Idiom in use: Health Flashcards

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1
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Under the weather

A

không khỏe

Mark has been feeling under the weather for weeks

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2
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looking like death warmed up

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trông như xác chết

He came into work looking like death warmed up

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3
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recharge his batteries

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Nạp năng lượng

He go away for a fews days to recharge his batteries

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4
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off-colour

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Ốm yếu

he no longer felt off-colour

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5
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on the road to recovery

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hồi phục

We knew he was on the road to recovery

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6
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on the mend

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mend/mend/:sự phục hồi
hồi phục
We were all glad to learn that he was on the mend

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7
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as fit as a fiddle

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fiddle /’fidl/
khỏe như vâm
He returned to work as fit as a fiddle

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8
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as right as rain

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mạnh giỏi, đâu vào đó

And he’s been as right as rain ever since.

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9
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He ‘s not all there

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He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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10
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She ‘s off her trolley

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trolley /’trɔli/:xe đẩy siêu thị

He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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11
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He ‘s not right in the head

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He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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12
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She’s got a screw loose

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screw /skru:/: đinh vít

He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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13
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She ‘s a basket case

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basket case /’bɑ:skitkeis/: bênh nhân bị cưa cụt chân tay

He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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14
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He is off his rocker

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rocker /’rɔkə/:cái xích đu

He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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15
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She ‘s one sandwich short of a picnic

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He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

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16
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He ‘s as nutty as a fruitcake

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nutty /’nʌti/: điêu/điên

He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ

17
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She’s popped her clogs

A

pop /pɔp/: thụt vào
clog /klɔg/: cái còng
chết

18
Q

He’s bitten the dust

A

Chết

19
Q

She’s given up the ghost

A

Chết

20
Q

He’s fallen off his perch

A

perch /pə:tʃ/: cành để chim đậu

Chết

21
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She’s kicked the bucket.

A

Chết

22
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a sore point/spot

A

sore /sɔ:/:buồn
điều làm phật lòng
Try not to mention balness while he’s here - it’s a sore spot for home

23
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give someone a taste of their medicine

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Trả đũa

Refusing to lend him money now would give him a taste of his own medicine - he’s never lent you anything

24
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a bitter pill to swallow

A

swallow /’swɔlou/: nuốt, chim én
Thử thách
Losing my job was initially a bitter pill to swallow

25
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suger the pill

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make something unpleasant more acceptable

The boss has sugered the overtime pill by offering a large extra payment

26
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itchy feet

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itchy /’itʃi/:ngứa
ngứa chân
I can’t stay in one place for more than one year without getting itchy feet