Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS CHƯƠNG 2 7 pptx

... 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

... someone look or feel much older • The breakup of his marriage put years on him. OPPOSITE take years off sb • Losing all that weight has taken years off her. yellow yellow journalism American writing ... American, informal to sleep fb In funny drawings, people who are sleeping are often shown with z's coming out of their mouths .• All I want to do is go home and catch some z's. P...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... 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...

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... 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 ... cow X a business or a part of a business that always makes a lot of profit. The British newspapers are the group's biggest cash cow,earning nearly 40 %of group profits...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... native go off at a tangent go off at half-cock go off half-cocked: see go off at half-cock go off on a tangent go off the boil go off the deep end go off the rails go off your rocker: see be off your ... this watermark. FULLNESS be full of beans be full of bull be full of crap/ shit be full of holes be full of piss and vinegar be full of ihe joys of spring be full of yourself...

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... 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

... wrong side of the law get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick get offl start off on the wrong foot get on the wrong side of the law get out of bed on the wrong side get up on the wrong side of the bed go ... man/woman of the world a world of difference (all) the world and his wife be at peace with the world be dead to the world be in a world of your own be in another world b...

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 ... promise jam tomorrow. be in (a bit of) a jam old-fashioned to be in a difficult situation. I'm in bit of a jam. Could you possibly lend me some money till next week? 2...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... 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