de co linh Flashcards
If these measures also reduce unemployment, that is ____
A. not any good
B. all to the good
C. for good and all
D. up to no good
—-> B. all to the good: for the best/ eg. for the greater good
for good and all: for good (permanent)
not any good: not usseful/suitable….
hit the roof
hit the roof (idiom): cực kỳ tức giận
see pink elephants (idiom):
thấy ảo giác
bring the house down (idiom):
If someone or something brings the house down during a play or show, they make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly: The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night.
to be keen for somebody to do something”
to very much want somebody to do something
eg. ….Parents are keen for their children to success at school.
Helen was always embarrassed by her father’s jokes. (source)
-> Helen’s father’s jokes
Helen’s father’s jokes were always a constant source of continual/constant embarrassment to her.
Dr Potter was offended by some of the remarks that were made about her work. (exception)
Dr Potter took exception at/to some of the remarks: object to/be angry or upset
His holiday failed through lack of support (back)
His holiday failed because no one was prepared to back it/him up.
His grandfather is now having an operation (knife)
His grandfather is now going under the knife
His action was incomprehensible to his parents. (loss)
His parents were at a loss when they tried to understand his actions.
The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way (attendance)
The boy dances attendance on his father.
The teacher agreed to introduce the new method –> There was
agreement among the teachers to introduce the new method.
You didn’t believe his story, did you? —> You were—–
not taken in by his story, were you?
John and his friend arrived at HCM City at the same time. —–> John’s arrival———-
coincided with his friend.
My cat has lost its appetite (off)
My cat has gone off its food.
There are several categories of people who don’t have to pay the new tax (exempt)
Several categories of people are exempt from the new tax
Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us (beyond)
The story he told us was beyond belief.
You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police. —>Refusal———-
to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest
John concluded that he should take the job (came) —> JOhn
came to the conclusion that he should take the job.
Henrik was very pleased to be selected for the team (delight)
—> Much
to Henrik’s delight, he was selected for the team.
The Head Teacher is well known for his reliability and dedication (reputed) —–> The Head Teacher————
is reputed to be a reliable and dedicated person
Celia finally managed to buy her own house after years of saving (did) —> Only
Only after years of saving did Celia (finally) manage to buy her own house.
If it rains, they will hold the concert indoors (event) —> The concert
will be held indoors in the event of rain.
The collapse of the company was brought about by a sudden price rise in raw materials. (wall)
The company went to the wall because of a sudden price rise in raw material.
There was a loud scream from backstage immediately after the concert ended —> No sooner
had the concert ended than there was a loud scream from backstage.
He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion (authority)
He is an authority on primitive religion
That medicine was very effective and I started to feel better immediately (magic)
—> That medicine worked like magic and I started to feel better immediately
Bill changed his ways when she came out of prison —Bill turned—–
over a new leaf when she came out of prison
The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff —–> Such
was the response to our appeal that we had to take more stuff
We don’t expect that the missing climbers have survived (hold)
We don’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.
There’s no way we can agree to this solution (concerned) —>This
solution is out of the question as far as we’re concerned.
She was very angry indeed when she found out the truth (livid)
She was absolutely livid when she found out the truth
The strikers will probably go back to work next week. —> IN all
probability the strikers will go back to work next week.
Jenny is not at all afraid about travelling abroad on her own. —-> Travelling abroad on ——
her own holds no fear for Jenny
You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday (do)
A quiet holiday’s do you good
Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan (foot)
Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.
“There’s no point in writing it all out in longhand if you can use a typewriter, isn’t there?” —-> She dissuaded————
me from writing it all in longhand and told me to use a typewriter.
We have to repay the loan, now that we have promised to ——-> We are
obliged to repay the loan
Can that film be seen by the general public yet? (release)
Is that film on general release yet?
We will have an in-depth discussion about new policies at the next meeting (full) ———->
We will discuss new policies in full length at the next meeting
put paid to
cost
on tenterhooks
hoofi hoojp
call a spade a spade
literary
