Dictionary of idioms

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 1 pptx

... groups of idioms whichall usethe samefigurative meaning of thekeyword. In such cases,a note explains thefigurative meaning and all the idioms whichfollow it have that meaning.Common idioms Idioms ... broadcasts, etc. idioms which are used in a very informal or not very polite way, oftenbetween members of a particular social group idioms which are still used but sound old-fashioned idioms which ... idiom is often followed by thepreposition &apos ;of& apos;.This idiom is often followed by a questionword.This idiom is often an order.arichseamformala subject which provides a lot of o ortunities...

Oxford dictionary of idioms

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Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 3 : THEME PANELS pdf

... ofsomethingbringsb/sthto mindto cause you to think of someone orsomethingtake a stroll/trip down memorylaneto remember some of the happy thingsyou did in the pastOut of sight, out of mind. inlwithin living memoryif ... The way they treat those dogs really makes my .boil.• Idioms containing pairs of wordsThese sentences have idioms which all contain pairs of words.Match up the pairs on the rightto fill in ... such an effort, and she spent the rest of the evening on cloud nine.being happyfeel on top of the worldbe on cloud nineinformalbe full of the joys of springBritish&Australian, humorousbe...

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Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 2.6 docx

... mother lode of sthAmericana large collection of a particular type of thing.His collectionof lettersand papersis a mother lodeof information for writersand journalists. .the mother of allsthinformal ... final nail in the coffinXan event which causes the failure of something that had already started to fail• (usually + of) I think that argument wasthe final nail in the coffin of ourfriendship.on ... all in the mind.be of like/one mindbe of the same mindif two or more people are of like mind,they agree with each other about254something>(often+on)We're of likemind on mostpolitical...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 2.1 pdf

... inthe clutches of a religiousfanatic.C-notea C-noteAmerican, informala piece of paper American money that isworth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of billsout of his pocket, peeled off ac-noteandhanded ... cowXa business or a part of a business thatalways makes a lot of profit. The Britishnewspapers are the group's biggest cashcow,earning nearly 40 %of group profits.hard cashBritish, ... edge><in the area of a subject or activity wherethe most recent changes anddevelopments are happening«(often+ of) New, young, Italian designers are atthecutting edgeof fashion.Please...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 4.1 pptx

... nativego off at a tangentgo off at half-cockgo off half-cocked:seego off athalf-cockgo off on a tangentgo off the boilgo off the deep endgo off the railsgo off your rocker:seebe offyour ... this watermark.FULLNESSbe full of beansbe full of bullbe full of crap/ shitbe full of holesbe full of piss and vinegarbe full of ihe joys of springbe full of yourselfbe in full crybe in ... change out of sbget off sb's back:seeget sb offyour backget off sb's case:seeget on sb'scaseget off the markget off to a flying startget off your arseget off your backsideget...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 2.7 pptx

... schemes.the pick of sththe best of a group of things or people• Send inyour poems and wewillprint thepick of the bunch.haveyourpick of sthif you can have your pick of a group of things, you ... watermark.off-chanceoff-chanceoff·colourbe off-colourBritish&Australianbeoff-col orAmerican &Australianto not be feeling as well as usual' He hadflu a coupleof months ... beenabit of/ colour ever since.off·colourBritish&Australianoff-colorAmerican&Australianoff-colourjokes or remarks are about sexin a way that some people find offensive• Some of his...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 4.2 pptx

... pat:seelearnsthoff patlearn sth off patoff and onoff-calor:seeoff-colouroff-colouroff limitsoff sb's handsoff-the-cuffoff the cuff:seeoff-the-cuffoff the hookoff the pegoff the recordoff ... sb OF be (all) of a piecebe of the essenceOFFa mile offbe off basebe off beambe off-color:seebe off-colourbe off-colourbe off the hookbe off the hook:seeget/let sboff the hookbe off ... agendaoff your own baton and offon the off-chance(right) off the batOFF·THE·WALLoff-the-wall:seebe off the wallOFFERhold out/offer an olive branchOFFERINGa peace offeringOFFICEthe...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 2.8 pdf

... to becorrect enoughIbA rule of thumb wasoriginally a way of measuring using thewidth or length of your thumb .•A goodrule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of riceper person.rulesPlease ... thefuture of the wholeproject.2 a feeling of doubt about the ability orquality of something>The recentspate of government scandals has left a questionmark over their ability togovern.be out of ... roofa roof overyourheadsomewhere to live.We didn't have anymoney, but at least we had a roof over ourheads andfood in our stomachs.the roof caves/falls inAmericanif the roof caves...

Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS_ CHƯƠNG 4.3 docx

... theRomans do).ROOFa roof over your headbe like a cat on a hot tin roofgo through the roofhit the ceiling/roofraise the roofthe roof caves/falls inROOFTOPSshout sth from the roof topsROOMelbowroomnot ... conversation piecea piece/ slice of the actionbe a nasty piece of workbe a piece of cakebe a piece of pissbe (all) of a piecegive sb a piece of your mindHow long is a piece of string?say your piecesb's ... starsreach the end of tbe line/road:seebe the end of tbeline/roadreach tbe end of your rope:seebe at tbe end of your tetberreach tbe end of your tetber:seebe at tbe end of yourtetberREACHEDthings...

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