Ngoại ngữ Study Idioms: Actions and Behaviour

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Chào các bạn, Idioms là một trong những dạng bài "khó nhằn" trong mỗi bài kiểm tra của chúng ta. Hãy cùng mình tìm hiểu về các idiom này nhé

ACTIONS & BEHAVIOUR
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1. accidentally on purpose (a): seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
--> If you do something intentionally, but pretend it was an accident, you do it accidentally on purpose.
E.g: "I accidentally on purpose missed the meeting time, so I couldn't go there."

2. add fuel to the flames: an action which describe a situation when matter is been made worse deliberately by someone.
--> If you add fuel to the flames, you do or say something that makes a difficult situation even worse.
E.g: "Susan forgot her best friend's birthday, and her apologies only added fuel to the flames."

3. all ears: to say that you are all ears means the others has got your full attention in terms of listening to them.
E.g: "Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!

4. answer the call of nature/ answer nature's call: When a person answers the call of nature, they go to the toilet.
E.g: "I had to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of nature."

5. backseat driver:

• A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver is called a backseat driver.
• any person who gives unwanted advice instead of helping or understanding

E.g: "I can't stand backseat drivers like my mother-in-law!"

6. badger someone
--> If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.
E.g: "Sophia badgered her parents into buying her an Iphone 13"

7. balancing act: to appease two or more groups having difference of opinion or action
--> When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform a balancing act.
E.g: "Many people, especially women, have to perform a balancing act between work and family."

8. bare your heart / soul
--> If you bare you soul (or heart) to someone, you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to them.
E.g: "I can’t make out why I bared my heart to him although we didn’t know each other that well."

9. bark up wrong tree: take a wrong approach to something
E.g: "If you think you will solve the problem by following those steps, you are barking up the wrong tree"

10. beat a (hasty) retreat: leave a place because it is dangerous or unpleasant
E.g: "My wife seems to be in a very bad mood today. I am going to beat a hasty retreat before I make it worse."
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11. be one's best bet
--> The action or idea that is most likely to be successful.
E.g: "At this time, running is your best bet"
12. bide your time: wait for a good opportunity to do something
E.g: "He's not hesitating, he's just biding his time, waiting for the price to drop."
13. binge drinking
--> This term refers to heavy drinking where large quantities of alcohol are consumed in a short space of time, often among young people in rowdy groups.
E.g: "Binge drinking is becoming a major problem in some European countries."

14. on the bottle
--> A person who drinks alcohol often and regularly is on the bottle.
E.g: "John went on the bottle when he lost his job."

15. bite hand that feeds you
--> used for used for people who do not show respect for the one who has helped them.
E.g: "I would never bite the hand that feeds me, Sir. My morals are not so low."

16. blot one's copy book
--> To tarnish, damage, or ruin one's reputation by behaving badly or committing some mistake or social transgression.
E.g: "He blotted his copy-book when he was arrested for speeding."

17. break every rule in the book
--> If you behave in a completely unacceptable way, you break every rule in the book.
E.g: "Our competitors obtained the contract by breaking every rule in the book."

18. breathe down somebody's neck
--> To monitor someone closely, usually in an overbearing and irritating way.
--> To be physically close to someone in an unnerving or unwanted way.
E.g: "The atmosphere at work is not great; the boss keeps breathing down our necks all the time."

19. build bridges
-->To foster good relationships
E.g: "Teachers want to build bridges with other students in the class"

20. burn your bridges: eliminate all possible methods of going back to the prior state of affairs
--> If you burn your bridges, you do something that will be impossible to rectify in the future.
E.g: " If you don’t get along, keep your distance but never burn bridges."

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21. burn the candle at both ends: làm việc hết sức, ko giữ sức
--> To exhaust yourself by doing too much, especially going to bed late and getting up early.
E.g: "Emmy looks exhausted - I'll bet she's been burning the candle at both ends lately."

22. burn your fingers: nhận kết quả tệ, mất tiền
--> To suffer financially as a result of foolish behaviour.
E.g: "Jack got his fingers burnt playing on the stock market."

23. bury one's head in the sand: nhắm mắt làm ngơ
--> To refuse to face the unpleasant reality by pretending that the situation doesn't exist.
E.g: "It's no good burying your head in the sand. We've got a problem on our hands."

24. bury the hatchet: giảng hòa
--> When people who have had a disagreement decide to forget their quarrel and become friends again, they bury the hatchet.
E.g: "I didn't agree with my colleague's decision, but for the sake of peace I decided to bury the hatchet."

25. butter somebody up: nịnh bợ
--> To flatter them or you are very nice to them, especially if you want to obtain something.
E.g: "He was so keen to get the job that he spent his time buttering up the boss."

26. call someone's bluff: thách thức (để vạch trần ai đó)
--> If you call someone's bluff, you challenge them to do what they threaten to do (while believing that they will not dare to do it).
E.g: "Will claimed that he could run faster than me, but when I called his bluff, he suddenly remember he had a meeting"

27. call it quits: ngừng hoạt động
--> When people temporarily stop doing something or put an end to an activity, they call it quits.
E.g: "OK, we're all exhausted, so let's call it quits for today."

28. call a spade a spade: nói thẳng
--> A person who calls a spade a spade speaks openly and truthfully about something, especially difficult matters.
E.g: "What I like about the new deskmate is that he calls a spade a spade - it makes things so much easier for everyone."

29. cap in hand: nói một cách tôn trọng
--> If you do something cap in hand, you ask for something in a very respectful manner.
E.g: "They went to the teacher, cap in hand, and asked for more time to complete their project."
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