OLYMPIC 30/4 2025

a chink in one’s armour

a fault in someone's character or an argument that may cause problems for them

a clean bill of health

a decision by someone in authority that a particular thing is in good condition

blanket ban

an official order that stops everyone or everything in a large group or area from doing something

keep/hold your cards close to your chest

to keep your intended actions secret

bring/take someone down a peg (or two)

show someone that they are not as important as they thought

Ý nghĩa của throw in the towel trong tiếng Anh

throw in the towel

stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed

burn your boats/bridges

destroy all possible ways of going back to that situation.

negotiate

to manage to travel along a difficult route

swerve

change direction, or to make something change direction, especially suddenly

throw shade

criticize someone or something publicly and show that you do not respect them

hold court

receive a lot of attention from other people who stand or sit around you to listen, especially on a social occasion

jump ship

leave a ship without permission

run amok

behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner

turn tail

turn around and run away, usually because you are frightened

strike gold

to make large profits or to become rich/ win a gold medal in a sports competition

drag your heels/feet

do something slowly because you do not want to do it

hit home

cause you to realize exactly how unpleasant or difficult something is

call the shots

be the person who controls or organizes a situation

break even

to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity

entertain the possibility

to hold something in your mind or to be willing to consider or accept something

harp on (about sth)

talk or complain about something many times

mull something over

think carefully about something for a long time

eke something out (a living)

use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it/ obtain or win something only with difficulty or great effort

fob someone off with something

persuade someone to accept something that is worse or different from what they really wanted

dead weight

the heaviness of a person or object that cannot or does not move by itself

cash cow

a business, product, or service that makes a large profit, often used to make money to support other business activities

chickenfeed

a small and not important amount of money

FILL SOMEONE IN (ON)

to provide someone with additional facts , details , etc. (about)

look in on

visit

take up with someone

to become friendly with or spend time with someone

go dead

If a piece of equipment goes dead, it stops working

go cold

completely stop

go sour

worsen

jaundiced eye

judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past

unerring

always accurate in your judgment or ability

unflinching

not frightened of or not trying to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant

zero in on something/someone

to direct all your attention towards a particular thing

take the edge off something

Make sth unpleasant have less effect on sb

commit something to memory

Make certain that you remember sth

make capital out of something

Use a situation to get advantage for yourself

star turn

The main performer/ an extremely good performance

give or take

a little more or a little less compared to the amount mentioned

everyone has their price

to mean that everyone can be persuaded to do sth dishonest/immoral if they are offered a large enough amount of money

tall order

A request thats difficult to fulfill

allude to someone/something

Mention sb without talking abt them directly

Hitherto

Until now

unevenly

Not level, equal

erratically

Not regular, certain, expected

With the proviso that

with the condition that

pipe dream

an idea, hope, or plan that is impractical, unrealistic

correspond to something

Match/similar to sth

in no uncertain terms

In a very clear way

pile-up

tai nạn giao thông liên hoàn

layover

a short stay at a place in the middle of the trip

promptly

Quickly, without delay

in conjunction (with)

together with

(With) impunity

Freedom from punishments

imperturbable

always calm and controlled

freemium

A way of encouraging sales by offering basic goods or services for free while charging for more advanced products and services.

fence-sitter

sb who sp both sides of a disagreement

sensationalist

Presenting information in a way that is shocking or exciting rather than serious, especially in newspapers, on television, etc.

Cold-call

Call, visit a possible customer

incommunicado

Not communicating with anyone bc you dont want/not allowed