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100 rw (23/01) Flashcards

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He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers. (BEE)

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-> He has a bee in his bonnet about the dishonesty of lawyers.

( have a been in one’s bonnet about sth : ám ảnh về cái gì)

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I must have offended her because she isn’t being friendly towards me. (SHOULDER)

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-> I must have offended her because she is giving me a cold shoulder.

( give sb a/the cold shoulder: đối xử lạnh nhạt với ai)

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You need to make sure that he has enough money to pay for the car before you sell it to him. (COLOR)

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-> You need to see the colour of his money before you sell him the car.

(see the color of one’s money: biết chắc được khả năng tài chính của ai)

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He threatened the officers with violence. (THREATS)

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-> He made threats of violence against the officers.

(make threats of violence againts sb: đe doạ bạo lực với ai)

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The students’ rebellious behaviours should have been severely punished. (DESERVED)

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-> The students deserved severe punishment for their rebellious behaviours.

(deserve sth for: xứng đáng nhận được cái gì vì cái gì)

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There’s no one available in this moment to take her class. (NOTICE)

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-> There’s no one available at such short notice to take her class.

(at such short notice: báo gấp)

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Most people seem to think that I will be next to be promoted. (LINE)

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-> Most people seem to think that I am next in the line for a promotion.

(in the line for: sắp được)

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In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (SHOULDERS)

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-> In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.

(be/stand head and shoulders above: giỏi hơn)

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We’ve agreed to share the cost. (AGREEMENT)

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-> We’ve come to an agreement to share the cost.

(come to an agreement: đi đến thống nhất)

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What has this experience taught you? (DRAWN)

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-> What conclusions have you drawn from this experience?

(draw conclusions from sth: rút ra kết luận từ đâu)

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Coming second didn’t make her feel any better because she only wanted to win. (CONSOLIDATION)

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-> Coming second was (of) no consolidation (to her) because winning was all that mattered to her.

(of no consolidation to sb: không có ý nghĩa gì đối với ai)

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His analysis of the situation was far too complex for me to grasp. (HEAD)

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-> His analysis of the situation went right over my head.

(go right over one’s head: quá sức đối với ai)

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The committee members said that they would remain loyal to the chairman. (PLEDGED)

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-> The committee members pledged their loyalty to the chairman.

(pledge one’s loyalty to sb: thề tận trung với ai)

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I can spend more time with my grandchildren when I retire. (FREE)

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-> Retirement will free me up to spend more time with my grandchildren.

(free sb up to do sth: giúp ai có thêm thời gian để làm gì)

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She just pretended to welcome him, then quickly left the waiting room. (MOTIONS)

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-> She just went through the motions of welcoming him, then quickly left the waiting room.

(go through the motions of doing sth: giả vờ làm gì)

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She gets bored quickly at parties because there is so much trivial conversation. (SMALL)

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-> Too much small talk is the reason why she gets bored quickly at parties.

(small talk: chuyện phù phiếm)

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I think that my parents cope calmly with everything I do. (STRIDE)

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-> I’m under the impression that my parents take everything I do in their stride.

( + under the impression that: có cảm tưởng là
+ take in the stride: đối diện 1 cách bình thản)

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He indicated quite clearly that he would do anything to obtain the contract. (LENGTHS)

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-> He gave every indication of going to any lengths to obtain the contract.

(+ give every indication of doing sth: cho thấy mọi dấu hiệu của việc làm gì
+ Go to any lengths to do sth: sẵn sàng làm mọi việc để có thể)

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Nowadays I consider casual friendships to be far less important than I used to. (STORE)

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-> Nowadays I don’t set (nearly) as much store by casual friendships as I used to.

(set/put/lay much store by sb: đánh giá cao ai)

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I’m afraid that negotiations for a settlement are completely impossible. (WHATSOEVER)

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-> I’m afraid that there is no chance whatsoever of negotiations for a settlement.

