CPE 7 Flashcards
go down (with somebody)/go over (with somebody)
to be received in a particular way by somebody (of remarks, proposals)
go down with
to become ill with something
go for
-to be sold for a particular amount of money
Ex: We expect the house to go for about £200,000.
go in for
to take an exam or enter a competition
go into
-to make a careful study of (something)
-to discuss in detail
go off
-to start making a noise as a signal or warning
Ex: I was just lying in bed waiting for the alarm to go off.
go on
-to happen
I wonder what’s going on next door – they’re making a lot of noise.
go on with
to continue an activity, especially after a break
go round
-to be enough for everyone to have one or some
There aren’t enough chairs to go around.
go through
- to look at or examine something carefully, especially in order to find something
Ex: She went through the company’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud.
-to study or consider something in detail, especially by repeating it
Ex: Let’s go through the arguments again. - to use, spend, or eat all of something, especially quickly
Ex: He’d gone through all his money by the end of the first week of his holiday.
go up
-to be built
Ex: New office buildings are going up everywhere.
go with
-to be included with or as part of something (price)
Ex: Does a car go with the job?
hold back
-to prevent somebody/something from moving forward or crossing something
-to prevent the progress or development of somebody/something
Ex: We are determined that nothing should hold back the peace talks.
-to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse
-to keep information secret from someone deliberately
-to stop yourself showing an emotion
-to not speak or state an opinion
-to hesitate or to make somebody hesitate to act or speak
(không cho ai làm việc gì; ngăn cản ai làm gì-hold someone back)
-Ngăn ngừa điều gì đó di chuyển về phía trước hoặc tiến triển
-Cản trở ai đó/ việc gì đó phát triển
hold in
to not express how you really feel
hold off
-to not do something immediately (hold off on)
-to stop someone from attacking or defeating you
-to stop something from happening, or to be delayed
-to wait for a period of time before doing something
(không cho cái gì xảy ra; tránh xa)
- Ngăn ai đó tấn công hoặc đánh bạn
-Trì hoãn
- giữ cách xa, vắng mặt, nán lại, không đến
-Không làm việc gì đó ngay lập tức
hold on
-used to tell somebody to wait or stop
Ex: Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
hold out
-to last, especially in a difficult situation
Ex: We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.
-to resist or survive in a dangerous or difficult situation
Ex: The rebels held out in the mountains for several years.
hold out for
-to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain something
Ex: The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
hold out on
to refuse to tell or give somebody something
hold over
-If a film, play, etc. is held over, it is shown or performed more times than was originally planned, usually because it is very popular with the public
-to delay something, or delay someone from leaving
-to not deal with something now, but wait to deal with it later
hold up
-to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun
-to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something (hold up in)
(chậm trễ)
-Trì hoãn chuyến đi
a night owl
người ngủ muộn, dậy muộn” và làm việc hiệu quả vào ban đêm
be second to none
không có đối thủ, không chịu thua ai
cross one’s mind
Bất chợt hoặc vô tình bạn/điều gì được ai đó nghĩ tới
cry over spilt milk
tốn thời gian ngồi tiếc rẻ thứ gì đó đã mất trong quá khứ và không thể lấy lại được
every nook and cranny
khắp mọi ngóc ngách, khắp nơi
feel/be down in the mouth
chán nản, buồn bã, thất vọng
get a move on
cách nói nhằm giục giã người khác nhanh lên
get on one’s nerves
làm phiền ai đó rất nhiều
have an early night
Đi ngủ sớm hơn bình thường
hit the nail on the head
tìm chính xác câu trả lời, nói đúng trọng tâm
in a nutshell
cụm từ bạn dùng khi muốn tổng hợp tin tức hay thông tin
lose one’s nerve
trở nên sợ hãi, rụt rè
make a name for oneself
tự tạo danh tiếng, trở nên nổi tiếng
make hay while the sun shines
tận dụng mọi cơ hội, điều kiện khi còn có thể
make money hand over fist
kiếm được tiền nhanh và dễ dàng
make one’s getaway
trốn thoát
moon around
đi lang thang, vơ vẩn; có vẻ mặt thẫn thờ, cảm thấy không vui và không thoải mái
null and void
không có hiệu lực, vô hiệu
once in a blue moon
rất hiếm khi xảy ra
put sb’s name forward
đề cử ai đó
put words into one’s mouth
pretend that sb has said something that they haven’t actually said
slip one’s mind
quên, không nhớ gì về một sự việc trước đó
work a miracle
to make something almost impossible happen
give the green light to something
cho phép một người được quyền hành động hay thực thi một dự án
ruin
-to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.
