Get about : lan truyn

Get ahead : tin b

Get at sth : tm ra, khm ph ra

Get at sb : ch trch, cng kch

Get away from : trn thot

Get away with : thot khi ( s trng pht)

Get back : tr v

Get sth back : ly li

Get behind : chm tr

Get down : lm nn lng

Get down to sth : bt tay vo vic g

Get in/into sth : c nhn vo

Get off : ri khi, xung (xe, mt bay)

Get on : ln ( tu xe..)

Get on with : ha thun

Get out : l ra ngoi ( tin tc )

Get out of : ln trnh

Get over: phc hi, vt qua

Get through : vt qua

Get through to sb : lm ai hiu c iu g

Get together : t hp

Get up to : gy ra

Fill in : in vo

Give up : t b

Take off : ci ra

Wash up : ra chn

Go on : tip tc

Look up : tra (t in)

Put on : mc, i vo

Turn on : m, bt (qut, n...)

Turn off : tt (qut, n...)

Turn up : n, c mt

Turn around : quay li

Lie down : nm xung

Look after : chm sc

Take after : ging

Go off : n

Try out : th

Hold up : hon li

Hurry up : nhanh ln

Catch sight of : bt gp

Lose sight of : mt ht

Make fun of : ch diu

Lose track of : mt du

Take account of : lu tm

Take note of :

Take care of : chm sc

Take advantage of : li dng

Take leave of : t bit

Give birth to : sanh con

Give place to : nhng ch

Give way to : nhng b, chu thua

Pay attention to : ch

Put an end to : kt thc

Put a stop to : chm dt

Set fire to : t chy

Make a contribution to : gp phn

Lose touch with : mt lin lc

Keep pace with : theo kp

Keep correspondence with : lin lc th t

Make room for : dn ch

Make allowance for : chiu c

Show affection for : c cm tnh

Feel pity for : thng xt

Feel regret for : n hn

Feel sympathy for : thng cm

Take/have pity on : thng xt

Make a decision on : quyt nh

Make complaint about : ku ca, phn nn

Make a fuss about : lm om xm

Play an influence over : c nh hng

Get victory over : chin thng

Take interest in : quan tm

Have faith in : tin tng

Feel shame at : xu h

Have a look at : nhn

get over = recover from = make a recovery from : binh phuc

go off: chung reo,sng n ,sa b chua

bear out st = confirm st : xc nhan

break down: h hng(xe),sp(nh), khng kim sot c cm xc v khc

brush up on st = review: n tp

call off =cancel: tr hon,ph hy

come down with(a flu): b,nhim(cm)

catch sight of =come across=come upon =meet by chance: tnh c gp

fill in for sb: thay th ai

look down on: khinh b >< look up to: knh trng

pay sb back for st : tr th ai ci g

see sb off: tin ai(lc i xa)

take off: ct cnh

cope with st=deal with st: x l,gii quyt vn

account for: l gii cho

break into: t nhp

call in(on): gh thm = drop in(on)

come off = succeed

come up to = meet: p ng c

get on(well) with: sng,lm vic...hp vi ai

make up : ba t

make up for = compensate for: n b

take after = resemble: ging nh

Out of date = out of fashion: ht hn , li mt

Out of reach : ngoi tm vi

Out of the hands : ngoi tm tay/ v k lut

Out of question : ko kh thi

Out of order : h, hng

Out of control : ngoi tm kim sot

Out of work = jobless = unemployed : tht nghip

Thnh ng " out of sight out of mind " : xa mt cch lng .

burst out ( laughing/crying ) : bt (ci/khc )

die out = extinct : tuyt chng

dress up : n mc p

eat out : n tim

eat up : n ht ( mai s n thiu mt )

fix up = arrange : thu xp

give out = distribute : phn pht

go over = examine : xem xt, kim tra

go in for = enter = compete = take part in : tham gia

hold on = wait : i

keep on : vn gi c,khng b mt ( vic lm ....)

leave out = oversight : b qun , b st

look out : coi chng! ( dng cnh bo )

put forward = suggest : gi

put aside/by = save money : dnh tin

put in for : i hi

put up with = bear : chu ng

put up : cho tr, cho tr

put up = erect : dng ( lu,tri....)

put out : tt ( la,n..)

put through to : ni in m

pick up = give sb a leaf : cho ai i nh xe

set off = depart = start journey : khi hnh

sweep along : li,qun theo ( chiu gi , dng nc....)

show round/around : a i tham quan

show off : ph trng, khoe khoang

stand for : i din,vit tt ca ( danh t ring : WHO,WTO....)

take over : m nhn

take back = return : tr li, hon li

take up = start doing st : bt u lam g

turn down = refuse = reject : t chi

iron out/solve a problem : x l,gii quyt vn

make out st : nhn thy r , phn bit c ci g

put st down to sb : quy ci g cho ai

see through sb : nhn thy r bn cht ca ai

send up sb = make fun of = laugh at sb : ch nho ai

take sb off : bt chc ai

take sb on : thu , tuyn dng ai

take to sb : thch ai

talk sb into doing st = persuade sb to do st : thuyt phc ai lam g

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to get rid of : t b

to matchmake st with st : ghp ci g cho hp vi ci g

to sulk at sb : hn di ai

to have a go at sb : la mng ai

to cheer sb up : lm ai vui hn

to cheer sb on : reo h,c v ai

to be cut out for doing st : c phm cht,nng lc lam g

to bear witness to st : lm nhn chng cho

to subject st to st : bt ci g phi chu ci g

to take for granted : xem la chuyn bnh thng

to appeal to sb : hp dn,thu ht ai

to be out to get sb : quyt tm hi ai,h uy tn ca ai

to confess to do st : th nhn lm g

to do sb good : c li cho ai

to make room for : nhng ch

to be in reluctant to do st : do d,ngn ngi lam g

to lose faith in : mt nim tin

to lift off : ri b phng

Body Idioms : Hair and Heel

Idioms lin quan n HAIR :

not a hair out of place : cc k chn chu

She was immaculate as ever, not a hair out of place.

