Phrases, patterns and collocations (1)

back into sth

Nghĩa: lùi xe vào đâu / Ví dụ: He accidentally backed into a tree while parking the car.

back onto sth

Nghĩa: (toà nhà/đất) quay lưng về phía / Ví dụ: Our back garden backs onto a quiet park.

back sb (to do)

Nghĩa: ủng hộ/chống lưng cho ai làm gì / Ví dụ: The company decided to back her to lead the new project.

come to a conclusion/decision

Nghĩa: đi đến kết luận / quyết định / Ví dụ: We discussed the issue for hours before coming to a decision.

come to power

Nghĩa: lên nắm quyền / Ví dụ: The party came to power after winning the general election.

come into view

Nghĩa: thu vào tầm mắt, xuất hiện / Ví dụ: As we reached the top of the hill, the ocean came into view.

come as a shock/surprise

Nghĩa: gây bất ngờ / sốc / Ví dụ: Her sudden resignation came as a shock to everyone in the office.

come to do sth

Nghĩa: dần dần bắt đầu làm/hiểu gì / Ví dụ: Over time, I came to realize how important education really is.

come true

Nghĩa: trở thành hiện thực / Ví dụ: Winning the competition was a dream come true for the young athlete.

drive (your point) home

Nghĩa: làm cho ai hiểu rõ/thuyết phục điều gì / Ví dụ: She used real statistics to drive her point home during the debate.

drive sb crazy/mad

Nghĩa: làm ai phát điên / Ví dụ: The constant noise from the construction site is driving me crazy.

drive sb to do sth

Nghĩa: dồn ép/thúc đẩy ai làm gì / Ví dụ: Extreme poverty drove him to steal food for his family.

drive at sth

Nghĩa: có ý định nói/ám chỉ điều gì / Ví dụ: I didn't quite understand what you were driving at in your speech.

drop sth off sth

Nghĩa: làm rơi cái gì khỏi cái gì / Ví dụ: Be careful not to drop the plate off the edge of the table.

drop sth into/onto sth

Nghĩa: thả/thả rơi cái gì vào đâu / Ví dụ: She dropped a coin into the vending machine to get a drink.

drop sb at (a place)

Nghĩa: thả/chở ai đến đâu / Ví dụ: Can you drop me at the station on your way to work?

drop a hint

Nghĩa: gợi ý khéo / úp mở / Ví dụ: He dropped a hint that he might be retiring at the end of the year.

drop sb (from a team)

Nghĩa: loại ai khỏi đội / Ví dụ: The coach decided to drop him from the starting lineup due to poor performance.

fall ill

Nghĩa: bị ốm / Ví dụ: Several students fell ill after eating at the school cafeteria.

fall into (a category)

Nghĩa: thuộc vào loại/nhóm nào / Ví dụ: These books fall into the category of historical fiction.

fall in love

Nghĩa: nảy sinh tình cảm / yêu / Ví dụ: They met at university and fell in love almost immediately.

fall into place

Nghĩa: diễn ra thuận lợi / trở nên rõ ràng / Ví dụ: Once we found the missing document, everything fell into place.

fall short

Nghĩa: không đạt kỳ vọng/tiêu chuẩn / Ví dụ: The company's revenues fell short of expectations this quarter.

fall to pieces

Nghĩa: vỡ vụn / suy sụp / Ví dụ: The old manuscript practically fell to pieces when I picked it up.