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1. IDIOMS
THÀNH NGỮ
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2. GET IT OVER AND GONE WITH
 =ONCE AND FOR ALL
 MỘT LẦN CHO MÃI MÃI
 ĐẦU XUÔI ĐUÔI LỌT
 DỨT KHOÁT
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 HOW CANI DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM?
 YOU MAY GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH LEST
THERE SHOULD BE ANY EFFECT

3. HAVE NO SPECIAL SKILL
 = NO TALENT/ NO USE
 BE JACK OF ALL TRADES
 BẤT TÀI VÔ DỤNG
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 DON’T NEVER SAY YOU HAVE NO SPECIAL SKILL
 YOU ARE WONDERFUL BY YOUR WAY

4. HAVE GAINED NOTHING
 = DRAW A BLANK
 KHÔNG ĐẠT ĐƯỢC GÌ
 KHÔNG ĂN THUA GÌ
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 DON’T NEVER SAY YOU HAVE NO SPECIAL SKILL
 YOU ARE WONDERFUL BY YOUR WAY

5. IN FULL DETAIL
 = CHI TIẾT THÌ, TƯỜNG TẬN TỈ MỈ
 TỪNG CHÂN TƠ KẼ TÓC
 I WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED ON US ON
THE WAY IN FULL DETAIL
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 HAPPEN ON (VED) ĐÃ XẢY RA

6. WITH UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
 TẬP TRUNG HOÀN TOÀN, HOÀN TOÀN KHÔNG PHÂN TÂM
 ===SYNONYM: HEART AND SOUL; HEART AND HAND
 HE’S REALLY ATTENTIVE TO HIS WORK.
 ACTUALLY, HE OFTEN WORKS WITH UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
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 ATTENTIVE: (ADJ) TÍNH TỪ - CHÚ TÂM,CHĂM CHÚ

7. THE FALLING OF ONE LEAF
HERALDS THE AUTUMN
 NHÌN XA TRÔNG RỘNG
 === IT IS STRAW IN THE WIND
 A SMALL SIGN CAN INDICATE A GREAT TREND
 GREAT VISION
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 …HE CAN FORECAST (DỰ ĐOÁN) THINGS IN THE
FUTURE
 THAT’S BECAUSE HE KNOEWS WELL THAT THE
FALLING OF ONE LEAF HERALDS THE AUTUMN

8. LEAP TO THE EYE
 VỪA XEM ĐÃ HIỂU, LIẾC QUA ĐÃ HIỂU
 SEE ….WITH HALF AN EYE
 WHAT DOES THE PROVERB MEAN?
 GEE, IT LEAPS TO THE EYE. NEED I EXPLAIN IT FOR
YOU?
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 CAN SEE… AT A GLANCE

9. BE TARRED WITH
THE SAME BRUSH
CÙNG MỘT GIUỘC / MỘT BỌN
 …CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH
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 ….WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE MEMBERS
OF MOTORCYCLE RACING CLAN?
 THEY’RE ALL TARRED WITH THE SAME BRUSH.

10. GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH
 SUÔNG SẺ,
 KHÔNG CÓ GÌ VƯỚNG BẬN
 THUẬN BUỒM XUÔI GIÓ
 =GODSPEED! EVERYTHING GOES WELL. IT S ALL PLAIN
SAILING.
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 HOW ABOUT YOUR PRESENT BUSINESS?
 THANK FOR YOUR CONCERN. IT HAS GONE OFF
WITHOUT A HITCH

11. GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH
 SUÔNG SẺ,
 KHÔNG CÓ GÌ VƯỚNG BẬN
 THUẬN BUỒM XUÔI GIÓ
 =GODSPEED! EVERYTHING GOES WELL. IT S ALL PLAIN
SAILING.
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 HOW ABOUT YOUR PRESENT BUSINESS?
 THANK FOR YOUR CONCERN. IT HAS GONE OFF
WITHOUT A HITCH

12. THE CHANGE OF A WORD
 THAY ĐỔI MỘT CHÚT
 =JUST NEED TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT
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 CAN YOU HELP ME TO REVISE THE TWO
SENTENCES?
 YES, I CAN. THERE IS ONLY THE CHANGE OF A
WORD

13. BY FITS AND SNATCHES 13
 TÙY HỨNG
 THẤT THƯỜNG
 IT IS IMPLUSIVE OF YOU TO DO THESE THINGS.
 BẠN THẬT NÔNG NỔI KHI LÀM NHƯNG ĐIỀU NÀY.
 IT’S MY STYLE. ACTUALLY, I DO ANYTHING BY FITS AND SNATCHES
 TÔI LÀ VẬY ĐÓ. THẬT SỰ THÌ TÔI LÀM GÌ CŨNG THEO CẢM HỨNG CẢ. IT IS
IMPLUSIVE OF YOU TO DO THESE THINGS.
 BẠN THẬT NÔNG NỔI KHI LÀM NHƯNG ĐIỀU NÀY.

