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1. all cats are grey in the dark (in the night)


o (tc ng) tt n nh ngi cng nh nh tranh
2. cat in the pan (cat-in-the-pan)
o k tr mt, k phn bi
3. to turn cat in the pan
o tr mt; thay i kin (lc lm nguy); phn hi
4. after rain comes fair weather (sunshine)
5. ht cn b cc ti hi thi lai
6. the cat is out the bag
o iu b mt b tit l ri
7. to fight like Kilkemy cats
o git hi ln nhau
8. in the room of...
o thay th vo, vo a v...
9. no room to swing a cat
o hp bng ci l mi; khng c ch no m xoay tr
10. back and belly
o ci n ci mc
11. at the back of one's mind
o trong thm tm, trong y lng
12. to be at the back of somebody
o ng ng sau lng ai; tr lc cho ai, ng h ai, lm hu thun cho ai
o ui theo st ai
13. to be at the back of something
o bit c nguyn nhn su xa, nm c b mt ca ci g
14. to be on one's back
o nm nga
o b thua, b tht bi, nm vo hon cnh bt lc
o m lit ging
15. behind one's back
o lm vic ct lc, lm vic n sm c lng
16. to break somebody's back
o bt ai lm vic ct lc
o nh gy sng lng ai
17. to crouch one's back before somebody
o lun ci ai, qu lu ai
18. to get (set) somebody's back up
o lm cho ai ni gin, lm cho ai pht cu
19. to get (put, set) one's back up
o ni gin, pht cu
20. to get to the back of something
o hiu c thc cht ca vn g
21. to give (make) a back
o ci xung (chi nhy cu)
22. to put one's back into something
o mit mi lm vic g, em ht nhit tnh ra lm vic g

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23. to rob one's belly to cover one's back


o (xem) rob tc ng) ly ca ngi ny cho ngi khc; vay ch ny
p vo ch kia
24. to talk throught the back of one's neck
o (xem) neck (t lng) ni lung tung, ni ba bi
25. to turn one's back upon somebody
o quay lng li vi ai
26. with one's back against (to) the wall
o lm vo th cng
27. there is something at the back of it
o trong vic ny c iu g un khc
28. to be on one's bones
o tng qun, i n ch tng qun
29. to bred in the bones
o n vo tn xng tu, khng ty tr c
30. what is bred in the bone will not go (come) out of the flesh
o (tc ng) quen nt nh cht khng cha
31. to cast [in] a bone between...
o gy mi bt ho gia...
32. to cut price to the bone
o gim gi hng ti mc ti thiu
33. to feel in one's bones
o cm thy chc chn, tin hon ton
34. to have a bone in one's arm (leg)
o (a ct) mt nh ngi khng mun nhc tay (khng bun ct bc) na
35. to have a bone in one's throat
o (a ct) mt khng mun ni na; khng mun m ming na
36. to keep the bone green
o gi sc kho tt; gi c tr lu
37. to make no bones about (of)
o khng do d, khng ngp ngng; khng nghi ngi g; khng giu gim
38. to make old bones
o sng dai, sng lu
39. blood and iron
o chnh sch v lc tn bo
40. blood is thicker than water
o (tc ng) mt git mu o hn ao nc l
41. to breed (make, stir up) bad blood between persons
o gy s bt ho gia ngi n vi ngi kia
42. to drown in blood
o nhn chm trong mu
43. to freeze someone's blood
o (xem) freeze lm ai s ht hn
44. to get (have) one's blood up
o ni nng
45. to get someone's blood up

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o lm cho ai ni nng
46. in cold blood
o ch tm c suy tnh trc
o nhn tm, lnh lng, khng gh tay (khi git ngi)
47. to make one's blood boil
o (xem) boil lm cho mu si ln, lm gin si ln
48. to make someone's blood run cold
o (xem) cold lm cho ai s khip
49. you cannot get (take) blood (out of) stone
o khng th no lm mi lng k nhn tm c
50. to be beyond (past) belief
o khng th tin c
51. to the best of my belief
o theo s hiu bit chc chn ca ti, theo ch ti bit mt cch chnh xc
52. it stahherst belief
o kh m tin c
53. to be a dog in the manger
o nh ch gi gi xng; ch k, khng mun ai dng n ci g mnh
khng cn n
54. to die a dog's death
55. to die like a dog
o cht kh, cht s, cht nhc nh, cht nh mt con ch
56. dog and war
o nhng s tn ph git chc ca chin tranh
57. every dog has his day
o ai ri cng c lc gp vn; ai kh ba i
58. to give a dog an ill name and hang him
o mun git ch th bo l ch di; khng a th da c gii
59. to go to the dogs
o tht c l vn, khnh kit, xung dc ((ngha bng))
o sa o
60. to help a lame dog over stile
o gip ai trong lc kh khn
61. to leaf a dog's life
o sng mt cuc i kh nh ch
62. to lead someone a dog's life
o bt ai sng mt cuc i kh cc
63. let sleeping dogs lie
o (tc ng) ng khu gi li nhng chuyn m thm; ng bi ct ra m
ngi
64. love me love my dog
o yu ti th hy yu c nhng ngi thn ca ti
65. not even a dog's chance
o khng c cht may mn no
66. not to have a word to throw at the dog

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o lm l khng m ming ni na li; kiu k khng thm m ming ni


na li
67. to put on dog
o (thng tc) lm b lm tch, lm ra v ta y, lm ra v ta y quan trng
68. it rains cats and dogs
o (xem) rain
69. to take a hair of the dog that bit you
o (xem) hair (tc ng) ly c tr c
70. to throw to the dogs
o vt b i, qung i (cho ch)
71. a bird in the bush
o iu mnh khng bit; iu khng chc chn c
72. birds of a feather
o nhng ngi ging tnh nt nhau, nhng ngi cng mt giuc
73. birds of a feather flock together
o (tc ng) ngu tm ngu, m tm m
74. a bird in the hand
o vt mnh c chc trong tay; iu mnh chc chn
75. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
o (tc ng) khng nn th mi bt bng
76. bird of ill omen
o ngi mang tin xu
o ngi khng may, ngi gp vn ri
77. bird of passage
o chim di tr; (ngha bng) ngi nay y mai
78. bird of peace
o chim ho bnh, b cu
79. to get the bird
o b hut so, b la
o b ui i
80. to give someone the bird
o hut so ai, la ai
o ui ai, tng c ai i
81. to kill two birds with one stone
o mt cng i vic
82. little bird
o ngi bo tin v danh
83. old bird
o (xem) old co gi
84. against the hair
o ngc lng (vut)
o (ngha bng) tri vi y mun, tri ngc
85. both of a hair
o cng mt giuc
86. to bring somebody's gray hairs to the grave
87. to bring somebody's gray hairs with (in) sorrow to the grave

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o lm cho ai cht v bun


88. by a hair
89. within a hair of
o sut na, ch mt t na
90. to a hair
o rt ng, ng hon ton
91. to comb somebody's hair for him
92. to stroke somebody's hair
o mng m ai, x v ai, sa lng ai
93. to get (take) somebody by the short hairs
o (t lng) khng ch ai, bt ai th no cng chu
94. to hang by a hair
o treo trn si tc
95. to keep one's hair on
o (t lng) bnh tnh
96. to lose one's hair
o rng tc, rng lng
o (thng tc) ni cu, mt bnh tnh
97. to make somebody's hair curl
o lm cho ai sng st, lm cho ai ngc nhin, lm cho ai kinh ngc
o lm cho ai khip s
98. not to turn a hair
99. without turning a hair
o khng t ra v mt nhc mt cht no
o pht tnh, khng s hi, khng nao nng
100. one's hair stands on end
o tc dng ngc ln (v s hi...)
101. to split hairs
o (xem) split
102. to take a hair of the dog that bit you
o (tc ng) ly c tr c
103. hard as nails
o (th dc,th thao) rn ri; sung sc; c tp luyn k
o cng rn; tn nhn
104. to fligh tooball and nail
o (xem) tooth
105. to hit the [right] nail on the head
o (xem) hit
106. a nail in one's coffin
o ci c th lm cho ngi ta chng cht
107. to pay on the nail
o tr ngay khng ln la
108. right as nailsarmed to the teeth
o (xem) arm
109. to cast something in someone's teeth
o (xem) cast

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110. to escape by (with) the skin of one's teeth


o may m thot, sut na th nguy
111. to fight tooth and nail
o chin u c lit, nh nhau c lit
112. to have a sweet tooth
o (xem) sweet
113. in the teeth of
o i lp vi, chng li; bt chp, bt cn
1. n the tooth of orders
bt chp cc lnh ban ra
2. n the tooth of the wind
ngc gi
114. to set someone's teeth on edge
o (xem) edge
115. to show one's teeth
o nhe rng; t v hm do
o ng lm, hon ton ng
116. armed to the teeth
o (xem) arm
117. to cast something in someone's teeth
o (xem) cast
118. to escape by (with) the skin of one's teeth
o may m thot, sut na th nguy
119. to fight tooth and nail
o chin u c lit, nh nhau c lit
120. to have a sweet tooth
o (xem) sweet
121. in the teeth of
o i lp vi, chng li; bt chp, bt cn
1. n the tooth of orders
bt chp cc lnh ban ra
2. n the tooth of the wind
ngc gi
122. to set someone's teeth on edge
o (xem) edge
123. to show one's teeth
o nhe rng; t v hm do
124. to chance one's arm
o (xem) chance
125. to keep someone at arm's length
o (xem) length
126. to make a long arm
o (xem) long
127. one's right arm
o (ngha bng) cnh tay phi, ngi gip vic c lc
128. to put one's out further than one can draw it back again

