REVIEW TEST 5 (25/10 => 2/11)
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turn to sb/sth: to go to somebody/something for help, advice, etc.
- see
sb ↔
off: tiễn ai lên đường (du lịch)
- I don't have it in me (to do
sth) = I'm no longer able to ___
- by no
means = not by any (manner of)
means: not at all.
- doze
off: to go to sleep, especially during the day.
- hair’s breadth (n) [singular]: a very small distance or amount
- settle
for sth: to accept something that is not exactly what you want but is the best that is available.
- settle
down: to get into a comfortable position, either sitting or lying/ to start to have a quieter way of life, living in one place.
- settle in | settle into
sth: to move into a new home, job, etc. and start to feel comfortable there
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keep an eye on: để mắt/ trông chừng.
- come
over (to...): ghé qua.
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extent of damage: mức độ thiệt hại.
- remind
sb (
of sb/
sth): gợi nhớ (có nét giống ai đó/ điều gì nên như thấy trước mắt)
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make up (with
sb) = bury the hatchet: làm hòa.
(British English also
make it up)
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furious (with
sb/yourself) (for (doing)
sth): very angry.
- set
sth ↔ aside: dể dành, dành ra (thời gian...).
- above and beyond: hơn thế nữa, hơn cả điều gì.
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stick one's nose into sth: tìm hiểu những điều không phải việc của mình.
(BrE also
poke...)
- inform
sb (
of/ about sth): thông báo
Lưu ý vào thi dùng "of" để không bị bắt bẻ.
- die out:
to stop existing.
- makes
sb's
blood boil: làm ai tức sôi máu.
- bore, scare, etc. the pants
off sb: (informal) to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc.
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trick or treat: said by children who visit people’s houses at Halloween and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets/candy.
HISTORY - ORIGIN (oxford dict.): a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say 'Trick or treat?' This means that they threaten to play a 'trick', or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a 'treat', e.g. sweets or money. The practice of 'trick or treat' began in the US in the 1930s but is now common in Britain also.
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rumor has it that...: thiên hạ đồn rằng...
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get one’s emotions
under control: tiết chế cảm xúc.
Ex: I’m sorry I snapped at you yesterday. I guess I just couldn’t get my emotions under control.
(snap at
sb = get angry with
sb)
- fall
apart: to be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off/ to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function.
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