IDIOMS THÔNG DỤNG

Idiom Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

My dream is to become a successful businessman and I will work

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

I am used to teach General english but I was OUT OF MY DEPTH

be out of your depth Trong tình thế khó xử/khó khăn
when I had to teach Academic English

We need to EXPLORE ALL AVENUES before doing something

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

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

My friend never likes using smartphones. She’s so BEHIND THE

behind the times Lỗi thời, hết thời
TIMES.

Trong tình thế nguy hiểm/khó

in deep water He has not submitted his dissertation so he’s IN DEEP WATER.
khăn

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

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

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

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

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

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

I have to borrow some money from my Dad. Right now, I’m

broke Hết tiền
broke.

I was planning to work late tonight, but I changed my mind. I’ll

change one’s mind Đổi ý
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 line Gửi 1 lá thư hay email cho ai đó It was good to meet you . Drop me a line when you have time.

I don’t understand how to do this problem. Take a look at it.

figure something out Hiểu được vấn đề gì
Maybe you can figure it out.
 fill in for someone Làm dùm ai khi họ vắng mặt While I was away from the store, my brother filled in for me.

in ages Từ rất lâu Have you seen Joe recently? I haven’t seen him in ages.

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

in the black Sinh lời, có lời
year.

Business is really going poorly these days. We’ve been in the red
in the red Mất tiền, lỗ
for the past three months.

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

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

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

Have you been to the new movie theater? No, only see movies
once in a while Đôi khi, lâu lâu once in a while.
 sharp Chính xác thời gian đó I’ll meet you at 9 o’clock sharp. If you’re late, we’ll be in trouble!

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

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

feeling under the Cảm thấy không khỏe, không được I’m feeling under the weather – I think I’m getting a cold.
weather 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 what’s
Đoán đúng, đánh đúng trọng tâm,
hit the nail on the head lacking in our company is a feeling of confidence.
nói đúng….

I’m sitting on the fence with my girlfriend when we went

sit on the fence Lưỡng lự
shopping!

Coi việc có cái gì như một điều hiển

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

A piece of cake Dễ dàng Getting a band 6.5 in the speaking test will be a piece of cake.
 Khi thứ gì đó “blow you away”,
Blew me away nghĩa là thứ đó thực sự rất đáng The new technology blew me away.
ngạc nhiên

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

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

Soulmate Bạn chí cốt tâm giao, tri âm tri kỷ My husband is not just my lover, he’s my soulmate.

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

I’d love to buy a Lamborghini supercar, but it costs an arm and a

Rất đắt tiền
cost an arm and a leg leg.

Ở một thời điểm thời gian chính

on the dot The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the dot, so don’t be late!
xác

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

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

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

read my/your/his Chỉ một ý tưởng hoặc suy nghĩ đã
my mind.
mind 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 to call it a
Kết thúc một công việc trong ngày,
call it a day day.
hoặc trong buổi tối

Over the moon

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

chill out
Despite terrorism, Obama still kept calm, and told his staff to
Thư giãn, bình tĩnh lại
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