IDIOMS and EXPRESSION
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REVIEW FOR THE NATIONAL GCSE EXAMNINATION
ENGLISH IDIOMS (1)
1. to make good: thành công
2. to stand to reason: hiển nhiên, rõ ràng
3. to break out: bùng nổ (chiến tranh, dịch bệnh)
4. as to: về phía, về phần
5. to feel sorry for: thương hại, động lòng trắc ẩn
6. to take something for granted: cho là dĩ nhiên, đương nhiên
7. up to date: hợp thời, tối tân
8. out of date: lỗi thời
9. to blow up: nổ tung, bùng nổ
10. to do over: làm đi làm lại, lặp lại
11. to burn down: thiêu rụi
12. to burn up: đốt sạch, đốt cháy hoàn toàn
13. to burn out: cháy nổ, ko hoạt động nữa( thiết bị điện)
14. close shaves: thoát hiểm trong gang tấc
15. have a bee in one’s bonnet about something: hay chú trọng, đặt nặng vấn đề
16. drop a brick: nói lỡ lời
17. blow one’s trumpet: bốc phét, khoác lác
18. fight tooth and nail: cấu xé dữ dội, đánh nhau điên cuồng
19. fly off handle: dễ nổi giận
20. look daggers at sb: nhìn ai giận giữ
21. know like the back of one’s hand: biết rõ, biết tường tận
22. down the drain: đổ sông đổ biển
23. smell a rat: linh cảm chuyện không hay
24. the last straw: giọt nước tràn ly
25. a blessing in disguise: tiền hung hậu kiết
26. a blue-collar worker: công nhân
27. a dead-end job: công việc không có tương lai
28. elbow grease: lao động cật lực
29. a false alarm: báo động giả
30. grey matter: trí thông minh, chất xám
31. a nest-egg: món tiền dự phòng
32. a pain in the neck: một người quấy rối, khó chịu
33. a piece of cake: công việc dễ dàng
34. a practical joke: trò chơi khăm
35. a red-letter day: một ngày quan trọng trong đời
36. shoplifting: trộm vặt khi mua sắm
37: a shot in the dark: đoán mò
38. a storm in a tea cup: chuyện nhỏ xé ra to
39. a tall story: chuyện hoang đường, khó tin
40. a white-collar worker: nhân viên văn phòng
EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Choose the right answer to express the meaning of these idioms below:
1. to take something for granted
A. look it over B. permit it C. object to it D. accept it without investigation
2. stands to reason
A. difficult to understand B. clear and logical C. not reasonable D. foolish
3. as to:
A. because of that B. in addition to that C. concerning that D. despite that
4. to feel sorry for someone is to…………
A. like him B. pity him C. praise him D. call him down
5. happened suddenly
A. stopped B. burned out C. burned up D. broken out
6. to blow up:
A. increase in size B. decrease in size C. explode D. ache
7. burns down:
A. burns rapidly B. burns out C. does not burn at all D. burns to the ground
8. burn up:
A. burn slowly B. explode C. burn completely D. go out
9. Which of the following can burn out?
A. a ship B. a curtain C. a fuse (CẦU CHÌ) D. a desk
10. made good
A. always arrived on time B. failed C. liked it D. succeeded
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of……………… shaves.
A. narrow B. near C. close D. tiny
2. My father refused to eat meat that had been fried. He had……………… in his bonnet about it causing cancer.
A. a bug B. a bee C. a bull D. an ant
3. You really dropped………… the other day when you told Brian you’d better seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she
was at her mother’s.
A. a brick B. a stone C. a log D. a plank
4. I can’t stand Mr. Smith. He’s always blowing his own……………, telling everyone how good he is at everything.
A. balloon B. breath C. mind D. trumpet
5. The escaped prisoner fought…………………….before he was finally overpowered.
A. head over heels B. tooth and nail C. heart and soul D. foot and mouth
6. I didn’t suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers, I began to smell….
A. a rat B. a pig C. a thief D. a culprit
7. Jane looked……… at the shop assistant who had been rude to her.
A. arrows B. needles C. poison D. daggers
8. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the……………….
A. nose on his face B. tip of his tongue C. back of his hand D. hair on his head
9. I bought a computer last year, and had nothing but trouble with it. As far as I’m concerned, it was $800 down the……
A. loo B. sink C. plughole D. drain
10. John will never buy you a drink-he’s far too………
A. tight-fisted B. pigheaded C. highly-strung D. easy-going
11. I’ve heard that argument before quite frankly it just doesn’t…………………
A. face the music B. hit the nail on the head C. carry weight D. hold water (vững vàng, đứng vững)
12. I was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office and to me he expected me to work overtime,
that was the ………… I quit.
A. final curtain B. last straw C. last waltz D. end of the line
13. He has a quick temper and easily…………….off the handle.
A. leaps B. goes C. runs D. flies
14. I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too much……… at the moment.
A. up my sleeve B. on my plate C. on my mind D. in effect
On one’s plate: choáng thời gian, công sức của mình
15. And that……………., David, is why I can’t marry you.
A. in a flash B. on the dot (đúng giờ) C. in a nutshell (nói ngắn gọn, tóm lại) D. off and cuff (tự phát)
Exercise 3: Match up the definitions on the left (1-16) with the correct idioms on the right (a-p)