(got ruined, ruin the chance, fall into/financial ruin, ruin of, on the edge/brink/verge of ruin, one’s ruin)
impair
-to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective
(impair one’s chances)
greatly, markedly, profoundly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially impair
impair ability, concentration, effectiveness, function, judgement, memory, mobility, performance
injure somebody/something/yourself
-to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal
(seriously/badly/severely/critically injured)
- to damage somebody’s reputation, interests, feelings, etc.
damage
- physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
(serious/severe/extensive/permanent/irreparable/irreversible/brain/liver/nerve/kidney/flood/storm/smoke/water/fire/lasting/badly/economic/financial/environmental/structural/storm/wind/water/storm/flood/fire/bomb/significant/untold/widespread damage)
(suffer/do/suffer-cause damage to/inflict damage on sth/sb)
harm
-to have a generally bad effect on something, not necessarily a physical effect
(cause/inflict/do/ irreparable/economic/environmental/financial harm, means no harmz0
harm to somebody/something
do serious harm to
no harm was done
come to no harm
wish him any harm
never did anyone any harm
more harm than good
mean no harm
harm the economy/environment/country/business/industry
come to harm
do more harm than good
in harm’s way
it wouldn’t do (someone) any harm
mean no harm
no harm comes to someone/something
no harm done
out of harm’s way
there’s no harm in (doing) something
scan
-to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information
(scan through something (for something)/scan something into something/scan the horizon for, scan the article/brain/luggage/book/ultrasound/defective genes/ bar code/ calendar/passenger’s books/head/product/document/machine/ photograph//text/ street /someone’s face)
peer at
-to look at sth closely or with difficulty, due to poor eyesight or in a darkness
Ex: He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.
(peer into/through/at/over)
Mary peered at her watch.
scrutinise
-to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
(scrutinize their face/statement/product/ loan)
inspect
to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition/to look at soldiers in order to check that their appearance is satisfactory/to officially visit a building or organization in order to check that everything is correct and legal
( inspect their work/goods /plants/premises/hotels/cars/closely/carefully/thoroughly/ restaurant/facility
-inspect (sth) for sth
glimpse
-a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely
(catch/get/have a (fleeting) glimpse (of somebody/something) /glimpse at/into/of somebody/something/
brief, fascinating, fleeting, intriguing, occasional, quick, rare, tantalizing glimpse
harass
-to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them
( be harassed (by somebody), sexually/ continually harassed)
pester
-to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
( pester somebody for/with/to do something)
Ex: He’s been pestering me for a date all week.
get on at
to criticize (a person) continually or frequently
tease (children)
-to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy them or make them embarrassed
(tease somebody (with/about something)
chip
-to break a small wedge-shaped piece off a larger object by accident
(chips of wood/nail/bone/paint/glass/cookies/computer/graphics/memory/maker/technology, silicon chip
a chip in it/out of something
smash
-to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces
(smash windows/bone/ radio/glass bowl, smash to pieces/to smithereens
smash sth down to/into/one’s face in it)
snap
-to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound
(snap something off (something), snap tree/twig/ rope/ branch/ruler/car)
snap something in half/two
shatter
-to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces (china or glass)
(shatter (into something)
(shatter vase/mirror/glass/windows/knees)
break off
-to become separated from something as a result of force (break something off from something)
Ex: She broke off a piece of chocolate/chimney/broke and gave it to me.
crack
-to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way
(ice/bone/face/ chunk/ nut/egg/head/whip/glass/tooth/walls/eggs/nuts/code/crack)
crack on/against/over/ concrete/bone/plate/rib)
muddle
up: to put things in the wrong order or mix them up
mistake
for
mistaken
about (wrong in opinion)
for (believed to be s.o/sth else)
mean
with money
make
of (to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person)
militate
against (to prevent something; to make it difficult for something to happen or exist)
