english Flashcards
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Pitch
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a flat area that is used for playing sports on (football, cricket, rugby, hockey, artificial), or where somebody performs in order to entertain people outdoors, a place in a campsite where you can put up one tent or park one caravan, how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note, the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of something, talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell something or persuade people to do something (sales pitch, campaign pitch, make its pitch, an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown, a black sticky substance made from oil or coal, used on roofs or the wooden boards of a ship to stop water from coming through, a place in a street or market where somebody sells things, the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air, the degree to which a roof slopes
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On and off the pitch:
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lost matches and the players behaved badly while on tour, getting bad news reports
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reach a high pitch of excitement
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make a pitch for somebody/something/make a pitch to somebody
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to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade somebody of something
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queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch (for somebody)
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to cause somebody’s plans to fail or to destroy their chances of getting something
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Track
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rails, a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from, a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on, the sport of running on a track an all-(weather track, a dog/horse track), a piece of ground that is used for running or racing, a rough path or road, usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking there, marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle, the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in, a recording of one song or piece of music, part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on, a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along, a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of a large vehicle such as a bulldozer that allows it to move over the ground, the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing, the direction that something has taken or will take through the air, If you track something messy or dirty, you leave messy or dirty marks when walking because you had something on your shoes or feet
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Bulldozer
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back on track
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going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure
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be on track
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to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
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cover your tracks
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to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
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from/on the wrong side of the tracks
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from or living in a poor area or part of town
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hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
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(informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
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bulldozer
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máy ủi
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court
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the place where legal trials take place and where crimes (go to court, in court, the court found/held, court case/hearing/trial), etc. are judged (the civil/criminal courts), appear in court, to court, come to court (= to be heard by the court), bring the case to court (= start a trial), settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial), court case/ action/hearing, the people in a court, especially those who make the decisions, such as the judge and jury, tell the court, a place where games such as (tennis, squash and basketball, volleyball, racquetball) are played, on court, off court, the official place where kings and queens live (at court), the official place where kings and queens live, a large open section of a building, often with a glass roof
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the ball is in your/somebody’s court
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it is your/somebody’s responsibility to take action next
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hold court (with somebody)
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to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things
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laugh somebody/something out of court
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to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all
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pay court to somebody
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to treat somebody with great respect in order to gain favor with them
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rule/throw something out of court
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to say that something is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial
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course
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an area of land or water where a race or sports take place (golf, races, cross-country) do a course, on a course, any of the separate parts of a meal, a direction or route followed by a ship or an aircraft, the general direction in which somebody’s ideas or actions are moving or in which things are developing, a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation (course of action), the way something develops or should develop (course of something), the direction a river moves in, a series of medical treatments, tablets, etc., a continuous layer of brick, stone or other building material in a wall, In the course of (= during), off course (= away from its course) (vehicles)
course in/on sth
run/teach/offer a course
enrol on a course
be on/go on/do a course
take a course (in sth)
pass/fail/complete a course
a course runs/takes place
a two-year/part-time/full-time
an MBA/a management course
a degree/distance-learning course
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be on a collision course (with somebody/something)
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to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause an argument
to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into somebody/something
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be par for the course
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(disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation = norm
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horses for courses
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the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks
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in course of something
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going through a particular process
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in/over the course of…
during
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in the course of time
when enough time has passed. Ex: In the course of time, I began to understand.
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in due course
at the right time and not before
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stay the course
to continue doing something until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult
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run/take its course
to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end
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pervert the course of justice
to tell a lie or to do something in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime
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on course for something/to do something
likely to achieve or do something because you have already started to do it
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a middle course, a/the middle way
an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions
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a matter of course
the usual and correct thing to do
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let nature take its course
to allow natural processes to happen, without trying to stop or change them (used especially in the context of illness)
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in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc.
as things usually happen
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ring
a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling, circus ring, a small flat place on a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on, a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally
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the brass ring
the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get ( grabbed the brass ring)
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run rings around/round somebody
(informal) to be much better at doing something than somebody else
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throw your hat into the ring
to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc.
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rink
a large flat area where people go to skate (skating rink, ice rink, roller-skating rink)
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win
defeat someone else by being the best or by finishing first (race/game/war/battle/election/fight/competition/match/medal/title/champion/contract/award/argument/the case/ easily/handily/decisively/scholarship), win at something: to win at cards/chess, win (by something) (against somebody/something), win an award/a title, win something from somebody, win yourself/somebody something, win (a game/competition/match/medal/title/champion/contract, It was his goal that won us the match/won the match for us, win the hearts, win an argument/battle/the case/ easily/handily/decisively, win a match/medal/prize/competition/scholarship
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carry/win the day
to be successful against somebody/something. Ex: Teamwork and persistence can still win the day.
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win (something) hands down
(informal) to win something very easily
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win somebody’s heart
to make somebody love you
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win/earn your spurs
to become famous or successful
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you can’t win them all | you win some, you lose some
(informal) used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something
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beat = best = defeat
to defeat someone in a game/election/battle, beat somebody at something, beat sb by,
be comfortably/narrowly/easily/soundly beaten, the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat), to get control of something, to be too difficult for somebody, to avoid something, to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them, beat sb/ team, knock sb out, fair and square (= without cheating), hands down (= completely), beat the rush, beat estimates/expectations/forecasts, hard to beat
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score (a goal, goals, points)
get a point in a game or sport, score a goal/try/touchdown/victory/point/run, to gain marks in a test or an exam, to give something/somebody a particular number of points, score something to be worth a particular number of points, to succeed; to have an advantage, score over something, to arrange a piece of music for one or more musical instruments or for voices, to make a cut or mark on a surface, to buy or get illegal drugs (especially of a man) to have sex with a new partner, score a hit/score over (= are better than), score stood at (= was), keep (= record) the score
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play
to pretend to be or do something for fun, play something, play with sth, play at something, play at doing something, play in/for to be involved in a game; to compete against somebody in a game, play somebody (+ adv./prep.) to include somebody in a sports team, play something to make contact with the ball and hit or kick it in the way mentioned, play something (in chess) to move a piece in chess, play (something) (in card games) to put a card face upwards on the table, showing its value, to perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film, etc (played to, play at), to behave or pretend in a particular way, especially in order to produce a particular effect or result (play dead/dumb/playing host (= entertaining the guests), to move quickly or be seen for a short time (played across/over/on)
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game
an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules and that you can win or lose, the equipment for a game, ball games, team games, the game of something the game of golf/cricket/basketball, a baseball/basketball/football/board game/indoor/computer game, an occasion of playing a game, a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other, game against somebody, game with somebody, a large organized sports event, sport as a lesson or an activity at school, a type of activity or business (new to this game, all part of the game), a secret and clever plan; a trick. Ex: So that's his game (= now I know what he has been planning), wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food,
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spectator
a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event
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viewer
a person watching television or a video on the internet, a person who looks at or considers something, a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it, attract/bring in/draw viewers, television/TV viewers, picture/photo viewer
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umpire
(in sports such as tennis, cricket, baseball ) a person whose job is to watch a game and make sure that rules are not broken, a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable
Badminton (cầu lông).
