Cô vũ mai phương 101 IDIOMS bắt BUỘC PHẢI học DÀNH CHO kì THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2020

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101 IDIOMS CHO KÌ THI THPT QUỐC GIA
IDIOMS
1

A hot potato

MEANING

Eg

Something that is difficulut

The abortion issue is a hot potato in the US.

or dangerous to deal with
(vấn đề nan giải )
2

3

A lost cause

All at once =

Hết hy vọng, không thay

It seems that charles will give it up. I

đổi được gì

suppose he is a lost cause.

Bất thình lình

All at once, there was a loud banging on the
door.

suddenly
4

5

6

At heart

At the drop of a hat

At the eleventh hour

Thực chất, cơ bản

James sometimes seems quite unfriendly but

(basically, fundamentally)

at heart he’s a good person.

Immediately, instantly (

If you need me, just call me. I can come at

Ngay lập tức)

the drop of a hat.

Vào phút chót

She always turned her term paper in at the
eleventh hour.

7

Back to the drawing

Time to start from the

My plans to create a tiny car made of

board

beginning; it is time to to

glasses were unsuccessful, so I guess it’s

plan something over again

back to the drawing board for me.

(bắt đầu lại)
8

Be on the wagon

Kiêng rượu

Bob’s old drinking buddies complained that
he was no fun when he went on the wago.

9

Be out of the

Không thể được

out of the question.

question
10

Beat about the bush

You cannot get married until you are 18, it’s

Avoiding the main topic,

Stop beating about the bush and answer my

not speaking directly about

question.

the issue (nói vịng vo, lạc
đề)
11

12

Best thing since

A good invention or

Portable phones are marketed as the best

sliced bread

innovation, a good idea or

thing since sliced bread, people think they

plan

are extremely good.

Bốc phét, khoác lác

Anyone will tell you she’s one of the best

Blow one’s trumpet

journalist we’ve got, although she’d never
blow her trumpet.

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13

Break a leg

Good luck! ( thường dùng

I have heard that you’r gonna take a test

để chúc may mắn )

tomorrow, break a leg, dude!!! (sounds
funny hah???).

14

Bring down the

Làm cho cả khán phòng vỗ

G-dragon brought the house down. He really

house

tay nhiệt liệt

brought down the house with his fantastic
song.

15

Bucket down

Mưa xối xả, mưa to

-It’s been bucketing down all day

16

Burn the midnight

To stay up working,

I will have a big exam tomorrow so i’ll be

oil

especially studying late at

burning the midnight oil tonight.

night (thức khuya làm việc,
học bài)
17

By the skin of one’s

Sát sao, rất sát

- I got through calculus math by the skin of
my teeth.

teeth

-I got to the airport a few minutes late and
missed the plane by the skin of my teeth.
18

Caught between two

When someone finds it

stools

difficult to choose between
two alternatives (tiến thoái
lưỡng nan)

19

20

Chalk and cheese

Chip in

Very different from each

I don’t have anything in common with my

other (rất khác nhau)

brother. We’re like chalk and cheese.

Khuyên góp, góp tiền

If everyone chips in, we will be able to buy
her a nice present.

21

Close call = Close

Thoát được nguy hiểm

shave = Narrow

trong gang tấc, mém chết!

escape

22

Close shave =

Thoát chết trong gang tấc

lucky

Narrow escape
23

24

Come to light

Cut and dried

-Phew, that was a close shave. I was so

Được biết đến, được phát

Four soldiers have faced charges since the

hiện, được đưa ra ánh sáng.

scandal came to light last fall.

Cuối cùng, không thể thay

-Although a deal has been agreed, it is not

yet cut-and-dried.
-The human rights issue is by no means cutand-dried.

đổi, rõ ràng, dễ hiểu

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25

Cut it fine

Đến sát giờ

Only allowing half an hour to get from the
station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn’t
it?.

26

Down the drain

Đổ sông đổ biển (công sức,

It’s just money down the drain.

tiền bạc)

27

Drop a brick

Lỡ lời, lỡ miệng

-I dropped a brick when talking with my best
friend, and now she doesn’t want to talk to
me.

28

Every now and then

Sometimes

Every now and then, I want to be alone.

29

Face the music

Chịu trận

Mary broke a dining-room window and had
to face the music when her father got home.

30

Few and far between

Rare (hiếm gặp)

Go and tell her that you love her! That kind
of girl is really few and far between.

31

32

Fight tooth and

Đánh nhau dữ dội, cấu xé

We fought tooth and claw to retain our share

claw/nail

nhau

of business.

Find fault with

Chỉ trích, kiếm chuyện, bắt

It is very easy to find fault with the work

lỗi

others.

