5th Eng vocab set Flashcards

1
Q

come under the hammer

A

Được bán đấu giá

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2
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to square the circle

A

làm những việc không thể xảy ra

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3
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to split hairs about sth

A

vạch lá tìm sâu, bới lông tìm vết

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4
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to put the lid on sth/ sb’s hope

A

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

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5
Q

talk shop

A

nói những chuyện về công việc

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6
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chew the fat

A

nói chuyện phiếm

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7
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tell tales out of school

A

tiết lộ những bí mật nội bộ ra bên ngoài

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8
Q

tan sb’s hide

A

punish sb by beating them

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9
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cook the books

A

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

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10
Q

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

A

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

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11
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call it a day

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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

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12
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break new ground = blaze the trail

A

to do or discover something new

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13
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pull sb’s leg

A

trêu chọc ai đó

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14
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brave the elements

A

to take risk and go out in bad weather

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15
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pull sb’s leg

A

trêu chọc ai đó

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16
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rub shoulders with sb

A

associate closely with sb

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17
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be in the family way

A

có thai

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18
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burn the midnight oil

A

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

19
Q

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

A

chuyện bé xé ra to

20
Q

pull out all the stops

A

make every effort to do sth

21
Q

get off scot- free

A

avoid punishment

22
Q

blow hot and cold

A

keep changing your opinion

23
Q

turn the tables on

A

lật ngược tình thế

24
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ride the crest of a wave

A

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

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lead sb up the garden path
deceive sb
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go through the floor
fall substantially (price)
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pick holes in sth
find fault in sth
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let off steam
nguôi giận
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be head over heels in love with sb
yêu say đắm ai đó
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keep a level headed
remain calm and sensible
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get half a mind to do sth
have the intention to do sth
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keep sb's head above water
cố gắng xoay sở để sống sót
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give sb their head
cho ai đó đc toàn quyền quyết định
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be in two minds
lưỡng lự, phân vân
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have sth on the brain
to think and talk about sth a lot
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turn sb's head = go to your head
cái j khiến cho ai đó tự tin quá thái
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unanimous (adj) /juˈnænɪməs/
if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group
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out of hand
out of control
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come to/into being
start to exist
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from all four corners of the world
từ khắp nơi trên thế giới
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give rise to the conflict
gia tăng mâu thuẫn
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impairment
sự hư hỏng
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be in good faith
với tâm ý tốt đẹp