TỔNG HỢP IDIOMS VÀ

COLLOCATIONS ANH CHUYÊN

Tổng hợp từ vựng từ “A good turn of phrase” và “ Advanced collocations in use”

I. TỔNG HỢP IDIOMS VÀ COLLOCATIONS ANH CHUYÊN

1. Tổng hợp Idioms Anh chuyên :

NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- Adhere to
- Play by the
rules
- Comply with
- Abide by the
rules
The police have to
- Conform to the
do everything by
Do/Play something by Tuân thủ rules
1 the book or else
the book luật/quy tắc - Follow the rules
there will be a
- Stick to the
penalty.
rules
- Obey the rules
- Fall in with
- Observe the
rules
- Toe the line

- Desperate
Vượt quá
She was at the end - Distressed
mức chịu
At the end of one’s of her tether when - Depressed
2 đựng (quá
tether her son defied his - At your wits’
lo, quá
curfew. end
buồn)
- Demoralized
NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- Disheartened
- Frantic
- Worried sick
- Devastated
- Resigned
- Downcast
- Dispirited

- Quay về - Go back in time

với những - Turn back time
The director
cách thức cũ - Wind back the
decided to turn the
- Quay clock
clock back and
3 Turn/Put the clock back ngược thời - Revert back
render all our
gian (trải - Change back
revolutionary
nghiệm lại
changes useless.
những kí ức
vui vẻ)

- From the bad

side of town
- From the slums
Đến từ vùng - Shanty town
He was from the
nghèo của - Lower class
Be from the wrong side wrong side of the
4 một địa - Ghetto
of the tracks track yet became a
phương - Backwater
millionaire at 30.
hoặc xã hội - Backcountry
- On skid row
- From a poor
neighbourhood

- Face up to
- Contend with
- Grapple with
- Cope with
She finally came to - Handle
Come/Get to grips with Đối phó, giải
5 grips with - Deal with
sth quyết
accounting. - Resolve
- Tackle
- Confront
- Attend to
- Address
NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- See to
- Take sth in hand

- Eloquence
The boy has the - Rhetoric
gift of the gab. - Volubility
Sự khéo ăn
6 The gift of (the) gab Everyone enjoys - Oratory
nói
conversing with - Verbosity
him. - Silver tongue

- Perplexed
- Confused
- Flummoxed
When I first
- Bewildered
started at the
- Lost
Bối rối, company, I was all
7 Be all at sea - At sixes and
hoang mang at sea due to the
sevens
perplexity of the
- At a loss
procedure.
- Puzzled
– Disoriented
- Mystified

- In the soup
- In a jam
- In a pickle
- In a fix
- In a tight
spot/corner
- Up the creek
She was in hot - In deep water
Gặp vấn đề,
8 Be in hot water water stealing her - In dire straits
trục trặc
mother's money. - In a bind
- In a pinch
- In in a cleft
stick
- In a sticky
situation
- With your back
against the wall
NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- In a spot of
bother

- Get off
Được tha scot-free
thứ, bỏ qua, - Go unpunished
The kid is always
không bị - Be let off the
getting away with
phạt (dù hook
9 Get away with murder murder just
hành động - Avoid the blame
because his dad is
đã làm khá - Be absolved
the mayor.
nghiêm from the
trọng) blame/sins

- Have no
bearing on
- Have no
His arguments cut power/influence/
Không ảnh no ice with me impact/ effect on
Cut no ice with
10 hưởng, tác since he is - Make no
somebody
động assuming too impression on sb
many details. - Have no
authority on sb
- Of little
importance to sb

Tạm thời They put the - Postpone

dừng lại project on the back - Put sth on
hoặc cho là burner due to lack ice/hold
không quan of funds. - Delay
Put sth on the back
11 trọng hơn - Defer
burner
nên không
cần giải
quyết ngay
bây giờ

The boy finally - Get the hang of

Hiểu được makes head or tail sth
12 Make head or tail of sth đầu đuôi out of algebra. - Catch on to sth
của cái gì - Get the drift of
sth
NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

We finally see the - Dawn on sb

Chợt ngộ ra light in managing - Alive to
13 See the light
điều gì the restaurant. - Awake to
- Tumble to

Despite his bitter - Keep your chin

defeat, he put on a up
brave face and - Cool-headed
Cố gắng
14 Put on a brave face congratulated his - Even-tempered
gượng cười
competitor. - Self–composed
- Turn the other
cheek

I extremely hate it - Talk

Nói về công when people talk about/discuss
15 Talk shop
việc shop instead of business
enjoying the party.

- Not ring true

- Not hold
true/water/good
Không His promise rings
- Unconvincing
thuyết phục, hollow to me since
16 Ring hollow - Not add up
nghe không he has never taken
- Have a hollow
đáng tin one seriously.
ring
- Sth does not
compute

- Go in one ear
All of the and out the other
suggestions for a - Be neglected
Bị phớt lờ, better ventilation - Be ignored
17 Fall on deaf ears
bỏ qua system fall on deaf - Be overlooked
ears. No changes - Be disregarded
happen. - Fall on stony
ground
NO IDIOMS DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- Hesitate
- Uncertain
He always sits on - Vacillate
Phân vân,
the fence when his - Waver
18 Sit on the fence chưa đưa ra
friends are arguing - Hem and haw
quyết định
to protect him. - Shilly-shally
- Torn between

- Not put up with

sth
- Not give in to
sth
- Not surrender
Không đồng
to
ý một điều She is someone
- Not yield to
gì mà chưa who will not take
19 Not take sth lying down - Not give way to
đấu tranh criticisms lying
- Not lump it
cho quyền down.
- Not bend to sb’s
lợi của mình
wills
- Be not resigned
to
- Not bow down
to

