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94 Cards in this Set
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out of the blue |
hoàn toàn bất ngờ |
completely unexpected |
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as bold as brass |
trơ tráo |
confident to the point of disrespectful |
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turn a deaf ear (to sbd, sth) |
bỏ ngoài tai, không thèm nghe |
ignore when s/o complains, advises |
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to strike lucky |
bất ngờ gặp may |
to suddenly have unexpected luck |
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to be the height of fashion/stupidity/... |
đỉnh cao của thời trang/ sự ngốc nghếch/... |
to be extremely... |
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be wide of the mark |
sai |
to be wrong |
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in view of |
1. Bởi vì; xét thấy |
1. Because of (a particular thing) |
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bear fruit |
1. Cho kết quả (tốt) |
1. Produce successful results |
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at variance |
1. Xích mích (mâu thuẫn) |
1. Completely different, seem to oppose each other |
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at a stretch |
1. Trong một khoảng thời gian dài liên tục |
1. In one continuous period |
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be (all) the rage |
1. (mốt) đang thịnh, phổ biến (trong một khoảng thời gian) |
1. To be very popular at a particular time |
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a flash in the pan |
1. Tồn tại trong một thời gian ngắn |
1. Something that happened only once or for a short time and not repeated |
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look daggers at sb |
1. Nhìn một cách giận giữ |
1. To look angrily at s/o |
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above all |
1. Hơn tất cả, trước nhất
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above (one's) head
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hi |
1. Beyond abilities, understanding; being too advanced |
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to be completely lost in sth |
1. Để tất cả tâm trí vào |
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to adapt oneself |
1. Thích nghi
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1. To change your ideas and behaviors
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admit of
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1. Cho phép |
1. Permit; allow |
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adhere to sth
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1. Tiếp tục làm theo, tin vào |
1. Continue to obey, believe in |
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be at your wits' end |
hi |
1. To be so confused that you don't know what to do next |
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be/get bogged down |
hi |
1. Be involved in sth complicated that you cannot do anything else |
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come to nothing/naught |
hi |
1. Amount to nothing; be totally unsuccessful |
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clear the air |
hi |
1. To remove the bad feelings b/w people |
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cut and dried |
hi |
1. Unlikely to change 2. Simple and understandable |
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to catch sb off guard |
hi |
1. Surprise sb by doing unexpected thing |
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come rain or shine |
hi |
1. whatever happens |
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call into question |
hi |
1. to cause doubts about something |
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easy of access |
hi |
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engross in sth |
hi |
1. To hold s/o's interest in sth |
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intrude (up)on someone or something |
hi |
1. To encroach on s/o or sth that concern only s/o or sth |
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to eke out sth |
hi |
1. To use something sparingly in an attempt to preserve it |
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to eat humble pie |
hi |
1.to admit that you were wrong |
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draw a parallel |
hi |
1. to compare; distinguish |
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diametrically opposed/ opposite |
hi |
1. completely against; different |
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drum up sth |
hi |
1. to try to increase the development of something (business) |
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end in (a) deadlock |
hi |
1. a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached |
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be easy prey for |
hi |
1. be easily deceived |
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from start to finish |
hi |
1. from the beginning to the end |
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free of charge |
hi |
1. free |
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fish in troubled waters |
1. Thừa nước đục thả câu |
1.To try to win an advantage from a difficult situation |
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frighten/scare someone out of their wits |
hi |
1. to cause extreme fear |
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to refrain from |
hi |
1. to hold back from doing sth |
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free rein |
hi |
1. the freedom to do, say, or feel what you want |
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give sb a piece of your mind |
hi |
1. to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong |
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green light [verb: green-light] |
hi |
1. permission for sth to happen |
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gain ground |
hi |
1. become more pop. or accepted |
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go (or take something) to extremes |
hi |
1. do something to an extreme degree |
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to give vent to sth |
hi |
1. to express a negative emotion in a forceful way |
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to get wind of sth |
hi |
1. to learn a piece of secret info. |
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itch to do sth |
hi |
1. to want to do sth very much |
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be all for sth |
hi |
1. support something very much |
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lash out |
1. đả kích |
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stand to do sth |
hi |
1. be in a position to do sth |
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lie low |
hi |
1. to try not to be noticed: |
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soft option |
hi |
1. the easiest choice |
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stem from sth |
s |
1,develop as the result of something |
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pick and choose |
hihihi |
1. to take some things but not others |
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brink |
hi |
1.the point where a new or different situation is about to begin |
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of your own making |
hi |
1. you own fault |
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on the wane |
hi |
1. becoming less strong, powerful, popular, etc |
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set your sights on sth |
hi |
1.to decide to achieve something |
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acquit oneself |
hi |
1. To do better than expected in a difficult situation |
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be in two minds |
hi |
1. to be unable to decide about something |
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fear and trembling |
hi |
2. to be scared |
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rock with laughter |
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go about sth |
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1. begin to do sth |
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in store (for someone/something) |
hihi |
1. planned or likely to happen |
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burst out laughing/crying |
hi |
1.to suddenly start laughing/crying: |
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come to pass |
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1. to happen |
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to a tee |
hi |
1. perfectly or completely |
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opt out |
hi |
1. to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it |
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accrue |
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increase in amount |
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walks of life |
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various levels of social position or achievement |
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every nook and cranny |
hi |
every part of a place |
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not be cut out for sth |
hi |
to not be the right type of person for something: |
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stresses and strains |
hi |
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bear in mind |
hi |
remember sth when considering sth else |
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take your point |
hi |
take the most imp. part |
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in the midst of sth |
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wipe out |
hi |
cause something to be completely lost |
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a big draw |
hi |
attraction |
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rub shoulders (with) |
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to meet and spend time with someone |
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like a shot |
hi |
extremely quickly and enthusiastically |
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leaf through sth |
hihi |
read a little of a book or magazine |
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impetus |
hi |
encourages a particular activity or makes that activity moreenergetic or effective |
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breeding ground |
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a place where something develops easily |
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in the face of sth |
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despite |
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afoot |
hi |
being planned or prepared |
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keep tabs on sth/sb |
hi |
To watch something or someone carefully: |
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lapse into sth |
hi |
o watch something or someone carefully; ontheway |
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be duty bound to do sth |
hihi |
do sth bc its my duty |
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at a loss |
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Not knowing what to do |
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keep in check |
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intact |
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not damaged |