Baseball (bóng chày).
Cricket (môn cricket).
Table tennis (bóng bàn).
Tennis (quần vợt).
Volleyball (bóng chuyền).
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referee
the official who controls the game in some sports, a person who gives information about your character and ability, usually in a letter, for example when you are applying for a job, a person who is asked to settle an argument, a person who reads and checks the quality of an academic article before it is published, a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed, a person who knows you and who is willing to describe and, usually, praise you, in order to support you when you are trying to get a job, etc, give/name/list sb as a referee, acting as referee
Basketball (bóng rổ).
Billiards (bi-da).
Boxing (quyền Anh).
Football (bóng đá)
Rugby (chơi bóng bầu dục, thông dụng ở úc, New Zealand, Nam Phi…)
Snooker (một hình thức chơi bi-da).
Wrestling (đấu vật).
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final
the last game/race in a competition that decides who wins the whole competition, being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc. (final year, final whistle), being the result of a particular process, that cannot be argued with or changed, the finals the last set of games in a competition
final payment/instalment/dividend
final quarter/stage/period
final warning/notice/reminder
final review/inspection/report
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finale
the last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing, grand finale
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end
the time when a situation or an event stops (the end of, at an end (= finished), no end to, met his end (= died), either of the two halves of the field in some sports, in the end, come to an end, at an end, no end to, at the end of
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ending
the way in which a story, film or play ends, the act of finishing something; the last part of something, the last part of a word, that is added to a main part
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bat
a piece of wood with a handle, made in various shapes and sizes, and used for hitting the ball in games such as (baseball, cricket, table tennis, rounders), an animal like a mouse with wings that flies and feeds at night (= it is nocturnal)
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stick
a long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting or carrying something in a sport, to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way, to become fixed in one position and impossible to move, to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something, usually used in negative sentences and questions)
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person (stick something/somebody, stick doing something), to become accepted, get/take stick, give sb some stick
stick sth on/onto sth, stick/be stuck at sth
stick sth up (with sth)
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rod
a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood, (old-fashioned) a stick that is used for hitting people as a punishment,
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racket
an object used for hitting the ball in games such as (tennis, squash and badminton), a loud unpleasant noise, (informal) a dishonest or illegal way of getting money (a protection/extortion/drugs, etc. racket),
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amateur
done for pleasure instead of as a job, relating to an activity, especially a sport, where the people taking part do not receive money
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professional
playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment (turn professional, go professional), connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education, showing that somebody is well trained and has a lot of skill, connected with the standards that are expected in a particular profession (professional conduct/misconduct), professional misconduct (= bad or unacceptable behaviour in their work), a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and training, a person who does a job that people usually do as a hobby, a person who plays a sport, especially a golf or tennis player, who is employed by a club to train its members in a particular sport
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sport
sports in general ( blood sport, contact sport, e-sport, extreme sport, field sports, motorsport, non-contact sport, spectator sport, winter sports), (informal) used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially a man, pleasure or fun, in sport, to make sport of (= to joke about) somebody/something, activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules, do/play a lot of sport, a pleasant, positive, generous person who does not complain about things they are asked to do or about games that they lose
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athletics
sports such as running, jumping and throwing that people compete in, any sports that people compete in, an athletics team/club/meeting
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interval
a short break between the parts of something such as play or concert (at regular intervals), an activity in interval training, a difference in pitch (= how high or low a note sounds) between two notes, a short period during which something different happens from what is happening the rest of the time (nghỉ giữa bộ phim/vở kịch), the space between two points, a short period between the parts of a performance or a sports event, the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another
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half time
in football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match (nghỉ giữa hai hiệp đấu)
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draw
if two teams/opponents draw/draw a match, they both have the same score, neither wins, draw with
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equal
having the same rights or being treated the same as other people, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered (equal partners), giving people the same rights and opportunities, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered (equal rights/pay, equal opportunities, equal protection, equal access, equal treatment), equal to something: having the necessary strength, courage and ability to deal with something successfully, has no equal (= no-one else is as good).
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competitor
a person who takes part in a competition, a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business, competitor to something, competitor for something (sports or events), a person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market
chief/main/major competitor
domestic/foreign/overseas competitor
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opponent
someone who is competing against you, a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, politics, a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it ( opponent of something), a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it
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bring forward
change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier, to move a total sum from the bottom of one page or column of numbers to the top of the next
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bring sth forward
to suggest something for discussion
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carry on = go on = keep on
continue, (informal) to argue or complain noisily, carry on (with something), carry on doing something, carry on (with somebody): (old-fashioned) to have a sexual relationship with somebody when you should not.
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get round to
start (after planning to do sth for a long time), to find the time to do something, get round to doing sth
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get up to
do, do sth you should not do, to reach a particular point, to be busy with something, especially something surprising or unpleasant
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go in for
enter (a competition), like, to take an exam or enter a competition
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go off
stop liking, to leave a place, especially in order to do something, to be fired; to explode, make a sudden loud noise (alarm), stop working (light, electricity), (informal) to go to sleep, become bad and not fit to eat or drink, to get worse in quality, to happen in a particular way, go off (on somebody): (informal) to suddenly become angry with somebody,
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knock out
defeat and remove from a competition, to make somebody go to sleep or become unconscious, (informal) to surprise and impress somebody very much
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knock somebody/yourself out
to make somebody/yourself very tired
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knock somebody out (of something)
to defeat somebody so that they cannot continue competing
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knock something out
(informal) to produce something, especially quickly and easily
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knock yourself out
(informal) to go ahead and do what you want
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look out
used to warn somebody to be careful, especially when there is danger, be careful
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look something out (for somebody/something)
to search for something from among your possessions
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pull out
stop being involved in an activity, to move away from the side of the road, etc., to leave a station, to move away from something or stop being involved in it,
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pull somebody/something out (of something)
to make somebody/something move away from something or stop being involved in it
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put sth off
delay, postpone, to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it,
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put somebody off something/ V.ing
to interrupt somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing, làm cho ai chán ngán/không làm việc gì
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put somebody off something/somebody
to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody
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put up with
tolerate, bear, stand sth/ving
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take to
[take to doing sth: start (as a habit)] to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger, to develop an ability for something, take to somebody/something: to start liking somebody/something
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take up
[take sth up: start (a hobby, sport),to start or begin something such as a job, to join in singing or saying something (take up the chorus), to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time, to move into a particular position, to accept something that is offered or available, to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter] take up sth: fill an amount of space/time, to continue, especially starting after somebody/something else has finished,
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BEST
-make the best of sth: to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better, take advantage of
- make (good)use of sth/ put sth to (good) use: tận dụng
- do your best
- the best at sth: good at sth
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CHANCE
-have/take/get a chance to do sth: thời điểm/hoàn cảnh tốt để làm gì
-have a chance of V.ing: có cơ hội làm điều gì.
