Speaking ielts

My take on this is

My opinion

To my way of thinking

in my opinion

I'm in two minds about.....= I'm on the fence

phân vân: one hand và one other hand

It boils down to + noun

The most important thing is + noun

It's the bees knees.

I really like it

I can take it or leave it.

ở giữa like và dislike ( có hoặc ko )

I can' t make head or tail of it

do not understand and confusing

bar none

thề luôn

the person who I'm going to talk about is none other than .....

ai đó

something is not a patch on some ting = some things can't hold a candle to something

thứ gì không tốt bằng thứ gì

kick back and relax

to relax

have a flair for st = I have a knack for st

good at st

a stone's throw away

very close ( everything I need is just a stone's throw away )

I can't get enough of it

like it very much

have a lot on my plate

very busy

wear many hat

much responsibilities

the daily grind

việc phải làm hằng ngày

in terms of

về lĩnh vực

​

I love that it allows me to V

yêu thích

I am hopless at st

very bad in st

instill in someone a sense of ...

tạo cho ai đó cảm giác gì

The ubiquity of st

Sự rộng rãi của .....

foster st

thúc đẩy st

give sb access to sth

cho ai đó tiếp cận cái gì

deny sb access to

tước đi quyền tiếp cận cái gì của ai

have an adverse impact on

có ảnh hưởng xấu đến

look up to

admire

crop up

appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly

nail down st = nêu ra

VD :I would nail down the reason

single out: chọn 1 trong nhiều cái

I would single out one main reason, that is

iron out st

remove st, solve st

pack in st

stop doing st

ache for sth

want something or someone a lot

drag on for a long time

occur long time

set me back-it s set me back 5 dollars

cost me a lot of money

slip up (no mistake)

make a careless mistake

flick through

to look quickly through a book

set one's sights on st - i set my sights on winning the race.

follow st, mục tiêu đặt ra

afford sb with st

provide sb with st

address

gải quyết vấn đề

leave a little to be desired

chưa được xuất sắc cho lắm

relieve ( iron out ) some of the pent up emotions

loại bỏ cảm xúc tiêu cực

All of this is to tell you that ......

Sum up

Suspense

hồi hộp

work hand in hand

teamwork

see eye to eye

agree

​

all hands on deck

everyone must work together

an imaginative person

người giàu trí tưởng tượng

burn the midnight oil

Don't judge a book by its cover

bring home the bacon

make an appointment with sb

có hẹn với ai