5th Eng vocab set

Question 1

come under the hammer

Answer 1

Được bán đấu giá

Question 2

to square the circle

Answer 2

làm những việc không thể xảy ra

Question 3

to split hairs about sth

Answer 3

vạch lá tìm sâu, bới lông tìm vết

Question 4

to put the lid on sth/ sb’s hope

Answer 4

phá hỏng kế hoạch/ làm mất đi hi vọng của ai đó

Question 5

talk shop

Answer 5

nói những chuyện về công việc

Question 6

chew the fat

Answer 6

nói chuyện phiếm

Question 7

tell tales out of school

Answer 7

tiết lộ những bí mật nội bộ ra bên ngoài

Question 8

tan sb’s hide

Answer 8

punish sb by beating them

Question 9

cook the books

Answer 9

thay đổi sổ sách, giấy tờ để biển thủ công quỹ

Question 10

embezzle (v) /ɪmˈbezl/
==> embezzlement (n)

Answer 10

to steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer (biển thủ công quỹ)

Question 11

call it a day

Answer 11

to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough and u have been tired

Question 12

break new ground = blaze the trail

Answer 12

to do or discover something new

Question 13

pull sb’s leg

Answer 13

trêu chọc ai đó

Question 14

brave the elements

Answer 14

to take risk and go out in bad weather

Question 15

pull sb’s leg

Answer 15

trêu chọc ai đó

Question 16

rub shoulders with sb

Answer 16

associate closely with sb

Question 17

be in the family way

Answer 17

có thai

Question 18

burn the midnight oil

Answer 18

study very hard until the small hours/ to be hard- working

Question 19

make a mountain out of a molehill = make heavy weather of sth = a storm in the tea cup

Answer 19

chuyện bé xé ra to

Question 20

pull out all the stops

Answer 20

make every effort to do sth

Question 21

get off scot- free

Answer 21

avoid punishment

Question 22

blow hot and cold

Answer 22

keep changing your opinion

Question 23

turn the tables on

Answer 23

lật ngược tình thế

Question 24

ride the crest of a wave

Answer 24

at the peak of popularity bot just for a limited period of time

Question 25

lead sb up the garden path

Answer 25

deceive sb

Question 26

go through the floor

Answer 26

fall substantially (price)

Question 27

pick holes in sth

Answer 27

find fault in sth

Question 28

let off steam

Answer 28

nguôi giận

Question 29

be head over heels in love with sb

Answer 29

yêu say đắm ai đó

Question 30

keep a level headed

Answer 30

remain calm and sensible

Question 31

get half a mind to do sth

Answer 31

have the intention to do sth

Question 32

keep sb’s head above water

Answer 32

cố gắng xoay sở để sống sót

Question 33

give sb their head

Answer 33

cho ai đó đc toàn quyền quyết định

Question 34

be in two minds

Answer 34

lưỡng lự, phân vân

Question 35

have sth on the brain

Answer 35

to think and talk about sth a lot

Question 36

turn sb’s head = go to your head

Answer 36

cái j khiến cho ai đó tự tin quá thái

Question 37

unanimous (adj) /juˈnænɪməs/

Answer 37

if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group

Question 38

out of hand

Answer 38

out of control

Question 39

come to/into being

Answer 39

start to exist

Question 40

from all four corners of the world

Answer 40

từ khắp nơi trên thế giới

Question 41

give rise to the conflict

Answer 41

gia tăng mâu thuẫn

Question 42

impairment

Answer 42

sự hư hỏng

Question 43

be in good faith

Answer 43

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