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- Get your head out of the clouds Hãy chấm dứt mơ mộng Tập trung vào bạn cần phải suy nghĩ - I laughed my head off at that film Bộ phim vui nhộn làm cười nhiều I don't know the answer off the top of my head Tôi trả lời cho câu hỏi tức Tôi câu trả lời học thuộc lòng Don't bite his head off for that tiny mistake Đừng có la mắng lỗi nhỏ We should put our heads together to solve this puzzle Chúng ta nên làm việc để tìm câu trả lời I'm so happy! I'm head over heels in love with that woman! Tôi yêu cô ta.(to be head over heels in love with someone = to love someone so so so much) Have a heart! Hãy biết thông cảm Nên nghĩ cảm giác người khác, cảm giác riêng bạn We had a real heart-to-heart and now she knows exactly how I feel about her Chúng hoàn toàn chân thành với cảm giác He seems unfriendly at first but honestly his heart's in the right place Mặc dù có bề lạnh lùng xa cách, người tốt I really adored my grandmother and when she died, it broke my heart Tôi buồn bà qua đời Some students like to learn irregular verbs by heart Họ thích học thuộc lòng cách đọc viết nhiều lần He wears his heart on his sleeve, you always know exactly how he's feeling (‘Sleeve’ tay áo, để tim tay áo chứng tỏ người ko che giấu cảm xúc mà bộc lộ hết ngoài.) Anh ta không che giấu cảm xúc Nếu giận dữ, biểu Once in a blue moon: very rarely, very infrequently: thuở mặt trăng màu xanh - khi, không xảy Ví dụ: My brother lives in France, so I only see him once in a blue moon (Em trai sống Pháp nên gặp cậu ấy) Be all ears: listen carefully or eagerly: dỏng tai lên nghe Ví dụ: If you think you can suggest a better alternative to spending that much money, I am all ears (Nếu anh cho đưa giải pháp khác hay để sử dụng số tiền lớn dỏng tai lên nghe đây) Hit the sack/ hay: ngủ Ví dụ: Time to hit the hay (Đã đến lúc ngủ đây) (Cost) an arm and a leg: a very high price for an item or service; or an expensive price: đắt tay chân cắt bán - đắt, giá cắt cổ Ví dụ: That new iPhone costs me an arm and a leg (Cái iPhone đắt cắt cổ) Sit on the fence: remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion: ngồi hàng rào ranh giới - lưỡng lự, không chọn phía Ví dụ: You should make a decision; you cannot sit on the fence (Anh nên đưa định chứ, lưỡng lự được) On the ball: be alert, active or attentive: nhanh nhẹn, tinh nhanh, phản xạ nhanh Ví dụ: - If I had been more on the ball I would have asked when he called me (Nếu nhanh miệng hơn, kịp hỏi anh gọi lại cho tôi) Under the weather: slightly unwell or in low spirits: mệt mỏi, xuống tinh thần Ví dụ: - I’m sorry, I feel a bit under the weather, I think I cannot join the party tonight (Xin lỗi, tớ thấy mệt, không tới bữa tiệc tối được) 1.Fair and square: công bằng, thẳng thắn I won the contest fair and square 2.Fall for: cảm nắng I fell for her as soon as I met her 3 Feather in one’s cap: niềm tự hào His speech went well at the corporate meeting It was a feather in his cap Feel in one’s bones: linh cảm, linh tính I believe he is going to get the promotion I can just feel it in my bones Feel like a million bucks: cảm thấy hưng phấn, thoải mái I felt like a million bucks when I wore my new suit to the wedding Feel like two cents: cảm thấy xấu hổ, ngượng ngùng I felt like two cents when I dropped the birthday cake on the floor Fish out of water: cảm thấy không thoải mái She felt like a fish out of water when she went to the party in her formal dress while everyone else was wearing jeans Fly off the handle: tam bành Her mother flew off the handle when she found out that her daughter dropped out of college Fly-by-night: không đáng tin cậy I don’t want to buy my computer from that store It’s a fly-by-night company; they may not be in business next year 10 From the bottom of one’s heart: từ tận đáy lòng My sister thanked me from the bottom of her heart for saving her dog’s life 11 From scratch: số không This chocolate was not made from a cake mix, she made it from scratch 12 Get a grip on oneself : giữ bình tĩnh, kiềm chế When he lost the soccer game, he couldn’t stop crying I told him to get a grip on himself 13 Get cold feet: chùn bước vào phút chót I was prepared to make a speech, but I got cold feet when I saw how many people were going to hear it 14 Get in on the ground floor: tham gia từ ngày He is a very wealthy man He was one of Microso ſt’s first employees and got in on the ground floor 15 Get in the swing of things: thích nghi với môi trường After working two weeks in the new department, I finally got into the swing of things 16 Get off the ground: khởi đầu thuận lợi I finally got my business off the ground 17 Get to the bottom of: tìm nguyên nhân sâu xa After talking to my friend for an hour, I finally got to the bottom of why he was angry at me 18 Get up and go: nổ tháo vát She always seems so excited and motivated at work She’s got a lot of get up and go 19 Give a hoot: quan tâm I don’t give a hoot who wins the election 20 Give the cold shoulder : đối xử lạnh nhạt, hờ hững I was so mad at my cousin, that I gave her the cold shoulder at the wedding reception 21 Give someone a break: tạo hội cho The actor struggled for many years Finally, someone gave him a break and put him in a movie 22 Go Dutch: mạnh trả If we have dinner together, I insist that we go Dutch