idiom unit 2 des c1c2

Question 1

(sth) go to your head

Answer 1

if sth goes to your head, it makes you think that you are more important or better than what you really are or people around you
eg: don’t let success go to your head, you are just a drop in the ocean

Question 2

have your wits ABOUT you

Answer 2

be able to think and react quickly in dangerous or emergency situation

Question 3

be in the dark about sth

Answer 3

not knowing any information or facts about a situation, usually because other people keep it secret from you

Question 4

know what’s what

Answer 4

know the important facts about a situation and therefore be able to judge a situation or a person well (biết điều, biết cái j là đúng là sai và biết cái j có quan trọng hay ko)

Question 5

not have a leg to stand on

Answer 5

not have any argument to support your point of view

Question 6

not see the wood for the trees

Answer 6

not know the important facts about a situation and therefore concentrate too much on detail

Question 7

put two and two together

Answer 7

guessing what is happening based on what you hear, see or the evidence that you have

Question 8

ring a bell

Answer 8

be familiar but you cannot remember the exact detail

Question 9

be quick/slow on the uptake

Answer 9

nhanh hiểu, chậm hiểu

Question 10

drive sb round the bend

Answer 10

to make sb crazy

Question 11

split hairs

Answer 11

vạch lá tìm sâu, bới lông tìm vết

Question 12

take stock of sth

Answer 12

to think carefully about sth before decide what to do next