idioms - tai lieu chuyen no. 51

sentence transformation

Although she has trained for 10 years, whenever she is about to perform, she gets overwhelmed with nervousness (stage) -> Despite 10 _ whenever she performs

years of training, she is overwhelmed by stage fright/ gets overwhelmed with stage fright

Since my children asked me to take them to their father’s house, I ultimately met my ex-husband after a very long time (donkey’s) -> It was at _

my children's request to take them to their father's house that I ultimately met my ex-husband after donkey's years

Many young people today are reluctant to enter a highly competitive, stressful lifestyle focused on work and money (rat) -> Many a _

young person is reluctant to enter/ join the rat race

Some low-income households cannot afford the basic necessities of life, even though they monthly receive generous government subsidies (line) -> No matter _

how generous monthly government subsidies are, some low-income households still live below the poverty line

As soon as he took office, the new director carried out the unpleasant task of dismissing employees on behalf of the company (hatchet) -> No sooner _, dismissing dozens of employees

did he take office than the new director acted as the company’s hatchet man

We were surprised when the old sailor with years of experience told us incredible stories of storms and shipwrecks (dog) -> To _ stories of storms and shipwrecks

our surprise/ amazement, the sea dog told us incredible

There is nothing better than giving recently hired content developers the freedom to create high-quality content (elbow) -> Nothing _ create high-quality content

short of giving recently hired content developers elbow room to

The protest was about to reach a critical point where violence could break out (word form - flash) -> The protest was on _ for violence

the verge/point/brink of becoming a flashpoint

No sooner had he looked at his crush in a loving and amorous way than everyone burst out laughing (sheep’s) -> The instant _ burst out laughing

he cast sheep's eyes on his crush, everyone

If you want to improve yourself, you must embrace unpleasant facts about yourself that others tell you (home) -> With a _ are told

view to self-improvement, you must embrace (all) home truths you