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drive one’s point home

to state something in a very forceful and effective way

fall into place

happen in a satisfactory way, without problems

follow suit

to do the same thing as someone else

ratify

agree in writing to a set of rules

a stone throw from/away

very short distance

as the crow flies

theo đường chim bay

follow your nose

to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rule

make a beeline for

to move quickly and directly toward something

take the scenic route

a way that is not the fastest way but that has beautiful scenery

go through the motion

làm cho có, không tình nguyện

set sth in motion

to begin something

upstanding

behaving in a good and moral way

=honest, upright, moral

transitory

lasting for a short period of time

=temporary

allege

cáo buộc

colloquial

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

=informal, casual

gist

the main or essential point of a conversation or text; the core idea.

=essence, core, main idea

inkling

a slight knowledge or suspicion; a vague idea.

petition

đơn kiến nghị

placard

a notice or sign hung in a public place or carried by people

=poster, sign, notice

rant

to speak or complain about something in a loud and/or angry way

=shout, yell, rave

anchor

(1) mỏ neo, (2) a person or thing that gives somebody a feeling of safety

anchorman

a man who is the main news reader on a television or radio news programme

=newscaster, presenter, anchor

columnist

a journalist who writes regular articles for a newspaper or magazine

• a newspaper columnist

fifth columnist

a person who is working secretly to help the enemy of the country or organization they are in

footnote

an extra piece of information that is given at the bottom of a page

pamphlet

a very thin book with a paper cover, containing information about a particular subject

=leaflet, booklet

tabloid (newspaper, press, journalist)

(báo, nhà báo,..) lá cải

dry up

to suddenly stop talking because you do not know what to say next

get sth across (to sb)

to succeed in communicating something

let on (to sb)

to tell a secret

answer the description of

to match a description

be in one’s bad/good book

they are angry/pleased with you

in my book

in my opinion

paper over the cracks

to hide problems, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is

pen-pusher (pencil-pusher)

a person who has an office job that is not interesting

talk/speak out of turn

to say something that you should not have said

talk (some) sense into sb

to help someone to think about a situation in a reasonable way

make a clean breast of

to tell the truth about something

get/catch sb drift

to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying

get the wrong end of the stick

to not understand a situation correctly

give sb your word

to promise

hear sth on/through the grapevine

to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else (nghe phong phanh:v)

keep sb posted

to make sure someone knows what is happening

=bring/keep sb up-to-date

keep sth under one’s hat

keep sth secret

put/lay your card on the table

to be honest about your feelings and intentions

speak volumn

If something speaks volumes, it makes an opinion, characteristic, or situation very clear without the use of words

Ex: She said very little but her face spoke volumes.

tell tales

to give away secret or private information about the ( usually wrong) actions of others

jinx

(v) bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on.

meander

(1) to walk slowly without any clear direction, (2) (of a river or road) follow a winding course (quanh co)

wobble

lung lay

=shake, tremble, waver