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o lm ci g qu ng
129. to shorten the arm of somebody
o hn ch quyn lc ca ai
130. to throw oneself into the arms of somebody
o tm s che ch ca ai, tm s bo v ca ai
131. to welcome (receive, greet) with open arms
o n tip n cn, nim n
132. at someone's feet
o di trng ai; l ca ai
o ang cu cnh ai
133. to be (stand) on one's feet
o ng thng
o li kho mnh
o c cng n vic lm, t lp
134. to carry someone off his feet
o lm cho ai phn khi, gy cm hng cho ai
135. to fall on (upon) one's feet
o (xem) fall
136. to find (know) the length of someone's feet
o bit nhc im ca ai, nm c thp ca ai
137. to have the ball at one's feet
o (xem) ball
138. to have feet of clay
o chn t st d b lt , th khng vng
139. to have one food in the grave
o gn t xa tri
140. to have (put, set) one's foot on the neck of somebody
o u ci c ai
141. to keep one's feet
o (xem) feet
142. to measure anothers foot by one's own last
o suy bng ta ra bng ngi
143. to put one's foot down
o (xem) put
144. to put one's foot in it
o (xem) put
145. to put (set) someone back on his feet
o phc hi sc kho cho ai; phc hi a v cho ai
146. to set on foot
o (xem) set
147. with foat at foot
o (nga ci)
148. [with one's] feet foremost
o b khing i chn
149. to cast about
o i tm ng ny, ng khc

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o tm cch, kim c, xoay s ( lm g)


150. to cast aside
o vt i, loi ra, b i
151. to cast away
o ling nm, qung, vt
1. o cast away all cares
vt ht nhng ni u t
152. to be cast away
o (hng hi) b m (tu)
153. to cast back
o quay li, tr li
o (ngha bng) nhc li, hi tng li
154. to cast down
o vt xung, qung xung
o nhn xung (mt)
o lm tht vng, lm chn nn
1. o be cast down
chn nn, tht vng
155. to cast off
o loi b, thi, vt b, t b
o th (ch)
o (hng hi) th, qng (dy...)
o thai li (mi an)
156. to cast out
o ui ra
157. to cast up
o tnh, cng li, gp li
o ngng (u); ngc mt
o vt ln, qung ln, nm ln
o trch mc
1. o cast something up to someone
trch mc ai v vic g
o (y hc) nn ra, ma ra
158. to cast lott
o (xem) lot
159. to cast in one's lot with somebody
o cng chia s mt s phn vi ai
160. to cast oneself on (upon) somebody's mercy
o trng lng thng ca ai
161. to cast something in someone's teeth
o trch mc ai v vic g
162. to cast a vote
o b phiu
163. the die is cast
o (xem) die
164. on the chance

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o may ra c th
1. 'll call at his house on the chance of seeing him before he leaves
home
ti s li nh hn may ra c th gp hn trc khi hn i
165. the main chance
o c hi lm giu, c hi pht
1. he capitalist always has an eye to the main chance
nh t bn lun lun tm c hi pht
166. all my eye [and Betty martin]
o chuyn tm pho, chuyn to lao, chuyn b lp, iu v l
167. an eye for an eye
o n ming tr ming
168. to be all eyes
o nhn chm chm
169. to be up to the eyes in
o ngp u (cng vic, n nn)
170. to be very much in the public eye
o l ngi c tai mt trong thin h
171. to cast sheep's eyes
o (xem) sheep
172. to catch the speaker's eye
o c ch tch (ngh vin) trng thy mnh gi tay v cho pht biu
173. to clap (set) one's eyes on
o nhn
174. eyes front!
o (xem) front
175. eyes left!
o (qun s) nhn bn tri!
176. eyes right!
o (qun s) nhn bn phi!
177. the eye of day
o mt tri
178. to give on eye to someone
o theo di ai; trng nom ai
179. to give an eye to someone
o theo di ai; trng nom ai
180. to give the glad eye to somebody
o (xem) glad
181. to have an eye for
o c con mt tinh i v, rt tinh t
182. to have an eye to something
o ly ci g lm mc ch
183. to have an eye to everything
o ch tng li tng t
184. to have eyes at the back of one's head
o c mt rt tinh, ci g cng nhn thy

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185. to have one's eye well in at shooting


o mt tinh bn gii
186. his eyes arr bigger than his belly
o no bng i con mt
187. if you had half an eye
o nu anh khng m, nu anh khng n n
188. in the eyes of
o theo s nh gi ca, theo con mt ca
189. in the eye of the law
o ng v mt php l, ng v mt lut php
190. in the eye of the wind
o ngc gi
191. in the mind's eye
o trong tr tng tng; trong s nhn trc
192. to lose an eye
o m mt mt
193. to make eyes
o lic mt a tnh
194. to make someone open his eyes
o lm ai tr mt nhn (v ngc nhin)
195. my eye(s)!
o l nh!
196. to maked eye
o mt thng (khng cn eo knh)
197. to see eye to eye with somebody
o ng vi ai
198. to see with half an eye
o trng thy ngay
199. to throw dust in somebody's eyes
o (xem) dust
200. under the eye of somebody
o di s gim st ca ai
201. where are your eyes?
o thong manh ?, mt u?
202. to wipe somwone's eys
o (t lng) phng tay trn ai, i nc trc ai
203. with an eye to something
o nhm ci g
204. to bite the dust
o bite dust and heat
o gnh nng ca cuc u tranh
1. o bear the dust and heat of the war
gnh ci gnh nng ca cuc chin tranh
205. to give the dust to somebody
o (t M,ngha M) cho ai ht bi, vt ln trc ai
206. in the dust

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o cht, v vi ct bi
207. to shake of the dust of one's feet
o tc gin b i
208. to take somebody's dust
o (t M,ngha M) ht bi ca ai, chy sau ai
209. to throw dust in somebody's eyes
o lo ai
210. to love in a cottage
o i tnh v nc l
211. one can't get it for love or money
o khng c cch g ly c ci
212. to play for love
o chi v thch khng phi v tin
213. there is no love lost between them
o chng n ght nhau nh o t i
214. to addle one's head
o (xem) addle
215. to bang (hammer knock) something into somebody's head
o nhi nht ci g vo u ai
216. to be able to do something on one's head
o (t lng) c th lm c mt ci g mt cch d dng
217. to be head over ears in
218. to be over head and ears in
o ngp lt n u n c, ngp n mang tai
1. o be head over ears in debt
n nn ngp ln n tn u, n nh cha chm
219. to be (go) off one's head
o mt tr, ho in
220. to beat somebody's head off
o nh v u ai; nh gc ai; nh bi ai hon ton
221. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
o (tc ng) u g cn hn ui tru
222. to buy something over somebody's head
o mua tranh c ai ci g
223. by head and shoulders above somebody
o kho hn ai nhiu
o cao ln hn ai mt u
224. to carry (hold) one's head high
o ngng cao u
225. can't make head or tail of
o khng hiu u ui ra sao
226. to cost someone his head
o lm chi ai mt u
227. horse eats its head off
o (xem) eat
228. to get (take) into one's head that

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o ngh rng, inh ninh rng; mun rng


229. to fet (put) somebody (something) out of one's head
o qun ai (ci g) i, khng ngh n ai (ci g) na
230. to give a horse his head
o th dy cng ra cho nga i t do thoi mi
231. to have a head on one's shoulders
232. to have [got] one's head screwed on the right way
o sng sut, c c phn on, c c suy xt
233. head first (foremost)
o ln phc u xung trc
o (ngha bng) vi vng, hp tp
234. head and front
o ngi xng v lnh o (mt phong tro...)
235. head of hair
o mi tc dy cm
236. head over heels
o (xem) heel
237. to keep one's head (a level head, a cool head)
o gi bnh tnh, im tnh
238. to keep one's head above water
o (xem) above
239. to lay (put) heads together
o hi vi nhau, bn bc vi nhau
240. to lose one's head
o (xem) lose
241. to make head
o tin ln, tin ti
242. to make head against
o khng c thng li
243. not right in one's head
o gn gn, hm hm
244. old head on young shoulders
o khn ngoan trc tui
245. out of one's head
o do mnh ngh ra, do mnh to ra
246. to stand on one's head
o (ngha bng) lp d
247. to talk somebody's head off
o (xem) talk
248. to talk over someone's head
o ni kh hiu, lm cho ai khng hiu g c
249. to turn something over in one's head
o suy i tnh li ci g trong c, nghin ngm ci g trong c
250. two heads are better than one
o (tc ng) kin tp th bao gi cng sng sut hn, ba ng th da bng
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251. bull in a china shop


o ngi vng v, lng ngng
252. to take the bull by the horns
o khng s kh khn nguy him
253. to coin money
o (xem) coin
254. for my money
o (thng tc) theo ti; theo s thch ca ti
255. to marry money
o ly chng giu; ly v giu
256. money makes the mare [to] go
o c tin mua tin cng c
257. money for jam (for old rope)
o (t lng) lm chi n tht
258. as pround as a cock on his own dunghill
o (tc ng) ch cy gn nh, g cy gn chung
259. old cock
o c ni, ng t (gi ngi thn)
260. that cock won't fight
o ci mo khng n thua; k hoch khng n thua; l l khng
nc g
261. to set store by
o nh gi cao
262. to set no great store by
o coi thng
263. store is no sore
o cng nhiu ca cng tt
264. to gather roses (life's rose)
o tm th hng lc
265. life is not all roses
o i khng phi hoa hng c, i sng khng phi lc no cng sung sng
an nhn
266. a path strewn with roses
o cuc sng y lc th
267. there is no rose without a thorn
o (tc ng) khng c hoa hng no m khng c gai, khng c iu g
sng m khng c ci kh km theo
268. under the rose
o b mt m thm, kn o, ln lt
269. as large as life
o (xem) large
270. to escape with life and limb
o thot c an ton
271. for one's life
272. for dear life
o thot cht

