SENTENCETRANSFORMATION(MrNam)

come/jump to the conclusion (that)

đưa ra kết luận rằng…

reach/draw the/a conclusion (that)

đưa ra kết luận….

come out

=be brought out (be published)

flick through sth

have a quick look at sth

see through

nhận ra

in place of

in lieu of, instead of

put on an act

giả vờ

make so a promise that…

promise so that…

fall out with so

cãi nhau/bất hòa với ai

in no mood to do sth

không có tâm trạng để làm gì

bring on

gây ra

be tired of doing sth

thấy mệt mỏi khi làm gì

take/mistake so for so/sth

to believe mistakenly that so is so/sth else

get/make an appointment with sb/to do sth

có lịch hẹn với ai/để làm gì

in two minds about sth

lưỡng lự

have/take (the) responsibility for (doing) sth

có/chịu trách nhiệm cho việc gì

bring so out in sth

If sth brings you out in spots, a rash,etc.,it causes spots to appear on your skin

bring so out

to make a shy person happier and more confident

unamious (a)

nhất trí, đồng ý

be in favor of

ủng hộ, đồng ý

catch sight of sth

see sth

cost so a fortune

cost an arm and a leg

lose control of sth

mất kiểm soát

be in sight of sth

to see sth

make a mess of sth

làm rối tung, lộn xộn, phá hủy

be in/ get in(to) debt to sb

nợ ai

cut in

interupt

brighten up

(1) If the weather brightens up, it becomes lighter and less cloudy, with more sun

(2) To become happier or more full of hope

be in short of sth

not have much sth

draw up

stop, conclude

make a point of doing sth

to always do sth or to take particularly care to do sth

draw sth up

to prepare sth, usually sth official, in writing

s1 to be of interest to s2

s2 find s1 interesting

cut back (on)

reduce

bring up

discuss

hold sb responsible/accountable/liable (for sth)

to say or decide that sb should accept the responsibility for sth bad that happens

pride oneself on sth

so take pride in sth

get under one’s skin

to make sb annoyed or angry

with the exception of sth

except for sth

appreciate sb doing sth

biết ơn/cảm kích ai vì đã làm gì

put so up

cho so ở nhờ

put forward

suggest

account for

to explain the reason for sth

in the event of sth

trong trường hợp cái gì đó xảy ra

acquaint so/yourself with sth

(1) làm cho ai đó/bản thân quen thuộc với cái gì đó

(2) báo cho ai biết về cái gì đó

make amends for

bù đắp, đền bù

make allowances for sth

consider sth

take it for granted that

cho rằng điều gì đó là hiển nhiên

at one’s disposal

cho ai toàn quyền sử dụng

take (a)back

surprise, shock

blow a fuse/gasket

to become very angry

on the spur of the moment

used to say that a decision, action,etc., is sudden and done without any planning

a blessing in disguise

trong cái rủi có cái may

drive a hard bargain

thương lượng một cách cứng rắn để đạt được điều kiện có lợi trong một thỏa thuận

at the crack of dawn

very early in the morning, esp at the time when the sun first appears

on the brink of (doing) sth

trạng thái sắp xảy ra một sự kiện quyết định hoặc nguy hiểm

be in the cards

to be likely to happen

be over the moon

be elated by sth (vui mừng, phấn khởi)

find fault with sb

bắt lỗi ai

cast an/one’s eye over sth

to quickly look at sth

penalise

deduct (lấy/trừ đi)

bear in mind

ghi nhớ trong đầu

pull someone’s face

nhăn mặt

put in a good word for so

to say positive things about so

be instrumental in (doing) sth

to be important in sth or making sth happen

do wonders for sth/so

cải thiện

have a bee in your bonnet

to keep talking about sth again & again because you think it is very important

put so/sth in jeopardy

đặt so/sth vào tình huống nguy hiểm hoặc có nguy cơ bị tổn hại

draw a line between s1 and s2

to distinguish s1 and s2

go to great lengths

to try very hard to achieve sth

get into the swing of (doing) sth

to start to understand, enjoy and be active in sth

a stone’s throw (away) from sth

short distance from sth

not turn a hair

to not show any emotion when you are told sth bad or when sth bad happens

be (with one’s) tongue in (one’s) cheek

If you say sth tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious

turn over a new leaf

thay đổi bản thân

the life and soul of party

so who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions

head and shoulder above sth

If so/sth is head and shoulder above so/sth else, they/things are a lot better than ..else

stand on ceremony

to behave in a formal way

by no means

certainly not

stick to your guns on sth

bảo thủ, cố chấp về điều gì

owing to

because of

back so up

support so

make an effort to do sth

try to do sth

have a low opinion of sth/so

có ý kiến, đánh giá thấp về sth/so (not think much of sth/so)

rip so off

cheat so

make one’s mark

impress

the height of fashion/luxury/stupidity…

là đỉnh cao/điểm của…

it makes no difference (to so)

it doesn’t matter…

come to terms with sth

accept sth

a big fish in a small pond

chủ/người đứng đầu của một công ty/ tổ chức nhỏ

go to the expense of (doing) sth

to spend a lot of money on sth, esp when it is not worth it

be on the lookout for so/sth

to search for so/sth

get sth across

to manage to make so understand or believe sth

pull out of sth

rút/rời khỏi, dừng liên quan đến cái gì đó