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Bling is my thing

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Bling is a slang term for fancy, expensive jewelry and accessories. You might aim to impress on the first day of school by wearing a lot of bling. …

The word itself comes from the idea that light glinting off gold or diamonds would make a bling-like sound if you could hear it.

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teeny tiny

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very small

I like everthing that is teeny tiny

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Don’t flatter yourself

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don’t praise yourself too much

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get laid

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have sex

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body count

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what is your body count?

= how many people have you slept with?

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give/cut her some slack

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allow someone some leeway in their conduct
leeway: freedom to act within certain limits

to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time

Ex: Oh, you know I never normally make requests like this. Cut me some slack.

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a lifesaver

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you can become her lifesaver

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biggest flex

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My biggest flex is being Vietnanmese

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hit different

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your appearance hits different today

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thick/thicc

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Damn, she’s so thick

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hoe phase/hoe stage

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giai đoạn bung xõa
A hoe phase is a time in a person’s life where they are especially promiscuous. (lăng nhăng, (of a person) having a lot of different sexual partners)

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A longing for something

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A longing is a strong feeling of need or desire for someone or something

She has a longing for her new boyfriend

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keep sth/sb under wraps

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keep it secret

She keeps everthing under wraps

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going on

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almost/nearly
approaching a specified time, age, or amount

I’ve known her going on 2-year and a half
i was going on twenty five when I moved to hcmc for the first time

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face the fury

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đối mặt với cơn thịnh nộ

Fury means in slang
a fierce and violent person, especially a woman: She became a fury when she felt she was unjustly accused.

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16
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a con-baby

Little Noi

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Con-baby is not a real word, but it is using ideas from real words. Someone who is a con artist, cheats or tricks people by persuading them to believe something untrue.
This means a con-baby would be a baby who tricks you into believing something untrue

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fancy meeting you here

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What a surprise to see you here!

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he’s tied up with…

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he’s busy
If someone or something is tied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else.
[informal] He’s tied up with his new book. He’s working hard, you know.

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for the stabbing of back

To stab sb in the back

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betray someone, to do something harmful to someone who trusted you

ex: he’s stabbed in the back by his closed friend

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the real mighty one

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possessing great and impressive power or strength, especially on account of size

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unrequited love

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(of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded

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Note to self

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tự ghi nhận

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Don’t beat yourself up too much

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Don’t blame or criticize yourself.

beat yourself up: to blame or criticize yourself, usually in a way that is unfair or unnecessary: If you fail, don’t beat yourself up; just try again.

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pit stop

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  • a stop at the pits during an automobile race.

- a stop (as during a trip) for fuel, food, or rest or for use of a restroom.

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I’ll be right up
I’ll be right there
I’ll be right down
I’ll be right out

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I’ll be right up: used by someone (such as a waiter) to say that something will be served or delivered very quickly

I’ll be right there: To be very close to arriving at the location of the listener (or recipient of the message). It typically indicates that one is actively en route, and can be used as a standalone set phrase. I’m around the corner, so I’ll be right there.

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acting up again

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to act in a way different from that which is normal or expected:

Ex: My car is acting up again - I don’t know what’s wrong with it.
It’s springtime, so of course my allergies are acting up again

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infected file

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an file has virus on it

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burn the candle at both ends

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go to bed late and get up early, especially to get work done.

Ex: I’ve been burning the candle at both ends recently. I really wanna take some sleep.

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burn the midnight oil

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read, study, or work late into the night

ex: I have been burning the midnight oil lately because I have a big exam coming up.

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in a bit of a hurry

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in a hurry

ex: Can you drive faster? I’m in a bit of a hurry
I can’t talk right now. I’m in a bit of a hurry
I’m in a bit of a hurry. I’ll check this file later

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slip my mind

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forgot something accidentally
to be forgotten by someone
Ex: my friend’s birthday completely slipped my mind

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out of the blue

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without warning; unexpectedly

ex: my ex phoned me out of the blue

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Fill me in

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to fill (somebody) in (on something): to tell (somebody) the details (about something); to inform, to advise, to notify (somebody about something)

Ex:

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  1. such a mess

2. mess with someone

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  1. if someone is a mess, they look dirty and untidy
    If you say that a situation is a mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a mess.

