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incentive
sự khích lệ
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considerate
chu đáo
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go on to v
do sth new
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go on ving
continue to do sth already do
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unscripted
unplaned
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alteration
change
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alternation
repetition
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what with n/ving
because of n/ving
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let it be known
publicize
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have no qualms about sth
feel no guilt about sth
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take priority over sth
be important than sth
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take kindly to sth
be willingly to accept sth
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be on the breadline
be extremely poor
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curry favor with sb
lấy lòng ai
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look daggers at sb
look angrily at sb
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wait sb on hand and food
do everything for sb
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cross swords with sb
have arguments with sb
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put a spoke in a sb’s wheel
spoil sb’s plans
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act the goat
have foolish behaviours
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put paid to sth
finish/destroy sth
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ride for a fall
be doomed to failure
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cast an eye over sth
take care of sth
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take sth in sb’s stride
sb handles all the problems on their own
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be indebted to sb
owe sb sth
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put into force
become mandatory
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stood out a mile
be obvious
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confer sth on sb
give sb sth
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give credit to sb for sth
give recognition to sb
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__Flies in the face__
__annoying things__
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__Be on tenterhooks__
__be extremely nervous__
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__Go into liquidation__
__go bankrupt__
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__Split one’s sides__
__burst into laughter__
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__Take the liberty of something__
__feel free to do something__
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__Cater for somebody__
__be favorable to somebody__
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__Flavor of the month__
__be popular at the moment__
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__Go through__
__agree__
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__Meet someone halfway__
__: to agree to do parts of what someone wants if they do parts of what you want.__
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__Poke nose into something__
__interfere into something__
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__Hit the nail on the head__
__give the correct answer to something__
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__Keep a tight rein on something__
__control something strictly__
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__Get a kick out of something__
__enjoy something__
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__A pain in the neck__
annoying
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stomach
bear
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__Thumb through something__
__đọc lướt__
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__Toe the line__
__follow the rules__
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__Keep a straight face__
__manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing__
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__Pull the wool over somebody’s eyes__
__deceive somebody__
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__Spread one’s wings__
__be independent, live on one’s own__
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__Give too hoots about something__
__care too much about something__
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__Hide or hair of somebody__
__trace of somebody__
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__A wild goose chase__
__a hopeless and foolish pursuit__
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__in the right frame of mind__
__in the mood__
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__Monkey around__
__trying to do some foolish things__
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__Dog somebody’s footsteps__
__follow somebody__
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__Fall into arrears__
__not be up to date for regular payment.__
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__Budge an inch__
__change one’s decision__
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__Cut someone down to size__
__let someone know his or her true value__
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__Square one__
__the beginning of something__
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__Red herrings__
__misleading information__
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__Get a chip on one’s shoulder__
__to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people.__
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__Have a bone to pick with somebody__
__have something to complain to somebody__
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__Have a finger in every pie__
__know everything about somebody or something__
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__Get a foot in both camps__
__have relationships with people from both sides__
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__Get something on the road__
__get something started__
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__Clean up one’s act__
__begin to behave in a better way__
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__Get your act together__
__get organized__
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__Have the upper hand with something__
__keep control of something__
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__Go off the rails__
__go wrong__
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__Map something out__
__arrange every detail of something__
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__Weave in and out__
__to move, drive or walk in and out of something__
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__Tip the scales/balance__
__causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made.__
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__Sit in judgment on something__
__say that something is not good enough__
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__Bide somebody’s time__
__wait for something__
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__Run out of steam__
__too tired to continue__
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__Throw a spanner in something__
__stop something from continuing__
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__Take the wind out of one’s sails__
__take one’s confidence away__
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__Pour oil on troubled waters__
__calm the situation down__
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__Throw in the towel__
__give up__
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__Sit on the fence__
hesitate to make a decision
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__Go up in smoke__
go lost
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strike a discordant note
không hòa hợp
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disconcerting
confusing
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discordant
not match
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prime time
golden time: giờ vàng phát sóng
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paint the town red
celebrate
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economic climate
tình hình kinh tế
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climate
situation
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egg sb on
encourage sb to do sth bad
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run of the mill
ordinary
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intrinsically
in nature: thực chất
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intrepidly
brave
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reiterate
focus;emphasize
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outrageous
shocking
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stationary
unchanged
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manifestion
evidence/occasion
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break out
nổi ngứa
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under the auspices of sb
dưới sự bảo vệ của ai
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come forward
appear/present
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call for
need
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push sb over
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