IDIOMS

STT Thanh ngir Nghia

1 be walking/floating on air rat vui, phan khich
2 have/throw a fit rat tic gi}an
3 ruffle one’s feathers xuc pham, lam phién lñng ai dñ
4 have a familiar ring quen thuoc, than thuoc
5 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick hiéu lam, hiéu sai
6 food for thought diéu dang suy ngam
7 get the message hiéu ngu y cua ai
8 lose sight of something quén mat diéu gi dfi quan trpng
9 work/go like a dream dién ra cqc ky tñt, khñng gap van dé
10 do a/the trick mang lai két qua tfit
11 a blessing in disguise trong cai riii cfi cai may
12 leave a mark cñ anh huñng, lam thay dfii ai/cai gi
13 something slips your mind quen cai gi
14 be on the cards cñ kha nang xay ra
15 not turn a hair hoan toan diem tinh
16 take/go to (great) pains to do something no lqc lam gi
17 make somebody’s hair stand on end lam ai dqng tfic gay
18 drag your feet/heels nan na, chan chit lam gi
19 get off to a flying start khñi dau tfit, thu}an lqi
lam gi trong 1 thñi gian dai nhung khfing dat két
20 until you are blue in face
qua
21 lick somebody’s boots xu ninh, phuc tung ai
22 throw the book at somebody phat mang ai dfi
23 (leave somebody/something) high and dry bo miac, khñng giup dñ ai/cai gi
24 go from strength to strength ngay cang thanh cñng
25 go places cñ kha nang thanh cfing trong tuong lai
26 be thrilled to bits rat hai lfing, vui mung, hanh phuc
27 chance one’s arm lam liéu, danh lieu
28 be clutching/grasping at straws no lqc tuyet vpng dé cpu vñn tinh hinh
29 spread yourself too thin ñm dfim nhiéu
30 keep a low profile tranh gay su chu y
31 A hot potato van dé nan giai
32 A lost cause Hét hy vpng, khfing thay dfii duqc gi
33 All at once = suddenly Bat thinh linh
34 At heart Thyc chat, cv ban
35 At the drop of a hat Ngay leap tic
36 At the eleventh hour Vao phut chot
37 Back to the drawing board bat dau lai
38 Be on the wagon Kiéng rupu
39 Be out of the question Khfing thé duqc
40 Beat about the bush vñng vo tarn quñc
41 Best thing since sliced bread la 1 nguñi/thu xuat sac
42 Blow one’s trumpet Bfic phét, khoac lac
43 Break a leg thu0ng dung dé chuc may man
44 Bring down the house Lam cho ca khan phfing vo tay nhiet liet
45 Bucket down Mua xfii xa, mua to
46 Burn the midnight oil thuc khuya lam viec, hpc bai
47 By the skin of one’s teeth Sat sao, rat sat
48 Caught between two stools tién thoai luñng nan
49 Chalk and cheese rat khac nhau
50 Chip in Khuyén gop, gop tién
51 Close call = Close shave = Narrow escape Thoat duoc nguy hiém trong gang tac
52 ring a bell nghe quen quen
53 Come to light sang to, duoc dna ra anh sang
54 out of the blue bat thinh linh, bat ngñ
55 Cut it fine Dén sat gif
56 Down the drain Dñ sñng dfi bién (cfing suc, tién bac)
57 Drop a brick Lñ lñi, lñ mieng
58 Every now and then dñi khi, thinh thodng
59 Face the music Chiu tran
60 Few and far between hiém giap
61 Fight tooth and claw/nail Danh nhau dii doi, cau xé nhau
62 Find fault with Chi trich, kiém chuyen, bat loi
63 Fly off the handle Dé nfii gian, phat cau
64 Get butterflies in one’s stomach Cam thay bfin chfin
65 Get the hand of something Nam bat duoc, su dung duoc