33

Fly off the handle

Dễ nổi giận, phát cáu

No one will fly off the handle for no reason.

34

Get butterflies in

Cảm thấy bồn chồn

I always get butterflies in my stomach when

one’s stomach
35

36

it comes to taking test.

Get the hand of

Nắm bắt được, sử dụng

After three weeks of using this computer, i

something

được

think i’ve finally got the hand of it.

Get the hold of the

Hiểu nhầm ai đó

I think i must explain to her that she got hold
of the wrong end of the stick again.

wrong end of the
stick
37

Get/have cold feet

Mất hết can đảm, chùn

I’m worried my members in this page may

bước

be getting cold feet about the university
entrance exam. Therefore, I will try my best
to help them overcome this severe exam.

38

Go to one’s head

Khiến ai kiêu ngạo

Too much success will go to her head.

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39

Golden handshake

Món tiền hậu hĩnh dành

The manager got early retirement and a

cho người sắp nghỉ việc

600,000$ golden handshake when the
company was restructed.

40

Hard of hearing

Lãng tai, nặng tai

Tom is hard of hearing. Therefore, we have
to speak loudly so that he can hear us.

41

Have a bee in one’s

Đặt nặng chuyện gì, chấp

She has a bee in her bonnet about going to

bonnet (about

nhất chuyện gì

america.

Đang suy tính, cân nhắc

I don’t want to see a movie now, I have in

something)
42

Have in mind

mind going to the park.

43

Here and there

Everywhere

I have been searching here and there for the
gift I bought for my girlfriend.

44

High and low = here

Everywhere

gift i bought for my girlfriend.

and there
45

Hit the books

I have been searching high and low for the

To study (học)

I can’t go out tonight. I’ve got to hit the
books. I’m having an exam tomorrow.

46

47

Hit the nail on the

Do or say something

Mike hit the nail on the head when he said

head

exactly right (nói chính

most people can use a computer without

xác, làm chính xác)

knowing how it works.

Hit the roof = go

To suddenly become angry

I”m afraid he will hit the roof when he finds

through the roof =

(giận dữ)

out our vacation is canceled.

hit the ceiling
48

In vain

Uổng cơng, vơ ích

Government agents tried in vain kidnap him.

49

It never rains but it

Good or bad things do not

First of allit was the car breaking down,

pours

just happen a few at a time,

then the fire in the kitchen and now

but in large numbers all at

mike’saccident.

once (họa vơ đơn chí)
50

It strike somebody

Lấy làm lạ

It strikes as a strange to me that he failed the
exam because he is so smart and diligent a

as/that a strange

student.
51

Jump the traffic
lights

Vượt đèn đỏ

They ignore people who jumps the traffic
lights.

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52

Keep an eye on

Coi chừng, ngó chừng

Please keep an eye on my baby while i’m out
for a while.

53

Led somebody by the

To control someone and

They simply didn’t know what they were

nose

make them do exactly what

doing and they were led by the nose by a

you want them to do (nắm

manipulative government.

đầu, dắt mũi ai)

54

Let the cat out of the

To reveal a secret or a

It’s asecret. Try not to let the cat out of the

bag

surprise by accident ( để lộ

bag.

bí mật)
55

Look daggers at

Giận giữ nhìn ai đó

least he is no longer looking daggers at her.

someone
56

Make believe

Their relationship is not free and easy but at

Giả bộ, giả vờ

I tried to make believe she was happy, but
knew deep down it was not true.

57

Make ends meet

Xoay sở để kiếm sống

I have to work at two jobs to make ends
meet.

58

Make good time

Di chuyển nhanh, đi nhanh.

We made good time and were at the hotel by
lunch time.

59

Make someone’s

Làm ai sôi máu, giận dữ

blood boil
60

Now and then = Now

Sometimes (thỉnh thoảng,

and again = At times

không thường xuyên)

= From time to time
= Off and on = Once
in a while = Every so
often
61

62

Off and on/ On and

Không đều đặn, thỉnh

off

thoảng.

Off one’s head

Điên, loạn trí

We don’t often go there- just off and on.

The old man has been off his head for at
least a year.

63

Off the record

Khơng chính thức, khơng

What the president said is not to be printed.

được công bố

It’s off the record.

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64

On probation

Trong thời gian quản chế

-While anne was on probation, she reported
to the police regularly.
-John was on probation for a year.

65

On second thoughts

Suy nghĩ kĩ

On second thoughts, it was a dumb movie.

66

On the house

Không phải trả tiền

I went to a restaurant last night. I was the
ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was
on the house.

