CU TRC CU TING ANH QUAN TRNG

In the room of : th ch
Shot in the dark : on i = rough guess
In the face of = in spite of
get on like a house on fire : Thch nhau rt nhiu
On the point of Ving = be about to V : sp lm g
Back and belly : ci n ci mc
be torn between two things : phn vn
It goes with saying : c cng nhn
Take kindly to sb : sn sng chp nhn
Blame sb for doing st : li cho ai lm g = Blame st on st
Prevent/stop/ hinder sb from doing st : ngn, cn tr ai lm g
Accuse sb of doing st : buc ti ai lm g
Criticize sb for doing st: ch trch ai lm g
Scold/ reproach sb for doing st : trch mng ai lm g
Congratulate sb on st/ doing st : chc mng ai v iu g
Compliment sb on st/ doing st: khen ngi ai v iu g
Apologize to sb for doing st: xin li ai v iu g
Have / trouble difficuty (in )doing st : gp kh khn khi lm g
Have intention of doing st = intend to V: d nh lm g
Be successful in doing st = manage to do st: thnh cng vic g
Ban sb on doing st = forbid sb to do st: cm ai lm g
Forgive sb for doing st: tha th cho ai
Suspect sb of doing st : nghi ng ai
Warn sb not to do st/ against doing st: cnh bo ai v iu g
Remind sb of doing st : nhc nh ai lm g
Insist sb on doing st khng khng, no n lm g
Refrain oneself from doing st : t kim ch k lm g
Prob sb into doing st : thi thc ai lm g
Have chance to do st = have opportunity of doing st : c c hi lm g C
ontribute to st = make contribution to ng gp, Cng hin
Opposed to st/doing st= be strongly against st/doing st: phn i
Be enough on doing st : kit sc v cng vic g
Make up one s mind = decide: quyt nh
Fall in love with sb : yu ai
Ask sb for a favor: hi s gip ca ai
Keep in touch with sb : gi lin lc vi ai
Get on well with sb : quan h tt vi ai
Let sb down : lm ai tht vng
Take up a hobby : bt u 1 s thch no
Get into the habit of doing st : bt u 1 thi quen no
Provide sb with st= provide st to sb : cung cp cho ai ci g
To come to term with sb = agree with sb
Catch on with sb = become popular with sb: ph bin
 Be angry with sb about st : tc gin ai v iu g
Take an examination in st : thi ci g Get one s permission : xin php ai
Consult with sb about st: tho lun vi ai v vn g
Struggle against sb for st: u tranh vi ai v iu g
Concur with sb about st : ng tnh, tn thnh
Borrow st from sb mn ai ci g
Admire sb for st ngng m ai v iu g
Approve sb of st : tn thnh
To the best of one s knowledge / capacity : theo nh hiu bit, kh nng ca ai
Come as no surprise to sb : ch c g ngc nhin vi ai
Make allowance for : chiu c n
Agree with sb on some numbers of st: ng vi ai mt vi im ca vn
Put pressure/stress on sb = put sb under pressure gy p lc cho ai
Give sb a ring = make sb a call = telephone/call sb
Be efficient at doing st : hiu qu khi lm g
Grateful to sb for st: cm kch ai v iu g
Make use of st: tn dng
Make the most of st : em li hiu qu t ci g
Make the best of sb : tn dng kh nng ca ai
Take advantage of sb : li dng ai
Do away with st: xo b
Force of habbit : ni quen mm
Encounter difficulty i mt vi kh khn thch thc
In the middle of doing st : ang trong qu trnh lm g
Give sb a lift to swhere: cho ai i nh n u
Take notice of st = pay attention to st= keep an eye on : ch
Make/ put impression on sb :to n tng vi ai
On the brink of extinction= be in danger : c nguy c tuyt chng
Try/do one s best gng ht sc
Decide against doing st quyt nh chng li ieu g
Do sb a favor = lift sb a finger = give sb a hand gip ai
Take st/sb for granted : coi ci g l bt
In favor of st thch ci g
Come to power : nm quyn ng tr
Draw a conclusion : rt ra kt lun
Under the impression : c cm tng
Go down with st mc bnh
Attempt the life of sb m hi
Force of will sc mnh ch
Lose control of one s temper. K kim ch c
Burst/ shed into tear bt khc
Burst out laughing bt ci
Burst into laughter bt ting ci
Tell one from the other = tell st/sb apart phn bit
 Take note of st ghi chp
Give way to nhng ng
At the request of sb theo yu cu ca ai
Under the threat of st lo s iu g
Conform to the rule/ regulation tun theo lut
Make/pay a visit to swhere/sb : thm ai, ci g
Have sb over for st = invite sb to do st mi ai lm g
Know sb by sight bit mt k bit tn
Be up to sb : tu ai
Put an end to st : kt thc
Put st at one s diposal tu ai s dng
Bear relation/ resemblance to st : mang mi lin quan, nt ging vi ci g
In chargr of sb : trch nhim ai
In the charge of sb : do ai qun l
Know/ say for certain = know/say for sure: chc chn
Come into being = come into existence tn ti, bt u pt
Pick one s brain = ask sb question
Jump/leap into conclusion vi vng a ra kt lun
For the sack of st: v li ch ci g
Reaction to st: phn ng
Get the sack = get sacked b ui
With respect to = in view of = as /with regard to = in term of xt v mt, kha cnh
Take/assume responsibility for st nhn trch nhim
Place confidence in sb tin tng ai
Peg away at st kin tr lm g
Make a vacation in swhere