-stand a chance of V.ing: Có cơ may làm gì.
- some/little chance of your doing: be likely to.V
- The chances of your doing = possibility
- take a chance on sth=take risk
- chance of a lifetime: cơ hội ngàn năm có một
- Jump at the chance: chấp nhận, không bỏ lỡ cơ hội
- Chances are that S+V: có thể xảy ra
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GO
-Your go=your turn
- Have a go at s.o: to criticize/attack someone
-have a go at somebody for/about something
- to attack someone
- to try to catch someone who you see doing something wrong, rather than waiting for the police
-go in for: like
-have a go at sth: try, attempt
-make a go of sth: make sth succeed/succeed in sth
-be on the go: tất bật với cái gì
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HEIGHT
- have a head for (something): have the mental ability to do something well, have the ability to withstand or endure something
- have a head for heights: to be comfortable in very high places; to not be afraid of heights
-have a (good) head for ˈheights: be able to stand on a high place without feeling ill or afraid
- fly at a height of ... (km)
- gain height: độ cao lên
- lose height: độ cao xuống
-afraid of heights
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Mad
-mad about/on/for sb/sth/doing: to like someone or something very much (háo hức với cái gì)
- go/become/be mad
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Pleasure
- Take pleasure in sth/doing: to get enjoyment from
- Get pleasure from sth/doing
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Popular
- Popular with sb
- Popular among: (số người lớn hơn hoặc bằng 3)
- increase in popularity
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Side
- on the opposite side
- on the far side: ở đầu bên kia, điểm xa nhất
- side with sb: support somebody, to decide that you support a particular opinion or belief in an argument
- side with sb on sth
- side against someone: not agree with someone
- on the winning/losing side
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Talent
- have a talent for sth/doing sth: có tài năng làm gì đó
- talented=gifted=accomplished
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Time
- on time: at the arranged or correct time; not late (diễn tả một hành động hay sự việc xảy đến đúng như thời gian đã dự kiến từ trước, cho 1 kế hoạch đã được định sẵn, đúng giờ, không chậm trễ, vừa kịp thời gian)
- in time: not late; with enough time to be able to do something, (để nói về một hành động diễn ra vừa kịp lúc. có nghĩa là hành động này xảy ra kịp thời trước khi quá muộn hay sự việc khác sẽ xảy ra)
- the whole time = all the time, constantly, always
- It's time + S+ V2/ed/ for + O+ to.V
- It's high/about time S + V2/ed
-take your time + V.ing: said to mean that you can spend as much time as you need in doing something, or that you should slow down, to do something too slowly, to not hurry (ung dung, thong thả, làm việc gì từ từ)
-take the time to do something: to spend enough time to do something well or carefully
- It takes + O + to.V
- V.ing takes (O) time
- S + spend time + V.ing
- sth take up your time/space: chiếm
- spend time on (sth)
-find time to + V
- find/make time for + N
- for the time being = tạm thời = temporarily
- permanently = for good = for keeps
- at/for a certain time
- time passes
- have a good/nice time + Ving
- tell the time: to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means
- free/spare/leisure time
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Games => V.sing (B.E)
Games => V.pl (A.E)
public school: trường tư (B.E)
public school: trường công (A.E)
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Turn
- turn around=turn somebody/something around: xoay vòng vòng, to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make somebody/something do this, if a business, economy, etc. turns around or somebody turns it around, it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time
- turn away: stop supporting, xoay đi hướng khác
- take it in turn(s) to V/Ving
-turn somebody away (from something): to refuse to allow somebody to enter a place
-turn over: to change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
-turn over sth: to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time
- turn sth over: to make something change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top, to think about something carefully, to sell goods and replace them, (informal) to steal from a place, to make an engine start running
-in turn, take turns, take it in turn(s) to do, your turn (to do)
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Break
nghỉ giữa 2 tiết học
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Half term
kì nghỉ giữa kì
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commercial break
khoảng thời gian quảng cáo
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draw=tie
hòa
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equal-the same
bằng
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contestant= rival
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compete
compete with/against somebody/something
compete for something
compete on something
compete to do something
compete in sth
competition=contest
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do sth off your own bat
do sth without being told to do do
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do sth right off the bat
do sth from the beginning
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3-0
nil (only in football)
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get around/round to sth/ving
bắt đầu làm việc gì đã định trước
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get round to sb
persuade sb
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get around sth
to travel or move from place to place, to find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
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get up to
to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of (toan tính chuyện gì)
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go on to + V
go on + Ving
làm tiếp một việc khác sau khi hoàn tất một việc gì đó.
tiếp tục làm việc đang làm.
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watch out
beware of
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equip sb/sth with sth
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facsimile, finale, recipe, catastrophe, karaoke, apostrophe, karate, abalone
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decide to V = make a decision to V
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reach/arrive at/come to the decision
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make progress in
tiến bộ trong lĩnh vực nào đó
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contribute sth to sth/V.ing
make a contribution/contributions to N/V.ing
đóng góp vào / hướng tới / hướng tới cái gì
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damage/harm sb/sth
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pride oneself on = take pride in = proud of
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bear a/an adj resemblance to
bear no/little resemblance to
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luck
Bad luck/Good luck
sự may rủi
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fortune
cost a fortune
make a fortune
vận may
tốn cả gia tài
làm giàu
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roll the dice
lắc xí ngầu
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be keen on = be fond of = be engrossed in = be absorbed in
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stop to V
purpose
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stop V.ing
actions in progress
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stop/prevent sb from V.ing
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do sport (B.E)
do sports (A.E)
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involve
involve + V.ing: mean
(be) involved in: tham gia vào, có dính líu vào
involve somebody in something/doing something = include somebody in
involved with = to be connected with: nghĩa là có liên hệ với
get involved in something/ doing something: có nghĩa là dính dáng vào, thể hiện một hành động chủ động thay vì diễn tả một trạng thái.