67

On the spot

(1) immediately (ngay lập

I expect you to be on the post.

tức)
I hate to be on the spot when it’s not my fault
(2): in trouble; in a difficult

when and where trouble arises.

situation (gặp rắc rối)

68

On the verge of = on

Trên bờ vực (cẩn thận với

Unless we take measures to protect tigers,

the brink of = in the

giới từ “on” và “in” nhé!)

they will be on the verge of extinction. (lưu
ý: take measures: đưa ra biện pháp).

edge of

69

Once in a blue moon

Rất hiếm (rare)

Once in a blue moon, i stop thinking about
her. If only she knew how much i loved her.

70

One’s cup of tea

Thứ mà ta thích

SNSD is my cup of tea. They are so beautiful
and talented. Especially seohyun, she looks
so cute.

71

Part and parcel

Integral, crucial ( thiết yếu,
quan trọng)

72

73

74

75

Pay through the nose

Play tricks/jokes on
Pull one’s weight
Pull someone’s leg

To pay too much for

If you want a decent wine in a restaurant ,

something (trả giá quá đắt).

you to have to pay through the nose for it.

Chọc phá, trêu ghẹo, chơi

The kids are always play jokes on their

khăm

teachers.

Nỗ lực, làm tròn trách

The rest of the team complained that sarah

nhiệm

wasn’t pulling her weight.

Chọc ai

You don’t mean that. You’re just pulling my
leg.

76

Put on an act

Giả bộ, làm bộ

We’ve known you are a good swimmer –
stop putting on an act.

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77

78

Gây nhầm lẫn, bối rối,

I really put my foot in it when i asked her

phạm một sai lầm gây bối

about her job. I didn’t know she’d just been

rối

fired.

Put

To make someone or

I’d be glad to help you if you need me. I put

someone/something

something available to

myself at your disposal.

Put one’s foot in it

at someone’s disposal someone (có sẵn theo ý
muốn của ai)
79

80

Raining cats and

Rain heavily (Mưa nặng

It’s raining cats and dogs.

dogs

hạt)

= It’s raining heavily

Run an errand

Làm việc vặt.

I’ve got to run an errand. I’ll be back in a
minute.

81

Scratch someone’s

Help someone out with the

“You scratch my back and i will scratch

back

assumption that they will

yours later”, the customer said when we

return the favor in the

talked about the new sales contact.

future (giúp đỡ người khác
với hy vọng họ sẽ giúp lại
mình)

82

See eye to eye

Đồng tình

I’m glad that they see eye to eye on the
matter of the conference location.

83

Sell someone short

Đánh giá thấp

84

Sell/ Go like hot

Bán đắt như tôm tươi

The book has only just been published
andcopies are already selling like hot cakes

cakes

in both Britain and America.
85

86

Sleep on it

Smell a rat

Suy nghĩ thêm về điều gì

You don’t have to give me your decision

đó.

now. Sleep on it, and let me know tomorrow.

Hoài nghi, linh cảm chuyện

The minute i came in, i smelled a rat.

không ổn
87

Spick and span

Ngăn nắp gọn gàng

88

Splitting headache

A severe headache (đau đầu I’ve got a splitting headache. I’m going
như búa bổ) (khi ra thi sẽ

upstairs for a nap.

hỏi từ “Splitting”)

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89

Stay/keep on one’s

Cảnh giác, thận trọng

We had better keep on our toes while we’re
walking along the dark portions of this

toe

street.
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92

93

Take it amiss

Take

To understand as wrong or

Would you take it amiss if i told you i

insulting, or misunderstand

thought you look lovely? I was afraid you’d

(hiểu lầm)

take it the wrong way.

Coi nhẹ!!

One of the problems with relationships is

someone/something

that after a while you begin to take each

for granted

other for granted.

Take something into

To remember to consider

We will take your long year of service into

account/

something (tính đến cái gì,

account when we make our final decision.

consideration

xem xét việc gì)

Take things to pieces

Tháo ra từng mảnh

Men like to take things to pieces and put
them together.

94

The apple of one’s

Đồ quý giá của ai

You are the apple of my eyes.

Giọt nước tràn ly

When she showed up late a third time, that

eyes
95

The last straw

was the last straw. We had to fire her.
96

The more, the

Càng đông càng vui

Can i bring some friends with me?Yeah sure,
the more, the merrier.

merrier
97

To be bound to

Chắc chắn

You’re bound to be late if you don’t hurry.

98

To know by sight

Nhận ra (recognize)

The woman said that she would know the
thief by sight if she ever saw him again.

99

100

To make do

To take pains

Xoay sở, đương đầu (to

During difficult economic times, many

manage, to cope).

people have to make do with less.

Làm việc cẩn thận và tận

She takes pains to do everything well.

tâm.
101

When pigs fly

Something will never
happen (điều vô tưởng,
không thể xảy ra, nhớ là
“pigs” đừng nhầm với con
vật khác nhé)

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