(there is no chance/ possibility whatsoever of sth: hoàn toàn không có khả năng)

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Sam was really anxious, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team. (TENTERHOOKS)

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-> Sam was on tenterhooks, waiting to see if he had got a place in the cricket team.

(on tenterhooks: lo lắng)

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The heir to the family fortune was eventually found to be an impostor. (EXPOSED)

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-> The heir to the family fortune was eventually exposed as an impostor.

(be exposed as: bị tiết lộ/ phơi bày là)

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He claimed my point was not relevant to the proceedings. (DISMISSED)

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-> He dismissed my point as irrelevant to the proceedings.

(dismiss sth as adj: coi cái gì đó như thế nào)

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So completely incompetent was that secretary that we lost heaps of invoices. (RANK)

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-> Such was that secretary’s rank incompetence that we lost heaps of invoices.

(rank = especially of something bad) complete or extreme: cực kì, vô đối)

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A lot of the country’s two million unemployed will probably never work again. (MANY)

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-> There are two million unemployed in the country, many of whom will probably never work again.

(many of + đại từ quan hệ, whom thay cho two million unemployed)

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It was difficult to understand her colleagues overt hostility towards her proposal. (OPENLY)

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-> That her colleagues was (so) openly hostile towards her proposal was difficult to understand.

(That SV + V số ít - mệnh đề danh từ)

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I didn’t have the faintest idea about the quirks of the antiques business, so I couldn’t give you any advice. (KEN)

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-> Had the quirks of the antiques business not been beyond my ken, I could have given you some advice.

(beyond one’s ken: nằm ngoài phạm vi hiểu biết/ kiến thức của tôi)

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His parents allowed him to buy an iPhone X after they had considered it for three weeks. (GO-AHEAD)

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-> Having mulled it over for three weeks, his parents gave him the go-ahead to buy an iPhone X.

(give sb the go-ahead to do sth: cho phép ai đó làm gì)

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Although the people here are of the working class, they are kindness and honesty personified. (SALT)

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-> Notwithstanding their working-class background, the people here are the salt of the earth.

(the salt of the earth: người tốt)

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Tom is forever teasing Daisy for having spoonerism. (MICKEY)

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-> On account of having spoonerism, Tom is forever taking the mickey out of Daisy.

(+on account of doing sth: vì
+ Take the mickey out of sb: trêu chọc ai)

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It was about time I went over there and made up with her. (OLIVE)

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-> It was about time (that) I went over there and offered the olive branch to her.

(hold out/ offer/ extend the olive branch to sb: làm hoà với ai)

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Remember to check out our thirteen language learning tips! (BAKER )

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-> Remember to check out our baker’s dozen language learning tips!

(baker’s dozen: mười ba)

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They may have escaped through the backdoor. (GETAWAY)

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-> They may have made their getaway through the backdoor.

(make one’s getaway: tẩu thoát)

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You’ve been looking miserable all day. (MOON)

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-> You’ve done nothing but moon about all day.

(do nothing but moon about: không làm gì ngoài việc trầm ngâm)

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Jim knew he would have to go on the business trip at a moment’s notice. (POISED)

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-> Jim was poised to go on the business trip at a moment’s notice.

(be poised to V: sẵn sàng để làm gì)

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The waiters in the new restaurant were very inefficient. (SHODDY)

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-> We received shoddy service from the waiters in the new restaurant.

(shoddy service: dịch vụ tệ hại)

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Sean did all the illustrations for the book but no one acknowledged his work. (CREDIT)

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-> Sean wasn’t given any credit for doing all the illustrations for the book.

(give sb credit for doing sth: công nhận ai đã làm gì)

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The family members find it hard to accept their father’s fortune will go to charity. (RESISTANCE)

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-> There is resistance among the family members to the fact that their father’s fortune will go to the charity.

(resistance to sth: phản đối cái gì)

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His analysis of the situation was far too complex for me to grasp. (HEAD)

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-> His analysis of the situation went right over my head.