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prefer to V/rather than (to) V
prefer N to N/ V.ing to V.ing
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trainers=sneakers
trainer, trainee
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practise (B.E) =>practice (n)
practice (A.E) => practice (n)
advise (v) => advice (B.E, A.E)
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V (v) + Sb
V.ing => active, in progress
V.ed => passive, happened
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earn/make a fortune
Earn a great deal of money
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associate with someone
to spend time with a group of people, especially people who are disapproved of
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associate with
liên tưởng cái gì với cái gì/ai với ai, (To connect various people or things in one's mind, usually for a specific reason that is unique to that person. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "associate" and "with.
associate oneself with someone or something:
to join someone or something as a partner or friend
associate someone or something with someone or something: to link someone or something [in one's mind] to someone or something else.
associate with someone :to be friendly with someone; to be acquainted with someone socially in a work setting
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allow/permit + V.ing: / O + to.V: c
chỉ chung việc cho phép một hành động nào đó, không quan trọng đối tượng được cho phép là ai/hỉ rõ đối tượng được cho phép là ai
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permission (unc.N)
permit + to.V
ask for permission/give sb permission
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make allowance for
to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future), to consider (something) when one makes a calculation
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knowledgeable about = have a real knowledge of
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enjoyable in
cái gì đó làm cho mình thích = interesting = pleasant
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joyful
full of joy (family)
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practically
theoretical different from practical
almost
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go in for a competition
go in for sth
to take part in a competition
to do something regularly, or to enjoy something
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oppose different from support
opponent different from proponent
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take to sb/sth
to start to like someone or something
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take to sth/ doing sth
thích nghi với cái gì, to start doing something
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pull out
If a vehicle pulls out, it starts moving onto a road or onto a different part of the road
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pull (someone/something) out
If soldiers or military forces pull out or are pulled out, they move out of an area because they have been ordered to, to remove someone or something from an activity
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pull out of sth
to stop being involved in an activity or agreement
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Concentrate
Concentrate on sth/doing
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Difficult
difficult to do
find sth difficult
find it difficult to do
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Fond
Fond of sth/sb/doing sth
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Free
free to do
free someone from/of sth: to help or make life better for someone by taking something unpleasant away from them
free for sth
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Interested
Interested in sth/doing
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Involve
involve sth/doing
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Listen
listen to sb/sth
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Love
love sb/sth/doing: (not used in the progressive tenses)
to have very strong feelings of liking and caring for somebody
love to do
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Mean
Mean to do: To have the intention, desire, or obligation to do something
It/this means that:
It/this means sth/doing
Mean + doing sth: mang ý nghĩa (thể hiện 1 kết quả)
Mean +to do sth: dự định về cái gì,cố tình làm việc gì
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Prefer
prefer to do (rather than [to] do): diễn tả bạn thích điều gì đó hơn., prefer to do sth (rather than sth):
, prefer sth/ doing (to sth/doing), prefer sth to sth, Prefer doing sth to doing sth = prefer to do sth rather than (do) sth, would prefer” để nói tới điều ta muốn làm trong một tình huống cụ thể nào đó, would rather do sth = would prefer to do sth
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Stop
stop sth/doing
stop to do
stop sb from doing
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Sure/certain (for certain)
make/be sure/certain that, sure/certain to do, be sure/certain of sth
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Allow
disallow, allowance (tiền trợ cấp), allowable (that is allowed, especially by law or by a set of rules)
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Associate
disassociate yourself/somebody from somebody/something: to say or do something to show that you are not connected with or do not support somebody/something; to make it clear that something is not connected with a particular plan, action, etc, association, (un)associated with: not connected with something
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compete
competitor, competition, competitively: If goods, services, etc. are priced competitively, their price is as good as or better than other goods, services, etc
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enjoy
enjoyment, enjoyable: An enjoyable event or experience gives you pleasure/making you feel happy
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equip
equipment, equipped
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fortune: a large amount of money, goods, property (make/cost/worth a fortune), chance and the way it affects your life, the set of good or bad events that happen to you and have an effect on your life (pay/spend/make/lose a fortune)
misfortune: bad luck, or an unlucky event, (un)fortunate(ly)
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interesting
(un)interesting(ly)
interestingly: introduce a piece of information that the speaker finds surprising and interesting
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know
knowledgeable, knowledge, unknowledgeable
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lose
lost, loss
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maintain
maintenance
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medal: a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a special event, to win a medal in a sports competition
medallist: a person who has received a medal, usually for winning a competition in a sport (a gold/silver/bronze medallist), medallion (a piece of jewellery in the shape of a large, flat coin worn on a chain around the neck)
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oppose (oppose a war/bill/plan, oppose doing something, oppose somebody/something doing something), oppose somebody: to compete with somebody in a contest
opposition, opponent, opposite, opposing (of teams, armies, forces, etc.) playing, fighting, working, etc. against each other, (of attitudes, views, etc.) very different from each other
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practice ( common practice, standard practice (= what is usually done, code of practice ), put sth into practice, make a practice of something: to do something regularly, out of practice (haven't had any recent experience)
practise (practise as sth, practise law/medicine)(im)practical(ly)
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train
retrain: to learn new skills so you can do a different job, or to teach somebody, a new type of work, a new skill, etc, retrain (somebody) (as something) (She retrained as a teacher), retrain somebody to do something, retrain to become sth, retrain staff/workers/employees (to do sth)
trainer: a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport, a type of light, comfortable shoe that can be worn for sport
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linseed oil
dầu lanh
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stand + N/Ving
put up with something/someone: to be willing to accept someone or something that is unpleasant or not desirable
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start
get round to: to do something that you have intended to do for a long time, to find time to do something that you have intended or would like to do
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take to s.o/sth/V.ing
take to somewhere
to start to like someone or something, to start doing something often, to start to use or do something as a habit
to go somewhere, usually because you are in a difficult or dangerous situation, like a duck to water (= she likes it and is good at it)
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-chance
-opportunity
cơ hội, cơ may, sự tình cờ, cơ hội, thời cơ, khả năng xảy ra điều gì đó, đặc biệt là điều gì đó mà bạn muốn, dùng với nghĩa là may rủi, vận. Đây là thời điểm hoặc tình huống thích hợp khi bạn có cơ hội làm điều gì đó, nói về một khả năng xấu hoặc nguy hiểm, nói về các sự việc xảy ra mà bạn không thể đoán được hoặc ngoài tầm kiểm soát của bạn
thời cơ, cơ hội, nói về một cơ hội để bạn làm điều gì đó
A golden opportunity: Cơ hội vàng
Cash in on opportunity: Kiếm chác được từ cơ hội
Growth opportunity: Cơ hội phát triển
Jump at the opportunity: Chớp lấy cơ hội
Opportunity knocks: Cơ hội tuyệt vời thường chỉ có một lần
Opportunity makes a thief: Cơ hội tạo ra kẻ trộm
Take the opportunity: Tận dụng/lợi dụng cơ hội có được.
