Kho idiom giao tiếp

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41. be / feel like a fish out of water = to feel awkward because you are not familiar with a situation or because you are very different from the people around you. ((If you feel like a fish out of water , you feel uncomfortable because of an unfamiliar situation or unfamiliar surroundings.)) = khó xử, bất tiện

VD:
- “As a non-golfer, I felt like a fish out of water at the clubhouse.”

- All the other children in the school had rich, middle-class parents, and she was beginning to feel like a fish out of water.


42. To be “off sick”: is to be absent from work due specifically to illness. That is, to be “off work” because of being sick = nghỉ việc do ốm

VD:
- “Didn’t you hear? Don is off sick.”
- If you are off sick from work, you may get Statutory Sick Pay(SSP)

43. go to bed with the chickens = to go to bed very early = đi ngủ sớm

VD:

• Do you usually go to bed with the chickens? (I do.)
• They say that farmers go to bed with the chickens.
• We always go to bed with the chickens and get up early too.

(Còn nữa...)

[choobi]

43. go to bed with the chickens = to go to bed very early = đi ngủ sớm

VD:

• Do you usually go to bed with the chickens? (I do.)
• They say that farmers go to bed with the chickens.
• We always go to bed with the chickens and get up early too.

(Còn nữa...)

=> Đi ngủ cùng với gà.., mà gà đi ngủ sớm nên gọi là đi ngủ sớm.

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44. can’t boil an egg = if someone can’t boil an egg, they are not able to cook
This phrase comes from the idea that boiling an egg is a very easy thing to do = không biết nấu ăn, nấu ăn tệ

VD:

• Tom is really bad at cooking. He cannot boil an egg.
• I can’t boil an egg, so let’s order pizza.

45. On cloud nine = A person who is on cloud nine is very happy because something wonderful has happened = vui sướng tột bậc

VD: “When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine!”.

46. To “hold someone’s feet to the fire”= It means to put pressure on someone to ensure that a task or behavior is accomplished = tạo áp lực cho ai

VD: “The boss held everyone’s feet to the fire to make sure we finished the project by the deadline.



(Còn nữa)

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47. eat like a bird = to eat only small amounts of food = ăn ít, ăn như mèo ướt

VD:
- Jane is very slim because she eats like a bird.
- Tom eats like a bird in order to lose some weight.

48. To cook up = to make up, invent = tạo ra, đưa ra, sáng chế

VD:The students cooked up an excuse to explain their absence from school.

49. Nature’s call = The feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom. The need to use the toilet. = nhu cầu tiểu tiện, nhu cầu cần dùng nhà vệ sinh gấp

VD:
Guy 1: Dude, where are you going so fast?
Guy 2: Nature calls!

- I awoke to nature’s call in the middle of the night.


(Còn nữa...)

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49. Nature’s call= The feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom. The need to use the toilet. = nhu cầu tiểu tiện, nhu cầu cần dùng nhà vệ sinh gấp

VD:
Guy 1: Dude, where are you going so fast?
Guy 2: Nature calls! =>

- I awoke to nature’s call in the middle of the night.


(Còn nữa...)

=> cái nào đúng đây ?

[seaseasu]

=> cái nào đúng đây ?

49. Nature’s call= The feeling you get when you have to go to the bathroom. The need to use the toilet. = nhu cầu tiểu tiện, nhu cầu cần dùng nhà vệ sinh gấp

VD:
Guy 1: Dude, where are you going so fast?
Guy 2: Nature calls! =>

- I awoke to nature’s call in the middle of the night.


=> được cả bạn ơi: call of nature = nature's call = nature call(s)

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50. go bananas =
* to go mildly crazy = hơi mất tập trung, hơi hâm hâm
VD: Sorry, I just went bananas for a minute. I thought he was going to go bananas.

* to become very angry = trở nên vô cùng tức giận
VD: She’ll go bananas if she sees the room in this state.

* to become very emotional = có cảm xúc
VD: I just went bananas when she told me she wanted to move out.

51. HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE = means someone is in love or like somebody = cảm tình, phải lòng ai đó
VD:Mary has a crush on Robert since they met.


52. to feel like a kid in a candy store = to feel very excited about where you are or a situation that you are in = nơi, tình huống thú vị

VD:
I felt like a kid in a candy store at the literature festival.
They had a great selection of hard-to-find books and great prices.

(Còn nữa...)

[dieu_vien95]

53. Apple of his eye - Người hoặc vật rất được yêu thích.

Eg: The little girl is the apple of her father's eye.

54. A little bird told me - Một bí mật, khi người ta không muốn nói rằng mình biết điều gì đó.

Eg: A little bird told me that there is one more piece of cake in the fridge.

55. Finding a needle in a haystack - Khó tìm kiếm, như mò kim đáy bể

Eg: Finding that book, is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

56. Go the extra mile - Khi bạn vượt quá mức mong đợi