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100 IDIOMS TIẾNG ANH QUAN TRỌNG STT

IDIOMS

MEAN

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CATS AND DOGS

Rain heavily

2

CHALK AND CHEESE

Very different from each other

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HERE AND THERE

Everywhere

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A HOT POTATO

Something that is difficult ordangerous to deal with

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AT THE DROP OF THE HAT

Immediately, instantly

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

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BEAT ABOUT/AROUND THE BUSH

8

BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD

9

BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL

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CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

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BREAK A LEG

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HIT THE BOOKS

Time to start from the beginning ; it is time toplan something over again Avoiding the main topic, not speaking directly about the issue

NGHĨA

EXAMPLE It’s rainingcats and Mưa nặng hạt dogs = It’s raining heavily I don’t have anything in common with my Khác biệt brother. We’re like chalk and cheese.

I have been looking here and there for Mọi nơi thegift I bought for my girlfriend.

The abortion issue is a Vấn đề nan political hot potatoin giải, nóng hổi the US. Ngay lập tức, tức thì

Bắt đầu lại từ đầu

Nói vòng vo, không vô vấn đề chính

If you need me, just call me. I can come atthe drop of a hat.

My plans tocreate a tiny car made of glasses were unsuccessful, so I guess it is back tothe drawing board.

Stop beatingabout the bush and answer myquestion.

Portable phones are A good marketed as the inventionor Ý tưởng hay, bestthing since sliced innovation; a good tốt bread; people think idea or plan. they are extremely good.

To stay up I will have a big exam Thức khuya working,especially tomorrow so I’ll làm việc, học studying late at beburning the midnight bài night oil tonight.

I was caught between When someone Lưỡng lự, two stools when I hadto findsit difficult to không biết lựa choose which shirt to choose between chọncái nào, hang out with my two alternatives do dự girlfriends.

Chúc may Good luck mắn Study Học tập

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

To reveal a secret or a surprise by accident

Để lộ bí mật

WHEN PIGS FLY

Something will never happen

Chuyện viễn vông, không tưởng

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SCRATCH SOMEONE’S BACK

Helpsomeone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future

Giúp ai với mong muốn sau này người ta sẽ giúp lại mình

16

HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

Do or say something exactly right

Đoán, nói trúngphóc

17

TAKESOMEONE/SOMETHING FOR GRANTED

Disregard

Coi nhẹ

18

TAKE SOMETHINGINTO ACCOUNT/CONSIDERATION

Toremember to consider something

Tính đến cái gì

19

KEEP AN EYE ON SB/STH

20

PUT SOMEONE/SOMETHING AT SOMEONE’S DISPOSAL

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Attention, to whom To make someone or something available to someone

It’s asecret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag.

Để ý, để tâm đến ai

“You scratch my back and I will scratchyours,” the customer said when we talked about the new sales contact.

Mike hit thenail on the head when he said most people can use a computer without knowinghow it works.

One of theproblems with relationships is that after a while you begin to take each otherfor granted.

We will take your long years of service intoaccount when we make our final decision.

Please keep an eye on my baby while I amout.

Có sẵn cho ai sử dụng theo ý muốn

I’d be glad to help you if you need me. Iput myself at your disposal.

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SPLITTING HEADACHE (N)

a severe headache

Đau đầu như búa bổ

22

OFF THE PEG

Ready-made

May sẵn (quần áo)

23

ON THE HOUSE

No pay, free

Không phải trả tiền

24

HIT THE ROOF = GO THROUGH THE ROOF = HIT THECEILING

To suddenly become angry

Giận dữ

25

BRING DOWN THE HOUSE

Make the audience applause warmly

Làm cho cả khán phòng

I’ve got asplitting headache. I’m going upstairs for a nap.

If I buytrousers off the peg, they’re always too short.

I went to arestaurant last night. I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was onthe house.

I’m afraid he will hit the roof when hefinds out our vacation is cancelled.

