COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS an assignment: làm nhiệm vụ take measures: business (with): làm ăn với take responsibility for sth: one’s best: làm have difficulty (in) doing something: a crossword: chơi ô chữ have a problem: an experiment: làm thí nghiệm pay attention to: harm: làm hại pay a visit to sb: one’s duty: làm nghĩa vụ take it easy: one’s homework: làm tập nhà keep an eye on someone/ something: research: làm nghiên cứu lose touch with someone: someone a favour: giúp đỡ catch sight of someone/ something: make an appointment: thu xếp hẹn pull someone’s leg: make an attempt: nỗ lực for the time being: make an announcement:tuyên bố by chance: make the bed: by far: make a cake: by heart: make a choice: in advance: make a decision: as a rule: make a differrence: with flying colours: make an effort: make ends meet: make an excuse: in need of: make a mistake: in danger of: make money: in shortages of: make progress out of touch: make a plan: out of order: make a phone call: out of work: make a profit: out of control: make a speech: out of date: make noise: out of fashion: make up one’s mind: out of the question: make use of: give birth to: take sb/sth for granted: all of a sudden: take place: at risk: take part in: give a hand: take effect: on the tip of one’s tongue: take advantage of sth: have a row with: take notice of sth: call it a day: Cụm từ thời gian: Eventually = in the end: Cuối Suddenly = All at once : Đột nhiên Lately = Recently = The other day: Dạo gần Occasionally = Now and again: Thỉnh thoảng Finally – Once and for all: Cuối = At last Forever = For good: Mãi In good time = With time to spare: Vào lúc thích hợp Once before = On a previous occasion: Một lần trước CÁC CỤM TỪ ĐI VỚI OUT OF out of date: lỗi thời out of door: Ngoài trời out of order: hỏng out of reach: tầm với out of stock: hết hàng out of work: thất nghiệp out of breath: hụt out of sight: ko thấy out of mind: ko nghĩ tới 10 out of danger: hiểm 11 out of control: ngồi tầm kiểm soát 12 out of focus: làm mờ/ nhoè 13 out of luck: rủi ro 14 out of practice: ko rèn luyện 15 out of the question: khả 16 out of fashion: lỗi mốt 17 out of office: mãn nhiệm 18 out of the way: ko sử dụng ... once : Đột nhiên Lately = Recently = The other day: Dạo gần Occasionally = Now and again: Thỉnh thoảng Finally – Once and for all: Cuối = At last Forever = For good: Mãi In good time = With time