curl someones hair and make someones hair curl : khin ai dng tc gy

Dont ever sneak up on me like that again. You really curled my hair.

The horror film made my hair curl.

hair and hide : tt c mi th, khng b st th g

Joe never threw anything away. He found a use for everything, hair and hide.

let your hair down : th gin v tn hng

Its nice to let your hair down once in a while and go a bit wild.

pull/tear your hair out : lo st v

Ive been tearing my hair out trying to get the job finished on time.

split hairs : tranh ci v nhng vn nh nht, khng ng

She earns three time what I earn. Actually, its more like two and a half. Oh stop

splitting hairs!

Idioms lin quan n HEEL :

Achilles heel : gt chn Asin

o He was very brave, but fear of spiders was his Achilles heel.

bring/call somebody to heel : bt ai nghe theo, nm ui ai

o He decided that threatening to sue the publishers was the easiest way of bringing them to

heel.

cool your heels : ch i

o Fans of the band were forced to cool their heels outside the theater for 90 minutes.

take to your heels : vt chn ln c m chy

o As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels.

kick up your heels : lm nhng chuyn a thch

o In spring people dash outdoors to kick up their heels and join in their favorite sports.

well-heeled : giu c

o You need to be well-heeled to be able to afford to shop there.

abide by : tun th theo (lut l, giao c hay tp tc).

Ex: you must abide by the rules of the game.

account for : gii thch.

Ex: he was asked to account for all his expenditure.

add up : thm vo.

ask for (c 2 ngha)

=> yu cu ==> Ex: we asked the waiter for some more coffee.

=> chuc ho ==> Ex: you're asking for it! don't say that again.

ask out : r.........i chi.

Ex: being asked out by Tom was quite a surprise to Judy.

back down : nhng b

back off : lnh i ( khi mi nguy him.......)

back out (c 2 ngha)

=> lui ra khi ==> Ex: he backed the car out of the garage into the main road.

=>quyt nh rt lui ==> Ex: we had to cancel the project when the bank backed out.

back up (c 7 ngha)

=> i li li ==> Ex: i put the car in reverse and backed it up.

=> lp li ==> Ex: sorry, i forgot part of the story. let me back up a little.

=> chng minh ==> Ex: no one believed Jim's accusations because he couldn't back them

up with any evidence.

=> ng h ==> ex: nobody would back her up when she complained about the service.

=> sao chp (lu tr) ==> ex: i back my work up everyday before i go home.

=> d phng ==> ex: we kept the old computer to back the new one up.

=> nghn, tc ==> ex: an accident backed up traffic for three miles.

beat down (c 2 ngha)

=> thuyt phc ai gim gi ==> ex: i beat down his price.

=> trt (ma, nng) ==> ex: the sun was beating down so we looked for some shade.

carry on (c 3 ngha)

=> c tip tc sng ==> ex: you'll have to carry on for the sake of the children.

=> tip tc ==> ex: she plans to carry on with her career after the baby is born.

=> cn nhn ==> ex: i forgot our anniversary, and she carried on all day.

cash in : lm ra tin.

chicken out (of) : ngi.

chase up : kim tra n c tin b.

clear off : gii tn.

clear away : dn dp sch.

clog up : lm nghn (ng ng nc,.....)

come about : xy ra, din ra.

come of : kt qu, t m ra.

PUT

put about: tr bum (con thuyn), lm quay li, xoay hng i

put across: thc hin thnh cng, lm cho c tn thng (v kch, cu chuyn,...)

put aside: dnh, dnh dm

put back: li (vo ch c); vn (kim ng h) li li

put forward: trnh by, xut, a ra, nu ra; vn (kim ng h) tin ln

put oneself forward: t cao mnh, t lm cho mnh ni bt

put by: sang bn, lng trnh (vn , cu hi,...)

put down: xung, n p, tc quyn, ging chc, h cnh (my bay, ngi trong my

bay), o (ging)

put in: n, a ra chng c; thi hnh, thc hin

put in for: i, yu sch, xin

put off: ci (qun o, m nn, giy dp) ra; hon li, chm li

put on: mc (qun o), i (m nn), i (giy dp) vo; lm ra v, lm ra b

put on flesh (weight): ln cn, bo ra

put on speed: tng tc

put sb on doing (to do) sth: giao cho ai lm vic g

put the blame on sb: ti ln u ai

put a tax on sth: nh thu vo ci g

put out: tt, thi tt, dp tt; sn xut ra; ui ra ngoi; l (li) ra; quy ry, lm phin

put over: hon thnh trong hon cnh khng thun li; hon thnh nh mu mo

put to: buc vo, mc vo

put together: vo vi nhau, kt hp vo vi nhau

put heads together: hi vi nhau, bn bc vi nhau

put up: ln, t ln; cho tr, tr li; bi (tc) ln; ging ( ) ln; xy dng, lp t;

em trnh din; cu kinh; c, tin c

put up to: cho hay, bo cho bit

put up with: kin nhn chu ng; tha th

put upon: hnh h, ngc i; la bp.

