TỒNG HỢP CÁC BÀI POST VỀ TỪ VỰNG VÀ THÀNH NGỮ

Tập hợp các thành ngữ bổ ích cho kỳ thi IELTS speaking Try it out (random idioms): beer gut sure as shooting be on full alert Amen to that have an axe to grind extend across fly apart flush with hook it set mind on See you, too raze to the ground lean in have ducks in a row talk dirty carry over to be down on luck run of luck out of condition on high be heading for a fall space out needs must at low ebb no time like the present cough something up on line go live hoof it do stuff hard sledding lone wolf on mind go with a bang sneak in point is well taken weigh up chamber of commerce invite into some place

Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY T NG H P CÁC BÀI POST V T V NG VÀỔ Ợ Ề Ừ Ự THÀNH NG Ữ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 1. A SLEIGHT OF HAND = The performance of or skill in performing juggling or magic tricks so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain. = NGÓN. TRÒ, S KHÉO Ự TAY. 2. ALL THE RAGE = VERY POPULAR, TRENDY = PH BI NỔ Ế __________________ => A new dance called the "floppy disc" is all the rage. => Wearing a rope instead of a belt was all the rage in those days. 3. BITE THE DUST = KHÔNG TH S A CH A C N AỂ Ử Ữ ĐƯỢ Ữ it's beyond repair and can't be fixed ngoài ra còn có ngh a là nói ai ó ch t ( nh ng khá là rude )ĩ đ ế ư __________________ =>My old car finally bit the dust. =>This pen is out of ink and has bitten the dust. 4. STEPPING STONES = B C MƯỚ ĐỆ __________________ Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Xây d ng thành công t th t b i. S chán n n và th t b i là hai b c m ch c ch n nh t d n t i ự ừ ấ ạ ự ả ấ ạ ướ đệ ắ ắ ấ ẫ ớ thành công. 5. PHRASES AND IDIOMS ABOUT TIME ___________________ Sau ây là nh ng c m t thành ng hay r t phù h p cho v n nói ho c các k thiđ ữ ụ ừ ữ ấ ợ ă ặ ỳ Bi u t ng c m xúc ể ượ ả smile + A LITTLE WHILE AGO = cách ây 1 kho ng th i gian ng nđ ả ờ ắ => I visited the museum a little while ago, I think it may have been in December. There was certainly snow on the ground 6. + SOME TIME BACK = cách ây 1 th i gianđ ờ (back is a useful spoken idiom that works the same way as ago. The some time means surprisingly perhaps a long time. An even more idiomatic variation is quite some time back which means a very long time ago. Note in the example below that it allows you to talk about a general time and you can add more detail this way) => This all happened some time back. I’m not quite sure when but I was still at university and … 7. + WHEN I WAS AROUND (age) = khi tôi vào kho ng ( bao nhiêu t i á)độ ả ủ (The trick with this one is to remember an age and think what you were doing. That way you get to use a past continuous! Good for your grammar score ) =>We went there when I was around 23 and I was living in Egypt I think and working there as a teacher (ngu n:ồ dcielts.com) 8. PENNY PINCHER = NG I T N TI NƯỜ Ằ Ệ TO PINCH PENNIES = to be very thrifty, very careful about how you spend your money = T N TI N.Ằ Ệ _________________ My friend is a penny pincher. Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 9. Bình th ng chúng ta hay dùng "no problem" " you're welcome" "my pleasure" di n áp l i tr c ườ để ễ đ ạ ướ l i c m n c a ng khác. Có 1 thành ng t ng ng mà dùng lên nghe s r t "sang"ờ ả ơ ủ ữ ươ đồ ẽ ấ ALL IN A DAY'S WORK = NO BIG DEAL, NO PROBLEM. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ___ A: thank you for helping me with this exercise B: It's all in a day's work. 10. OFF THE HOOK = H T G P TR NG IẾ Ặ Ở Ạ _________________ No longer have to deal with a tough situation. 11. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE = NG G I L I CHUY N KHÔNG HAYĐỪ Ợ Ạ Ệ _________________ "I wanted to ask her what she thought of her ex-husband, but I figured it was better to let sleeping dogs lie." 12. BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS = CHÓ NGÁP PH I RU I,, M T CÁCH HÚ H AẢ Ồ Ộ Ọ _________________ I got through school by the seat of my pants = tôi h c hành t ch là chó ngáp ph i ru iọ đỗ đạ ỉ ả ồ . 13. BY THE SAME TOKEN = THEO L Ó, I L IẼ Đ ĐỔ Ạ _________________ George must be good when he comes here, and, by the same token, I expect you to behave properly when you go to his house. Khi n ây, George ph i t t và theo l ó, m hy v ng con c ng ph i x s àng hoàng khi n đế đ ả ử ế ẽ đ ẹ ọ ũ ả ử ự đ đế nhà nó. The mayor votes for his friend's causes. By the same token, the friend votes for the mayor's causes = ngài th tr ng ng hô ng l i c a b n ông y. i l i, ng i b n y c ng ng hô ng l i c a ị ưở ủ đườ ố ủ ạ ấ đổ ạ ườ ạ ấ ũ ủ đườ ố ủ ngài th tr ng.ị ưở 14. SAVE THE DAY = C U NGUY, EM L I K T QU KHÔNG NGỨ Đ Ạ Ế Ả Ờ _________________ the team was expected to lose, but Helen made many points and saved the day. i bóng t ng ch c độ ưở ắ s thua, nh ng Helen ghi c nhìu ei63m c u nguy cho i nhàẽ ư đượ đ ứ độ Your excellent speech saved the day = bài nói chuy n xu t s c c u b n ã em l i k t qu k ngệ ấ ắ ả ạ đ đ ạ ế ả ờ 15. SCRATCH PAD = T P GI Y NHÁPẬ Ấ ________________ Helen copied the message on the scratch pad = helen ã chép l i nh n tin l i vào trong t p gi y đ ờ ắ ạ ậ ấ nháp. 16. SCRATCH THE SURFACE= CH M I XEM XÉT N I BỈ Ớ Ộ Ộ ________________ the investigation of the governor's staff revealed some suspicious dealing. It is thought that the investigators have just scratched the surface. Cu c i u tra nhân viên v n phòng th ng c cho th y có 1 s hành vi áng nghi. Ng i ta cho r ng ộ đ ề ă ố đố ấ ố đ ườ ằ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY các nhân viên i u tra ch m i xem xét n i bôđ ề ỉ ớ ộ We don't know how bad the problem is. We've only scratched the surface = chúng tôi k bik v n r c ấ đề ắ r i n m c nào. Chúng tôi ch m i xem xét s b .ố đế ứ ỉ ớ ơ ộ 17. GET FRESH ( WITH SOMEONE ) = GI TRÒ SÀM S , X C X C (V I AI)Ở Ỡ Ấ ƯỢ Ớ ________________ When I tried to kiss Rose, She slapped me and shouted " Don't get fresh with me!" Khi tôi tìm cách hôn Rose, CÔ ta v vào m t tôi và quát :" ng gi trò sàm s v i tôi ! " LOLả ặ đừ ở ỡ ớ I can;t stand people who get fresh = tôi k th ch u ng nh ng k x c x c h n láo.ể ị đự ữ ẻ ấ ượ ỗ 18. DOWN IN THE MOUTH = M T MÀY D T, BU N XOẶ Ủ Ộ Ồ ______________ SInce her dog died, Barbara has been down in the mouth Daniel has been down in the mouth since the car wreck ( vì xe b h ng n ng )ị ỏ ặ 19. Neck or nothing = Không vào hang c p sao b t c c p conọ ắ đượ ọ ______________ "Laughter is the best medicine" = M t n c i b ng m i thang thu c bộ ụ ườ ằ ườ ố ổ ______________ "Speech is silver, but silence is golden" = L i nói là b c, im l ng là vàngờ ạ ặ ______________ "A clean hand wants no washing" = Cây ngay không s ch t ngợ ế đứ 20. AS QUICK AS A FLASH / WINK / LIGHTNING = NHANH NH CH PƯ Ớ _______________ Meaning: If you're as quick as a flash, or quick as a wink, or quick as lightning, you're very quick. For example: Jimmy knew the answer and, quick as a flash, he put up his hand. Rafael is a big guy for a tennis player, but he's as quick as lightning when he's running around the court. 