66 Get the hold of the wrong end of the stick Hiéu nham y ai dfi
67 Get/have cold feet Mñt hét can ddm, khfing giir duoc binh tinh
68 Go to one’s head Khién ai kiéu ngao
69 Golden handshake Mon tién hau hinh danh cho nguñi sap nghi viec
70 Hard of hearing Lang tai, nang tai
71 Have a bee in one’s bonnet Diat niang chuyen gi, chap nhat chuyen gi
(about something)
72 Have in mind Dang suy tinh, can nhñc
73 Here and there khap noi
74 High and low Everywhere
75 Hit the books vñi dñu vao hpc
76 Hit the nail on the head nñi chinh xac
77 Hit the roof = go through the roof gian dir
= hit the ceiling
78 In vain Uñng cfing, vfi ich
79 It never rains but it pours hpa vfi don chi
80 be all ears cham chu lang nghe
81 Jump the lights Vupt den dfi
82 Keep an eye on Coi chiing, ngñ tñi
83 Lead somebody by the nose nam dau, dat mfii ai
84 Let the cat out of the bag dé lo bi mat
85 Look daggers at someone Gian giir nhin ai dñ
86 Make believe Gia bo, gia vñ
87 Make ends meet Xoay st dé kiém song
88 Make good time Di chuyén nhanh, di nhanh
89 Make someone’s blood boil Lam ai soi mau, giian dii
90 Now and then thinh thodng
91 Off and or On and off thinh thoang
92 Off one’s head Dién, loan tri
93 Off the record Khñng chinh thuc, khfing duoc cfing bfi
94 On probation Trong thñi gian quan ché
95 On second thoughts Suy nghi ki
96 On the house mién phi
97 On the spot ngay leap fic
98 On the verge of Trén bñ vtrc
99 Once in a blue moon Rñt hiém
100 One’s cup of tea The ma ta thich
101 be part and parcel of sth la the thiét yéu, diac diém khfing thé tranh khoi
102 Pay through the nose tra gia qua dñt
103 Play a tricks/joke on sb Chpc pha, tréu gheo, choi kham ai
104 Pull one’s weight Nñ lqc, lam trfin trach nhiem
105 Pull someone’s leg Chpc ai
106 Put on an act Gia bo, lam bo
107 Put one’s foot in it nñi diéu gi gay xau hfi hoiac khién ai khñ chiu
108 at someone’s disposal dé cai gi cho ai tuy y dung
109 Raining cats and dogs Mua nang hat
110 Run an errand Lam viec viat
111 Scratch someone’s back giup dñ nguñi khac vñi hy vpng hp
se giup lai minh
112 See eye to eye Dñng tinh
113 Sell someone short Danh gia thñp
114 Sell like hot cakes Ban dat nhu tñm tuoi
115 Sleep on it Suy nghi thém vé diéu gi dfi.
116 Smell a rat Hoai nghi, linh cam chuyen khfing fin
117 Spick and span Ngan nap gpn gang
118 Splitting headache dau dau nhu bua bfi
119 keep sb on their toes dam bao ai dfi chu y tñi viec dang lam va san sang
xu ly
120 Take it amiss cam thay thñt vpng bñi lii nfii/hanh dong cua ai
121 Take someone/something for granted Coi nhe
122 Take something into account/ consideration tinh dén cai gi, xem xét viec gi
123 Take things to pieces Thao ra tiing manh
124 The apple of one’s eyes cuc cung, bao bfii cua ai
125 The last straw mot vñn dé cufii cung trong chuoi su viec khién 1
tinh hufing khfing thé chap nhian duoc
126 The more, the merrier Cang dñng cang vui
127 be bound to Chac chan
128 blot your copybook huy hoai danh tiéng, khién nguñi khac khfing cfin
tñn trpng minh nhiéu niia
129 To make do Xoay st, duong dñu
130 take (great) pains with/over sth Lam viec can thian va than tñm.
131 float/walk on air cfc ky sung suñng