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go up the wall

cực kì tức giận hoặc bồn chồn , lo lắng

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put on an act

He was just putting on an act.

Don't put on an act around me.

giả vờ

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break the news to somebody

How do I break the news to him that he didn't get the job?

I hate to break the bad news to you, but the project has been canceled.

= báo cho ai một tin (thường là tin quan trọng, bất ngờ hoặc tin xấu)

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put an arm and a leg

trả giá đắt , rất đắt cho món đồ gì đó

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look on the bright side

Try to look on the bright side of things.

Look on the bright side. At least nobody got hurt.

= hãy nhìn vào mặt tích cực / hãy nhìn vào khía cạnh tốt của vấn đề

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easier said than done

Learning English is easier said than done.

I know I need to study more, but it's easier said than done.

Just forget about it? Easier said than done

nói dễ hơn làm

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take it easy

Take it easy. You don't need to finish everything today.

Take it easy for a few days.

cứ bình tĩnh / thư giãn / đừng căng thẳng

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go into business

I went into business with a friend.

go into the business of selling cars

= bắt đầu kinh doanh / bước vào lĩnh vực kinh doanh

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go out of business

The company went out of business in 2024.

ngừng kinh doanh / phá sản / đóng cửa doanh nghiệp

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in a bad mood

I'm in a bad mood today.

She seems to be in a bad mood

= đang có tâm trạng không tốt / đang cáu, khó chịu, buồn bực

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out of this world

The movie was out of this world.

Her performance was out of this world.
The food was out of this world. (His guitar playing is out of this world. tự hiên hơn )

= tuyệt vời, cực kỳ xuất sắc, tuyệt đỉnh

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time and tide wait for no man

Stop wasting time and apply for the job. Time and tide wait for no man.

= Thời gian không chờ đợi ai.

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back to square one/ go back to square one

The computer crashed and I lost all my work. Now I'm back to square one.

The plan failed, so we went back to square one.

= quay lại điểm xuất phát / trở về vạch xuất phát

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put somebody back to square one

That mistake put us back to square one.

khiến ai đó quay trở lại từ đầu / làm lại từ đầu

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a great one for+N/v-ing

He's a great one for adventure.

She's a great one for complaining.

= rất thích / rất hay làm việc gì

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one in the eye for somebody

His success was one in the eye for everyone who said he couldn't do it.

= một thất bại / cú đòn / điều khiến ai đó mất mặt hoặc thất vọng, đặc biệt là người đã nghĩ mình sẽ thắng.

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in two shakes = in no time.
Dinner will be ready in two shakes.

rất nhanh / trong chốc lát / ngay thôi

Nó thường là cách nói thân mật, dùng để nói rằng một việc sẽ được làm xong hoặc một người sẽ đến rất nhanh.

= very soon / very quickly

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at sixes and sevens

She was at sixes and sevens about what to do next.

Everything was at sixes and sevens after the move.

rối tung / lộn xộn / hỗn loạn / không biết phải làm gì

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be in two minds about sth / doing sth / of two minds about

I'm in two minds about taking the job.

She's of two minds about moving abroad.

I'm in two minds about the offer.
I'm of two minds about taking the job.

= phân vân, lưỡng lự, chưa quyết định được

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on cloud nine

He was on cloud nine when he heard the news.

9 tầng may = cực kỳ vui sướng, hạnh phúc, phấn khích

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dressed to the nines

Everyone was dressed to the nines at the party.

She was dressed to the nines for the wedding.

ăn mặc bảnh bao

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ten to nine

Ten to one she'll say no.

He'll be late, ten to one.

he will, ten to one, forget about it.

rất có khả năng / gần như chắc chắn

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nineteen to the dozen

She was talking nineteen to the dozen.

Once he starts talking, he talks nineteen to the dozen.

He kept talking, nineteen to the dozen.

nói rất nhanh liên tục

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kill two birds with one stone

I can kill two birds with one stone by going to the supermarket on my way to the library

  • Taking the bus allows me to read on the way, killing two birds with one stone.

  • By exercising with friends, I'm killing two birds with one stone: staying fit and socializing.

  • I listen to podcasts while jogging to kill two birds with one stone.

= làm một việc mà đạt được hai mục đích

= một công đôi việc

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keep one's fingers crossed for sb

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

We all kept our fingers crossed for her exam results.

keep one's fingers crossed that + mệnh đề

  • I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we get the job.

  • We kept our fingers crossed that it wouldn't rain.

= cầu mong ai đó gặp may, hy vọng điều tốt sẽ xảy ra với ai đó.

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(like) water off a duck's back
Criticism is like water off a duck's back to him.

như nước đổ đầu vịt ,ời chỉ trích, xúc phạm, rắc rối... không ảnh hưởng gì đến ai cả.

đôi khi dùng cho lời khuyên bị bỏ ngoài tai, nhưng phổ biến nhất vẫn là lời chỉ trích, xúc phạm, phàn nàn.

Tuy nhiên, với lời khuyên, người bản ngữ thường thích dùng:

  • go in one ear and out the other
    → nghe tai này lọt tai kia

  • fall on deaf ears
    → không được lắng nghe

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go / roll off someone like water off a duck's back

The insults just rolled off her like water off a duck's back.

không làm họ bị ảnh hưởng / không khiến họ bận tâm

Hình ảnh: nước lăn/trượt khỏi lưng con vịt → không thấm vào.

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every nook and cranny
She searched every nook and cranny of the internet.

= mọi ngóc ngách, mọi chỗ nhỏ nhất

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every nook and corner

I've explored every nook and corner of this building.

mọi ngóc ngách , mọi chỗ nhỏ nhất