Out of sight, out of mind My collection 2004. Idiomatic Expressions * The form Verb + Noun (Phrase ) + Preposition The usual idiomatic forms. 1. To catch sight of smt / doing smt: 2. To give place to smb 3. To give way to smt /smt 4. To keep pace / up with smb. 5. To lose sight of smt / smb. 6. To make allowance for smt/ doing smt 7. To make fun of smt. 8. To make a fuss over / about smt. 9. To make room for doing smt 10. To make use of smt. 11. To lose touch with smt/ smb. 12. To lose track of smt. 13. To put a stop to doing smt 14. To take account of smt / smb 15. To take care of smb / smt 16. To take notice of doing smt/ smt 17. To pay attention to smt 18. To put an end to smt. 19. To set fire to smt 20. To take advantage of smt. 21. To take note of smt. 22. To take leave of smt. 23. To give birth to smb 24. To make a contribution to smb. 25. To keep correspondence with smb. 26. To show affection for smb. 27. To feel pity for To take (have ) pity on smt / smb. 28. To feel regret for smt / doing smt. 29. To feel sympathy for smb. 30. To make a decision on To make up ones mind 31. To make complaint to smb about smt. 32. To feel shame at smb. 33. To have a look at smt 34. To get victory over. : bắt gặp . : nhờng chỗ : nhợng bộ. :sánh kịp, bắt kịp : mất hút : chiếu cố đến. : chế nhạo : làm rối tung lên, làm om sòm : dọn chỗ, tạo khoảng trống. : dùng , sử dụng. : mất liên lạc : mất dấu : làm ngừng lại. : để ý đến, lu tâm. = to look after : = to listen to : the same as : kết thúc/ to end / to come to an end : làm cháy, thiêu. : lợi dụng : để ý , ghi chép. : từ biệt : sinh con. : góp phần : liên lạc th từ : có cảm tình : thơng xót : To regret . : To be sorry for / to feel sorry for : To decide to do smt : To complain (to smb )(about smt) : To be ashamed of : To look at :To win/lose (by three goals to nil) no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 1 = Out of sight, out of mind 35. To play / have an influence over/ on 36. To have faith in smt /smb 37. To take/ show interest in smt : ảnh hởng : To believe in : To be interested in doing/smt. * How adj / adv + Subject + be / verb ! Ex : How dirty the room is ! How fast Nam speaks Chinese ! * What + a/ an + adj + Noun ! ( Subject + Verb ) Ex : . * How adj + be + Subject ? = What + be + noun .? Ex : long = length ; wide = width . How long is Kalong river ? What is the length of Kalong River ? But : How tall is Tom ? ( not what is the height of Tom) What is Toms height ? To prefer / would rather . To prefer smt / noun to smt / noun prefer to do smt rather than do smt To would prefer smb / Object( not) to do smt = To would rather Subject did ( not ) smt (now ) - had ( not ) done smt ( past tense ) To be im/possible for smb to do smt = To can / not do smt * as / so long as ; provided ( that ) ; providing ( that ) : Miễn là + Clause , clause * Having + P 2 , clause : chỉ hành động xảy trớc hành động khác - V_ing + O , clause : chỉ nguyên nhân . ( Not + V_ing . . Class 10. To take over : có trách nhiệm / in : hiểu / on : chấp nhận + During + noun ( to say when smt happens not how long ? + while + Subject + verb * to / in (not) order to / so as (not) to + Verb + clause . * So that / in order that + Subject + can(not) / could(not) .will/ would * Adj + to . ( S + be + adj + to do smt ) . Ex : Its easy to understand her She is easy to undersatnd . To understand her is easy ( happy / difficult / impossible/ dangerous/ safe / sad / pleased / glad / hard _ on arrival = arriving To be sure / certain of smt . To give up doing smt = to stop doing smt _ To have trouble doing smt = To have difficulty (in) doing smt To arrange to do smt : cbị để làm gì no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 2 = Out of sight, out of mind _ To be at a loss: bối rối . for words Ex: He is * To make fun of smt : Đùa cợt , chế nhạo - To be friendly to / with smb. - To disapprove of smt / doing smt : ủng hộ( không ) * To remind smb (not) to do smt / To remind smb of smt/ doing smt To be supposed to do smt = to be said to .ngời ta cho rằng To be about to do smt = to be on the point of doing smt = to be going to do smt In order for smb to do smt - Ex : He bought that pen in order for me to write