Idiom in use: Health Flashcards
Under the weather
không khỏe
Mark has been feeling under the weather for weeks
looking like death warmed up
trông như xác chết
He came into work looking like death warmed up
recharge his batteries
Nạp năng lượng
He go away for a fews days to recharge his batteries
off-colour
Ốm yếu
he no longer felt off-colour
on the road to recovery
hồi phục
We knew he was on the road to recovery
on the mend
mend/mend/:sự phục hồi
hồi phục
We were all glad to learn that he was on the mend
as fit as a fiddle
fiddle /’fidl/
khỏe như vâm
He returned to work as fit as a fiddle
as right as rain
mạnh giỏi, đâu vào đó
And he’s been as right as rain ever since.
He ‘s not all there
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
She ‘s off her trolley
trolley /’trɔli/:xe đẩy siêu thị
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
He ‘s not right in the head
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
She’s got a screw loose
screw /skru:/: đinh vít
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
She ‘s a basket case
basket case /’bɑ:skitkeis/: bênh nhân bị cưa cụt chân tay
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
He is off his rocker
rocker /’rɔkə/:cái xích đu
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
She ‘s one sandwich short of a picnic
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
He ‘s as nutty as a fruitcake
nutty /’nʌti/: điêu/điên
He is mad = Dở hơi, điên rồ
She’s popped her clogs
pop /pɔp/: thụt vào
clog /klɔg/: cái còng
chết
He’s bitten the dust
Chết
She’s given up the ghost
Chết
He’s fallen off his perch
perch /pə:tʃ/: cành để chim đậu
Chết
She’s kicked the bucket.
Chết
a sore point/spot
sore /sɔ:/:buồn
điều làm phật lòng
Try not to mention balness while he’s here - it’s a sore spot for home
give someone a taste of their medicine
Trả đũa
Refusing to lend him money now would give him a taste of his own medicine - he’s never lent you anything
a bitter pill to swallow
swallow /’swɔlou/: nuốt, chim én
Thử thách
Losing my job was initially a bitter pill to swallow