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Collocation 1 (p2) Flashcards

General collocation

1
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chuẩn bị cho

chuẩn bị cho

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Prepare a plan for

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

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thi lại

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Sit for

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

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

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A good run for one’s money

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

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Keep/Catch up with sb/sth

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bắt kịp, theo kịp với ai/cái gì

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

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Have/stand a chance to do sth

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có cơ hội làm gì

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

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còn hiệu lực

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Hold good

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

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một chút, một lát

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For a while/moment

Ex: Wait for me for a while

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gây thiệt hại

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Cause the damage

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

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đồng ý, đồng tình

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See eye to eye

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

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thăm ai đó

= visit sb

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Pay a visit to sb

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

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chấm dứt cái gì

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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.

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mất thói quen, không còn là thói quen

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To be out of habit

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

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hỏi, xin ý kiến của ai đó về điều gì

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Pick one’s brain

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

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dò xét, thăm dò

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Probe into

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

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đến bên bờ vực của

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To the verge of

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

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

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Lay claim to sth

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

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dè bỉu, chê bai ai đó

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Pour scorn on sb

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

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phần ăn thứ hai

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a second helping

She wants a second helping at lunch.

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

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break new ground

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

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khiến ai đó trông như kẻ ngốc

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make a fool (out) of sb/ yourself.

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

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20
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bận rộn

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Be rushed off one’s feet.

Her mother was rushed off her family’s feet.

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21
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bị chỉ trích mạnh mẽ vì đã làm gì

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Be/Come under fire

= to be criticized

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

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bối rối, lúng túng

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Be at a loss

= be confused

I have been at a loss in this mansion.

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23
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chạy đi

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Take to flight

= run away

Take to flight before the house collapses.

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bắt chước ai, nhại điệu bộ của ai

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Do an impression of sb

=copy

They do an impression of that company.

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có khả năng làm điều gì đó tật tốt

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Have a ( good) head for sth

She had a head for leading the team to the victory.

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làm ai khóc

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Reduce sb to tears=make sb cry

I reduced him to tears because he shouted at me.

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bắt đầu thích cái gì

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Take a fancy to

= start liking sth

Obanai took a fancy to Mitsuri

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28
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để ý, quan tâm, chăm sóc đến cái gì

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keep an eye on

Ellie kept an eye on Melanie.

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thích cái gì, cảm thấy cái gì thú vị

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Get a kick out of

= to like, be interested in

The step mother got a kick out of her own daughters.

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30
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giận dữ, phàn nàn về cái gì

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kick up a fuss about

=be frustrated in, complain sth

He kick up a fuss about his lazy student.

31
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dù khó khăn đến mấy/ dù có rắc rối gì đi chăng nữa

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Come what may

whatever happens

It’s always good to know that, come what may, your job is safe.

32
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tiện thể, nhân tiện

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by the by= by the way

By the way, can I take my book from your house?

33
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****thêm nữa là (thêm một điều gì đó có tính quan trọng hơn)

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What is more

add something surprising or interesting to what you have just said

The decorations were absolutely beautiful and what’s more, the children had made them themselves.

34
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cho dù như thế

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Be that as it may

used to mean that you accept that a piece of information is true but it

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.

35
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đổ tất cả lỗi cho ai

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Put all the blame on sb

I put the blame on the last president.

36
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mua bảo hiểm cho cái gì

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Take out the insurance on sth= Buy an insurance policy for sth

Please take out the insurance on that motorbike.

37
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thành công trong việc gì

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make a go of sth

She’s really making a go of her new antique shop.

38
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cố gắng làm gì

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make effort to do sth
= try/attempt to do sth
= in an attempt to do sth

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.

39
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bỏ bao nhiêu nỗ lực vào cái gì

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Put effort into sth

He put a lot of effort into his study.

40
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ngoài tầm với

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out of reach

41
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không vừa (về tầm cơ thể)

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Out of the condition

42
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mất liên lạc với

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Out of touch

43
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không thể được, điều không thể

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out of the question

44
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hết hàng

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out of stock

45
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không thể thực thi

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out of practice

46
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thât nghiệp

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out of work

47
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lỗi thời

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out of date

48
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hỏng hóc

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out of order

49
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lỗi mốt

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out of fashion

50
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trái mùa

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out of season

51
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ngoài tầm kiểm soát

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out of control

52
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tỏ ra có khả năng đối phó với tình thế khó khăn bất ngờ

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Rise to the occasion

53
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làm ai hết hứng thú với điều gì

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put sb off sth

54
Q

chợt nảy ra trong trí óc

A

cross one’s mind

55
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có đủ lợi thế

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Have full advantage

56
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giữ vững lợi thế

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

57
Q

hoàn toàn đồng ý

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you can say that again

58
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có tin tức rằng

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world has it that

59
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trả giá bằng cái gì

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at the expense of sth

60
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bị cơn sốt đeo bám

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tobe gripped with a fever

61
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tận dụng tối đa

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make full use of

62
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bờ vực phá sản

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the brink of collapse

63
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bị (một bệnh gì đó)

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come down with sth

64
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đền bù, bù vào

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make up for sth

65
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làm cho ai hiểu được mình

A

get through to sb

66
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đủ can đảm để chấp nhận

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face up to sth

67
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có chuyên môn về lĩnh vực gì đó

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an authority on sth

68
Q

đáp ứng nhu cầu cho

A

meet the demand for

69
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khen ngợi chính mình

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Pat yourself on the back

praise yourself

70
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ưu tiên, đặt hàng đầu

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take/have priority over sth

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