GRIT ENGLISH CENTER GIẢI THÍCH BRIDGING THE GAP 1

UNIT 5
I. PHRASES – EXPRESSIONS
ENGLISH EXPLANATION VIETNAMESE
MEANING MEANING
Take exception to feel annoyed or offended by something Cảm thấy tức giận hoặc bị
xúc phạm bởi điều gì
Take one’s word to believe that what someone says is true Tin lời ai
for
Take leave of to begin acting or thinking in a very foolish way Hành động/ suy nghĩ ngu
one’s senses ngốc, điên dại
Take pride in To take satisfaction in, be proud of, or highly value Tự hào điều gì
something one owns, has done, or is renowned for
Take notice of pay attention; show signs of interest Để ý đến điều gì
Take one’s eyes stop looking at someone or something Ngưng nhìn ai
off
Take place to happen, especially after being planned Diễn ra
or arranged
Take offence at to feel offended because of something someone Bất bình, giận cái gì/ cảm
says or does thấy bị xúc phạm
Take sides support one person or cause against another or Đứng về phía ai
others in a dispute, conflict, or contest.
Take care of to be responsible for someone or something Chăm sóc ai
Take pleasure in derive happiness or enjoyment from sth Thích làm gì
= get/ gain
pleasure from
Take credit for To accept recognition, praise, or approval for Ghi nhận, tán dương
something, whether or not it is deserved
Take one’s mind to stop you thinking about something unpleasant Ngăn ai suy nghĩ việc gì
off không tốt đẹp
Take pity on feel sorry for and try to help someone Cảm thấy tiếc cho ai và cố
gắng giúp họ
Take risks to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc Làm liều
Take (its) toll to have a serious, bad effect on someone or Gây mất mát
something
Take by surprise to come upon suddenly and without warning Làm giật mình
Take into account to consider or remember something when judging a Suy xét
= take into situation
consideration
Take to pieces to separate something into smaller parts Tháo rời ra
Take sb into the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a Bắt giam
custody /ˈkʌstədi/ criminal)
Take for a ride to deceive or cheat someone Lừa ai
Take into to think about (something) before one makes a Suy xét, lưu tâm
consideration decision or forms an opinion
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Take (it/sb) for [1] fail to properly appreciate (someone or [1] xem nhẹ ai/điều gì
granted something), especially as a result of overfamiliarity [2] xem điều gì là hiển nhiên
[2] assume that something is true without
questioning it
Take sth in one’s to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and not Giải quyết vấn đề bình tĩnh
stride to allow it to influence what you are doing
Take to heart To take something seriously; to internalize or live Để bụng
according to something
Without a break without any sort of rest Ròng rã/ không nghỉ
Without never happening before Lần đầu diễn ra
precedent
Without a scratch without injury, harm Không đau/ không gây hại
Within sight of used to say that (something specified) can be seen Trong tầm nhìn
from a certain place
Within reach of inside the distance to which someone can stretch Trong tầm với
out their hand
Within one’s able to be done by someone Trong khả năng của ai
power
Without a care in without worrying about anything Không lo lắng về điều gì
the world
Without used to say that a statement is true in all or almost Đúng trong mọi hoàn cảnh
exception all cases
Within earshot near enough to hear somebody/something or to be Trong tầm nghe
heard
Within without going beyond what is considered Trong chừng mực cho phép
limits/reason reasonable or allowable
Without fail to emphasize that something always happens Chắc chắn xảy ra
Within firing close enough to shoot at Trong tầm ngắm
range
Without respite without stopping Không ngưng
Without a hitch without any type of problem Không có vấn đề gì
Without a good Having a sound, justifiable cause or purpose Không có lí do thuyết phục
reason
Within the sth one is able to do Trong tầm khả năng của ai
competence of
Within one’s what one can afford to spend Trong khả năng tài chính của
budget ai
Within one’s have authority to do something Có quyền làm gì
rights
Without thinking instinctively, on impulse Không nghĩ ngợi gì/ bốc
đồng
Without a second acting immediately, without thinking Hành động ngay không cần
thought nghĩ lại
Within striking near enough to hit or achieve something Sắp đạt điều mình muốn
distance
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II. COLLOCATIONS
VERB NOUN EXPLANATION VIETNAMESE
MEANING
Distract attention, sb from work to take someone's attention Làm bối rối, làm ai
away from what that person is không tập trung
doing or should be doing
Avert a crisis, a strike, (a) to prevent something bad Ngăn chặn, ngăn
/əˈvɜːt/ disaster, an accident from happening; avoid ngừa
Disturb a thief, the peace, sb's to break up the quiet or Quấy rầy
concentration serenity of; agitate (what is
quiet or still)
Deter a thief, criminals, sb to prevent or discourage Ngăn cản
/dɪˈtɜː(r)/ from doing sth someone from doing
something