Bin’s voice brought the house down. Hereally

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PAY THROUGH THE NOSE

To pay too much for something

Trả giá đắt

27

BY THE SKIN OFONE’S TEETH

Too close

Sát sao

28

PULL SOMEONE’SLEG

Poke someone

Chọc ai

29

IT STRIKE SB AS/THAT A STRANGE

Strange

Lấy làm lạ

30

HIGH AND LOW = HERE AND THERE

Everywhere

Mọi nơi

31

THE MORE, THE MERRIER

The more crowded, the happier

Càng đông, càng vui

32

SPICK AND SPAN

Tidy

Ngăn nắp, gọn gàng

33

EVERY NOW ANDTHEN

Sometimes

Thỉnh thoảng

34

PART AND PARCEL

Integral, crucial

Quan trọng,thiết yếu

35

GO TO ONE’S HEAD

Make someone arrogant

Khiến ai kiêu ngạo

36

BE ON THE WAGON

Abstain from alcohol

Kiêng rượu

37

ONCE IN A BLUEMOON

Very rare

Rất hiếm

brought down the house with his fantastic song.

If you wantdecent wine in a restaurant, you will have to pay through the nose for it.

1. I gotthrough calculus class by the skin of my teeth.

2. I got to theairport a few minutes late and missed the plan by the skin of my teeth.

You don’t mean that.You’re just pulling my leg.

I stroke me as a strange when he came toclass early this morning.

I have been searching high and low for thegift I bought for Hà An for a whole day.

Of courseyou can have a ride with us! The more, the merrier.

The kitchenwas spick and span as ever, every surface wiped down and everything in itsplace.

Every nowand then, I want to be alone.

Being recognised in the street is all partand parcel of being famous.

1. Don’t let all this praises go to your head.

2. Too much success will go to her head.

Bob’s olddrinking buddies complained that he was no fun when he went on the wagon.

Once in ablue moon, I stop thinking about her.

If only she knew how

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much I love her.

I will bethere on the Immediately Ngay lập tức ON THE SPOT spot.

Go and tell her that you love her! That kindof Rarely Hiếm gặp FEW AND FAR BETWEEN girl is really few and far between.

On the verge (be Bên bờ vực We have to protect careful with the (cẩn thận với elephants. They are ON THE VERGE OF = ON THE preposition "on" giới từ “on” onthe verge of BRINK OF = IN THE EDGE and "in")! và “in” nhé!) extinction.

To control They simply didn’t someone and know what they were make them do Nắm đầu, dắt doing and they were led LEAD SOMEBODY BY THE exactly what mũi ai by the nose by NOSE youwant them to amanipulative do government.

She alwaysturned her At the last minute Vào phút chót term paper in at the AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR eleventh hour.

Chỉ trích, It is very easy to find Criticism, talk, kiếm chuyện, fault with the FIND FAULT WITH make mistakes bắt lỗi workothers.

Không đều Not regularly, We don’t often go đặn, thỉnh OFF AND ON/ ON AND OFF sometimes there- just off and on. thoảng I tried to make believe she was happy, butknew Pretend, pretend Giả bộ, giả vờ MAKE BELIEVE deep down it was not true.

Di chuyển We made good time and Move fast, go fast. nhanh, đi were at the hotel MAKE GOOD TIME nhanh. bylunch time.

Their relationship is Angry keep Giận giữ nhìn not free and easy butat LOOK DAGGERS AT SOMEONE watching someone ai đó least he is no longer looking daggers at her.

You cannot get married Không thể until you are 18,it’s out BE OUT OF THE QUESTION được of the question.

All at once, there was a Suddenly Bất thình lình loud banging on ALL AT ONCE thedoor.

Anyone will tell you she’s one of the Bragging, Bốc phét, bestjournalist we’ve BLOW ONE’S TRUMPET bragging khoác lác got, although she’d never blow her trumpet.

Think about Suy nghĩ You don’thave to give SLEEP ON IT

me your decision now.

Sleep on it, and let me know tomorrow. Đánh nhau dữ We foughttooth and Fighting violently, dội, cấu xé claw to retain our share tear each other nhau of business.

Chọc phá, The kids arealways Fighting, teasing, trêu ghẹo, play jokes on their hoax chơi khăm teachers.

Pouring down the Đổ sông đổ It’s just money down river (work, biển (công the drain. money) sức, tiền bạc) Hoài nghi, Doubt, linh cảm The minute I came in, I inspirational story chuyện smelled a rat. not khôngổn When sheshowed up Drops of water Giọt nước late a third time, that overflow tràn ly was the last straw. We had to fire her.