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1. o run for dear life


chy thot cht
273. for the life of me
274. upon my life
o d cht
1. can't for the life of me
d cht ti cng khng th no
275. to bring to life
o lm cho hi tnh
276. to come to life
o hi tnh, hi sinh
277. to have the time of one's life
o cha bao gi vui thch thoi mi nh th
278. high life
o x hi thng lu, x hi tng lp trn
279. in one's life
o lc sinh thi
280. in the prime of life
o lc tui thanh xun
281. to see life
o (xem) see
282. single life
o (xem) single
283. to take someone's life
o git ai
284. to take one's own life
o t t, t st, t vn
285. to the life
o truyn thn, nh tht
286. all's fish that comes to his net
o ln b, to nh hn qu tt
287. to be as drunk as a fish
o say b t
288. to be as mute as a fish
o cm nh hn
289. to drink like a fish
o (xem) drink
290. to feed the fishes
o cht ui
o b say sng
291. like a fish out of water
o (xem) water
292. to have other fish to fly
o c cng vic khc quan trng hn
293. he who would catch fish must not mind getting wet
o mun n c phi li nc, mun n ht phi o giun

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294. neither fish, fish, not good red herring


o mn chng ra mn, khoai chng ra khoai
295. never fry a fish till it's caught
o cha lm vng ch vi mong n tht
296. never offer to teach fish to swim
o ch nn ma ru qua mt th
297. a pretty kettle of fish
o (xem) kettle
298. there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it
o tha ma cha chan, nhiu v k
299. to back water
o cho ngc
300. to be in deep water(s)
o (xem) deep
301. to be in low water
o (xem) low
302. to be in smooth water
o vo hon cnh thun li; thun bum xui gi
303. to bring water to someone's mouth
o lm ai thm chy di
304. to cast (throw) one's bread upon the water(s)
o lm iu tt khng cn c tr n
305. to go through fire and water
o (xem) fire
306. to hold water
o (xem) hold
307. to keep one's head above water
o (xem) above
308. like a fish out of water
o nh c trn cn; lc lng b ng trong mt mi trng mi l
309. to spend money like water
o tiu tin nh nc
310. still waters run deep
o (xem) deep
311. to throw cold water on
o gii go nc lnh vo; lm cho nn ch
312. written in water
o nht thi (ting tm); chng b qun (thnh tch)
313. to go to sea
o tr thnh thu th
314. to follow the sea
o lm ngh thu th
315. to put to sea
o ra khi
316. half seas over
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317. busy as a bee


o ht sc bn
318. to have a bee in one's bonnet
o nung nu trong c mt ngh g; c mt ci g m nh trong u
319. to have one's head full of bees; to have been in the hesd (brains)
o p trong lng nhng mng tng vin vng
320. to put the bee on
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) ni xin, xin li nhi
321. to bread like rabbits
o sinh si ny n nhanh, nhanh (nh th)
322. Weish rabbit
o mn bnh m rn vi ph mt
323. hare and tortoise
o kin nhn thng ti ba
324. more power to your elbow!
o c ln na no!
325. to be in two minds
o do d, khng nht quyt
326. to be of someone's mind
o ng kin vi ai
1. e are all of one mind
chng ti nht tr vi nhau
2. am of his mind
ti ng vi n
3. am not of a mind with him
ti khng ng vi n
327. to be out of one's mind
o mt bnh tnh
328. not to be in one's right mind
o khng tnh tr
329. to bear (have, keep) in mind
o ghi nh; nh, khng qun
330. to give someone a piece (bit) of one's mind
o ni cho ai mt trn
331. to have a great (good) mind to
o c mun
1. have a good mind to visit him
ti mun n thm hn
332. to have hair a mind to do something
o min cng lm g; khng ton tm ton lm g
333. to have something on one's mind
o c ci g bn tm, c ci g ln qun trong tm tr
334. not to know one's own mind
o phn vn, do d
335. to make up one's mind
o quyt nh, nht nh; nh phi coi nh l khng trnh c

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1. o make up one's mind to do something


quyt nh lm vic g
2. o make up one's mind to some mishap
nh phi chu mt s khng may no coi nh l khng trnh
c
336. to pass (go) out of one's mind
o b qun i
337. to put someone in mind of
o nhc nh ai (ci g)
338. to set one's mind on
o (xem) set
339. to speak one's mind
o ni thng, ngh g ni ny
340. to take one's mind off
o khng , khng ch ; ra ch khc
341. to tell someone one's mind
o ni cho ai hay ngh ca mnh
342. absence of mind
o (xem) absence
343. frame (state) of mind
o tm trng
344. month's mind
o (xem) month
345. out of sight out of mind
o (xem) sight
346. presence of mind
o (xem) prresence
347. time of mind to one's mind
o theo , nh mun
1. o my mind
theo ti
348. at the top of the tree
o bc cao nht ca ngnh ngh
349. to be up a tree
o (ngha bng) gp kh khn lng tng
350. to be put to fire and sword
o trong cnh nc si la bng
351. burnt child dreads the fire
o chim phi tn s ln cy cong
352. the fat is in the fire
o (xem) flat
353. to go through fire and water
o ng u vi nguy him
354. to hang fire
o (xem) hang
355. to miss fire

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o (nh) to hang fire


o tht bi (trong vic g)
356. out of the frying-pan into the fire
o trnh v da gp v da
357. to play with fire
o chi vi la ((ngha en) & (ngha bng))
358. to pour oil on fire
359. to add fuel to the fire
o la chy thm du
360. to set the Thames on fire
o lm nhng vic kinh thin ng a
361. to set the world on fire
o (t M,ngha M) thnh cng rc r; lng danh
362. to fit (put) the axe in (on) the helve
o gii quyt c mt vn kh khn
363. to get the axe
o (thng tc) b thi hi
o b ui hc (hc sinh...)
o b (bn...) b ri
364. to hang up one's axe
o rt lui khi cng vic; t b nhng vic lm khng mang li kt qu g
365. to have an axe to grind
o (xem) grind
366. to lay the axe to the root of
o (xem) root
367. to send the axe after the helve
o liu cho n cng; m lao theo lao
368. to blush to the roots of one's hair
o thn c mt; mt ta tai
369. roof and branch
o hon ton, trit
1. o destroy root and branch
ph hu hon ton
370. to lay the axe to the root of
o o tn gc (cy); ph hu i, tr tn gc (ci g)
371. to strike at the root of something
o (xem) strike
372. to be all the world to
o l tt c
1. He was all the world to his mother
i vi m n th n l tt c
373. to carry the world before one
o thnh cng hon ton v nhanh chng
374. for all the world
o (xem) for
375. for the world

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o khng v bt c l do g, khng i no
1. would not do it for the world
khng i no ti lm ci
376. to the world
o (t lng) ht sc, rt mc
1. drunk to the world
say b t
2. tired to the world
mt nhoi
377. to take the world as it is
o i th no th phi theo th
378. top of the world
o (t lng) khng ch vo u c, tuyt diu
379. world without end
o vnh vin
380. the world, the flesh and the devil
o mi ci cm d con ngi
381. would give the world for something
o (xem) give
382. to beat about the bush
o (xem) beat
383. good wine needs no bush
o (tc ng) hu x t nhin hng
384. to take to the bush
o trn vo rng i n cp
385. to beat about
o khua (bi...), khuy (nc...) ( la ra)
o (hng hi) i vt
386. to beat down
o nh trng, h
1. o beat down prices
nh h gi; mc c c h gi
o lm tht vng, lm chn nn
1. e was thoroughly beaten down
n hon ton tht vng, n chn nn r ri
387. to beat in
o nh thng; nh v
388. to beat out
o p bt ra, nn mng ra (kim loi...)
o dp tt (ngn la...)
389. to beat up
o nh (trng, kem...)
o i khp (mt vng...)
o truy lng, theo di (ai...)
o (qun s) bt, m (lnh)