COME

come about: xy n, xy ra; i chiu

come after: theo sau, ni nghip, k tha

come across sb: tnh c gp ai

come apart (asunder): tch ra, ri ra, la ra, bung ra

come at: t ti, nm c, thy; xng vo, tn cng

come back: quay li, tr li; nh li

come along: i no, nhanh ln

come between: ng gia (mi gii, iu nh); can thip vo, xen vo

come by: i qua; c c, kim c, v c

come down: i xung; c truyn li; sa st

come down upon (on): mng nhic, x v; trng pht

come down with: xut tin, tr tin, chi tr

come forward: ng ra, xung phong, ra trnh din

come in: i vo, tr vo; dng ln; bt u (ma), thnh mt (thi trang)

come in for: c phn, c hng phn

come into: hnh thnh, ra i

come of: l kt qu ca, xut thn t

come off: bong ra, trc ra, bt ra, ng khi; thot vng kh khn

come off it!: thi i, ng c ni nh vy!

come on: i tip, i ti, tin ln, ti gn; ni ln (gi bo), pht ra (bnh); tin b, tip tc

pht trin, mau ln; c em ra tho lun, c trnh din trn sn khu; ra ta

(come on!: i no!; c vic!)

come out: i ra; l ra; nh cng; c xut bn

come over: vt qua, bng qua; chon, trm ln; theo phe

come round: i nhanh, i vng; hi phc, hi tnh; ngui i, du i; tr li, quay li, ti (c

nh k ); tt li chi

come to: n, i n; tnh ng; c hng; ln ti

come under: ri vo loi, nm trong loi; chu nh hng

come up: n gn; c nu ln; ln ti, t ti, theo kp, bt kp

come up to: lm tha mn mong i

come up against sb/sth: i mt vi; chng i vi

come upon: tn cng bt thnh lnh; cht thy

come through: cng b; thot, qua khi

TAKE

take after: ging

take along: mang theo, em theo

take aside: ko ra mt ch ni ring

take away: mang i, ly i, em i, ct i

take back: ly li, em v

take on: m nhim, nhn thm ngi vo lm, gnh vc

take off: b (m), ci (qun o); git ra, ly i, cun i; ct cnh

take into: a vo, vo, em vo

take out: a ra, dn ra ngoi, ly ra, rt ra; nh i, xa sch, ty sch, lm mt i

take over: tip qun, ni nghip; chuyn, ch, a, dn qua (ng, sng,...)

take to: chy trn, trn trnh; bt u ham thch, bt u say m

take up: nht ln, cm ln; chon, chim; bt u mt s thch, bt u mt thi quen

take up with: kt giao vi, giao thip vi, i li vi, chi bi vi, thn thit vi

GIVE

give away: cho, trao, pht

give back: hon li, tr li

give in: nhng b, chu thua, np, u hng; ghi vo, in vo

give off: ta ra, pht ra, bc ln

give out: cng b, chia, phn phi, ta ra, pht ra, lm bay ra, bc ln; ht, cn; chn nn

give over: trao tay; thi, chm dt

give up: b, t b, nhng

give way to someone: chu thua ai

KEEP

keep from, keep off: ri xa, trnh xa; nhn

(keep off!: trnh ra!, x ra!)

keep away: xa ra, bt xa ra; ct i

keep back: gi li, lm chm li; chn li, cn li, cm li

keep down: cm li, nn li, dn li

keep from: nhn, king, nn, nn; t kim ch c

keeep in: dn li, nn li, kim ch, km li

keep in with sb: vn thn thin vi ai

keep on: vn c tip tc

keep out: khng i vo, li bn ngoi, trnh

keep together: kt hp vi nhau, gn b vi nhau, khng ri nhau

keep under: nn, thng tr, bt quy phc; kim ch

keep up: gi vng, gi khng cho , gi khng cho h, gi khng cho xung; gi cho tt,

bo qun tt

keep up with: theo kp, ngang hng vi, khng thua km

BRING

bring about: lm xy ra, dn n, gy ra

bring along: mang theo

bring back: mang tr li; gi li

bring down: em xung, a xung; h xung, lm tt xung; h, bn ri; h b, lm

nhc ai

bring forward: a ra, ra, mang ra

bring in: a vo, em vo; em li

bring off: cu

bring sth off: thnh cng (vic g kh khn)

bring on: dn n, gy ra; lm cho phi bn ci

bring out: a ra, mang ra; em ra xut bn; lm ni bt, lm l r ra

bring over: lm cho ai thay i li suy ngh, thuyt phc; a ai n chi

bring round: lm cho tnh li, lm cho tr li

bring sb round (to sth): lm cho thay i kin theo

bring through: gip vt qua kh khn him ngho

bring to: dn n, a n (mt tnh trng no)

bring sth to light: a ra nh sng, khm ph

bring together: gom li, nhm li, hp li; kt thn (2 ngi vi nhau)

