Olympic for the gifted 2 - Lexico-Grammar

To HAVE/ BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND

Vờ như không biết. You have to face facts, you just can 't BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND.

A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

Tình trạng sức khỏe tốt. Being an astronaut requires A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

A SHARP RISE

Tăng nhanh. There is A SHARP RISE of the number of people out of work.

To HAVE YOUR NOSE IN STH

Chúi mũi. She always HAS HER NOSE IN books.

To LOSE TRACE OF STH

Malaysian Airlines has LOST TRACE OF Flight MH370 for weeks now.

To TEST THE WATERS

Xem xét tình hình, consider. We 're TESTING THE WATERS to see if ads increase sales.

To TAKE THE PLUNGE

Đám cưới, = Tie the knot = Be wed = Plight/pledge the troth = Go/walk down the aisle = Get married. They finally decide to TAKE THE PLUNGE and get married.

To be AS CLEAR AS A WHISTLE

Tốt, trong sạch, guiltless. This man is AS CLEAR AS A WHISTLE.

A RUDE AWAKENING

Bất chợt tỉnh giấc vì điều gì đó xấu, suddenly realize. It was A RUDE AWAKENING when John discovered he has no money in the bank.

To be PITCH-BLACK

Tối đen như mực.

To be A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

Một người nào đó mới mẻ, tích cực. His new method of teaching is like A BREATH OF FRESH AIR to his students.

To GO DOWNHILL

Tuột dốc, DETERIORATE. His study WENT DOWNHILL because of love.

To be ON THE MEND

Hồi phục, = Recover = On the road to recovery = Take off = PICK UP. His health is ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.

To be TAKEN IN

Bị lừa, = Done = Deceived.

Hold out for (phrv)

Trông chờ. We 're holding out for the supply. We haven 't eaten anything for days.

To DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP

Thiu thiu ngủ. I lay on the warm beach and DRIFTed OFF TO SLEEP.

To be BENEATH CONTEMPT

Đáng lên án. The way the trainer treats his animal is BENEATH CONTEMPT.

To TAKE IT UP ON YOURSELF

Tự thân vận động.

To be UP TO SCRATCH/ PAR

Đạt chuẩn. The hotel was fine but its restaurant was not UP TO PAR.

To COME/ LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS

Đạt kỳ vọng # to FALL FAR SHORT OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

To HAVE SB IN STITCHES

Làm ai đó cười tươi. His joke really HAD ME IN STITCHES.

Steal (v)

Trộm [from], = Rob of = Have your fingers in the til = Bleed sb dry.

Dash off (phrv)

Viết, vẽ nhanh, = JOT DOWN. She DASHED OFF a quick letter.

To be AS POOR AS A CHURCH MOUSE

Nghèo rớt mồng tơi.

To be ILL AT EASE

Bứt rứt, khó chịu. He agreed but looked ILL AT EASE.

It was SOME PARTY

It was a AWESOME party.

To be OFF THE PEG

May sẵn. I prefer buying clothes OFF THE PEG.

To be OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

Yên lặng, quiet, peaceful. I like places that are OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.

Dismayed (a)

Thất vọng, = Disappointed.

Apathetic (a)

Không hứng thú, = Lackadaisical = Half-hearted. Teenagers are often APATHETIC TO politics.

Elated (a)

Hứng thú, bất ngờ. We were ELATED that we won.

Visual (a)

Thuộc mắt

Oral (a)

Thuộc miệng

Aural (a)

Thuộc tai

To HAVE A PREMONITION OF STH

Có dự cảm không lành. As we approached the house, I HAD A PREMONITION THAT something terrible had happened.

To EVOKE MEMORIES

Gợi lại quá khứ. Looking at the picture EVOKED my happy MEMORIES of the past.

Pressure group

Nhóm áp lực

To HIT THE HEADLINES

Lên trang nhất. Once the story HIT THE HEADLINES, everyone was talking about it.

CUTTING (a)

Chua cay. CUTTING REMARK/ COMMENT. He made a number of CUTTING REMARKS about my cooking, which upset me a lot.

Undermine (v)

Làm giảm. To UNDERMINE SB 'S CONFIDENCE: Làm giảm tự tin.

Oversight (n)

Sự vô ý. By an unfortunate OVERSIGHT, the bride 's sister was not invited.

To be BONE IDLE

Lười chẩy thây. I would not employ him. He 's BONE IDLE.

LETHAL weapon

Vũ khí chết người. In the hands of reckless drivers, a car can become a LETHAL WEAPON.

Rule out (phrv)

Loại trừ, = Exclude.

To RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT...

Không loại trừ khả năng rằng. It doesn 't RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT my son has been expelled.

To NOT TAKE IT AMISS

Đừng hiểu lầm. Please DON 'T TAKE IT AMISS if I make a few suggestions for improvement.

A SWORN ENEMY

Kẻ thù truyền kiếp. Hiếu has been my SWORN ENEMY for years.

SHEER pleasure

Thanh thản, = Relief. It was SHEER PLEASURE to be cycling around the town.

Set about (phrv)

Bắt đầu, = Start = Begin = Commence = Kick off = Get down to V-ing.

Cataclysm (n)

Thảm họa, = DISASTER = CATASTROPHE.

To SIP WINE

Nhắm rượu, = Drink really slowly to enjoy fine wine.

To be IN AGREEMENT WITH SB

Đồng thuận, = IN CONCORD WITH SB.

Falter (v)

Nao núng. When Huy described his vision, his voice didn 't FALTER. (= not HESITATE)

Mumble (v)

Lầm bầm. It seems he 's MUMBLING something in his mouth.

Sever (v)

In the Vietnam war, Vietnam was SEVERed in half.

Vagabond (n)

Người lang thang, = WANDERER. During the Great Depression many people became VAGABONDs.

