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heedless of

not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty:

Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming.

Journalists had insisted on getting to the front li

mistrial

sự xử án sai

be spoilt for choice

to be unable to choose because there are so many possible good choices:

There's so much good theatre in New York City - one is spoilt for choice. (BE TORN BETWEEN/Caught between two stools)

 impeccable

hoàn hảo, ko tì vết

shrewd 

khôn ngoan

 crotchety

trái tính, khó chiều

 well-thumbed

nhiều trang sờn rách

 treacherous

xảo trá

 UNDYING

bất diệt

acrobatic

involving a lot of skill and energy in controlling the movement of your body to do something difficult:

Karate is a very acrobatic martial art.

athleticism

tinh thần thể thao 

HARD-LUCK

bất hạnh

drop-dead gorgeous

extremely beautiful or attractive:

He's drop-dead gorgeous!

IRKSOME

annoying:

The vibration can become irksome after a while.

TECH-SAVVY

knowing a lot about modern technology, especially computers:

The state needs more tech-savvy workers for its hi-tech industries.

techie

someone who knows a lot about computers or other electronic equipment:

You dont have to be a techie to use these technologies.

throw a switch/handle/lever

to make something start or stop working by moving a control He threw a switch and the lights all went out.

floats your BOAT

hợp gu

miss the BOAT

 bỏ lỡ cơ hội

rock the BOAT

làm loạn

 put the BOOT in

đổ dầu vào lửa

give sb the boot

 bị sa thải

boot

a quick hard kick

• He gave the ball a tremendous boot.

big for his BOOTS

tự cao tự đại

Aladdin's cave

a store of very many interesting or unusual objects:

His shop, a veritable Aladdin's cave of antiques, is for sale.

MAN CAVE

CLAP eyes on

 để mắt tới

CLAP you in jail

tống ai vào tù

 run on EMPTY

hết hơi

EMPTY nests

nhà mà các con đã lớn và rời đi hết

 EMPTY -handed

tay trắng

 WET

yếu đuối

getting his feet WET

 còn non, chưa làm gì trước đó bao giờ

ruffled a few FEATHERS

gây rối loạn 

smooth his ruffled FEATHERS

 khiến ai nguôi giận

 FEATHER my nest

to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust

thu vén cho bản thân

All the time he has been a member of that committee, he has been feathering his own nest.

have a nodding acquaintance with

to know someone slightly or have a slight knowledge of a subject:

She has only a nodding acquaintance with the issues involved.

A DEAD LOSS

an activity or process that is not at all effective or successful:

Yesterday's meeti

TELL ON

affect

lose it

to stop being able to control your emotions and suddenly start to shout, cry, or laugh:

I'd been trying so hard to stay calm but in the end I just lost it.