Ex: I’ve made such a mess of my life

  1. To cause a trouble for
    Ex: You’d better not be messing with me
    I wouldn’t wanna mess with him
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Tidy up a bit

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put things in correct spot

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spotless (a)

[ˈspɑːt.ləs]

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absolutely clean or pure

Ex: My desk is spotless

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You scared the hell out of me

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To shock or frighten one very suddenly and severely.

Ex: Don’t sneak up on me like that—you scared the hell out of me

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nag

[næɡ]

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(of a person) constantly harassing someone to do something
persistently painful or worrying

Ex: a nagging pain
stop nagging me

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interconnectedness

[ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.kəˈnek.tɪd.nəs]

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Sự kết nối
- the state of having different parts or things connected or related to each other

Ex: yin and yang represent the interconnectedness of the world, particularly the natural world

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Receptive >< active, produce

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(1) able or willing to receive something, especially signals or stimuli ([ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ]: kích thích)
(2) (of a female animal) ready to mate

Ex: receptive and productive skills

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Gini coefficient

[ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt]

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In economics, the Gini coefficient, also the Gini index and the Gini ratio, is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income inequality or the wealth inequality within a nation or a social group.

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constellation

[ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən]

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The 12 constellations of the zodiac are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces

[ˈɛriz,ˈtɔrəs,ˈʤɛməˌnaɪ,ˈkænsər,ˈlioʊ,ˈvɜrgoʊ,ˈlibrə,Scorpius,ˌ
sædʒəˈtɛriəs,Capricornus,əˈkwɛriəs ænd ˈpaɪsiz]

Bạch Dương, Kim Ngưu, Song Tử, Cự Giải, Sư Tử, Xử Nữ, Thiên Bình, Scorpius, Nhân Mã, Ma Kết, Bảo Bình và Song Ngư

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intellectual inclinations

[ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃənz]

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(1) a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity
(2) a slope or slant

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benign

[bɪˈnaɪn]

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(1) gentle and kindly
Ex: the benign government

(2) MEDICINE. (of a disease) not harmful in effect.
Ex: a benign condition

> < malignant [məˈlɪɡ.nənt]

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intimidate (v)

[ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt]

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frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

Ex: So many programming languages out there, figuring out where to start can be intimidating

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novice

[ˈnɑː.vɪs]

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a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.

ex: I’m a novice coder

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Swell

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(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Ex: At the bottom, yin swells as yang contracts

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48
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Yin-yang contracts

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Yin-yang contracts refer to contracts commonly used in Chinese showbiz which conceal the actor’s real salary showing a different pay on paper

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on the fly

Synonyms:suddenly, at once, straight away, promptly, on-the-spot, headlong, right now, straight, instantly, fast.

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(1) while in motion or progress

(2) COMPUTING
during the running of a computer program without interrupting the run.

Ex: update on the fly/change on the fly

In a hurry, on the run, as in I picked up some groceries on the fly.

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detractor
[dɪˈtræktər]

Synonyms: critic, disparager
Antonyms: proponent, supporter

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a person who disparages someone or something

A detractor is someone who puts you down.

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51
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A steep learning curve

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A steep learning curve is an expression that is often used in colloquial ([kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl]) speech to describe the initial difficulty of learning something that is considered to be very challenging

yup, I know, I’m not mathematically inclined but come on, make it ease. It’s just a bit steep. I definitely overcome it. Don’t worry :v

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colonial

[kəˈloʊ.ni.əl]

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thuộc địa, involving a period of political control by a more powerful country

Ex: English is former colonial language in Malaysia, and is still in common use

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census

[ˈsen.səs]

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điều tra dân số
a count for official purposes, esp. one to count the number of people living in a country and to obtain information such as age, sex, race, etc

Ex: According to the 2020 census, the population density of Vietnam varies from province to province

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peninsula (n)

peninsular (a)
[pəˈnɪn.sə.lɚ]

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Peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on only three sides

An island is a secluded piece of land surrounded by water on all sides

Ex: How many peninsular in Asia?

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Springboard

[ˈsprɪŋ.bɔːrd]

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bàn đạp
(1) Sport: a strong, flexible board from which someone can jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement

(2) something that is a basis from which other things grow or develop

become/serve as/provide a springboard for (doing) sth

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Heredity (n) [həˈred.ə.ti]
Synonym: genes

Genetic factor
(a)

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(1) the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
(2) the inheritance of a title, office, or right.

