground = popular = prevalent

phổ biến, nhiều người biết đến

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give sb a free hand = give sb a full/free rein

cho ai sự tự do

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hit home

cú sốc lớn

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be nothing to write home about

không đặc sắc, thú vị
VD: their performance was nothing to write home about

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rough justice

không công bằng

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do justice to sb = treat sb fairly and accurately

đối cử công bằng với ai

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come to the fore

trở nên nổi bật

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see fit

cảm thấy thích hợp, vừa mắt

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come up to par/scratch

đạt tiêu chuẩn

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offset = redress the balance

khôi phục thế cân bằng

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at the outset = at the beginning = set out

bắt đầu

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sth brings a lump to one’s throat

cổ bị nghẹn lại do không kìm được nước mắt

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throw down the gauntlet

đưa ra lời thách thức

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stich to one’s gun

giữ vững lập trường

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