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Learning about collocations Flashcards

1
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fast/quick cars?

A

fast cars

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a quick/fast glance?

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a quick glance

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a fast/quick meal?

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a quick meal

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keep to/stick to the rules

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If you keep to a rule, plan, or agreement, you do exactly what you are expected or supposed to do.

e.g.
- He had been unable to keep to his schedule.
- You’ve got to keep to the speed limit.

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5
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rules are made to be broken

A

luật sinh ra là để láck

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strong/powerful engine?

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have a powerful engine

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make a/an [adj] effort to do sth

what is the [adj]?

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make a special effort to do sth

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make a few/little mistakes?

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make a few mistakes

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pass the buck (idm)

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to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with (đổ thừa cho ai đó)

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nghiêm cấm một cách nghiêm khắc, chặt chẽ

____ forbidden

A

strictly forbidden
/fəˈbɪdn/

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very cold = ?

A

bitterly cold

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very dark = ?

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pitch dark

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13
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poverty causes crime = ?

A

poverty breeds crime

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một bữa ăn lớn, thịnh soạn

____ meal

A

a substantial meal

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tuyết rơi nặng hạt

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snow heavily / heavy snow

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16
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hộ chiếu có hiệu lực, hợp lệ

____ passport

A

valid passport

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17
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thất vọng nặng nề

_____ disappointed

A

bitterly disappointed

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18
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pull sb’s leg (idm) (inf)

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to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke

e.g. Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?

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19
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start a new career; chose a job in a certain skill set such as being a doctor or a teacher

= _____ a profession

A

take up a profession

e.g. “Susan took up the profession of teaching. Now she teaches young children”

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bị cảm lạnh nặng

____ cold

A

have a heavy cold

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có việc làm

____ a job

A

get a job

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22
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cho ai đó quá giang, đi nhờ

give someone _____

A

give someone a lift

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make one’s way

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  1. make one’s way to/towards swh: to go
    e.g. They made their way towards the centre/center of the town.
  2. to get on in the world (tiến bộ)
    e.g. Young people want to make their own way in the world.
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24
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be very lucky in life

lead a ____ life

A

lead a charmed life
=> lead an exciting life

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25
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cực kì ghen tị với ai đó

____ jealous of sb

A

desperately jealous of sb

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spend one’s time to do/doing sth?

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spend one’s time doing sth

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27
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li hôn

____ divorce (4)

A

get divorce, get a divorce, marriage ends in divorce

=> divorce on the grounds of

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28
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if someone ____, they require you to do things which take a lot of time, energy, or money

____ demands ___ sb

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make (huge) demands on sb

e.g. I had no right to make demands on his time.

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29
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gọi cho ai đó

____ a call/ring

A

give sb a call/ring

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30
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turn on the tabs to fill a bathtub with water for bathing oneself (~ đi tắm)

____ bath

A

run oneself a bath

31
Q

đau nhói

have a ____ pain

A

have a sharp pain in

32
Q
  • giảm đau, giảm cơn đâu
  • kiểm soát cơn đau
  • chấm dứt cơn đau
A
  • ease/relieve/alleviate the pain
  • control the pain
  • stop the pain
33
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chịu đựng cơn đau

____ pain

A

put up with the pain

34
Q

chỗ cua gấp

_____ bend/turn

A

a sharp bend/turn

35
Q

sự đối lập/khác biệt rõ rệt

a sharp ___/____/____

A

a sharp contrast/difference/distinction

36
Q

sự tăng/giảm đột ngột

____ rise/___/drop

A

a sharp rise/increase/drop

37
Q

Have access to

A

Có quyền truy cập, được biết cái gì

38
Q

Lời khuyên hữu ích

_______ of advice

A

Useful piece of advice

39
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Find a way to do sth

A

Discover how to achieve or deal with sth

40
Q

Find one’s way to swh

A

To look for and find where one needs to go in order to get swh

41
Q

Learn (sth) the hard way (that)

A

Discover what you need to know through experience or by making mistakes

42
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Get in one’s way

A

in a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere with someone or sth

  • obstruct = hinder: cản trở, gây trở ngại
  • interfere: can thiệp, cản trở
43
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Give way to sb/sth

A

Allow sb or sth to be or go first

44
Q

Try every possible way to do sth

A

Cố gắng, thử mọi cách để làm gì

45
Q

Tham gia một khóa học

____ a course

A

Enrol on a course

46
Q

Có một cuộc trò chuyện dàiii về cái gì

have a ________ about sth

A

Have a long chat about sth

47
Q

Đáp ứng yêu cầu cho/của cái gì đó

_____ requirements _____ sth

A

Meet the requirements for sth

48
Q

Đầu vào đại học

University ______

A

University entry

49
Q

Enrol in, attend and work toward the completion of an academic course (in some topics)
=> theo đuổi một khóa/ngành học nào đó

_____/_____ a course

A

Do/take a course

50
Q

Khởi nghiệp

______ one’s own business

A

Set up one’s own business

51
Q

Set sth up

A

To formally establish a new company, organisation, system, way of working, etc.

e.g. set up a committee/a fund

52
Q

Làm bài kiểm tra, dự thi

_____ an exam

A

Take an exam

53
Q

Diễn thuyết

_____ a lecture

A

Give a lecture

54
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____ (____) progress: tiến bộ

A

Make (good) progress

55
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____ one’s duty: to do, undertake, or accomplish which is expected or required from one

A

Do one’s duty:
đảm đương, gánh vác, hoàn thành trách nhiệm của ai đó

56
Q

___ a rest: nghỉ ngơii

A

Have a rest

57
Q

_____ (some) shopping: đi sópink

A

Do some shopping

58
Q

Make a _____ effort ____:
dành 1 sự cố gắng đặc biệt cho cái gì

A

Make a special effort to do sth

59
Q

____/____ enjoy sth: gất là enjoy cái giè

A

Thoroughly/really enjoy sth

60
Q

____ an ____ to somewhere: dẫn dắt cuộc thám hiểm tới đâu

A

Lead an expidition to somewhere

61
Q

_____ a _____: chủ trì, dẫn dắt một cuộc thảo luận

A

Lead a discussion

62
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_____ an/the _____ into sth: phụ trách chính trong việc điều tra cái gì

A

Lead an/the inquiry into sth

63
Q

ốm nặng vkl

____ ill

A

desperately ill

64
Q

bận vãi thị loz

____ busy

A

desperately busy

65
Q

iu ai đó điên guồng nồng choáy

____ in love with sb

A

be desperately in love with sb

66
Q

1 sự đau đớn trầm trọng

____ pain

A

an acute pain

67
Q

1 xự đau đớn pất ngờ, đột ngột

____ pain

A

a sudden pain

68
Q

1 sự lựa chọn thông minh, sáng suốt

a ____ decision/____

A

a wise decision/choice

69
Q

to be older and ____: thông minh, sáng suốt

A

to be older and wiser

70
Q

____ a business: vận hành, điều hành 1 công ty (operate, direct, oversee and manage a business)

A

run a business

71
Q

run ___: vận hành, hoạt động 1 cách trơn tru, suôn sỉe

A

run smoothly

72
Q

xe buýt đi tới bến và rời đi theo thời gian biểu

buses run ____

A

buses run regularly

73
Q

to ____ for (___) ____: to campaign to be elected to an office (vận động tuyển cử cho cái gì)

A

to run for (political) office

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