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1. o beat up recruits
m lnh
o (hng hi) i vt, chy git vo b
o khua (bi...), khuy (nc...) ( la ra)
390. to beat about the bush
o ni quanh
391. to beat it
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) chy trn cho nhanh
1. eat it!
(t M,ngha M) ct i!, ct ngay!, xo ngay!
392. to beat one's brains
o (xem) brain
393. to beat somebody hollow (all to prices, to nothing, to ribbands, to
smithereens to stricks)
o hon ton nh bi ai; nh ai ti bi
394. to beat up the quarters of somebody
o (xem) quarter
395. against the sun
o ngc chiu kim ng h
396. to hail (adore) the rising sun
o khm nm xun xoe vi th lc mi, ph thnh
397. to hold a candle to the sun
o t n gia ban ngy (lm mt vic tha)
398. to make hay while the sun shines
o (xem) hay
399. a place in the sun
o a v tt trong x hi
400. to rise with the sun
o dy sm
401. Sun of righteousness
o Cha
402. with the sun
o theo chiu kim ng h
403. to cry for the moon
o (xem) cry
404. to shoot the moon
o (t lng) dn nh i trong m ti trnh tr tin nh
405. once in a blue moon
o rt him, t khi, nm th mi ho
406. the man in the moon
o ch cui, ngi m mng v vn
407. one's bright particular star
o mc tiu m mnh dc ton tm ton thc hin
408. to see stars
o n om m mt
409. against time

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o ht sc khn trng; tranh th thi gian; vt thi gian


410. at times
o thnh thong, i khi, i lc
411. ahead of time x ahead to be ahead of one's time
o (ngha bng) c nhng t tng qu cp tin
412. behind the times
o (xem) behind
413. to be born before one's time (before times)
o non (tr)
o i trc thi i
414. all the time
o sut, lun lun, lc no cng
415. between times
o gia lc y, trong khong thi gian y
416. for the time being
o (xem) being
417. from time to time
o thnh thong, i lc
418. to gain time
o tr hon, ko di thi gian
419. in time
o ng lc; ng nhp
420. in no time
o (xem) no
421. to keep good time
o (xem) keep
422. to make up for lost time
o ly li thi gian mt
423. out of time
o khng ng lc; khng ng nhp
424. to pass the time of day with
o cho hi (ai)
425. time of life
o tui (ca ngi)
426. time of one's life
o thi gian vui thch thoi mi c tri qua
427. till the cow comes home
o mi mi, lu di, v tn
1. 'll be with you till the cow comes home
ti s li vi anh mi mi
428. as cross as two sticks
o (xem) cross
429. in a cleft stick
o vo th b, vo th tin lui u kh
430. to cut one's stick
o (xem) cut

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431. to want the stick


o mun phi n
432. to be at the pains of doing something
o chu thng chu kh lm ci g
433. to give someone a pain in the neck
o quy ry ai, chc tc ai
434. the Man of Sorrows
o Cha Gi-xu
435. to be a fool for one's paims
o nhc mnh m chng nn cng cn g
436. to be a fool to...
o khng ra ci th g khi em so snh vi...
437. to be no (nobody's) fool
o khng phi l ngc, khng phi l ngu di; khn ngoan lu
438. fool's bolt is soon shot
o sp ht l s
439. to make a fool of oneself
o x s nh mt thng ngc
440. to make a fool of somebody
o nh la ai
o lm cho ai ho thanh mt thng xun ngc
441. man is fool or physician at thirty
o ngi khn ngoan khng cn bc s
442. no fool like an old fool
o gi cn chi trng bi
443. to play the fool
o lm tr h
o lm to
o lm tr v vn, lm tr ng
444. to be sweet on (upon) somebody
o phi lng ai, m ai
445. to drop a brick
o (t lng) h, phm sai lm
446. to have a brick in one's hat
o (t lng) say ru
447. like a hundred of bricks
o (thng tc) vi tt c sc mnh c th bp c
448. to make bricks without straw
o (xem) straw
449. bad hat
o (ngha bng) ngi xu, ngi tin, ngi khng c lun thng o l
450. to go round with the hat
451. to make the hat go round
452. to pass round the hat
453. to send round the hat
o i quyn tin

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454. to hang one's hat on somebody


o (t M,ngha M) l thuc vo ai; bm vo ai, da vo ai; hy vng vo ai
455. hat in hand
456. with one's hat in one's hand
o khm nm
457. his hat covers his family
o (thng tc) anh ta sng c thn khng c gia nh
458. to keep something under one's hat
o gi b mt iu g
459. my hat!
o tht !, th ! (t ngc nhin)
460. to take of one's hat to somebody
o (xem) take
461. to talk through one's hat
o (t lng) hunh hoang khoc lc
462. to throw one's hat into the ring
o nhn li thch
463. under one's hat
o (thng tc) ht sc b mt, ti mt
464. there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
o (xem) cup
465. to give someone the slip
o trn ai, ln trn ai
466. a slip of a boy
o mt cu b mnh khnh
467. to come to [an] anchor
o th neo, b neo (tu)
468. to lay (have) an anchor to windward
o (ngha bng) c nhng bin php thn trng; cn tc v u
469. to be all tongue
o ch ni thi, ni lun mm
470. to find one's tongue
o d dt (ngng ngng, lng tng, im lng...) mi mi ni
471. to give (throw) tongue
o ni to
o sa
472. to have lost one's tongue
o rt r t ni
473. to have one's tongue in one's cheek
o (xem) cheek
474. to have a quick (ready) tongue
o lm ming; mau ming
475. to hold one's tongue
o nn lng, khng ni g
476. to keep a civil tongue in one's head
o (xem) civil

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477. much tongue and little judgment


o ni nhiu ngh t
478. to wag one's tongue
o (xem) wag
479. a tongue debate
o mt cuc u khu, mt cuc tranh lun
480. tongue valiant
o bo ni
481. what a tongue!
o n ni l ch!
482. to play [the] wag
o trn hc
483. to look at someone out of the tail of one's eyes
o lic ai
484. to put (have) one's tail between one's legs
o s cp ui
o ly lm xu h, h thn
485. to turn tail
o chun mt, quay t chy mt
486. to twist someone's tail
o quy ry ai, lm phin ai
487. a near go
o s sut cht
488. all (quite) the go
o (thng tc) hp thi trang
489. it's no go
o (thng tc) vic y khng xong u; khng lm n g c
490. to be on the go
o bn rn hot ng
o ang xung dc, ang suy
491. to come about
o xy ra, xy n
1. ow could this come about?
sao vic c th xy ra c?
o i chiu
1. he wind had come abour
gi i chiu
492. to come across
o tnh c gp, bt gp, tnh c thy
493. to come after
o theo sau, i theo
o ni dng, ni nghip, k nghip, k tha
494. to come again
o tr li
495. to come against
o ng phi, va phi

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496. to come apart (asunder)


o tch ra, la ra, ri ra, bung ra
497. to come at
o t ti, n c, nm c, thy
1. could not easily come at the document now
by gi th ti khng d g m nm c ti liu
2. o come at the truth
thy s tht
o x vo, xng vo (tn cng)
1. he dog came at me
con ch x vo ti
498. to come away
o i xa, i khi, ri khi
o la ra, ri ra, bung ra
499. to come back
o quay li, tr li (a v, quyn li...)
o c, nh li
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) p li, ci li
500. to come between
o ng gia (lm mi gii, iu nh)
o can thip vo, xen vo
501. to come by
o qua, i qua
o c c, kim c, v c
1. ow did you come by this document?
lm sao m anh kim c ti liu ny?
502. to come down
o xung, i xung
1. ricces are coming down
gi ang xung
2. oast comes down to heels
o di xung tn gt
o c truyn li, c li (phong tc, tp qun, truyn thng...)
o sp (nh ca...)
o sa st, suy v, xung dc
1. o come down in the world
sa st, xung dc
503. to come down upon (on)
o mng nhic, x v; trng pht
1. o come down upon (on) somebody like a cart-load of bricks
mng nhic ai thm t; mng nh tt nc vo mt ai
o i tin; i bi thng
504. to come down with
o xut tin, tr tin, chi
505. to come forward
o ng ra, xung phong

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1. o come forward as a candidate


(ng) ra ng c
506. to come in
o i vo, tr vo
o (th dc,th thao) v ch (chy ua)
1. o come in third
v th ba
o c tuyn, c bu; ln nm quyn
o vo kt, nhp kt, thu v (tin)
1. oney is always coming in to him
tin vo nh n nh nc
o ln, dng (thu triu); bt u (ma)
o thnh mt, thnh thi trang
o t ra
1. o come in useful
t ra l c ch; dng c (vo vic g)
2. don't see where the joke comes in
ti khng thy c ci g (t ra) l hay ho trong cu ni a
507. to come in for
o c phn, c hng phn
1. e will come in for most of his uncle's property
n s c hng phn ln ti sn ca ng ch n
2. came in for 6d
phn ca ti l 6 ng
508. to come in upon
o ngt li, chn li, ni chn
509. to come into
o to come into the world ra i; to come into power nm chnh quyn; to
come into being (existence) hnh thnh, ra i; to come into fashion thnh
mt; to come into force (effect) c hiu lc; to come into notice lm cho
phi ch
o c hng, tha hng
1. o come into a property
tha hng mt ti sn
510. to come of
o do... m ra, bi... m ra; l kt qu ca
1. hat comes of being quick tempered
ci l do tnh kh nng ny qu
o xut thn t
1. o come of a working family
xut thn t mt gia nh lao ng
511. to come off
o bong ra, rc ra, ri ra, bt ra
o thot khi vng kh khn, xoay x xong
1. o come off victorious
vt c vng kh khn mt cch thng li