After threeweeks of Nắm bắt using this computer, I Capture, use được, sử dụng think I’ve finally got the được hand of it.

Tom is hardof hearing.

Ear infection, Lãng tai, nặng Therefore, we have to severe ear tai speak loudly so that he can hear us.

Please keep an eye on Coi chừng, Watch out, look my baby while I’m out ngó chừng for a while. Đặt nặng Put on heavy She has a bee in her chuyện gì, things, accept bonnet about going to chấp nhất anything America. chuyện gì I’m worriedmy friends may be getting cold feet about the university Mất hết can Lose all courage, entrance đảm, chùn shrink exam.Therefore, I will bước try my best to help them overcome this severe exam.

On secondthoughts, it Think about it Suy nghĩ kĩ was a dumb movie.

All thedoctor’s efforts Uổng công, Unhappy, useless were in vain and the vô ích man soon died.

Donations, Khuyên góp, If everyone chips in, we something.

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FIGHT TOOTH ANDCLAW / NAIL

53

PLAY TRICKS /JOKES ON

54

DOWN THE DRAIN

55

SMELL A RAT

56

THE LAST STRAW

57

GET THE HANG OF SOMETHING

58

HARD OF HEARING

59

KEEP AN EYE ON

60

HAVE A BEE IN ONE’S BONNET (ABOUT SOMETHING)

61

GET/HAVE COLD FEET

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ON SECOND THOUGHTS

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IN VAIN

64

CHIP IN

thêm về điều gì đó.

will be able to buyher a nice present.

The old man has been Crazy, deranged Điên, loạn trí off his head for atleast a year.

I’ve got torun an Doing small Làm việc vặt errand. I’ll be back in a things minute.

They ignorepeople who Crossing red lights Vượt đèn đỏ jumps the traffic lights.

Easy to get angry, Dễ nổi giận, No one willfly off the irritated phát cáu handle for no reason. Đồ quý giá You are the apple of my Whose valuables của ai eyes. <3 Heavy rain, heavy Mưa xối xả, It’s been bucketing rain mưa to down all day.

Escaped dead in a Thoát chết Phew, that was a close pinch trong gang tấc shave. I was so lucky.

I dropped abrick when talking with my best Missing words, Lỡ lời, lỡ friend, and now he miss your mouth miệng doesn’t want to talk to me.

I always getbutterflies Cảm thấy bồn Feeling restless in my stomach when it chồn comes to taking test.

Không chính What the president said Could not policy, thức, không is not to beprinted. It’s not published được công bố off the record.

SNSD is my cup of tea.

They are so Thứ mà ta What I like beautifuland talented. thích Especially Seohyun, she looks so cute.

Onlyallowing half an hour to get from the Stay close Đến sát giờ station to the airport is cutting itfine, isn’t it?

The managergot early Món tiền hậu retirement and a Good money for hĩnh dành cho 600,000$ golden people going to người sắp handshake when the leave nghỉ việc company wasrestructed.

We’ve known you are a Giả bộ, làm Pretend, make good swimmer – stop bộ putting on an act.

Known, Được biết Four soldiers have discovered, come đến, được faced charges since contributions

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OFF ONE’S HEAD

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RUN AN ERRAND

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JUMP THETRAFFIC LIGHTS

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FLY OFF THE HANDLE

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THE APPLE OF ONE’S EYES

70

BUCKET DOWN

71

CLOSE SHAVE = NARROW ESCAPE

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DROP A BRICK

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GET BUTTERFLIESIN ONE’S STOMACH

74

OFF THE RECORD

75

ONE’S CUP OF TEA

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CUT IT FINE

77

GOLDEN HAND SHAKE

78

PUT ON AN ACT

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COME TO LIGHT

góp tiền

to light

80

phát thescandal came to hiện,được đưa light last fall. ra ánh sáng.

Men like to take things Tháo ra từng to pieces and put them mảnh together.

Gây nhầm I really putmy foot in it lẫn, bối rối, when I asked her about phạm một sai her job. I didn’t know lầm gây bối she’d just beenfired. rối The rest ofthe team Nỗ lực, làm complained that Sarah tròn trách wasn’t pulling her nhiệm weight.