Ex: Everyone’s personality is determined by a combination of a genetic and environmental factors

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ruthless (a)

synonym: pitiless, cruel, heartless

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having or showing no pity or compassion for others

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aboveboard (adj/adv)

synonym: straightforward, innocent, direct

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ngay thẳng

legitimate, honest, and open

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greed (n)

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tham lam

intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

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Pal [pæl]

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Informal:

(n) Friend, buddy, best friend
(v) spend time with a friend

Ex:
He is my pal
we got acquainted but we never really palled around

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conceit [kənˈsiːt]

A

tánh tự phụ
the habit or attitude of thinking yourself better than others, even when there is no reason to think so. excessive pride in oneself

Ex: The conceit of this man is incredible

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soundproof (a/v)

[ˈsaʊnd.pruːf]

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(a) not allowing sound to go outside or come inside
Ex: It was a well soundproofed building, so we didn’t hear the traffic outside.

(v) to prevent sound from coming into a room or building, or from being heard outside it
Ex: the rehearsal room’s well soundproofed

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I can’t hear a thing

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You can’t hear anything

Ex: when you’re in a bar with a lound music, you can’t hear a thing

64
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off the charge

~through the roof

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Really high

Ex: This number is off the charge
our costs are off the charge

65
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through the roof

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(1) to become very angry or upset

Ex: When they realized he’d lied to them, his parents went through the roof.

(2) to rise to a very high level
Ex: Sales of their new CD have gone through the roof.
The expenses are through the roof

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expenditure

[ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ]

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an amount of money, time, or effort that is spen

67
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go over

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Review, look at carefully

Ex: Can you help me go over my presentation? I wanna make sure there are no mistakes

68
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I’ll look into it

I’ll check care of it

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I’ll check it

69
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in debts

[dɛts]

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I owned you money

I’m a lot of depths

70
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recession

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a period when the economy of a country is not doing well, industrial production and business activity are at a low level, and there are many people unemployed

In a recession, a lot of people lost their job, spending less money

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broke

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I’m broke

I’m no money

72
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a loan

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you borrow money, you get a loan

73
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mortgage

[ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ]

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type of a loan

a loan to help you by a house

74
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hit me pretty hard

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Ex: my divorse hit me pretty hard I’m so depress
This recession hit me pretty hard
you’re not the only one hit by the recession

75
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on top of all that

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today is a great day, it’s my birthday, it’s a holiday, and on top of all that, I got a million of presents

This phrasal verb can be used in either positive or negative way

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knock over

[nɑːk]

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xô ngã, make S.O fall down

I didn’t mean to knock you over, it was an accident

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ankle

[ˈæŋ.kəl]

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mắt cá
(n) the joint connecting the foot with the leg

ex: My ankle is broken, you can’t just leave me like this
(v) leave

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Familiar (a/n)

[fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ]

A

Thân thuộc

Ex: Nothing looks familiar
The street was familiar to me
He doesn’t like to be too familiar with his staff.

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are you nut?

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Someone has a crazy idea and you don’t agree with

are you crazy?
are you mad?
are you insane?

80
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step on it

~speed up >< slow down

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Drive faster

go faster

81
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have a fit

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you get really angry and you can’t control it

Ex: Having a fit is not going to help
you don’t need to have a fit, nothing will happen if we’re 5 minute late

82
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such a git

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a foolish or worthless person. git

83
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cut through

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go through something quickly

Ex: I know a shortcut, let’s cut through the park/the back yard

84
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let’s take a side street

make a left here ~ turn left

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suggest a route/direction

let’s take the highway/high street

85
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it’s about time

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Finally

Ex: Dinner is ready. it’s about time. I’m starving

86
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bridesmaid

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Friend of bride

a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day

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flower girl

and ring bearer

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a young girl who carries flowers or scatters them in front of the bride at a wedding; a child bridesmaid

88
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bankrupt

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going to close

Ex: the company goes bankrupt

89
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mismanage

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manage poorly

90
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have the nerve to

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how dare you
If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do.

Ex: They’ve got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was

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bailout (n)

[ˈbeɪl.aʊt]

A

cứu trợ
A bailout is when the government gives financial support to rescue a company that is in financial trouble and possibly at risk for bankruptcy

ex: a bailout package/plan

92
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don’t take that tone with me

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don’t speak to me like that

93
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step out/step in

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go out of place in a short of time

Ex: step out of my vehicle

94
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appoint

[əˈpɔɪn.t]

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choose, assign

assign a job or role to (someone)

95
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get a load of

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used to draw attention to someone or something

Ex: get a load of this guy
Get a load of that dress!

