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The proposal drew many negative comments as it __ common sense

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flew in the face of

C2

Đi ngược lại quy chuẩn thông thường

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drive a hard bargain

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  1. kỳ vọng rất nhiều thứ đổi cho những gì bạn đã trả/ làm
  2. mạnh mẽ bảo vệ vị trí có lợi trong một cuộc thỏa thuận
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throw the book at

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phạt nặng

After the accident, the safety inspector threw the book at the company directors.

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Older people who declard social support from __ or neighbors were more helpful to their own household

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confidants

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crony

C2

Family and relationships

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người dành nhiều thgian vs ai đó

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confederate

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= accomplice: đồng phạm

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They __ a two-month tour of the US with a party in Washington

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kicked off

bắt đầu

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set forth

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= set out

  1. bắt đầu 1 hđ với 1 mục đích
  2. bắt đầu 1 hành trình
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My boss is always having a __ at me

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dig

Have/take/ make a dig at sb/sth: nói điều gì nhằm chỉ trích, làm xấu hổ, đùa cợt ai đó

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I must confess I was __ myself with rage

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beside

C2

be beside yourself with an emotion: cảm xúc đó mạnh tới mức không thể kiểm soát được

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Will development ever again be the ___ of burden pulling the region out of economic malady

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beast

thứ mà sẽ gánh vác gánh nặng

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Those mediocre(tiêu chuẩn trung bình) singers seem to be __, but they will soon fade into obscurity

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riding the crest of a wave

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have your work cut out (for you)

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có việc rất khó để làm

She’ll really have her work cut out to finish all those reports by the end of the week.

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hold/stand firm (against)

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giữ vững vị trí/ mức

We will stand firm against any policies that undermine our economic security.

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lay down your life

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ngủm

I hope you will never be asked to lay down your lives for your principles.

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The starter motor was __ again, which got on my nerves

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playing up

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fire away

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dùng để bảo ai đó có thể bắt đầu đặt câu hỏi

‘I’ve got a few questions.’ ‘OK then, fire away.’

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sound sb out

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tìm hiểu 1 cách gián tiếp về suy nghĩ/ ý định của 1 người để bản thân có thể chuẩn bị/ hành động phù hợp
thăm dò

Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she’s going to vote?

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harp on sth

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liên tục phàn nàn về cái gì

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all but

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= almost

She __ fainted when she heard that her son had died

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Still doubtful of the success of the __ “flying machines”, the write mused that “comparatively few of us have any desire to float in the air at a greater height from the earth”

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newfangled

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bedraggled

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ẩm ướt, bẩn thỉu và lộn xộn

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credentials

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the abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone’s abilities and experience

All the candidates had excellent academic credentials.

