Coll (des 14 16 18) Flashcards
OUT OF SHAPE
be weak
ON THE TABLE
be suggested
FOLLOW SUIT
do the same thing
BY DINT OF
because of
TO BE MADE OF MONEY
be rich
TO BE THIN ON THE GROUND
rare
TO BE THICK ON THE GROUND
> < rare
TO GO WEAK AT THE KNEES
feel like you’re going to fall over bc of sth (emotional)
AT LARGE
be free
GO FAT ON
gain profit from
A FAT LOT OF USE
=useless (sarcastic)
HIGH FINANCE
financial transactions involving a lot of money
GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH
đáng tiền
PAY AND DISPLAY
hệ thống thu tiền gửi xe
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
50/50
SHORT ON STH
have very little of
LONG ON STH
have lots of
SHORT TEMPER
quick to anger
SB’S LOT IN LIFE
sb’s destiny (usually bad)
GET A LOT
be busy
MAKE A BIG THING OUT OF STH
make a fuss over sth
GO TO GREAT/ANY/SOME LENGTHS TO
Voldemort
AT LENGTH
for a very long time
HIGH AND LOW
everywhere
LENGTH AND BREADTH
everywhere (of a place)
OUT OF ONES DEPTH
vượt quá tầm hiểu biết
IN NO SMALL WAY
mostly, largely
BRICKS AND MORTAR
physical store
SMOOTH SAILING
thuận buồm xuôi gió
TAKE THE FLOOR
=> THE FLOOR IS YOURS
start speaking
FLOOR SHOW
màn biểu diễn trong nhà hàng
OFF THE MARK
sai lệch
HIT THE MARK
chính xác
ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR
cư xư tốt
IN POOR HEALTH
be weak
TO LIVE IN HOPE/FEAR
nghĩa đen
THE GRAND OLD AGE OF
tuổi rất già
IN RESPONSE TO
để trả lời
(SO) IN EFFECT
thực tế là
ACT IN GOOD FAITH
act sincerely + honestly
QUALITY OF LIFE
chất lượng cuộc sống
AGGRESIVE BEHAVIOR
nghĩa đen
ADVERSE EFFECTS
tác dụng phụ
POLITE CONVERSATION
trò chuyện xã giao
DIRE CONSEQUENCES
hậu quả nghiêm trọng
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
y học cổ truyền
DEAD AGAINST
phản đổi
IN DEAD TROUBLE
rắc rrối to
RESPONSE IN KIND
đáp trả
COME TO LIFE
sống động
NOT ON YOUR LIFE
0 bao h
TO WORRY SICK
lo phát ốm
CALL IN SICK
gọi báo ốm
FOR A LAUGH
for fun
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH
win last
A LAUGH A MINUTE
very funny
FOR EFFECT
to cause a reaction
COME INTO EFFECT
có hiệu lực
A FAR CRY FROM
khác xa với
CAUSE A REACTION
nghĩa đen
ACT ON SB’S ORDERS
làm theo lời
FEEL THE BENEFITS OF
cảm nhận tác dụng
TREAT SB WITH RESPECT
cư xử ttôn trọng ai
BE TAKEN ILL (WITH)
ngã bệnh với