Idioms proverbs (Thành ngữ trong tiếng anh ôn thi đại học)

Tài liệu gồm 90 idioms thành ngữ phù hợp cho ôn thi đại học, tổ chức trò chơi trên powerpoint rất tiện lợi cho lớp học bớt nhàm chán. Có thể tải về và chỉnh sửa cho phù hợp với trình độ của HS. Các thành ngữ được chọn lọc, ở mức độ phổ biến, có khả năng cao xuất hiện trong đề thi.

Idioms & Proverbs

speak one way and act

A another

B the other

C other

D others

out of sight, out of

A thought

B memory

C mind

D love

judge a book by its

A colour

B content

C cover

D price

Every man has his

A mistakes

B errors

C faults

D weakness

sink or swim

Được

ăn cả, ngã về khônghelp yourself to succeed or fail

Beat around the

A tree

B bush

C house

D garden

every now and then

A always

B usually

C sometimes

D never

get off one’s back:

A bother sb

B stop bothering sb

C support sb

D forgive sb

hit the : tức giận

A roof

B ball

C ceiling

D wall

ease: thoải mái

A in

B at

C on

D over

keep one’s fingers crossed

A think about st seriously

B be lazy/ do nothing

C hope strongly that st will happen

D keep a secret

make ends meet: _

A Be hard-working

B Afford a basic life

C Spend a lot money

D Succeed

ease: thoải mái

A in

B at

C on

D over

get a second wind: _

A Have another chance

B Have energy again

C Get married again

D Get ill again

cost an arm and a leg:

A be cheap

B be valuable

C be priceless

D be expensive

let the cat out of the bag:

A reveal a secret

B release sb/st

of cake: việc dễ dàng

A slice

B piece

C bowl

once in a blue moon

A always

B often

C Not often

clouds on the horizon

A trouble is on its way

B happiness is on its way

C rain is coming soon

like two peas in a pod:

A Be similar in appearance

B Be apart from each other

C Think the same

be a good : be worth marrying

A match

B catch

C mate

blow sb away: _

A be expelled

B be impressed

C be surprised

drive sb up the wall: _

A please sb

B disappoint sb

C annoy sb

D surprise sb

get one’s head around st: _

A understand

B don’t understand

C be in two minds

hit the books: _

A learn hard

B don’t learn hard

Kill two birds with one _

A bow

B stick

C stone

D trap

pull a rabbit our of a _

A bag

B hat

C hole

do something unexpected

sit on the _: stay neutral

A bench

B middle

C fence

D barrier

no pains no _

A gains

B success

C achievements

Rain cats and _

A pigs

B chickens

C dogs

D ducks

burn the midnight _

hit the nail on the _

take st _ account/ consideration

A in

B into

C on

consider st

pay through the nose: _

A pay too much

B pay too little

burn the midnight _

few and far between

A rare

B common

C famous

On the _ of

A wall

B verge

C slide

On the brink of = in the edge of

 very near to doing st

On the wagon: _

A Have decided not to eat meat

B Have decided not to drink

alcohol

C Have decided not to get

married

sell like hot _

in the hole : _

A in debt

B in danger

C in a hurry

keep st under one’s HAT:

A keep st as a secret

B put st in danger

C save st

take care of

keep one’s word:

A be conservative

B keep one’s promise

C repeat something

lose one’s temper:

A be relaxed

B be angry

C be cool

lose one’s temper:

A be relaxed

B be angry

C be cool

Easy come easy :

Easier said than :

A done

B made

C completed

Many men, many :

A ideas

B minds

C arguments

An a day keeps doctors

away:

A apple

B octopus

C exercise

Have your in the clouds:

Through thick and

build in the air

half a is better than none

A loaf

B piece

C bit

có còn hơn không

full of the joys of

A summer

B spring

C season

Rất vui sướng

Burn the midnight oil

A get up early

B stay up late

C stay awake all night

take st into / consideration

A view

B eyes

C account

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