. = make a tour of swhere i ngh, du lch u

Make a fool of sb : nh la ai
Make profit on doing st : c li khi lm g
Lay stress on st nhn mnh iu g
Lay the foundation for st t nn mng, nn tng cho ci g
Get the better of sb = gain an advantage over sb thng ai
Drive sb to desperation dn ai vo th tuyt vng
Do st for profit lm g v li nhun
Commit oneself to do st ha lm g
Set on doing st c nh lm g
Be dear of one s advice lm thinh vi li khuyn ca ai
Be eager in the pursuit of st thit tha theo ui ci g
Play joke on sb tru chc ai
Find fault with sb = criticize sb k va
Be dying for st/ doing st thm mun, khao kht lm g
Stand a chance of doing st c c hi
 Set in one s way bo th
Have a pain in au u Serve a sentence lnh n
By an unfortunate oversight do s sut
Live beyond one s means sng vt qu kh nng kinh t
At a loss to do st : bi ri, lng tng
As a matter of fact trn thc t
As far as I am concerned theo nh ti bit
Be Held responsible for st b trch nhim
While away the time git thi gian
Live /come up to one s expectation : p ng mong mi ca ai
Stay in control = stay calm bnh tnh
Have a row with sb = have a quarrel with sb ci nhau vi ai
Draw/ attraction one s attention thu ht s ch
Pay the way for = support h tr
Have high opinion of sb = highly value sb nh gi cao
In the long run = in the end = finally
By the run: ngay lp tc = at first hand= on the spot
By the way : nhn y, nhn tin
By mistake : do s sut, v tnh
By far : r rng hin nhin
By all means chc chn
By no means : hon ton khng
By degrees dn dn, tng cht mt
Old hand: ngi c kinh nghim v tay ngh
Eager beaver: ngi am m lm vic vt v
Part and parcel : phn thit yu
Ins and outs : chi tit, ngn ngun
Turn the lock back : vn ngc thi gian
Fight Tooth and nail : bng mi cch
Grain of sand: ht ct
The like = so on : vn vn.., tng t
In the event of st = in case + clause : trong trng hp
All year around : quanh nm
Haggle over the price: mc c
Go any lengths = do anything
Between you and me= in confidence: b mt gi chng ta
Water off a duck s back nc u vt
Not in the leat= in particular: c bitk
Help yourself to anything: t phc v bt k iu g bn thch
Take it or leave it: ly hay khng th tu
Spend money like water: tiu tin nh nc
Rain cats and dogs ma tm t
On the move : tin b, hay i li , di chuyn
From the heart : tht lng
 On purpose c
At first sight : thot nhn
On one s own = by oneself
Under the weather : khng kho
Off one s head in cung
With the exception of : ngoi tr, ngoi ra
On the edge of one s seat ho hng
A Pack of lies = a tissue of lies chuyn ba t
Every other day : c cch 2 ngy 1 ln ( tng t every other week: 2 tun 1 ln....)
Upon reflection = on the second thought: suy ngh k li
As long as your arm : rt di
On one s feet : n nh li
Once in a blue moon : rarely, seldom
Be/ Stay in control : ang kim xot, iu khin
Under control = under supervision : b gim st, iu khin
Every now and then : often
Get worked up: tr nn gin d
