Vocabulary 30/4 Lớp 11 Năm 2025

A set of 70 vocabulary flashcards covering idioms, business terms, and specialized descriptors based on the provided lecture transcript.

a chink in sb's armor

a fault in sb's character or an argument that may cause problems for them

a clean bill of health

an official statement that sth has been found to be safe, legal, or in good financial situation

a blanket ban

a complete ban on any kind of material, at all

bring/take sb down a peg (or two)

to show so that they are not as important as they thought they were

keep/hold your cards close to your chest

to keep your intended actions secret

throw in the towel

to admit that you're defeated / cannot do sth

burn your bridges behind you

eliminate any possibility of a retreat to a former position

negotiate a corner

travel around a bend / curve

hold court with

To receive a lot of attention from other people who stand / sit around you to listen, especially a social occasion.

throw shade at sb

to criticize sb/sth publicly and show that you do not respect them

jump ship

To leave a ship without permission

run amok

to behave without control in a wild / dangerous manner

turn tail

to turn around and run away, usually because you are frightened

strike gold

to win a gold medal (in a sports competition)

pass muster

to reach an acceptable standard

drag your feet

to do sth slowly / not start it because you do not want to do it

hit home

cause you to realise exactly how unpleasant / difficult sth is

go rogue

start behaving in a way that is not normally expected

call the shots

be the person who controls /organises a situation

entertain the possibility

to be willing to consider or accept an idea / scenario

harp on sth

talk / complain about sth many times

mull sth over

think carefully about sth for a long time

eke sth out

use sth slowly / carefully because you have a small amount of it

fob sb off

refuse to answer / speak to sb

dead weight

sth that is very heavy and difficult to carry; sb/sth that prevents you from making progress / being successful

cash cow

a product /service that makes a lot of money

chicken feed

a small & not important amount of money

go dead

stop working

go dark

stop all activities / communication, especially temporarily

with a jaundiced eye

view sth with skepticism / prejudice

zero in on sb/sth

direct all your attention towards a particular person/thing; to aim a gun / other weapon towards sb/sth

take the edge off sth

make sth unpleasant have less of an effect

commit sth to memory

make certain you remember sth

make capital out of

use a situation to get an advantage for yourself

everyone has their price

used to say that you can persuade people to do anything if you give them what they want

tall order

a request that is difficult to fulfill

allude to

mention sb/sth without talking directly

hitherto

until now / until a particular time

sporadic

happening sometimes; not regular / continuous

with the proviso

introducing a condition that must be met before an agreement is valid

be only too + adj

used to emphasize a positive meaning

so be it

used to say that it's necessary to accept the situation as it exists

pipe dream

an ideal plan that is impossible / very unlikely to happen

if need be

if it is necessary

impunity

freedom from punishment / from the results of sth that has been done

imperturbable

unable to be upset, excited or calm

non-linear

not consisting of or relating to lines; used to describe a process, series of event etc in which one thing does not clearly or directly follow from another

freemium

a way of charging for a product /service in which the basic one is free, but the customer pays for extra features

fence-sitter

a person who remains neutral / uncommitted on an issue

make economies

save money / reduce expenses by cutting out unnecessary spending and avoiding waste

sensationalist

presenting information in a way that is shocking / exciting rather than serious

cold-call

a phone call from sb trying to sell a product / service who has not been asked by the customer to do so

incommunicado

not able / wanting / allowed to communicate with anyone else

castaway

a person who has escaped from a ship that has sunk, and managed to get to an island.

spread yourself too thin

try to do many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time / attention to any of them

go/run around in circles

keep doing / talking about the same thing without achieving anything

close at hand

nearby, not far off

get bogged down

to be so involved in sth difficult / complicated that you cannot do anything else

conjure sth up

bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to sb's mind

aforementioned

mentioned earlier

juxtapose

put things that are not similar next to each other

close-in

only a short distance away

chronological

following the order in which series of events happened

interdisciplinary

involving two or more different subjects or areas of knowledge

predicament

an unpleasant / confusing situation that is difficult to solve

relinquish

to give up sth such as a responsibility / claim

culpability

the fact that sb deserves to be blamed / considered responsible for sth bad

conundrum

a problem that is difficult to deal with

commonplace

happening often / often seen or experienced & not considered to be special

insularity

the quality of only being interested in your own country / group & not being willing to accept diffent / foreign ideas