21. SNOWED UNDER = QUÁ NHÌU VI CỆ ________________ Meaning: If you are snowed under you have so much to do that you're having trouble doing it all. For example: I was so snowed under with work today that I didn't even have time for lunch. If I don't deal with these orders they'll build up and I'll soon be snowed under again. Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 22. A QUESTION OF TIME = ( CH LÀ ) V N TH I GIANỈ Ấ ĐỀ Ờ _________________ Meaning: You can say "it's only a question of time" before saying what you think will happen in the future. For example: It's only a question of time until we run out of oil, so we're going to need other forms of energy to power our cars. If you keep on spending money like this, it'll just be a question of time before you have a serious debt problem. 23. KEEP/PUT ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE = làm vi c / h c hành ch m ch và u nệ ọ ă ỉ đề đặ ___________________ keep or put one's nose to the grindstone = to work, study or practice hard and steadily or to cause someone to do so ex: If I put my nose to the grindstone, I'll finish the job this week. 24. PASS ON AN ILLNESS = LÂY TRUY N B NHỀ Ệ __________________ [TRANSITIVE] to give someone an infectious illness I took the day off work because I didn’t want to pass on my flu to everyone in the office. tôi ngh vài ngày vì tôi k mún lây b nh c m cúm cho m.n trong v n phòngỉ ệ ả ă 25. CAUSE A STIR = LÀM KÍCH NGĐỘ _________________ cause (quite) a stir and cause a commotion to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. => When Bob appeared without jacket and tie, it caused a stir at the state dinner. => The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion. 26. STAND SB IN GOOD STEAD = CÓ ÍCH CHO AI, CÓ L I CHO AIỢ __________________ stand someone in good stead [for something] to be of great use and benefit to someone. => I know that my large vocabulary will always stand me in good stead at college. => Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will stand you in good stead no matter what line of work you go into. 27. WISHFUL THINKING = M T NGƠ ƯỞ __________________ wishful thinking Interpreting matters as one would like them to be, as opposed to what they really are. => For example, Matthew wanted to be a basketball player, but with his height that was wishful thinking. Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 28. CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT = KHÔNG TH NGH THÔNG SU TỂ Ĩ Ố ____________________ can't think straight = also not be thinking straight if you can't think straight, you are not thinking calmly and clearly about something I was so tired I wasn't thinking straight any more. => There are so many people talking, I just can't think straight. 29. JUM THE GUN = LÀM VI C GÌ QUÁ S M ( mà không suy ngh tr c )Ệ Ớ ĩ ướ _____________________ jump the gun to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it Usage notes: If someone running in a race jumps the gun, they start running before the gun has been fired to start the race. => He shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologised for jumping the gun. 30. HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD = CH C NH INH ÓNG C T.