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o c thc hin, c hon thnh


1. lan comes off satisfactorily
k hoch c thc hin tt p
o (thng tc) come off it! thi cm mm i! thi i, ng c ni nh vy!;
thi ng c d ci ging y ra na!
512. to come on
o i tip, i ti
o tin ln, ti gn
1. he enemy were coming on
qun ch ang ti gn
o ni ln thnh lnh (gi, bo), pht ra thnh lnh (bnh); tin b, tip tc pht
trin, mau ln (cy, a b...)
o c em ra tho lun (vn , d lut...)
o c trnh din trn sn khu
o ra sn khu (din vin)
o ra to
1. ome on!
i no, i i!; c vic!; c th i, ta thch y!
513. to come out
o ra, i ra
o nh cng
o vt khi (th thch vi t nhiu thnh cng)
o l ra ((ngha en) & (ngha bng))
1. he truth comes out
s tht l ra
2. o come out against somebody
ra mt chng li ai
o c xut bn; ra (sch, bo)
1. o come out on Saturday
ra ngy th by (bo)
o c xp (trong k thi)
1. am came out first
Tam thi c xp ng u
o mi ra i; mi ln sn khu ln u
514. to come over
o vt (bin), bng (ng...)
o sang phe, theo phe
1. e has come over to us
hn sang phe chng ti
o chon, trm ln (ngi no)
1. fear comes over me
cn s trm ln ti, ti s hi
515. to come round
o i nhanh, i vng
o hi phc (sc kho sau trn m); hi tnh, tnh li (sau cn ngt, sau khi b
nh thuc m); ngui i, du i (sau cn gin...)

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o tr li, quay li, ti (c nh k)


1. hen Spring comes round
khi ma xun tr li, khi xun v
o tt li chi
1. o come round one evening
th no cng tt li chi ti mt bui chiu no
o thay i hn kin, thay i hn quan im
516. to come to
o n, i n
1. o come to a decision
i ti mt quyt nh
2. o come do nothing
khng i n u, khng i n kt qu no
3. o come to the point
i vo vn , i vo vic
4. o come to a standstill
ngng li; i n ch b tc
o hi tnh, tnh li; tnh tr li; tnh ng
1. o come to one's senses
tnh li; tnh tr li; tnh ng
o tha hng, c hng
1. o come to one's own
c hng phn ca mnh
o ln ti
1. t comes to one thousand
s tin ln ti mt nghn
o (hng hi) b neo; dng li (tu)
517. to come under
o ri vo loi, nn trong loi
o ri vo, chu (nh hng)
518. to come up
o ti gn, n gn (ai, mt ni no)
o c nu ln, c t ra (vn tho lun)
1. o come up for discussion
c nu ln tho lun
o (t him,ngha him) thnh mt
1. igh cillars are coming up
c cn cao ang tr thnh mt
o ln ti, t ti, theo kp, bt kp
1. he water came up to his chin
nc ln ti cm n
2. he performance did not come up to what we expected
bui biu din khng (t ti) thnh cng nh chng ti mong
i
3. came up with them just outside the town
ra khi thnh ph th ti bt kp chng n

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o vo i hc
519. to come upon
o tn cng bt thnh lnh, t kch
o cht gp, bt gp, cht thy
o cht ny ra trong c, cht c ngh
o l mt gnh nng cho, ln u (ai); yu cu i hi, bt chu trch
nhim
1. e came upon me for damages
n bt ti chu trch nhim bi thng cho n
520. to come across the mind
o cht ny ra ngh
521. to come a cropper
o (xem) cropper
522. come along
o (thng tc) i no; mau ln, nhanh ln
523. to come clean
o th nhn, ni ht
524. to come easy to somebody
525. to come natural to somebody
o khng c g kh khn i vi ai
526. to come home
o tr v nh, tr li nh
o gy n tng, c hiu r, c hiu lc, c hiu qu; nh trng, nh
trng vo ch yu, chm nc
1. is remark came home to them
li nhn xt ca anh ta nh trng vo ch yu ca h
527. to come near
o n gn, sut na
1. o come near failing
sut na hng, sut na tht bi
528. to come of age
o n tui trng thnh
529. come off your high horse (your perch)!
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) ng c lm b lm tch na!, ng c ln
ru na!
530. come out with it!
o mun ni g th ni i!
531. to come right
o ng (tnh...)
o thu xp, n tho, thu xp xong xui
532. to come short
o khng t c, tht bi
533. to come short of
o thiu, khng p ng yu cu
534. first come first served
o n trc th c gii quyt trc, n trc th c phc v trc

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535. how come?


o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) th no?, sao?
536. it comes hard on him
o tht l mt v au cho n
537. to show in
o a vo, dn vo
538. to whow off
o khoe khoang, ph trng (ca ci, ti nng)
539. to show out
o a ra, dn ra
540. to show up
o l ra, l mt n (ai)
o (thng tc) xut hin, l mt ra, xut u l din; c mt
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) vt xa, hn nhiu
541. to show a clean pair of heels
o (xem) heel
542. to show the cloven hoof
o (xem) hoof
543. to show one's colours
o l bn cht ca mnh; l ng phi ca mnh
544. to show fight
o (xem) fight
545. to show one's hands
o l ca mnh
546. to show a leg
o (xem) leg
547. to show the white feather
o (xem) feather
548. to bring about
o lm xy ra, dn n, gy ra
549. to bring back
o em tr li, mang tr li
o lm nh li, gi li
550. to bring down
o em xung, a xung, mang xung
o h xung, lm tt xung
1. o bring down the prices of goods
h gi hng ho
o h, bn ri (my bay, chim)
o h b, lm nhc (ai)
o mang li (s trng pht...) cho (ai)
1. o bring down ruin on somebody
mang li ln bi cho ai
551. to bring forth
o sn ra, sinh ra, gy ra
552. to bring forward

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o a ra, nu ra, ra, mang ra


1. an you bring forward any proofs of what you say?
anh c th a ra chng c v nhng iu anh ni ra khng?
2. ring the matter forward at the next meeting!
cuc hp sau a vn ra!
o (k ton) chuyn sang
553. to bring in
o a vo, em vo, mang vo
o thu; em li (li tc...); a vo (thi quen)
554. to bring off
o cu
1. o bring off the passengers on a wrecked ship
cu cc hnh khch trn chic tu b nn
o (thng tc) a n thnh cng
555. to bring on
o dn n, gy ra
o lm cho phi bn ci
556. to bring out
o a ra, mang ra, em ra
o ni ln
o xut bn
1. o bring out a book
xut bn mt cun sch
o lm ni bt, lm l r ra
1. o bring out the meaning more clearly
lm ni bt ngha
o gii thiu (mt thiu n cho mi d cc cuc chiu i, khiu v...)
557. to bring over
o lm cho thay i li suy ngh, thuyt phc
558. to bring round
o lm cho tnh li, lm cho hi li
1. o bring round to
lm cho thay i kin theo
559. to bring through
o gip vt qua kh khn him ngho
560. to bring to
o dn n, a n (mt tnh trng no); lm cho
1. o bring to terms
a n ch tho thun; a n ch phi nhn iu kin
2. o bring to light
a ra nh sng; khm ph
3. o bring to pass
lm cho xy ra
4. o bring to an end
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5. o someone to his senses


lm cho ai phi thy tri, lm cho ai phi bit iu
o (hng hi) dng li, li
561. to bring together
o gom li; nhm li, hp li
o kt thn (hai ngi vi nhau)
562. to bring under
o lm cho vo khun php, lm cho ngoan ngon, lm cho vng li, lm cho
phc tng
563. to bring up
o em ln, mang ln, a ra
o nui dng, gio dc, nui nng, dy d
564. to be brought up in the spirit of communism
o c gio dc theo tinh thn cng sn
o lm ngng li; ngng li, li; (hng hi) th neo
o lu v (vn g); nu (vn )
o lm cho (ai) phi ng ln pht biu
o a ra to
565. to bring down the house
o lm cho c rp v tay nhit lit
566. to bring home to
o lm cho nhn thy, lm cho thy r, lm cho hiu
1. o bring home a truth to someone
lm cho ai hiu mt s tht
567. to bring into play
o pht huy
568. to bring to bear on
o dng, s dng
1. o bring presure to bear on someone
dng sc p i vi ai
o hng v, cha v
1. o bring guns to bear on the enemy
cha i bc v pha qun th
569. to send away
o gi i
o ui di
570. to send after
o cho i tm, cho ui theo
571. to send down
o cho xung
o tm ui, ui (khi trng)
572. to send for
o gi t mua
1. o send for something
gi t mua ci g
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1. o send for somebody


