ĐỢT 4

Question 1

come round (2)

Answer 1

• to change sb’s opinion of something ~~ BRING ROUND
  He’ll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time
• to become conscious again after an accident or operation (hồi phục) ~~ BRING ROUND
  She came round and learned that the operation had been a complete success.

Question 2

bring round (2)

Answer 2

• làm cho tỉnh lại
  I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round.
• BRING ROUND TO: làm cho thay đổi ý kiến theo
  I’m sure I can bring him around to our point of view.

Question 3

ask for (2)

Answer 3

• to say that you would like to see or speak to someone
  A young man was here asking for you this morning
• xin, yêu cầu
  Can I ask for something?

Question 4

break in (3)

Answer 4

• to interrupt when someone else is talking
  As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, “That’s a lie.”
• to train a person to do a new job
  We will have to break in three new staff members.
• to enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window: xông vào (có phá hoại gì để để xông vào)

Question 5

come down on sb/sth (for sth)

Answer 5

• to punish or criticize a person or activity very strongly
  They’re coming down heavily on people for not paying their taxes

Question 6

come apart (2)

Answer 6

• to separate into several pieces (tách lìa ra, bung ra)
  I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands.
• to be unsuccessful, or fail to produce the intended results (ko tạo ra kết quả mong muốn)
  The global economy is showing signs of coming apart. (Nền kinh tế toàn cầu đang có dấu hiệu tan vỡ.)

Question 7

break off (4)

Answer 7

• to separate a part from a larger piece (chia)
  He broke off a piece of chocolate.
• to suddenly stop speaking or doing something
  She broke off in the middle of a sentence.
• to hit the white ball at the beginning of a game (kiểu bắc xê á)
  It’s your turn to break off
• BREAK OFF WITH SB : tuyệt giao/ cắt đứt mqh với ai
  She returned the ring and they broke off their engagement.

Question 8

catch sb out (3)

Answer 8

• to show that someone is doing wrong/ telling lie (PHÁT HIỆN ai làm gì sai/ ai nói dối)
  He caught me out when he checked my story with my previous employer.
• to trick someone into making a mistake (lừa ai đó phạm sai lầm)
  The exam is designed to catch you out.
• to put someone in a difficult situation
  A lot of people were caught out by the sudden change in the weather.