bring under: lm cho vo khun php, lm cho ngoan ngon vng li, lm cho phc tng

bring up: em ln, mang ln; nui nng, gio dc, dy d; ngng li, li, th neo; lu

v, cp n; lm cho (ai) phi ng ln pht biu a ra ta

LOOK

look about: i ch, n o, ngh k trc khi c k hoch lm g

look about one: nhn quanh

look after: nhn theo; trng nom, chm sc

look at: nhn, ngm, xem xt; ng u

look away: quay i, nhn ch khc

look as if: c v nh

look black: nhn mt cch hn hc; c v bi quan, en ti

look blue: c v bun; c v khng ha hn lm

look back: quay li nhn, ngoi c li nhn

look back upon: nhn li (ci g qua)

look down: nhn xung; h gi

look down on: ra v k c

look down upon: xem thng

look for: tm kim; i ch, mong

look forward to (+ V-ing): mong i mt cch hn hoan

look in: nhn vo; gh qua thm, tt vo

look into: nhn vo bn trong; xem xt k, nghin cu; nhn ra, hng v

look on: ng xem, ng nhn

look out!: hy cn thn!, hy coi chng!

look sth out (for sb/sth): tm thy ci g

look over: xem xt, kim tra; tha th, qun i, b qua; bao qut, cao nhn xung

look round: nhn quanh; suy ngh, cn nhc

look through: khng thm nhn, l i; xem lt qua

look sth through: xem k, xem ln lt, nhn thu

look to, look toward: lu , cn thn v; mong i, i ch ( ai); tin vo, trng cy vo

look up: nhn ln, ngc ln; tm kim, tra t in

look up to: tn knh, knh trng

look upon sb as: coi ai nh l

SEE

see about: tm kim, iu tra, xem li; chm nom, sn sc; lo liu, m ng

see after: chm nom, sn sc, ti

see into: iu tra, nghin cu, xem xt k lng; hiu r c, thy r c bn cht (ca

iu g )

see sb off: tin ai

see out: hon thnh, thc hin n cng; tin ai ra tn ca

see through: thy r bn cht, thc hin n cng; gip ai vt qua c ci g

BREAK

break away (from sb/sth): trn, thot khi; li khai, tch ra

break down: b hng (xe c); p v, p tan, x ; sp , v tan tnh

break forth: v ra, n ra; vt ra, bn ra, tun ra

break in: xng vo, ph m vo; ngt, chn, ct ngang; can thip vo; cho vo khun

php, dy d

break off: ri ra, b gy ri ra; t nhin ngng li

break off with someone: ct t quan h, tuyt giao vi ai

break out: bng n, bng pht

break out of sth: dng v lc trn thot khi

break up: chy tn lon, tan tc, tn ra; gii tn; chia la; ngh h; p nt

break into: t nhp vo nh

break into tears: khc a ln

MAKE

- make arrangements for : sp t, dn xp

e.g. The school can make arragements for pupils with special needs.

Nh trng c th sp t cho cho hc sinh nhng nhu cu c bit.

- make a change / changes : i mi

e.g. The new manager is planning to make some changes.

V tn gim c ang tr hoch mt s thay i.

- make a choice : chn la

e.g. Jill had to make a choice between her career and her family.

Jill phi chn la gia s nghip v gia nh.

- make a comment / comments (on) : bnh lun, ch gii

e.g. Would anyone like to make any comments on the talk?

C ai mun bnh lun g v bi din thuyt khng ?

- make a contribution to : gp phn vo

e.g. She made a useful contribution to the discussion.

C c ng gp hu dng vo cuc tho lun.

- make a decision : quyt nh

e.g. I'm glad it's you who has to make the decision, not me.

Tao mng v chnh my phi quyt nh, ch khng phi tao.

- make an effort : n lc

e.g. Joe is really making an effort with his maths this term.

Joe ang thc s n lc hc ton hc k ny.

- make friends : lm bn, kt bn.

e.g. Karen is very good at making friends.

Karen rt gii kt giao bn.

- make an improvement : ci thin

e.g. Repainting the room has really made an improvement.

Vic sn li cn phng thc s c ci thin.

- make a mistake : phm sai lm, nhm ln

e.g. They've made a mistake in our bill.

H nhm ln g trong ci ha n ca chng ta.

- make a phone call : in thoi

e.g. I've got to make some phone calls before dinner.

Ti phi gi mt s cuc in thoi khi n ti.

- make progress : tin b

e.g. Harriet is making progress with all her schoolwork.

Harriet ang c tin b vi vic hc trng.

- make noise : lm n

e.g. Stop making noise!

Dng lm n coi!

- make a journey/ a trip / journeys : i du hnh

e.g. I still use my car, but now I make fewer journeys.

Ti vn cn i xe hi, nhng gi ti t i du hnh hn trc.

- make a promise : ha

e.g. She made a promise to visit them once a month.

Nng ha i thm h mi thng mt ln.

- make an inquiry / inquiries : i hi, yu cu, hi bit

e.g. I don't know who sent the gift, but I'll make some inquiries.

Ti khng bit ai gi mn qu ny, nhng ti s hi bit.

- make a remark : bnh lun, nhn xt.

e.g. The Senator denied making the remark.

Ngi Thng ngh s t chi bnh lun.

- make a speech : c din vn

e.g. Each child had to make a short speech to the rest of the class.

Mi a tr u phi c din vn ngn trc c lp.

- make a fuss of / over someone : l v quan tm (bn nguyenhoaphuong b sung)

e.g. They made a great fuss of the new baby.

