IDIOMS IN ESL-LAB

 “call someone up” = telephone

someone
 “call on someone” = drop by and visit
 “crack the books” = start studying
 “cut class” = miss school
 “feel at home” = feel comfortable or
relaxed
 “no spring chicken” = no longer young
 “play it safe” = be careful and not take
chances
 “on the spur of the moment” = without
planning or preparation
 “see eye-to-eye” = to agree or feel the
same way
 “soft-hearted” = gentle, kind
 “run in the family” = physical or
personality traits that are similar
 “a balancing act” = a difficult situation
where you try to do several different
things at the same time
 “high-and-mighty” = self-important and
proud
 work out (phrasal verb): going well
 read someone like a book =
understand someone very well
 “no spring chicken” = no longer young
 “play it safe” = be careful and not take
chances
 Umpteen : vô số
 “nose around” = look for something
private or hidden
 Go banana: very angry
 Apples and oranges: different
 The apple of one’s eye: Được ai đó quý
mến, thích thú
 The cherry on the cake: Thứ cuối cùng
để mọi thứ hoàn hảo
 shed some light: làm sáng tỏ
 delve into: đào sâu vào vấn đề gì đó
 put on hold: postpone
 look like = bear a slight resemblance
to
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