- Put sb through
the mill
- Put sb through
the wringer
We put the boss on
Put someone on the Làm ai đó - Put sb to shame
20 the spot to test his
spot khó xử - Humiliate
ability.
- Mortify
- Ask questions of
- Make one’s toes
curl
 2. Tổng hợp Collocations Anh chuyên :

No COLLOCATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

Một số lượng - Surge

A spate of attacks
lớn những - Slew
A spate of has been recorded
1 đợt tấn - Series
attacks/thefts in the
công/vụ - Outbreak
neighbourhood
trộm - Heap

- Overjoyed
- Thrilled to bits
- Ecstatic
- Elated
- Jubilant
- Blissful
- In transports of
joy
- Full of the joys of
spring
- On cloud nine
Nam was
- In seventh
deliriously happy
Vui sướng tột heaven
2 Deliriously happy when he passed his
độ - Walking on air
final exam with
- Over the moon
flying colours.
- Dancing in the
streets
- As pleased as
Punch
- Beside yourself
with joy
- In raptures
about sth
- Be tickled pink
- On top of the
world
No COLLOCATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

You have
committed a - Miss a chance
Pass up a Bỏ lỡ một cơ terrible mistake to - Miss the boat
3
chance/opportunity hội pass up such a - Let the chance
once-in-a-lifetime slip by
opportunity.
- A torrent of
- A storm of
- A stream of
I was bombarded
Một - Onslaught of
A barrage of with a barrage of
4 loạt/tràng - Outpouring of
questions questions by a
những câu hỏi - A volley of
prying journalist
- A fusillade of
- A slew of
- A barrage of

If my memory
serves me right, I
- Snatches of sth
suppose I can
A snippet of Một mẩu - Bits of
5 provide you with
information thông tin nhỏ - A morsel of
some useful
- Fragments of
snippets of
information.
- Forlorn hope
Vô vọng, hi They remained
– Hollow hope
vọng không there in the vain
6 Vain hope - Faint hope
mang lại kết hope of returning
- Pious hope
quả gì to the pits.
- Futile hope

- Shed light on
He made it plain - Clarify
Làm/Nói rõ that he didn’t enjoy - Spell out
7 Make it plain/clear
điều gì the party - Elucidate
thoroughly. - Explain

Tram was a - Absolutely

stunningly breathtaking
8 Stunningly attractive Đẹp lung linh
attractive young - Absolutely
lady. spectacular
No COLLOCATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- Arresting
- Fetching
- Charming
- Ravishing
- Easy on the eye
- Winsome

- Home truth
- Fact of life
- Unadorned truth
Một sự thật - Lowdown
The plain truth is
hiển - Gospel truth
9 Simple/plain truth that she has no
nhiên/đơn - Naked truth
feelings for you.
giản - Fact of the
matter
- Axiom
- Actual fact

- Empty threat
Just so you know, it
Một lời đe dọa - Ineffectual
10 Idle threat is no idle threat. I’ll
suông threat
carry it out for real.
- Passive threat

There’s been
- Rising concern
Sự quan tâm/ mounting
Mounting - Growing concern
11 chỉ trích ngày international
concern/criticism - Growing anxiety
một tăng cao criticism of the
move.

Credit where
credit’s due, that
Đối diện với
Tom could face - Come up against
12 Face the challenge of thách
such a formidable a brick wall
thức/khó khăn
challenge is
commendable.

- Turn your mind

We need to turn
Bắt đầu to
our thoughts to our
chuyển hướng - Set your mind to
13 Turn your thoughts to defensive strategy
để suy nghĩ về - Set your heart
if we want to start
điều gì on
winning games.
- Set your sights
No COLLOCATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

on

- Elusive
- Ambiguous
Love is such an - Inexplicit
Khó để nắm abstract concept - Enigmatic
14 Difficult to pin down
bắt, định hình that it is hard to - Cryptic
pin down. - Obscure
- Indecipherable
- Unintelligible

They are paying for

simultaneous
Simultaneous Dịch song translation rather Simultaneous
15
translation song/cùng lúc than attending to interpretation
urgent engineering
problems.

- Take the fall for

- Take on
responsibility for
- Assume
responsibility for
- Carry
responsibility for
- Claim
responsibility for
Investigate these
- Accept full
now and you'll
Chịu trách responsibility for
16 Shoulder the blame discover certain
nhiệm/trích - Carry the can
individuals let you
- Own up to
shoulder the blame.
- Take the rap
- Be the
scapegoat
- Be the fall guy
- Be left holding
the bag
- Fall on your
sword
No COLLOCATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM

- Bear the
expense of
- Out of your own
pocket
- Be on sb
I foot the bill but
- Settle the bill
Trả tiền hóa spending time with
17 Foot the bill - At one’s
đơn him has been
expenses
amazing.
- Pick up the
tab/check
- Wine and dine
- Settle up
- Square up

- Suit sb down to
the ground
There were one or - Sth would not go
two places she amiss
could think of - Cut the mustard
Phù hợp với
which might fit the - Make the grade
18 Fit the bill các tiêu chí đề
bill and one of - Lend itself to sth
ra
them was the - Measure up
deserted - Up to standard
churchyard. - Up to snuff
- Up to scratch
- Do the trick

The forecasts of – Erroneous

Hoàn toàn sai the leading estate - Imprecise
19 Wildly inaccurate
lệch agents proved - Fallacious
wildly inaccurate. - Misguided

- Make a fuss
The report noted - Gripe
Đưa ra một lời that there had - File/make a
20 Lodge a complaint
phàn nàn been no complaints complaint
lodged against it. - Whine
- Grumble