Viết lại câu nâng cao (SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION)

IN VAIN: without success

The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.(vain)

=> The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes.

IN FAVOUR OF: có thiện cảm với ai/cái gì; ủng hộ ai/cái gì

The project received unanimous approval of the committee.

=> The whole committee was in favour of the project

TO GIVE (SB) ONE'S WORD: to promise

The personnel officer promised him that she wouldn't tell anyone that he had been in prison. (word)

=> The personnel officer gave him her word that she wouldn't tell anyone that he had been in prison.

BEYOND BELIEF:

+ extremely surprising or unreasonable, so that you cannot believe it

+ used for emphasizing how bad something is

Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us (beyond)

=> The story he told us was beyond belief.

BE A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND:

to have a lot of influence only over a small area

I enjoy being the boss of a small company. (FISH)

=> I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond

PUT STH/SB ON THE MAP:

to make a thing, person, or place famous:

The success of our local theater has made our city famous (map)

=> The success of our local theater has put our city on the map.

PUT ON AN ACT: to behave or speak in a false or artificial way:

She is not upset; she is only pretending (act).

=> She is not upset; she is only putting on ac act

MAKE AN GETAWAY: to escape after committing a crime

The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (getaway)

=> The bank robbers made a getaway in a stolen car.

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO STH = INSTEAD OF STH

Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash. (alternative)

=> Most stores will accept a credit card as an alternative to cash.

TO PLACE/PUT STH AT ONE'S DISPOSAL:

sẵn sàng sử dụng

The president arranged for me to use his car whenever I liked (disposal)

=> The president place/put his car at my disposal.

TO HAVE A (GOOD) HEAD FOR STH:

to have a natural ability to do something well:

She is a student good at mathematics (figures).

=> She is a student having a head for figures.

A FREE HAND:

permission to make your own decisions about how you want to do something:

I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses. (hand)

=> I think we should give him a free hand,

THERE IS (NO/LITTLE) LIKELIHOOD THAT + CLAUSE

1. I don't think the television's likely to blow up at any minute. (likelihood)

=> There is little likelihood that the television will blow up at any time

PICK STH <->UP: to buy something, especially cheaply or by chance

This car only cost me five hundred pounds (picked)

I picked this car up for only five hundred pounds.

GO FOR: ​to put a lot of effort into something, so that you get or achieve something

Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting. (went)

=> The painting went for five thousand pounds.

BREAK EVEN: to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity

We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (even)

=> We have broken even this year.

THE ADVENT OF STH : the time when something first begins to be widely used

In 1967 programs began to be transmitted in colours. (advent)

=> 1967 saw the advent of the transmission of programs in color.

TO BE AT A LOSS: not to know what to do or say:

I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.( loss)

=> I find myself at a loss to understand/ comprehend Harold's behavior.

- TO BEAR NO RELATION TO: to not be connected in any way

- OUT OF PROPORTION: too big, great, or strong in relation to something

+ out of (all) proportion to/with

EX: The fear of violent crime has now risen out of all proportion to the actual risk.

+ get/blow something out of proportion (=treat something as more serious than it really is)

EX: Aren't you getting things rather out of proportion?

The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime. (proportion)

=> The punishment was out of proportion to the crime.

THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

I'm afraid our problems are just beginning. (iceberg)

=> These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg.

TO BE /STND HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE SB: to be much better than other people

In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (shoulders)

=> In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football

IN THE DARK ABOUT

Thomas was not given details of the company's new project. (Dark)

=> Thomas was kept in the dark about the company's new projects.

TO LACK COURAGE TO DO STH

I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (lacked)

=> I lacked (the) courage to tell him what I really thought.

PUT A STOP TO STH:

to prevent from continuing

The police ended the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.(stop)

=> 1The police put a stop to the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the leaders.

BIẾN ĐỔI

Travelling alone is not just a matter of taking a good guidebook with you. (more)

=> There is more to travelling alone than taking a good guide book with you.

PUT/GET ONE'S BACK UP: to annoy someone

The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her . ( BACK )

=> The way he took everything she did for granted really put her back up .

HOLD ONE'S BREATH:

to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard)

She was so anxious while the results were read out.

(BREATH )

=> She held her breath while the results were read out .

BIẾN ĐỔI

The house shouldn't be left unlocked for any reason .

(ACCOUNT )

=> On no account / Not on any account should the house be left unlocked .

BIẾN ĐỔI

Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. ( DUE )

=> Alice's shyness was due to ( a/her ) lack of confidence.

NOT HAVE A CLUE:

to have no knowledge about something, or to be unable to remember something:

When I started work, I was so inexperienced that I couldn't send a fax. (CLUE)

=> I didn't have any clue about how to send a fax when I started work.

BESIDE THE POINT:

not important

What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. (BEDISE)

=> What you have been saying is beside the point.

RUN SB/STH DOWN:

​to criticize somebody/something in an unkind way

Please stop criticizing everybody! (DOWN)

=> Please stop running everybody down.

NOT HOLD OUT (MUCH) HOPE:

to have little hope that something will happen

We don't expect that the missing climbers have survived. (HOLD)

=> We don't hold out much hope for the missing climbers.

GIVE/RECEVE STANDING OVATION: an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much:

Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor's performance. (STANDING)

=> The actor was given a standing ovation for his performance

FOOT THE BILL: to pay for something, esp. something expensive:

Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. (FOOT)

=> Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.

COME TO TERMS WITH: to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love:

The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept. (TERMS)

=> He cannot come to terms with the fact that he will never race again.

GET WIND OF STH: to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret:

A government official leaked the story to the world press. (WIND)

=> The world press got wind of the story from a government official.

REST ON YOUR LAURELS :to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else:

Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. (LAURELS)

=> Building societies will not be able to rest on their laurels

MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF: to become famous or respected by a lot of people:

He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)

=> He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.

TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM STH: to become or seem less involved or connected with something:

He makes sure that he isn't associated with policies he disagrees with. (DISTANCES)

=> He makes sure (that) he distances himself from policies he disagrees with.

TO GET/ BE GIVEN A RAW DEAL: bad or unfair treatment:

I feel I am not being treated fairly. (RAW)

=> I feel I am getting / being given a raw deal.

WITHIN EASY WALKING/DRIVING DISTANCE: close enough to walk​/​drive to in a short time

You can walk to the station easily from the hotel. (DISTANCE)

=> The station is within easy walking distance of the hotel.

LET SB IN ON A SECRET: to allow someone to know something that you have not told anyone else:

Pauline isn't one of the people who know the secret. (ON)

=> Pauline hasn't been let in on the secret.

TAKE STH OUT: to arrange and pay for insurance, a loan, an advertisement, etc.:

Terry has just insured her life. (out)

=> Terry has just taken OUT insurance on her life.

BIẾN ĐỔI

In the end it was discovered that Joe was the thief. (OUT)

=>It turned OUT that Joe was the thief.

BIẾN ĐỔI

I need a calculator to arrive at the total. (OUT)

=>I need a calculator to work OUT the total.

BIẾN ĐỔI 1

I met your friend David the other day. (INTO)

=> 14. I ran INTO your friend David the other day.

RIP OFF STH/SB: to cheat someone by charging too much money, or to steal something:to cheat someone by charging too much money, or to steal something:

I think you've been overcharged, old son! (OFF)

=>I think you've been ripped OFF, old son.

BĐ

I think we should increase the pressure on her to resign. (UP)

=> I think we should step UP the pressure on her to resign.