CPE (5) Flashcards
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cheat someone out of something
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to prevent somebody from having something, especially in a way that is not honest or fair
Ex: They cheated him out of his share of the profits.
2
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check in
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-to go to a desk in a hotel, an airport, etc. and tell an official there that you have arrived
Ex: Please check in at least an hour before departure.
-to leave bags or cases with an official to be put on a plane or train
Ex: We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge.
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check out
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-to be found to be true or acceptable after being examined
Ex: The local police found her story didn’t check out.
*check out of/from: to pay your bill and leave a hotel, etc.
Ex: Guests should check out of their rooms by noon.
*check somebody/something out
-to find out if something is correct, or if somebody is acceptable
Ex: The police are checking out his alibi.
-to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive
Ex: Check out the prices at our new store!
*check something out: to borrow something from an official place, for example a book from a library
Ex: The book has been checked out in your name.
-check out (something): to take the items you have bought, esp. in a large food store, to an area where you pay for them
Ex: I had already checked out when I remembered that we were out of milk.
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check up on
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-to try to discover what someone is doing in order to be certain that that person is doing what they should be doing:
Ex: My mum checks up on me most evenings to see that I’ve done my homework.
-to find out what someone is doing in order to make certain that the person is behaving correctly or legally:
Ex: Dad is always checking up on me to make sure I’m doing my homework.
5
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outgoings
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amounts of money that regularly have to be spent, for example to pay for heating or rent
6
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cut something back/cut back on something
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-to reduce something, spend less, do less, or use less of something
Ex: If we don’t sell more we’ll have to cut back production.
to cut back on spending
-to make a bush, etc. smaller by cutting branches off
(Reduce spending (giảm tiêu xài, cắt giảm chi phí), Reduce consumption (giảm lượng tiêu thụ)
7
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cut down on
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-cut somebody down: to kill somebody
Ex: He was cut down by an assassin’s bullet.
-cut something down: to make something fall down by cutting it at the base
Ex: Some trees had been cut down.
-cut something down (to…) | cut down (on something): to reduce the size, amount or number of something
Ex: We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
(Bring down by cutting (chặn đổ), Reduce the amount of something (cắt giảm)
8
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cut in
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-cut in (on somebody/something): to interrupt somebody when they are speaking
Ex: She kept cutting in on our conversation.
9
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cut off
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- cut sb/sth off: to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection
Ex: We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
-cut somebody/something off (from somebody/something): to prevent somebody/something from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place
Ex: The army was cut off from its base. - cut something off something: to remove something from something larger by cutting
Ex: He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
-to block or get in the way of something
Ex: They cut off the enemy’s retreat. - if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it
Ex: In winter, the town is often cut off by snow.
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cut out
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-cut somebody out (of something): to not allow somebody to be involved in something
Ex: Don’t cut your parents out of your lives.
-cut something out: to leave something out of a piece of writing, cloth etc.
Ex: I would cut out the bit about working as a waitress.
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draw in
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-If days, evenings, or nights draw in, it becomes darker earlier because autumn or winter is coming.
Ex: The nights/days are drawing in.
12
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draw on/upon sth
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-to use a supply of something that is available to you
Ex: Americans are spending more than they earn, drawing on savings and building up debt to do so.
13
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draw something out
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-to make something last longer than usual or necessary
Ex: She drew the interview out to over an hour.
14
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draw up
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-if a vehicle draws up, it arrives and stops
Ex: The cab drew up outside the house.
15
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drop by/in | drop in on somebody | drop into something
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-to pay an informal visit to a person or a place, to come for a visit, esp. without having received an invitation for a specific time:
Ex: Sorry we’re late—we dropped into the pub on the way.
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drop off
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-If the amount, number, or quality, level, price, value of something drops off, it becomes less
Ex: Traffic in the town has dropped off since the bypass opened.
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drop out (of something)
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-to no longer take part in or be part of something
Ex: He has dropped out of active politics.
-to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies
to drop out of school/college
Ex: She started a degree but dropped out after only a year.
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eat into something
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-to use up a part of something valuable, especially somebody’s money or time
Ex: Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.
