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Preposition 25 Năm
Preposition 25 Năm
1. Kick off : when a football (soccer) game or a team, etc. kicks off, the game starts
2. splash out (on something) | splash something out (on/for something) : (British
English, informal) to spend a lot of money on something
3. Put sb up : cho ai ở nhờ
4. Run out of sth
5. Get on/along with sb = Hit it off with sb : To have a good relationship with sb
6. By Far + so sánh nhất : by a great amount
7. Do sth up : to repair and decorate a house, etc.
8. Go through sth : to experience sth unpleasant
9. On account of = because of sth #. On behalf of sb : đại diện cho ai
10. see yourself out : to leave a building or room by yourself after visiting someone
there
PRACTICE 2
1. Absorption in sth : sự say mê miệt mài đến nỗi quên hết mọi thứ xung quanh
2. Be detrimental to sb/sth = be harmful to sth/sb
3. Advice about sth
4. A speech on sth
5. advise somebody against (doing) something
6. get by (on/in/with something) : to manage to live or do a particular thing using
the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have
e.g : How does she get by on such a small salary?
7. Put sth in : to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used =
install
8. Look into sth
9. Come up : (of plants) to appear above the soil / (of the sun) to rise / to happen
10. Come on : (informal) to improve or develop in the way you want
E.g : The project is coming on fine.
PRACTICE 3
1. Turn sth down
2. Put sth aside
3. At the sales , things can be bought at half price #. Sell for + (price cụ thể ) / sell at
profit/loss
4. Bring about sth = cause sth
5. Catch/keep up with : theo kịp , đuổi kịp
6. Come off : to be able to be removed : kiểu lỏng , bị tụt ra
Dịch : Xe vừa rẽ thì một bánh xe đằng sau bị long ra
7. In the end # At the end of sth
8. Stand for : viết tắt của
9. See through sth : to realize the truth about somebody/something ( nhìn thấu được
sth ) #. Deception : lời lừa gạt
10. if somebody’s eyes or face light up, or something lights them up, they show
happiness or excitement ( qkhu của light => lit )
PRACTICE 4
1. Contrary to sth : đối lập với sth
#. On the contrary(n) #. In contrast to sth
2. Like (prep)
3. #. call somebody/something by something ( call : give sb a particular name ) =>
e.g:We call each other by our first names here.
#. call somebody/something after somebody/something They called their first
daughter after her grandmother. ( mở rộng thuii )
4. She runs a comb through her hair
5. Be independent of sb/sth
6. Put sth away : cất sth đúng nơi đúng chỗ
7. draw something up : to make or write something that needs careful thought or
planning
8. Make up sth : bịa ( chuyện )
9. stand out (from/against something) : to be easily seen or noticed
10. Come out sth : make sth be known by public
PRACTICE 5
1. help out | help somebody out : to help somebody, especially in a difficult
situation
2. Break off : to stop speaking or stop doing something for a time
E.g : They looked worried and broke off when the boss passed by
3. Put sth aside
4. Be out of the question = there is no question of doing sth : it is impossible
5. Be in favour of sb/sth
6. Result in
7. Be committed to (doing) something : tận tâm cống hiến làm gì
8. Keep/catch up with sb/sth = keep pace with sb/sth
9. Get over sth : vượt qua
10. Cut down on sth
PRACTICE 6
1. add up to something: to lead to a particular result; to show something
e.g : Their proposals do not add up to any real help for the poor.
#. Add up to sth : tổng số là ( amount to sth : cũng có 2 nghĩa tương tự )
2. stand around : to spend time standing somewhere and doing very little ( kiểu
đứng chờ mà ko làm j thêm )
e.g : They stood around waiting for the store to open.
3. draw something out : to make something last longer than usual or necessary
4. Pull out of sth : to move away from something or stop being involved in
=withdraw
E.g : The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.
5. Lay sb off = dismiss / sack / fire sb = make sb redundant
6. find out (about something/somebody) | find out something (about
something/somebody) : to get some information about something/somebody by
asking, reading, etc.
7. Make sth out : to say that something is true when it may not be
8. make off with something ( số tiền ) : to steal something and hurry away with it
9. stand down (as something) to leave a job or position
10. keep off something : to avoid eating, drinking or smoking something
PRACTICE 7
1. wear off : to gradually disappear or stop ( tác dụng của thuốc /cơn đau/ …)
2. beyond your wildest dreams : to a degree or in a way you had never thought
possible
3. Be (un)familiar with sth
4. go through something : to look at or examine something carefully, especially in
order to find something >< look/flick through : nhìn qua nhìn lướt
5. Dreams are commonly made up of both visual and verbal images
6. catch up on something : to spend extra time doing something because you have
not done it earlier
7. Live up to sb’s expectations >< fall short of sb’s expections
8. Put up with sth/sb
9. Be tired of sb/sth = be bored with sth/sb # Be tired from sth : mệt vì
10. Since the early 1960s
PRACTICE 8
1. If ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly
from one person to another and cause excitement:
E.g : All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.
2. win out/through : (informal) to be successful despite difficulties
3. Cover sth up : (disapproving) to try to stop people from knowing the truth about
a mistake, a crime, etc.
4. sing along (with somebody/something) | sing along (to something) : to sing
together with somebody who is already singing or while a record, radio, or
musical instrument is playing
5. make something of somebody/something : to understand the meaning or
character of somebody/something => e.g : what do you make of your new boss . Is
he easy to work with
6. try out for something : (especially North American English) to compete for a
position or place in something, or to be a member of a team
7. pick on someone : to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and
unfairly:
8. hit on/upon something : [no passive] (rather informal) to think of a good idea
suddenly or by chance
9. Pull yoursef together : regain your feeing
10. Push in : chen hàng
PRACTICE 9
1. Come across sb
2. Be independent of sb/sth
3. Be under repair
4. Lay sth down = Bring sth in : ban hành luật lệ
5. Stand in for sb = deputize sb = take sb’s place
6. #. Loan : (n) the act of lending something; the state of being lent => on loan e.g :
an exhibition of paintings on loan (= borrowed) from private collections
7. put yourself/something across (to somebody) : to communicate your ideas,
feelings, etc. successfully to somebody
e.g : She's not very good at putting her views across.
#. get across (to somebody) | get something across (to somebody) : to be
communicated or understood; to succeed in communicating something