

Xin chào các bạn! Mình là Chim Cánh Cụt hiện là học sinh chuyên anh tại trường ***** và sau đây mình sẽ giới thiệu với các bạn các thành ngữ hay và thường gặp trong đề thi THPT và HSG.
Be in one 's bad/good books: Có ấn tượng xấu/ tốt với ai đó. (Ví dụ: Jane was in his boss' s good book at the first meet)
Try in vain to V (bare) : Cố gắng làm gì nhưng kh có kết quả. (Vd: The fox try in vain to reach the bunch of grapes)
Go to one 's head = make someone full of one' s self = make someone conceited: Làm ai đó kiêu ngạo
On the spot = immediately : Ngay lập tức
On the verge of = on the brink of = in the edge of: Trên bờ vực (VD: Elephants are on the verge of being extincted)
It never rains but it pours: Họa đơn vô chí
Be on the wagon: Kiêng rượu (VD: Unless you are on the wagon, you will die of cancer)
Lead someone by the nose: Nắm đầu, dắt mũi ai đó (VD: He let his girlfriend easily lead him by the nose)
At the eleventh hour: Vào phút chót (VD: The thief managed to escape at the eleventh hour)
Sell/go like hot cakes: Bán đắt như tôm tươi
Find fault with: Chỉ trích, kiếm chuyện, bắt lỗi (VD: He always finds fault with me at anything)
Make believe = Put on an act : Giả vờ, giả bộ (VD: Phung makes believe as if she knew everything)
Make good time: Di chuyển nhanh (VD: Make good time or we will be late for school)
All at once = suddenly : Bất thình lình
Look daggers at Somebody: Giận giữ nhìn ai đó (VD: Because i broke his glasses, he looked daggers at mẹ)
Blow one 's trumpet: Khoác loác (VD: He is always blowing his trumpet about his treasure)
Sleep on it: Suy nghĩ thêm về điều gì đó
Fight tooth and claw/nail : Cấu xé nhau (VD: He and his wife are fighting tooth and nail)
Spick and span: Ngăn nắp
Every now and then = sometimes = on and off = once in a while = now and again = at times = from time to time = every so often: Thỉnh thoảng
Once in a blue moon: Rất hiếm (vd: I only see her once in a blue moon)
Few and far between:rất hiếm gắp (vd: Drought is few and far between our region)
Part and parcel of : Integral, crucial, important (vd: Money is part and parcel of this project)
Play tricks/jokes on : Chọc phá
Down the drain: Đổ sông đổ biển (vd: All our efforts is now down the drain)
Smell a rat: Hoài nghi (vd: He smells a rat when she tells him about her plan)
The last straw: Giọt nước tràn ly
Get the hand of ST: Nắm bắt được, sử dụng được (vd: My mom now can get the hand of her smartphone)
Hard of hearing: Lãng tai
Keep an eye on: Coi chừng
Can' t take one 's eyes off ST/SB : Không thể rời mắt khỏi (vd: The first time I saw him, I couldn' t take my eyes off him)
Shut/close your eyes: Cố tình làm ngơ (vd: You can 't just close your eyes to his violence)
Not believe your eyes: Cực kỳ ngạc nhiên về những gì trông thấy (vd: Couldn' t believe my eyes when he proposed mariage to me)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Mỗi người có một quan điểm khác nhau về vẻ đẹp
Have a bee in one 's bonnet (about ST) : Chấp nhất chuyện gì (vd: I don' t have a bee in my bonnet about his lies any more)
Get/have a cold feet; Mất hết can đảm, chùn bước (vd: When Tuan got into a trouble, he had cold feet to overcome)
On second thoughts: Suy nghĩ kĩ
Chip in = donate : Quyên góp
Off one 's head : Điên loạn (vd: I' m off my head when i fall in love with you)
Run an errand: Làm việc vặt
Jump the traffic lights: Vượt đèn đỏ (vd: He was punished because he jumped the traffic lights)
Fly off the handle : Dễ nổi giận (vd: Don 't play tricks on her because she flies off the handle)
The apple of one' s eyes: Đồ quý giá của ai (vd: Her son is the apple of her eyes)
Bucket down: Mưa to, mưa xối xả
Close call = close shave = narrow escape : Thoát được nguy hiểm trong gang tất (vd: He has just closed call)
Drop a brick: Lỡ lời
Get butterflies in one 's stomach: Bồn chồn (vd: Everybody get butterflies in their stomach before their exams)
Off the record: Không chính thức (vd: The new examination regulation is now off the record, it just a plan)
