Idiom - Buổi 1 Flashcards
floating/walking on air = to be on cloud nine
Quaggdai will be floating on air gấc nhìu if he gets 750
vui, phấn khích
Quaggdai will be floating on air gấc nhìu if he gets 750
throw a fit = have a fit
cái feeling bạn sẽ cảm thấy khi ai đó chửi bạn
Quaggdai throws a fit when they change every scenario of him.
angry
Quaggdai throws a fit when they change every scenario of him.
ruffle sb feathers = offend sb /əˈfend/
/ˈrʌf.əl/
Harry ruffled Charlie feathers because of Charlie’s sex
xúc phạm ai
Harry ruffled Charlie feathers because of Charlie’s sex
ruffle: làm rối, xù cái gì, làm mích lòng ai
feathers: lông
a familiar ring
the melody has a familiar ring to it. I think I listened to it quite a long time ago
từng nghe (quen)
the melody has a familiar ring to it. I think I listened to it quite a long time ago
the wrong end of the stick
she got the wrong end of stick when her boss called her to come into his office
hiểu lầm
she got the wrong end of stick when his boss called her to come into his office
food for thought
the article I found on the Internet gave me plenty of food of thought
đáng suy ngẫm, xem xét nghiêm túc
the article I found on the Internet gave me plenty of food of thought
thought-provoking (a)
get the message
looking at the cue. I think I got the message
hiểu được thông điệp
looking at the cue. I think I got the message
lose sight of
I think I may have lost sight of the reason why I joined this club
quên cái gì quan trọng
I think I may have lost sight of the reason why I joined this club
go/work like a dream = a house on fire
Thanks to our careful preparations, this event go like a dream
diễn ra như mơ
Thanks to our careful preparations, this event go like a dream
do a trick
this environmental campaign did a trick, I think people got the awareness of the importance of afforestation
rất thành công, mang lại kết quả tốt
this environmental campaign did a trick, I think people got the awareness of the importance of afforestation
afforestation and reforestation - planting trees
trồng rừng và tái trồng rừng - trồng cây
bless in disguise - /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
dont be sad, ending a relationship might turn out to be a blessing in disguise
trong rủi có may (phước lành giả dạng)
dont be sad, ending a relationship might turn out to be a blessing in disguise
leave a mark
the experience of being abused during childhood left a mark on her memory
để lại vết thương, dấu vết
the experience of being abused during childhood left a mark on her memory
slip my mind
I intended to give Nick a call when I came back home, but it just slipped my mind
quên mất cái gì
I intended to give Nick a call when I came back home, but it just slipped my mind
on the cards
Some health experts have warned that another health crisis is on the cards
sắp xảy ra
Some health experts have warned that another health crisis is on the cards
turn a hair
wait! you should turn a hair and listen it carefully. Dont hurry
claim - bình tĩnh
wait! you should turn a hair and listen it carefully. Dont hurry
go/take to great pains
Cô Vũ Thu Phương goes to great pains
nổ lực hết sức làm gì
Cô Vũ Thu Phương goes to great pains
make my hair stand on end
before interviewing, I made my hair stand on end.
dựng tóc lên, sợ, lo lắng
before interviewing, I made my hair stand on end.
drag sb heels
I draged my heels to choose the answers randomly
chần chừ
I draged my heels to choose the answers randomly
rein
rein in the spread of the new variant
control
rein in the spread of the new variant
flying start
her startup got off to a flying start.
khởi đầu thuận lợi
her startup got off to a flying start.
blue in my face
I told her to give back to me my money but she ignored. I was blue in my face
exhausted
I told her to give back to me my money but she ignored. I was blue in my face
lick sb boots
if I wanna improve my position in the company, I must lick my boss boots
liếm giày, nịnh ai
if I wanna improve my position in the company, I must lick my boss boots
throw the book at
he’s commited many crimes all his life, and the judge decided to throw the book at him
phạt nặng
he’s commited many crimes all his life, and the judge decided to throw the book at him
leave high and dry
manual workers were left high and dry when covid pandemic began to take hold
bị bỏ mặc
manual workers were left high and dry when covid pandemic began to take hold
go from strength to strength
their business went from strength to strength when they decided to launch new products
ngày càng thành công
their business went from strength to strength when they decided to launch new products
go places
I believe I will go places if I am hard-working more
become successful
I believe I will go places if I am hard-working more
thrill to bits
I will be thrilled to bits if hearing that I am admitted to Nhanvan
rất hài lòng, vui mừng, hạnh phục
I will be thrilled to bits if hearing that I am admitted to Nhanvan
chance sb arm
he decided that it’s time to chance his arm and start his own business
làm liều
he decided that it’s time to chance his arm and start his own business
grasp at straws
Don’t grasping at straws to study maths, you should learn st is better for you
nắm vào rơm, nổ lực trong vô vọng
Don’t grasping at straws to study maths, you should learn st is better for you
spread one’s too thin
She’s spreading herself too thin. she’s just take 2 projects that’s better
dàn trải bản thân quá mỏng
She’s spreading herself too thin. she’s just take 2 projects that’s better
keep a low profile >< keep a high profile
He’s been keeping a low profile since he was involved in the drug scandal
tránh sự chú ý từ người khác
He’s been keeping a low profile since he was involved in the drug scandal