96
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I’ve got a bit of a situation

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I have a little bit of a problem.

97
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blurry

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it’s not clear

when something is blurry, you can’t see it well

98
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20/20 vision

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have perfect vision, see clearly and perfect

99
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farsighted ,
~ blurred vision

nearsighted

nearsightedness/farsightedness

A

viển thị
Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry. The degree of your farsightedness influences your focusing ability.

Ex: seems maybe you are farsighted

cận thị

100
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make out

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to see

Ex: in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration

101
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be always going on about…

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to keep talking about someone or something, especially when other people think it is boring

Ex: my mom is always going on about I should get married.
She’s always on about her children.

102
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Make it count

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to make something have as useful and positive an effect as possible.

ex: you’re free kid. Make it count
You only get one chance, so you have to make it count.

103
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Throw up

v

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(1) Vomit

(2) abandon or give up something, especially one’s job.

104
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I aced the test

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Aced: to do exceptionally well in something, , especially an exam or other high-pressure situation

Ex: I feel like I aced that interview, so I’m pretty sure the job is mine.
I managed to ace that test without even studying for it.

105
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be used to doing sth
~ be accustomed yourself to sth
or accustom oneself to doing sth
[əˈkʌs.təmd]

used to do sth

A

refers to something familiar or routine, as in “I’m used to getting up early for work”
to make yourself familiar with new conditions, to make something a habit

Ex:
I’ll accustom myself to reading books 15 m everyday
I accustomed to her moody personality

106
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on instinct

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

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the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it

Ex: sometimes you do something on instinct

107
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make yourself at home

A

to do what one needs to do to feel relaxed and comfortable
To enter a particular place and make oneself comfortable, feeling free to behave as if one lived there. Often used as a polite imperative in the phrase “make yourself at home.”

108
Q

compound interest

/ /ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/

A

Compound interest is the interest you earn on interest.

Compound interest is calculated by multiplying the initial loan amount, or principal, by the one plus the annual interest rate raised to the number of compound periods minus one.

109
Q

Seductive (a)
/səˈdʌk.tɪv/
seductiveness (n)

A

tempting and attractive; enticing
is very attractive sexually

Ex: a seductive voice/look/person

110
Q

Affluence (n)
/ˈæf.lu.əns/
~ wealth

Affluent (a)

A

Sung túc, the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

111
Q

run some errands

A

Ex: Could you run some errands for me?

112
Q

count on me

A

believe in/trust

Ex: you can count on me

113
Q

take up S.O time

A

to require too much of someone else’s time; to waste someone’s time.

Ex: sorry to have taken up your time

114
Q

cast S.O in a role

A

Ex: you cast her in a role

115
Q

a side dish

>< main dish

A

in a restaurant, an extra dish of food, for example vegetables or salad, that is served with the main dish, sometimes on a separate plate
a small serving of food, esp. vegetables, served in addition to the main dish

Ex: what did you have for a side dish?

116
Q

bustle and hustle of the city life

A

busy and frenetic acticity or excitement

Ex: i love living among the the bustle and hustle of the city

117
Q

as an excuse

/ɪkˈskjuːz/

A

to blame someone or something (for a failure)

Ex: John used his old car as an excuse for not going to the meeting

118
Q

flip a coin

A
  1. Literally, to throw a coin into the air, with the outcome of something dependent on which side of the coin lands face-up.
  2. By extension, to give something over to chance, especially when two opposite outcomes are equally likely.
119
Q

Goosebumps

/ˈɡuːs.bʌmps/

A

small raised areas that appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement:

Ex: I got goosebumps while listening to her story
I’ve got goosebumps because of cold weather

120
Q

set someone up

A

gài bẫy
to trick someone in order to make them do something, or in order to make someone seem guilty of something that they have not done

Ex: you set me up

121
Q

Make a fuss out of nothing

A

to raise a fuss about something minor, trivial, or unimportant; to exaggerate or put too much focus on a minor issue and make it seem like a major one.

