REVIEW TEST 6 (6/11 ↔ 17/11)
- try
out for sth (especially NAmE) to compete for a position or place in something, or to be a member of a team.
-
piss sb ↔ off: to make somebody annoyed or bored.
- go bananas: (slang) to become angry, crazy or silly.
- come
apart: to break into pieces =
separate. [Lưu ý chính tả]
- have a whale of a time (informal): to enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time.
- jump out of your
skin (informal) giận bắn mình.
- back
off (from
sth): trốn tránh trách nhiệm.
- pay
off (informal): được đền trả/ có kết quả xứng đáng.
- below the belt (of a remark): unfair or cruel.
- have a
row (with
sb): have an angry discussion.
-
drag on: (disapproving) continue for too long.
- keep
on doing
sth: lặp đi lặp lại.
- put a
foot wrong (usually used in negative sentences): mắc sai lầm.
- have a
soft spot for sb/sth (informal) to like somebody/something.
- dead in the water: a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future.
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Thành ngữ về động vật
Let the cat out of the bag: Vô tình để lộ bí mật
eg. If you let the cat out of the bag, i will kill you
Be raining cats and dogs: Mưa lớn, mưa như trút nước
eg. It's is raining cats and dogs
Wolf in sheep's clothing: sói đội lốt cừu, trông ngây thơ vô hại nhưng thực chất rất nguy hiểm
eg. Although they look harmless, they are so dangerous
A snake in the grass: Một người ra vẻ là bạn tốt nhưng không đáng tin
eg. She is a snake in the grass
Like a cat on hot bricks: Rất căng thẳng.
eg. The situation now likes a cat on hot bricks
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- show
sb/
sth ↔
off: khoe/ phô ra (cái mình tự hào)
- turn
sth ↔
over: lật lại.
- have
sth under your belt: (informal) đạt được thứ gì mong muốn
- squeeze
sb/
sth in: to give time to sb/sth although you are very busy.
- after a
while: after a period of time.
- charge
through the
nose: chặt chém (giá cả)
-
beware of
sb/
sth = be careful (usually on written signs)
- in/into the
distance:
far away but still able to be seen or heard
- stop
off: dừng chân/ ghé lại
- in
favor (of
sb/
sth): ủng hộ ai/ điều gì.
- in
common with sb/sth (formal) in the same way as somebody/something.
-
account for sth = explain.
-
make up for
sth: to do something that corrects a bad situation [bù vào, đền bù]
-
drift apart: dần dần mất liên lạc qua thời gian.
- (you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks: (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time.
- fly off the
handle (informal) to suddenly become very angry.
- call a
spade a spade: to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion.
- come in
handy (informal) to be useful.
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