To deal with smt : To solve smt To play a ( .adj .) part in smt : To participate in : tham gia vào / đóng vai trò To keep / lose ones temper = giữ / mất bình tĩnh To be in a ( good , bad .) mood : tâm trạng . To specialise in : chuyên gia Ex : To respect smb for smt : kính trọng ai vì : Ex : . To have an influence on smt = To affect smt/smb : ảnh hởng đến To know smb from smb : phân biệt Ex : To be popular with .: to catch on with Ex: . To have had enough of smt / smb : Chán ngấy ai / . For fear of doing smt = in case . Adj / adv as (though) subject verb , clause = Although . by no means : không tí nào EX: He is by no means clever Due to = owing to = thanks to = because of + phrase / noun/ v_ing . Ex : So great was her new that I could not forget Such = so great / much To fit in with smt Ex To be / go on (off duty : đến phiên / hết phiên To live up to smt : sống nh /theo . Ex: he lived up to our expectation To look up to smb = to respect for smt To be in favour of smt : ủng hộ ai To take after smb : giống ai To sell out of smt : bán hết On account of smt = because of On the whole ; xét toàn bộ To jump(come ) to conclusions : ( the conclusion )(draw not to)vội đi tới quyết định To come as a (no) surprise (shock) to smb (to do smt ) that, clause = To cause smb to be surprised / shocked Ex : It came as no surprise to me that he failed the exams To stand out for : trì hoãn To stand for smt / smb : thay thế To get out of the habit of doing smt : từ bỏ thói quen . To be / get in to / fall into / in the habit of doing smt : The day after tomorrow two days after / the day before yesterday . To pride oneself on smt / doing smt = to be proud of smt / smb / doing smt To admit to smt / doing smt thừa nhận / thú nhận . or (to admit to doing st ) no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 3 = Out of sight, out of mind Ex : He would never admit to being wrong She admitted her fault / He admitted having stolen my car Cũng có thể : It is now admitted to have been a mistake ( chuyện đó ngày nay đc thừa nhận là Rather than (propo) do smt , clause . : thay cho việc ., Ex : . . . . . . body language (n) ngôn ngữ cử chỉ . To be typical of smb/ smt to do smt : ai đó có đặc trng / vật ) làm gì Ex: It is typical of Lan to come late . To suspect smb of smt / doing smt : nghi ngờ Sure/ certain / likely / bound . Ex : she is likely to buy it = It is likely that she will (probably) buy it Contrary to (prepo) smt / noun , clause . Ex : Contrary to my hope , you don t remember what I said To account for = to explain / on account for = because of To be dependent on smt / smb : phụ thuộc vào . To be independent of smt / smb : không phụ thuộc To be ashamed of smt: xấu hổ / to be jealous of smt (smb) :ghen tỵ với To be angry / furious / annoyed with smb for doing smt about smt To get on well with smb = to get along with = to have a (good )relationship with To end in smt : có kết cục là Ex: the argument ended in tears To be crazy about smb / smt / doing smt : đam mê , hào hứng Ex : She is crazy about singing . To bear a resemblance to smt/ smb ( giống với ) = to remind smb of smb / smt. Ex : He bears a resemblace to her father = He reminded her of her father. To sentence smb to (time of imprisonment ) bỏ tù ai dó bao lâu. = to be jailed for ( time ) : ai bị bỏ tù To occur to smb ( to do smt ) that clause = an idea has to smb : chợt loé ra Ex : It occurred to me that you wouldn t come = to cross ones mind (that) To get by : = to manage to do smt To result in smt : dẫn đến, đa đến ( resulting in smt ) Ex : Our efforts resulted in success / failure To have command of smt / doing smt : thành thạo làm gì Ex: My close-friend has (a) good of English language. To exchange smt for smt .with smb : Ex: To be (get) married / engaged to smb. To be short of smt = there is a shortage of smt To hope for smt / to do smt / to long for smb / smt Ex : they are longing a holiday to see her To provide smb with smt / to provide smt to smb : Ex / to supply smb with smt . To quarrel with smb : cãi nhau với ai Ex : To drop by / in / over : tạt vào thăm ai Regardless of smt (smb): không chú ý đến cái gì / không đếm xỉa Ex :Regardless of my advice, he went out in the rain