ĐỀ THI MOONTV 28/9/2014 Biên soạn: Tạ Khánh Ly và Vũ Thị Phương Quỳnh Hotline:04.32.99.98.98 1.against all odds: despite difficulties 2.get the sack: be dismissed from one’s job 3.in th
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1.against all odds: despite difficulties
2.get the sack: be dismissed from one’s job
3.in the offing: likely to happen
4.status symbol: :possession thought to show sb’s high
social rank, wealth, etc 5.once and for all: for the last time
6.white elephant: useless/unwanted possession
7.short and sweet: brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
8.out in the open: (of secrets) revealed, known
9.golden opportunity: the best chance to gain sth
10.out and out: complete, total
11.in public: in the presence of other people
12.get the wrong end of the stick misunderstand completely what has
been said 13.throw a party: have/hold a party
14.take things to pieces: dismantle things
15.greasesb’s palm: bribe sb
Fill in the blanks with one of the idioms/fixed phrases
1 This new job is a golden opportunity and far too good to turn down
2 Let’s keep this……… – just tell me what you want and then
leave I’m busy!
3 ………, sit down and be quiet or I’ll send you out!
4 I always find it embarrassing when people argue ………
5 ………., he won the national song contest and became quite
well-known
6 What he promised was impossible – he was a(n) ………liar
7 Being a car mechanic, William loves ……… engines
……….…………
8 I’m afraid a recession is………
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9 Now that the scandal is ………., the Minister will have
to resign
10 When the traffic warden gave me a parking ticket, I tried to
……… , which only got me into more trouble
11 It’s traditional to ……… ….when you move house
12 John ………because he was always arriving late to work