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fall back
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-to move back suddenly from someone or something, often because you are frightened:
Ex: She fell back in horror/disgust.
-If an army falls back, it moves away from an enemy army in order to avoid fighting:
Ex: The infantry fell back in disarray.
-to become lower in value or amount, especially after getting higher:
Ex: Stocks rallied in the first hour of trading only to fall back sharply by noon.
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fall back on somebody/something
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-to use something, especially a form of financial support, when other things have failed:
Ex: When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
-to have something you can use or do if what you originally planned to use or do is not available or not possible:
Ex: The company can always fall back on its core business if any of the subsidiaries fail.
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fall for somebody
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-to be strongly attracted to somebody; to fall in love with somebody
Ex: They fell for each other instantly.
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fall in
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-If a roof or ceiling falls in, it drops to the ground because it is damaged:
Ex: Ten miners were trapped underground when the roof of the tunnel fell in.
23
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fall in with somebody/something
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-to agree to something, to accept and support a plan or suggestion
Ex: She fell in with my idea at once.
24
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fall off
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-to decrease in quantity or quality, if the amount, rate, number or quality of something falls off, it becomes smaller or lower ( profits, sales, etc_
Ex: Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.
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fall on/upon somebody/something
-to attack or take hold of somebody/something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm suddenly and unexpectedly
Ex: The soldiers fell on the villagers and seized all their weapons.
-to start eating food or start using something as soon as it arrives, in a way that shows you want it very much
-to take hold of someone suddenly, either to attack them or to hug them
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fall out with/over
-to have an argument with somebody so that you are no longer friendly with them
Ex: The two fell out over coaching tactics a long time ago.
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fall through
-to fail to happen
Ex: We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
-if something that has been planned or agreed falls through, it does not happen:
Ex: The deal fell through when someone made our client a better offer.
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feel for somebody
-to have sympathy for somebody
Ex: I really felt for her when her husband died.
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fit in (with somebody/something)
-to feel you belong to a particular group and are accepted by the other members:
Ex: How do you think she will fit in with the rest of the staff?
-to be suitable or right in a particular situation:
Ex: Industry observers believe a sell-off would fit in with the company's new strategy.
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fit somebody/something out/up (with/as something)
-to supply somebody/something with all the equipment, clothes, food, etc. they need
Ex: The room has been fitted out with a stove and a sink.
We've fitted up the spare room as a nursery.
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fit something/somebody out
-to supply someone or something with all of the things that will be needed:
Ex: The ship will be in dock for eight months to be fitted out for its new duties.
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fly at someone/something
-to suddenly rush towards someone or animals and try to hit them because you are very angry with them
Ex: He flew at his brother like a crazy person.
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fold up
-collapse, crumble
Ex: the old chair suddenly folded up under him
at the first shot the deer stopped short, then suddenly folded up
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head off
-head someone/something off: to force someone or something to change direction:
Ex: I tried to head the dog off by running towards it.
-head something off: to prevent a difficult or unpleasant situation from happening:
Ex: The company is putting up wages to head off a strike.
-head someone off: to block someone's movement by getting in front of the person:
Ex: Police tried to head off the bank robbers at the next exit.
-head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc.
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join up
-to become a member of the military or another group:
Ex: Levi was not the first member of his family to join up – his sister was already in the Navy.
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a bit of a dark horse
-someone with a secret, especially a secret ability, skill, or achievement, that surprises you when you finally discover it
Ex: In the 1955 golf championship, dark horse Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan.
-a person who is not expected to succeed in or unexpectedly wins an election, race, or other competition:
Ex: a dark horse in the primaries
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be for the high jump
-if someone is in for the high jump, they are going to be punished because they have done something bad or are responsible for something that failed
Ex: If I catch you cheating, you’ll be for the high jump.
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be in/of two minds about something/doing something
-to be unable to decide what you think about somebody/something, or whether to do something or not
Ex: I was of two minds about whether to invite him to the wedding.
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be sound asleep
-deeply asleep
Ex: The baby was sound asleep.