Window of opportunity: Một thời gian ngắn cho bạn cơ hội làm gì
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get a pleasure from
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witness
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people, witness to something, witness statement (Lời khai của người làm chứng), a person who gives evidence in court(a defence/prosecution witness, witness for the defence/prosecution)
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onlooker
a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it
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balance against
balance something against something
assess in relation to
to compare the advantages and disadvantages of something
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bank on sb/sth
depend on, to expect something
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bear somebody/something out
support the truth of sth, to support someone's statement or claim
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become of
become of someone/something = what happened to
happen to
If you ask what became of someone or something, you want to know where they are and what happened to them, to happen to or be a result for something or someone
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blink at
show surprise
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blow over
stop and be forgotten
When an argument blows over, it becomes gradually less important until it ends and is forgotten
When a storm blows over, it becomes gradually less strong until it ends
to pass by or to end
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blow up
blow something up
blow up (at somebody)
explode
to start suddenly and with force
to destroy something by an explosion
to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes fairly hard
to make a photograph bigger
to make something seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is (blown up out of all proportion)
(informal) to get angry with somebody
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book up
reserve
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break away(from somebody/something)
escape from captivity
to escape suddenly from somebody who is holding you or keeping you prisoner
to leave a political party, state, etc., especially to form a new one
to move away from a crowd or group, especially in a race
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break down
break something down
lose control of feelings, fail to function, to become very bad (health), to divide into parts to be analysed
to make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard, to destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has (to break down resistance/opposition
to break down somebody’s reserve/shyness),
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break in (on sth)
break somebody/something in
(interrupt), enter a building by force
to train somebody/something in something new that they must do, to wear something, especially new shoes, until they become comfortable
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break into
suddenly start doing sth, to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force, to begin running, laughing, singing, etc. suddenly, to use a banknote of high value to buy something that costs less, to open and use something that has been kept for an emergency, to be successful when you get involved in something.
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break (sth) off
(end sth suddenly), to become separated from something as a result of force,
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break out (of sth)
(escape from a place), start suddenly (of violent events: war, fighting or other unpleasant events)
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break through
break through something
make a discovery, become visible, achieve success despite obstacles or difficulties
to make a way through something using force, (of the sun or moon) to appear from behind clouds, to succeed in dealing with an attitude that somebody has and the difficulties it creates
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break up (with sb)
(end a relationship), disperse, to separate into smaller pieces, to go away in different directions, to begin the holidays when school closes at the end of a term, to become very weak, to laugh very hard, when a person who is talking on a mobile phone breaks up, you can no longer hear them clearly because the signal has been interrupted
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break with
give up sth, to end a connection with something (to break with tradition/old habits/the past)
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brush something up | brush up on something
improve (by study)
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build up
build up (to sth)
build somebody/something up
build somebody/yourself up
build something up
acquire gradually, accumulate
to become greater, more powerful or larger in number
to give a very positive and enthusiastic description of somebody/something, often making them seem better than they really are
to make somebody/yourself healthier or stronger
to create or develop something
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above board
legal and honest; in a legal and honest way
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be barking up the wrong tree
to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
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be broke
have no/very little money
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be full of beans/life
be very lively, having a lot of energy
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be in sb's black books
be out of favour
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beat about/around the bush
nói vòng vo
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behind bars
in prison
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big-headed
having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud, conceited, boastful
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black and blue all over
be covered with bruises
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blessing in disguise
something that seems to be a problem at first, but that has good results in the end
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blue-eyed boy/golden boy
a boy or man who is liked very much and is treated well by someone, especially someone in authority
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bolt from the blue
something important or unusual that happens suddenly or unexpectedly, an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise
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brainwave
a sudden clever idea (have a brainwave)
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break even
to complete a piece of business, etc. without either losing money or making a profit
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browned off (with somebody/something)
bored, unhappy and/or annoyed
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butter sb up
to say nice things to somebody so that they will help you or give you something
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by and large
used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true
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catch sb red-handed
to catch somebody in the act of doing something wrong or committing a crime
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chip off the old block
a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave
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cost a bomb
very expensive
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deal a blow to
damage one's hopes, to shock somebody/something very much; to be very harmful to somebody/something, to hit somebody/something
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don't hold your breath
don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
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drive/strike a hard bargain
to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement, be a tough businessman
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drop a brick/clanger
to say something that offends or embarrasses somebody, although you did not intend to
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feel in one's bones
to believe something strongly although you cannot explain why, feeling sth instinctively
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get your own back (on somebody)
(informal) to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get/take revenge
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have a bee in one's bonnet
have an obsession about sth
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have butterflies in one's stomach
to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do
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in black and white
in writing
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(be/hang) in the balance
if the future of something/somebody, or the result of something is/hangs in the balance, it is not certain
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kick the bucket
die
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lay something bare
(formal) to show something that was covered or to make something known that was secret
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make a clean breast of something
to tell the truth about something so that you no longer feel guilty
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make somebody’s blood boil
to make somebody extremely angry
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on the spur of the moment
suddenly, without planning in advance
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out of the blue
unexpectedly; without warning
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ring a bell
remind sb of sth, to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before
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be glad, etc. to see the back of somebody/something
(informal, especially British English) to be happy that you will not have to deal with or see somebody/something again because you do not like them or it, be glad to see sb leave
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take the bull by the horns
to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage
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wet blanket
a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves
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cure
cure somebody/ cure somebody of something: to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
cure something: to make an illness go away
cure something with something
to deal with a problem successfully
cure somebody of something: to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying
cure something: to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt or heat, etc. in order to preserve it
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remedy
a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation (remedy for something, remedy to something)/ improve a situation
a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious (remedy for something)remedy (against something) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law
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heal
to become healthy again; to make something healthy again (heal up, heal sth)
heal the wounds: to repair the damage that had been done