Bn h quan tm nhiu n a b mi .

- make a fuss / kick up a fuss (about something) : cn nhn tc gin, phn nn (v

ci g

e.g. Josie made a fuss / kicked up a fuss because the soup was too salty.

Josie phn nn v mn canh qu mn.

- make a plan / plans : tr hoch, ln k hoch (bn nguyenhoaphuong b sung)

e.g. We need to make plans for the future.

Chng ta cn ln k hoch cho tng lai.

- make a demand / demands (on) : i hi (bn nguyenhoaphuong b sung)

e.g. Flying makes enormous demands on pilots.

Chuyn bay i hi ngi phi cng rt nhiu.

- make an exception: to ngoi l, cho php mt ngoi l (bn nguyenhoaphuong b

sung)

e.g. Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this

case.

Tr em thng khng c php v y, nhng ti chun b to ngoi l trong trng hp

ny (tc l cho ti n v.

- make cng thng dng vi ngha: lm, to ra, ch to ra; nh khi ta ni "make a

bicycle" (ch to ra chic xe p), "make a cake" (nng, lm ra ci bnh), ...

DO

- do your best : lm ht sc mnh

e.g. All that matters in the exam is to do your best.

iu quan trng nht trong k thi l hy lm ht sc mnh.

- do damage (to) : gy hi n

e.g. The storm did some damage to our roof.

Cn bo gy thit hi phn no cho ci trn nh ca chng ti.

- do an experiment : lm th nghim

e.g. We are doing an experiment to test how the metal reacts with water.

Chng ti ang lm th nghim kim tra xem kim loi phi ng vi nc nh th no.

- do exercises : lm bi tp, tp th dc.

e.g. We'll do some exercises practicing these collocations tomorrow.

Chng con s lm bi tp thc hnh nhng s kt hp t nhin ny vo ngy mai.

- do someone a good turn / do someone a favor : lm vic tt, lm n hu

e.g. Scouts and guides are supposed to do someone a good turn every day.

Cc hng o sinh nn lm vic tt mi ngy.

- do harm : c hi, gy hi

e.g. Changing the rules may do more harm than good.

Thay i lut l c th c hi hn l c li.

- do your hair : thay i kiu tc, lm tc

e.g. No, I'm not ready. I haven't done my hair yet.

Khng, mnh cha sn sng. Mnh vn cha lm tc xong m.

- do your homework : lm bi tp v nh

e.g. My son has to do his homework straight after school.

Con trai ti phi lm phi tp v nh ca n ngay sau khi i hc v.

- do the ironing / shopping / washing, etc. : i , i mua sm, gic gi ...

e.g. I'll do the washing if you do the ironing.

Em s gic gi nu anh i .

- do research : nghin cu.

e.g. I'm still doing research for my thesis.

Ti vn cn ang nghin cu lm lun vn.

- do a / the crossword : gii ch (bn nguyenhoaphuong b sung)

e.g. I like doing the crossword.

Ti thch chi gii ch.

HAVE

- have an accident : gp tai nn.

e.g. Mr. Grey had an accident last night but he's OK now.

ng Grey b tai nn ti qua nhng gi ng n c ri.

- have an argument / a row : ci c

e.g. We had an argument / a row about how to fix the car.

Ti tao ci c v cch sa ci xe hi.

- have a break : ngh gii lao (cng: take a break)

e.g. Let's have a break when you finish this exercise.

Chng ta hy ngh gii lao sau khi anh gii xong bi tp ny.

- have a conversation / chat : ni chuyn

e.g. I hope we'll have time to have a chat after the meeting.

Ti mong l chng ta s c th gi ni chuyn sau cuc hp.

- have difficulty (in) (doing something) : gp kh khn

e.g. The class had difficulty understanding what to do.

Lp hc gp tr ngi trong vic hiu c nhng iu phi lm.

- have a dream / nightmare : m / gp c mng

e.g. I had a nightmare last night.

Tao gp c mng m ri.

- have an experience : tri nghim

e.g. I had a frightening experience the other day.

Ngy hm kia tao c mt tri nghim ng s.

- have a feeling : cm gic rng

e.g. I have a feeling that something is wrong.

Em cm gic c iu g khng n.

- have fun / a good time : vui v

e.g. I'm sure you'll have fun on the school trip.

Ti chc em s vui v trong k ngh ca trng.

- have a look : ngm nhn

e.g. The teacher wanted to have a look at what we were doing.

ng thy mun ngm nhn xem chng ti ang lm g.

- have a party : t chc tic tng

e.g. Let's have a party at the end of term.

Chng ta hy t chc tic tng vo cui hc k.

- have a problem / problems (with) : gp vn , gp kh khn

e.g. Ask the teacher if you have problems with the exercise.

Hy hi c gio nu nh em gp kh khn vi bi tp.

- have a try / go : th

e.g. I'll explain what to do and then you can have a go / try.

Tao s gii thch nhng g cn lm v sau , my c th lm th.

TAKE

- take a holiday : i ngh

e.g. We're so glad we decided to take a holiday here.

Chng ti rt vui v quyt nh i ngh y.

- take a trip : i du hnh

e.g. Yesterday we took a trip to the mountains.

Hm qua chng ti i du hnh n nhng ngn ni.

- take a train / bus : n xe la / xe but

e.g. First we took a train to a little town and then we took a bus going to various villages.

u tin chng ti n xe la ti th trn nh, v ri n xe but i thm nhiu ngi lng.

