Tiêu đề Giải Thích Bộ Đề Thi Vào 10 Khối Chuyên Anh (Dương Hương-342 Trang).pdf ✅

1 CHỦ ĐIỂM 1 IDIOMS THÀNH NGỮ - cats and dogs: rain heavily: mưa to E.g: It‟s raining cats and dogs = It‟s raining heavily. - chalk and cheese: very different from each other: khác nhau hoàn toàn E.g: I don‟t have anything in common with my brother. We‟re like chalk and cheese. - here and there: everywhere: mọi nơi E.g: I have been looking here and there for the gift I bought for my girlfriend. - a hot potato: a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult and unpleasant to deal with (vấn đề nan giải, nóng hổi) E.g: The issue of taxing domestic fuel has become a political hot potato. - at the drop of the hat: immediately, instantly; without hesitating: ngay lập tức, không do dự E.g: The company can‟t expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat. - back to the drawing board: time to start from the beginning; it is time to plan something over again: bắt đầu lại từ đầu E.g: They rejected our proposal, so it‟s back to the drawing board. - beat about the bush: to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point: vòng vo tam quốc, không tập trung vào vấn đề chính E.g: Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. - the best thing since sliced bread: a good invention or innovation; a good idea or plan, (ý tưởng hay, tốt) E.g: Portable phones are marketed as the best thing since sliced bread; people think they are extremely good. - burn the midnight oil: to study or work until late at night: thức khuya làm việc, học bài E.g: I will have a big exam tomorrow so I‟ll be burning the midnight oil tonight. - caught between two stools: when someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives: lưỡng lự, không biết lựa chọn cái nào, do dự E.g: I was caught between two stools when I had to choose which shirt to hang out with my girlfriends. - break a leg: used to wish somebody good luck (~ good luck) - hit the books ~ to study - let the cat out of the bag: to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake: để lộ bí mật E.g: I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. - when pigs fly ~ pigs might fly: something will never happen: chuyện viển vông, không tưởng, chỉ điều gì đó khó xảy ra được „With a bit of luck, we‟ll be finished by the end of the year. “Yes, and pigs might fly!‟ - scratch someone’s back: help someone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future: giúp ai với mong muốn sau này người ta sẽ giúp lại mình E.g: “You scratch my back and I will scratch yours,” the customer said when we talked about the new sales contact. - hit the nail on the head: to say something that is exactly right: nói trúng phóc

3 - once in a blue moon ~ very rarely: rất hiếm E.g: Once in a blue moon, I stop thinking about him. - on the spot: immediately: ngay lập tức E.g: He answered the question on the spot. - few and far between: not frequent; not happening often: hiếm gặp, không thường xuyên - on the verge of ~ on the brink of ~ in the edge: bên bờ vực, sắp E.g: These elephants are on the verge of extinction. - lead somebody by the nose: to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely: nắm đầu, dắt mũi ai - at the eleventh hour: at the last possible moment; just in time: vào phút chót E.g: She always turned her term paper in at the eleventh hour. - find fault (with sb/ sth): chỉ trích, kiếm chuyện, bắt lỗi E.g: It is very easy to find fault with the others. - off and on/ on and off ~ from time to time: không đều đặn, thỉnh thoảng E.g: It rained on and off all day. - make believe: giả bộ, giả vờ - make good time: di chuyển nhanh, đi nhanh E.g: We made good time and arrived in Spain in two days. - look daggers at somebody: Nhìn ai đó một cách giận dữ E.g: Their relationship is not free and easy but at least he is no longer looking daggers at her. - be out of the question: không thể được E.g: Another trip abroad this year is out of the question. - all at once ~ suddenly: bất thình lình E.g: All at once she lost her temper. - blow one’s trumpet ~ boast: bốc phét, khoác lác - sleep on sth: suy nghĩ thêm về điều gì đó. E.g: Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow? - fight tooth and nail: to fight in a very determined way for what you want: đánh nhau dữ dội E.g: The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development. - play tricks/ jokes on: chọc phá, trêu ghẹo, chơi khăm E.g: The children are always play jokes on their teachers. - (go) down the drain: đổ sông đổ biển (công sức, tiền bạc) E.g: It‟s just money down the drain, you know. - smell a rat: to suspect that something is wrong about a situation: hoài nghỉ, linh cảm chuyện không ổn, nghi ngờ có âm mưu gì đó E.g: The minute I came in, I smelled a rat. - the last straw: giọt nước tràn ly E.g: When he showed up late a third time, which was the last straw. We had to fire him. - get the hang of something: nắm bắt được, sử dụng được, làm được E.g: I can‟t seem to get the hang of this game. - hard of hearing: lãng tai, nặng tai