(go right over one’s head: vượt quá khả năng của ai)

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Start doing some work now if you want to become a rich and powerful man. (PULL)

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-> Pull your finger out now if you want to become a man of substance.

(+ pull one’s finger out: cố gắng hết mình;
+ a man of substance: người quyền lực và giàu có)

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Had it not been for John, she couldn’t have got the job. (AGENCY)

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-> Only through the agency of John could she get the job.

(through the agency of sb: nhờ có ai)

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Peter never makes any effort to help his team when it is time for action. (LIFTS)

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-> Peter never lifts a finger to help his team when it is time for action.

(lift a finger to help: giúp đỡ ai)

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After a long hard journey, I cheered up when I saw my home. (SIGHT)

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-> After a long hard journey, my spirits rose when I caught sight of my home.

(lift one’s spirits: làm ai phấn trấn;
+ catch sight of: bắt gặp)

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He didn’t want to get into a position where he might lose all his money. (POSSIBILITY)

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-> He didn’t want to expose himself to the possibility of losing all his money.

(expose oneself to the possibility of: đối mặt với nguy cơ)

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He hid the truth about the matter because he didn’t want to lose his high position. (CARPET )

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-> He swept the matter under the carpet because he didn’t want to lose his high position.

(sweep sth under the carpet: che giấu điều gì)

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The company received an enormous number of calls responding to the advert. (DELUGED)

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-> The company was deluged with calls response to the advert.

(be deluged with: trần ngập)

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Children enjoy unwrapping their Christmas presents. (A KICK)

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-> Children get a kick out of unwrapping their Christmas presents.

(get a kick out of/ from: có được niềm vui từ)

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I’ve become extremely good at missing the rush hour over the last few weeks. (FINE)

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-> I’ve got missing the rush hour down to a fine art over the last-few weeks.

(down to a fine art: biết cách)

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I feel that to brand her ideas unworkable at this stage would be wrong. (WRITE)

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-> I don’t think we should write off her ideas as unworkable at this stage.

(write off sth as: loại bỏ cái gì chỉ vì)

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It’s crucial for us to control the juvenile inmates in a very strict way. (KEEP)

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-> It’s crucial for us to keep a tight rein on the juvenile inmates.

(keep a tight rein on sth: kiểm soát cái gì)

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You’ve done nothing but look miserable all day. (AROUND)

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-> You’ve done nothing but moon around all day.

(do nothing but moon around: không làm gì ngoài trầm ngâm)

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We don’t expect that the tourists in that accident have survived. (HOLD)

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-> We don’t hold out much hope for the survival of the tourists in that accident.

(hold out much hope for: nuôi hi vọng)

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Your story is different from the facts. (DOES)

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-> Your story **does not tie in with the facts. **

(tie in with: khớp với)

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His excuse for such bad behavior has little effect on her. (NO)

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-> His excuse for such bad behavior cuts no ice with her.

(cut no ice with sb: không có tác dụng gì với ai)

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It is extremely important that the company rules are observed. (UTMOST)

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-> Observation of the company rules is** of utmost importance.**

(of utmost importance: vô cùng quan trọng)

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Although it was not his fault, the personnel manager resigned from his position. (HANDED)

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-> Through no fault of his own, the personnel manager handed in his notice.

(hand in one’s notice: nộp đơn thôi việc)

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Frankly speaking, I do not think that nature and nurture are of equal significance. (SUBSCRIBE)

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-> To put it bluntly, I do not subscribe to the opinion that nature and nurture are of equal significance.

(subscribe to sth: đồng ý)

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The business is hardly making a profit at the moment. (EVEN)

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-> The business is hardly breaking even at the moment.

(break even: hoà vốn)

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I don’t really know why, but I don ‘t trust him. (FINGER)

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-> I can’t put my finger on why but I don’t trust him.

(put one’s finger on: xác định/ nói cụ thể)

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I felt vaguely that something was wrong, but what was it? (BACK)

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-> I felt at the back of my mind that something was wrong, but what was it?