no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 4 = Out of sight, out of mind By means of smt : bằng cách , nhờ cái gì Ex : they write a letter .my pen In common with smb / smt : cùng với / giống ai Ex : In common with other, she applied for his job. Fancy + v_ing : sự sửng sốt . Ex : Fancy seeing her here. As for smb / smt : còn nh , về phần Much to smt , clause . Ex : Much to her surprise , he came back late. Cô ấy rất ngạc nhiên , To criticise smt / smb for smt : chỉ trích ai / cái gì vì . To take part in smt : tham gia To put up with : chịu đựng ai do . To come across / over : tình cờ gặp . To be suspiciuos of smt / smb : nghi ngờ ai / . To despise smt / smb for smt = to look down on smb / smt :coi thờng ai / To take smb by surprise = to surprise smb by happenning unexpectedly A great deal of uncountable A great number of countable noun : chép phần còn lại Almost (trớc dt, tt, phótừ ) (adv) gần nh Mostly (adv) hầu hết To bring about = to cause : To cease doing smt = to stop By far : hơn xa . ( sau các tt hoặc trgtừ / trớc hoặc sau so sánh hoặc cao nhất + the / a Ex : she is by far the best student ( ) To have no idea = to dont know yet: là từ nối, liên từ : song , tuy nhiên To die of smt . To keep doing smt / to persuade smb to do smt : thuyết phục ai To take to smt / doing smt = to love doing smt To be pregant (adj) = to have a pregnancy . To neglect to do smt : thờ ơ Ex : . To aim at smt / smb : nhằm / ngắm vào To be under the impression that + cluase .: nghĩ rằng, có cảm tởng rằng Ex : I am under the impression that he doesnt pass the exam To collide with smb = to run into smb To be on good terms with smb = to get on well with . To make friends with smb : Ex: To fall out with smt : cãi nhau với ai To be in)capable of doing smt / smt To enable smb to do smt :là cho ai có khả năng làm gì : Ex : Your words To be hopeless at doing smt ( good / bad/ excelent .) But for + noun / V_ing , clause : nếu không có To be considered to be = To be regarded as smt : đợc coi nh là no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 5 = Out of sight, out of mind To be dressed in smt : mặc cái gì In short : tóm lại for short: viết tắt Ex: Ben is usually short for Bejamin Ex: he is called Ben for short. Fine wine will improve with age ( càng để càng ngon ) immigration (n) (to/into) : sự nhập c ( vào một nớc .) immigrant : ngời nhập c >< emigrate (v) di c ( from .to .) To migrate: di trú . Invaluable (adj) - priceless (adj) Valuable >< valuelss worthless To go into detail (for smt ) nói/ viết mọi chi tiết về (cái gì ). On occasion:dịp . Therefore : tuy nhiên ( chỉ hệ quả ) Ex: In the event of smt , clause : trong trờng hợp mà To have (got) no business to do smt /(doing smt ) khômg có quyền làm gì To be concerned about (for) smt /smb : lo lắng Other than to do smt , clause : trừ , ngoài Ex: other than to ask you for money , I don t know what to do now To keep company with smt : / ở lại với To be guilty of doing smt : mắc lỗi làm gì According to smt , clause : : theo cái gì To spend / waste time doing smt / to spend money on smt There s no point in doing smt It s (not) worth / to have difficulty in / to be a waste of time (money) V_ing Dole = unemployment benefit : trợ cấp thất nghiệp . By the time . ( .perfect tense) To would rather do smt than do smt To play a/an ( adj ) part / role in .đóng vai trò ( .) trong To throw smt to smb ( ném để ai đó bắt .) To throw smt at smb/ smt ( ném ai )= hit them . To shout at smb to be angry > < to shout to smb ( thét để gọi ) To think about smt / smb : xem xét , suy nghĩ To think of (doing smt ) smb : nhớ lại / .nghĩ lại ( about /of : the same ) To dream about smb / smt ( mơ về ) To dream of doing smt ( tởng tợng ). To be sorry about smt : xin lỗi về việc đã gây ra also for doing smt : . To be sorry for smb /smt : chia sẻ chuyện buồn với ai To be familiar with smt : / to be accustomed to doing smt ( smt ) / To have the fun of doing smt / to have the pleasure of . Ex: there was no precedent for the Kings resignation . Never before had any Kings resigned ( Kings had never resigned before) There are more people out of work in this country than .before. Never have there been more people .in