Session 4

Question 1

the talk of the town {SW}

Ex: The show is going to be the talk of the town.

Answer 1

a hot topic or subject that everyone is talking about

Question 2

knock / hit / take [it] out of the park {SW}

Ex: Adam Lambert hit it out of the park tonight on American Idol.

Answer 2

do or perform very well

Question 3

pitch / sales pitch / go the pitch {SW}
Ex1: The salesmen should learn how to deliver a good [sales] pitch.
Ex2: The President speaks in New York today, making another [sales] pitch for his economic program.

Answer 3

advertise, try to sell something by advertisement

Question 4

seconds away from / inches from {SW}

Ex: Many workers and skiers today are just inches from death in their jobs and sports.

Answer 4

almost, nearly

Question 5

can’t take something / doing something {SW}
Ex1: His wife ran away because she couldn’t take his nonsense anymore.
Ex2: I thought I could hide the pain inside. But I just can’t take leaving you.

Answer 5

not able to endure or stand

Question 6

(not) for the intended purpose {SW}

Ex: Preventing the free exercise of religion was not the intended purpose of this law.

Answer 6

the right or wrong use of something

Question 7

be bound to {SW}

Ex: There are bound to be price increases next year.

Answer 7

certain or very likely to happen

Question 8

[destination]–bound {SW}

Ex: Hai Phong bound flight

Answer 8

indicate destination

Question 9

to abide by {SW}

Ex: have to abide by the law / rules.

Answer 9

follow or conform to the law or rules

Question 10

at / in the back of one’s mind {SW}

Ex: At the back of her mind she knew she couldn’t trust him.

Answer 10

vaguely aware of, do not know for sure

Question 11

to come out / to be out {SW}
Ex1: The truth finally came out about what happened.
Ex2: The truth is out that these people are lying their butts off.

Answer 11

(secret or truth) be revealed to people or the public

Question 12

dig deep {SW}

Ex: To come up with each player’s 21 questions, producers dig deep.

Answer 12

conduct a thorough research

Question 13

lovebirds {SW}

Ex: Truth has torn lovebirds apart.

Answer 13

a humorous way to say lovers

Question 14

on the skids / on the rocks {SW}

Ex: His career | marriage | business is on the skids / on the rocks

Answer 14

going to fail

Question 15

to gamble away {SW}

Ex: He gambled away his family fortune on a single throw of the dice.

Answer 15

lost (some money) on gambling

Question 16

the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth {S}
Ex: I promise before Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Answer 16

swear that something is absolutely true

Question 17

– get that a lot {S}
– If I had a nickel / dime / penny for every time I heard that {S}
Ex: “You look just like Brad Pitt!!!” “Thanks, I get that a lot.”

Answer 17

usually hear that comment/remark

Question 18

get something over with {SW}

Ex: The sooner we start, the sooner we’ll get it over with.

Answer 18

try to finish something unpleasant quickly, especially when you can’t avoid it

Question 19

right off the bat {SW}

Ex: He learned right off the bat that you can’t trust anyone in this business.

Answer 19

immediately

Question 20

[right] off the top of one’s head {SW}

Ex: “How much do you think this car would cost?” “Well, [right] off the top of my head, I’d say about a thousand.”

Answer 20

give an immediate answer without thinking about it carefully

Question 21

have a thing for / about {SW}

Ex: My grandfather had a thing for much younger women.

Answer 21

like certain types of things or people have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable

Question 22

here we go {S}

Ex: “Police! Open up!” ”Oh well,” I thought, “here we go.”

Answer 22

signal that something is going to happen as expected

Question 23

have no stomach for / have no stomach to do something {SW}

Ex: The husband didn’t have the stomach to look at his angry wife’s face.

Answer 23

do not have courage or strength to do something

Question 24

hold back {SW}

Ex: A big, dumb kid that was held back for another year.

Answer 24

keep from telling, hesitate to act or speak

Question 25

lay out {SW}

Ex: We listen closely as he lays out his plan in plain language.

Answer 25

present in a certain way, explain in details

Question 26

hit close to home / hit one where one lives {SW}

Ex: The boss’ criticisms of her work got her where she lives.

Answer 26

something affect you personally or arouse strong feelings in you

Question 27

[oh] boy {S}
Ex1: Boy, what a game.
Ex2: Oh Boy! Just think what we could buy with that kind of money.

Answer 27

to express intensity of feeling

Question 28

go for / shoot for {SW}

Ex: We’ll go for / shoot for [more I] the first prize.

Answer 28

aim for, want to achieve a goal

Question 29

all yours {S}

Ex: “Is the bathroom free?” “Yep, it’s all yours!“

Answer 29

said when one gives or relinquishes (voluntarily give up) something to someone

Question 30

to hook up with {SW}

Ex; Have you ever hooked up with any of my former boyfriends?

Answer 30

date or have a casual sexual relationship with

Question 31

be dying to do something / for something {SW}
Ex1: I’m dying for a breath of fresh air.
Ex2: Why do they have a fence around the cemetery Everyone is dying to get in.

Answer 31

really want to do something and can’t wait to do it

Question 32

let in on {SW}

Ex: I’m going to let you in on a little secret. | He has not yet been let in on the bad news.

Answer 32

allow someone to know about something that most people don’t know

Question 33

an awful lot

Answer 33

a lot

Question 34

Don’t held anything back

Answer 34

tell everything

Question 35

get held back

Answer 35

Bị đúp lớp

Question 36

mormon

Answer 36

have sex before marriage

Question 37

whatever

Answer 37

don’t care

Question 38

nerve-racking

Answer 38

nervous and worry about

Question 39

anticipation

Answer 39

foresee

Question 40

axe him/ dump him

Answer 40

‘Bỏ ngay anh ta đi” (Bỏ chồng)

Question 41

cardiac arrest

Answer 41

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