Destination C1C2 : unit 2 : phrases, patterns and collocations

Take st into account/ take account of st

xem xét

We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.

ex: the staff and workers must "take safety into account" as careless mistakes can cause risks to their life.

by all accounts

theo những thông tin thu thập được

Ex: By all accounts, it was a very useful meeting.

ex: "by all accounts", the meeting was sucessfully held and there was no arised issues

on one's account

vì lợi ích của ai - ĐỪNG LÀM CÁI GÌ ĐÓ CHO TÔI

Ex: You don't have to leave early on my account.

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If something is said to be on someone's or something's account, it is because of that person or thing:

I'm not very hungry, so please don't cook on my account (= don't cook just for me).

They were tired, but not any less enthusiastic on that account.

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ex: as I am not thirsty, please don't bring that beverage "on my account"

(Hang, tremble, swing) in the balance

do dự, lưỡng lự/ ở vào tình trạng nguy ngập

Ex: Her fate is (hanging) in the balance.

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be/hang in the balance

If something hangs in the balance, nobody knows if it will continue to exist in the future or what will happen to it:

After a bad year, Judd's career hung in the balance.

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ex:after the pandemic is finishing, I will be "hung in the balance"

strike a balance

tìm cách thoả hiệp

Ex: As a journalist, you try to strike a balance between serious reporting and the temptation to say clever things.

Upset/ alter/ redress - KHÔI PHỤC

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ex: I always strike a balance between work and life to make life better

upset/alter/redress the balance

LẤY LẠI CÂN BẰNG

Ex: Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance ?

ex: how can I "redress the balance" after the drepression

Balance between/of

GIŨ CÂN BẰNG GIỮA..

ex: Teachers need to strike a delicate - TƯƠNG ĐỐI balance between instructing their pupils and letting them discover things for themselves.

ex: women try to balance between mental and physical health to make them better

On balance

SAU KHI CÂN NHẮC KĨ

Ex: On balance, I think Denise is a better tennis player than my sister.

ex: "on balance", I have a go with the golf as it is considered as the classy sport

(Catch / Throw Sb) Off balance

KHÔNG VỮNG VÀNG

Ex: He hit me while I was off balance.

ex: I was so hungry so I lose "off balance" -

Basis for

CƠ BẢN, NỀN TẢNG

Ex: This document will form the basis for our discussion.

ex: lifting weigh is the "basis for" gaining muscles

On the basic of

là CƠ SỞ, NỀN TẢNG CỦA CÁI GÌ

Ex: Decisions were often made on the basis of (= using) incorrect information

ex: "on the basic of" doing excercise is warm up stage.

Beyond belief

KHÓ TIN

Ex: It is beyond belief that anyone could commit such a crime.

ex: it is "beyond belief" that they are teachers but so rude

In the belief that

CẢM THẤY TIN TƯỞNG RẰNG..

Ex: She acted in the belief that she was doing good.

Ex: I act in the belief that I am honest person

Popular/widely held/widespread/firm/strong/growing belief

NIỀM TIN PHỔ BIẾN, RỘNG RÃI

ex: i have a "growing belief" that the pandemic still lasts until next year.

Pick one's brain

MOI Ý KIẾN TỪ AI

Ex: Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?

Một là PICK SOMEONE'SBRAIN nghĩa là hỏi ý kiến của một người nào

ex: do you pick your mother brain about how to choose a good boy friend?

Brainchild (of)

SẢN PHẨM CỦA TRÍ TUỆ (sự phát minh)

Ex: This entire project is Dr Morrison's brainchild

ex: ELSA application is an intelligent "brainchild"

Brainless

ngu (không có đầu óc)

Ex: a brainless idiot

ex: that is stupid, "brainless" idiot

the brains behind

là KẺ ĐẦU XỎ, người đứng sau chỉ đạo, đầu não của..

ex: the brains behind the company is my intelligent boss

Brainwave

Ý KIẾN HAY, BẤT CHỢT

Ex: I've just had a brainwave.