heal somebody (of something) (old use or formal): to cure somebody who is ill; to make somebody feel happy again
heal (something) to put an end to something or make something easier to bear; to end or become easier to bear
hàn gắn/gắn liền với cái gì đó
heal the sick: chữa lành bằng cách give advice
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treat
-to behave in a particular way towards somebody/something ( treat somebody/something with something - treat people with respect;
-treat somebody/something + adv./prep; treat somebody/something like something; treat somebody/something as something; treat somebody/something as if…)
-treat something as something to consider something in a particular way
-to deal with or discuss something in a particular way: treat something + adv./prep., treat something as something
-to give medical care or attention to a person, an illness, an injury, etc.(treat somebody for something, treat somebody, treat somebody (for something) with something, treat a disease/a condition/cancer)
to use a chemical substance or process to clean, protect, preserve, etc. something : [treat something (with something) to treat crops with insecticide]
-treat somebody/yourself (to something) to pay for something that somebody/you will enjoy and that you do not usually have or do
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imitate
-imitate somebody/something to copy somebody/something
-imitate somebody to copy the way a person speaks or behaves, in order to make people laugh
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copy
-a thing that is made to be the same as something else, especially a document or a work of art (copy of something a copy of a letter/report/document, have/get/obtain/receive a copy, make copies)
-a single example of a book, newspaper, etc. of which many have been made (have/get/obtain/buy/order a copy)
-written material that is to be published in a newspaper, magazine, etc.; news or information that can be used in a newspaper article or advertisement
- a copy of a document, etc. made by a machine that photographs and then prints
- a book used by students for writing exercises, etc. in
- to produce sth that looks like the original thing
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emulate
-emulate somebody/something (formal) to try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them
-emulate something (computing) (of a computer program, etc.) to work in the same way as another computer, etc. and perform the same tasks
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fake
-not what somebody claims it is; appearing to be something it is not
-to make sth seem genuine although they're actually false
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slim
-(of a person) thin, in a way that is attractive (a slim figure/body/waist)
-Many companies are a lot slimmer than they used to be (= have fewer workers)
-thinner than usual
- slim chance: slight possibility
-slim / narrow majority
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lean
healthily thin (complimentary), without fat (meat)
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skinny
-(uncomplimentary): very thin
-(food and drink): low in fat; used especially of coffee made with low-fat milk
-narrow and fitting closely to the body
-not big or strong enough
-true information about someone or something
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slender
-(complimentary): attractively thin, of women
-thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive
- small in amount, degree
- of slender means (= without much money)
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moulder
to decay (= become destroyed by natural processes) slowly and steadily (nổi móc ->phân hủy)
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rot
to (cause to) decay because of bacteria (especially of vegetation), make something decay, naturally and gradually, rotting leaves, rot (away), rot something
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waste
to grow weak and small, to use badly, the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed, go to waste (= be thrown away), waste of something, situation in which it is not worth spending time, money, etc. on something, materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away (household/garden/industrial waste, hazardous/toxic/radioactive waste, solid wastes, waste disposal, waste management, waste ground
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decompose
to (cause to) go bad, especially of flesh, to be destroyed gradually after death by natural processes, a decomposed body, chemical compound) to break down something into smaller and simpler parts; to break a substance down into smaller and simpler parts (plant)
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snarl
to make an angry noise while showing the teeth (especially of dog) (snarl (at somebody/something) (of dogs, etc.), to speak in a rough, low, angry voice (snarl something (at somebody)]
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howl
to cry, to cry with pain (especially of dogs), (of a dog, wolf, etc.) to make a long, loud call, to make a loud noise when you are angry, in pain, etc. or you find something funny (baby), (of the wind) to blow hard and make a long loud noise
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bleat
a single sound that sheep or goats make (to cry), a complaint; a weak and complaining way of speaking
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twitter
to make a sound like bird, to talk quickly in a high excited voice, especially about something that is not very important [twitter (on) (about somebody/something)], to send a message or picture using the Twitter social media service
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reference
[(in/with reference to): indicate what sth relates to/ in connection with, used to say what you are talking or writing about] reference to somebody/something: a thing you say or write that mentions somebody/something else; the act of mentioning somebody/something, for reference: the act of looking at something for information, works of reference: books that contain facts and information, a number, word or symbol that shows where something is on a map, or where you can find a piece of information, reference (to somebody/something) (formal) the act of asking somebody for help or advice, take up references (= contact the people who provided them),
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affinity
affinity (for/with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B): a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it, affinity (with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B) a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features (relationship, similarity or connection)
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relation
(object) connection, (person) a member of one's family, the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other(diplomatic/international/foreign relations, relations with somebody/something, relations between A and B), the way in which two or more things are connected (relation between A and B, relation to something, bear no relation to, in relation to sth)
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connection
relationship between two things, people or groups, something that connects two facts, ideas (connection between A and B, connection with something, connection to something, a direct/close/strong connection, make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related), the act of connecting or the state of being connected (a broadband/wireless/Wi-Fi/network connection, a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect, a train, bus or plane at a station or an airport that a passenger can take soon after getting off another in order to continue their journey, a means of travelling to another place, a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life, connections [plural] people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family, in connection with somebody/something
for reasons connected with somebody/something)
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sliver
a small or thin piece of something that is cut or broken off from a larger piece (glass, cake)
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chip
a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat, a thin round slice of potato that is fried until hard then dried and eaten cold, chips are sold in bags and are made to taste of many different foods, a small flat hard piece of food, often like a triangle in shape, made from maize, (computer/graphics/memory chips), the place from which a small piece of wood, glass, etc. has broken from an object, a small piece of wood, glass, etc. that has broken or been broken off an object (chips of wood, chocolate chip cookies),
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crumb
a very small piece of food, especially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece, crumb of comfort
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cube
a solid or hollow figure with six equal square sides (wood, sugar, meat), the number that you get when you multiply a number by itself twice
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chop
to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife [(chop something, chop something (up) (into something)], to suddenly stop providing or allowing something; to suddenly reduce something by a large amount (be chopped from sth to sth), chop somebody/something to hit somebody/something downwards with a quick, short movement (cắt khúc)
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shred
to cut or tear something into small pieces (thin strips), cắt sợi
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mince
to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine (called a mincer), băm nhỏ
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grate
to shred small pieces off sth (cheese, carrots) by rubbing against a rough surface, to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of small pieces, mài
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fade
to become less clear (with time), fade from something, fade something, to disappear gradually (fade away, fade to/into something, fade into insignificance) =>colour
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vanish
to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain, to stop existing
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disappear
to be lost, to no longer be seen, disappear from something, be disappeared if a person is disappeared, they are arrested or captured and kept in prison without trial or killed, usually for political reasons
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pale
having skin that is very light in colour; having skin that has less colour than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc. (deathly pale, pale and drawn), trở nên xanh xao và nhợt nhạt
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pale
having skin that is very light in colour; having skin that has less colour than usual because of illness, a strong emotion, etc. (deathly pale, pale and drawn)
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toss
to throw into the air (coins, pancakes), to throw something lightly or carelessly (toss something to somebody, toss somebody something), to throw a coin in the air in order to decide something, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands ( toss (somebody) for something, toss up (for something), toss up between A and B), to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient, to move or make somebody/something move from side to side or up and down, to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc)