nhn ai tm n, cho ngi mi n
2. o send for somebody
nhn ai n, cho ngi mi ai
573. to send forth
o to ra, bc ra (hng thm, mi, khi...)
o ny ra (lc non, l...)
574. to send in
o np, giao (n t...)
o ghi, ng (tn...)
1. o send in one's name
ng tn ( k thi)
575. to send off
o gi i (th, qu) phi (ai) i (cng tc)
o ui i, tng kh
o tin a, hoan tng
576. to send out
o gi i, phn pht
o to ra, bc ra (hng thm, mi, khi...)
o ny ra
1. rees send out young leaves
cy ra l non
577. to send round
o chuyn tay, chuyn vng (vt g)
578. to send up
o lm ng dy, lm tro ln
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) kt n t
579. to send coals to Newcastle
o (xem) coal
580. to send flying
o ui i, bt hi h ra i
o lm cho lo o, nh bt ra (bng mt ci n)
o lm cho chy tan tc, lm cho tan tc
581. to send packing
o ui i, tng c i
582. to send someone to Jericho
o ui ai i, tng c ai i
583. to send to Coventry
o pht l, khng hp tc vi (ai)
584. to take after
o ging
1. e takes after his uncle
n ging ng ch n
585. to take along
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1. 'll take that book along with me


ti s mang theo cun sch ny vi ti
586. to take aside
o ko ra mt ch, a ra mt ch ni ring
587. to take away
o mang i, ly i, em i, ct i
588. to take back
o ly li, mang v, em v
1. o take back one's words
ni li, rt lui kin
589. to take down
o tho xung, b xung, h xung
o tho ra, d ra
o ghi chp
o lm nhc, s nhc
o nut kh khn
590. to take from
o gim bt, lm yu
591. to take in
o mi vo, a vo, dn vo, em vo (ngi n b mnh s ngi cnh
bn tic)
o tip n; nhn cho tr
1. o take in lodgers
nhn khch tr
o thu nhn, nhn nui
1. o take in an orphan
nhn nui mt tr m ci
o mua di hn (bo ch...)
o nhn (cng vic) v nh lm
1. o take in sewing
nhn khu v nh lm
o thu nh, lm hp li
1. o take in a dress
khu hp ci o
o gm c, bao gm
o hiu, nm c, nh gi ng
1. o take in a situation
nm c tnh hnh
o vi tin, nhm mt m tin
1. o take in a statement
nhm mt m tin mt bn tuyn b
o la phnh, la gt, cho vo trng, cho vo by
592. to take into
o a vo, vo, em vo
1. o take someone into one's confidence
th l chuyn ring vi ai

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2. o take it into one's head (mind)


c ngh, c nh
593. to take off
o b (m), ci (qun o); git ra, ly i, cun i
1. o take off one's hat to somebody
thn phc ai
o dn i, a i, tin a (ai)
1. o take oneself off
ra i, b i
o nh i, xo b, lm mt tch
o nut chng, nc, hp sch
o bt, gim (gi...)
o bt chc; nhi, giu
o (th dc,th thao) gim nhy
o (hng khng) ct cnh
594. to take on
o m nhim, nhn lm, gch vc
1. o take on extra work
nhn lm vic thm (vic ngoi gi)
2. o take on responsibilities
m nhn trch nhim
o nhn nh cuc, nhn li thch
1. o take someone on at billiards
nhn u bi a vi ai
2. o take on a bet
nhn nh cuc
o nhn vo lm, thu, mn (ngi lm...)
o dn i tip
o (thng tc) chong vng, xc ng mnh, b kch thch; lm hong ln
595. to take out
o a ra, dn ra ngoi
o ly ra, rt ra; xo sch, ty sch, lm mt i
1. o take out a stain
xo sch mt vt bn
2. o take it out of
rt ht sc lc (ca ai), lm (ai) mt l; tr th (ai)
o nhn c, c cp, c pht (bng, giy php, giy ng k...)
o nhn (ci g...) b vo; nhn s lng tng ng b vo
1. s he could not get paid he took it out in goods
v n khng ly c tin nn phi ly hng b vo
596. to take over
o chuyn, ch, a, dn qua (ng, sng...)
o tip qun, k tc, ni nghip, tip tc
1. e take over Hanoi in 1954
chng ta tip qun H ni nm 1954

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2. o take over the watch


thay (i) phin gc
597. to take to
o dng n, nh cy n, cn n
1. he ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats
tu b chm v h phi dng n thuyn
o chy trn, trn trnh
1. o take to flight
b chy, rt chy
2. o take to the mountain
trn vo ni
o bt u ham thch, bt u say m, tp, nhim
1. o take to drinking
bt u nghin ru
2. o take to bad habits
nhim nhng thi xu
3. o take to chemistry
ham thch ho hc
o c cm tnh, a, mn
1. he baby takes to her murse at once
a b mn ngay ngi v
2. o take to the streets
xung ng (biu tnh, tun hnh...)
598. to take up
o nht, cm ln, lm ln; a ln, dn ln, mang ln
o cho (hnh khch) ln ( t, xe la)
1. he car stops to take up passengers
xe li cho hnh khch ln, xe li ly khch
o tip tc (mt cng vic b d...)
o chn (mt ngh); m nhim, gnh vc (mt cng vic)
o thu ht, chon, chim (thi gian, tm tr...)
o ht, thm
1. ponges take up water
bt bin thm (ht) nc
o bt gi, tm
1. e was taken up by the police
n b cng an bt gi
o (thng tc) la ry, qu mng, trch mc
o ngt li (ai...)
o cp n, xt n, bn n (mt vn )
o hiu
1. o take up someone's idea
hiu ai
o nhn, p dng
1. o take up a bet
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2. o take up a challenge
nhn li thch
3. o take up a method
p dng mt phng php
o mc ln (mt mi an tut...)
1. o take up a dropped stitch
mc ln mt mi an tut
o vn cht (ch j); cng (dy cp)
599. to take up with
o kt giao vi, giao thip vi, i li vi, thn thit vi, chi bi vi
600. to take aim
o (xem) aim
601. to take one's chance
o (xem) chance
602. to take earth
o chui xung l (en & bng)
603. to take one's life in one's hand
o liu mng
604. to let by
o cho i qua
605. to let down
o h thp xung, bung thng, b ri
1. he lets down her hair
c ta b xo tc
606. to let in
o cho vo, a vo
o (t lng) la, bp, nh la
607. to let into
o cho vo
1. o let someone into some place
cho ai vo ni no
o cho bit
1. o let someone into the secret
cho ai hiu bit iu b mt
608. to let off
o tha, khng trng pht; pht nh; tha th
o bn ra
1. o let off a gun
n sng
2. o let off an arrow
bn mt mi tn
o chy mt, bay mt (hi...)
609. to let on
o (t lng) mch lo, l b mt
o (t M,ngha M) gi v, lm ra v
610. to let out

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o cho i ra, cho chy thot, lt ra ngoi, cho chy ra ngoi


1. o let the water out of the bath-tub
cho nc bn tm chy ra
o tit l, cho bit
1. o let out a secret
tit l iu b mt
o ni rng, lm cho rng ra
o cho thu rng ri
611. to let out at
o nh m d, x v v chi tc tn
612. to let up
o (thng tc) du i, bt i, yu i
o (t M,ngha M) ngng li
613. to let alone
o khng ni n, b mc, khng dnh vo, khng ng chm n
614. to let somebody alone to do something
o giao ph cho ai lm vic g mt mnh
615. to let be
o b mc, mc nh vy khng dnh vo
1. et me be
k ti, mc ti
616. to let blood
o cho mu chy, trch mu; ct tit
617. let bygones be bygones
o (xem) bygone
618. to let the cat out of the bag
o l b mt
619. to let somebody down gently (easity)
o khoan th vi mt ngi no; khng x v lm nhc ai
620. to let fall
o b xung, bung xung, nm xung
o ni bung, ni v tnh, ni thiu trch nhim
1. o let fall a remark on someone
bung ra mt li nhn xt v ai
o (ton hc) k (mt ng thng gc) xung (mt cnh)
621. to let fly
o bn (sng, tn la...)
o nm, vng ra, tung ra
1. o let fly a torrent of abuse
vng ra nhng trng chi ra
622. to let go
o bung ra, th ra, b lng ra, khng ngh n na
623. to let oneself go
o khng t km c cho tnh cm li cun i
624. to let somebody know
o bo cho ai bit, bo cho ai bit