ex: intelligent people surely have brainwave

Bring st to a conclusion

kết luận

ex: if you want to end the essay, you have to "bring it to a conclusion"

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Foregone conclusion

quyết định sớm

Ex: The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion.

ex: have a decision on putting money on this project this time seems a "foregone conclusion"

Out of consideration for

Không tính đến cái gì

ex: going to Japan was out of consideration for my travelling plan last year

have your doubts about sth

CÓ LÝ DO RIÊNG ĐỂ KHÔNG CHẮC CHẮN VỀ ĐIỀU GÌ

have (one's) doubts (about someone or something)

To be wary - TRÂN TRỌNG, CẢNH GIÁC or uncertain of someone orsomething. I know you really love this neighborhood, but I have my doubts.

ex: I think you love "Pho" but I have doubts about its flavours

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cast doubt on = raise doubts about

nghi ngờ về

ex: he casts doubt about the spelling mistakes on the typing documents

beyond (any) doubt

chắc chắn, KHÔNG CÒN NGHI NGỜ GÌ NỮA ..

ex: there are "beyond any doubts" about the causes of their arguments

open to doubt

uncertain - KHÔNG CHẮC, CÒN NGHI NGỜ

ex: there "open to doubt" about raising questions to the lesson after the lecturing.

beyond your widest dream

ngoài sức tưởng tượng

ex: travelling to the space is "beyond our widest dream"

the focus of / for

CHÚ Ý

ex: "the focus of" learning vocabularies was the most important for the first steps of getting 7.0

main/primary/major focus

sự chú ý chính

on the wedding reception, the major focus is "on the bride and the groom"

focus group

nhóm ng khảo sát thị trg

ex: there will be "focus group" on marketing survey strategies

make a mental note of

to make an effort to remember something

ex: I should "make a mental note of" bringing the door keys when going out

mental arithmetic

tính nhẩm

ex: my gilfed niece has a good brain so that she is also good at mental arithmetic"

have a one-track mind

ĐẦU ÓC THIỂM CẬN, MỘT CHIỀU

ex: people usually like who are open minded and diskike who "have a one-track mind"

take one's mind off

QUÊN, KHÔNG BẬN TÂM

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TAKE SOMEBODY'S MIND OFF SOMETHING

to stop you from worrying or thinking about a problem or pain, often by forcingyou to think about other things:

ex: The good thing about running is that it takes my mind off any problems I have.

ex: the good point of doing excercises is taking my mind of stress and worrying in life

ex: meditation is an activity which help to take my mind off!!

bring to mind

GHI NHỚ

ex: when seeing the old pics which "bring to mind" about the past memories which I was so happy.

in two minds about

không thể quyết định

ex: I am in two minds about whether I should get married or not.

ex2: I am in two minds about having the children or not

state of mind

TÂM TRẠNG...

I was so fed up with my situation so my "state of mind" is unstable and worrying

narrow/broad/open/absent-minded

hẹp hòi / khoáng đạt / rộng mở / đãng trí

ex: I am absent-minded whenever I am cram with lots of works from the company

misapprehension

HIỂU NHẦM, HIỂU SAI

ex: from the situation, what he is accusing me is an misapprehension.

put into perspective

ĐẶT MÌNH VÀO HOÀN CẢNH KHÁC; khách quan; đặt đúng hoàn cảnh

PUT STH IN(to) PERSPECTIVE

C2 to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged:

Total investments for this year reached $53 million, and, to put this into perspective,investments this year were double those made in 2013.

ex: my income last year was 60.000USD, and put into perspective it was just about two third of this year

from the perspective of

trong hoàn cảnh của ai

ex: from the perspective of my parents, I should have less education and get married at the age of 25.

in/out of perspective

đúng / không đúng khía cạnh

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in / out of perspective

(of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture

(ne) respectant (pas) les proportionsThese houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.

