Idiom Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

My dream is to become a
successful businessman
at all cost Bằng mọi giá
and I will work hard for it
AT ALL COSTS

be out of your Trong tình thế khó I am used to teach General english but I was OUT OF MY DEPTH
depth xử/khó khăn Academic English

Suy tính đến các

explore all hướng/bước để tránh We need to EXPLORE ALL AVENUES before doing something th
avenues xảy ra vấn đề/hậu quả great number of people in order to minimize unfavourable conseque
xấu

Hãy đối mặt/chấp nhận

let’s face it Let’s face it. You won’t be able to achieve 7.0 IELTS if you do not
thực tế/sự thật

behind the times Lỗi thời, hết thời My friend never likes using smartphones. She’s so BEHIND THE T

Trong tình thế nguy

in deep water He has not submitted his dissertation so he’s IN DEEP WATER.
hiểm/khó khăn

put yourself in Thử đặt mình vào vị

somebody’s trí/hoàn cảnh của If you PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES, you would understand wh
shoes người khác

to be up in arms
Tức giận, buồn bực vì
about She has been UP IN ARMS about the rent increase.
điều gì đó
something

as easy as pie Rất dễ, dễ như ăn bánh He said it is a difficult problem, but I don’t agree. It seems as easy a

be sick and tired Tôi ghét (tôi không

I’m sick and tired of doing nothing but work. Let’s go out tonight a
of chịu được)

bend over Rất cố gắng ( có khi

He bent over backwards to please his new wife, but she never seem
backwards quá sức )
 Suy nghĩ (trước khi
sleep on it That sounds like a good deal, but I’d like to sleep on it before I give
quyết định)

broke Hết tiền I have to borrow some money from my Dad. Right now, I’m broke.

change one’s I was planning to work late tonight, but I changed my mind. I’ll do
Đổi ý
mind weekend instead.

Cut it out! Dừng làm việc gì xấu That noise is really annoying. Cut it out!

drop someone a Gửi 1 lá thư hay email

It was good to meet you . Drop me a line when you have time.
line cho ai đó

figure
Hiểu được vấn đề gì I don’t understand how to do this problem. Take a look at it. Maybe
something out

fill in for Làm dùm ai khi họ

While I was away from the store, my brother filled in for me.
someone vắng mặt

in ages Từ rất lâu Have you seen Joe recently? I haven’t seen him in ages.

give someone a
Giúp I want to move this desk. Can you give me a hand?
hand

hit the hay Đi ngủ It’s after 12 o’clock. I think it’s time to hit the hay.

in the black Sinh lời, có lời Our business is really improving. We’ve been in the black all year.

in the red Mất tiền, lỗ Business is really going poorly these days. We’ve been in the red fo

in the nick of
Xíu nữa, 1 lúc nữa I got to the drugstore just in the nick of time. I really need this medi
time

keep one’s chin I know things have been difficult for you recently, but keep your ch
Dũng cảm và tiếp tục
up up. It will get better soon.

know something Biết 1 việc gì rất rõ If you get lost, just ask me for directions. I know this part of town li
like the back of
your hand

Have you been to the new movie theater? No, only see movies once
once in a while Đôi khi, lâu lâu

sharp Chính xác thời gian đó I’ll meet you at 9 o’clock sharp. If you’re late, we’ll be in trouble!

Don’t judge a Đừng đánh giá một sự

He doesn’t look very intelligent, but you can’t judge a book by its c
book by its vật/sự việc/con người
cover chỉ qua vẻ bề ngoài

miss the boat =

to miss an Lỡ cơ hội If you miss the boat, it means you are too late to get an opportunity
opportunity

feeling under Cảm thấy không khỏe, I’m feeling under the weather – I think I’m getting a cold.
the weather không được tốt

leave no stone Làm tất cả để đạt mục I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out the reason.
unturned tiêu

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that what’s lackin
hit the nail on Đoán đúng, đánh đúng
feeling of confidence.
the head trọng tâm, nói đúng….

sit on the fence Lưỡng lự I’m sitting on the fence with my girlfriend when we went shopping!

Coi việc có cái gì như

một điều hiển nhiên He took her help for granted without saying thank you.
take for granted
nên không trân trọng
khi có điều đó

A piece of cake Dễ dàng Getting a band 6.5 in the speaking test will be a piece of cake.

Khi thứ gì đó “blow

you away”, nghĩa là
Blew me away The new technology blew me away.
thứ đó thực sự rất đáng
ngạc nhiên
 once in a blue
Rất hiếm khi I used to see him all the time, but now he just visits me once in a blu
moon

Run of the mill Thông thường Apple phones are very run of the mill these days.

Bạn chí cốt tâm giao,

Soulmate My husband is not just my lover, he’s my soulmate.
tri âm tri kỷ

Down in the
Buồn bã I was really down in the dumps after my dog died.
dumps

cost an arm and Rất đắt tiền I’d love to buy a Lamborghini supercar, but it costs an arm and a leg
a leg

Ở một thời điểm thời

on the dot The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the dot, so don’t be late!
gian chính xác

Cảm thấy thoải mái để Moving to a new city was difficult at first, but I soon found my feet
Find my feet
làm việc gì

read Chỉ một ý tưởng hoặc

I was surprised he knew what I was planning, like he could read my
my/your/his suy nghĩ đã được
mind người khác biết

My parents are quite traditional and set in their ways.

Set in their ways Không muốn thay đổi

Kết thúc một công việc

Well, it was nice chatting with you, but it’s time for me to call it a d
call it a day trong ngày, hoặc trong
buổi tối

Over the moon

Vô cùng hài lòng và
I was over the moon when I passed my speaking test.
hạnh phúc

chill out
Despite terrorism, Obama still kept calm, and told his staff to chill o
Thư giãn, bình tĩnh lại
work.
(to be) fed up
with
Chán ngán với Be careful, I think the boss is fed up with us today