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bespectacled

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(adj) đeo kính

a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

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glutton
người ăn nhiều ## Footnote What a glutton – he ate a whole pizza by himself.
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gluttonous
1. ăn nhiều 2. dùng nhiều hơn cần thiết ## Footnote She said that industrialized countries should reduce their gluttonous (= greater than is needed) consumption of oil.
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gluttony
tình huống mà ngta quá háu ăn
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be a glutton for
= to like sth very much
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decree
phán quyết ## Footnote We all decreed that there be an end to their quarrel
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herald
something that shows that something else is going to happen soon
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Phân biệt foreboding và premonition
foreboding: STRONG feeling that something UNPLEASANT OR DANGEROUS is going to happen
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A special conference has been __ to discuss the organization of a standardized national examination
summoned | = convene ## Footnote tổ chức 1 cuộc họp formal
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stir
1. (C1) cử động nhẹ hoặc làm ai đó cử động nhẹ 2. (C2) Khiến ai phấn khích hoặc cảm nhận 1 cảm xúc mãnh liệt 3. (của 1 cảm xúc) bắt đầu cảm nhận đc 4. (C2 - Opinion and argument) cố tình gây rắc rối ## Footnote She heard the baby stir in the next room. You haven't stirred from that chair all evening! She was stirred by his sad story. A feeling of guilt began to stir in her. You're just stirring it!
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initiate
1. To make sth begin 2. (sb into sth) to explain something to somebody and/or make them experience it for the first time | C1 ## Footnote His uncle initiated him into the pleasures of sailing.
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inaugurate
1. giới thiệu nhà lãnh đạo/ quan chức mới ở 1 ngày lễ đặc biệt 2. mở 1 tòa nhà/ 1 tổ chức đặc biệt qua nghi lễ 3. giới thiệu sự phát triển mới hoặc sự thay đổi ## Footnote 1. He will be inaugurated (as) President in January. 2. The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor. 3. The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
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palm sth off on sb
từ bỏ thứ gì đó, hoặc thuyết phục ai chấp nhận món gì, đặc biệt khi bạn không mong muốn
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fob someone off with something
to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality or different from what they really wanted
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nod off
ngủ gà gật
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Some of the mathematical ideas which can be experienced with the most general __ are suggested here
apparatus
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paraphernalia
all the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity ## Footnote We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia
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gizmo
any small device with a particular purpose
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peculiar
strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried | C1 ## Footnote Most sociologists agree that the problem of discrimination is not ___ to any country
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marching orders
If you give someone their marching orders, you ask that person to leave a place or a job because they have done something wrong ## Footnote The captain knew that if his team lost another match he would get his ___
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credit crunch
economic conditions that make financial organizations less willing to lend money, often causing serious economic problems
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hush money
tiền để bịt miệng ai đó
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golden handshake
a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job, either when their employer has asked them to leave or when they are leaving at the end of their working life, as a reward for very long or good service in their job
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Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large amount of money stashed __ in the bank
away ## Footnote trữ/ giấu lượng lớn
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It seems Richard did not want to wear that shirt so he spilled ketchup over it __-on-purpose
accidentally ## Footnote cố ý làm nma giả vờ như vô tình
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To save money for __ purposes is altogether different from saving it for economical purposes
avaricious ## Footnote tham tiền/ giàu có
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He had such a bad stomach that he was __ in pain
doubled up ## Footnote quặn lên xuống do đau/ cười
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As soon as he read the letter, tears __ in his eyes
welled up
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I had a small accident with the car. One of the wings is a little ___
dented ## Footnote bị lõm
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Incoherence, or word __, refers to speech that is unconnected and conveys no meaning to the listener
salad
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I turned and made my way out through the swirling __ of dust into the bright sunlight of the street outside
specks
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The government has brought __ a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental deterioration
in ## Footnote giới thiệu điều mới như luật lệ hay sản phẩm
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Churchill, Beverridge and their colleagues recognized that insurance dealt only with the most __ tip of the unemployment problem
tractable ## Footnote easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded
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I heard people shouting at each other, and suddenly all hell __ loose
broke ## Footnote tình huống trở nên bạo lực/ ồn ào
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I hate the way he __ around looking so self-important
struts ## Footnote đi lại cố tỏ ra quan trọng
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It seems our application has been refused __
point-blank ## Footnote thẳng thừng
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dolorous
cảm thấy/ thể hiện rằng mình rất buồn
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pugnacious | C2 ## Footnote Opinion and argument
có khao khát mãnh liệt cãi nhau/ đánh nhau với người khác
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all brawn and no brains
toàn cơ nhưng ko có não
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(người) larger than life
thu hút nhiều sự chú ý vì họ thú vị hơn nhx ng khác
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dissipate
dần biến mất
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disperse
phân tán
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mote
sth bé tới mức kh thấy đc
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bring on
1. bring sb on: giúp ai phát triển trong khi đang học điều gì 2. bring sth on: cause sth unpleasant 3. bring sth on yourself/ sb: chịu trách nhiệm cho việc tồi tệ xảy ra với chính mình
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pliable
= flexible = impressionable
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malleable
1. (kim loại) dẻo 2. easily influenced/ changed
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suggestible
ba phải
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scamper
đi nhanh với những bước ngắn nhỏ
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slink
= creep
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The silence of the public liabrary was __ by the sound of transistor radio
broken
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You could tell that she wasnt happy about the news by the way she __ her face in disapproval
screwed up ## Footnote 1. làm hỏng 2. screw sb up: khiến ai trở nên hạnh phúc và hủy hại tính cách của họ 3. nhăn mặt
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It is far too easy to lay the blame __ on the shoulders of the management
squarely ## Footnote directly or exactly
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__ by venting about all the reasons you're leaving is not a good idea when you do decide to quit your job
Burning bridges ## Footnote Hủy hoại mọi cách có thể quay lại tình huống trước đó
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the tail wagging the dog
tình huống mà tập thể lớn phải lm sth để thỏa mãn tập thể nhỏ
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put on airs/ give yourself airs
tự cao tự đại
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pass the buck
đổ tội cho người khác trong khi đáng ra bạn nên xin lỗi
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Until this evening, Hannah is still __ away at her unfinished report
grinding ## Footnote work or study hard so sánh với hammer away: làm việc ko ngừng
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Although __, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a sports woman
disabled
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Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected __ to block off certain streets
barricades
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It's time we change the __ regarding the roles in the family
idee fixe ## Footnote niềm tin mà người ta từ chối thay đổi, dù nó có thể sai
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hoi polloi
(disapproving or humorous):ordinary ppl
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faus pax
words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite
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I've got such a __ headache that i cant concentrate on the lecture
thumping
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My grandparents fell deeply in love with each other from the moment they met; my grandpa, in particular, alwats descrubed feeling __ with my grandma from the first time he saw her
enamored
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venerate
regard with great respect ## Footnote Mother Theresa is venerated as a saint
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The two men had a disagreement when they first met. That disagreement set the __ for the hostility between them
scene ## Footnote to make something possible or likely to happen
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Financial aid is being providd to the country __ of the World Bank
under the auspices ## Footnote with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization
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