Lesson1.1

at one's disposal

sẵn sàng cho ai đó sử dụng bất cứ lúc nào họ muốn

eg. My boss has put his car

short of sth

thiếu gì

eg. I'm always _time these day

keep sth under wraps

giữ kín điều gì

eg. The company ___ the new product _____ until the launch date

break in

interrupt: ngắt lời, xen vào, gian đoạn

eg. Perhaps you could hold your questions unitl the end of the lecture rather than keep

break off

kết thúc đột ngột

eg. The two countries have diplomatic (ngoại giao) relations

break out

+) bùng nổ, bùng phát (war, disease, fire, ect)

+) escape: vượt ngục

+) +in/into + rash/hives/spots: nổi mận, phát ban

eg. I hate it when i _ in hives

break down

+) hư hỏng (máy móc)

+) suy sụp tinh thần

+) phân chia, chia nhỏ

eg. - The teacher the lesson into three parts

• When accused, she ____ and confessed her guilt

break into

bỗng (cười, khóc)

eg. She a smile when she saw the gift

break through

vượt qua rào cản, khó khăn; đột phá

eg. _ the poverty barrier was his first step to becoming a top scientist

break up

+) chia tay

+) giải tán

+) chia nhỏ thành nhiều mảnh

eg. The asteriod (tiểu hành tinh) upon entering Earth's atmosphere

become of

xảy ra với ai/cái gì (thường dùng cho vật, người mất tích)

eg. I wonder what ____ my old school friends

build up

tích lũy dần (sưu tập, tiền bạc, sức khỏe) ~ accumulate

eg. Over the years, he has _ an impressive collection of artfacts from all over the world

balance against

cân nhắc, xem xét

eg. Her request for a pay rise was ____ the company's budget

back on

tin tưởng ~ depend on

eg. He may come tomorrow but don't ____ it

blow over

qua đi (chuyện xích mích, bão)

eg. Their disagreement about where to spend their holidays soon

book up

đặt kín chỗ (nhà hàng, khách sạn) ~ fully reserve

eg. The restaurant was ____ so we went to another

bear out

xác nhận là đúng (bằng chứng, lời khai)

eg. I accept your excuse. His statement the truth of your story

blow up

nổ tung (xe, bom)

eg. Fortunately, no one was in the car when it _

break through

xuyên qua

eg. After days of rain, the sun finally behind the clouds

burn down

cháy rụi hoàn toàn (công trình)

eg. The house last night

burn up

cháy bùng, thiêu đốt hoàn toàn

eg. The meteor _ as it entered the Earth's atmosphere

burn up

sử dụng (dầu)

eg. This car ____ a lot of fuel on long trips

black and blue over

có nhiều vết thâm tím

eg. After the accident, he was _

full of beans

tràn đầy năng lượng, hoạt bát

eg. The kids were after the party

drop a trick

lỡ lời/ làm điều gây khó xử

eg. He _ by asking about her divorce

be browned off

chán ngấy, phát bực vì điều xảy ra lặp đi lặp lại

~ fed up

eg. I'm _ with excuse

a brainwave

ý tưởng chợt lóe lên

eg. She had _ to solve the problem

break even

hòa vốn

eg. After 6 months, the shop finally

cost a bomb

đắt cắt cổ

eg. This designer bag _

beat about/around the bush

nói lan man

eg. Stop and come to the point

take the bull by the horns

dũng cảm đối diện, đối mặt với khó khăn, thử thách

eg. You should and go and see him right now

ring a bell

quen quen

eg. The name _ but i can't remember who she is

lay bare

phơi bày sự thật

eg. The scandal was _ by an ambitious journalist

blued-eyed boy = golden boy

người được ưu ái

eg. Tom is the teacher's

in the balance

không chắc chắn; đang chênh vênh

eg. His life was hanging_. We didn't know if he would live or die

be broke

rỗng túi

eg. I'm afraid i'm _. I can't lend you any money

in one's black books

không được ai thích

eg. He's been everyone's __. Since he was caught cheating in the exam

make a clean breast of

thú nhận

eg. He decide to _ it and tell his wife exactly what had happenned

bolt from the blue

bất ngờ, như sét đánh ngang trời xanh

eg. The takeover came as

in black and white

rõ ràng

eg. Everything should be set out ____ so that there will be no room for misunderstanding

get one's own back

trả thù/trả đũa

eg. He's always playing practical jokes on us; I think it's time we _

feel it in one's bones

cảm nhận sâu sắc, như bản năng

eg. It's going to rain. I

bark up the wrong trê

theo đuổi p2 sai lầm

eg. The researchers realised they had been _ when the first results came back negative

butter up

nịnh bợ

eg. It might be a good idea to _ the boss before you ask for a rise

hold one's breath

chờ đợi vô vọng

eg. Don't _ waiting for him; he'll never show up

be caught red-handed

bị bắt quả tang

eg. The student was ____ cheating in the exam