PRACTICETEST(MrsTue)

play (sth) down

to make sth seem less important or bad than it really is

play havoc with

to make a situation much more difficult or confusing

play up to so

to try to make so like you and treat you well by behaving in a way you think will please them

play yourself in

đã quen, thoải mái với tình huống/hoàn cảnh như vậy (esp thi đấu sports or games…)

rub so (up) in the wrong way

to annoy so without intending to

a raw deal

bad or unfair treatment

pay differentials

sự chênh lệch về lương

out of order

không phù hợp, đúng mực

up the ante

to increase your risks or demands to get a greater advantage

hit the jackpot

to win a largest prize in a competition or game

frown with concern

cau mày

not by a long chalk

by no means, not at all

not by a long shot

not in any way

air (v)

phát sóng ~ broadcast

scale back/down (sth)

to reduce sth in size, amount or production

on the cheap

at the low cost

out cold

unconscious or sleeping very heavily

(just) around the corner

going to happen soon