Ắ Ư Đ Đ Ộ ______________________ Definition: The idiom to hit the nail on the head means to be right about something. Examples: He hit the nail on the head when he said, "Nobody goes to that beach anymore because it's too crowded." "People are too fat because they eat too much," she said, hitting the nail on the head. 31. THERE'S NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE = KHÔNG CÓ L A THÌ LÀM SAO CÓ KHÓI.Ử ______________________ [[ also Where there's smoke, there's fire.]] something that you say which means that if people are saying that someone has done something bad but no one knows whether it is true, it probably is true => He claims that they were just good friends and that they never slept together but there's no smoke without fire, that's what I say. h n cho r ng h ch là b n bè và r ng h không bao gi ng chung cùngắ ằ ọ ỉ ạ ằ ọ ờ ủ nhau nhưng k có l a thì làm sao có khói. ta nói th y.ử ế đấ 32. A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE = SAI 1 LY I 1 D M Đ Ặ ( sai 1 ly thì i 1 ng :v ) đ đố ____________________ YOU SCRATCH MY BACK AND I'LL SCRATCH YOU = CÓ QUA CÓ L I M I TO I LÒNG NHAU. Ạ Ớ Ạ ( scratch : cáo c u xé => mày cào l ng tao thì tao cào l ng mày l i ) ấ ư ư ạ ____________________ MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES = VI C HÔM NAY CH NGÀY MAI Ệ Ớ ĐỂ ____________________ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY COURTESY COSTS NOTHING = L I NÓI CH NG M T TI N MUA L A L I MÀ NÓI CHO V A Ờ Ẳ Ấ Ề Ự Ờ Ừ LÒNG NHAU ( courtesy : thanh l ch tao nhã => costs nothing : ch ng t n ng nào c )ị ẳ ố đồ ả . 33. ONE'S WORDS STICK IN ONE'S THROAT = ngh n ngào nói không ra l iẹ ờ ____________________ => my words stick in my throat whenever i try to say something kind or tender. C tôi p úng k ra l i ổ ấ ờ m i khi tôi c nói i u gì ng t ngào hay âu y m.ỗ ố đ ề ọ ế 34. HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE CLOUDS = U ÓC TRÊN MÂY ; ( không hay bi t gì c )ĐẦ ĐỂ ế ả ____________________ => Daniel, do you have your head in the clouds ? " said the teacher = th y giáo b o, này daniel, u ấ ả đầ óc em trên mây r ph i kđể ả => she walks around all day with her head in the clouds. she must be in love =cô ta th ng i d y su tườ đ ạ ố ngày, u óc trên mây. Ch c là cô ta ang yêu aiđầ để ắ đ => i dont think Celia understands that she's in danger of not passing thecourse. She seems to have her head in the clouds. Tôi ngh Celia không hi u có y ang b nguy c là không v t qua khóa h c. ĩ ể ấ đ ị ơ ượ ọ cô y k hay bi t gì c .ấ ế ả 35. TALK LIKE NUT nói nhãm ru i, nói ba th tào laoồ ứ _____________________ Definition: (verbal phrase) say things that make little sense Don't talk like a nut! That's crazy. She's talking like a nut. Don't believe a word she says. 36. TALK THROUGH ONE’S HAT Nói huênh hoang, khoác lác ( nói x o, nói phóng i lên so v i nh ng gì th c t )ạ đạ ớ ữ ự ế _______________________ Definition: (verbal phrase) speak carelessly and tell lies He's talking through his hat. Don't believe a word he says. Unfortunately, Jane often talks through her hat, so you can't believe anything 37. MAKE SOMEONE'S BLOOD BOIL = LÀM AI GI N S I MÁUẬ Ộ _______________________ => it just makes my blood boil to think of the amount of food that get wasted around here = ngh n ĩ đế s l ng th c ph m b phí ph m trong vùng này là tôi t c gi n vô cùngố ượ ự ẩ ị ạ ứ ậ => whenever i think of that dishonest mess, it makes my blood boil = c m i l n ngh n b n ng i ứ ỗ ầ ĩ đế ọ ườ b