Collocation 1 (p2)

Question 1

chuẩn bị cho

chuẩn bị cho

Answer 1

Prepare a plan for

Ex: People in the Central region have prepared a plan for the next flood in December.

Question 2

thi lại

Answer 2

Sit for

Ex: Because of getting sick in the last semester exam, now he has to sit for exams.

Question 3

có một quãng đường thời gian dài hạnh phúc và vui vẻ (vì tiền bạc)

Answer 3

A good run for one’s money

Ex: He remembers a good run for his money in the past.

Question 4

Keep/Catch up with sb/sth

Answer 4

bắt kịp, theo kịp với ai/cái gì

Ex: He cannot keep up with his peers so he failed the entrance exams.

Question 5

Have/stand a chance to do sth

Answer 5

có cơ hội làm gì

Ex: It’s lucky of you to have a chance to get the scholarship.

Question 6

còn hiệu lực

Answer 6

Hold good

Ex: Don’t worry, the coffee packs still hold good to make some beverages.

Question 7

một chút, một lát

Answer 7

For a while/moment

Ex: Wait for me for a while

Question 8

gây thiệt hại

Answer 8

Cause the damage

Ex: The tsunami has caused a lot of damage to many families.

Question 8

đồng ý, đồng tình

Answer 8

See eye to eye

Ex: I and Mr Thompson saw eye to eye in the conversation.

Question 9

thăm ai đó

= visit sb

Answer 9

Pay a visit to sb

Ex: I think i should have paid a visit to my uncle next month.

Question 10

chấm dứt cái gì

Answer 10

Put a stop to sth= put an end to sth

Ex: Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954 put a stop/an end to the French colonization in Vietnam.

Question 11

mất thói quen, không còn là thói quen

Answer 11

To be out of habit

Ex: You look worse after being out of healthy habit.

Question 12

hỏi, xin ý kiến của ai đó về điều gì

Answer 12

Pick one’s brain

Ex: Mary picked Mr Benweatherstaff’s brain for a garden.

Question 13

dò xét, thăm dò

Answer 13

Probe into

Ex: He probed into his wife to make sure that she didn’t cheat on him.

Question 14

đến bên bờ vực của

Answer 14

To the verge of

Ex: The car came to/ was on the verge of

Question 15

tuyên bố là có quyền sở hữu thứ gì (Thường là tiền, tài sản)

Answer 15

Lay claim to sth

Ex: She laid claim to the housse which her father had passed down to her.

Question 16

dè bỉu, chê bai ai đó

Answer 16

Pour scorn on sb

Ex: He poured scorn on his neighbor because they don’t build up the affair with him.

Question 17

phần ăn thứ hai

Answer 17

a second helping

She wants a second helping at lunch.

Question 18

khám phá ra, làm ra điều chưa từng được làm trước đó

Answer 18

break new ground

The family broke new ground because they cook and gave 100 portions to poor people.

Question 19

khiến ai đó trông như kẻ ngốc

Answer 19

make a fool (out) of sb/ yourself.

She made a fool out of herself for laughing during the meeting.

Question 20

bận rộn

Answer 20

Be rushed off one’s feet.

Her mother was rushed off her family’s feet.

Question 21

bị chỉ trích mạnh mẽ vì đã làm gì

Answer 21

Be/Come under fire

= to be criticized

Ex:The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.

Question 22

bối rối, lúng túng

Answer 22

Be at a loss

= be confused

I have been at a loss in this mansion.

Question 23

chạy đi

Answer 23

Take to flight

= run away

Take to flight before the house collapses.

Question 24

bắt chước ai, nhại điệu bộ của ai

Answer 24

Do an impression of sb | =copy ## Footnote They do an impression of that company.

Question 25

có khả năng làm điều gì đó tật tốt

Answer 25

Have a ( good) head for sth ## Footnote She had a head for leading the team to the victory.

Question 26

làm ai khóc

Answer 26

Reduce sb to tears=make sb cry ## Footnote I reduced him to tears because he shouted at me.

Question 27

bắt đầu thích cái gì

Answer 27

Take a fancy to | = start liking sth ## Footnote Obanai took a fancy to Mitsuri

Question 28

để ý, quan tâm, chăm sóc đến cái gì

Answer 28

keep an eye on ## Footnote Ellie kept an eye on Melanie.