Chalk and cheese : khc xa
Far and wide : rng khp, khp ni khp chn
Take effect c hiu lc
Out of the blue= = all of a sudden =suddenly bt thnh lnh, t ngt
Put st into work din t iu g thnh li
In the face of st: mc d kh khn
Be pressed for time: b dn nn thi gian
Have st( nothing )to do with sb: lin quan , k lin quan n ai
Have no choice/alternative/option but to do st: khng cn la chn no khc ngoi
vic...
Cross one s head thong qua
Out of the question = impossible
Out of stock ht hng
Out of date ht hn
Out of ordinary = unusual
Out of work tht nghip
Out of order hng
Out of fashion li mt
Out of practice khng tp luyn thng xuyn
Out of control ngoi tm kim sot
Out of danger ht nguy him
Out of reach ngoi tm vi
Out of use ht s dng
Out of money ht tin
out of place : sai ch
out of mind : crazy
From time to time = at times = sometimes
 Make end meet: p ng nhu cu ti thiu
In the right frame of mind : hp tm trng
Cost an arm and a leg gi ct c
Make believe = pretend gi v
All a hundred n c trm
Go blank tr nn trng rng
Through thick and thin trong bt k kien no
To name but a few: k ra th v s , ch k 1 cht thi
Be open to questio = not certain
Smell a rat: nghi ng
Back of one s hand r nh lng bn tay
Change horse in mid streams : r ngang
Get nowhere= come to nothing : khng t c g, ch n u
Act one s age: c x nh ngi ln
Still waters run deep: tm ngm tm ngm m nh cht voi
Take a leave of cho tm bit
Be in one s shoes: t vo vt tr ca ai
A bag of bones: gy d xng
A firm as a rock tr nh
Hit the roof tc gin
Pay through the nose for st: tr tin cho ci g vi gi ct c
By and large = in general : nhn chung
Time and tide wait for no man: thi gian khng ch i ai
A gust of wind : cn gi
Talk through one s hat: ni khoc
Through no fault of one s own: khng phi li ca ai
The last straw : git nc trn ly
Fly off the handle : d ni nng

He s extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing

On hand : c sn lm g

Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?

Keep sb in the dark = keep secret : khng cho ai bit iu g

he complained about being kept in the dark about the change of the plan

As pleased as punch : rt hi lng, rt vui

How does she feel about becoming a Champion? She s as pleased as Punch.

Draw a close = come to end : i n kt thc

Under Lock and key : k lng, an ton
 Her jewellery is securely under lock and key at the bank.

Odd and ends: lnh kinh

There were lots of odds and ends in the attic, but nothing of real value

On and off : chc lt, thnh thong

I ve had toothache on and off for a couple of months.

Over and over ( again) : lp li

"the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text

"On and on : lin tc, qu nhiu

You tend to write on and on. Try to focus on one point and leave it at that

Safe and sound : bnh yn v s

Stuff and nonsense: v vn, ng ngn

Come on! Don t give me all that stuff and nonsense!