t l ng y là tôi gi n sôi máuấ ươ ấ ậ => his behavior at Alice's party made my blood boil = cách c x c a anh ta trong b a ti c c a Alice ư ử ủ ữ ệ ủ làm tôi gi n sôi máuậ 38. THU H IỒ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY _______________________ take back - recover - reclaim withdraw - revoke => to revoke a driver's licence = thu h i b ng lái xeồ ằ => this book was withdrawn from circulation after its publication = cu n sách này b thu h i sau khi ố ị ồ xu t b nấ ả => revoke orders = thu h i l nhồ ệ => revoke promise= h y b l i h aủ ỏ ờ ứ => withdraw an accusation = rút l i l i t cáoạ ờ ố 39. S D NGỬ Ụ _______________________ UTILIZE - EMPLOY - USE + do you know how to use computers ? + to have an exclusive right to use something = c quy n s d ng cái gìđộ ề ử ụ + he employed his knife as a lever = h n dùng con dao làm òn b yắ đ ẩ + the police employed force to open the door = c nh sát dùng v l c m c aả ũ ự để ở ử + utilize solar power as a source of energy = s d ng n ng l ng m t tr i nh 1 ngu n n ng l ngử ụ ă ượ ặ ờ ư ồ ă ượ 40. CH NG CH TỒ Ấ _______________________ TO HEAP UP - PILE UP = ACCUMULATE + á ch ng ch t lên nhauđ đổ ồ ấ => fallen stones were heaped up together + l xâm l c ch ng ch t t i ácũ ượ ồ ấ ộ => the agressors heaped crimes upon crimes + nh ng món n ch ng ch tữ ợ ồ ấ => heaped up debts 41. CAST A CHILL OVER = gi i gáo n c l nh lên ộ ướ ạ . CHILL SB TO THE BONE = l nh th u x ngạ ấ ươ => i was sitting in a freezing draft that chilled me to the bone . CHILL OUT = th giãnư => what are u doing ? nothing much. Just chilling out bình t nhĩ => hey girls, chill out, okay ! he's not worth worrying about = nè cô bé, bình t nh i ch , anh y không ĩ đ ứ ấ áng b n tâm âu.đ để ậ đ . CATCH A CHILL = b c m l nhị ả ạ . FEEL A CHILL RUN DOWN ONE'S SPINE = c m giác l nh ch y d c s ng l ng c a ai ả ạ ạ ọ ố ư ủ => i felt a chill run down my spine when i saw a shadow hovering in front of the haunting house. 42. WHAT'S EATING YOU ! = "What's bothering you?" = ai ch c gh o gì mày àọ ẹ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY _______________________ hey guy ! you are in a bad mood today , what's eating you ? ê ! mày có v không n hôm nay, ai ch c gh o gì mày à ?ẻ ổ ọ ẹ 43. I'M HOSED = To be screwed; to be out of luck = ch t ch c r i !ế ắ ồ _______________________ Ch t tao r i ! m phát hi n ra tao cúp ti t tr ng vào tu n r i @@ế ồ ẹ ệ ế ở ườ ầ ồ I'm hosed. My mom found out i skipped school last week. 44. CHICKEN Meaning/Usage: Being afraid or scared _______________________ Explanation: Chickens are very timid, afraid or scared of many things. It is common to use animals to express traits such as "sly as a fox" or "strong as a bear." => CHICKEN DÙNG CH NH NG NG I NHÚT NHÁT, S S T.ĐỂ Ỉ Ữ ƯỜ Ợ Ệ "There's nothing to be scared of. Don't be a chicken." Ch ng vi c gì ph i s , ng nhát th chẳ ệ ả ợ đừ ế ứ "Everyone thinks I'm a chicken because I didn't go bungee jumping with them." m.n ngh tôi nhát nh ĩ ư th b i vì tôi không dám nh y xu ng ( GO BUNGEE JUMPING = môn th thao nh y t trên cao ỏ đế ở ả ố ể ả ừ xu ng ( trên c u ho c vách á ) v i s i dây c t vào chân. )ố ầ ặ đ ớ ợ ộ "Stop being a chicken and just go." ng có nhát nh th n a, ti n lên nào.Đừ ư ế ữ ế __________________________ A: "Did you ask Martha on a date?" Mày có h n hò v i Martha ch a ?ẹ ớ ư B: "No. I was about to, but I got a little nervous." Không, tao s p thôi, mà tao h i lo l ngắ ơ ắ Bi u t ng c m xúc frownể ượ ả A: "You're such a chicken." Mày úng là nhát nh th mà !