9th Eng vocab set Flashcards

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1
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give sb the willies

A

if sth gives you the willies, it makes you feel nervous or frightened

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2
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keep troubles at bay

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to avoid getting into trouble

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3
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explore every avenue /ˈævənjuː/

A

to try every possible method to achieve or get sth

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4
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get a raw deal

A

being treated badly and unfairly

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5
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get the flak

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if your opinion or suggestion gets the flak, they are strongly criticised or disapproved of

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6
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hit the jackpot

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to win or inherit a large sum of money

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7
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gather dust

A

not used for a long time

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8
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make mincemeat of sb

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to defeat sb easily in an argument, fight, ect…

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9
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go all round the houses

A

to do sth in a very complicated way rather then do it directly

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10
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jump through hoops

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to have to do a lot of things that seem difficult/ unnecessary in order to achieve sth

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11
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do time/ serve time

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to spend a period in prison

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12
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bear a grudge against sb

A

có thù hằn với ai đó

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13
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run in the blood

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be a characteristic of a family or pass down from one generation to another

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13
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meet sb’s waterloo

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to be defeated by the person who is too strong or a problem that is too difficult to solve

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13
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put sb through their paces

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to make sb show their knowledge or to make sth show its good qualities

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13
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thread your way through the crowd

A

len lách, chen chúc qua đám đông

14
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change one’s spots

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to change one’s character completely

15
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pop the question

A

to ask sb to marry you = cau hon

16
Q

forwarding address

A

dia chi nhan hang/ nhan thu

17
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with flying colors

A

great/ good result

18
Q

be no laughing matter /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/

A

sth that serious that should not be joked about

19
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be in the saddle of sth

A

have control of sth

20
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extenuating circumstance

A

a condition or situation that provide excuse/ reason for sth

21
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teething trouble

A

trouble happening in the early stage of doing sth new

22
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melting pot

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a place where many ideas or cultures gather together in a mixing way and producing sth new
eg: cultural melting pot

23
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damning evidence

A

chứng cứ rõ ràng buộc tội ai đó

24
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saving grace

A

the only good quality that stop sb/sth from completely bad

25
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running cost

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the amount of money you have to spend in order to keep and use vehicle

26
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at first glance, clause

A

when first look at a situation/ problem

27
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in deep water

A

in trouble/ difficulty

28
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in the offing

A

likely to happen or appear soon

29
Q

be at odds with sb

A

có bất đồng, mâu thuẫn với ai đó

30
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on the blink

A

(of machine) not working properly, out of order

31
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beyond the pale

A

behavior that is unacceptable

32
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in tatters

A

bị phá hủy, phá vỡ, be ruined completely

33
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feel one’s ears burning

A

feel that sb is talking about you