- take a liking to : thy hng th, thy thch th

e.g. We got off when we saw one that we took a liking to.

Chng ti xung xe khi thy nhng th gy thch th.

- take an interest in : thy hng th, thch th vi

e.g. Some kids took an interest in us.

Vi em nh thch th vi s xut hin ca chng ti.

- take a photo / photos : chp hnh

e.g. We took a lot of photos.

Chng ti chp nhiu hnh.

- take a chance : mo him

e.g. I'd take a chance and leave if I were you.

Tao s mo him v ri khi nu tao l my.

- take a dislike to : khng thch / ght

e.g. The boss has taken a dislike to you.

ng ch khng thch anh t lu.

- take advantage of : li dng, tn dng

e.g. Take advantage of being in London - there are always plenty of jobs there.

Hy tn dng c hi khi anh Lun n, ni y lun c rt nhiu vic lm.

- take action : hnh ng

e.g. You'll soon find something else, so take action, that's my advice!

Chng bao lu anh s tm thy iu g khc, lc hy hnh ng - li khuyn ca ti !

PAY

- pay attention to : ch n

e.g. You must pay attention to the teacher.

Em phi ch n gio vin.

- pay (someone) a compliment : khen tng (ai)

e.g. I was trying to pay her a compliment but she misunderstood.

Ti c khen tng c nhng c li hiu lm ti.

- pay your (last) respects : cu chc knh cn

e.g. At a funeral people pay their last respects to the person who has died.

Ti tang l, ngi ta cu chc ln cui cho ngi khut.

- pay tribute : bi t lng knh ngng

e.g. When Jack retired, his boss made a speech paying tribute to all he had done for the

company.

Khi ng Jack hi hu, ng ch ca ng c din vn bi t lng bit n v tt c nhng g

Jack cng hin cho cng ty.

WEATHER

1. Talking about the weather (Ni v thi tit)

- unbroken sunshine : tri quang ng (ch c nng m khng c my)

- (be) scorching hot : cc k nng, nng (nng) chy da tht

- soak up the sunshine : tm nng

- torrential rain : ma ln, nng ht

2. Weather conditions (iu kin thi tit)

- weather + deteriorate (verb) : thi tit tr nn t hi (ng t deteriorate rt trang

trng, t ng ngha km trang trng hn ca n l : get worse)

e.g. The weather is likely to deteriorate later on today.

Thi tit c kh nng tr nn t hi vo cui ngy hm nay.

T phn ngha ca deteriorate trong ng cnh ny l : improve (d chu hn)

- thick / dense fog : mn sng m dy c

e.g. There is thick fog on the motorway.

C sng m dy c trn xa l.

- patches of fog / mist : khu vc nh c sng m

- fog / mist + come down : sng m che ph (phn ngha: fog / mist + lift (sng m

tan i))

e.g. There are patches of fog on the east coast but these should lift by midday.

C nhiu khu vc sng m trn din hp b ng nhng chng s tan ht lc gia tra.

- a blanket of fog : vng c sng m kh dy c (nhm t ny dng trong vn

chng)

- strong sun (phn ngha: weak sun) : nng gay gt

e.g. Avoid going on the beach at midday when the sun is strongest.

Trnh i ra bi bin lc gia tra, khi nng gay gt nht.

- heavy rain (NOT strong rain) : ma to, nng ht

- driving rain : ma mau tnh v nng ht

e.g. Road conditions are difficult because of the driving rain.

Tnh trng ng x gp kh khn do cn ma nng ht.

- heavy / fresh / clisp / thick / driving snow : tuyt dy, c cng

e.g. The snow is lovely and crisp this morning.

Tuyt thit d thng v dy cng sng nay.

- hard frost (phn ngha: light frost) : sng gi m

e.g. There will be a hard frost tonight.

Ti nay s c sng gi m.

- high / strong / light / biting winds : gi ln / nh / lnh lo.

the wind + pick up : gi mnh hn (phn ngha : die down (sc gi h))

e.g. The wind was light this morning but it's picking up now and will be very strong by

the evening.

Sng nay gi nh nhng ang tng cng v s rt mnh trc chiu ti nay.

- the wind + blow / whistle : gi thi / vi vu.

e.g. The wind was whistling through the trees.

Nng gi ang vi vu xuyn qua cy ci.

RELATIONSHIPS (NHNG MI QUAN H TRONG I SNG)

A. Friendship (Tnh bng hu)

- make friends (with someone) : nh bn (vi)

e.g. When you go to university you will make a lot of new friends.

Khi em ln i hc, em s quen nhiu bn mi.

- strike up a friendship : bt u lm bn (start a friendship)

e.g. Jack struck up a friendship with a girl he met on holiday.

Thng Jack bt u nh bn vi mt c gi n gp trong k ngh.

- form / develop a friendship : dng xy tnh bn / pht trin tnh bn

e.g. Juliet formed a lasting friendship with the boy she sat next to at primary school.

Juliet dng xy tnh bn di lu vi thng con trai m n ngi st bn hi tiu hc.

- cement / spoil a friendship : bi dng tnh bn / lm rn v tnh bn.

e.g. Spending several weeks on holiday together has cemented their friendship.

chung nhau nhiu tun trong k ngh bi p thm tnh bn ca h.

- a friendship + grow : tnh bn bn vng hn

e.g. We were at school together, but our friendship grew after we'd left school.