Touch- and -go : liu lnh, khng chc chc

The doctor says that it s touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay

Up and about/ around : khe ra khi ging ( b m, thng )

A day after the surgery Mom was up and around

Ups and downs : thng trm

I ve had my ups and downs, but in general life has been good to me

Ways and means = by all means

Wear and tear : hao mn
A storm in a tea cup : chuyn b x to

I think it s all a storm in a teacup - there s probably no danger to public health at all.

Get into hot water= get into trouble

Go through a bad patch : tri qua kh khn
get on Like a horse on fire : rt mnh m, nhanh
I was worried that they wouldn t like each other, but in fact they re getting on like a house on
fire.

Two peas in a pod = similar

Make excuse : ngu bin, l do
Have ants in one s pant: bn chn ho hc

She s got ants in her pants because she s going to a party tonight.

Take one s breath away : lm ai ngc nhin, kh th

The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away.

Kill two birds with one stone : 1 cng i vic

I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Leeds visiting my
parents.

Hit the nail on the head: ni ng ( gi ng ch nga )

Put two and two together : on chc iu g, c th m suy ra

I didn t tell her my husband had left, but she d noticed his car was missing and put two and
two together.

Give account on st : k
Around the clock = all day
By the book : theo quy trnh
Ingratiate oneself with sb : lm cho mnh c yu mn bi ai
Rough guess : on i
Feel off color= under the weather : khng kho
A square peg into a round hole: ni trn vung mo ( ch s khng ph hp)
In dire need of : rt cn
Call it a day : ngng lm vic

Call it a night nu bn ang lm vic vo bui ti v bn quyt nh ngng lm v v nh

As different as night and day : khc nhau hon ton

As plain as day : r nh ban ngy
Day in and day out : lp i lp li, ngy no cng vy
Pull one s leg : tru ai
All over the world = right cross the world
Keep a upper lip : kh nng chu ng
Make a fuss : lm m ln
Over the moon= walk/ float on air = very happy
Hold water : c v ng
Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water.

Sell sb down the river : phn bi ai

Bill told everything he knew about Bob, and that sold Bob down the river

Make heavy weather of st: lm ci g kh khn hn thc t

Cost the earth : chi ph cao
Come rain or shine d c v g xy ra
Don t worry. I ll be there come rain or shine.
Steal one s thunder: bt ng v ai lm iu g ln u
Not see sb for dust: khng thy ai v h i rt xa
Swim against the tide/stream: ngc
Wide offf the mark : inaccurate
Prim and proper : cng nhc
Give sb the creeps : lm ai s
All the better = so much the better : c th cng tt
Shake like a leaf: run nh cy sy
Keep a sense of proportion: kh nng nh gi vic g quan trng
Turn over the leaf: thay i cch sng
As fresh as daisy : trn y nng lng , nhit huyt
Weigh up the pros and cons : cn nhc ci hay ci d
Dig in one s heels : bo th
Without fail : nht nh, chc chn
Take offence at : pht
Go into a hunddle : hi
Leap and bounds : vt bc
Be with no obligation to V : khng bt buc lm g
Press on with st: m u vo
Be that as it may : mc d ng
Be / rank / com second to : ng th 2 sau..
As white as a street / ghost : trng bch
Come on the dot = punctual : ng h
Red with anger: gin mt
Blue with cold : lnh cng
Have st on the brain : m nh iu g, lun ngh v

You ve got cars on the brain. Can t we talk about something else for a change?

Tell tales out of school : tit l b mt

If you tell tales out of school a lot, people won t know when to believe you.

Without / beyond a shadow of doubt : k may may nghi ng

I am certain that I am right, without a shadow of a doubt

Start from scratch : bt u bng 2 bn tay trng

I built every bit of my own house. I started from scratch and did everything with my own
hands.

Red letter day : ngy ang nh, quan trng

Today was a red-letter day in our history.