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be the perfect image of somebody
-to look very much like someone or something
Ex: Christopher is the perfect image of his father.
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before one can say Jack Robinson
-(old-fashioned) very quickly; very soon
Ex: Before you could say Jack Robinson, she'd jumped into the car and driven away.
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break the ice
-to say or do something that makes people you don't know feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.
Ex: I tried to break the ice by talking to the people next to me about the weather.
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eat one's heart out
- to feel very unhappy or jealous, especially because you want somebody/something you cannot have
Ex: I’m not going to mope at home, eating my heart out for some man.
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flog a dead horse
-to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding:
Ex: He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's flogging a dead horse.
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fly off the handle
- to suddenly become very angry
Ex: He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days.
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get out of hand
-become out of control:
Ex: Things got a little out of hand at the party and three windows were broken.
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get the hang of it
-to learn how to do or to use something; to understand something
Ex: It's not difficult once you get the hang of it.
-Get in the habit of doing something, do something regularly or often
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go to one's head
-(of success, praise, etc.) to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying/if success goes to someone’s head, it makes them think that they are better or more important than they really are
Ex: Success at such an early age can go to someone’s head.
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grey matter
-the darker tissue containing nerve fibres (= structures like threads) found in the brain and spinal cord
-a person’s intelligence
Ex: This should exercise the old grey matter.
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hand in glove with somebody
-working closely with somebody, especially in a secret and/or illegal way
Ex: It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police.
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have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do something
-to have difficulty doing something
Ex: You'll have a job convincing them that you're right.
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have many irons in the fire
-to be involved in several different activities or have several plans all happening at the same time
Ex: He has several economic irons in the fire, including gold and diamond mines.
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have one's heart in one's mouth
-If someone's heart is in their mouth, they are feeling extremely nervous:
Ex: My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter.
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have time on one's hands | have time to kill
-to have nothing to do or not be busy, have free time
Ex: Gina has some time on her hands, so she is taking a college course.
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hold one's horses
-used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something:
Ex: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about this for a moment.
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ill at ease
-feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed
Ex: I felt ill at ease in such formal clothes.
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keep something under your hat
to keep something secret and not tell anyone else
Ex: Keep it under your hat, but I’m getting married next week.keep something under one's hat
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keep up with the Joneses
-to try to have all the possessions and social achievements that your friends and neighbours have
Ex: A: "Why did she buy such an expensive car?" B: "Well, she lives in a wealthy part of town—I bet she just wants to keep up with the Joneses."
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lend (somebody) a (helping) hand (with something)
-to help somebody with something
Ex: I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
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(know sth) like the back of one's hand
-be very familiar with something
Ex: She’ll give you the name of a place to stay – she knows the area like the back of her hand.
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lose heart
-to stop hoping for something or trying to do something because you no longer feel confident
Ex: Don't lose heart, there'll be plenty more chances for promotion.
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can't make head nor tail of something
to be unable to understand something
Ex: I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying.
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off the cuff
-(of speaking, remarks, etc.) without previous thought or preparation
Ex: I'm just speaking off the cuff here—I haven't seen the results yet.
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stew in one's own juice/juices
-to think about or suffer the results of your own actions, without anyone giving you any help
Ex: Let him stew in his own juices for a while.
-let somebody stew in their own juice: to leave somebody to worry and suffer the unpleasant effects of their own actions
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straight from the horse's mouth
-(of information) given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
Ex: I know it's true, because I got it straight from the horse's mouth – Katie told me herself.
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have somebody's hands full
-to be very busy or too busy to do something else
Ex: She certainly has her hands full with four kids in the house.
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something comes in handy
-to be useful or practical
Ex: The extra money came in very handy.
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strike gold
-to suddenly become very rich or successful as a result of finding or doing something
Ex: He seems to have struck gold with his first film.
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take something to heart
-If you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you:
Ex: Don't take it to heart - he was only joking about your hair.
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take to one's heels
-to quickly run away:
Ex: When they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.
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the ins and outs
-all the details, especially the complicated or difficult ones
Ex: He quickly learned the ins and outs of the job.