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throw
to send something from your hand through the air by moving your hand or arm quickly ( throw something, throw something to somebody, throw somebody something), throw something + adv./prep: to put something in a particular place quickly and carelessly, to move something/somebody suddenly and with force, to move your body or part of it quickly or suddenly, to make somebody fall quickly or violently to the ground,
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cast
cast somebody/something (literary) to throw somebody/something somewhere, especially using force, to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place (shadow, stones)
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fling
to throw or push somebody/something with force, especially because you are angry, or in a careless way (fling somebody/something + adv./prep, fling something + adj), fling yourself/something + adv./prep. to move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force, fling something (at somebody) | + speech to say something to somebody in an aggressive way
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get down to sth
to begin to do something; to give serious attention to something
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installment payment
one of a series of regular payments of a loan, debt, etc., or the system of making regular payments
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spare tyre
lốp dự phòng
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puncture
a small hole in a tyre made by a sharp point that allows air to escape
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strike a match
to produce a flame from a match by rubbing it hard across a rough surface
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evasion
the act of avoiding somebody or of avoiding something that you are supposed to do, a statement that somebody makes that avoids dealing with something or talking about something honestly and directly
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recession
a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed (in recession), the movement backwards of something from a previous position
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speculate
to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts (speculate (about/on/as to something), speculate why, how, etc…, speculate that…), speculate (in/on something) to buy goods, property, shares, etc., hoping to make a profit when you sell them, but with the risk of losing money
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beforehand
earlier; before something else happens or is done
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disfigurement
the act of damaging the appearance of a person, thing or place; a damaged appearance of this kind
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wig
a piece of artificial hair that is worn on the head, for example to hide the fact that a person is bald, to cover somebody’s own hair, or by a judge and some other lawyers in some courts of law
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practitioner
a person who works in a profession, especially medicine or law, a person who regularly does a particular activity, especially one that requires skill
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tuck
to push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc. so that they are held in place or look neat, to put something into a small space, especially to hide it or keep it safe or comfortable, to cover somebody with something so that they are warm and comfortable
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burn down
if a fire burns down, it becomes weaker and has smaller flames, burn something down:
to be destroyed, or to destroy something, by fire (cháy từ trên cháy xuống)
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burn up
to be destroyed by heat, to burn more strongly and with larger flames, burn somebody up: to make somebody very angry, burn something up:
to get rid of or destroy something by burning,
to use calories or energy by doing exercise (cháy rụi, cháy hết)
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hang in the balance
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takeover
an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares, an act of taking control of a country, an area or a political organization by force
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absorbed in (adj) + (noun/gerund)
very interested in something/somebody so that you are not paying attention to anything else
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advise sb of sth
to inform sb about sth
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agreeable to sb/sth
to be willing to do or accept something, to be willing to do something or willing to allow something to be done, able to be accepted by someon
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aim (sth) at
to plan, hope, or intend to achieve something, aim something at someone: If information is aimed at a particular group of people, it is made known in a way that influences them or makes them interested in something, aim at doing sth/be aimed at sb/sth: to produce something for a particular purpose or a particular group of people
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apprehensive about/of
feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen, feeling anxiety about the future; fearing that something unpleasant will happen
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bear with sb
to be patient with somebody/something
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belong to sb
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bored with/by
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careless about sth/doing sth
not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
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careless of something
(formal) not at all worried about something
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choice in (the matter)
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coincide with
to happen at or near the same time
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concentrate on
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confine to
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way, to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. (be confined to (doing) something, confine yourself to (doing) something]
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consistent with
if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it
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cruel to
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respond
respond to (question, stimulus, etc), if diseases or patients respond to treatment, the treatment begins to cure them, to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done
respond with: reply by doing sth (respond with a smile)
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support
support sb in (a plan, decision)
support sth with (money)
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for sale
available to be bought, especially from the owner
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on sale
available to be bought, especially in a shop (giảm giá)=in a sale
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in possession of
to have something
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anonymous
of a person) with a name that is not known or that is not made public, written, given, made, etc. by somebody who does not want their name to be known or made public, without any unusual or interesting features
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meddle in
to involve yourself in something that should not really involve you, interfere/intervene in
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meddle (with something)
to touch something in a careless way, especially when it is not yours or when you do not know how to use it correctly
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in sight
in sight of somebody/something
the area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen,
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overdraft
the amount of money that you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than is in your bank account; an arrangement that allows you to do this
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at hand
in hand
near in time or position, happening or present at this time (likely to happen soon) / sth at hand (cái gì đó từng được giải quyết)
being worked on or dealt with now, controlled by someone in a position of authority (đang được giải quyết), have money/time in hand: có sẵn để sử dụng
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on sight
upon sight, immediately upon seeing, as soon as you see someone
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by sight
by appearance; by recognizing but not through being acquainted
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blow one's top
to become very angry
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baffled by
to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
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have (no) recollection of
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at the crack of dawn
very early in the morning, especially at the time when the sun first appears
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on suspicion of
because the police or the authorities think you have committed a crime
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make common cause with sb
to be united with somebody about something that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve
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rise to the challenge/occasion
to show that you can deal with a difficult situation successfully, act and be successful even though sth is new
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give chapter and verse
give the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found
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hold/keep in check
to keep something under control so that it does not spread or get worse
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big cheese
an important and powerful person, especially in an organization
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take sth on the chin
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining, trying to make excuses, etc.
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chop and change
to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
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strike/touch a chord
to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
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claim to fame
one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting
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come clean (with somebody) (about something)
to admit and explain something that you have kept as a secret
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keep/steer/stay clear of (sb/sth)
to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems
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part company with/from somebody), part ways (with/from somebody)
to leave somebody; to end a relationship with somebody, to disagree with somebody about something
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of/no little consequence
not important or valuable.
