Phrasal Verb and Idioms UNIT 5 ADVANCED IN USE

Question 1

put forward sth

Answer 1

đề xuất cái j đó

Question 2

to be gunning for sb (used in continuous)

Answer 2

lúc nào cx kiếm chuyện với ai đó
eg: She’s been gunning for me ever since I got the promotion she wanted.

Question 3

muck up sth /muck sth up

Answer 3

do very badly at sth
eg; I really prepared for the interview because I didn’t want to muck it up.
I mucked up the whole test!

Question 4

gang up

Answer 4

tạo thành một hội nhóm để chống đối ai đó
eg: The whole class ganged up against/on her because she was the teacher’s pet.

Question 5

shoot down

Answer 5

1: bắn hạ (máy bay, tàu trên không,…(
2: chỉ trích giữ dội (một ý định, gợi ý hay ý tưởng, quyết định nào đó)

Question 6

be asking for trouble (used in continuous only)

Answer 6

cứ thích gây rắc rối

Question 7

can’t ask for a better person

Answer 7

ko thể kiếm đc ng tốt hơn

Question 8

accede to sth /əkˈsiːd/

Answer 8

agree to sth

Question 9

attend to sth/sb

Answer 9

deal with sth
eg: I have some urgent business to attend to.

Question 10

ascribe sth to sth else

Answer 10

quy cho cái j là nhờ hoặc do ai đó/ cái j khác gây nên

Question 11

predispose sb to sth

Answer 11

make sb more likely to get an illness or behave in a particular way
eg: He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour.
Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.

Question 12

preside over/st sth

Answer 12

be in charge of sth
eg: They asked if I would preside at/over the committee meeting.

Question 13

bear upon sth

Answer 13

có liên quan, có liên hệ tới cái j đó
eg: Some new facts have emerged which bear upon the Smith case

Question 14

want for sth

Answer 14

need sth

Question 15

go on about sth

Answer 15

n nhiều, dài dòng về cái j đó
eg: Everyone at school keeps going on about how amazing she is.

Question 16

live up to the expectation/ the standard

Answer 16

đạt đc kì vọng/tiêu chuẩn