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the tip of the iceberg
-only a small part of a much larger problem
Ex: This figure represents only the tip of the iceberg, since as many as 90% of cases go unreported.
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gain ground
-to become more powerful or successful (a political party or an idea or belief)
Ex: Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar.
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beat/play sb at their own game
-to do better at an activity than someone who has a reputation for being very good at it
Ex: Hollywood did not enjoy being beaten by the British at its own game.
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give the game away
-to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show something that should be kept hidden
Ex: Don't let him talk to anybody or he'll give the game away.
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throw down the gauntlet
-to invite somebody to fight or compete with you, challenge sb
Ex: She has thrown down the gauntlet to the newspaper by accusing it of libel.
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gild the lily
-to cause something to be less good or beautiful than it already is by trying to improve it
Ex: Some people add a little brandy to the recipe but I feel this is gilding the lily.
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fit (somebody) like a glove
-to be the perfect size or shape for somebody
Ex: The dress fits me like a glove.
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move the goalposts
- to change the rules for something, or conditions under which it is done, so that the situation becomes more difficult for somebody
Ex: I manage to get on top of the job, and then they move the goalposts again.
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(have) a lot, nothing, etc. going for you
-(to have) many/not many advantages
Ex: You're young, intelligent, attractive—you have a lot going for you!
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as good as
-very nearly, practically, almost
Ex: The decorating is as good as finished - I just need to finish off the painting.
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up for grabs
- available for anyone who is interested
Ex: There are £25 000 worth of prizes up for grabs in our competition!
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dig your own grave | dig a grave for yourself
-to do something that will have very harmful results for you
Ex: She dug her own grave when she made fun of the boss.
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grind to a halt | come to a grinding halt
-to go slower gradually and then stop completely
Ex: Production ground to a halt during the strike.
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come/get to grips with
-to begin to understand and deal with something difficult
Ex: I'm slowly getting to grips with the language.
-consider seriously and start to take actions
Ex: They have so far failed to come to grips with the ecological problems.
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get (something) off the ground
-to start happening successfully; to make something start happening successfully
Ex: Without more money, the movie is unlikely to get off the ground.
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come to grief
-to end in total failure, to suddenly fail in what you are doing, often because you have an accident
Ex: All his schemes for making money seem to come to grief.
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make a go of something
-to be successful in something
Ex: We've had a few problems in our marriage, but we're both determined to make a go of it.
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for good
-permanently
Ex: This time she's leaving for good (= she will never return).
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stick to one's guns
-to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong.
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deaf in (one ear)
physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well
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deaf to (sb's argument)
-not willing to listen to something
Ex: Deaf to protest, the government has continued with its plan.
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faced with = face up to
-deal with sth
Ex: You're faced with a very difficult choice there.
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haggle with somebody about/over something
-to attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing:
Ex: It's traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.
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harmful to
Exercising in polluted air is harmful to your health.
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hear about sb/sth
-được thông báo, có được thông tin hoặc sự hiểu biết về điều gì đó./be told about
Ex: Have you heard about Shelly? Marry told me she was sick last week.
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hear of sb/sth
-biết gì về sự tồn tại của ai/cái gì…
Ex: Have you heard of the Atlantic civilization?
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Hear from
-receive phone call, letter, news, information from somebody
Ex: I heard from Jane that Sue is now working for a big company.
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huddle up to sb/sth/huddle round/together/with
in a huddle
a huddle of
go/get into a huddle
- (of people or animals) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear
Ex: We huddled together for warmth.
- to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened
Ex: I huddled under a blanket on the floor.
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impatient for sth
-wanting to do something soon; wanting something to happen soon
Ex: impatient for change
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impatient with sb
- annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to wait for a long time
Ex: Try not to be too impatient with her.
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be indebted to sb for sth = be obliged to so
- grateful to somebody for helping you
Ex: I am deeply indebted to my family for all their help.
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inferior to sb/sth
-not good or not as good as somebody/something else
Ex: Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
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Invitation to sth
Ex: I received an invitation to the party
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Invitation for sth
Ex: She repeated her invitation for dinner at her place.