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625. to let loose


o (xem) loose
626. to let loose the dogs of war
o tung ra tt c cc lc lng tn ph ca chin tranh
627. to let pass
o b qua, khng
628. let sleeping dogs lie
o (xem) dog
629. to let slip
o cho trn thot, b l, mt
1. o let slip an opportunity
b l mt nt c hi
630. to lets one's tongue run away with one
o ni vong mng, ni khng suy ngh
631. to call aside
o gi ra mt ch; ko sang mt bn
632. to call away
o gi i; mi i
633. to call back
o gi li, gi v
634. to call down
o gi (ai) xung
o (thng tc) x v, mng nhic thm t
635. to call forth
o pht huy ht, em ht
1. o call forth one's energy
em ht ngh lc
2. o call forth one's talents
em ht ti nng
o gy ra
1. is behaviour calls forth numerous protests
thi ca anh y gy ra nhiu s phn i
o gi ra ngoi
636. to call in
o thu v, i v, ly v (tin...)
o mi n, gi n, triu n
1. o call in the doctor
mi bc s n
637. to call off
o gi ra ch khc
1. lease call off your dog
lm n gi con ch anh ra ch khc
o nh li, hon li, ngng li; b i
1. he match was called off
cuc u c hon li
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1. o call off one's attention


lm ng tr
638. to call out
o gi ra
o gi to
o gi (qun n n p...)
o thch u gm
639. to call together
o triu tp (mt cuc hp...)
640. to call up
o gi tn
o gi li, nhc li (mt k nim)
1. o call up a spirit
gi hn, chiu hn
o gi dy ni
1. 'll call you up this evening
chiu nay ti s gi dy ni cho anh
o ny ra (mt kin); gy ra (mt cuc tranh lun...)
o nh thc, gi dy
o (qun s) ng vin, gi (nhp ng)
641. to call away one's attention
o lm cho ng tr; lm cho khng ch
642. to call in question
o (xem) question
643. to call into being (existence)
o to ra, lm ny sinh ra
644. to call into play
o (xem) play
645. to call over names
o im tn
646. to call a person names
o (xem) name
647. to call somebody over the coals
o (xem) coal
648. to call something one's own
o (gi l) c ci g
1. o have nothing to call one's own
khng c ci g thc l ca mnh
649. to call a spade a spade
o (xem) spade
650. at call
o sn sng nhn lnh
651. call to arms
o lnh nhp ng, lnh ng vin
652. no call to blush
o vic g m xu h

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653. close call


o (xem) close
654. to get (have) a call upon something
o c quyn c hng (nhn) ci g
655. place (house) of call
o ni thng lui ti cng tc
656. to blow the coals
o thm du vo la
657. to cary coals to Newcastle
o (xem) carry
658. to hand (call, rake, drag) somebody over the coals
o x v ai, mng nhic ai
659. to heap coals of fire on someone's head
o ly n tr on, ly thin tr c
660. to pay someone in his own coin
o n ming tr ming
661. suit yourself
o tu anh mun lm g th lm
662. to dust someone's coat
o nh cho ai mt trn, sa cho ai mt trn
663. to kilt one's coats
o (vn hc) vn vy
664. it is not the gay coat that makes the gentlemen
o ng ly b ngoi m xt ngi; mc o c sa khng hn l s
665. to take off one's coat
o ci o sn sng nh nhau
666. to take off one's coat to the work
o hm h bt tay vo vic, sn sng bt tay vo vic
667. to turn one's coat
o tr mt, phn ng, o ng
668. Holy Land
o t thnh
669. the land of the leal
o thin ng
670. the land of the living
o hin ti tri t ny
671. land of milk and honey
o ni ny sung tc
o lc phc ca tri
o nc Do-thi
672. land of Nod
o gic ng
673. to make the land
o trng thy t lin (tu bin)
674. to see how the land lies
o xem s th ra sao

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675. it is no use crying over spilt milk


o (xem) spill
676. to be down at heels
o vt gt (giy)
o i giy vt gt, n mc nhch nhc (ngi)
677. to be down
678. to be down in (at) health
o sc kho gim st
679. to be down in the mouth
o u xu, chn nn, tht vng
680. to be down on one's luck
o (xem) luck
681. down to the ground
o hon ton
1. hat suits me down to the ground
ci hon ton thch hp vi ti
682. down with!
o o!
1. Down with imperialism!
o ch ngha quc!
683. down and out
o (th dc,th thao) gc khng dy c na, b o vn (quyn Anh)
o cng ng, cng k, tht c l vn; thua chy ti (nh bc)
684. down on the nail
o ngay lp tc
685. up and down
o (xem) up
686. to let go down the wind
o (ngha bng) vt b, b i
687. to down tools
o bi cng
o ngng vic
688. a bad workman quarrels with his tools
o (xem) quarrel
689. all his geese are swans
o (xem) swan
690. can't say bo to a goose
o (xem) bo
691. to cook that lays the golden eggs
o tham li trc mt
692. to be friends with
693. to keep friends with
o thn vi
694. to make friend in need is a friend indeed
o bn trong lc kh khn hon nn mi tht l bn
695. to be on the make

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o (thng tc) thch lm giu


o ang tng, ang tin
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) ang tm ngi n nm vi
696. to make after
o (t c,ngha c) theo ui, eo ui
697. to make against
o bt li, c hi cho
698. to make away
o vi vng ra i
699. to make away with
o hu hoi, git, th tiu, kh
o lng ph, phung ph
o xoy, n cp
700. to make back off
o tr li mt ni no...
701. to make off
o i mt, chun, cun gi
702. to make off with
o xoy, n cp
703. to make out
o t, dng ln, lp
1. o make out a plan
t k hoch
2. o make out a list
lp mt danh sch
3. o make out a cheque
vit mt t sc
o xc minh, chng minh
o hiu, gii thch, tm ra manh mi, nm c ngha, c c
1. cannot make out what he has wirtten
ti khng th c c nhng iu hn ta vit
o phn bit, nhn thy, nhn ra
1. o make out a figure in the distance
nhn thy mt bng ngi ng xa
o (t M,ngha M) din bin, tin trin
1. ow are things making out?
s vic din bin ra sao?
704. to make over
o chuyn, nhng, giao, li
1. o make over one's all property to someone
li tt c ca ci cho ai
o sa li (ci g)
705. to make up
o lm thnh, cu thnh, gp thnh, hp li, gi ghm, thu vn
1. o make all things up into a bundle
gi ghm tt c li thnh mt b

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o lp, dng
1. o make up a list
lp mt danh sch
o ba, ba t
1. t's all a made up story
l mt cu chuyn hon ton ba t
o ho trang
1. o make up an actor
ho trang cho mt din vin
o thu xp, dn xp, dn ho
1. he two friends have had a quarrel, but they will soon make it up
hai ngi bn xch mch vi nhau, nhng ri h s dn ho ngay
thi
o n b, bi thng
1. o make some damage up to somebody
bi thng thit hi cho ai
o b khuyt, b, b p
706. to make with
o (t lng) s dng
707. to make amends for something
o (xem) amends
708. to make as if
709. to make as though
o lm nh th, hnh ng nh th
710. to make beleive
o (xem) beleive
711. to make bold to
o (xem) bold
712. to make both ends meet
o (xem) meet
713. to make free with
o tip i t nhin khng khch so
714. to make friends with
o (xem) friend
715. to make fun of
716. to make game of
o a ct, ch nho, giu
717. to make good
o (xem) good
718. make haste!
o (xem) haste
719. to make a hash of job
o (xem) hash
720. to make hay while the sun shines
o (xem) hay
721. to make head

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o (xem) head
722. to make head against
o (xem) head
723. to make headway
o (xem) headway
724. to make oneself at home
o t nhin nh nh, khng khch so
725. to make love to someone
o (xem) love
726. to make little (light, nothing) of
o coi thng, coi r, khng ch n, khng quan tm n
727. to make much of
o (xem) much
728. to make the most of
o (xem) most
729. to make mountains of molehills
o (xem) molehill
730. to make one's mark
o (xem) makr
731. to make merry
o (xem) merry
732. to make one's mouth water
o (xem) water
733. to make of mar
o (xem) mar
734. to make ready
o chun b sn sng
735. to make room (place) for
o nhng ch cho
736. to make sail
o gng bum, cng bum
737. to make oneself scarce
o ln i, trn i
738. to make [a] shift to
o (xem) shift
739. to make terms with
o (xem) term
740. to make too much ado about nothing
o chng c chuyn g cng lm ri ln
741. to make a tool of someone
o (xem) tool
742. to make up one's mind
o (xem) mind
743. to make up for lost time
o (xem) time
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o (xem) war
745. to make water
o (xem) water
746. to make way
o (xem) way
747. to make way for
o (xem) way
748. to do again
o lm li, lm li ln na
749. to do away [with]
o b i, hu b, gt b, dit i, lm mt i
1. his old custom is done away with
tc c y b b i ri
2. o do away with oneself
t t
750. to do by
o x s, i x
1. o as you would be done by
hy x s vi ngi khc nh anh mun ngi ta x s vi mnh
751. to do for (thng tc)
o chm nom cng vic gia nh cho, lo vic ni tr cho (ai)
o kh i, tr kh, git i; ph hu, hu hoi i; lm tiu ma i s nghip,
lm tht c l vn
1. He is done for
hn cht ri, hn b i ri, gn tiu ma s nghip ri
752. to do in (thng tc)
o bt, tm c (ai); tng (ai) vo t
o rnh m theo di (ai)
o kh (ai), phng teo (ai)
o lm mt l, lm kit sc
753. to do off
o b ra (m), ci ra (o)
o b (thi quen)
754. to do on
o mc (o) vo
755. to do over
o lm li, bt u li
o (+ with) trt, pht, bc
756. to do up
o gi, bc
1. one up in brown paper
gi bng giy nu gi hng
o sa li (ci m, gian phng...)
o lm mt l, lm kit sc, lm sm lng
757. to do with
o vui lng, va vi; n, c, chu c, thu xp c, xoay s c

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1. He can do with a small house


mt cn nh nh thi i vi chng ti cng n ri; chng ti c
th thu xp c vi mt cn nh nh thi
2. can do with another glass
(a ct) ti c th lm mt cc na cng c c
758. to do without
o b c, b qua c, nhin c, khng cn n
1. He can't do without his pair of crutches
anh ta khng th no b i nng m i c
759. to do battle
o lm chin, nh nhau
760. to do somebody's business
o git ai
761. to do one's damnedest
o (t lng) lm ht sc mnh
762. to do to death
o git cht
763. to do in the eye
o (t lng) bp, la bp, n gian
764. to do someone proud
o (t lng) phnh ai, tng bc ai
765. to do brown
o (xem) brown
766. done!
o c ch! ng ch!
767. it isn't done!
o khng ai lm nhng iu nh th!, iu khng n u!
768. well done!
o hay lm! hoan h!
769. to have at
o tn cng, cng kch
770. to have on
o coa mc, vn mc (qun o...); c i, vn i (m...)
1. o have a hat on
c i m
2. o have nothing on
khng mc ci g, trn trung
771. to have up
o gi ln, triu ln, mi ln
o bt, a ra to
772. had better
o (xem) better
773. had rather
o (nh) had better
774. have done!
o ngng li!, thi!

