49 idioms hay dùng trong tiếng anh

33 Idioms hay dùng tiếng Anh (phần 2) 1.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched: Đừng nói trước kẻo bước không qua => I think I’m going to get straight A’s on my tests, but I don’t want to count my chickens before they are hatched 2.A bad/rotten apple: Con sâu làm rầu nồi canh =>There’s always one bad apple in every class => What you plan to about the bad apples in the company when you become CEO? 3.Have egg on your face: trở thành trò cười =>Mike always said he could speak English fluently but when he couldn’t hold a conversation with the English tourist ,he had egg all over his face 4.Burn the candle at both ends: mệt mỏi phải thức khuya dậy sớm =>If he doesn’t stop burning the candle at both ends, he’ll end up in hospital 5.Kill two birds with one stone: Một mũi tên trúng hai đích ,nhất cử lưỡng tiện =>I kill two birds with one stone by reading the news in English, I learn about current events and improve my English 6.Paint the town red: quậy quán bar,câu lạc ,vv để tận hưởng sống =>Some people like nothing better than to paint the town red at every opportunity,but I prefer to stay at home and read books =>You’ve got a bonus? We must paint the town red immediately! 7.Bite off more than you can chew: tham thâm ,ôm đồm nhiều cộng việc thân làm hết =>She bit off more than she could chew and quickly fell behind in her work 8.A storm in a tea cup: phóng đại việc ,chuyện bé xé to =>The media is going crazy about it but if you ask me,it’s just a storm in the tea cup 9.Bite the bullet: chấp nhận việc không dễ chịu tránh , cắn chịu đựng =>I don’t want to the military service but it’s mandatory so I just have to bite the bullet 10.Cry over spilt mill: tốn thời gian tiếc nuối việc xảy không thay đổi =>It’s no use crying over spilt mill Try hard and next time you will succeed 11.Dodge a bullet: thoát hiểm gang tấc =>The bus I missed had an accident.I feel like I dodged a bullet 12 Every cloud has a silver lining: rủi có may ,trong khó ló khôn =>I broke my legs but then met my future wife in the hospital.It’s true that every cloud had a silver lining 13.A little bird told me : nghe giang hồ đồn đại, nghe người ta nói =>I don’t want to be rude but a little bird told me your girlfriend has been cheating on you 14.Have a green thumb: mát tay trồng =>Look at Sarah’s garden! She really has a green thumb =>I admire people with green thumbs Any plants entrusted to my care die quickly 15.Money talks: có tiền mua tiên =>You want to know how I did it? Money talks ,my friend 16.Mind-blowing: tuyệt vời ,gây ấn tượng mạnh, gây shock =>It is a mind-blowing experience to me I will never forget it 17.Pay through the nose: phải trả giá cắt cổ =>After the environmental disaster,the oil company had to pay through the nose to clean it up 18.Shoot yourself in the foot: tự đào hố chôn =>If he keeps talking,pretty soon he’ll shoot himself in the foot 19.Turn green with envy: ghen tức xanh mặt, ghen ăn tức =>They turned green with envy when my husband walked in the room 20.The sky is the limit: giới hạn cho thành tựu đạt =>You can anything you put your mind to The sky is the limit 21.Wash your hands of something: từ chối tiếp tục chịu trách nhiệm cho việc =>The CEO couldn’t wait to wash his hands of the money-losing operation 22.Money doesn’t grow on trees : tiền giấy =>No, I won’t buy you that toy robot Money doesn’t grow on trees ,you know 23.See red: Giận đỏ mặt =>When he called me an idiot I saw red.I’ve never been angrier 24.Do something at gunpoint: làm việc miễn cưỡng bị ép buộc =>She might go out on a date with you … at gunpoint !Haha 25.Cat got your tongue? :Câm à? =>Has a cat got your tongue? Why can’t you respond? 26.Have two left feet: vụng chơi thể thao =>I love to dance, but my wife has two left feet 27.Needle in a haystack: Mò kim đáy bể =>Looking for one person in this crowd is like looking for a neddle in a haystack 28.Get blood from a stone: lấy trứng chọi đá =>Getting an apology from my husband is like getting blood from a stone 29.Out of the frying pan and into the fire: tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa =>Biology was too hard so I transferred to engineering,but I got out of the frying pan and into the fire 30.Walk on eggshells: tế nhị, kín đáo, giữ mồm giữ miệng =>I’m sick of walking on eggshells around you Why you have to be sensitive? 31.On a slippery slope :trượt dốc, hành động khó bỏ tiếp tục trở thành thói quen xấu =>It’s a slippery slope from drugs to prison =>Cheating on a diet is a slippery slope.Before you know it, you’ll be fat again 32.Curiosity killed the cat: chết tò mò =>I don’t want to know what is down that dark street.Curiosity killed the cat you know 33.The third time is a charm: tam ba bận,thường lần thứ may mắn =>Ask her out on a date again ,don’t give up.The third time’s a charm 34.Knock your socks off: làm ngạc nhiên =>The exciting news just knocked my socks off 35.Take something with a grain of salt: bán tin bán nghi =>You should always take everything you see on TV with a grain of salt 36.Wolf in sheep’s clothing: sói đội lốt cừu =>Cindy thought the handsome stranger was gentle and kind,but Susan suspected he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing 37.Never look a gift horse in the mouth: voi đòi hai bà trưng =>You gave him a car and he asked if the engine was new? Doesn’t he know never look a gift horse in the mouth? 38.Spill the beans: để lộ bí mật =>There is a surprise party for Anna at the end of the weekend Please don’t spill the beans 39.Fly by the seat of your pants: làm việc theo cảm tính ,tới đâu hay tới =>I’m not one to plan everything in detail ,I prefer to fly by the seat of my pants 40.Fit like a glove: vừa khít =>I’m so happy with my new jeans.They fit like a glove 41 Jump through hoops : thực nhiều việc khó khăn cần thiết để đạt điều =>If you want to get a promotion, you’ll have to jump through a few hoops 42.Under the table: tiền hối lộ bất hợp pháp =>Payments were made under the table to local officials 43.Like water off a duck’s back: nước đổ đầu vịt, nước khổ khoai =>If you want to be on TV,you have to be able to let personal attacks roll off you like water of a duck’s back 44.X-rated :18+ =>Children musn’t watch X-rated films 45.Volte face: trở mặt =>Everyone was thrown into confusion by her volte-face 46.You are what you eat: Ăn bổ =>You shoud not eat so much junk food You are what you eat, you know 47.Rain cats and dogs: mưa lớn =>It’s been raining cats and dogs all week 48.If the shoe fits (wear it): đồng ý với lời trích ,phê bình =>You are ignoring all the facts, if the shoe fits ,wear it 49.Quiet as mouse: câm hến =>I’ll be as quiet as a mouse