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Idiom is noun phrase 11

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a romantic social meeting between two people who have never met each other
A blind date
a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job, either when their employer has asked them to leave or when they are leaving at the end of their working life, as a reward for very long or good service in their job (món tiền hậu hĩnh dành cho người sắp nghỉ việc)
Golden handshake
the sort of thing one likes or prefers
One's cup of tea
= be right up sb's street
>< Put sb off (sth/sb)[=make sb dislike sth/sb or to discourage/prevent sb from soing sth]
various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value (linh tinh, vụn vặn)
odds and ends/sods
If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, he, she, or it improves very quickly (nhảy vọt, vượt trội, nhanh chóng , rất nhiều)
by/in leaps and bounds
If something ***, it fails to achieve either of two aims (tiến thoái lưỡng nan)
fall between two stools
=on the horns of a dilemma
= when someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives
= have second thoughts (=not sure/ consider sth)
If you have something on the house, it is given to you free by a business(không phải trả tiền)
On the house
clothes are made and bought in standard sizes and not made especially to fit a particular person ( hàng may sẵn)
Off the peg
If someone says something ***, they do not want it to be publicly reported (không chính thức, không được công bố)
Off the record
= under the rose
=not made as an official or attributable statement.
= between you and me
to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided (thiết yếu, quan trọng)
be part and parcel of sth
=last but not least = importantly
If you know or believe something ***, you are certain that it is true (không hề nghi ngờ)
beyond a/the shadow of a doubt
= be absolutely certain about
= There be no doubt in the minds of sb
= as clear as day (=certain/easy to understand)
= There is no doubt that = Without question, clause
sự nghi ngờ
A shadow of a doubt
= have doubts/suspicions about sb/sth
=be dubious about sth
=be distrustful/suspicious of sb/sth
= be uncertain about = be open to question/doubt (as to whether)
the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation (giọt nước tràn ly)
The last/final straw = a nail in one's coffin
the person who someone loves most and is very proud of (bảo bối của ai)
the apple of sb's eye
a friendly, old-fashioned way to talk about a good guy or a kind person (người có nhân cách, đáng tị cậy)
good egg
a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation (Thoát chết trong gang tấc)
close shave= narrow escape
a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves (kẻ phá đám)
wet blanket
something that makes you improve your behavior (một bài học để ứng xử tốt hơn)
A kick in the pants
Sth is easy to prove or answer/solve (vấn đề dễ giải quyết)
An open-and-shut case
an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is (1 câu đố)
A shot in the dark
an important person in a company or an organization with a lot of influence
(Nhân vật tai to mặt lớn, người có vai vế, quyền lực)
A big cheese
If someone or something experiences ***, a mixture of good and bad things happens to him, her, or it
(Sự thăng trầm)
ups and downs
the detailed or complicated facts of something (những chi tiết và điểm của việc j đó)
The ins and outs
a small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater (phần nhìn thấy)
The tip of the iceberg
Kẻ nói dối chuyên nghiệp
Compulsive liar
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