50 Thành ngữ tiếng anh được sử dụng nhiều nhất trong đề thi THPT quốc gia
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achieve a record
lập kỉ lục
above board
hợp pháp
The bidding process was completely fair and above board.
across the board
tất cả mọi
thứ
The proposed across the board cuts for all state agencies will total $84
million
air one’s dirty
laundry in the
public
bàn luận
thẳng thắn
The captain refuses to air the team’s dirty laundry in public.
all along
mọi lúc
Do you think he’s been cheating us all along?
all at once
bất thình
lình
All at once there was a loud crashing sound.
all ears
lắng nghe
chăm chú
I’m all ears – tell us what they had to say.
all thumbs
vụng về
Can you untangle this thread for me? I’m all thumbs today
an arm and a leg
một khoản
tiền lớn
These shoes cost me an arm and a leg.
apple of sb’s
eyes
người quan
trọng, người
đặc biệt
His youngest daughter was the apple of his eye
at all costs
bằng mọi
giá
Security during the president’s visit must be maintained at all costs.
at fault
chịu trách
nhiệm
He could never accept that he had been at fault.
at heart
thực chất
He was a very gentle boy at heart.
at odds
không đồng
thuận
They’re at odds over the funding of the project.
at square one
ban đầu
as black as coal
đen như
mực
The pirate’s evil eyes are as black as coal
at the end of sb’s
rope
sụp đổ
I’m at the end of my rope with these kids!
as busy as a bee
cực kì bận
rộn
She was as busy as a bee the whole day.
as easy as pie
dễ như ăn
bánh
For Judy, getting a pilot’s license was easy as pie – she seemed to have
a naturaltalent for it.
as hungry as a
bear
cực kì đói
I’m as hungry as a bear. I could eat anything!
as old as the
hills
xưa như trái
đất
Why don’t we ever sing new songs? Those hymns are as old as the hills
backbone
dũng cảm
Will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks?
banker’s hours
giờ làm việc
ngắn
His business is doing so well he can just keep banker’s hours.
beat the clock
hoàn thành
trước thời
hạn
The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system.
be beside sb’s
self
buồn
He was beside himself with grief when she died.
be bound to
chắc chắn
When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to hap
be fresh out of
tốt nghiệp
We’re fresh out of oranges, would you like an apple?
be kidding
đùa
You want me to drive into the city? You’ve got to be kidding
before long
sớm
With a little exercise, you’ll be back in shape before long
behind the ball
gặp khó
khăn
be on a tight
budget
không có
nhiều tiền
Being a student I’m on atight budget so I have to be careful with money
be on cloud nine
sung sướng
Ever since Mary got her promotion at work, she’sbeen on cloud nine.
be on duty
trong ca trực
I’ll be on duty in about an hour.
big shot
nhân vật
quan trọng
All the corporate big shots are meeting this afternoon
bite sb’s tongue
cố gắng
không nói ra
I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite
my tongue.
bite at the cherry
thử lại lần
nữa
He missed a medal in the 100 metres, but will get a second bite of
the cherry in the 400 metres.
blind date
hẹn hò mà
Elaine arranged for me to go on a blind date with a guy from her office
không biết
mặt nhau
blockbuster
phim bom
tấn
Do you prefer blockbusters or smaller films?
blue blood
dòng giống
hoàng tộc
The poorest boy at Groton, his private school, he is both a blue blood a
underdog
bookworm
người đọc
nhiều sách
For those bookworms, there is a library with a vast collection.
bomb
thất bại
brain
người thông
minh
brainstorm
động não/ ý
tưởng hay
bread and butter
thiết yếu
trong cuộc
sống
break sb’s neck
cố gắng rất
nhiều
I broke my neck to get here on time.
break the ice
làm quen
omeone suggested that we play a party game to break the ice.
break a leg
chúc may
mắn
Hey, hope you break a leg tonight.
break up
chia tay
Jenny and George have broken up.
break a record
phá kỉ lục
The painting has broken all records, selling for over £20 million.
Just brainstorm, getting all your ideas on the table