Question 29

thích cái gì, cảm thấy cái gì thú vị

Answer 29

Get a kick out of | = to like, be interested in ## Footnote The step mother got a kick out of her own daughters.

Question 30

giận dữ, phàn nàn về cái gì

Answer 30

kick up a fuss about | =be frustrated in, complain sth ## Footnote He kick up a fuss about his lazy student.

Question 31

dù khó khăn đến mấy/ dù có rắc rối gì đi chăng nữa

Answer 31

Come what may | whatever happens ## Footnote It's always good to know that, come what may, your job is safe.

Question 32

tiện thể, nhân tiện

Answer 32

by the by= by the way ## Footnote By the way, can I take my book from your house?

Question 33

******thêm nữa là (thêm một điều gì đó có tính quan trọng hơn)

Answer 33

What is more | add something surprising or interesting to what you have just said ## Footnote The decorations were absolutely beautiful and what's more, the children had made them themselves.

Question 34

cho dù như thế

Answer 34

Be that as it may | used to mean that you accept that a piece of information is true but it ## Footnote Building a new children's home will cost a lot of money but, be that as it may, there is an urgent need for the facility.

Question 35

đổ tất cả lỗi cho ai

Answer 35

Put all the blame on sb ## Footnote I put the blame on the last president.

Question 36

mua bảo hiểm cho cái gì

Answer 36

Take out the insurance on sth= Buy an insurance policy for sth ## Footnote Please take out the insurance on that motorbike.

Question 37

thành công trong việc gì

Answer 37

make a go of sth ## Footnote She's really making a go of her new antique shop.

Question 38

cố gắng làm gì

Answer 38

make effort to do sth = try/attempt to do sth = in an attempt to do sth ## Footnote If you make the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to.

Question 39

bỏ bao nhiêu nỗ lực vào cái gì

Answer 39

Put effort into sth ## Footnote He put a lot of effort into his study.

Question 40

ngoài tầm với

Answer 40

out of reach

Question 41

không vừa (về tầm cơ thể)

Answer 41

Out of the condition

Question 42

mất liên lạc với

Answer 42

Out of touch

Question 43

không thể được, điều không thể

Answer 43

out of the question

Question 44

hết hàng

Answer 44

out of stock

Question 45

không thể thực thi

Answer 45

out of practice

Question 46

thât nghiệp

Answer 46

out of work

Question 47

lỗi thời

Answer 47

out of date

Question 48

hỏng hóc

Answer 48

out of order

Question 49

lỗi mốt

Answer 49

out of fashion

Question 50

trái mùa

Answer 50

out of season

Question 51

ngoài tầm kiểm soát

Answer 51

out of control

Question 52

tỏ ra có khả năng đối phó với tình thế khó khăn bất ngờ

Answer 52

Rise to the occasion

Question 53

làm ai hết hứng thú với điều gì

Answer 53

put sb off sth

Question 54

chợt nảy ra trong trí óc

Answer 54

cross one's mind

Question 55

có đủ lợi thế

Answer 55

Have full advantage

Question 56

giữ vững lợi thế

Answer 56

establish sb/sth/yourself (in sth) (as sth)

Question 57

hoàn toàn đồng ý

Answer 57

you can say that again

Question 58

có tin tức rằng

Answer 58

world has it that

Question 59

trả giá bằng cái gì

Answer 59

at the expense of sth

Question 60

bị cơn sốt đeo bám

Answer 60

tobe gripped with a fever

Question 61

tận dụng tối đa

Answer 61

make full use of

Question 62

bờ vực phá sản

Answer 62

the brink of collapse

Question 63

bị (một bệnh gì đó)

Answer 63

come down with sth

Question 64

đền bù, bù vào

Answer 64

make up for sth

Question 65

làm cho ai hiểu được mình

Answer 65

get through to sb

Question 66

đủ can đảm để chấp nhận

Answer 66

face up to sth

Question 67

có chuyên môn về lĩnh vực gì đó

Answer 67

an authority on sth

Question 68

đáp ứng nhu cầu cho

Answer 68

meet the demand for

Question 69

**khen ngợi chính mình**

Answer 69

Pat yourself on the back = praise yourself

Question 70

ưu tiên, đặt hàng đầu

Answer 70

take/have priority over sth