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cut corners
to do something in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving something out
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not all it's cracked up to be
to not be as good as people have said/ overestimated
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cramp one's style
to stop somebody from behaving in the way they want to
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relentlessly
in a way that continues strongly, without stopping, giving up or getting less strong,
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banquet
a formal meal for a large number of people, usually for a special occasion, at which speeches are often made
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Too many cooks spoil the broth
said when there are too many people involved in trying to do the same thing, so that the final result will not be good
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Actions speak louder than words
said to emphasize that what you do is more important and shows your intentions and feelings more clearly than what you say, what you do is more important than what you say, because the things you do show your true intentions and feelings
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a stitch in time saves nine
said to mean that it is better to act or deal with problems immediately, because if you wait and deal with them later, things will get worse and the problems will take longer to deal with
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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
said when you recognize that you should not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better
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Too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many managers and not enough people to do the work
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The early bird catches the worm
a saying that means someone will have an advantage if they do something immediately, or before other people do it
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Make hay while the sun shines
to make good use of an opportunity while it lasts
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Every cloud has a silver lining
said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage
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It never rains but it pours
said when one bad thing happens, followed by a lot of other bad things that make a bad situation worse
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There's no use crying over spilt milk
to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened, used to emphasize that this is not helpful
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Better late than never
said when you think that it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen, it is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not to arrive or do it at all
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Time and tide wait for no man
said to emphasize that people cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore should not delay doing things
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
This means that when people we love are not with us, we love them even more
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People in glass-houses shouldn't throw stones
This means that you should not criticize other people for bad qualities in their character that you have yourself
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All's well that ends well
an expression which some people use to say that a difficult situation has ended with a good result
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An apple a day keeps a doctor away
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch
you should not make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it has actually happened
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The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)
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A new broom sweeps clean
said when someone new takes control of an organization and makes many changes
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Curiosity killed the cat
said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something
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off duty
not working, and not responsible for dealing with things that happen at work
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wrench
to pull or twist something/somebody/yourself suddenly and violently, to twist and injure a part of your body, especially your ankle or shoulder, to make somebody feel great pain or unhappiness, especially so that they make a sound or cry
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in jail
in prison
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exceptional
unusually good
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durable
likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker
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indestructible
that is very strong and cannot easily be destroyed
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comparatively
as compared to something/somebody else
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unequalled
better than all others
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unprecedented
that has never happened, been done or been known before
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looting
the crime of stealing things from shops or buildings after a riot, fire, etc.
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influx
the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
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squirm with embarrassment
to feel very embarrassed or ashamed
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wound
heal a wound
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defeat
to concede defeat: to admit one has been defeated
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meal
to devour a meal: eat greedily and hungrily
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city
raze a city: completely destroy a city
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grass
to mow the grass: cắt cỏ
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speech
to interrupt a speech
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law
to flout the law: If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it
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to imitate sb's behaviour
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appreciate
appreciate somebody/something to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something
to be grateful for something that somebody has done; to welcome something (appreciate doing something, appreciate somebody doing something)
to understand that something is true ( appreciate how, what, etc…, appreciate that)
to increase in value over a period of time (appreciate in value, appreciate against something)
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dry
dry sense of humour
dry cough
in a dry spell: a prolonged period of dry weather, a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.
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Pay
discretion: the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret, choice, or the right to make a choice, based on judgment
pay for one's discretion
pay a visit to
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Word
-Let me give you a word of advice
a piece/word/a bit of advice
there is no word of: không có vết tích gì
keep one's word: promise (break one's word)
serve as+ N (job): đảm nhiệm với tư cách là…
serve up st: dọn ra cái gì
serve sb with st: phục vụ ai đó với cái gì
serve sb: đối xử, đối đãi
serve a purpose: đáp ứng yêu cầu
serve the ball: in sports such as tennis, to hit the ball to the other player as a way of starting the game
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Age
lined with age
the same age as
retirement age
at the age of
at an early age
from the age of
between the ages of
range in age
under/over the age of
of all ages
for your age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age).
feel her age (= feel that she was getting old)
a very long time (take ages , for ages, ages ago)
a particular period of history (through the ages)
the state of being old (with age)
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entry
an act of going into or getting into a place (made her entry, entry into something, gain entry, entry to something, point of entry)
the right or opportunity to enter a place (be granted/refused entry)
something that you do, write or make to take part in a competition, for example answering a set of questions
the act of taking part in a competition, race, etc. (entry form/fee)
a blog/diary/journal entry, entry in something (an item, for example a piece of information, that is written or printed in a dictionary, an account book, a diary, etc.)
a door, gate or passage where you enter a building; an entrance hall
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Space
the area outside the earth’s atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are ( in space)
an area or a place that is empty (space between A and B, space for something), occupies a space
the quality of being large and empty, allowing you to move freely
a large area of land that has no buildings on it
a period of time (in the space of something, in a short space of time)
the freedom and the time to think or do what you want to
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support in
support with
Hỗ trợ về mặt
Cung cấp cái gì
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advise sb on sth
advise sb against
advise sb of sth
khuyên ai đó làm gì
khuyên ai đó không nên làm gì
inform sb about sth
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(pass duty) in hand
being done
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task at hand
needing to be done/dealt with
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sth at hand
sắp xảy ra sớm
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in sight
in the area that you can see
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on sight
when somebody saw someone else
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(peace) is in sight
likely to happen soon
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blow up
unequalled
become angry
không có cái gì bằng
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with confidence
(tell sb sth) in confidence
comparatively
unprecedented
precedent
precedence
take precedence over
precede
preceding (adj)
destructive
indestructible
slim chance, slender hope
confidently
giữ bí mật gì đó
relatively
chưa từng xảy ra trước đây
tiền lệ
sự ưu tiên
ưu tiên cái gì hơn cái gì
đứng trước
có tính phá hủy/sức tàn phá
ko thể phá hủy
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put up with
-tolerate: to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions
-bear: to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant (bear the suspense/the responsibility), bear to V/Ving
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carry on
go on, kick on, continue
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take to
start to do sth as a habit
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pull out of
stop to be involved in
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become/get used to sth
chỉ hành động
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be used to sth
chỉ trạng thái
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be used to sth
chỉ trạng thái
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didn't use to
used not to + V
never used to
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used to
diễn đạt thói quen trong quá khứ: would + V không to, past simple
hành động trong quá khứ = simple past
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be used to + N/Ving
quen làm việc gì
432
be used to + V (passive voice)
diễn đạt mục địch đặc biệt của việc gì
433
be used for + Ving
general purpose of sth
Ex: This ruler is used to hit his son
This ruler is used for drawing straight line
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club
a long, thin stick used in golf to hit the ball (a set of golf clubs), a heavy stick used as a weapon, cây dùi cui (cảnh sát)
435
take it in turns/take turns + to.V/Ving
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do/try your best
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join in=go in for=take part in
