03-03-2023 Flashcards

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1
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fail to keep a promise or to change a decision or agreement

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go back on sth

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to be slightly better than sb or sth else

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have the edge on/over sth/sb

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if an ability or skill is in one’s blood, they have it naturally, usually because it already exists in their family

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be in the/one’s blood

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gắn bó chặt chẽ

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inexticably

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5
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khác lạ, không quen thuộc

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off the beaten track

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6
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ngăn cấm

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prohibitive

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7
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to want very much

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set one’s heart on

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they are not pleased with you if you are in sb’s bad books

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be in one’s bad books

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9
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to start to have an effect or to happen

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kick in

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10
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to succeed in talking to sb on the phone

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get through

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to raise sth, to fixed sth in a raise position

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put sth up

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12
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in an unhappymood

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out of sacks

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to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground

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put your feet up

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the same as or equal to sb/sth

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on a par (with sb/sth)

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to learn how to do sth, especially if it is not obvious or simple

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get the hang of sth

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16
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chỉ vừa đủ thì giờ để làm một điều gì, hay hoàn thành một điều gì trong gang tấc.

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by the skin of your teeth

17
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at risk of failing or being harmed

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on the line

18
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confused

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at sea

19
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among the general public

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on the ground

20
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used for saying that sth is much more extreme than your words suggest

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put it wildly

21
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if sb comes into money, properly, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation

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come into sth