Use of English Flashcards
in vain
without success
-Try in vain to do something
unanimous
if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group
springy
-returning quickly to the original shape after being pushed, pulled, stretched, etc.
-full of energy and confidence
give your word
to promise
beyond belief
too bad, good, difficult, etc. to be imagined
be a big fish in a small pond
an important person of an organization
put something/someone on the map
to make a thing, person, or place famous
put on an act
pretend
make a getaway
to escape after committing a crime
as an alternative to something
instead of something
at someone’s disposal
available to be used by someone
be meant to do something
-if you are meant to do something, you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it
-to be intended to do something
chauffeur-driven car
a car driven by a chauffeur-someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person
beyond one’s reach
-not close enough to be touched or picked up by someone
-not within someone’s power to do or achieve
take (someone or something) by surprise
to happen to (someone or something) unexpectedly : to surprise (someone or something)
the onset of something
the beginning of something, especially something bad
at/from the outset
at or from the beginning of an event or process
have a head for
to be good at something
give somebody a free hand/rein
to let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation
take pot luck
to choose something without knowing very much about it, and hope that it will be what you want
be child’s play
to be very easy
look down one’s nose at
coi thường ai
turn over a new leaf
to start behaving in a better way
nonetheless
despite this fact, however