Idiom - Buổi 3 Flashcards
at fever pitch
phấn khích đến mức sốt
when the match began, excitement was at fever pitch
pitch high/low in music
nốt cao/thấp trong âm nhạc
a slip of the tongue
nói nhầm
Sorry, It’s a slip of the tongue. I meant diary not dairy
not take no for an answer
cứng đầu
i told him not to use my shaver, but he just keeps using it. he just won’t take no for an answer
the fine print
đọc kĩ
it’s advisable to read the fine print before you sign the contract
take the stroll down memory lane
thả bộ
five years later, they went back to their primary school and take a stroll down memory lane
train of thoughts
dòng suy nghĩ
I lost my train of thoughts when he came in
against the clock
chạy đua với tg
the report is due by 5 p.m. so we have to work against the clock
at the crack of dawn
từ rất sớm
if you wanna to see the sunrise, you will have to leave at the crack of dawn
once in a blue moon
lâu lâu 1 lần
as I live far from my parents, I only see them once in a blue moon
the salt of the earth
người tốt
you can ask for Tim’s help. He’s the salt of the earth
fall on stony ground
bị ignore
the warning of the doctor about an imminent disease fell on stony ground
blow hot and cold
sáng nắng chiều mưa
we have not reached the final decision yet since Max’s blowing hot and cold
get wind of st
hóng chuyện, nghe phong thanh
he got wind of out plan to hold a surprise party for Susan and he told everyone about it
in the heat of the moment
trong lúc nóng giận
he said things in the heat of the moment and he really regretted it later
in deep water
gặp rắc rối lớn
the rising star was in deep water when all the new evidence about her drug use started to emerge
out of her depth
nằm ngoài khả năng
the new sales clerk seemed out of her depth when dealing with angry customers
geen with envy
ghen tức
when I told my friends about my trip to Dalat, all of them were green with envy
a grey area
ko rõ ràng
he said that those procedures were a grey area and asked that changes should be made
at the drop of a hat
đến nhanh chóng
if your washing machine is out of order, our maintenance team will come to your house at the drop of a hat
give the shirt off sb back
sẵn sàng hy sinh/giúp đỡ
Tim is very friendly and helpfull, he can give you the shirt off his back
take sb hat off
ngả mũ kính phục
I take my hat off to her, a single mother who’s made sacrifices to bring up her three children
on the ball
rất nhanh nhên, tinh nhanh
our rival company is really on the ball, so we must act quickly
sych a cold fish
lạnh lùng ít nói
my new deskmate is such a cold fish, he never shows any emotions when I talk to him
put the cat among the pigeons
gây rắc rối - đặt mèo giữa bồ câu
she told her mom that she gor pregnant, which really put the cat among the pigeons
water off a duck’s back
nước đổ đầu vịt
no matter how many times I’ve told him, He just ignores it. It’s just like water off a duck’back
twist the knife
đổ thêm dầu vô lửa - xoáy dao vào chỗ thương
just to twist the knife, they informed me that my proposal had been rejected
with egg on sb face
xấu hổ
he stood up and sang tune, which left him with egg on his face
put sb restaurant on the map
thành danh
they’re spent a large amount of money to put their restaurant on the map
bring home to me
khiến ai nhận ra điều gì
her own description really brought home to me the danger of the viruss
sit on the fence
ngồi trên hàng rào - lưỡng lự
I assume that the governemnt’s sitting on the fence about imposing another week of social distancing
