Do an aboutface aboutturn :có thay đổi lớn VD : I’d only gone a little way down the street when I remembered I hadn’t locked the door, so I madedid a quick aboutturn. To chicken out :không dám làm gì đó VD : My friends told me to try skiing next week. But I chicken out. Jump at the chance: chớp cơ hội VD : Accidentally my phone fell out of my pocket. A passenger just jumped at the chance to pick it up and take it away from me. Be up for it: luôn sẵn sàng làm gì đó VD : you want to eat at KFC for dinner? I’m up for it. To weather the storm step up to the plate: chiu trách nhiệm VD : That was totally his fault. He needs to step up to the place about that now. To go through a rough patch : gặp phải vẫn đề Hit an obstacle rock : gặp khó khăn VD : His car his an obstacle rock Be more trouble than it’s worth :Nhiều khó khăn hơn là những gì nó đáng giá VD : Being in a relationship with a famous person is more trouble than it’s worth Screw things up: làm đổ vỡ phá tung mọi chuyện VD : Everything was perfect until he screwed things up Be up shit creek : trong tình thế khó khăn VD : If more people still want to resign, our company will be up the creek. Run into a problema snag: gặp phải vẫn đề VD : His system runs into a snag when the boss had the car accident. As chance would have it: Thật tình cờ… VD : As chance would have it, I met him at the supermarket after 10 years of losing contact. Don’t tempt fate don’t push your luck: Đừng có thử vận may VD : You’re probably going to fail the test. Don’t try to tempt fate We’ll live to regret that: Rồi chúng ta sẽ phải ân hận
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Do an about-face/ about-turn :có thay đổi lớn
VD : I’d only gone a little way down the street when I
remembered I hadn’t locked the door, so I made/did a quick about-turn
To chicken out :không dám làm gì đó
VD : My friends told me to try skiing next week But I chicken out
Jump at the chance: chớp cơ hội
VD : Accidentally my phone fell out of my pocket A passenger just jumped at the chance to pick it up and take it away from me
Be up for it: luôn sẵn sàng làm gì đó
VD : you want to eat at KFC for dinner? I’m up for it
To weather the storm / step up to the plate: chiu trách nhiệm
VD : That was totally his fault He needs to step up to the place about that now
To go through a rough patch : gặp phải vẫn đề
Hit an obstacle rock : gặp khó khăn
VD : His car his an obstacle rock
Be more trouble than it’s worth :Nhiều khó khăn hơn là những
gì nó đáng giá
VD : Being in a relationship with a famous person is more
trouble than it’s worth
Screw things up: làm đổ vỡ / phá tung mọi chuyện
VD : Everything was perfect until he screwed things up
Be up shit creek : trong tình thế khó khăn
VD : If more people still want to resign, our company will be up the creek
Run into a problem/a snag: gặp phải vẫn đề
VD : His system runs into a snag when the boss had the car accident
As chance would have it: Thật tình cờ…
VD : As chance would have it, I met him at the supermarket after 10 years of losing contact
Trang 2Don’t tempt fate / don’t push your luck: Đừng có thử vận may
VD : You’re probably going to fail the test Don’t try to tempt fate We’ll live to regret that: Rồi chúng ta sẽ phải ân hận
VD : Sending grandma to the nursing house is a wrong
decision We’ll live to regret that!
Bide one’s time : Chờ thời cơ
VD : He bides his time for the best bargain of the phone
knuckle down :Cố sức
VD : The test is coming in 2 days He really needs to knuckle down to studying
Let’s go for it : Hãy bất đầu làm thôi
VD : You want us to try this dual singing contest? Let’s go for it
To play by ear: Cố doán
VD : As our schedule doesn’t sync with each other, I guess we’ll have to play by ear tomorrow to see if we had any chance to talk
Not for the faint-hearted: không dành cho người yếu tim
VD : Paranormal activities is the film that is completely not for the faint-hearted
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