english idioms advanced in use unit 40: ADVERTISING

beyond your wildest dreams

to a degree or in a way you had never thought possible:

• Suddenly she was rich _.

• The plan succeeded _.

  → vượt ngoài những gì bạn hy vọng

SYN a dream come true

do someone the world of good

to make someone feel much healthier or happier:

• We had a week away in the sun and it's _ us both _.

• Going on vacation—and getting away from all this work stress—will _ me _.

→ làm cho ai trở nên thấy khỏe mạnh hơn hoặc hạnh phúc hơn

take years off someone

to make someone appear or feel much younger:

• "Have you seen James without his beard?" "I know - it _ him!"

• Wow, that makeover really _ you!

→ làm cho ai trở nên trẻ hơn

to the full/to the fullest

as much or as well as possible:

• She certainly lives life _..

• It was an advantage that she exploited _.

→ làm cái gì nhiều hoặc tốt nhất có thể

ahead of time

having new ideas, opinions, or ways of living long before most other people do:

• The documentary shows a modern woman years _.

• The King was talking about environmental destruction several decades ago - he was really _.

→ có những cái ý tưởng, quan điểm hoăc lối sống đi trước thời đại

pack a punch

to have a lot of force or a great effect:

• His speech _.

• These cocktails taste quite innocent, but they really _!

→ có những cái ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ

stand out from the crowd

To be very noticeable and different among a group of people or things that are all very similar.

• Jane's particular fashion sense makes her _, but I'm not sure that's always a good thing.

• They'll be getting hundreds of applications from people with similar experience, so you need to do something to make your resume _.

  → nổi bật trước một nhóm người

beat (one) hands down

To defeat or best one easily or decisively.

• We were really unprepared for our last game, so the other team _ us _.

• Popular opinion has been that the president _ his opponent _ in last night's debate.

→ đánh bại ai một cách dễ dàng hoặc dứt khoát

SYN eat someone for breakfast, win by a landslide

hit the mark

To have the desired effect.

• Based on that rousing round of applause, your speech really _.

• If you don't _ when you talk to the kids, they'll just tune you out.

→ có một kết quả như ý

a world of difference

If there is ~ between two people or things, they are very different:

There's _ between the service in the two hotels.

come clean

to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret:

• I thought it was time to _ with everybody.

• I thought it was time to _ about what I'd been doing.

→ nói thật, tiết lộ một bí mật gì

SYN make a clean breast of something, get sth off your chest

smart move

a good decision

• Taking that job was a _.

• I think becoming a teacher is a _ these days.

→ một quyết định sáng suốt

there's no time like the present

said to encourage someone to take action immediately instead of waiting

"Should we do it now?" "Sure. _."

→ dc dùng để khuyến khích ai nên hành động một cách chủ động và nhanh chóng thay vì cứ ngồi chờ đợi và trì hoãn

flat out

as fast or as hard as possible:

• My car only does about 60 mph, even when it's going _.

• We've been working _ to get this done.

→ nhanh hoặc chăm chỉ nhất có thể