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Operate on (person)
We will have to operate on his eyes.
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Operate with (tools, instruments)
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By profession
used when describing someone's character, job, etc.
Ex: She was, by profession, a lawyer.
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In arrears
-if money or a person is paid in arrears for work, the money is paid after the work has been done
Ex: You will be paid monthly in arrears.
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be in season | come into season
-(of fruit or vegetables) be/become easily available and ready to eat because it is the right time of year for them
Ex: Strawberries are now in season.
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On condition that = on the understanding of
-only if
Ex: I'll come to the party on the condition that you don't wear those ridiculous trousers!
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Off colour
-not in good health; looking or feeling ill
Ex: I'm feeling a bit off-colour today.
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under age
-not legally old enough to do a particular thing
Ex: It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age.
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in/with regard to somebody/something
-(formal) relating to somebody/something
a country’s laws in regard to human rights
Ex: The company's position with regard to overtime is made clear in their contracts.
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strand on
-To cause someone or something to be stuck or trapped something from which they or it is unable to move or escape.
Ex: Without gas, our car was totally stranded on the side of the road.
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on sale
-available to buy in a shop:
Ex: On sale at record stores now.
-reduced in price:
Ex: Can you tell me if this dress is in the sale?
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in name only
-If a situation exists in name only, it is officially described that way, although that description is not completely accurate:
Ex: A large percentage of the population is Catholic, though many are so in name only.
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Botany: the scientific study of plants and their structure
-Botanicals
-Botanist: a scientist who studies botany
-Botanical: connected with the science of botany
-Botanic garden/botanical garden: a park where plants, trees and flowers are grown for scientific study
-Botanically
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Characteristics: a typical feature or quality that something/somebody has ( characteristic of something/somebody)
-Character: all the qualities and features that make a person different from others/strong personal qualities such as the ability to deal with difficult or dangerous situations
-Characterisation: the way that a writer makes characters in a book or play seem real/the way in which somebody/something is described or defined
-Characterise: to be typical of a person, place or thing/to describe or show the qualities of somebody/something in a particular way
-Characteristic: typical of a person or thing
-characterful : very interesting and unusual
-Characterless: having no interesting qualities
-Characteristically
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Cure (to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness, something that makes someone who is sick healthy again-cure for)
-cured
-curative: able to cure illness
Ex: the curative properties of herbs
-(in)curable: (of an illness) that can be cured
Ex: Most skin cancers are curable if treated early.
-(in)curably
-curatively
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Effects
-Affectation: behaviour or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people
-Effect: a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result
-Effectiveness: the fact of producing the result that is wanted or intended; the fact of producing a successful result
-Affect: to produce a change in somebody/something
-Effect: to achieve something and cause it to happen
-Effective: producing the result that is wanted or intended; producing a successful result
-Affected: changed or influenced by something, not natural or sincere (of a person or their behaviour)
-Effectual: producing the result that was intended
-Effectively
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Prime (the period in your life when you are most active or successful-in prime)
-primer: a type of paint that you put on a surface before the main paint is put on-coat of primer/a book that contains basic instructions
- primacy: the fact of being the most important person or thing
-primitiveness: the fact of having a very simple society with no industry, etc./the fact of being very simple and old-fashioned, especially when something is not convenient or comfortable
-prime: main; most important; basic
-primary: main; most important; basic/developing or happening first; earliest
-primal: connected with the earliest origins of life; very basic
-primitive: belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or animals
-primarily
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relation
-relative: a member of your family
-relation
-relationship
-relativity: either of two theories of physics giving the relationship between space, time, and energy, especially for two objects moving in different ways/the state of being judged in comparison with other things and not by itself
-relativism: the belief that truth and right and wrong cannot be judged generally but can be judged only in relation to other things, such as your personal situation
-relate: show or make a connection between two or more things
-relative: being judged or measured in comparison with something else/true to a particular degree when compared with other things
-related
-relatively=comparatively
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researcher
-research (n/v) (research into/on sth, carry out/do/conduct research, scientific/medical research, research assistant/student/grant)
-researching
-researchable: possible to search for words, numbers, and other information in those files
-searchingly: in a way that is intended to find out the truth about something
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User
-Use
-Usefulness
-Usage
-Uselessness
-Usualness
-Unused: not being used at the moment; never having been used
-Disused: no longer used
-Useful
-Useless
-(Un)usual
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veil (a piece of very thin material, worn especially by women to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.)
