at all cost Bằng mọi giá My dream is to become a successful businessman and I will work hard for it AT ALL COSTS be out of your depth Trong tình thế khó xửkhó khăn lets face it: hãy đối mawjrt với khó khăn put yourself in somebodys shoes :đặt mình vào vị trí của ai
at all cost Bằng giá My dream is to become a successful businessman and I will work hard for it AT ALL COSTS be out of your depth Trong tình khó xử/khó khăn I am used to teach General english but I was OUT OF MY DEPTH when I had to teach Academic English explore all avenues Suy tính đến hướng/bước để tránh xảy vấn đề/hậu xấu We need to EXPLORE ALL AVENUES before doing something that is not very safe to a great number of people unfavourable consequences.” let’s face it Hãy đối mặt/chấp nhận thực tế/sự thật Let’s face it You won’t be able to achieve 7.0 IELTS if you not work hard behind the times Lỗi thời, hết thời My friend never likes using smartphones She’s so BEHIND THE TIMES in deep water Trong tình nguy hiểm/khó khăn He has not submitted his dissertation so he’s IN DEEP WATER put yourself in somebody’s shoes Thử đặt vào vị trí/hồn cảnh người khác If you PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES, you would understand why I made that decision to be up in arms about something Tức giận, buồn bực điều She has been UP IN ARMS about the rent increase as easy as pie Rất dễ, dễ ăn bánh He said it is a difficult problem, but I don’t agree It seems as easy as pie to me! be sick and tired of Tôi ghét (tôi không chịu được) I’m sick and tired of doing nothing but work Let’s go out tonight and have fun bend over backwards Rất cố gắng ( có sức ) He bent over backwards to please his new wife, but she never seemed satisfied sleep on it Suy nghĩ (trước định) That sounds like a good deal, but I’d like to sleep on it before I give you my final decision broke Hết tiền I have to borrow some money from my Dad Right now, I’m broke change one’s mind Đổi ý I was planning to work late tonight, but I changed my mind I’ll extra work on the weekend instead Cut it out! Dừng làm việc xấu That noise is really annoying Cut it out! drop someone a line Gửi thư hay email cho It was good to meet you Drop me a line when you have time figure something out Hiểu vấn đề I don’t understand how to this problem Take a look at it Maybe you can figure it out fill in for someone Làm dùm họ vắng mặt While I was away from the store, my brother filled in for me in ages Từ lâu Have you seen Joe recently? I haven’t seen him in ages give someone a hand Giúp I want to move this desk Can you give me a hand? hit the hay Đi ngủ It’s after 12 o’clock I think it’s time to hit the hay in the black Sinh lời, có lời Our business is really improving We’ve been in the black all year in the red Mất tiền, lỗ Business is really going poorly these days We’ve been in the red for the past three months in the nick of time Xíu nữa, lúc I got to the drugstore just in the nick of time I really need this medicine! keep one’s chin up Dũng cảm tiếp tục I know things have been difficult for you recently, but keep your chin up It will get better soon Biết việc rõ If you get lost, just ask me for directions I know this part of town like the back of my hand know something like the back of your hand once in a while Đôi khi, sharp Chính xác thời gian Don’t judge a book by its cover Đừng đánh giá vật/sự việc/con người qua vẻ bề miss the boat = to miss an opportunity Lỡ hội Have you been to the new movie theater? No, only see movies once in a while I’ll meet you at o’clock sharp If you’re late, we’ll be in trouble! He doesn’t look very intelligent, but you can’t judge a book by its cover If you miss the boat, it means you are too late to get an opportunity in my company feeling under the weather Cảm thấy không khỏe, không tốt leave no stone unturned Làm tất để đạt mục tiêu hit the nail on the head Đoán đúng, đánh trọng tâm, nói đúng… sit on the fence Lưỡng lự take for granted Coi việc có điều hiển nhiên nên khơng trân trọng có điều A piece of cake Dễ dàng Getting a band 6.5 in the speaking test will be a piece of cake Blew me away Khi thứ “blow you away”, nghĩa thứ thực đáng ngạc nhiên The new technology blew me away once in a blue moon Rất I used to see him all the time, but now he just visits me once in a blue moon Run of the mill Thông thường Apple phones are very run of the mill these days I’m feeling under the weather – I think I’m getting a cold I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out the reason I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that what’s lacking in our company is a feeling of confidence I’m sitting on the fence with my girlfriend when we went shopping! He took her help for granted without saying thank you Soulmate Bạn chí cốt tâm giao, tri âm tri kỷ My husband is not just my lover, he’s my soulmate Down in the dumps Buồn bã I was really down in the dumps after my dog died Rất đắt tiền I’d love to buy a Lamborghini supercar, but it costs an arm and a leg on the dot Ở thời điểm thời gian xác The class will start at 8:00 a.m on the dot, so don’t be late! Find my feet Cảm thấy thoải mái để làm việc read my/your/his mind Chỉ ý tưởng suy nghĩ người khác biết Set in their ways Không muốn thay đổi call it a day Kết thúc công việc ngày, buổi tối cost an arm and a leg Over the moon chill out Moving to a new city was difficult at first, but I soon found my feet I was surprised he knew what I was planning, like he could read my mind My parents are quite traditional and set in their ways Well, it was nice chatting with you, but it’s time for me to call it a day Vơ hài lịng hạnh phúc I was over the moon when I passed my speaking test Thư giãn, bình tĩnh lại Despite terrorism, Obama still kept calm, and told his staff to chill out, and got back to work (to be) fed up with Chán ngán với Be careful, I think the boss is fed up with us today