this country . Nothing but + clause : Ex: nothing but a big cake would satisfy him To have a row with smt : cãi nhau với ai no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 6 = Out of sight, out of mind To owe smt to smb : chịu ơn ai , nhờ ai . Ex : We owe this discovery to Newton To somebodys liking : làm cho ai vừa lòng, vừa ý ai ( đây là danh từ ) Ex : I d really hate to play tennis. Playing tennis is not to my liking / a big cake is to her liking Passive voice ( câu bị động dạng cầu kiến ) To have (smt + P2 ) / smb + V_ 0 / to get smt done : but smb to do smt Or so : khoảng ấy : he is twenty or so To object to doing smt = to have an (no) objection to doing smt . To be in / out of favour with smb : đợc/ (không) ai yêu mến To be in (out of ) favour of smt / smb ( ủng hộ ai .) To have no choice but to do smt (to be force to do smt ) Ex : he has no choice but to go out ( anh ta không con sự lựa chọn ngoài việc đi) Ex : not many people attended the meeting. (turn out /n) số ngời dự số ít . there was a poor turn-out for the meeting Ex : he is 2 metres high ( but) he is 2 metres in height ) To rob smb of smt / to steal smt from smb : To be for sale : để bán to be on sale : có bán To regard smt / smb as smb/smt : coi ai = to be considered sb to be To doubt whether / if + clause . To try in vain to do smt Ex: . To be nervous of doing smt = to be afraid of To feed smb / smt on smt . ( to smb ) To deal with smt = to solve smt / to have a solution to smt To call off / to put off Verb_ing = to stop In all probability + clause : rất có thể Ex : in all probablity , he has already left. To be on the go = to be busy To be on ( adj ) terms ( with smb ) : = to get on well with smb . Other than (prepo) to do smt / smt (smb ) + clause . ngoài , trừ Có lẽ = apart from ( except for ) In the first / second place : một là , hai là . To make head or tail of smt = to understand smt : hiểu từ đầu đến đuôi. To be foolish to do smt ( doing smt ) = it (be ) foolish of smb to do smt Ex : we had never been so happy before We were unhappy before happier than we had ever been to raise to rise ( to blame smb / smt FOR smt To blame smt ON smt / smb ( She is to blame for smt ) To be hungry for smt hold up (n) kẹt, vụ cớp Lest ( conj) vì sợ rằng . Ex : he ran away LEST he should be late To make a (much/ no difference to smt / smb = it matter to smb _ clause ảnh hởng đến ai . Ex : no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 7 = Out of sight, out of mind To resemble = to take after / to arrive = to turn up To respect = to look up to [ to One s knowledge + clause : theo ng ời ta đc biết Ex : To my knowledge , you are lazy To be likely to to smt = there is any likelihood of smt To charge smb with smt : buộc tội to To be in charge of smb : to look after smb FOR THE SAKE OF = BECAUSE OF / without fail : chắc chắn To accept to smt / smb ; chấp nhận . to play a joke / trick on smb : lừa Out of the question (adj) : không thể. To make a good impression on smb ; tạo ấn tợng To be / get in touch with smb : liên lạc với . In all likelihood + clause ( có lẽ . , ) 60 divided by 5 is (makes .) 6 ( multiplied by .). Another other others Adjectives Pronouns Singular another another Plural other Others : đại từ thay cho danh từ (some +n ) vật/ ngời khác Ex: One pupil called me, another (pupil) Some books are interesting . Other books ( others ) are Others are The( my, his .) other : cái thứ hai trong hai cái : kia Ex : my left hand is dirty I may use the other to open the door The others : Những cái/ vật còn lại Ex : In my class I went swimming while the other went fishing . Other than (pre) to do smt ngoài, trừ . Ex: other than to ask me for money, he doesnt care for me Note : còn nhiều thiếu xót , mong thông cảm có gì bổ sung sau: . Take care of yourselves, my pupils à. no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i q ua ng nin h = 8 = . the / a Ex : she is by far the best student (....) To have no idea = to dont know yet: là từ nối, liên từ : song , tuy nhiên To die of smt ... To keep doing. việc đi) Ex : not many people attended the meeting. (turn out /n) số ngời dự số ít . there was a poor turn-out for the meeting Ex : he is 2 metres high (