A far cry from : khc xa

Playing in a comedy is a far cry from playing a criminal in a mystery

Grin and bear it: cn rng chu ng

There is nothing you can do but grin and bear it.

A piece of cake : d nh n cho

No problem. When you know what you re doing, it s a piece of cake

Actions speak louder than word : ni t lm nhiu

You keep saying that you ll do your fair share of the housework. Remember that actions
speak louder than words.

Add fuel to the fire: thm du vo la

Shouting at a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.

Beat around the bush : vng vo tam quc

Stop beating around the bush and answer my question.

Better late than never : mun cn hn khng

I m sorry I m late to the party. Better late than never, right?

Birds of a feather flock together : ngu tm ngu m tm m

Bite your tounge : c gng im lng
I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue.
Blood is thicker: 1 git mu o hn ao nc l
bite off more than you can chew : khng lng sc mnh
Don t bite off more than you can chew. Let someone else organize the party.
 Great minds think alike : t tng ln gp nhau
It takes two to tango : c la mi c khi
She blames Tracy for stealing her husband. Well, it takes two to tango.
Let Sleeping dos lie : ng gi li nhng chuyn khng hay
Off the hook : mt, cng khe
be on the same page : cng hiu vn , ngh ging nhau
Louisa said she called the meeting to make sure everybody s on the same page
Out of sight, out of mind : xa mt cch lng 337.
The straw that broke the camel s back : git nc lm trn ly
Third wheel : k cn mi
Tie the knot = get married
water under the bridge : Chuyn qua ri
When in Rome, Do as the rome do : nhp gia ty tc
when bigs fly : cn lu, khng bao gi c chuyn ( din t iu k th v ln sao
bay c :3 )
Come out of one s shell : ha ng hn
minute by minute = rapidly : rt nhanh
Take its course : c n t nhin, pht trin
in the long run = finally 348.
On the house : min ph
Have one s mind set on doing st: quyt tm lm g
take st into account/consideration : xem xt k
break the ice : ph v i s e ngi ban u
Put st on ice : tm hon
By the skin of one s teeth : va hay, p cht
face the music : chp nhn hu qu
Put a brave face on st : t ra t tin
Part and parcel : phn thit yu quan trng
On the grounds = for the reason = because 359.
All the same : d sao, tuy nhin
Call an election : cho php bu c
Make oneself at home : t nhin nh nh
Make one s hair stand on end : lm ai s dng tc gy
Shake a leg : hurry up
One of those days: a bad day
one of these days : trng hp tng t
Black and white: giy trng mc en
Fight tooth and tail : u tranh quyt lit
Behind the times : li thi 370.
Sit on the fence : trung lp
Close shaves : sut cht
The black sheep of family : thnh vin t nht trong gia nh
snap question : quyt nh vi vng
A fish out of water : khng thoi mi, kh chu
 As right as rain : very nice
Keep the fingers crossed for sb : cu may mn cho ai
Full to the brim : y p
On the mend : ang phc hi
At a loss to do st : lng tng, bi ri k bit lm g 381.
Take the lion s share : chim phn ln
Make the team : ha ng
Put a rocket under sb : thi thc ai
Put a good word for sb : ni tt ai
Throw the book at sb : ch trch ai
Make a name for = have reputation for : c ting v ci g
search high and low : tm khp ni khp chn
be up in arms about/ over st : phn n v ci g
be dressed to kill : n din lm thch m
wine and dine : thit i
If need be = if necessary : nu cn
make a hard line : nghim khc
Make a song and dance about st : quan trng ha vn
At the drop of a hat : lm ngay tc khc
See eye to eye : ng quan im
Run counter to st : i ngc li vi g mnh ni
To my mind = in my opinion
