achieve a record lập kỉ lục above board hợp pháp The bidding process was completely fair and above board. across the board tất cả mọi thứ The proposed across the board cuts for all state agencies will total 84 million air one’s dirty laundry in the public bàn luận thẳng thắn The captain refuses to air the team’s dirty laundry in public. all along mọi lúc Do you think he’s been cheating us all along? all at once bất thình lình All at once there was a loud crashing sound. all ears lắng nghe chăm chú I’m all ears – tell us what they had to say. all thumbs vụng về Can you untangle this thread for me? I’m all thumbs today an arm and a leg một khoản tiền lớn These shoes cost me an arm and a leg. apple of sb’s eyes người quan trọng, người đặc biệt His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye at all costs bằng mọi giá Security during the president’s visit must be maintained at all costs. at fault chịu trách nhiệm He could never accept that he had been at fault. at heart thực chất He was a very gentle boy at heart. at odds không đồng thuận They’re at odds over the funding of the project. at square one ban đầu as black as coal đen như mực The pirate’s evil eyes are as black as coal at the end of sb’s rope sụp đổ I’m at the end of my rope with these kids as busy as a bee cực kì bận rộn She was as busy as a bee the whole day. as easy as pie dễ như ăn bánh For Judy, getting a pilot’s license was easy as pie – she seemed to have a naturaltalent for it. as hungry as a bear cực kì đói I’m as hungry as a bear. I could eat anything as old as the hills xưa như trái đất Why don’t we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as the hills. backbone dũng cảm Will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks? banker’s hours giờ làm việc ngắn His business is doing so well he can just keep banker’s hours. beat the clock hoàn thành trước thời hạn The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system. be beside sb’s self buồn He was beside himself with grief when she died. be bound to chắc chắn When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen. be fresh out of tốt nghiệp We’re fresh out of oranges, would you like an apple? be kidding đùa You want me to drive into the city? You’ve got to be kidding before long sớm With a little exercise, you’ll be back in shape before long behind the ball gặp khó khăn be on a tight budget không có nhiều tiền Being a student I’m on atight budget so I have to be careful with money be on cloud nine sung sướng Ever since Mary got her promotion at work, she’sbeen on cloud nine. be on duty trong ca trực I’ll be on duty in about an hour. big shot nhân vật quan trọng All the corporate big shots are meeting this afternoon bite sb’s tongue cố gắng không nói ra I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue. bite at the cherry thử lại lần nữa He missed a medal in the 100 metres, but will get a second bite of the cherry in the 400 metres. blind date hẹn hò mà không biết mặt nhau Elaine arranged for me to go on a blind date with a guy from her office. blockbuster phim bom tấn Do you prefer blockbusters or smaller films? blue blood dòng giống hoàng tộc The poorest boy at Groton, his private school, he is both a blue blood and an underdog bookworm người đọc nhiều sách For those bookworms, there is a library with a vast collection. bomb thất bại brain người thông minh brainstorm động não ý tưởng hay Just brainstorm, getting all your ideas on the table bread and butter thiết yếu trong cuộc sống break sb’s neck cố gắng rất nhiều I broke my neck to get here on time. break the ice làm quen omeone suggested that we play a party game to break the ice. break a leg chúc may mắn Hey, hope you break a leg tonight. break up chia tay Jenny and George have broken up. break a record phá kỉ lục The painting has broken all records, selling for over £20 million.
achieve a record lập kỉ lục above board hợp pháp The bidding process was completely fair and above board across the board tất thứ The proposed across the board cuts for all state agencies will total $84 million air one’s dirty laundry in the public bàn luận thẳng thắn The captain refuses to air the team’s dirty laundry in public all along lúc Do you think he’s been cheating us all along? all at once All at once there was a loud crashing sound all ears lắng nghe chăm I’m all ears – tell us what they had to say all thumbs vụng Can you untangle this thread for me? I’m all thumbs today an arm and a leg khoản tiền lớn These shoes cost me an arm and a leg apple of sb’s eyes người quan trọng, người đặc biệt His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye at all costs giá Security during the president’s visit must be maintained at all costs at fault chịu trách nhiệm He could never accept that he had been at fault at heart thực chất He was a very gentle boy at heart at odds không đồng thuận They’re at odds over the funding of the project at square one ban đầu as black as coal đen mực The pirate’s evil eyes are as black as coal at the end of sb’s rope sụp đổ I’m at the end of my rope with these kids! as busy as a bee bận rộn She was as busy as a bee the whole day as easy as pie dễ ăn bánh For Judy, getting a pilot’s license was easy as pie – she seemed to have a naturaltalent for it as hungry as a bear đói I’m as hungry as a bear I could eat anything! as old as the hills xưa trái đất Why don’t we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as the hills backbone dũng cảm Will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks? banker’s hours làm việc ngắn His business is doing so well he can just keep banker’s hours beat the clock hoàn thành trước thời hạn The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system be beside sb’s self buồn He was beside himself with grief when she died be bound to chắn When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to hap be fresh out of tốt nghiệp We’re fresh out of oranges, would you like an apple? be kidding đùa You want me to drive into the city? You’ve got to be kidding before long sớm With a little exercise, you’ll be back in shape before long behind the ball gặp khó khăn be on a tight budget khơng có nhiều tiền Being a student I’m on atight budget so I have to be careful with money be on cloud nine sung sướng Ever since Mary got her promotion at work, she’sbeen on cloud nine be on duty ca trực I’ll be on duty in about an hour big shot nhân vật quan trọng All the corporate big shots are meeting this afternoon bite sb’s tongue cố gắng khơng nói I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue bite at the cherry thử lại lần He missed a medal in the 100 metres, but will get a second bite of the cherry in the 400 metres blind date hẹn hò mà Elaine arranged for me to go on a blind date with a guy from her office mặt blockbuster phim bom Do you prefer blockbusters or smaller films? blue blood dòng giống hồng tộc The poorest boy at Groton, his private school, he is both a blue blood a underdog bookworm người đọc nhiều sách For those bookworms, there is a library with a vast collection bomb thất bại brain người thông minh brainstorm động não/ ý tưởng hay bread and butter thiết yếu sống break sb’s neck cố gắng nhiều I broke my neck to get here on time break the ice làm quen omeone suggested that we play a party game to break the ice break a leg chúc may mắn Hey, hope you break a leg tonight break up chia tay Jenny and George have broken up break a record phá kỉ lục The painting has broken all records, selling for over £20 million Just brainstorm, getting all your ideas on the table ... could eat anything! as old as the hills xưa trái đất Why don’t we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as the hills backbone dũng cảm Will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks?... bookworm người đọc nhiều sách For those bookworms, there is a library with a vast collection bomb thất bại brain người thông minh brainstorm động não/ ý tưởng hay bread and butter thi t yếu sống... you’ll be back in shape before long behind the ball gặp khó khăn be on a tight budget khơng có nhiều tiền Being a student I’m on atight budget so I have to be careful with money be on cloud nine