(at the back of one’s mind: mơ hồ)

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The journalist pretended that she was a parent of one of the children. (FALSE)

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-> The Journalist gave the false impression that she was a parent of one of the children.

(give the false impression: gây ấn tượng sai lầm)

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You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. (STRIKE)

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-> You have to strike a balance between logic and lateral thinking in this job.

(strike a balance between: cân bằng giữa)

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Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for promoton. (COUNTED)

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-> Her inexperience counted against her when she applied for promoton.

(count against sb: ảnh hưởng đến ai)

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The man over there lost his tem per in the public meeting. (HANDLE)

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-> That’s the man who flew off the handle in the public meeting.

(fly off the handle: dễ nổi cáu)

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We honestly all found it almost impossible not to laugh when we saw Josh’s new haircut. (FACE)

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-> Honestly, keeping a straight face was almost impossible when we saw Josh’s new haircut.

(keep a straight face: nghiêm nghị)

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The phone bill was so expensive that Dave was furious. (ARM)

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-> Dave was up in arms about such an expensive phone bill.

(up in arms about sth: tức giận về)

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‘I’ve decided I really want to go on a cruise round the Med this summer,’ said Molly. (HEART)

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-> Molly says that she has set her heart on going on a cruise round the Med this summer.

(set one’s heart on: quyết tâm)

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He told us that getting a later plane was our only option. (BUT)

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-> ‘You have no option but to get a later plane,’ he said.

(have no option but to V: không có sự lựa chọn nào khác ngoài)

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Inefficient treatment of customers creates a bad inpression of the company. (REFLECTS)

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-> Treating customers with a lack of efficiency reflects badly on the company.

(reflect badly on: phản ánh xấu về)

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The organizers planned everything as carefully as they could possibly have done. (UTMOST)

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-> Everything was planned with the utmost care by the organizers.

(be planned with the utmost care: được lên kế hoạch hết sức chu đáo)

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I hope his story will help us to understand what happened. (SHED)

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-> Hopefully when he tells us his story, it will shed light on what happened.

(shed light on: làm sáng tỏ)

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He was finally able to adjust himself to the new working condition. (SWING)

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-> He finally got into the swing of the new working condition.

(get into the swing of sth: làm quen với cái gì)

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Her role in the plot was of secondary importance. (SECOND FIDDLE)

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-> She played second fiddle in the plot.

(play second fiddle: ở thế yếu)

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The offer to go and work in Brazil was a complete surprise. (BLUE)

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-> The offer to go and work in Brazil came (completely) out of the blue.

(out of the blue: bất ngờ)

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This liver condition is common in those who drink a lot. (DRINKERS)

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-> This liver condition is common in heavy drinkers.

(heavy drinkers: người nghiện rượu)

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Minnie meant well so you mustn’t be offended by her comments. (AMISS)

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-> Please don’t take Minnie’s comments amiss because she meant well.

(take sth amiss: làm phật ý ai)

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It’s urgent that the new principal start to deal with the problems facing the school. (GRIPS)

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-> The new principle will have to get to grips with the problem facing the school straight away.

(get to grips with: giải quyết)

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My supervisor did not even hint to me that he was about to resign. (INDICATION)

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-> I was given no indication by my supervisor that he was about to resign.

(give sb no indication: không ra hiệu cho ai)

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When I saw the exam questions, I couldn’t remeber anything. (MIND)

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-> When I saw the exam questions, my mind just went blank.

(mind go blank: đầu óc trống rỗng)

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We have recently noticed that you have not been attending staff training sessions. (ATTENTION)

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-> It has come to our attention that you have not been attending staff training sessions.

(come to one’s attention: ai đó chú ý rằng)

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If something’s worrying you, you should tell me about it now. (CHEST)

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-> If you have a problem, why don’t you get it off your chest now?

(get it off one’s chest: nói ra điều trong lòng)

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I think you should confront your boss right now with how you feel about this. (OUT)

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-> Why don’t you have it out with your boss right now?