Bellow (v)

Quát lớn, = SHOUT. The teacher BELLOWed loudly across the classroom.

Today 's paper SAYS..

Hôm nay báo nói rằng. (not EXPRESS)

To PAY DUTY ON STH

Đóng thuế hải quan. I had to PAY DUTY ON the carpet I bought through Customs.

Discordant (a)

Không hợp, = UNSUITABLE. He looks aggressive and threatening so his soft, gentle voice is rather DISCORDANT.

To DISTORT THE TRUTH

Xuyên tạc sự thật. Mrs. T DISTORTED the fact that I didn 't need advanced classes.

Champagne is a SPARKLING WINE

Champagne là loại RƯỢU VANG NỔ.

To PLAY AN ADVISORY ROLE

Đóng vai trò cố vấn. Henry Kissinger PLAYED AN ADVISORY ROLE in the Vietnam war.

Personify (v)

Nhân hóa. The sun and the moon are often PERSONIFIED in poetry.

Devise (v)

Chế tạo, = Invent. Ms. Ajai is trying to devise a better way for the computer to run the program.

A SWARM OF BEES/ ANTS/ FLIES/ WASP/ LOCUST

Một đàn ong/ kiến/ ruồi/ ONG BẮP CÀY/ CHÂU CHẤU.

A SCHOOL OF WHALES/ DOLPHIN

Một đàn cá voi/ cá heo.

A FLOCK OF BIRDS/ GOATS/ SHEEP/ GEESE

Một đàn chim/ dê/ CỪU/ NGỖNG.

Sheep (n)

Cừu -> plural: SHEEP.

Goose (n)

Ngỗng -> plural: GEESE.

Wasp (n)

Ong bắp cày -> plural: WASP.

Locust (n)

Châu chấu.

Fracture (n)

Chỗ gãy xương. He broke his arm, but the FRACTURE healed quickly.

Forthcoming (a)

Chuẩn bị diễn ra, = to be UPCOMING. Dũng, Trọng and Sang have already prepared for the FORTHCOMING General Election.

Obsolete (a)

Lạc hậu, = to be OLD-FASHIONED. Personal computers are now OBSOLETE.

TENDER peace agreement

Hiệp định hòa bình mỏng manh. The TENDER peace agreement is under threat again. In all probability, a war will break out.

Intrinsically (adv)

Có bản chất là, = basically = naturally. The Red Cross is INTRINSICALLY an international aid organization.

Be KNOCKED DOWN

Bị tông xe. The girl was KNOCKED DOWN by a lorry.

GESTURE POLITICS

Động thái chính trị. The call for a one-day national strike was dismissed as GESTURE POLITICS.

To COMBAT WITH CRIME

Đấu tranh với tội phạm. The police are looking INTO new ways of COMBATING MY MAJOR CRIME.

CONSIDERING THAT.../ STH

Mặc dù, = DESPITE (the fact that...). She 's very active, CONSIDERING her age.

To TAKE EFFECT FROM STH

Có hiệu lực (of law) ; có công hiệu (of medicine) . His new appointment TAKEs EFFECT FROM the beginning of the next month.

To be BACK TO THE GRIND

Quay lại làm việc. Tết Holiday is over, it's time for us to get BACK TO THE GRIND.

To be REAL LABOR

Đúng là cực hình. Looking after a house, four children, a lazy husband and two dogs are REAL LABOR.

To be A QUALIFIED SUCCESS

Thành công nửa vời, = A PARTIAL SUCCESS. The experimental play was only A QUALIFIED SUCCESS, which disappointed everyone.

To TAKE THE ROUGH WITH SMOOTH

Chấp nhận, = TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD. Life is full of both fortunes and misfortunes so you have to TAKE THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH.

To LOSE YOUR RAG

Nổi điên. Stephen really LOST HIS RAG when his dental appointment was cancelled yet again.

To RECHARGE YOUR BATTERY

Nạp năng lượng. Everyone needs a regular holiday to RECHARGE THEIR BATTERIES.

To TAKE SB FOR A RIDE

Cho ai đó quá giang. Could you TAKE ME FOR A RIDE.

To TAKE IT AS READ

Đinh ninh. Don 't TAKE IT AS READ that you 'll be promoted in your job; other colleagues stand a good chance too.

To RISE TO THE OCCASION/ CHALLENGE

Vượt lên chính mình. My cousin was nervous about the interview but she ROSE TO THE OCCASION wonderfully.

To rip/ tear sth to SHREDS

Xé tan tành. The storm RIPPED OUR TENT TO SHREDS.

To PUT A DENT IN STH

Làm giảm bớt, làm ít lại. I 've got so behind with my work, I have to try to PUT A DENT IN it.

To PUT A DAMPER ON YOUR ENTHUSIASM

Làm cụt hứng. I hate to PUT A DAMPER ON YOUR ENTHUSIASM but are you sure you will pass the exam? YES, YES I AM.

To PUT A BRAVE FACE ON

Làm mặt tỉnh; CAN ĐẢM. There is nothing we can do about this disater, we can only PUT A BRAVE FACE ON and start over again.

To PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR SB

Nói tốt giùm. I want to be in Ngân's good books, could you PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR me to her?

To PUT A ROCKET UNDER SB

Hối thúc. He has been so lazy, it 's time somebody PUT A ROCKET UNDER him.

To do sth TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY

Cố gắng hết sức, = DO YOUR BEST. I 'll do the job TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

To be IN SB 'S LIGHT

Đứng che hết cả Ánh Sáng. Could you move a little? You 're standing IN MY LIGHT.

MAIDEN name

Tên thời con gái, khi chưa lấy chồng (phương Tây). Graham is my mom 's MAIDEN NAME.