Ex: Stop making a fuss out of nothing

122
Q

turn someone off

A

to cause someone to lose interest

Ex:
Her offensive remarks really turned me off.
It turned me off

123
Q

counterfeit

/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɪt/

A

made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes

Ex: counterfeit book

124
Q

reincarnation love
/ˌri·ɪn·kɑrˈneɪ·ʃən/

aka rebirth or transmigration

A

Tình yêu tái sinh, tình yêu luân hồi
the belief that a dead person’s spirit returns to life in another body

ex: There was a sad story. They fall in love but couldn’t live together, one was gone. So the director decided to make a continue part of this drama in order to satisfy fans. And the next drama named Reincarnation love

125
Q

Lovelorn (a)

/ˈlʌv.lɔːrn/

A

unhappy because of unrequited love

sad because the person you love does not love you

126
Q

Fingers crossed

A

Fingers Crossed is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for a luck or to show desire of a favorable outcome. Sometimes it means an attempt to implore God for protection

Ex:

127
Q

a dog’s life

A

a very unhappy and unpleasant life

128
Q

under the weather (a)

~ slightly ill

A

I’m still feeling a bit under the weather. I think I’m getting cold.

I’m under the weather

129
Q

Childhood Trauma

A

Sang chấn tâm lý thời thơ ấu
Childhood trauma is an event experienced by a child that threatens their life or bodily integrity (toàn vẹn cơ thể)

Ex: Have you ever experienced childhood trauma?
Do you think that childhood trauma will affect child’s life in the future?

130
Q

go to (one’s) grave

Grave (n/v)

A

idiom: to die

Grave (n/v)

(n) a burying place, death of a person
(a) serious

Ex: he went to his grave with a lot of regrets
I’m just worried that you’ll go to your grave angry at your sister.

131
Q

atheist (n)
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/
= godless

A

vô thần

a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

132
Q

Nosy (a/v)

[ˈnoʊ.zi]

A

(a) showing too much curiosity about other people’s affairs
(v) pry into something
ex: he was complaining about his nosy parents

133
Q

bit the bullet

A

it means gather patience to do something hard/challenging

Ex: how do you do?/how are you keeping?
it’s hard day for me. I bit the bullet and quit my job

134
Q

bite the bullet

A

to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation

Ex: I had to bite the bullet and take a couple of testing courses

135
Q

Cry me a river

A
  1. usually used sarcastically to someone who is constantly complaining
  2. to cry excessively in front of someone else
    Source: www.theidioms.com

Ex: You can cry me a river, we are still not going to that concert tomorrow night. Source: www.theidioms.com

136
Q

I’m a tree

A

It means ‘I am so far above you’

Ex: you’re smart but I’m a tree lol

137
Q

roger that

A

It means affirmative or Yes sir, or I agree

To indicate a message had been heard and understood

138
Q

henpecked
耙耳朵 [ pá ěr duo]

~ 怕老婆的 [Pà lǎopó de]

A

henpecked （continually criticized and given orders by one’s wife or female partner (typically used of a man).

to be under one’s wife’s thumb

139
Q

tell on someone

A

to give information about someone’s bad behavior or secrets

ex: If you continue doing it, I’ll tell on you

140
Q

to rat on someone

A

to betray

ex: he rat on her, you know that?

141
Q

banal platitude

cliché /klēˈSHā/

A

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

142
Q

vanish

A

to disappear or stop existing, esp. suddenly:

Her smile vanished.

143
Q

sideline

A

A sideline is something that you do in addition to your main job in order to earn extra money
Ex: She teaches chilren in the evening as the sideline

In sports, if a player is sidelined, he or she is prevented from playing for a period of time, for example because of an injury.

If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing.

144
Q

stateless

A

A person who is stateless is not a citizen of any country and therefore has no nationality.
If I went back I’d be a stateless person

145
Q

other marginalized people
(mɑːʳdʒɪnəlaɪz)

(n) marginalization

A

To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.

146
Q 
Cinephile
Technophile
Pluviophile: yêu mưa
Retrophile: yêu thích artifacts cũ
Autophile: yêu thích ở một mình
Pedophile: ấu dâm
Thalassophile: yêu biển
A

I’m a technophile

=> I love technology/I’m a fan of technology

147
Q

a reverb

A

Like a reverb or something

tiếng dội lại

148
Q

accute audio distortion

A

distortion: a change to the original or natural shape of something

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