Idioms

fall … to something (to be harmed or affected by something bad)

prey

get … of your way (cố gắng hết sức để làm điều gì đó, đặc biệt là cho người khác)

out

get (hold of) the wrong end of the … (hiểu sai điều gì đó)

stick

have a … … to it (nghe thân thuộc)

familiar ring

by/in … and … (nhanh chóng, với tốc độ đáng ngạc nhiên)
Her health has improved in … and ...
His technique has come on in … and … this season.

leaps/bounds

not have a …/have no … (không biết gì cả)

clue

set your … on something (quyết tâm và tập trung vào việc chinh phục mục tiêu của bạn) (emphasizes focus and determination)

sights

be in … your head (trong tình thế khó khăn mà bạn không thể thoát ra được) = involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with

over

be in the … (chắc chắn đạt được điều gì)

bag

cast/shed/throw … on sth (làm sáng tỏ điều gì)

light

come/get to … with sth (nỗ lực để hiểu và đối phó với một vấn đề)

grips

draw a … (không có kết quả, câu trả lời)

blank

… a score/accounts with sb = … an old score (có chuyện cần tính sổ, chuyện cũ cần giải quyết)

settle

a … in disguise (trong cái rủi có cái may)

blessing

a … for disaster (hoạt động hoặc phương pháp làm việc rất dễ dẫn đến kết quả xấu)

recipe

be on a … (đang trên đà thành công)

roll

do the … (thành công)

trick

hit the big … (trở nên rất thành công)

time

leave your/its … on sb/sth (ảnh hưởng lên ai, cái gì: tiêu cực)

mark

make a … of sth (thành công trong việc làm gì, tạo nên tên tuổi cho bản thân)

go

make a … for yourself (trở nên nổi tiếng)

name

win/gain your … (đạt được thành tích và nhận được sự ngưỡng mộ từ người khác)

spurs

add … to injury = act in a way that makes a bad or displeasing situation worse

insult

catch, get, grab, take, etc (a) … of somebody/something = to have or take somebody/something in your hands

hold

a … of something = a very little amount of something

grain

… off more than you can chew = to try to do something that is too difficult for you

bite

a jack of all … = a person who can do many different types of work, but who perhaps does not do them very well

trades

a … in a teacup = a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important

storm

on/to the … of something/doing something = very near to the moment when somebody does something or something happens

verge

be that as it … = despite that

may

inasmuch … = used to add a comment on something that you have just said and to say in what way it is true

as

as hard as … = very tough

nails

a pain in the … = sb/sth that’s very annoying

neck

behind the … = old-fashioned

times

jump out of my … = to be so shocked that the body makes a sudden movement

skin

in a … = in a state of nervousness or anxiety/in a nervous, angry or excited state

lather

in a … = successively

row

in … = while absent

absentia

out of … = out of order

action

in all one’s … days = ever

born

in … course = when the time is right

due

quick/slow on the … = understanding things easily/with difficulty

uptake

take … (of) = to think carefully

stock

be out of … = to no longer be in danger/difficulty

woods

split … = to argue about small details

hairs

on the … = likely to happen or exist soon

horizon

think on one’s … = to make a quick decision

feet

out of one’s … = someone is in a situation that is too difficult or complex for them to handle (a lack of knowledge, experience, or skill)

depth

… clear of sb/sth = to avoid sb or sth that seems unpleasant, dangerous

steer

be in/get into a … = to become nervous or upset

state

go/get/head … = to not have any success or achieve anything

nowhere

a …’s throw = a short distance

stone

in the long … = in the long term

run

for the … part = on the whole

most

here to … = become generally used or accepted

stay

come rain or … = whatever happens

shine

go to (great) … = to try very hard to achieve sth

lengths

be on thin … = be in a risky situation

ice

rack one’s … = to try hard to remember sth

brains

be the … of the earth = a kind and honest person

salt

a turn up for the … = a surprising or unexpected events

books

can’t hold a … to sb = to not be as good as the person or thing mentioned

candle

… to one’ ears = to be sth that you are very pleased to hear

music

to be long in the … = very old

tooth

let the … out of the bottle = to allow sth bad or unwanted to happen that can’t be stopped

genie

sth’s/sb’s claim to … = the reason why sth/sb become famous

fame

off the … = immediately

bat

be the … of the draw = to be the result of chance and sth that you have no control over

luck

a bone of … = sth that most people argue strongly about

contention

after a … = you can do it but not well

fashion

… feeling = a strong belief about sth that can’t be explained

gut

in words of one … = simply

syllable

in one’s bad/good … = not pleased/pleased

books

not by a long … = not in any way

shot

go down the … = to fail or to be lost or destroyed

pan

make a … of oneself = to draw attention to yourself by behaving or dressing in a silly way in public

spectacle

in a … = quickly or suddenly

flash

over the … = used for describing someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive

hill

fit like a … = to be the perfect size and shape for someone

glove

pull out all the … = dồn hết sức lực = to do everything possible to succeed

stops

be in the … way = có thai

family

… hot and cold = lúc thích lúc không = to be inconsistent in feeling or behaviour

blow

burn the midnight … = thức khuya làm việc

oil

get … scot-free = thoát khỏi hình phạt

off

go through the … = giảm mạnh

floor

hit the … = nổi giận dữ dội

roof

lead sb up/down the … path = dẫn dắt ai đó vào con đường sai lầm

garden

let off … = xả hơi, xả giận

steam

make a … out of a … = chuyện bé xé ra to

mountain/molehill

pick … in = tìm kiếm lỗi sai

faults

have got … a mind to do sth = nửa muốn làm gì đó

half

give sb their … = cho ai toàn quyền quyết định

head

… one’s mind = làm ai đó ngạc nhiên

blow

turn the … on = lật ngược tình thế

tables

stick to your … = kiên định

guns

… shoulders with somebody = giao thiệp với những người có tầm ảnh hưởng

rub

ride the … of a … = ở thời kì đỉnh cao

crest/wave

come to a …/… pass = rơi vào tình trạng tồi tệ

pretty/sorry

bring sb to … = bắt ai đó chịu trách nhiệm về hành động của mình

book

be on the … = nhận trợ cấp thất nghiệp

dole