(have sth out with sb: trò chuyện với ai)

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Anna had decided Tom was not telling the truth about what happened. (TEETH)

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-> Anna was sure Tom was lying through his teeth about what happened.

(lie through one’s teeth: nói dối trắng trợn)

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Perhaps my sister was bad-tempered because she was tired. (FACT)

A

-> I put my sister’s bad-temper down to the fact that she was tired.

(put sth down to:quy cái gì là do)

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When confronted with his crime the accused was unrepentant. (REMORSE)

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-> The accused showed no remorse for crime he had committed.

(show no remorse for: không tỏ ra hối tiếc cho cái gì)

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The day after I lost my job, I did not feel like getting out of bed. (INCLINATION)

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-> I had no inclination to get out of bed the day after losing my job.

(have no inclination to V: không có thiên hướng làm gì)

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It is necessary to free our business from the influence of the bureaucracy right now. (HAND)

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-> It is necessary to free our business from the dead hand of bureaucracy right now.

(dead hand: sự ảnh hưởng)

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The train is too crowded with the commuters during the morning rush hour. (SARDINESS)

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-> The commuters on the train were packed like sardiness during the morning rush hour.

(be packed like sardiness: trật chội)

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The club has been very successful since the beginning of the season. (ON)

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-> Since the beginning of the season, the club has been on the up and up.

(on the up and up: rất thành công)

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The boys fixed all their attention on what the teacher was saying in order not to miss any small details. (ZEROED)

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-> The boys zeroed in on what the teacher was saying in order not to miss any small details.

(zero in on sth: tập trung vào)

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He causes so much trouble that we can do nothing besides from leaving him to worry and suffer the unpleasant effect of his own actions. (JUICE)

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-> As he causes so much trouble, there’s nothing we can do now besides from letting him stew in his own juice.

(let sb stew in one’s own juice: để ai tự gánh chịu hậu quả)

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Martine cannot go any higher in his career. (PINNACLE)

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-> Martine has reached the pinacle of his career.

(reach the pinnacle of sth:chạm đến đỉnh cao của cái gì)

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I will appreciate it if you didn’t pretend to support my view. (LIP)

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-> I would sooner you hadn’t paid lip service to my view yesterday.

(pay lip service to sth: nói suông về cái gì)

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Addicts of computer games struggle to distinguish the virtual world from the real world. (DRAW)

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-> Those obsessed with computer games struggle to draw the line between the virtual world and the real world.

(draw the line: vạch ra giới hạn)

95
Q

Have a look at this picture . It may help you remember something. (JOG)

A

-> Have a look at this picture. It may help you jog your memory.

(jog one’s memory: làm thức tỉnh kí ức)

96
Q

Apparently, a lot of employees will be made redundant when the 21st Century Fox is taken over. (HEAP)

A

-> Apparently, many an employee will be thrown on the scrap heap upon the takeover of 21st Century Fox.

(be thrown on the scrap heap: bị sa thải)

97
Q

Although the beginning may be smooth for a business, one has to think about the worst-case scenario. (PREOCCUPIED)

A

-> Plain sailing as the beginning of a business may be, one has to be preoccupied with the worst-cast scenario.

(plain sailing: thuận buồm xuôi gió)

98
Q

I didn’t dare to tell the truth because my father was there. (GUTS)

A

-> Hadn’t it been for my father’s presence, I might/would have had the guts to tell the truth.

(have the guts to V: có gan làm gì)

99
Q

Looking back, we could have managed things in a more organized way. (SHIP)

A

-> With hindsight, we could have run a tight ship/we didn’t run a tight ship.

(run a tight ship: quản lý hiệu quả)

100
Q

It was a shame I couldn’t come to his father’s funeral. (RESPECT)

A

-> I’d like to have paid my last respect to his father.

( pay one’s last respect to sb: tỏ lòng thành kính lần cuối với ai)

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