Have a smattering of st : hiu bit ci g s si
Not breath a word of st : khng tit l chuyn g
All and sundry : everyone 402.
Have a whale of time = have a good time
Seldom, if ever = almost never
Make a go of it : t c thnh cng
Dont give up your daily job : ng b cuc
For the time being : ngay lc ny
A bad egg : ngi khng ng tin
Come under fire : To be criticized : b ch trch
Come a long way : tin trin
Come to light : l ra
Have a second helping : thm xut na 413.
The end of the world : worth worrying : ng lo
Myself to myself : ring t
All along : from the beginning : ngay t u
Make no bones about : khng cn nghi ng g
Make a clean sweep : hon chnh
Make a splash : gy s ch
Be on a roll : ang trn thnh cng
in the year to come = in the coming year
Scope for one s ability : dp pht huy ht kh nng
 the best of a bad job : cn nc cn tt 424.
Heart- to - heart talk : ni chuyn thn tnh
In the way : ngng ng
A grain of truth : 1 cht s tht
Pull one s leg : tru a ai
Fit like a glove : va nh in
Make do with st : dng tm
Gain ground : tr nn quan trng
Catch sb on the hop : lm kh ai
On the fly : vi vng
Bare one s soul : th l 435.
Burn the midnight oil : thc m hc bi
As plain as nose on one s face : r rnh rnh
to a certain extent : mt chng mc no
On the brink of collasp : bn b vc ph sn
Feel in one s bones : tin hon ton
Every cloud has silver lining : sau cn ma tri li sng
Bury one s head in the sand : c chp
Turn a blind eye : pht l, lm ng
be none the wiser = fail to understand : k hiu
Day to day existence : sng ngy no hay ngy y 446.
A big nose for bargain : gii mc c
to this/ that end : t c mc ch
Have a old hand at st : gii, lo luyn
Go dutch : cng nhau chi tr ( campuchia )
Feel / know st in one s bones : bit ci g chc chn
Take st to heart : bng
Talk shop : bn chuyn cng vic
In one s bad book : ci gai trong mt ai
Stand clear of : Trnh ra
Realease sb on bail : bo lnh ai
Flat break : chy ti = in the red = Hard-up = feel the pinch
Blow a fuss : Ni gin
Make sb in the flesh : nhn tn mt ai
Stand/Stick to one s guns : Giu vng lp trng
Gain ground on sb : ui theo ai st nt
offhand : khng khch so
Make money hand over fist : v b
Fly off the handle : ni nng
Leave sb in the lurch : b mc ai khi gp hon nn
Like it or Lump it : d mun hay khng cng phi OK 467.
Lay it on thick : Phng i
Have a hand in st = involve in st : lin quan n
Settle the bill = pay the bill : thanh ton ha n
 Weigh on one s mind : lm bn tm suy ngh
what with = because of
At loose end : khng c k hoch, rnh
Once in a while = sometimes = at times
Food for thoughts : iu ng suy ngh
Make a scene : Gy chuyn Ci nhau
Rise to the occasion : c kh nng i ph vi tnh hnh 478.
In the nick of time : trong tch tc
It is to be regretted that : iu ng tic l
Man in the street : dn thng
Be no match for sb : km ai
Larger than life : hunh hoang
Be on one s last legs : suy yu, sp hng
Have ichy feet : thch i y
Be a million miles away: khng tp trung
Be/stay on one s toes : sn sng
absolve from all blame : min ti 489.
A flick of interest : cm gic thong qua
For good = forever
As good as = almost
In one s mind eye : trong tr tng tng
walk of life : a v x hi
Be the matter = wrong
Sleep like a log/ baby : ng rt ngon
On the double : rt nhanh
Lose one s rag : t nhin ni gin
Raw deal : phn bit i x 500.
Do a roaring trade : bn chy
Be in stiches : ci nhiu
Be on safe sight : chc n
Take the plunge : quyt tm lm g liu lnh
In good time : sm
Put an act on : khoe khoang
Keep one s head above water : xoay x
At the drop of a hat : ngay lp tc
Take it out on : gin c chm tht
In the interest of : vi mc ch 511.
Make a spectacle of : lm l mt