đ ư ỏ đế __________________________ Other Common Sentences "I didn't know you were afraid of insects. You're a scaredy cat." "He's a coward. He wouldn't even go on the rollercoaster ride." "Jack is scared of everything. He's such a sissy." + SCARE-DY CAT = COWARD = ng i nhát ganườ + SISSY = ng i o l vì y u u iườ ẻ ả ế đ ố Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 45. MISGUIDED (ADJ) = wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly. = SAI L MẦ => the new proposals are, in our opinion, totally misguided. => his untidy clothes give one a misguided impression of him = qu n áo nó lôi thôi l ch th ch khi n ng ầ ế ế ế ta có n t ng sai l m v nóấ ượ ầ ề => a misguided child = a bé b xúi làm b yđứ ị ậ 46. VI T - ANH :)))Ệ CÂY R NG LÁ tree sheds leavesỤ R N L T DA snake sheds skinẮ Ộ R I L shed tearsƠ Ệ MÁU VÌ T N C to shed one's blood for one's countryĐỔ ĐẤ ƯỚ T A H NG TH M shed perfumeỎ ƯƠ Ơ T A SÁNG shed light ( lamp sheds light = èn t a sáng )Ỏ đ ỏ T A YÊU TH NG shed loveỎ ƯƠ 47. STALE (ADJ) C , ÔI /ste l/Ũ ɪ + stale bread = bánh mì cũ + stale news = tin c ríchũ + stale joke = câu nói ùa nh t nh o ( c rích ch ng gì thú v n a )đ ạ ẽ ũ ẳ ị ữ 48. PORE (V) + pore over a book = m i mê nghiên c u 1 cu n sachả ứ ố + pore upon a problem = nghi n ng m 1 v n ề ẫ ấ đề (n) L CHÂN LÔNGỖ 49. ALLUDE AND ELUDE 1. ALLUDE (V) = is to talk around something, give hints, and generally not say what you really want to say. You allude to something when you don't want to say it outright: = NÓI BÓNG NÓI GIÓ => Your film alludes to various versions of the "sleeping beauty" myth — was there a single starting point? . 2. ELUDE (V)To elude, on the other hand, is to get away. Elude does love hiding from the law, but it can also refer to an idea you can't grasp or cheap health care = L N TRÁNHẨ => Gregory Standifer was arrested at the scene after allegedly attempting to elude police by jumping out of a window, police said. 50. COY (adj) B N L NẼ Ẽ shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you => she gave me a coy smile. Cô ta c i b n l n v i tôi :)))))ườ ẽ ẽ ớ 51. RAIL (V) to complain about sth in a very angry way + rait at (against) sb = ch i b i aiử ớ + to rail at fate = than thân trách ph nậ => she rails against the injustice of it all 52. 1 s c m có th g p trong h i tho i n u c n ố ụ ể ặ ộ ạ ế ầ ________________________________ [...]... én không làm nên mùa xuân 5 Time and tide wait for no man Thời giờ thấm thoát thoi đưa 6 Nó đi di mãi có chờ đại ai 7 Grasp all, lose all: Tham thì thâm 8 Let bygones be bygones: Hãy để cho quá khứ lùi vào dĩ vãng 9 Hand some is as handsome does: Cái nết đánh ch ết cái đẹp 10 When in Rome, do as the Romes does: Nhập gia tuỳ t ục 11 Clothes does not make a man: Manh áo không làm nên th ầy tu 12 Don’t . Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY T NG H P CÁC BÀI POST V T V NG VÀỔ Ợ Ề Ừ Ự THÀNH NG Ữ Admin Thanh Vi GROUP MASTER VOCABULARY 1. A SLEIGHT OF HAND = The performance. stepping stones to success. Xây d ng thành công t th t b i. S chán n n và th t b i là hai b c m ch c ch n nh t d n t i ự ừ ấ ạ ự ả ấ ạ ướ đệ ắ ắ ấ ẫ ớ thành công. 5. PHRASES AND IDIOMS ABOUT. ___________________ Sau ây là nh ng c m t thành ng hay r t phù h p cho v n nói ho c các k thiđ ữ ụ ừ ữ ấ ợ ă ặ ỳ Bi u t ng c m xúc ể ượ ả smile + A LITTLE WHILE AGO = cách ây 1 kho ng th i gian ng nđ