Ti ti hc chung trng, nhng sau khi ra trng tnh bn bn vng hn.

- close / special friends : bn thn thit / bn c bit

e.g. I glad that our children are such close friends, aren't you?

Mnh vui v con em chng ta l bn thn thit ca nhau, cn bn th sao

- mutual friends : bn b chung (trong mt nhm)

- a casual acquaintance : bn x giao (bit mt)

e.g. I don't know Rod well. We're just casual acquaintances.

Ti khng rnh Rod lm. Chng ti ch l bn x giao.

- have a good relationship with someone : c mi giao ho tt vi ai

e.g. Anna and Marie have a very good relationship. They love doing things together.

Anna v Marie c mi giao ho rt tt. H thch lm cc th cng nhau.

- keep in contact / touch : gi lin lc (phn ngha: lose contact / touch)

e.g. We must keep in contact when the course ends.

Ti mnh phi gi lin lc sau khi kha hc kt thc nhe.

B. More than just good friends. (Cn hn c bn b tt)

I fell madly in love with Anton from the moment I met him. It was certainly love at first

sight. I knew at once that he was the love of my life but at first I was not sure if my love

was returned or not. Within a few days, however, he had told me that he

was desperately in love with me too. A couple of weeks later, we realized that we wanted

to make a commitment to each other and, when Anton asked me to marry him, I

immediately accepted his proposal. I'm sure we will always love each other

unconditionally. Neither of us would ever consider having an affair with someone else.

- fall madly in love with : yu in cung, say m, khng thay i

- love at first sight : i tnh st nh (tc l mi tnh mi gp yu)

- the love of one's life : ngi tnh ca i mt ai

- love is / were returned : tnh cm c p li (tc l ngi mnh yu thch cng yu

thch mnh)

- desperately in love : rt yu ...

- make a commitment : ha hn

- accept one's proposal : chp nhn li ngh ca ai ( y l chp nhn li cu hn)

- love each other unconditionally : yu nhau v iu kin

- have an affair (with someone) : ngoi tnh

HEALTH AND ILLNESS (SC KHE V BNH TT) Verb collocations referring to illnesses and injuries.

(S kt hp t nhin ca ng t vi nhng cn bnh v chn thng)

- catch [ a cold, the flu, a chill, pneumonia ] : b [ cm, cm, cm lnh, vim phi ]

e.g. I got soaking wet and caught a cold.

Ti t sng v ri b cm.

- contract [ a disease, malaria, typhoid ] : nhim [ mt bnh, bnh st rt, bnh thng

hn ] (formal)

e.g. Uncle Jess contracted malaria while he was working in Africa.

ng cu Jess nhim st rt khi ang lm vic Phi chu.

- develop [ (lung / breast) cancer, diabetes, AIDS, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease ] : pht

(bnh) [ ung th (phi / v, bnh i ng, bnh Si a, bnh thoi ha no b ] (formal)

e.g. My grandfather developed Alzheimer's disease and could no longer remember

things or recognize people.

ng ca ti pht bnh thoi ha no b v khng cn nh g hay nhn ra ai na.

- suffer from [ asthma, hay fever, backache ] : b [ hen suyn, st ma h, au lng ]

e.g. She has suffered from asthma all her life.

C b hen suyn sut i.

- have an attack of [ bronchitis, asthma, hay fever, diarrhoea ] : ln cn [ vim

cung phi, st ma h, hen suyn, tiu chy ]

e.g. She had an attack of hay fever and was sneezing non-stop.

C ln c st ma h v ht hi khng ngng

- be diagnosed with [ (lung / breast) cancer, AIDS, leukaemia, autism ] : c chn

on l bnh [ ung th (phi / v, Si a, bnh bch cu, bnh t k ]

e.g. He was diagnosed with lung cancer and died a year later.

Hn c chn on l b ung th phi, ri mt nm sau hn cht.

- suffer / sustain [ (major / minor / serious / head) injuries ] : chu ng [ chn thng

(nng / nh / nghim trng / u ]

e.g. The driver sustained serious head injuries in the crash.

Ngi ti x chu chn thng u nghim trng trong v ng xe.

DO, GET, V NHNG T TNG NG

- do an exam = sit / take an exam : d kim tra, d mt k thi

e.g. I have to do / sit / take an exam in biology at the end of term.

Ti phi d thi mn Sinh hc cui hc k.

- do research / do a research project = carry out / conduct a research project : tin

hnh nghin cu

e.g. Our class carried out / conducted a research project into the history of our school.

Lp hc ca chng ti tin hnh nghin cu v lch s ngi trng.

- do a course = enrol on / take a course : ng k hc mt kha ...

e.g. I decided to do a course in computer programming.

Ti quyt nh ng k hc mt kha lp trnh my in ton.

- do a degree / diploma = study for / take a degree : hc ly bng ...

e.g. She studied for / took a degree in engineering.

C hc ly bng k s.

- do a subject = study / take a subject : hc, nghin cu mt mn hc

e.g. I studied / took history and economics in high school.

Ti hc Lch s v Kinh t hc trng cp 3.

- do an essay / assignment = write an essay / assignment : lm bi lun / lm bi tp

e.g. All students have to write an essay / assignment at the end of term.

Mi sinh vin u phi vit mt bi lun / lm bi tp vo cui hc k.

