Idioms Flashcards
Cats and dogs
To rain heavily
Ex Don’t forget to take your umbrella - it’s raining cats and dogs out there.
Chalk and cheese
Khác nhau hoàn toàn
Ex My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.
Here and there
Khắp nơi
Ex I look my watch here and there but I couldn’t find it
A hot potato
Vấn đề nan giải
Ex :Today, the polluted water is the hot potato which everyone care about
At the drop of a hat
Ngay lập tức
Ex People will file lawsuits at the drop of a hat these days.
Back to the drawing board
Bắt đầu lại
Beat about the bush
Nói vòng vo
Ex Please don’t beat about the bush !
Burn the midnight oil
Học,lam việc đến đêm
Ex The boss expects to see the new plans tomorrow. The only way I’m going to be able to finish them in time is to burn the midnight oil tonight.
The best thing since sliced bread
A good invention
Ex My new computer is the best thing since sliced bread, I can’t believe I ever worked without it.
Caught between two stools
Lưỡng lự ko bt chọn j
Ex The grammar guide caught between two stools - it’s too difficult for a beginner but not detailed enough for an advanced student
Break a leg
~ good luck
Hit the book
To study
Ex I can’t go out tonight. I need to hit the books.
Let the cat out of the bag
Lộ bí mật
E x I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.
When pigs fly~ pig might fly
Không thể xảy ra
Ex I’ll have finished it by tomorrow.” “And pigs can fly!”
Hit the nail on the head
Nói trúng phóc
Ex You hit the nail on the head when you said our company needs more innovative thinking
Scratch sb’s back
Giúp ai và mong đc giúp lại
Ex Can you help me move my furniture? I know it is a not a fun thing to do, but if you scratch my back, I will return the favor one day.
Keep an eye on sb/st
Để mắt tới
Take st for granted
Xem cj là vc đương nhiên,coi thường
Take st into account/ consider
Xem xét
Lose touch with
Mất liên lạc vs
At sb’s disposal
Toàn quyền
Splitting headache
a very bad pain in your head:
Ex I’ve got a splitting headache.
On the house
Miễn phí
Ex
Your meal is on the house tonight!
Off the peg~ off the rack
May sẵn
Ex off the peg suit
Hit the roof = hit the ceiling= go through the roof
Nổi điên
Ex Dad will hit the roof when he finds out I dented the car.
Bring down the house
Lm cả khán phòng vỗ tay
Ex The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night.
Pay through the nose
Trả giá đắt cho
Ex We paid through the nose to get the car fixed.
By the skin of one’s teeth
Hoàn thành vcj trog gang tấc
Ex He escaped from the secret police by the skin of his teeth.
Pull sb’ leg
Trêu ai đó
Ex Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?
It Strike sb/st as strange
lấy làm lạ
–> I stroke me as a strange when he came toclass early this morning.
High and low
= HERE AND THERE: everywhere
–> I have been searching high and low for thegift I bought for Hà An for a whole day.
THE MORE, THE MERRIER.
càng đông, càng vui
–> Of courseyou can have a ride with us! The more, the merrier.
Spick and span
ngăn nắp, gọn gàng
–> The kitchenwas spick and span as ever, every surface wiped down and everything in itsplace.
Every now and then
sometimes
–> Every nowand then, I want to be alone.
PART AND PARCEL of st
integral, crucial (quan trọng,thiết yếu)
–> Being recognised in the street is all partand parcel of being famous.
Go to one’ head
khiến ai kiêu ngạo
Ex Don’t let all this praises go to your head.
Be on the wagon
kiêng rượu
–> Bob’s olddrinking buddies complained that he was no fun when he went on the wagon.
Once in a blue moon
rất hiếm
–> Once in ablue moon, I stop thinking about her. If only she knew how much I love her.
On the spot
immediately (ngay lập tức)
–> I will bethere on the spot.
Few and far between
hiếm gặp
–> Go and tell her that you love her! That kindof girl is really few and far between.
