Idiom

Question 1

from the very beginning
(Suốt từ đầu)

Answer 1

all along
Ex: - Do you think he’s been cheating us all along?
(Bạn có nghĩ rằng anh ấy đã lừa dối chúng ta suốt thời gian qua không?)

Question 2

C1
suddenly and unexpectedly
(Đột nhiên)

Answer 2

all at once
Ex: - All at once there was a loud crashing sound.
(Đột nhiên có một tiếng va chạm lớn)

Question 3

B2
very quickly

Answer 3

all of a sudden
Ex: - It seemed to happen all of a sudden, I felt dizzy and I just collapsed.
(Nó dường như xảy ra rất đột ngột - tôi cảm thấy chóng mặt và gục xuống.)

Question 4

B2
in a lot of different places or in all parts of a place
(Ở tất cả mọi nơi)

Answer 4

all over the place
(informal (also all over the joint); (UK also all over the shop)
Ex: - You can buy T-shirts like this all over the place.
- There were dirty dishes and clothes all over the place.

Question 5

C1
despite what has just been said
(Mặc dù vậy)

Answer 5

all the same
Ex: - It rained every day of our holiday - but we had a good time all the same.
(Trời mưa tất cả các nhày trong kỳ nghỉ của chúng tôi - nhưng dù vậy chúng tôi đã có một khoảng thời gian rất vui vẻ

Question 6

• to be listening attentively or eagerly
• to give all one’s attention; listen
  (Chăm chú lắng nghe)

Answer 6

Be all ears
Ex: - We were all ears as the scandal was revealed.

Question 7

• to give all one’s attention to something; look intently
• to watch someone or something with a lot of interest:
  (Nhìn chăm chú)

Answer 7

be all eyes
Ex: - We were all eyes as the celebrity guests emerged from the car.

Question 8

C2
- not to know what to do or say
(Bối rối, lúng túng, không biết phải nói, làm gì)

Answer 8

be at a loss
Ex: - I’m at a loss to know how I can help you.
(Tôi không biết làm thế nào tôi có thể giúp bạn.)
- It was unlike him to be at a loss for words.
(Nó không giống như anh ta khi không thể nói nên lời.)

Question 9

C1
to be necessary to do a particular thing
(Cần thiết làm một điều gì đó)

Answer 9

be a question of doing sth
Ex: - It’s simply/just a question of working hard for a month and then you can relax.

Question 10

a member of a large organization whose job, although necessary, makes them feel as if they are not important
(Một người không quan trọng, tầm thường)

Answer 10

a (tiny) cog in a (the) (vast) machine
Ex: - I decided to set up my own business because I was tired of just being a cog in a machine.
(Tôi quyết định thành lập doanh nghiệp của riêng mình vì tôi cảm thấy mệt mỏi với việc chỉ là một người tầm thường)

Question 11

C1
If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected
(Đột nhiên, bất thình lình)

Answer 11

out of the blue = all of a sudden
Ex: - One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.