Idiom - Eating Flashcards
Eat like a horse
Make one’s mouth water
Làm ai thèm chảy nước dãi
⇒ Rất ngon, hấp dẫn
The smell of oven-fresh baked pizza made my mouth water.
Spoil one’s appetite
Làm ai đó ăn mất ngon, chán ăn.
Looking at the gruesome video of the chickens being slaughtered at KFC made me lose my appetite.
Have one’s cake and eat it (too)
Vừa có bánh vừa muốn ăn nữa
⇒ Muốn hưởng lợi từ hai phía
(Được voi đòi tiên)
You can’t have your cake and eat it – if you want more local services, you can’t expect to pay less tax.
Put all one’s eggs in one basket
Bỏ tất cả trứng vào 1 rổ
⇒ Đặt hết nguồn lực vào 1 nơi
I’m applying for several jobs because I don’t really want to put all my eggs in one basket.
apple of one’s eye
một người được yêu mến bởi một người nào đó
Baby Jessica is the apple of her father’s eye
(have a) bun in the oven
mang thai
I don’t think Jan will come to the bar because she has a bun in the oven.
bad egg
một người thường xuyên gặp rắc rối
I don’t want my little brother hanging around with the bad eggs on the street.
big cheese
người rất quan trọng (VIP)
I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.
bread and butter
nhu cầu thiết yếu, điều chính
Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don’t have to go into details.
bring home the bacon
kiếm thu nhập
My husband has had to bring home the bacon ever since I broke my leg.
butter someone up
rất tử tế hoặc thân thiện với ai đó hoặc cố gắng làm hài lòng ai đó, để người đó sẽ làm những gì bạn muốn họ làm
We’ll have to butter Angie up before we tell her the news about the broken vase.
(have one’s) cake and eat it too
Được Voi Đòi Tiên
Rick wants to have his cake and eat it too. He wants to be single but he doesn’t want me to date anyone else.
carrot top
người có mái tóc đỏ hoặc cam
Simon is the first carrot top I’ve ever gone out with.
cheesy
điên
I love reading cheesy romance novels because I don’t have to think.
cool as a cucumber
Rất thoải mái
I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England.
cream of the crop
tốt nhất
We hired the cream of the crop to entertain us at the Christmas party.
(don’t) cry over spilled milk
cứ mãi buồn bã, tiếc nuối vì chuyện đã rồ
The mirror is broken and we can’t fix it. There’s no need to cry over spilled milk.
cup of joe
tách cà phê
Let’s stop for a cup of joe before we head to work.
(not my) cup of tea
một cái gì đó bạn thích (thường được sử dụng trong câu phủ định)
Opera isn’t exactly my cup of tea.
egg someone on
thúc giục ai đó làm điều gì đó
The gang tried to egg us on but we didn’t want to fight
freeze one’s buns off
rất lạnh
I froze my buns off at the ice rink.
I froze my buns off at the ice rink.
full of beans
đầy năng lực, hăng hái, sôi nổi
The kids were full of beans after the circus.
gravy train
kiếm bội nhờ tài lẻ, hay bỏ một vốn bốn lời, thả con săn sắt bắt con cá rô
The unionized grocers have been enjoying the gravy train for twenty years.
(have something) handed to someone on a silver platter
được nhận hoặc được trao cho điều gì đó mà không cần bỏ ra bất cứ sự nỗ lực nào
The professor’s daughter had her college diploma handed to her on a silver platter
hard nut to crack
khó hiểu (thường là một người)
Angelo is a hard nut to crack when something is bothering him like this.
hot potato
một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và khó khăn để giải quyết
một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và khó khăn để giải quyết
in a nutshell
đơn giản
In a nutshell, I’m having a bad day.
nuts about something, someone
thích rất nhiều
I’m nuts about classical music these days.
out to lunch
điên hay khùng
Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job.
one smart cookie
một người rất thông minh
Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her grade level.
peach fuzz
số lượng tóc mọc ít
Except for a bit of peach fuzz, the baby came out bald.
piece of cake
rất dễ
The exam was a piece of cake.
put all of one’s eggs in one basket
Được ăn cả, ngã về không
Even though I’m majoring in Art, I’m taking a maths course because my Dad says I shouldn’t put all of my eggs in one basket
souped up
mạnh mẽ hơn hoặc phong cách hơn
The car was souped up with shiny rims and a loud stereo.
sell like hot cakes
được nhiều người mua
The new Harry Potter books sold like hot cakes.
spice things up
làm một cái gì đó thú vị hơn
I wanted to spice things up in the office, so I bought some red and gold paint.
spill the beans
tiết lộ sự thật
On Monday, I’m going to spill the beans about my travel plans.
take something with a pinch (grain) of salt
không coi cái gì đó chính xác 100% (thận trọng ngờ vực việc gì khi nghe, xem xét hay chấp nhận nó)
Take Mandy’s advice with a pinch of salt. She doesn’t always do her research.
use your noodle
(informal) suy nghĩ, dùng đầu óc
You’re going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. It’s an extra difficult one.
