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Phrasal verbs and idioms
1. Take sb in = deceive sb: Make sb believe that sth is not true (lừa dối)
Eg: I will never believe him anymore. He took me in and I'm still very angry.
2. Speed up >< slow down: Go more quickly >< go more slowly (tăng tốc ><giảm tốc)
Eg: Speed up. The time is running out.
3. Stand-in (for sb) : Sb who takes another person's place for a short period of time espeacially to do their job (người thay thế)
Eg: He just a stand-in for Linda. She is absent today.
4. Put sth up = build sth: Xây dựng cái gì
Eg: This school was put up in 2005.
5. Ask sb for sth: Want sb to give you sth
Eg: I asked him for some mercy but he didn't give me any.
(mercy: Sự thương xót, lòng thương người)
6. Ask after sb = ask about: To ask information about sb, especially about their health
Eg: John visted to ask after me when I just had headed/gone back home from the hospital.
7. Ask around: To ask a lot of different people in order to get information or help
Eg: The beggar asked around in the street but nobody gave him any.
8. Ask sb in: To invite sb to come into a building or room, especially your home
Eg: John asked me in to take part in his birthday party.
9. Ask sb out: To invite sb to come with you to a place especially as a way of starting a romatic relationship
Eg: A handsome boy asked me out when he saw me at your party.
10. Stay in: Stay at home
Eg: Today is a rainy day so I don't want to go out. I just want to stay in to sleep.
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