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ex: the colour of the sofa seems out of the perspective of the room in general

a sense of perspective

CẢM XÚC KHI ĐÁNH GIÁ

ex: in the sense of perspective of evaluating the skill of new workers that we must be objective

stand by/stick to your principles

follow your principles

EX: whether they change their mind according to the life circumstances, I still stick to my principles.

in principle

về cơ bản, nhìn chung

in princible, we are still in good situation after the accident

a matter/an issue of principle

như 1 nguyên tắc

the company fire him as an issue of principle

against sb's principles

đi ngược lại nguyên tắc của ai

ex: my acts are against of his princles so finally we broke up

set of principles

thành lập của 1 nguyên tắc

ex: we need to set of principles for the company where there are lots of people

beg the question

provoke a question: CÔNG KÍCH, KÍCH ĐỘNG, XÚI

If a statement or situation begs the question, it causes you to ask a particularquestion:

Spending the summer travelling around India is a great idea, but it does beg the questionof how we can afford it.

To discuss the company's future begs the question of whether it has a future.

ex: I beg for the questions

raise the question of

một vấn đề nổi lên

ex: you must raise the question of the sanity since it is so important to our health

beyond question

không còn nghi ngờ

your anwer is beyond question

awkward question

câu hỏi hóc búa

after the speech, there are lots of awkward questions raised by the audiance

see sense

nhận ra

can you see sense of humor from him?

make sense of

hiểu

does it make sense to the situation which you was into?

have the sense to

biết, chắc chắn

do you have the sense to make people happy as you believe in your talents

come to your senses

bình tĩnh

ex: after you was taken from the accident spot, you will come to your senses

common sense

LẼ THƯỜNG

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come to your senses

to begin to use good judgment:

It's time she came to her senses and got a job.

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ex: it is a common sense that strangers are hesitant to each other at first

side with sb

BÊNH VỰC AI

To join or align with someone or something; to support, favor, or share the opinion ofsomeone or something.

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side with sb

— phrasal verb with side verbUK /saɪd/ US /saɪd/

to support one person or group in an argument:

If ever there was any sort of argument, she'd always side with my father against me.

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ex: do you side with your your supervisor or your colleages whenever it comes to an issue?

take sides

THIÊN VỊ

take sides

to support one person or opinion over another:

My mother never took sides when my brother and I argued.

ex: my brothers always take sides between boys and girls in the family

see both sides (of an argument)

NHÌN THẤY TẤT CẢ CÁC MẶT CỦA MỘT VẤN ĐỀ

to understand both of the opinions or arguments in a situation

It's difficult for me because I can see both sides of their arguments

ex: it can be difficult for me to see both sides of the arguments as i just was retold them!

on the plus/minus side

VỀ MẶT LỢI, THIỆT HẠI

ex 1:

On the minus side, the job doesn't pay very well, but on the plus side, the hours are very convenience

ex2: on the plus side, the arguments help them understand each other better and on the minus side, it wastes time and efforts

on one's side

ĐỨNG VỀ PHÍA AI ĐÓ

whenever my parents are arguing, i stay on noone side as whatever i said will hurt them both

ex: are you on my side? whether I am right or wrong?

by one's side

HƯỚNG VỀ, BÊN CẠNH

physically beside someone

His friends were at his side.

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To be supportive or in aid of one or one's idea, plan, intention, etc.We're all on your side, Jerry. We just want to see this issue resolved as quickly and easilyas possible.

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ex: my parents are always by my side whether I am good or bad, succuessful or failure!!

to set the record straight

NÓI THẬT LÀ ( adv )

to write or say something in order to make the true facts known:

She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all.

ex: the spy need to set the record straight about national security to make the residents calm

set/put sb straight about

nói thật

ex: I must put him straight about the difficult situation in order to get help from him

get / come straight to the point

đi thẳng vào vấn đề

we don't have too much time more, so we need to get straight to the point

get sth straight

nói thẳng

he must get his point of view straight in order to cut to the chase

view sth as

xem cái gì như là

he is a good person who views treating poor people as themselves

take the view that ( take the poor / dim view of )

giữ quan điểm rằng

we need to take the view that the translation is always to be good

viewpoint

quan điểm

my viewpoint is the staff must have more restriction due to the urgency of the work