II. IDIOMS/EXPRESSIONS
ENGLISH EXPLANATION VIETNAMESE
MEANING MEANING
Red tape excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and Quan liêu
formalities, especially in public business.
A black look An expression of anger, hatred, or utter contempt Thù ghét, khinh bỉ
A white lie a harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to Lời nói dối vô hại
avoid hurting someone's feelings
Blue blood the fact of someone having been born into a Người hoàng gia
family that belongs to the highest social class
Green fingers to be good at gardening and making plants grow Tài trồng trọt
well
A red herring a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's Đánh trống lảng
/ˈherɪŋ/ attention away from the central point being
considered
A black sheep a member of a family or group who is regarded Người bị hắt hủi
as a disgrace to them
A white-collar a person who performs professional, desk, Nhân viên văn
worker managerial, or administrative work phòng
A blue-collar worker relating to manual work or workers, particularly Công nhân
in industry
A grey area an area or situation in which it is difficult to Lĩnh vực không rõ
judge what is right and what is wrong rang/ khó đánh giá
đúng sai
Out of the blue it is a complete surprise Hoàn toàn bất ngờ
Once in a blue moon something extremely rare in occurrence Thỉnh thoảng
As white as a sheet they look very frightened, shocked, or ill Tái, nhợt nhạt (vì
sợ, shock hoặc ốm)
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A white elephant a property requiring much care and expense and Vật vô dụng, chỉ
yielding little profit gây tốn
In the black making a profit: profitable Sinh lời
In one’s black books Having fallen out of favor with someone Không được ai
thích
See red become very angry suddenly Trở nên tức giận
Paint the town red to go out and enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol, Cháy phố
dancing, laughing with friends, etc
Catch sb red-handed to discover someone while they are doing Bắt quả tang
something bad or illegal
Be/turn green with to be very unhappy because someone has Ghen tị
envy something that you want
Be green be naive/easily deceived Non nớt
Give sb/sth the green to give permission for someone to do something Bật đèn xanh
light or for something to happen
Feel off colour slightly ill Cảm thấy không
khỏe
Turn blue with cold someone who is blue with cold looks extremely Cảm thấy lạnh
cold
With flying colours complete success Thành công/ điểm
số cao (kì thi)
(like) a red rag to a used of something that makes a person very Điều làm ai đó giận
bull angry
Be browned off annoyed and unhappy about something Khó chịu, tức giận
Roll/lay out the red to formally greet or welcome an important guest Chào đón ai một
carpet who has just arrived cách trịnh trọng
Vanish/go off into into the unknown or the far distance Biến mất
the blue
Not as black as sb/it Not as evil, malicious, or malignant as one is Không xấu xa như
is painted described or believed to be. miêu tả
Swear black is white To swear, believe, or act like what's true is the Nói đen thành
opposite of the real situation, especially in order trắng
to get what one wants
Go/turn purple with dark red in the face because of anger Tức giận.
rage

II. CONFUSING/RELATED WORDS

ENGLISH EXPLANATION VIETNAMESE
MEANING MEANING
The fact remains used for emphasizing something is still true. Điều gì đó vẫn
đúng/ Sư thật vẫn ở
đó
Be charged with be publicly accused of (doing) sth Bị buộc tội làm gì
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At all costs regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter Bất kể điều gì xảy
what ra/ bất kể mọi giá
Go to the/great To do something that requires a significant Tiêu nhiều tiền làm
expense amount of money, especially something gì
unnecessary or done reluctantly.
A price on one’s an amount of money that will be given to anyone Phần thưởng cho ai
head who kills or captures someone giết/bắt người nào/
treo giá
Retain sth to keep something; to continue to have Bảo tồn, giữ gìn
= preserve something
Regain sth obtain possession or use of (something) again Có/chiếm lại
after losing it
Restrain from to control the actions or behavior of someone by Chế ngự
force, esp. in order to stop that person from
doing something
Refrain from to abstain from an impulse to say or do Kiềm lại
something
At cost/the cost of at the expense of losing Phải trả giá bằng
cái gì
Count the cost to start to understand how badly something has Tính toán hơn thiệt
affected you
Cost someone/sth to be forced to give or lose something in order to Trả giá (để đạt
obtain something được cái gì đó)
To one’s cost To one's detriment; due to one's personal Phải gánh thiệt hại
experience with something negative
Retain an to continue to have atmosphere Giữ không khí như
atmosphere trước
Retain the heat To retain heat means that a particular object will Giữ nhiệt
keep heat.
At a price requiring great expense or involving unwelcome Sẽ phải trả giá
consequences
Pay the price to experience the bad result of something you Trả giá (chịu thiệt)
have done điều mình đã làm
Regain to get control of something again after losing Lấy lại quyền lực,
control/power control kiểm soát
Restrain oneself/an to control your own emotions or behaviour Kiềm chế cảm xúc
emotion
Restrain growth to limit the growth or force of something Cản trở sự phát
triển
Joke at one’s used of a joke about or laughter at a person that Giỡn gây ra sự bối
expense might cause embarrassment rối cho người khác
Expense account an arrangement in which your employer pays for Tài khoản chi phí
the things you need to buy while doing your job
At the expense of in a way that harms (something or someone) Gây bất lợi cho ai
At great expense spending a lot of money. Tốn nhiều tiền
It remains to be seen to not be exactly known or decided Chưa chắc chắn
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Remains of the meal the parts of food that are left after the other parts Đồ ăn thừa
have been eaten
Refrain of a song the line or lines that are repeated in music or in Điệp khúc
poetry — the "chorus" of a song
Take charge of/in take responsibility for someone or something Chịu trách nhiệm
charge of cho việc gì
Charge sth to sb To arrange for payment to be paid later Tính vào ai để sau
họ trả
Face charges be accused officially of committing a crime. Bị kết tội
Free of charge without having to pay không cần trả tiền