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idioms Va05 Flashcards

1
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mất mặt, xấu hổ , không được tôn trọng

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lose face :
=> Many leaders don’t want to lose face by admitting failures.

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làm ngơ

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turned a blind eye + to sbd:
=> The teachers turned a blind eye to some of the children’s bad behaviour.

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bất ngờ, xảy ra không như kỳ vọng= suddenly

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out of the blue:
=> Symptoms of the disease often appear out of the blue.

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xa nhưng không xa quá, xa vừa phải

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in the distance /ˈdɪs.təns/
=> We saw lights in the distance.

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luôn luôn, không trượt phát nào , chuyện chắc chắn xảy ra

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/wɪˈðaʊt/ without fail = always
I ring my mom without fail.
I want that work finished by tomorrow, without fail!

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trong TH tồi tệ nhất

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If all else fails
If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.

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tránh xa ai đó= avoid to sbd

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/stɪr/ Steer clear of sth
Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.

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8
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hợp lý

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to make ( a lot of ) sense:
Everything he said made sense – I’d definitely vote for him.

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9
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hiểu cái gì đó

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to make sense of smt:

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10
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nhấn mạnh

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on earth : /ɝːθ/
Why on earth are you shouting? – Be quiet!

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tình huống cực kỳ chán/tệ hai

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to be in a ( bad/real/terrible) state = to be in a mood:
She was in a terrible state, so I decided to stay and look after her.

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12
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như điên

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like mad / flat out /flæt/
We worked like mad to get it done on time.
I had to run flat out to catch the bus.

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13
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quen quen

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Ring a bell
His name rings a bell but I can’t think where we met

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14
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câu chuyện cổ tích

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Fairy tales=

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15
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xấu, tình huống xấu ( turbulent weathẻ)

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Turbulent = /ˈtɝː.bjə.lənt/

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16
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người đi bộ

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Pedestrian= /pəˈdes.tri.ən/

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17
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vận động viên

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Athlete= /ˈæθ.liːt/

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18
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người kế toán

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Accountant= /əˈkaʊn.t̬ənt/

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19
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không tiếc lời khen ngợi ai đó

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heap praise on somebody = /hiːp/

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20
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có tính cáu bẳn

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Irritable (adj)= /ˈɪr.ə.t̬ə.bəl/

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21
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anh chị em ruột trong gia đinh

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Sibling( n) : /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/

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22
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tận dụng

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Take advantage of
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
VD: We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.

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23
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thay đổi ý định, suy nghĩ

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Change your mind

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24
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chả đi đến đâu cả, dậm chân tại chỗ

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Get nowhere
VD: We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.

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25
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lẽ ra phải làm gì đó rồi

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be supposed to do smt

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26
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chịu trách nhiệm

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in charge of /tʃɑːdʒ/

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27
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dễ như ăn kẹo

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a piece of cake
The exam was a piece of cake.

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28
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gần

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a stone’s throw
We live just a stone’s throw from here.

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29
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muộn còn hơn không

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better late than never
“He finally paid me the money he owed me.” “Well, better late than never.”

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30
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sáng sớm

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bright and early

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31
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xấp xỉ, gần
( khoảng, ngưỡng)

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more or less
She could earn $200 a night, more or less.

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32
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gọi điện cho ai đó

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get through to somebody

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33
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cười chế nhạo cái gì đó/ coi việc đó thật vớ vẩn

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Laugh something off
He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign.

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34
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I dont know

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Search me =
“Where’s Huy?” “Search me!“

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35
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có điểm chung

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Have sth in common

The two cultures have a lot in common.

36
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còn quá sớm để nhận định

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It’s early days:

It’s still early days. We don’t know if the play will be a success.

37
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cố tình

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On purpose

He slammed the door on purpose.

38
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hiếm khi = rarely

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Once in a blue moon

My sister lives in HCMC, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

39
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vô vọng, không có kết quả mong muốn ( văn nói)

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In vain :

She waited in vain for her son to return.

40
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cực kỳ lo lắng

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A bag

By the time of the interview, I was a bag of nerves.

41
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cực kì lo lắng

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bundle of nerves

Since the robbery, I’ve been a bundle of nerves.

42
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nhân viên mới ( không đếm được)

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New blond

This company badly needs to bring in some new blood.

43
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vừa mới hết

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Fresh out of sth

Sorry, we’re fresh out of milk.

44
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tiến triển tốt

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Look up for sth

Business was bad, but now things are looking up.

