Thẻ ghi nhớ: English Idioms in Use Advanced - unit 46 (Expressing success and failure) | Quizlet

win your spurs

to prove your ability or skill and to therefore win the respect of other people (khẳng định bản thân, lập công trạng)

ex: Green energy companies are progressively .... by providing viable alternatives to fossil fuel dependence.

be riding high

to be very successful

come up trumps

to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to

go down a storm

to be enthusiastically received by an audience; to be an immediate and overwhelming success (được đón nhận nồng nhiệt, tạo nên tiếng vang lớn)

ex: Interactive digital learning tools have ... in modern classrooms, vastly improving student engagement.

ahead of the game

in a position where you are more advanced or more successful than your competitors (đi trước thời cuộc, dẫn trước trong cuộc chơi)

go down like a lead balloon

to be disliked or badly received (thất bại thảm hại, không được đón nhận)

ex: The government's proposal to commercialize public green spaces ... with environmental advocates.

a paper tiger

a person, country, or organization that seems powerful or dangerous but is actually weak and ineffective (hổ giấy)

ex: A corporate regulatory body with no power to impose heavy fines is essentially ... that corporate giants safely ignore.

double whammy

two problems at the same time

a recipe for disaster

very likely to lead to a terrible result or failure

ex: Rapid urbanization coupled with inadequate infrastructure planning is inevitably ... for developing mega-cities.

can't cut the mustard

not able to handle the job

built on sand

not firmly established, bound to fail because of weak foundations (xây trên cát)