One' s cup of tea: Thứ mà ta thích
Cut it fine: Đến sát giờ
Be in one 's bad/good books: Có ấn tượng xấu/ tốt với ai đó. (Ví dụ: Jane was in his boss' s good book at the first meet)
Try in vain to V (bare) : Cố gắng làm gì nhưng kh có kết quả. (Vd: The fox try in vain to reach the bunch of grapes)
Go to one 's head = make someone full of one' s self = make someone conceited: Làm ai đó kiêu ngạo
On the spot = immediately : Ngay lập tức
On the verge of = on the brink of = in the edge of: Trên bờ vực (VD: Elephants are on the verge of being extincted)
It never rains but it pours: Họa đơn vô chí
Be on the wagon: Kiêng rượu (VD: Unless you are on the wagon, you will die of cancer)
Lead someone by the nose: Nắm đầu, dắt mũi ai đó (VD: He let his girlfriend easily lead him by the nose)
At the eleventh hour: Vào phút chót (VD: The thief managed to escape at the eleventh hour)
Sell/go like hot cakes: Bán đắt như tôm tươi
Find fault with: Chỉ trích, kiếm chuyện, bắt lỗi (VD: He always finds fault with me at anything)
Make believe = Put on an act : Giả vờ, giả bộ (VD: Phung makes believe as if she knew everything)
Make good time: Di chuyển nhanh (VD: Make good time or we will be late for school)
All at once = suddenly : Bất thình lình
Look daggers at Somebody: Giận giữ nhìn ai đó (VD: Because i broke his glasses, he looked daggers at mẹ)
Blow one 's trumpet: Khoác loác (VD: He is always blowing his trumpet about his treasure)
Sleep on it: Suy nghĩ thêm về điều gì đó
Fight tooth and claw/nail : Cấu xé nhau (VD: He and his wife are fighting tooth and nail)
Spick and span: Ngăn nắp
Every now and then = sometimes = on and off = once in a while = now and again = at times = from time to time = every so often: Thỉnh thoảng
Once in a blue moon: Rất hiếm (vd: I only see her once in a blue moon)
Few and far between:rất hiếm gắp (vd: Drought is few and far between our region)
Part and parcel of : Integral, crucial, important (vd: Money is part and parcel of this project)
Play tricks/jokes on : Chọc phá
Down the drain: Đổ sông đổ biển (vd: All our efforts is now down the drain)
Smell a rat: Hoài nghi (vd: He smells a rat when she tells him about her plan)
The last straw: Giọt nước tràn ly
Get the hand of ST: Nắm bắt được, sử dụng được (vd: My mom now can get the hand of her smartphone)
Hard of hearing: Lãng tai
Keep an eye on: Coi chừng
Can' t take one 's eyes off ST/SB : Không thể rời mắt khỏi (vd: The first time I saw him, I couldn' t take my eyes off him)
Shut/close your eyes: Cố tình làm ngơ (vd: You can 't just close your eyes to his violence)
Not believe your eyes: Cực kỳ ngạc nhiên về những gì trông thấy (vd: Couldn' t believe my eyes when he proposed mariage to me)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Mỗi người có một quan điểm khác nhau về vẻ đẹp
Have a bee in one 's bonnet (about ST) : Chấp nhất chuyện gì (vd: I don' t have a bee in my bonnet about his lies any more)
Get/have a cold feet; Mất hết can đảm, chùn bước (vd: When Tuan got into a trouble, he had cold feet to overcome)
On second thoughts: Suy nghĩ kĩ
Chip in = donate : Quyên góp
Off one 's head : Điên loạn (vd: I' m off my head when i fall in love with you)
Run an errand: Làm việc vặt
Jump the traffic lights: Vượt đèn đỏ (vd: He was punished because he jumped the traffic lights)
Fly off the handle : Dễ nổi giận (vd: Don 't play tricks on her because she flies off the handle)
The apple of one' s eyes: Đồ quý giá của ai (vd: Her son is the apple of her eyes)
Bucket down: Mưa to, mưa xối xả
Close call = close shave = narrow escape : Thoát được nguy hiểm trong gang tất (vd: He has just closed call)
Drop a brick: Lỡ lời
Get butterflies in one 's stomach: Bồn chồn (vd: Everybody get butterflies in their stomach before their exams)
Off the record: Không chính thức (vd: The new examination regulation is now off the record, it just a plan)
One' s cup of tea: Thứ mà ta thích
Cut it fine: Đến sát giờ
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