45
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cắt giảm khối lượng

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Cut back on sth= cut down

. I must cut back on sweets to lose weight

46
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gần nhà, gần nơi sinh sống

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On the doorstep

The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.

47
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kéo dài lan man

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Drag on

The meeting dragged on for hours

48
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rung lên ( chuông báo thức rung lên ) / nổ: boom nổ/ đi ra khỏi nha = go out

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Go off

She went off to get a drink

49
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thư giãn

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Laze around/ about

we spent the day lazing aroung on the beach

50
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biến đi , đi nơi khác

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Clear off

51
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kiểm tra, thảo luận cái gì đó

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Go through

I’d like to go through the homework

52
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lật qua lật lại các trang báo, lướt đọc lướt qua

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Flick through

She flicked through a magazine

53
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bận rộn, trói chặt lại

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Tie up:

She’s tied up at the moment => dùng từ này với thì bị động

54
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tiễn ai đó ở sân bay, bến tàu…

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see somebody off:

my parents saw me off at the plane

55
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chờ, k làm gì cả khi ở một nơi nào đó, lởn vởn. lang thang

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hang around/ about:

there were some boys hanging around the school entrance

56
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nghỉ ngơi thôi ( một ngày thế là đủ rồi, dừng cuộc chơi thôi )

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Call it a day:

I”m getting a bit tired now - let’s call it a day

57
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vừa thử vừa học

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Trial and error :

Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error

58
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tận dụng tối đa cái gì đó

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Make the most of smt

It’s my first trip abroad so I’m going to make the most of it.

59
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cố nhớ

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Rack your brains

she racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what shw had said

60
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hiểu được cái gì

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Make sense of something

i can’t make sense of that painting understand smt

61
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ngấm

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sink in

some vocabulary doesn’t sink in. it just goes in one ear and out the other

62
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tốt hơn, mạnh hơn, tiến bộ hơn

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Pick up

the wind is picking up now

63
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ôn tập kiến thức lại

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brush up (on sth)

64
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đuổi kịp ai đó

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keep up with smt:

65
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cố gắng vô ích

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tried in vain

66
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chất lượng kém

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not up to much

67
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tốt hơn là nên làm gì đó

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be better off ( doing smt)

he’d e better off working for a bigger company

68
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tốt hơn là nên làm gì đó

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be better off ( doing smt)

he’d e better off working for a bigger company

69
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tận dụng tối đa cái gì đó

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Make the most of smt:

70
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bỏ học

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Drop out

She started degree but dropped out after only a year

71
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nhường lại vị trí cho ai đó , lười biếng, không lo lắng về vấn đề gì đó

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Sit back :

72
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tim được câu trả lời/ kiếm được một số tiền nhất định

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Come up with

1.They gave him 30 days to come up with the moey he owed
2.she came up with a new idea for increasing sales

73
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suy nghĩ nhanh, phản ứng nhanh mà không cần chuẩn bị

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Think on your feet

He is not good at thingking on his feet. He needs time to organise his ideas

74
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hiểu biết sâu về một lĩnh vực nào đó

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Know your stuff

He is a good teacher. He konws his stuff

75
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có ấn tượng ban đầu không tốt trong lần gặp đầu tiên

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Get/start off on the wrong foot

I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss

76
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chăm chỉ như người khác

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Pull your weight

Her college had complained that she wasnt pulling her weight

77
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thảo luận với ai đó

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Talk it over with

you’ll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend

78
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tùy hứng , không chuẩn bị trước

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On the spur of the moment

I phoned him up on the spur of the moment

79
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tự suy nghĩ, không phụ thuộc quan điểm người khác

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Thing for yourself

I acceptother people’s opinions to easily. I need to think for myself more

80
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suy nghĩ logic

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Thing straight

I’m not good at thinking straight in stressful situations.

81
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Hiểu được, ngấm được cái gì đó

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Take smt in

Did you really understand the lecture? - No, I couldn’t take it in. I was too tired

82
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giỏi tính toán, giỏi nhớ…

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Have got a (good) head for smt:

Are you good at maths? no,I haven’t got a head for figures

83
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quên cái gì đó

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smt slips your mind

What was her name again? i am affrat that it’s slipped my mind

84
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biết rõ cái gì đó trong lòng bàn tay

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know smt like the back of my hand

I was born and raise in HN. I know it liek the back of my hand

85
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sinh ra và lớn lên

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born and raise

86
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năm bắt được cái gì đó

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get the hang of smt:

i’ve never used this compute before - it’s ok once you get the hang of it

87
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lâu r không luyện tập

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out of practice

Do you fancy a game of chess? - well, i am a bit out of practice

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