IDIOMS THÔNG DỤNG

Idiom Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

My dream is to become a successful businessman and

at all cost Bằng mọi giá
I will work hard for it AT ALL COSTS

be out of your Trong tình thế khó xử/khó I am used to teach General english but I was OUT OF
depth khăn MY DEPTH when I had to teach Academic English

We need to EXPLORE ALL AVENUES before doing

Suy tính đến các hướng/bước
explore all something that is not very safe to a great number of
để tránh xảy ra vấn đề/hậu
avenues people in order to minimize unfavourable
quả xấu
consequences.”

Hãy đối mặt/chấp nhận thực Let’s face it. You won’t be able to achieve 7.0 IELTS if
let’s face it
tế/sự thật you do not work hard

My friend never likes using smartphones. She’s so

behind the times Lỗi thời, hết thời
BEHIND THE TIMES.

Trong tình thế nguy hiểm/khó He has not submitted his dissertation so he’s IN DEEP
in deep water
khăn WATER.

put yourself in
Thử đặt mình vào vị trí/hoàn If you PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES, you would
somebody’s
cảnh của người khác understand why I made that decision.
shoes
 to be up in arms Tức giận, buồn bực vì điều gì
She has been UP IN ARMS about the rent increase.
about something đó

He said it is a difficult problem, but I don’t agree. It

as easy as pie Rất dễ, dễ như ăn bánh
seems as easy as pie to me!

be sick and tired I’m sick and tired of doing nothing but work. Let’s go
Tôi ghét (tôi không chịu được)
of out tonight and have fun.

bend over He bent over backwards to please his new wife, but
Rất cố gắng ( có khi quá sức )
backwards she never seemed satisfied.

Suy nghĩ (trước khi quyết That sounds like a good deal, but I’d like to sleep on it
sleep on it
định) before I give you my final decision.

I have to borrow some money from my Dad. Right

broke Hết tiền
now, I’m broke.

change one’s I was planning to work late tonight, but I changed my

Đổi ý
mind mind. I’ll do extra work on the weekend instead.

Cut it out! Dừng làm việc gì xấu That noise is really annoying. Cut it out!

drop someone a Gửi 1 lá thư hay email cho ai It was good to meet you . Drop me a line when you
line đó have time.

figure something Hiểu được vấn đề gì I don’t understand how to do this problem. Take a look
 out at it. Maybe you can figure it out.

fill in for While I was away from the store, my brother filled in
Làm dùm ai khi họ vắng mặt
someone for me.

Have you seen Joe recently? I haven’t seen him in

in ages Từ rất lâu
ages.

give someone a
Giúp I want to move this desk. Can you give me a hand?
hand

hit the hay Đi ngủ It’s after 12 o’clock. I think it’s time to hit the hay.

Our business is really improving. We’ve been in the

in the black Sinh lời, có lời
black all year.

Business is really going poorly these days. We’ve been

in the red Mất tiền, lỗ
in the red for the past three months.

in the nick of I got to the drugstore just in the nick of time. I really
Xíu nữa, 1 lúc nữa
time need this medicine!

keep one’s chin I know things have been difficult for you recently, but
Dũng cảm và tiếp tục
up keep your chin up. It will get better soon.

know something Biết 1 việc gì rất rõ If you get lost, just ask me for directions. I know this
like the back of part of town like the back of my hand.
 your hand

Have you been to the new movie theater? No, only see
once in a while Đôi khi, lâu lâu movies once in a while.

I’ll meet you at 9 o’clock sharp. If you’re late, we’ll be

sharp Chính xác thời gian đó
in trouble!

Đừng đánh giá một sự vật/sự He doesn’t look very intelligent, but you can’t judge a
Don’t judge a
việc/con người chỉ qua vẻ bề book by its cover.
book by its cover
ngoài

miss the boat =

If you miss the boat, it means you are too late to get
to miss an Lỡ cơ hội
an opportunity in my company.
opportunity

I’m feeling under the weather – I think I’m getting a

feeling under the Cảm thấy không khỏe, không
cold.
weather được tốt

leave no stone I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out the reason.
Làm tất cả để đạt mục tiêu
unturned

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that
hit the nail on the Đoán đúng, đánh đúng trọng what’s lacking in our company is a feeling of
head tâm, nói đúng…. confidence.
 I’m sitting on the fence with my girlfriend when we
sit on the fence Lưỡng lự
went shopping!

Coi việc có cái gì như một

He took her help for granted without saying thank you.
take for granted điều hiển nhiên nên không
trân trọng khi có điều đó

Getting a band 6.5 in the speaking test will be a piece

A piece of cake Dễ dàng
of cake.

Khi thứ gì đó “blow you

Blew me away away”, nghĩa là thứ đó thực The new technology blew me away.
sự rất đáng ngạc nhiên

once in a blue I used to see him all the time, but now he just visits
Rất hiếm khi
moon me once in a blue moon.

Run of the mill Thông thường Apple phones are very run of the mill these days.

Bạn chí cốt tâm giao, tri âm

Soulmate My husband is not just my lover, he’s my soulmate.
tri kỷ

Down in the
Buồn bã I was really down in the dumps after my dog died.
dumps

cost an arm and a Rất đắt tiền I’d love to buy a Lamborghini supercar, but it costs an
leg arm and a leg.
 Ở một thời điểm thời gian The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the dot, so don’t be
on the dot
chính xác late!

Moving to a new city was difficult at first, but I soon

Cảm thấy thoải mái để làm
Find my feet found my feet.
việc gì

I was surprised he knew what I was planning, like he

read my/your/his Chỉ một ý tưởng hoặc suy
could read my mind.
mind nghĩ đã được người khác biết

My parents are quite traditional and set in their ways.

Set in their ways Không muốn thay đổi

Well, it was nice chatting with you, but it’s time for me
Kết thúc một công việc trong
call it a day to call it a day.
ngày, hoặc trong buổi tối

Over the moon

Vô cùng hài lòng và hạnh
I was over the moon when I passed my speaking test.
phúc

chill out
Despite terrorism, Obama still kept calm, and told his
Thư giãn, bình tĩnh lại
staff to chill out, and got back to work.
(to be) fed up
with
Chán ngán với Be careful, I think the boss is fed up with us today