idioms Flashcards
cats and dogs
rain heavily
chalk and cheese
very different from each other
here and there
everywhere
a hot potato
a problem, situation, etc that is unpleasant to deal with
at the drop of the hat
immediately, instantly, without hesitating
back to the drawing board
time to start from the beginning, time to plan sth over again
beat about the bush
talk abt sth for too long without coming to the main point
the best thing since sliced bread
good innovation, idea
burn the midnight oil
study or work until midnight
caught between two stools
when one finds it’s difficult to choose between 2 alternatives
break a leg
used to wish sb good luck
hit the books
study
let the cat out of the bag
tell a secret carelessly or by mistake
when pigs fly ~ pigs might fly
sth will never happen, impossible to happen
scratch one’s back
help someone w/o the assumption that they will return the favor
hit the nail on the head
say sth that is exactly right
take sth for granted
cho la dieu hien nhien
take sth into account/ consideration
to consider sth
keep an eye on sb/ sth
de y den dieu gi
lose touch with sb
mat lien lac
at sb’s disposal
available for use as sb prefers
splitting headache
severe headache
off the peg~ off the rack
may san
on the house
free
hit the roof~ hit the ceiling~ go through the roof
suddenly become very angry
bring down the house
makes everyone applauses
pay through the nose (for sth)
pay too much for sth
pull sb’s leg
play a joke on sb (make them believe sth that’s not true
it strike sb as/ that a strange
lay lam la
high and low~ here and then
everywhere
the more, the merrier
cang dong cang vui
spick and span~ spic and span
neat and tidy
(every) now and then/ again
sometimes, occasionally
part and parcel of sth
an essential and crucial part of sth
go to one’s head
make you feel way too proud of yourself
be/ on the wagon
not drink alcohol, temporarily or permanently
on the spot
immediately
few and far between
not frequent
on the verge of~ on the brink of~ in the edge
almost do sth
lead sb by the nose
to control sb completely
at the eleventh hour
at the last possible moment
find fault (with sb/ sth)
kiem chuyen, bat loi
off and on/ on and off~ from time to time
not often
make believe
pretend
make good time
move fast
look daggers at sb
look at someone angrily
be out of question
not possible
all at once
suddenly
blow one’s trumpet
boast
fight tooth and nail
fight determinedly for what you want
sleep on sth
think more abt sth before giving an answer
play tricks/ jokes on
tron vi en
(go) down the drain
do song, do bien
smell a rat
suspect sth wrong abt a situation
the last straw
the last time before you lose it
get the hang of sth
understand, know how sth works
hard of hearing
diec tai
have a bee in one’s bonnet (abt sth)
am anh ve cgi do
get/ have cold feet
nervous abt sth you have planned to do
on second thoughts
suy nghi ki
in vain
hopeless, vo ich
chip in
contribute
out of/ off one’s head
crazy
run an errand
do chores
jump the (traffic) lights/ run the lights/ run a (red) light
vuot den do
fly off the handle
lose temper
the apple of one’s eye
nguoi yeu quy, vat quy bau
bucket down
rain heavily
a close shave/ call
thoat chet trong gang tac
drop a brick/ clanger
lo mieng
get/ have butterfies in one’s stomach
nervous
off the record
unofficial
(not) one’s cup of tea
(not) sth you like
cut it fine
make it just in time
golden handshake
mon tien hau hinh cho nguoi sap nghi viec