TAKE THINGS TO PIECES

Remove pieces

81

PUT ONE’S FOOT IN IT

Confused, embarrassed, made a mistake embarrassment

82

PULL ONE’SWEIGHT

Effort, fulfillment of responsibility

83

MAKE ENDS MEET

Turn to earn a living, managed to make a living

Xoay sở để kiếm sống

I have towork at two jobs to make ends meet.

84

GET THE HOLD OF THE WRONG END OF THE STICK

Misunderstanding someone

Hiểu nhầm ai đó

I think I must explain to her that she gothold of the wrong end of the stick again.

CUT AND DRIED

Finally, can not be changed, clear, easy to understand

Cuối cùng, không thể thay đổi,rõ ràng, dễ hiểu

Although a deal has been agreed, it is notyet cut-and-dried.

86

STAY/KEEP ON ONE’S TOE

Watch out, be careful

87

SEE EYE TO EYE

Sympathy, concurred

88

HAVE IN MIND

Pondering, Is contemplating, consider

89

A LOST CAUSE

No hope, no change

90

TO BE BOUND TO

Sure

91

AT HEART

Basically, fundamentally

92

TO KNOW BYSIGHT

Recognize

85

We hadbetter keep on our toes while we’re walking along the dark portions of thisstreet.

I’m gladthat they see eye to eye on the matter Đồng tình of the conference location.

I don’t wantto see a Đang suy movie now, I have in tính, cân nhắc mind going to the park.

Hết hy vọng, It seems that Charles không thay will give it up. Isuppose đổi được gì he is a lost cause.

You’re bound to be late Chắc chắn if you don’t hurry.

Jamessometimes seems Thực chất, cơ quite unfriendly but at bản heart he’s a good person.

The womansaid that Nhận ra she would know the thief by sight if she ever Cảnh giác, thận trọng

saw him again.

93

NOW AND THEN = NOW AND AGAIN = AT TIMES = FROM TIME TO TIME = OFF AND ON = ONCE IN A WHILE = EVERY SO OFTEN

Sometimes

Thỉnh thoảng, không thường xuyên

94

TO TAKE PAINS

Careful and dedicated

Làm việc cẩn thận và tận tâm

95

TO MAKE DO

To manage, tocope

96

SELL SOMEONE/ SOMETHING SHORT

Underestimate

97

FACE THE MUSIC

Scapegoat

98

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

To reveal the secret

99

ON PROBATION

During probation

100

SELL/ GO LIKE HOT CAKES

Sell expensive as fresh shrimp

101

IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS

Good or bad things do not just happen a few at atime, but in large numbers all at once

102

SALT ANDPEPPER

103

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

Having a mixture of black and white A way of askingwhat someone is thinking

She takes pains to do everything well.

During difficult economic times, many peoplehave to make do with less.

When you saythat John isn’t interested in music, you’re selling Đánh giá thấp him short. Did you know heplays the violin quite well?

Mary broke adiningroom window and had Chịu trận to face the music when her father got home.

I was tryingto keep the party a secret, but Jim Để lộ bí mật went and let the cat out of the bag.

While Anne was on Trong thời probation, she reported gian quản chế tothe police regularly.

The book has only just been published Bán đắt như andcopies are already tôm tươi selling like hot cakes in both Britain and America.

First of allit was the car breaking down, then the fire in the Họa vô đơn kitchen and now chí!

Mike’saccident. It never rains but it pours!

Màu tóc hoa He has asalt and râm pepper beard.

For several minutes Dùng để hỏi they sat silently, ai đó xem họ thenfinally she looked đang nghĩ gì at him and said, “A Xoay sở, đương đầu

104

HOME AND DRY (adj)

Have been successful

105

DOWN AND OUT (adj)

Loss of property

penny for your thoughts, Walter.”

(Trong vài phút, họ ngồi im lặng, rồi cuối cùng cô nhìn anh và nói: “Anh đang nghĩ gìmà mê mải thế, Walter.”) Êm xuôi, I just have to finish the hoàn thành placement exam,I’m trót lọt home and dry.

True friends always Thất cơ lỡ vận stand by you when you’redown and out.