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Khái niệm về Idiom

IdiomshayIdiomatic expressionsđược hiểu là cácthành ngữ, tục ngữvànhững diễn tả ngắnhơn hay được dùng mang lại văn nói.
50 Idioms hay gặp gỡ trong bài bác thi giờ Anh
STT | Idiom | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
1 | rain cats and dog | rain heavily (Mưa tầm tã, Mưa nặng hạt) | Don’t forget khổng lồ take your umbrella – it’s raining cats and dogs |
2 | chalk and cheese | very different from each other (Khác biệt) | Marry và her sister are chalk and cheese |
3 | here and there | everywhere | I have been looking here & there for the book I received from my friover yesterday |
4 | a hot potato | something that is difficult or dangerous lớn giảm giá with (vấn đề nan giải, nóng hổi) | The abortion issue is a political hot potalớn in the US. |
5 | at the drop of a hat | immediately, instantly, without hesitation or reasons (Ngay nhanh chóng, ko lần chần, không tồn tại nguyên nhân rõ ràng) | If you need me, just gọi me. I can come at the drop of a hat. |
6 | baông chồng khổng lồ the drawing board | time khổng lồ start from the beginning; it is time to doplan something over again (bắt đầu lại) | My plans to lớn create a tiny oto made of glasses were unsuccessful, so I guess it’s baông chồng khổng lồ the drawing board for me. |
7 | beat about the bush | avoiding the main topic, and not speaking directly about the issue (nói loanh quanh, lạc đề) | Stop beating about the bush and answer my question. |
8 | best/ greatest thing since sliced bread | = be excellenta good invention or innovation, a good idea orplan (phát minh tốt, tốt) | Portable phones are marketed as the best thing since sliced bread; people think they are perfect. |
9 | burn the midnight oil | to stay up working, especially studying late at night (thức khuya thao tác, học bài) | I will have an English exam tomorrow so I’ll be burning the midnight oil tonight. |
10 | caught between two stools | when someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives (do dự, phân vân tuyển lựa mẫu làm sao, bởi dự) | I was caught between two stools when I had khổng lồ choose which university to attover. |
11 | break a leg | good luck! (hay dùng để chúc như ý ) | I have sầu heard that you’re going lớn take part in a conthử nghiệm tomorrow, break a leg, my friend! |
12 | hit the books | Study with concentrated effort (học tập rất là tập trung) | I can’t go out tonight. I’ve sầu got to lớn hit the books because I’m having an exam tomorrow. |
13 | when pigs fly | something will never happen (cthị xã viễn vông, ko tưởng) | I think he’ll pay you bachồng your money – when pigs fly |
14 | scratch someone’s back | help someone out with the assumption that theywill return the favor in the future (giúp đỡ fan khác cùng với hy vọng bọn họ để giúp đỡ lại mình) | “You scratch my baông chồng và I will scratch yours later,” the customer said when we talked about the new sales contact. |
15 | hit the nail on the head | bởi vì or say something exactly right (nói đúng chuẩn, làm cho bao gồm xác) | John hit the nail on the head when he said most people can use a computer without knowing how it works. |
16 | take sb/sth for granted | khinh thường, ko coi trọng | She always takes his friends for granted |
17 | take sth into lớn account/consideration | khổng lồ remember to lớn considersomething (tính đến vật gì, để ý vấn đề gì) | We will take your long year of service into account when we make our final decision. |
18 | put sb/sth at somebody’s disposal | lớn make someone orsomething available to lớn someone (bao gồm sẵn theo nguyện vọng của ai) | I’d be glad khổng lồ help you if you need me. I put myself at your disposal. |
19 | splitting headache | a severe headabít (chóng mặt nlỗi búa bổ) | I’ve got a splitting headache. I’m going upstairs for a nap. |
20 | on the house | = không tính phí (không hẳn trả tiền) | I went khổng lồ a restaurant last night. I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the house. |
21 | off the peg | may sẵn (quần áo) | If I buy trousers off the peg, they’re always too short. |
22 | hit the roof = go through the roof = hit the ceiling | to suddenly become angry (giận dữ) | I’m afraid he will hit the roof when he finds out our vacation is canceled |
23 | bring the house down | make an audience respond with great enthusiasm, typically as shown by their laughter or applause (có tác dụng cho cả khán phòng vỗ tay sức nóng liệt) | G-Dragon brought the house down. He really brought down the house with his fantastic song |
24 | pay through the nose | to pay too much for something (trả giá bán thừa đắt) | You have to pay through the nose for a new car. |
25 | by the skin of someone’s teeth | cạnh bên sao, rất sát | I got through calculus math by the skin of my teeth. |
26 | pull someone’s leg | chọc tập ai | Are you just pulling my leg? |
27 | it strikes someone as/that strange | đem có tác dụng lạ | It strikes me as strange that he failed the exam because he studied hard. Xem thêm: Xứ Đông Lào Là Đâu - Đông Lào Là Gì, Đông Lào Nước Nào |
28 | high & low = here và there | everywhere | I have sầu been searching high và low for the new shirt |
29 | the more, the merrier | càng đông càng vui | Can I bring some friends with me? Yeah sure, the more, the merrier. |
30 | spick và span | ngăn nắp và gọn gàng, gọn gàng | The kitchen was spiông xã and span as ever, every surface wiped down và everything in its place. |
31 | every now & then | sometimes | Every now and then, I want lớn be alone. |
32 | part & parcel | integral, crucial (đặc biệt, thiết yếu) | Being hard-working is a part and parcel of success. |
33 | go khổng lồ someone’s head | khiến ai kiêu ngạo | Too much success will go to her head. |
34 | once in a xanh moon | hiếm hoi (rare) | Once in a blue moon, I stop thinking about her. If only she knew how much I loved her. |
35 | few và far between | rare (hiếm gặp) | Go and tell her that you love sầu her! That kind of girl is really few and far between |
36 | be on the wagon | tránh rượu | Bob’s old drinking buddies complained that he was no fun when he went on the wagon |
37 | on the spot | immediately (ngay lập tức lập tức) | I will be there on the spot. |
38 | on the verge of = on the brink of = on the edge of | bên bờ vực | We have sầu lớn protect elephants. They are on the verge of extinction. |
39 | led someone by the nose | to lớn control someone và make them bởi exactly what you want them khổng lồ vày (nắm đầu, dắt mũi ai) | They simply didn’t know what they were doing & they were led by the nose by a manipulative sầu government |
40 | the eleventh hour | phút ít chót | She always turned her term paper in at the eleventh hour. |
41 | find fault with | chỉ trích, tìm chuyện, bắt lỗi | It is very easy to find fault with the work of others. |
42 | off & on/ on và off | ko mọi đặn, thỉnh thoảng | We don’t often go there- just off và on. |
43 | make believe | giả cỗ, mang vờ | I tried lớn make believe sầu she was happy, but knew deep down it was not true. |
44 | make good time | dịch chuyển nkhô nóng, đi nhanh | We made good time và were at the khách sạn by lunch time. |
45 | look daggers at someone | khó chịu quan sát ai đó | Their relationship is not không tính phí và easy but at least he is no longer looking daggers at her. |
46 | be out of the question | impossible (không thể được) | You cannot get married until you are 18, it’s out of the question. |
47 | all at once | suddenly (bất thình lình) | All at once, there was a loud banging on the door. |
48 | blow someone’s trumpet | bốc phét, khoác lác | I believe sầu in you because you’d never blow your trumpet. |
49 | sleep on it | suy xét thêm về điều gì đó | You don’t have sầu lớn make your decision now. Sleep on it. |
50 | fight tooth & claw/nail | kungfu kinh hoàng, cấu xé nhau | We fought tooth & claw to lớn retain our share of the business. |