Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS CHƯƠNG 2 6 docx

... watermark. mask make a martyr of him from the point of view of the international community. make a martyr of yourself ~/ to do things which are difficult or unpleasant for you, often when it is not necessary » ... all in the mind. be of like/one mind be of the same mind if two or more people are of like mind, they agree with each other about 25 4 something > (often + on) W...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... small hours the early hours of the morning. (often + of) I was up till the small hours of Wednesday morning finishing off that report. • She was born in the small hours of Saturday morning. be gratefullthankful ... something that represents a particular group of people or set of ideas • (often + of) He's the standard-bearer of the party's right.• (often + for) The Ce...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... in the clutches of a religiousfanatic. C-note a C-note American, informal a piece of paper American money that is worth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of bills out of his pocket, peeled off a c-note and handed ... or something else • (usually + of) He's a carbon copy of his father. card be one cardJseveral cards short of a full deck humorous if someone is one card short of a...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... schemes. the pick of sth the best of a group of things or people • Send inyour poems and wewillprint the pick of the bunch. have your pick of sth if you can have your pick of a group of things, you ... watermark. off-chance off-chance off·colour be off-colour British & Australian be off-col or American &Australian to not be feeling as well as usual' He had flu a cou...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... thefuture of the wholeproject. 2 a feeling of doubt about the ability or quality of something> The recentspate of government scandals has left a question mark over their ability togovern. be out of ... to be correct enough Ib A rule of thumb was originally a way of measuring using the width or length of your thumb .• A good rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of ric...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... the Romans do). ROOF a roof over your head be like a cat on a hot tin roof go through the roof hit the ceiling/roof raise the roof the roof caves/falls in ROOFTOPS shout sth from the roof tops ROOM elbowroom not ... conversation piece a piece/ slice of the action be a nasty piece of work be a piece of cake be a piece of piss be (all) of a piece give sb a piece of your mind How lon...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... because of the scarcity of opportunities at home. green-eyed the green-eyed monster humorous the feelingof beingjealous. Doyou think his criticisms of Jack are valid or is itjust a case of thegreen-eyedmonster? grey grey ... are two weeks of good weather during the winter when the days are the shortest in the year .• (often + of) She recalled the halcyon days of childhood .• Tha...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... crown the best or most valuable thing in a group of things • (often + of) The island of Tresco,with its beautiful tropicalgardens, is thejewel in thecrown of the Scilly Isles. j iggery-pokery jiggery-pokery ... How much of the research done by academics in their ivory towers is ever read orpublished? ivy / the Ivy League American X, a group of old and very good colleges in 20 6...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... a group or organization. (often + in) A leading light in the art and ballet world, he was a closefriend of Princess Diana. • (often + of) Jeffries, at 23 a leading light of the campaign, was thefirst ... should' Even 21 3 kingdom one sleepless night can throw your body out of kilter. 2 if two things are out of kilter, or if one thing is out of kilter with another, they are...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... certain of • The real wild card is the undecided vote, which accountsfor 18 to 25 percent of the electorate.• The company tstast gaining a reputation as the wild card of Wall Street because of violent ... on terrorism. walk a walk of life <. a person's walk of life is the type of job they do or the level of society they belong to • Volunteers who work at the animal h...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20