Tài liệu CAMBRIGDE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS CHƯƠNG 2 5 doc

... 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 ... out of line. • Her remarks to the papers were way out of line. 2 if the amount or cost of something is out of line it is not what is expected or usual • (usually + with) His s...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... about 25 4 something > (often + on) We're of like mind on mostpolitical issues. be out of your mind informal to be crazy • You paid three thousand pounds for that heap of junk! Are you out of ... Most of the music they play is pretty middle -of- the-road. Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. mask make a martyr of him from the point...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... especially towards the end of their life ° The book describes the last 20 years of Churchill's life, including his Indian summer as prime minister between 1 951 and 1 955 . in flagrante delicto in ... strong and can workhard for a longtime· Helikes to 20 5 ivory think of himself as somesort of iron man who doesn't needsleep like the rest of us. pump iron informal to li...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... out of both sides of their mouths? Y- be two sides of the same coin be different/opposite sides of the same coin if two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related 351 sight although ... sleight of hand he produced twopigeons out of his tophat. slice a slice of life if a film, a play, or a piece of writing shows a slice of life, it shows life as...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... the cockles of your heart. coffee a coffee table book a large, expensive book with a lot of pictures, that is often kept on a table for people to look at • A glossy coffee table bookof his art ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... activities of people around you. They wereall keen on sports, so Ifelt really out of it. out-and-out out -of- date 2 if a document is out -of- date, it cannot be used any more because the period of time when ... 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 you...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... once the raison d'etre of the festival but it has now been replacedby comedyand cabaretshows. rake-off a rake-off informal a share of the profits of something, often taken in a way that is ... 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...

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

... newspapers. grab a grab bag American & Australian a mixture of different types of things • (often + of) Airlines are offering a grab bag of discounts, air miles and car rentals toattract customers. grabs up ... very extensive research and development 1 52 programme ensures that we're ahead of thegame. stay ahead of the game· Staying ahead of the game in these days of...

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 ... different and often strange • He produced some really way-out designs for the opera house. ways ways and means methods of achieving something' (often + of) Surely there a...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20