-veiling
-veil: to cover something with something that hides it partly or completely
-unveil: to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time/ to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public
-(Un)veiled
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stray ( to move away from the place where you should be, without intending to)/a pet that no longer has a home or cannot find its home
-stray dog/cat/bullet/lock of hair/thought/plane/cattle/pieces of trash/socks/pixel/wolf
-stray to/back/over/stray into/onto/from/stray from the point/to/back/over
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lost ( unable to find your way; not knowing where you are)
-get lost, completely lost
lost property/opportunity/bullet/child/hope/youth/file/cat/dog/pet/luggage/ revenues/business/ sales/profits/earnings/youth/soul/earring
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produce( to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities)
-produce cars in a factory/offspring/play/goods/products/electronic component/food/locally produced/ works./performance/reports/result/effect/change/feeling/letter/evidence/figure/commercially produced/result/effect
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generate(to produce or create something)
-generate discussion/new jobs/warmth/power/bad feelings/electricity/heat/power/revenue/income/profit/idea/interest/excitement. cash/income
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fake
fur, cream, pearls, passport, jewellery, blood, smile/laugh, surprise, signature, passport, bill, name
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counterfeit
money, fur, document, goods, software, watches, notes, jewellery/passports/coins, bills
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forged
money, painting, document, passport, passport/banknote/document, signature, contract, relationship/a bond/an alliance, an agreement/a compromise/a consensus
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mock
cream, test, exam, interview, leather, surprise
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false
passport, teeth, hair, note, beard, laugh, smile, name, information/name/accusations/allegations/claim/
statement/teeth/eyelashes/beard/passport/argument/assumption/belief/impression/economy/alarm/modesty/hair/note/tears/evidence)
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Face
-the clock's face
-make a face at so/sth: to move your mouth, nose, and eyes in strange ways to show emotion or make people laugh
-jagged face: rough surface
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Figure
-keep one's figure: stay thin
-see the figure
-key figure: A person who is centrally important to some situation, event, activity, or organization
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Fire
-fire the audience
-fire someone (up)
-fire the vase
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Force
Forced: done against your wishes, done because it is suddenly made necessary by a new and usually unexpected situation, describe laughter, a smile, or an emotion that is produced with effort and is not sincerely felt, physical, often violent, strength or power,
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Glow
-A glow of satisfaction: thích thú, mãn nguyện
-pink/soft glow
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Lead
-to control a group of people, a country, or a situation
-(especially in sports or other competitions) to be in front, to be first, or to be winning
-a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found
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Light
-Light movement
-Light colour
-Light supper
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Move someone to tears
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be injurious to = damage something
harmful
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furious
beside oneself with anger
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be the exact double of
look exactly like someone
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promise
give someone one's word
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every now and then=occasional
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resent = take exception to
to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like
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off-putting = put off
slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way
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No matter how much = No amount of
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implication ( implication (of something) for something)
a possible effect or result of an action or a decision
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catch a glimpse of
to manage to see something for a short time
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have a go/try
make an attempt
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in a sale = on sale
available to be bought, especially in a shop
being offered at a reduced price
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for sale
available to be bought, especially from the owner
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in the event that
in case that
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superior to
better than
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keep one's promise/word
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give sb one's promise
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break one's promise/word = go back on one's promise/word
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go through
thực hiện lời hứa
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lead to = result in= bring sth about = cause
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put off
delay, postpone, make so stop liking, not want sth
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have a go at
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make a go of
make sth successful
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on the go
busy
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have a go at sb
criticise
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be unused to
ko quen
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do/conduct/carry out research on/into
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effective
đem lại kết quả mong muốn
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efficient
đem lại kết quả mong muốn (ko tốn nhiều tiền.thời gian)