14. HIT THE RIGHT NAIL
ON THE HEAD
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 ĐOÁN TRÚNG BỐC (ĐÓNG ĐINH VÀO ĐẦU)
 ĐI GUỐC TRONG BỤNG
 === TOUCH … ON THE RAW
 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HIS COMMENT ON
THE CURRENT NEWS?
 HE HIT THE RIGHT NAIL ON THE HEAD

15. THAT ‘S SETTLED THEN 15
 NÓI NHƯ ĐINH ĐÓNG CỘT
 THẾ LÀ XONG
 DON’T KEEP PICKING OVER OUR OLD QUARRELS.
 ĐỪNG TIẾP TỤC GIỮ CHUYỆN CŨ
 LET’S BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
 HÃY LÀM BẠN BÈ LẠI NHÉ
 THAT’S SETTELD THEN.
 VẬY LÀ XONG NHA.

16. EVERYTHING NEEDED
IS THERE
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 MỌI THỨ CẦN ĐÃ HOÀN TẤT
 ===COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE
 HOW DO THEY PREPARE FOR THE PARTY?
 AS I KNOW, EVERYTHING NEEDED IS THERE

17. ALTERNATE TENSION
WITH RELAXATION
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 VỪA LÀM VỪA NGHỈ
 ===STRETCHED AND RELAXED
 YOU SHOULD BE ALTERNATE TENSION WITH
RELAXATION

18. A MERE SCRAP OF PAPER 18
 CHỈ LÀ MỘT ĐỐNG GIẤY VỤN
 KHÔNG CÓ GIÁ TRỊ GÌ
 USELESS PAPER
 YOU SHOULD BE ALTERNATE TENSION WITH
RELAXATION

19. ALL HAVE ENDED IN
SMOKE.
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 HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT
 TẤT CẢ TAN THEO MÂY KHÓI
 HOW ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, STUDIES AND
MARTIAL STATUS?
 REGRETFULLY, ALL HAVE ENDED IN SMOKE.

20. COME AS A BOMBSHELL 20
 ===MAKE A NOISE IN THE WORLD
 LÀM XÔN XAO DƯ LUẬN
 LÀM ẦM LÊN
 HOW DID THE BLACK HORSE PERFORM?
 SWELL!! HE DID COME AS A BOMMBSHELL

21. BITE THE DUST
===KISS THE DUST
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 HOẢN TOÀN THẤT BẠI
 ===DOWN AND OUT
 FALL TO THE GROUND

22. HAVE SCANTY
KNOWLEDGE
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 Smattering knowledge
 KIẾN THỨC NÔNG CẠN
 He is always complacent though has scanty
knowledge
 This is his greatest shortcoming.

23. Every minute counts 23
 Thời gian là vàng
 Time is money.
 Lost time is never found again
 How come you make good of your time?
 It s quite obvious that every minute counts.

24. IN FULL VIEW 24
 NHÌN TOÀN CẢNH, TOÀN DIỆN THÌ,
 HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PARIS’S NIGHT SCENE!
 YES, THE WONDERFUL SCENE IS IN FULL VIEW.

25. A TINY BIT 25
 A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
 ÍT ỎI KHÔNG ĐÁNG KỂ
 J HAVE SENT YOU SOME REFERENCE
BOOKS.
 YOU CAN MAKE THE USE OF THEM.
 BUT THEY ARE JUST A TINY BIT.

26. KILL TWO BIRDS
WITH ONE STONE
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 MỘT CÔNG ĐÔI VIỆC
 NHẤT CỬ LƯỠNG TIỆN
 =CATCH TWO PIGEONS WITH ONE BEAN.
 = STOP TWO GAPS WITH ONE BUSH
 HE SOLD HIS DISCARD CAR.
 -> IT S CLEVER OF HIM. IT REALLY KILLED
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

27. HIT THE MARK
WITH A SINGLE COMMENT
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 ĐOÁN ĐÚNG
 HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
 = ĐI GUỐC TRONG BỤNG

28. LAUGH OUT OF COURT 28
 NỰC CƯỜI
 === LAUGH OFF
THEIR ARGUMENTS WERE
LAUGHED OUT OF COURT
YEAH, ACTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT THAN WORDS.
WE’LL CARRY IT AT LAST.

29. BE GREEK TO SOMEONE 29
 MÙ TỊT KHÔNG BIẾT GÌ
 === KNOW NOTHING
 === HAVE NO IDEA
DO YOU SPEAK RUSSIAN?
OH BOY! IT’S GREEK TO ME

30. IN ONE DAY 30
MALA SITUACION

31. IN ONE DAY 31
MALA SITUACION

32. BE AT ONE ‘S WITS END. 32
MALA SITUACION

33. GO ONE’S OWN WAY 33
MALA SITUACION

34. MAKE IT AT ONE/ A STROKE 34
MALA SITUACION

35. IN A HOT HASTE 35
MALA SITUACION

36. BE
PERFECT
IN EVERY
DAY
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37. HAVE …
THE BAG
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38. GO TO
WRECK
AND RUIN
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39. DANCE
AND SING
ALL
WEATHER
S
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40. A SEA OF FACES 40

41. Human
nature
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Flesh and flood

42. Echo one’s words 42
Say ditto; repeat like a parrot
=Hùa theo, a dua

43. Human hearts are not
what they were in the
old days
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Time makes people
change
Thời thế thay đổi, con
người đổi thay

44. More people, more
ideas
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Ý kiến tập thể bao giờ cũng sáng
suốt hơn

45. Agreement is
difficult if there are
too many people
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