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| Pretend not see or notice sth, usually bad | Turn a blind eye (to sth) |
| Suddenly or un expectedly | Out of the blue |
| Far away, but able to be seen our heard | In the distance |
| Always | Without fail |
| Used to say that you're not certain about sth because other things have to be considered | That/ it depends |
| Used to emphasize a question when you're angry or suprised, or cannot think of an obvious answer | Why/ how on earth |
| Be/ become anxious or upset | Be in/ get into a state |
| Be a practical or logical thing to do | Made sense |
| Very fast, hard, much, etc. | Like mad |
| Take advantage of sth | Make good use of sth |
| Make good use of sth | Take advantage of sth |
| Change your mind | Change your decision or opinion about sth |
| Change your decision or opinion about sth | Change your mind |
| Get nowhere | Make no progress, or success |
| Make no progress, or have no success | Get nowhere |
| Having control or command of sth/sb | In charge of sb/sth |
| A thing that is very easy to do | A piece of cake |
| A short distance | A stone's throw |
| Said when someone makes a statement that is shown very soon, and in an embarrassing way, to be wrong | Famous last words |
| Muon con hon khong bao gio | Better late than never |
| Early in the morning | Bright and early |
| Almost or approximately | More or less |
| Make contact with sb by phone | Get through to sb |
| Used to say that you don't know the answer to sth | Don't ask me/ search me |
| Used to say you're pleased and relieved about sth | Thank heavens |
| A way of achieving an aim/ solving a problem by trying a number of different methods and learning from your mistakes | Trial and error |
| Mostly, in general | In the main |
| Used to say that when you're away from someone you love, you love them even more. | Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
| To get someone's attention | Catch sb's eye |
| Going to happen very soon | At any happen |
| Not very often | Once in a blue moon |
| Used to introduce a new subject to be considered or to give further information- nhan tien | By the way |
| Used when you want someone sit down so that you can explain the story with all details | It's a long story |
| Look for information in a book or online | Look sth up |
| (of a plane) leave the ground | Take off |
| Remove a piece of clothing | Take sth off |
| Invent a story or an explaination for sth | Make sth up |
| Meet sb or find sth by chance | Come across sth/ sb |
| Represent or mean | Stand for sth |
| Reduce the amount of sth that you eat, spend, use, etc. | Cut back on sth |
| Before doing anything else | First of all |
| Look at, check, or discuss something carefully | Go over/ though something |
| Not do/ don't need to do (exercises) | Leave something out |
| Remove marks made by a pencil, chairs,... by using a rubber | Rub something out |
| Do something one after another so everyone has an opportunity to do it syn. take turns at sth | Take it in turn |
| Take somebody's seat or position so they can take yours | Swap places with somebody |
| Do the last part of something | Finish sth off |
| Decide to stop what you're doing | Call it a day |
| Give something to a person in authority (teacher, police,..) | Hand something in |
| Give something to each person in the group syn. give some thing out | Hand something out |
| Pass something (esp. food or drink, ...) to people in group | Hand something round |
| Think that something is important and should be given careful attention | Take something seriously |
| Look for information about something in a reference book or online | Look something up |
| Do something for a first time without worrying about mistake, because you'll do it correctly later | In rough |
| Increase or develop sth over a period of time | Build sth up |
| Only a small part of a much larger problem or matter | The tip of the iceberg |
| Things you should and shouldn't do | Dos and don'ts |
| Speak in the way that others can understood | Make yourself understood |
| A way of solving a problem by trying several possibilities and learning from mistakes | Trial and error |
| Enjoy or use sth as much as you can | Make the most of sth |
| Learn sth by reading or repeatedly until you remember it exactly | Learn sth (off) by heart |
| (say/read sth) that others can hear it | Say/ read sth out loud |
| Not do sth on time, and then have more to do later | Get behind with sth |
| Catch the level of others who are more advanced | Catch up with sb |
| Continue with sth even through it is difficult | Stick at sth |
| Improve your knowledge or skill in sth, especially when you have not used for a period of time | Brush up on sth/ brush sth up |
| Make progress at the same speed as others | Keep up with sb |
| Manage to understand sth | Make sense of sth |
| Continue to concentrate on sth | Keep your mind on sth |
| To learn sth without format lesson | Pick sth up |
| Try hard to remember sth | To rack sb's brains |
| Remeber sth | Come back to |