- do a lecture / talk = give a lecture / talk : din thuyt

e.g. Professor Parkinson gave a lecture on the American War.

Gio s Parkinson din thuyt v cuc ni chin Hoa K.

- get a degree / diploma = obtain / be awarded a diploma : nhn bng ...

e.g. He obtained / was awarded a diploma in Town Planning in 1998.

ng nhn bng sau i hc v Hoch ch th x nm 1998.

- get a grade = receive / be given a grade : nhn im / hng

e.g. Her essay received / was given an A-grade.

Bi lun ca c c cho im A.

- get a qualification = obtain / acquire a qualification : nhn chng nhn ...

e.g. You will need to obtain / acquaire a qualificartion in social work.

Anh s cn mt chng nhn v cng tc x hi.

- get an education = receive an education : c gio dc

e.g. The country is poor; only 27% of children receive a basic education.

Nc cn ngho nn ch 27% em nh c gio dc c s.

NEWS (TIN TC, THI S)

- a news / story + break : tin tc / chuyn b l

e.g. The singer was out of the country when the story about his wife broke.

Chng ca s ri nc khi cu chuyn v v chng b l.

- news + come in : tin tc c lin quan n ...

e.g. TV newscaster: News has just come in of an earthquake.

Pht thanh vin truyn hnh ni: Va c tin tc lin quan n mt v ng t.

- news + leak out : thng tin b r r

e.g. Although the two stars tried to keep their relationship secret, news of it soon leaked

out.

Du rng hai ngi sao c gi knh quan h ca h, nhng tin tc v h sm b r

r.

- hit the headlines : lm nng mt bo

e.g. The scandal is expected to hit the headlines tomorrow.

Ngi ta tin rng v tai ting s lm nng mt bo ngy mai.

- make headlines : c ng ti rng ri

e.g. A dramatic story like that will make headlines world-wide

Mt cu chuyn kch tnh nh th s ln trang nht khp th gii.

- front-page headline : ln trang nht

e.g. The scandal was the front-page headline in all the newspapers.

V tai ting ln trang nht khp cc mt bo.

- the lastest news : tin mi nht

e.g. The lastest news from the earthquake zone is more hopeful.

Tin mi nht v vng ng t tr nn lc quan hn.

- be headline / front-page news : ln trang nht (c ng ti rng ri)

e.g. Any story about the Royal Family will be the headline / front-page news in Britain.

Bt k cu chuyn no v Hong tc u c ng ti rng ri Anh quc.

- item of news : mc tin

e.g. The main item of news today is the earthquake in Broskva City.

Mc tin chnh ngy hm nay l v ng t thnh ph Broskva.

- run a story (= publish a story) : tng thut tin tc

e.g. The Daily Times recently ran a story about an affair between a famous rock star and a

politician.

T Nht bo va mi tng thut chuyn ngoi tnh gia mt siu sao nhc Rc v mt

chnh tr gia.

- flick through the newspaper : s lc trang bo

e.g. He flicked through the newspaper as he didn't have time to read it properly.

Hn s lt mt bo v hn khng c th gi coi ht.

IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS

1. lose face : mt mt, mt th din

- I don't want to lose face because of you.

Ti khng mun mt mt v anh.

2. turn a blind eye (to st): gi v khng bit..., nhm mt lm ng ..

- Many governments just turn a blind eye to prostitution.

Nhiu chnh ph ch n gin l nhm mt lm ng vi nn mi dm..

- Teachers often turn a blind eye to minor breaches of discipline

Cc thy gio thng lm ng nhng vi phm k lut nh nht.

3. Out of the blue: bt thnh lnh

- She arrived out of the blue.

C ta n tht bt ng.

4. In the distance: t xa

- I saw him in the distance.

Ti trng thy n t xa.

4. Without fail : chc chn, nht nh

- I'll be there at two o' clock without fail.

Nht nh ti s c mt lc hai gi.

5. if all else fails: nu mi cch khng c. (to suggest what could be done in a certain

situation if all the other things you have tried are unsuccessful)

- if all else fails, Ill have to sell the car

Nu mi cch khng c, ti s bn xe

6. That/ It depends: cn ty

- Do you want to go out?

That / it depends

7. to steer/ stay clear of st/ sb: trnh, lnh xa

- His doctor advised him to steer clear of alcohol.

Bc s khuyn anh y nn trnh xa ru ch.

8. why/ how/ where etc on earth: (informal=inf) dng nhn mnh cu hi khi gin

hay ngc nhin, hoc ban khng th ngh ra cu tr li r rng?

- What on earth were you thinking?

Bn ang ngh ci qui g vy?

- How on earth did he pass the exam? He did no work at all.

9. be in/ get into a state: (inf) lo lng

She was in terrible state, so I decided to stay and look after her

C y ang rt lo lng, v vy ti li v chm sc c

Terrible = extr

10. make sense: ngha, hiu

- These sentences don't make sense.

Nhng cu ny chng c ngha g c.

- Can you make sense of this poem?

Anh c hiu c bi th ny khng

Khn ngoan

- It makes a lot of sense to buy now while houses are cheap.

Tht l khn ngoan khi mua nh ngay ngay lc n r

11. How come (inf): why

-How come you 're called "Gorilla"?

Ti sao bn li c bit danh l "Kh t"?

12. like mad: very fast, hard

- I had to run like mad to catch the bus.

Ti phi chy rt nhanh bt kp xe but.