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come as a shock/block

be a shock

come loose

become detached from

come as a shock/block

be a shock

come loose

become detached from

come and go

to keep starting and stopping a job, activity, etc.

come of age

reach the age when legally an adult

come out in sympathy with

show approval, support for a cause, strike

come out in support of

to support sb or sth

come into force/effect

to come into effect

come to the crunch

arrive at a time for action or decision

come to a halt

stop completely and suddenly

come to a standstill/deadlock

to stop

come to sb's senses

to act sensibly after acting unwisely

come to power

get political control in a country

come to the/sb's rescue

help sb. who is having problems or difficulties

come to the boil

reach an urgent state

come to a dead end

a situation that has no hope of making progress

come to the realisation

become aware of sth, begin to understand

by no means

not at all

by any standards

from every aspect; in anyone's opinion

by/from all accounts

as said by most people

by dint of

because of; by means of

by all means

certainly, of course

by design

intentionally, as planned

by any chance

perhaps, possibly, I wonder

by profession

according to sb's paid employment

by coincidence

by chance, by accident

by hook or by crook

in whatever way one can do sth

be in a class of sb's own

(be) unique

it's a textbook case

it's a typical case

take leaf out of sb's book

to copy sth good that sb else does

throw the book a sb

punish sb very severely

a school of thought on sth

learn a lesson/a thing or two

learn sth useful

teach sb a thing or two

inform sb who needs to be informed

You can't teach an old dog new tricks

It's harder for older people to learn new things

throw out a case

dismiss as unsuitable for trial

throw light on

clarify, help to explain

a blunt instrument

a heavy object without a sharp edge or point, used as a weapon

instrument of sth

sth/sb used by an outside force for a particular purpose

leaf of a book

page

sound mind

creative/active intellect

to have a mind of one's own

to have your own opinions

keep sb's mind on sth

concentrate on sth

trained on

aimed or directed at

in the lid on

to hide

go down the drain

to be wasted or lost

look/feel washed out

look/feel exhausted

chair a/the meeting/discussion

to be in charge of

iron out the difficulties

to solve problems

hand sth to sb on a plate

give sth to sb very easily

wipe the floor with sb

to defeat sb very easily

the cream of society

top of society

food for thought

sth to think about

haven't a bean

to have no money

the salt of the earth

a very good and honest person

icing on the cake

sth that makes a good situation even better

it's sour grapes

pretend no interest because of jealousy

bite off more than you can chew

To take on a task that is way to big.

drain on sb's resources

a considerable expense; sth difficult to continue to afford

pull the rug out from under sb

make sb/sb's argument ineffective

table a motion

to post pone taking action on a motion

come out in the wash

to find out at the end

wash sb's hands of sth

end sb's association with sb/sth

armchair critic

sb who gives advice based on theory rather than practice

wash/air sb's dirty linen in public

discuss private/embarrassing matters in public, especially when quarrelling

have sb's cake and eat it too

to have or enjoy the good parts of sth without having or dealing with the bad parts

like hot cakes

very quickly

full of beans

full of energy

spill the beans

reveal a secret

bite the hand that feeds you

to turn against sb who helps you (ăn cháo đá bát)

eat sb's hat

used to say when you are sure sth will not happen

keep sth under sb's hat

keep sth secret

talk through sb's hat

to talk about sth you do not know and thus silly

lose sb's shirt

lose a lot of money

stuffed shirt

a pompous, self-opinionated person

give sb the shirt off sb's back

be very generous to sb

washed overboard

thrown off a boat by the sea

worth sb's salt

worth of respect

stroke of luck

when sth good happens suddenly by chance

down on sb's luck

to be unlucky

far wrong

much mistaken

far more

much more

lose sb's grip on sth

lose sb's control on sth

take a firm grip of sth

hold on tightly to

get a grip on oneself

take control of one's feelings

(sb) be numbered

cannot live or continue much longer

a stretch of

an area or extent of

broaden sb's scope

look for a bigger choice

attention span

length of time sb can concentrate

age range

the minimum and maximum age of a group of people

to a certain/great extent

up to a point but not completely

a lot of scope for

plenty of opportunity for

off limits

area one is forbidden to enter

over the limits

more than is allowed

span a river

build a bridge over a river

by any/no stretch of the imagination

an expression used to emphasise the fact that sth is not true

patter

is made by sth repeatedly hitting a surface quickly & lightly

Ex: rain on a roof

clatter

rattling sound

clink

to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound

Ex: glasses knocking each other

snap

sharp sound of sth suddenly breaking in two

creak/squeak

A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound.