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PHRASAL VERBS – CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ_P1
SOME COMMON PHRASAL VERBS (MỘT SỐ CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ THƯỜNG GẶP)
1. account for: giải thích, kể đến
2. ask for: đòi hỏi
3. break down = fail, collapse: hỏng, suy sụp
4. break out = start suddenly: bùng nổ, bùng phát
5. bring up = raise and educate: nuôi nấng
6. bring about = cause sth to happen: xảy ra, mang
lại
7. catch up / catch up with: bắt kịp, theo kịp .
8. call off: hủy bỏ
9. call on = visit: viếng thăm
10. call up: gọi điện
11. carry on: tiến hành
12. catch up with: theo kịp với
13. come along: tiến hành
14. come on: begin: bắt đầu
15. come out = appear: xuất hiện
16. come about = become lower: giảm xuống, sa
sút
17. come over = visit: ghé thăm
18. come up with: think of: Nghĩ ra
19. cool off : (nhiệt tình) nguội lạnh đi, giảm đi .
20. count on = investigate, examinate: tính, dựa
vào
21. differ from = not be the same: không giống
với
22. fall behind: thụt lùi, tụt lại đằng sau .
23. fill in: điền vào, ghi vào .

24. fill out = discover: khám phá ra
25. get over = recover from: vượt qua, khắc phục
26. get up: thức dậy
27. get along / get on with sth: have a good
relationship with sb: hòa thuận
28. give in: nhượng bộ, chịu thua .
29. give up = stop: từ bỏ, bỏ
30. go after: theo đuổi
31. go by (thời gian ): trôi qua
32. go after = chase, pursue: theo đuổi, rượt đuổi
33. go ahead = be carried out: được diễn ra, tiến
hành
34. go along = develop, progress: tiến bộ

43. go down: (giá cả): giảm xuống
44. hold up = stop =delay: hoãn lại, ngừng
45. hurry up: làm gấp
46. keep on = continue: tiếp tục
47. keep up with: theo kịp, bắt kịp .
48. lie down: nằm nghỉ
49. jot down = make a quick note of something:
ghi nhanh
50. look after: chăm sóc
51. look at: nhìn
52. look down on sb = coi thường
53. look up to sb = respect: kính trọng
54. look up: tìm, tra cứu ( trong sách, từ điển )
55. look for: tìm kiếm
56. make out = understand: hiểu
57. make up = invent, put sth together: phát

minh, trộn
58. pass away = die : chết
59. put on: mặc (quần áo ), mang (giày ), đội
(mũ), mở (đèn )
60. put out = make st stop burning, produce:
dập tắt, sản xuất
61. put off = postpone: hoãn lại
62. put up = build: xây dựng
63. speak up: nói to, nói thẳng
64. set off = begin: khỏi hành
65. set up = establish: thành lập
66. stand by: ủng hộ
67. take after = resemble: giống
68. take off: cởi (quần áo, giày, mũ ) ; (máy
bay) cất cánh
69. take over = take responsible for st /Ving:đảm nhận trách nhiệm
70. take up = start doing: bắt đầu tham gia
71. try out: thử
72. try on: mặc thử (quần áo )
73. turn down: gạt bỏ, bác bỏ
74. turn off: khóa, tắt (đèn, máy móc, động cơ


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35. go away: biến mất, tan đi .
36. go back = return: trở lại
37. go in: vào, đi vào .
38. go off (chuông): reo, (súng, bom): nổ, (sữa):
chua, hỏng, (thức ăn), (đèn) tắt, (máy móc): hư
= explore

39. go on = continue: tiếp tục
40. go over: xem lại
41. go out ( ánh sáng, lửa, đèn ): tắt
42. go up: lớn lên, trưởng thành = grow up, (giá
cả): tăng lên

…)
75. turn on: mở ( đèn, máy móc, động cơ …)
76. turn round: quay lại, thay đổi hướng
77. turn up: đến = arrive = appear (xuất hiện)
78. wait up (for ): thức đợi ai
79. wash up: rửa bát đĩa .
80. watch out: đề phòng, chú y
81. wipe out = remove, destroy completely: xóa
bỏ, phá hủy

PRACTICE: Choose the best option
1. What may happen if John will not arrivein time?
A go along
B . count on
C keep away
D. turn up
2. Johnny sometimes visitshis grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on
B. keeps off
C. takes in
D. goes up
3. They decided to postponetheir journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A . take up
B . turn round

C put off
D. do with
4. The stranger came _________ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"
A. on to
B away from
C. out of
D. up to
5. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
A after
B. along
C. up
D. over
6. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.
A. from
B. with
C. for
D. to
7. I would be grateful if you kept the news __ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.
A from
B . to
C. for
D. at
8. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A get
B. fall
C throw
D. make
9. They were late for work because their car _______ down.
A got
B. put

C. cut
D. broke
10. The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
A. knocked
B. came
C . went
D. fell
11.I didn't get to see the end of that movie on TV last night. How did it _____out?
A. go
B . make
C . bring
D . turn
12. I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's __________,she’s really been
doing too much.
A. taken off
B. taken on
C. taken in
D. taken to
13. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign.
A. setting up for
B. carrying out
C. taking part
D. joining with
14. At the station, we often see the sigh “________ for pickpockets”.
A. Watch on
B. Watch out
C. Watch up
D. Watch at
15. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll _____ .
A. turn down

B. turn off
C. turn over
D. turn up
16. UNESCO _____ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A. stands for
B. brings about
C. takes after
D. gets across
17. Don't forget to ________ your gloves on. It is cold outside.
A. let
B . make
C put
D. fix
18. The passengers had to wait because the plane ___off one hour late.
A. took
B. turned
C. cut
D. made
19. Be careful ! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B.Look up
C. Look on
D.Look after


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20.The bomb explodedin the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A put on
B. went off
C.got out

D.kept up
21. These shoes felt too tight, so I took _____ and tried a larger size.
A. away them
B. off them
C. them away
D. them off
22.My father still hasn’t really recovered fromthe death of my mother.
A went over
B. got over
C. took over
D.looked over
23. I can’t _____ walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?
A go on
B. get on
C. go up
D. get up
24.When you are finished using the computer, can you please _____ it off.
A take
B . turn
C . do
D go
25.When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.
A fell
B . exploded
C. called
D . rang
26.Look out . There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table!
A Listen
B. Be careful
C. Go

D. Watch
27.Mrs. Jones's husband passed awayfast Friday. We’re all shocked by the news.
A got married
B . divorced
C. died
D. were on business
28. If you want to be healthy . you should ………….your bad habits in your lifestyles
A.give up
B. call off
C. break down
D. get over
29. Watch ………… ! a car is coming
A.out
B. up
C. away
D. off
30. Try to study harder to catch …………….your classmates .
A up
B.up with
C.out
D.with
31. Don’t be impatient ! I ‘m sure he will turn …………on time
A.up
B .round
C.on
D.off
33. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.
A. over
B. by
C. off

D. on
34. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for
tests than I do.
A. on
B. to
C. with
D. in
35. My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home
from work earlier.
A. away / to
B. from / in
C. up / on
D. with / for
36. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively
achievement in women's life and work.
A. at
B. with
C. for
D. in
37. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give offa wonderful honey smell that scents the
entire garden.
A. release
B. stop
C. end
D. melt
38. I couldn't make outwhat he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
A. stand
B. understand
C. write
D. interrupt

39. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go onand finish what you were saying.
A. talk
B. quit
C. continue
D. stop
40.The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking onit.
A. blowing
B. watering
C. preventing
D. Watching
41. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
A. sit
B. stand
C. lie
D. point
42.If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it upin the dictionary.
A. find its meaning
B. write it
C. draw it
D. note it
44. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking onit.
A. blowing
B. watering
C. preventing
D. watching
45. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearingchildren and working at office.
A. educating
B. taking care of
C. homemaking
D. giving a birth

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PHRASAL VERBS – CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ_P2
A phrasal verb is essentially a verb and one or two additonal particles
EX: look for, look after, look up, look forward to, look down on …
There are four types of phrasal verbs. These are as belows:

1. Type 1 = verb + adverb (no object)
The verb and adverb cannot be separated and there is no passive form in this type.
EX: break down = stop working
The car broke down and we had to walk.

2. Type 2 =
or:
EX:

verb + adverb + object
verb + object + adverb

Put off = postpone
We must put off the meeting for another week.
We must put the meeting off for another week
If the object is a pronoun the adverb must come after the object
We must put it off for another week

But not:
We must put off it for another week. (wrong sentence)

3. Type 3 = verb + preposition + object
The preposition cannot be separated from the verb.
EX:
take after = be similar to older relative (resemble)
He takes after his mother.
He takes after her.
But not:
He takes his mother after.
He takes her after.

4. Type 4 = verb + adverb + preposition + object
EX:

put up with = tolerate
I can’t put up with his behaviour any more
I can’t put up with it any more

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26. It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market.
A. touch with
B. up with
C. pace of
D. track about
14. The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 2015.
A. run out
B. taken over
C. caught up
D. used off
31. Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid of it.

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48. The Second World War______in 1939.
A. brought about
B. turned up
C. broke out
D. took out
49. “We’d better_____ if we want to get there in time.”
A. turn down
B. speed up
C. take up /continue
D. put down
55. I could not____ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
A. get along (leave)
B. make off (hurry)
C. take in
D. hold on
take in: understand or absorb sth that one hears or reads
62. The instructor blew his whistle and_____. + Away/down/in/off/out/over/round/up...+
motion verb + noun/noun phrase as a subject

A. off the runners were running
C. off were running the runners

B. off ran the runners
D. the runners run off


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4. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it.
A. turn off
B. get over
C. fill in
D. take after
6. “Don’t forget to take _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.”
A. off
B. apart
C. in
D. up
25. It was being able to fly ______ space that attracted Sally Ride to the job of an astronaut.
A. to
B. towards
C. on
D. into

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15. Please remember to ________ the lights as you leave the room.
set _______ by the government.
A. away
B. out
C. up
19. Please remember to ________ the lights as you leave the room.
A. go out
B. set off
C. get out

A new study group has been
D. down
D. turn off

Multiple choice
1. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?
A. turn on
B. turn off
C. go on
D. look after
2. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?
A. look for
B. look up
C. look after
D. look at
3. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.
A. turn on
B. turn off
C. turn over
D. turn into
4. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight.
A. take care
B. take on
C. take over
C. take off
5. There is an inflation. The prices __________.
A. are going on
B. are going down
C. are going over
D. are going up
6. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. take care
B. take on

C. take over
C. take off
7. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.
A. look for
B. look after
C. look up
D. look at
8. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat.
A. Put on
B. Put down
C. Put off
D. Put into
9. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
A. calls
B. arrives
C. reports
D. prepares
10. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A. do
B. let
C. delay
D. leave
11. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
A. looked after
B. taken after
C. gone off
D. got over
12. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. went on
B. went out

C. went off
D. went away
13. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
A. take part in
B. take over
C. take place
D. take care of
14. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
A. up to
B. on for
C. on well with
D. in with
15. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
A. keep on
B. give up
C. take after
D. stop by
16. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
A. liked
B. continued
C. stopped
D. enjoyed
17. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out
B. carry out
C. carry on
D. keep on
18. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.
A. cut down
B. cut out

C. cut off
D. cut up
19. Look out! There’s a car coming!
A. The car is behind you, so you should run.


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B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.
C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car.
D. You should be careful because the car is coming.
20. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
A. grew up
B. raised
C. brought up
D. rose
21. How do you start the computer?
A. How does the computer turn on?
B. How do you turn on the computer?
C. How do you turn the computer on?
D. Both B and C are correct
22. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/
A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.
B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.
C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.
D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.
23. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after
B. take place
C. take away
D. take on

24. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.
A. resemble
B. test
C. arrive
D. buy
25. She got angry when they started to________her private life.
A. ask for
B. enquire after
C. ask about
D. enquire with
26. She ran in a marathon last week but________after ten kilometers. {withdraw}
A. dropped out
B. closed down
C. broke up
D. made up
27. Gertrude takes________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too.
A. in
B. up
C. after
D. down
28. It took him a long time to ________the death of his wife.
A. take away
B. get over
C. take off
D. get through
29. There were so many kinds of cameras________, and I didn't know which to buy.
A. to choose
B. choosing from
C. chosen
D. to choose from

30. Billy hasn't been working; he won't________his examinations.
A. get off
B. get through
C. keep up
D. keep off
31. They arrived________the airport________good time for the plane.
A. in - on
B. to - in
C. at - in
D. to - for
32. Did Mr. Tan________the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?
A. take away
B. take over
C. take up
D. take off
33. Paula applied for the post but she was________.
A. turned down
B. checked out
C. kept under
D. pushed ahead
34. If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff.
A. give up
B. add in
C. gain on
D. take on
35. Why do they________talking about money all the time?
A. keep on
B. side with
C. take after
D. work off

36. In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal________attend the school party.
A. is likely
B. is going to
C. are likely
D. are going to
37. We were too tired to wash ________ after the meal.
A. over
B. out
C. up
D. on
38. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along
B. count on
C. keep away
D. turn up
39. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on
B. keeps off
C. takes in
D. goes up
40. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
A. take up
B. turn round
C. put off
D. do with
41. I don't know whether I'll go out tonight. It depends ________ how I feel.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. over

42. The police made an appeal ________ the public to remain calm.


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A. by
B. to
C. at
D. for
43. These policies ________ in many elderly and disabled people suffering hardship.
A. recalled
B. succeeded
C. resulted
D. resigned
44. Part of the path had been ________ by the sea.`
`
A. washed over
B. washed away
C. washed down
D. made in
45. The diesel /'di:zəl/ engine was named ________ its inventor Rudolf Diesel.
A. along
B. to
C. after
D. with
46. The committee ____________ of different people of different views.
A. composes
B. comprises
C. consists
D. contains
47. She ________ to the cinema last night.

A. went over
B. went on
C. went out
D. went off
48. I've been trying to ________ him all day.
A. fall in love with
B. take track of
C. take advantage of
D. get in touch with
49. An ever-growing proportion of this ________ consists of unburned hydrocarbon gases from the
exhausts of automobiles.
A. pollute
B. polluted
C. pollution
D. pollutant
50. His wife died in ________ when he was only 24 years old.
A. children
B. childhood
C. childbed
D. childbirth
51. ________ policeman directing the traffic.
A. Take care of
B. Take track of
C. Keep an eye on
D. Pay attention to
52. The bomb ________ when he rang the bell.
A. went over
B. went on
C. went out
D. went off

53. No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had ________ on her
maiden voyage.
A. gone over
B. gone on
C. gone down
D. gone off
54. Does this jacket ________ my trousers?
A. go with
B. go through with
C. go ahead
D. go off
55. He ________ about his new car all the time.
A. goes over
B. goes on
C. goes out
D. goes off
56. Do you think you could ________ this work with me some time, Peter?
A. go over
B. go on
C. go out
D. go off
57. We have permission to ________ with the plan.
A. go ahead
B. go over
C. go on
D. go off
58. I know you find the course boring, Pauline, but since you've started it, you might as well ______ it.
A. go with
B. go through with
C. go ahead

D. go off
59. Some films about violence have badly _________on children.
A. taken
B. influenced
C. entertained
D. offered

Fill in the gaps
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.

Get on
Fill in
look for
switch on
turn down
put out
believe in
throw it away
“Please________ the radio, I can’t concentrate on my work”
Quick! ________ the bus. It's ready to leave.

I don't know where my book is. I have to ________ it.
It's dark inside. Can you ________ the light, please?
________ the form, please.
I need some new clothes. Why don't you ________ these jeans?
It's warm inside. ________ your coat.
This pencil is really old. You can ________.
It's so loud here. Can you ________ the radio a little.
The firemen were able to ________ the fire in Church Street.
Does your little brother ________ ghosts?

------THE END------

Take off
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PHRASAL VERBS – CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ_P3
EXERCISE 1
1. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will….. someone crossing the street.
a. crash down
b. knock down
c. turn over
d. run across
2. Hello. Is that 956782? Please put me ……the manager.
a. across
b. up

c. over
d. through
3. The three friends all… for the same job.
a. requested
b. intended
c. applied
d. referred
4.I don't think he will ever get …..the shock of his father's death.
a. over
b. through
c. by
d. off
5. The company is aiming to push ……its share of car sales to 25% over the next two years.
a. on
b. up
c. out
d. through
6. The child hurt himself badly when he fell…. the bedroom window.
a. out from
b. out of
c. down
d. over
7. Don't worry about trying to catch the last train borne, as we can easily ……..you up for the night.
a. take
b. set
c. put
d. keep
8.I am late because my alarm clock didn't ……..this morning.
a. come on
b. ring out

c. go off
d. turn on
9. He's such a naughty child; it's amazing what his mother lets him …….away with.
a. go
b. make
c. do
d. get
10. The factory paid……… nearly a million pounds to their employees injured in the explosion
a. out
b. in
c. off
d. back
11. My daughter often…….. to see me at least once a week.
a. calls up
b. drops in
c. goes up
d. comes on
12. I think he is unwell; he was complaining ………. a headache this morning.
a. of
b. at
c. from
d. against
13. I saw a thief take Tom's wallet so I ran….. him, but I couldn't catch him.
a. into
b. over
c. near
d. after
14. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have top put ……the match till Sunday.
a. off
b. away

c. in
d. on
15. There was a big hole is the rod which…….. the traffic.
a. kept down
b. held up
c. stood back
d. sent back
16. She applied for training as a pilot, but they tuned her …….. because of her poor eyesight.
a. up
b. back
c. down
d. over
17. These old houses are going to be ………soon.
a. laid out
b. run down
c. knocked out
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18.1 can't ……what he's doing, it's so dark down there.
a. see through
b. make out
c. look into
d. show up
19. Having looked the place….., the gang went away to make their plans.
a. over
b. through
c. down
d. out

20. Take the number 7 bus and get….. at Forest Road.
a. up
b. down
c. off
d. outside
EXERCISE 2
1. If you want to join this club, you must ……this application form.
a. make up
b. write down
c. do up
d. fill in
2. The water company will have to……….off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.
a. take
b. cut
c. set
d. break
3. Come………, children ! Get your coats on or you'll be late for school.
a. along
b. to
c. across
d. over
4. She tried to prevent the dog…… running into the road.
a. to
b. for
c. from
d. against
5. The doctor told him to keep……… sweets and chocolate to lose weight.
a. at
b. up
c. back

d. off
6. Tom was slow to catch……….., but gradually he began to understand.
a. in
b. on
c. away
d. out
7.1 haven't time to speak to him now, you'll have to put him…………
a. off
b. back
c. aside
d. away
8. You know I'll always stand………you if you are in trouble.
a. for
b. up
c. by
d. with
9.1 disapprove………… people smoking in public places.
a. on
b. at
c. with
d. of
10. She found it is hard to………. up to the fact that she would never be famous.
a. come
b. face
c. get
d. keep
11. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall ……..
a. out
b. through
c. back

d. off
12. The job offer was too good for him to turn…..
a. down
b. out
c. off
d. away
13. His son's death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to.......... it.
a. get round
b. come through
c. go over
d. get over
14. Please come…….. and see us some time-you're always welcome.
a. to
b. round
c. about
d. away
15. She put……. speaking to him as long as possible.
a. over
b. away
c. off
d. back
16. He filled in the necessary forms and………for the job.
a. appealed
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c. requested
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17. She went………. a bad cold just before Christmas.

a. down with
b. in for
c. over
d. through
18. They had never come ………such a beautiful little village before.
a. at
b. across
c. off
d. long
19. When the tenants failed to pay their bills, the authorities decided to cut……the gas supply to the flats.
a. out
b. down
c. off
d. across
20. The doctor advised me not to take……….so much work in future.
a. to
b. over
c. after
d. on
EXERCISE 3
1. The police have warned tourists to look…… for pickpockets in the town centre.
a. out
b. up
c. down
d. forward
2. I wouldn't…….. of going to a party unless I hadn't been invited to.
a. intend
b. dream
c. rely
d. depend

3. If you want to be healthy; you should cut…….. on your smoking.
a. up
b. down
c. out
d. through
4. Their aim is to……. up a new political party.
a. strike
b. stand
c. set
d. show
5. He was busy when I phoned but I hung………until he was free.
a. back
b. off
c. to
d. on
6. I'm not sure how old he is but he must be ……for 70.
a. going by
b. getting up
c. getting on
d. going off
7.1 absolutely……..with everything that has been said.
a. agree
b. accept
c. admit
d. approve
8. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes……for a cup for coffee.
a. on
b. over
c. off
d. to

9. The butcher cut some steak, ………. it up and handed it to me.
a. closed
b. wound
c. strung
d. wrapped
10. In order to……..with his studies, he worked through the summer.
a. take
b. catch on
c. catch up
d. take up
11. A good friend will stand………. you when you're having trouble.
a. by
b. out
c. against
d. in
12. The meeting had to be put……until a later date.
a. away
b. on
c. off
d. up
13. The teachers at the school went…….with flu one after the other.
a. out
b. down
c. off
d. under
14. The smell was so bad that it completely……… us off our food.
a. set
b. took
c. got
d. put

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a. came to
b. turned out
c. turned in
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16. The hall was very crowded with over fifty people into it.
a. pushed
b. packed
c. stuck
d. stuffed
17. He took the trouble to write……. the complete list for us.
a. on
b. through
c. off
d. out
18. He had to go to the bank to …….. some money for his holiday.
a. pay up
b. pay back
c. draw out
d. draw in
19. A new study group has been…….. by the United Nations.
a. set up
b. set on
c. put up
d. put on
20. David always………over to my hose after he had clone his homework.
a. passed

b. gone
c. went
d. came
EXERCISE 4
1. If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look ……..it for several years.
a. at
b. for
c. after
d. over
2.I can put …….with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.
a. on
b. up
c. off
d. aside
3. Don't …….up yet, you will soon be able to play the trumpet well.
a. give
b. catch
c. break
d. turn
4. Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get……their way.
a. off
b. after
c. away from
d. out of
5. My uncle took …..golf when he retired from work.
a. on
b. after
c. up
d. over
6. The deer ………. for the shelter of the forest when there are people about.

a. get
b. make
c. go
d. take
7. I'll call…….. you at 6 o'clock.
a. for
b. by
c. up
d. in
8. Everyone in the village……… about the plans for the new road.
a. contacted
b. took care
c. concerned
d. was concerned
9. Mrs Brown always………. out in a crowd because she wore large hats.
a. found
b. looked
c. stood
d. showed
10. After his mother died, he was….. up by his grandmother.
a. grown
b. brought
c. taken
d. drawn
11. All the plans have been put…….. for the time being.
a. aside
b. down
c. on
d. up
12. He said he would contribute money, but later he backed ………of it.

a. down
b. away
c. off
d. out
13. All their money is…. up in the new house which they have bought.
a. connected
b. limited
c. tied
d. trapped
14. The audience ……..out laughing when the singer fell over.
a. called
b. burst
c. shouted
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15. The general was always…….. about his past campaigns.
a. boasting
b. praising
c. complimenting
16. If we want to ………..up with them we'd better hurry.
a. come
b. arrive
c. approach
17. Unfortunately the company will have to cut……….on staff.
a. away
b. back
c. off
18. Their enthusiasm for the new plan has…….. out.

a. gone
b. failed
c. died
19. I don't see what my business has to……… with you.
a. do
b. interest
c. concern
20. The taxi…….. up by the kerb.
a. drew
b. stopped
c. came

d. congratulating
d. catch
d. through
d. disappeared
d. matter
d. turned


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EXERCISE 5
1. The doctor says I'll take a long time to get………. the shock.
a. past
b. above
c. through
d. over
2. Once the fire………. out we had to sit in the cold.

a. lit
b. fell
c. went
d. came
3. Do you think it's possible to……. on nothing but fruit and vegetables?
a. eat
b. live
c. enjoy
d. make
4. The bus only stops here to……. passengers.
a. alight
b. get on
c. get off
d. pick up
5. The child was……….. by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
a. knocked down b. knocked out c. run across d. run out
6. Hurry! It's time to…… up and go to school.
a. stand
b. get
c. dress
d. start
7. Mary is very………. up and thinks she is superior to her classmates.
a. turned
b. looked
c. stuck
d. fed
8. The frightened horse began to ………away from the snake.
a. fear
b. tip
c. throw

d. shy
9. All his plans for starting his business fell………
a. in
b. through
c. down
d. away
10. Tom and Ben have fallen………..gain and do not speak to each other.
a. in
b. back
c. out
d. through
11. The voters told john that he could………on their support in the election.
a. count
b. doubt
c. decide
d. expect
12. The completion of the tunnel has been held ……owing to a strike.
a. on
b. off
c. over
d. up
13. Their teacher told them to ………….up their quarrel and be friends again.
a. stitch
b. mend
c. sew
d. patch
14. He wanted to……..off all his work before he came to the cinema with us.
a. finish
b. stop
c. end

d. put
15. I remember Alice as a spotty girl but she's turned ……..a beautiful woman.
a. to
b. in
c. into
d. on
16. Stephen always wanted to bean actor when he……….. up.
a. came
b. grew
c. brought
d. settled
17. They've…………. a new tower where that old building used to be.
a. put up
b. put down c. pushed up d. pushed down
18. It's high time Bill got a steady job and ……….He's almost thirty.
a. settled in
b. settled down c. turned in d. turned down
19. The plane……….down the minutes late because of bad weather.
a. put
b. flew
c. landed
d. touched
20. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth……………
a. went in
b. went off
c. came out d. came through

EXERCISE 6
1. We're having terrible weather. Just can't put ……… it for much longer.
a. up

b. on
c. away
d. up with
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a. in
b. under
c. to
d. over
3. When I break……. for the summer, I'm gong to Spain for three weeks.
a. up
b. in
c. out
d. down
4. Can you remember the first time you ………..in love?
a. felt
b. went
c. fell
d. found
5. She's gradually getting ……….a bad cold, which kept her off work for a week.
a. over
b. up
c. on
d. into
6. It's very cold in here. Do you mind if I put......... the heating?
a. down
b. away
c. off

d. on
7. I told him I'd prefer to walk, but he insisted………. giving me a lift.
a. about
b. on
c. to
d. for
8. There's a rumor that the National Bank is going to take …….the company I work for. a. on
b. off
c. over
d. after
9. There's a lot more traffic than usual. There must be something………….. in the city centre.
a. going on
b. going off
c. getting on d. getting off
10. He wasn't sure if he'd be any good at tenths, but actually he took ……….. it
immediately.
a. after
b. on
c. in
d. to
11. I've always got……… well with old people.
a. off
b. on
c. in
d. through
12. When they…….. for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had
clouded over.
a. went out
b. went off
c. set off

d. left out
13. After standing in the sun for more than an hour, two of the people in the queue
passed……….
a. out
b. by
c. up
d. through
14. When the alarm clock went off, Tom just turned……….. and went back to sleep.
a. down
b. out
c. up
d. over
15. I'd love to get……….. from this place for a few days. I really feel I need a break.
a. out
b. away
c. over
d. down
16. The smell of floor polish still brings………… memories of my old school.
a. on
b. up
c. back
d. over
17. In their latest attack, terrorists have tempted to blow ………the bridge.
a. up
b. over
c. through
d. down
18. I've just spent two weeks looking……….. an old aunt of mine who's been ill.
a. at
b. for

c. out for
d. after
19. As son as I got home from work, I changed ………….casual clothes.
a. to
b. into
c. in
d. for
20. The teacher carried …………….his threat to suspend Tom for his repeated absence
from class.
a. on with
b. on
c. out
d. over
EXERCISE 7
1. He …………all his money, then closed the account.
a. took out
b. took away c. paid in
d. paid off
2. He was convicted of using the firm's money to pay ………….his gambling debts.
a. in
b. off
c. back
d. towards
3. At the meeting, someone brought………….. the subject of pre-school education.
a. in
b. on
c. up
d. out
4.I take……. everything I said about Paul. I realize now that it wasn't true.
a. on

b. over
c. in
d. back
5. Although I'd never made a sandwich before, my first attempt turned ……..…quite well.
a. over
b. up
c. out
d. into


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6. It's taking me longer to get ……….. the operation than I thought.
a. through
b. by
c. up from
d. over
7. When the princess kissed the frog, it turned ……..a handsome prince.
a. into
b. up
c. out
d. over
8. I really like Joe's dad but I don't get……….. with his mother at all.
a. out
b. by
c. on
d. through
9. You shouldn't stay at home so much. Get………. and make new friends.
a. by
b. out
c. over

d. away
10. I always run …….of money before the end of the month.
a. out
b. back
c. up
d. down
11. It'll take me three years to…………. up enough money to travel round the country.
a. pay
b. take
c. put
d. save
12. As soon as she came ………..after the operation, she asked for a drink of water.
a. across
b. up
c. round
d. under
13. Bary has come……… some good suggestions for raising the money we need.
a. onto
b. up with
c. round to
d. across with
14. I………… everything in my bag three times but my keys were nowhere to be found. a. went out
b. went over c. looked for d. looked at
15. Can you remember what to do, or do you want me to go………… it again?
a. by
b. into
c. past
d. over
16. it was the third time in six months that the bank had been held………
a. over

b. down
c. up
d. out
17. Having that accident has brought …………a complete change in his attitude to other
people.
a. in
b. about
c. up
d. out
18. The light from the car…………. as it receded into the distance.
a. faded away b. seeped out c. rolled away d. shone out
19. It was so foggy that the climbers couldn't………. out the nearby shelter.
a. run
b. take
c. break
d. make
20. They are thinking of bringing ……………. a law to make cyclists wear helmets.
a. on
b. up
c. in
d. round

THÀNH NGỮ TIẾNG ANH THÔNG DỤNG
EVEYDAY ENGLISH IDOMS
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Blood is thicker than water
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Một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã
Make hay while the sun shines
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Việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth 
Gậy ông đập lưng ông / ăn miếng trả miếng
A clean hand wants no washing
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Cây ngay không sợ chết đứng
Neck or nothing
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Không vào hang cọp sao bắt được cọp con
Laughter is the best medicine
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Một nụ cười bằng mười thang thuốc bổ
We reap as we sow
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Fine words butter no parsnips
Có thực mới vực được đạo
So many men, so many minds
Chín người, mười ý
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Đường dài mới biết ngựa hay
Men make houses, women make homes
Đàn ông xây nhà, đàn bà xây tổ ấm

Constant dripping wears away stone
Nước chảy đá mòn
Never say die
Chớ thấy sóng cả mà ngã tay chèo
Nightingales will not sing in a case


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Bụng làm, dạ chịu/Gieo gió gặp bão
Speech is silver, but silence is golden
Lời nói là bạc, im lặng là vàng
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Lucky at cards, unlucky in love
Đen tình, đỏ bạc
Stronger by rice, daring by money 
Mạnh vì gạo, bạo vì tiền
Fire proves gold, adversity proves
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men
Lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức
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Empty vessels make most sound
Thùng rỗng kêu to
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Words are but Wind
Lời nói gió bay
A flow will have an ebb
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Sông có khúc, người có lúc
It is the first step that counts
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Vạn sự khởi đầu nan

Man proposes, god disposes
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Mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên
Easy come, easy go
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Dễ được, dễ mất
Ill-gotten, ill-spent
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Của thiên, trả địa
Too much knowledge makes the head
bald
Biết nhiều chóng già
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Poverty parts friends
Giàu sang lắm kẻ lại nhà, khó nằm giữa chợ
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chẳng ma nào tìm
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A rolling stone gathers no moss
Một nghề thì sống, đống nghề thì chết
Look before you leap
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Cẩn tắc vô ưu
Adversity brings wisdom
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Cái khó ló cái khôn
Everything is good in its season
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Măng mọc có lứa, người ta có thì
In for a penny, in for a pound

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A penny saved, a penny gained
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Đồng tiền tiết kiệm là đồng tiền kiếm được
No bees, no honey; no work, no
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Tay làm hàm nhai, tay quai miệng trễ
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Diamond cut diamond
Vỏ quýt dày có móng tay nhọn
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Every little helps
Góp gió thành bão

Thà làm chim sẻ trên cành, còn hơn sống kiếp hoàng oanh
trong lồng
Love me little, love me long
Càng thắm thì càng chóng phai, thoang thoảng hoa nhài
càng đượm thơm lâu
Cross the stream where it is shallowest
Làm người phải đắn phải đo, phải cân nặng nhẹ phải dò
nông sâu
Cut your coat according to your cloth
Liệu cơm gắp mắm
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Nhà sạch thì mát, bát sạch ngon cơm
Courtesy costs nothing
Lời nói chẳng mất tiền mua, lựa lời mà nói cho vừa lòng

nhau
Bitter pills may have blessed effects
Thuốc đắng dã tật
Handsome is as handsome does
Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn
Make hay while the sun shines
Việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Đếm cua trong lỗ
In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in
times of adversity not one in twenty
Giàu sang nhiều kẻ tới nhà, khó khăn nên nỗi ruột rà xa
nha
Where there is a will, there is a way
Nơi nào có ý chí, nơi đó có con đường
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Thà rằng được sẻ trên tay, còn hơn được hứa trên mây hạc
vàng
Ring out the old, ring in the new
Tống cựu nghênh tân
New one in, old one out
Có mới, nới cũ
Opportunities are hard to seize
Thời qua đi, cơ hội khó tìm
Tit For Tat
Ăn miếng trả miếng
Rats desert a falling house
Cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Gian nan mới hiểu lòng người

It is the first step that costs
Vạn sự khởi đầu nan
Love me, love my dog.
Yêu người yêu cả đường đi, ghét người ghét cả tông ti họ


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Người khôn nói ít hiểu nhiều
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Calamity is man's true touchstone
Vô hoạn nạn bất anh hùng
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A fault confessed is half redressed
Biết nhận lỗi là sửa được lỗi
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United we stand, divided we fall
Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết
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Don't trouble trouble till trouble
troubles you
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Sinh sự, sự sinh
Beating around the bush
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Vòng vo tam quốc
Prevention is better than cure
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Phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh
So much to do, so little done
Lực bất tòng tâm
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He who excuses himself, accuses

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Có tật giật mình
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Silence is golden
Im lặng là vàng
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Walls have ears
Tai vách mạch rừng
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The higher you climb, the greater you
fall
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Trèo cao té đau
Beauty dies and fades away
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Cái nết đánh chết cái đẹp
Don't let the fox guard the hen house
Giao trứng cho ác
More haste, less speed
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Giục tốc bất đạt
Every Jack has his Jill
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Nồi nào vung nấy/Ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm
mã/Rau nào sâu nấy
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When the blood sheds, the heart aches
Máu chảy, ruột mềm
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Make a mountain out of a molehill

Việc bé xé to
Words are but Wind
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Lời nói gió bay
Empty vessels make the most sound 
Thùng rỗng kêu to
Live on the fat of the land
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Ngồi mát ăn bát vàng
Fire proves gold, adversity proves 
men
Lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức

hàng
There's no smoke without fire
Không có lửa sao có khói
A bad begining makes a good ending
Đầu xuôi, đuôi lọt
To be on cloud nine
Hạnh phúc như ở trên mây
As poor as a church mouse
Nghèo rớt mồng tơi
Send the fox to mind the geese
Giao trứng cho ác
Every cloud has a silver lining
Trong họa có phúc
Together we can change the world
Một cây làm chẳng nên non, ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi
cao
One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole

flock
Con sâu làm rầu nồi canh
Necessity is the mother of invention
Cái khó ló cái khôn
Birds of a feather flock together
Ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã
Where there's life, there's hope
Còn nước còn tát
A blessing in disguise
Trong cái rủi có cái may
Grasp all, lose all
Tham thì thâm
A good wife makes a good husband
Vợ khôn ngoan làm quan cho chồng
You scratch my back and i'll scratch yours
Có qua có lại mới toại lòng nhau
Great minds think alike
Chí lớn thường gặp nhau
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
Dĩ hòa vi quí
Love is blind
Yêu nhau quá đỗi nên mê, tỉnh ra mới biết kẻ chê người
cười
Diligence is the mother of good fortune
Có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim
A flow will have an ebb
Sông có khúc người có lúc
A miss is as good as a mile
Sai một ly đi một dặm
A rolling stone gathers no moss

Nhất nghệ tinh, nhất thân vinh/Trăm hay không bằng tay
quen


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Never do things by halves
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Ăn đến nơi, làm đến chốn
Words must be weighed, not counted
Uốn lưỡi bảy lần trước khi nói
Stronger by rice, daring by money 
Mạnh vì gạo, bạo vì tiền
Make your enemy your friend
Hóa thù thành bạn

Still waters run deep
Tẩm ngẩm tầm ngầm mà đấm chết voi
Nothing ventured, nothing gained 
Phi thương bất phú

Carry coals to Newcastle

Chở củi về rừng

Too many cooks spoil the broth
Lắm thầy nhiều ma
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One good turn deserves another
Ở hiền gặp lành
Man proposes, God disposes
Mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên
He who laughs today may weep tomorrow
Cười người chớ vội cười lâu. Cười người hôm trước hôm
sau người cười.
Behind every great man, there is a great
woman
Thuận vợ thuận chồng tát biển Đông cũng cạn
Actions speak louder than words
Làm hay hơn nói
A picture is worth a thousand words
Nói có sách, mách có chứng
Old friends and old wine are best
Bạn cũ bạn tốt , rượu cũ rượu ngon
When in the Rome, do as the Romans do
Nhập gia tuỳ tục
The grass is always greener on the other side of
the fence
Đứng núi này trông núi nọ

Fire is a good servant but a bad master
Đừng đùa với lửa

Một số giới từ đứng sau tính từ thường gặp:
be similar to : tương tự như ...
be different from : khác với ...
be concerned about : lo lằng về...
be famous for : nổi tiếng về...
be responsible for : chịu trách nhiệm về...
be married to : kết hôn với...
be independent of : độc lập ...
be accustomed to : quen với..
be harmful to : có hại cho
be successful in : thành công về
be sorry for : xin lỗi về
be supposed to : được cho rằng/ giả sử rằng...
Một số thành ngữ thú vị :
(to) have a heart of gold (v): rất tử tế , hào phóng.
(to) pig out(v): ăn ngấu nghiến


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out of this world (a): ngon
give credit where credit is due v) ghi nhận công lao của người xứng đáng đc ghi nhận
(to) cheer some one up (v): khích lệ
(to be) in a bad mood(a): nản lòng / bực bội..
just what the doctor ordered (a):đúng là cái đang cần
Một số cấu trúc câu...!!!

to chidle sb for sth: mắng ai về điều ji?

to circulate sth: lưu truyền cái ji
to class with sb: xung khắc với ai
to clench one's fist: nắm chặt tay của ai
to cling to: bám vào, dính vào
to be closed to sb/sth: gần gũi với ai
to combar for: chiến đấu để tranh giành
to come into/in contact with sb: bắt liên lạc với ai
to come up against = to be faced with: gặp phải
to come about = to happen: xảy ra
to come to grip with sb: ôm chặt cái ji
to come out = to fall: ngã
to confer sth to sb: ban tặng vật ji cho ai
to confide sth to sb: thổ lộ, tâm sự điều ji với ai
to conflict with one another: xung đột với nhau
to congratulate sb on doing sth: chúc mừng ai
to consist of sth = to comprise sth: bao gồm
to bore sb: làm ai chán nản
to break a promise with sb: lỡ hẹn với ai
to break the news to sb: báo tin cho ai
to bring on: gây ra
to build hope on sb/sth: đặt hy vọng vào
to catch up with sb in sth/v-ing: theo kịp ai trong việc ji
to censure sb for sth: trách ai về điều ji
to be centred upon a topic: tập trung về 1 đề tài
to be in charge of sth: có trách nhiệm về cái ji
to check into: điều tra
to cheer up: làm ai vui hơn
to do one's best to do sth: cố gắng hết khả năng để làm ji
to differ from sb: bất đồng ý kiến với ai
to digress from: lạc, đi xa khỏi

to be difficult of acces: khó đến gần, khó tiếp cận


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to do sb out of sth = cheat sb in order to win the game: lừa ai để giành được giải
to dally with sb: đùa giỡn với ai
to cover with: bao trùm
to cry for the moon: đừng có mơ
to count on sb: tin cậy ai
to cope with sb/sth: đương đầu với ai, cái ji
to cope with diffculties: khắc phục khó khăn
to devolve on sb: tận tâm. tận tuỵ với ai
1. One’s brain child = sản phẩm trí óc của ai => Football is English’s brain child
2. Have a chip on one’s shoulder = dễ nỗi nóng => He has a chip on his shoulder
3. Clam up = câm như hến, không hé môi => I always clam up without speak up for her
4. Take s.o to the cleaners = lừa gạt lấy hết tiền của ai/ phê phán ai một cách thô bạo, sạc ai một
trận ra trò => He just take me to the cleaners
5. A cliff-hanger = câu chuyện gây cấn ko biết được kết quả khi chưa đến phút cuối => there were
several cliff-hangers in that horse’s race.
6. Fight the clock = chạy đua với thời gian => I always fight the clock in my work
7. A clotheshorse = người chạy theo thời trang trong cách ăn mặc => she is a sort of clotheshorse.
8. Get hot under the collar = căm phẫn, tức giận/ bối rối, lúng túng , ngượng nghịu => I have never
made my parents get hot under the collar.
9. Come through with flying colors = thành công mỹ mãn => We come through with flying colors in
our works
10. Show (reveal) one’s true colors = để lộ (vạch trần) bản chất, quan điểm của ai =>He just show
my true colors by taking advantage of the boss’s generosity.
11. come up with = nảy ra ý tưởng/ đề xuất,đề nghị một ý kiến => It’s very difficult to come up with a
new idea in my work.
12. jump to conclusions= vội vã kết luận một cách sai lầm => My boss never jumps to conclusions

about anyone before he gets the goods on him or her
13. To one’s heart’s content = theo ý thích của ai, thõa ý nguyện của ai => All of you feel to your
heart’s content to work with such a kind boss.
14. Lose one’s cool = mất bình tĩnh, nỗi nóng, nỗi giận => there’re some times that I may lose my
cool and get angry.
15. Play it cool = giữ bình tĩnh, giữ vẻ ngoài lạnh nhạt => So much of the time he plays it cool even
if he’s angry
16. Be rotten to the core = mục ruỗng đến tận xương tủy, thối nát, hư hỏng hoàn toàn.
17. Cut corners = đi tắt, đốt cháy giai đoạn / làm việc gì một cách nhanh nhất, thường là phớt lờ các
qui định.
18. Have a crush on s.o = mê say một cái gì trong một thời gian ngắn / mê đắm ai một cách mãnh
liệt và ngắn ngủi.


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19. Be a far cry from = còn xa lắm so với / hoàn toàn khác với / chẵng dính dáng gì đến.
20. Chew the cud = nghiền ngẫm, suy xét, đắn đo.
21. Be cut out for = thích hợp với.
22. Be completely in the dark = hoàn toàn mù tịt về…,chẳng biết tí gì về…
23. A blind date = cuộc hẹn giữa hai người chưa hề quen biết.
24. Have seen better days = đã có những khoảng thời gian tốt đẹp.
25. Be out of one’s depth = nằm ngoài tầm hiểu biết của ai/hoàn toàn mù tịt về lãnh vực gì
26. Give s.o a dose of his medicine = lấy gậy ông đạp lưng ông.
27. A drop in the bucket = như muối bỏ biển, như giọt nước trong đại dương.
28. Play dumb with s.o = giả câm , giả điếc với ai.
29. Be down in the dumps = rầu rĩ , ủ dột, xuống sắc, mất tinh thần.
30. Make the dust fly = làm ầm ĩ, gây rối loạn.
31. Go easy on…= dùng ở mức độ vừa phải, sử dụng hạn chế không hoang phí. => The boss asked
us to go easy on the copier and the paper.
32. Egg s.o on to do sth = thúc giục ai làm điều gì, khuyến khích ai làm điều gì. => He tried to egg

me on to walk away with some of the company’s properties.
33. Rub elbows with s.o = nhập bọn với ai => I rub elbows with him to do dirty things.
34. Be at the end of one’s tether = hết kiên nhẫn, hết chịu đựng/ kiệt sức, kiệt hơi/ lâm vào đường
cùng/ chuột chạy cùng sào. => If everyone in the company does so, he may be at the end of his
tether.
35. Be at one’s wits’s end = trong tâm trạng tuyệt vọng, vô cùng chản nản. => He has already at his
wits’ end.
36. Be at loose ends = trong tâm trạng dễ dãi, lúc đang vui. => When someone is feeling at loose
ends, we may forget our ill feelings toward that person.
37. Make both ends meet = thu vén tằng tiện để cuối tháng khỏi thiếu tiền/ cân bằng thu chi để khỏi
mắc nợ. => Talking about money, there’re more and more people who began to feel that it‘s very
difficult to make both ends meet.
38. Be green with envy = phát điên lên vì ghen tức, khổ sở vì ghen tức => My neibourhood’s really
lucky. So I am green with envy at him.
39. Be of the essence = là điều cốt yếu, là mấu chốt của vấn đề … => Money is not of the sole
essence in life.
40. A poor apology for.. = một ví dụ kém cỏi, một sự đền bù tệ hại => As a happy man, he’s a poor
apology.
41. Make an exhibition of oneself = cư xử lố bịch trước công chúng, giở trò bậy bạ nơi công cộng
=> Talking about being foolish, some rich people make an exhibition of themselves from time to time.
42. Keep an eye open = chú ý, xem chừng, để ý đến, quan tâm đến… => Let’s keep an eye open
and prevent ourselves from being blinded by the lust for money.
43. See eye to eye with… = hoàn toàn đồng ý với.. , cùng quan điểm với… => I don’t seem to see


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eye with Sally in this case.
44. Turn a blind eye to… = giả vờ không biết…, nhắm mắt làm ngơ … => If I were Sally, I would not
turn a blind eye to how people treat me.
45. Feast one’s eyes on… = say mê ngắm nhìn… , mê mãi thưởng thức vẻ đẹp của… => Every

visitor seemed to feast their eyes on the exhibits.
46. Have a face that would stop a clock = có bộ mặt ma chê quỷ hờn , có bộ mặt như Chung Vô
Diệm. => He has a face that would stop a clock
47. Keep a traight face = giữ điềm tĩnh, che dấu cảm xúc / nín cười làm ra vẻ nghiêm nghị .=>
There are two kind of people: those who always wear smiles on their face and who keep a straght
face most of the time.
48. Be fed up with … = chán ngấy, không chịu đựng được nữa, quá nhàm chán với => I’m fed up
with those who keep smiling to me
49. Fall for = say mê ai, phải lòng ai => If you fall for someone, you will smile to her most of the time
instead of keeping a straight ace in front of her.
50. Be riding for a fall = hành động liều lĩnh có thể gây ra tai họa. => That’s to be riding for a fall.
51. Play fast and loose with… => chơi trò lập lờ hai mặt, đùa cợt tình cảm với ai. => Most men are
playing fast and loose with their love and marriage.
52. Play favourite with… = thiên vị cho ai, ưu ái hơn cho ai. => You are playing favourite with their
fellows ?
53. Put out a feeler to do = thăm dò, thận trọng kiểm tra qua điểm của người khác. => Have you
ever put out a feeler to anyone to see if he loves you ?
54. Be dead on one’s feet = kiệt sức, mệt mỏi vì làm việc quá sức => You will be dead on your feet,
unless you are relax.
55. Land on one’s feet = phục hồi lại sau khi thất bại trong kinh doanh … / lại đứng vững trên đôi
chân của mình. =>Working hard is not the only way to make yourself land on your feet.
56. Stand on one’s feet = tự lập, tự chăm lo cho bản thân mình, tự đi bằng đôi bàn chân mình => If
you want to make a comfortable life, you’ll have to stand on your feet.
57. Sat on the fence = lưỡng lự, phân vân/ đứng giữa ngã ba đường => I don’t like his sitting on the
fence when his his decision is needed.
58. Play the field = tránh né để không dính líu vào ai, hoạt động gì =>He is not a person who plays
the field.
59. Burn one’s fingers = thiệt thòi vì xen vào hay tham dự vào những hoạt động không thành thạo/
tự chuốc vạ vào thân. => I don’t want to burn my fingers by asking him about that problem.
60. Have sticky fingers = có tật ăn cắp => He has sticky finger.

Một số cụm động từ thường dùng:
- blow out dập tắt (lửa), thổi tắt
- break down (máy) hư hỏng, (cửa, tường,…) phá vỡ
- break in / into xông vào, đột nhập vào
- break out bùng nổ, bùng phát


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- bring up = raise nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ
- call for ghé qua (để đón ai hoặc lấy cái gì)
- call on = visit thăm, viếng thăm
- call off = cancel hủy bỏ
- call up = telephone gọi điện thoại
- carry on = continue tiếp tục
- carry out tiến hành
- catch up with bắt kịp, theo kịp
- clear up = tidy dọn dẹp, (thời tiết) sáng sủa hơn
- come up xảy ra, xuất hiện
- cut down / back = reduce giảm bớt
- cut off ngừng cung cấp (điện, nước,..), cắt đứt (mối quan hệ gia đình, bạn bè)
- drop in / on ghé thăm, ghé qua (trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn)
- be fed up with chán
- fill in điền thong tin vào
- get off xuống (xe, tàu, máy bay), rời đi, khởi hành
- get on lên (tàu, xe, máy bay)
- get on with hòa thuận với ..
- get over vượt qua, khắc phục
- get up thức dậy
- give up = stop từ bỏ
- go away = disappear biến mất, tan đi

- go off (chuông) reo, (súng, bom) nổ
- go on = continue tiếp tục
- grow up lớn lên, trưởng thành
- hand in = summit nộp, đệ trình
- hold on = wait đợi
- hold up = stop = delay ngừng, hoãn lại
- keep on = continue tiếp tục
- keep up with theo kịp, bắt kịp
- look after = take care of chăm sóc
- look down on coi thường
- look for = search for, seek tìm kiếm
- look forward to mong đợi
- look into = investigate điều tra
- look out coi chừng (dùng để cảnh báo)
- look up tra cứu
- make up bịa đặt (câu chuyện, bài thơ), hóa trang, trang điểm
- pick up đón ai
- pull down = demolish phá hủy, phá sập
- pull off = postpone, delay hoãn lại
- put on măc (quần áo), mang (giày, dép), đội (mũ)
- put out = extinguish dập tắt (lửa)
- run into / across tình cờ gặp ai
- run out of hết, cạn kiệt
- see off tiễn ai
- set up = establish thành lập
- stand for = represent thay thế cho, đại diện cho
- take after = resemble giống
- take off cởi (quấn áo, giày, mũ,…), (máy bay) cất cánh
- take on nhận, đảm nhận (công việc)
- take over đảm nhiệm, tiếp tục

- throw away / out ném đi, vứt đi
- try on mặc thử (quần áo)
- turn down = refuse từ chối
- turn into trở thành, biến thành


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- turn off tắt
- turn on mở
- turn up = arrive / appear đến, xuất hiện
- wash up rửa chén bát
* Một số tính từ có giới từ đi kèm:
AT
- good at giỏi về
- bad at dở, tệ về
- clever at khéo léo
- quick at nhanh …
- excellent at xuất sắc về …
- skillful at khéo léo, có kỹ năng về …
- surprised at ngạc nhiên về
- amazed at vui về …
- annoy at / about s.th
khó chịu về điều gì
ABOUT
- confused about bối rối về …
- sad about buồn về …
- disappointed about s.th thất vọng về …
- excited about hào hứng về …
- worried about lo lắng về …
- anxious about lo lắng về …

- upset about thất vọng
- angry about s.th tức giận về
- sorry about s.th xin lỗi về
IN
- rich in giàu về
- successful in thành công
- confident in tin cậy, tin tưởng vào
- interested in thích, quan tâm
- involved in s.th có liên quan tới
ON
- keen on hăng hái về
- dependent on dư vào, phụ thuộc vào
FROM
- far from xa
- safe from an toàn
- absent from vắng mặt
- different from khác
- divorced from ly dị
WITH
- bored with chán
- fed up with chán
- busy with bận rộn
- popular with phổ biến
- pleased with hài lòng
- familiar with quen thuộc
- friendly with thân mật
- satisfied with hài lòng
- crowed with đông đúc
- angry with s.b giận dữ với ai
- disappointed with s.th thất vọng về điều gì

FOR
- difficult for khó
- late for trễ
- dangerous for nguy hiểm


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- famous for nổi tiếng
- qualified for có phẩm chất
- suitable for thích hợp
TO
- important to quan trọng
- next to kế bên
- open to mở
- clear to rõ ràng
- contrary to trái lại, đối lập
- accustomed to quen với
- harmful to sb có hại cho ai
- useful to sb có ích cho ai
- rude to thô lỗ, cộc cằn
- familiar to sb quen thuộc đối với ai
- similar to giống, tương tự
- equal to tương đương với, bằng
- available to sb sẵn cho ai
OF
- afraid of sợ
- fond of thích
- full of đầy
- proud of tự hào
- aware of nhận thức

- (in) capable of (không) có khả năng
- ashamed of xấu hổ về
- certain / sure of chắc chắn
- jealous of ghen tị với
- frightened of hoảng sợ
- scared of bị hoảng sợ
- independent of độc lập
- short of thiếu, không đủ
- suspicious of nghi ngờ
* Note:
- be tired of chán
- be tired from mệt vì
- be grateful to sb for sth biết ơn ai về điều gì
- be responsible to sb for sth chịu trách nhiệm với ai về việc gì
- good / bad for tốt / xấu cho
- be kind / nice to sb tử tế / tốt với ai
- it’s kind / nice of sb thật tốt …
* Một số động từ đi với giới từ:
- apologize to sb for sth xin lỗi ai về …
- congratulate sb on sth chúc mừng ai về …
- introduce to sb giới thiệu với ai
- prevent sb from ngăn cản ai
- borrow sth from sb mượn cái gì từ ai
- escape from thoát khỏi
- apply for (a job) nộp hồ sơ xin việc, học
- explain sth to sb giải thích
- laugh at sb cười chế nhạo ai
- shout at sb la mắng ai
- dream of mơ tưởng đến
- pay sb for sth trả tiền cho ai về ..

- suffer from chịu đưng
- protect sb/sth from bảo vệ ai khỏi
- concentrate on tập trung vào