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775. to have it out


o gii quyt mt cuc tranh ci (vi ai); ni cho ra l l (vi ai)
o i nh rng
776. to have nothing on someone
o (t M,ngha M) khng c th li g hn ai
o khng c chng c g buc ti ai
777. he has had it
o (t lng) thng cha y th l toi ri
o thng cha y th l ht thi (li thi) ri
o thng cha y chng hng g c na u
778. to eat away
o n dn n mn ((ngha en) & (ngha bng))
779. to eat up
o n sch, n ht; ngn ((ngha en) & (ngha bng))
780. to eat humble pie
o (xem) humble
781. to eat one's dinners (terms)
o hc lm lut s
782. to eat one's heart out
o (xem) heart
783. to eat one's words
o rt lui kin ca mnh, t nhin l sai
784. to eat someone out of house ans home
o n st nghip ai
785. to be eaten up with pride
o b tnh kiu cng hon ton khng ch
786. horse eats its head off
o nga n hi chng c tch s g
787. well, don't eat me!
o (a ct) ny, nh n tht ti !
788. to drink away
o ru ch mt ht (l tr...)
o ung cho qun ht (ni su...)
789. to drink [someone] down
o ung hn (ai), tu lng b ai (xa)
790. to drink in
o ht vo, thm vo
o nghe nh ung ly, nghe say sa; ngm nhn nh ung ly, ngm nhn say
sa
o (thng tc) nc (ru) vo
791. to drink off; to drink up
o ung mt hi, nc thng mt hi
792. to drink confusion to somebody
o (xem) confusion
793. to drink someone under the table
o ung c nhiu ru hn ai, tu lng b xa ai

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794. to sleep away


o ng cho qua (ngy gi)
1. o sleep hours away
ng cho qua gi
795. to sleep in nh to live in
o (-ct) ng mun, ng qun, ng qu gi
1. o be slep in
dng ng; c ngi ng
2. he bed had not been slept in for months
ging khng c ngi ng hng thng ri
796. to sleep off
o ng sc
o ng cho ht (tc dng ca ci g)
1. o sleep off one's headache
ng cho ht nhc u
2. o sleep it off
ng cho gi ru
797. to sleep on; to sleep upon; to sleep over
o gc n ngy mai
1. o sleep on a question
gc mt vn n ngy mai
798. let sleeping dogs lie
o (xem) dog
799. to lay aside
o gc sang mt bn, khng ngh ti
1. o lay aside one's sorrow
gc ni bun ring sang mt bn
o dnh dm, dnh
1. o lay aside money for one's old age
dnh dm tin cho n lc tui gi
o b, b i
1. o lay aside one's old habits
b nhng thi quen c i
800. to lay away
801. to lay aside to lay before
o trnh by, by t
802. to lay by
803. to lay aside to lay down
o t nm xung, xung
o ct (ru) vo kho
o h b
1. o lay down one's arms
h v kh, u hng
o chuyn (mt ming t) thnh ng c ( chn nui)
1. o lay down land in (to, under, with) grass
chuyn mt ming t thnh cnh ng c

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o hy sinh
1. o lay down one's life for the fatherland
hy sinh tnh mnh cho t quc
o nh cc, cc
1. o lay down on the result of the race
nh cc v kt qu cuc chy ua
o sp t, d kin, bt u xy dng
1. o lay down a railway
bt u xy dng mt ng xe la
o ra, tuyn b; xc nhn, tha
1. lay it down that this is a very intricate question
ti xc nhn l mt vn rt phc tp
804. to lay for
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) nm i
805. to lay in
o d tr, dnh
o (thng tc) nh, quai, m ti tp
806. to lay off
o (hng hi) li ra xa b, trnh
807. ngng (lm vic)
o (t M,ngha M) thi, ui, gin (th)
808. to lay on
o nh, ging n
1. o lay on hard blows
ging cho nhng n nng n
o ri ln, ph ln, qut ln
1. o lay on plaster
ph mt lt va, ph va ln
o t ng (dn hi, dn nc...); t ng dy (in)
809. to lay out
o sp t, b tr (theo s )
o trnh by, phi by, a ra
o tri ra
o lim (ngi cht)
o tiu (tin)
o (t lng) git
o dc sc lm
1. o lay oneself out
n lc, dc ht sc lm (ci g)
810. to lay over
o tri ln, ph ln
811. to lay up
o tr, dnh
812. to lay about one
o nh t pha
813. to lay bare

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o (xem) bare
814. to lay one's bones
o gi xng, gi xc u
815. to lay somebody by the heels
o (xem) heel
816. to lay captive
o bt gi, cm t
817. to lay one's card on the table
o (xem) card
818. to lay fast
o nm cht, gi cht, khng cho chy thot
819. to laythe fire
o xp ci t
820. to lay great store upon (on) someone
o nh gi cao ai
821. to lay hands on
o (xem) hand
822. to lay heads together
o (xem) head
823. to lay hold of (on)
o nm cht, gi cht, tm, bt
o li dng
824. to lay it on thick
o (xem) thick
825. to lay an information agaisnt somebody
o n kin ai
826. to lay one's hope on
o t hy vng vo
827. to lay open
o tch v ra
828. to lay siege to
o bao vy
829. to lay under contribution
o (xem) contribution
830. to lay stress on
o nhn mnh
831. to lay something to heart
o (xem) heart
832. to lay to rest (to sleep)
o chn
833. to lay under an obligation
o lm cho (ai) phi chu n
834. to lay under necessity
o bt buc (ai) phi
835. to lay waste
o tu ph

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836. put about


o (hng hi) tr bum, xoay hng i (ca con thuyn)
o lm quay li, lm xoay hng i (nga, on ngi)
o (-ct) gy bi ri cho, gy lng tng cho; quy ry; lm lo lng
837. put across
o thc hin thnh cng; lm cho c hoan nghnh, lm cho c tn
thng (mt v kch, mt cu chuyn...)
1. ou'll never put that across
cu chng th thnh cng c u, cu chng lm nn chuyn
c u
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) lm cho hiu, lm cho c tha nhn
838. to put aside
o dnh, dm
o b i, gt sang mt bn
839. put away
o dnh, dm (tin)
o (t lng) ung, nc (ru); n, p (thc n)
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) git, kh
o (t lng) b t
o (t lng) cm c
o (t c,ngha c) b, ly d (v)
840. put back
o li (vo ch c...)
o vn (kim ng h) li li; lm chm li
o (hng hi) tr li bn cng
841. put by
o sang bn
o dnh, dnh dm
o lng trnh (vn , cu hi, ai...)
842. put down
o xung
o n p (mt cuc ni dy...)
o tc quyn, ging chc, h b; lm nhc; bt phi im
o thi khng gi li, b khng duy tr (ci g tn km)
o ghi, bin chp
o cho l
1. o put somebody down for nine years old
cho ai l chng chn tui
2. o put somebody down as (for) a fool
cho ai l in
o cho, , ti, quy cho, gn cho
1. put it down to his pride
iu ti quy cho l tnh kiu cng ca hn
o cho h cnh (my bay); h cnh (ngi trong my bay)
o o (ging...)
843. put forth

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o dng ht (sc mnh), em ht (c gng), tr (ti hng bin)


o mc, m, ny (l, chi, mm...) (cy); mc l, m chi, ny mm
o em truyn b (mt thuyt...)
o (t M,ngha M) ngh, a ra, nu ra (mt lun im...)
o (hng hi) ra khi bn
844. put forward
o trnh by, xut, a ra, nu ra (k hoch, l thuyt...)
o vn (ng h) chy mau hn
1. o put oneself forward
t cao mnh, t lm cho mnh ni bt
845. put in
o (n kin); dn, a ra (chng c)
o (php l) thi hnh
1. o put in a distress
thi hnh lnh tch bin
o a vo, xen vo
1. o put in a remark
xen vo mt li nhn xt
o t vo (mt i v, chc v...)
o lm thc hin
1. o put in the attack
thc hin cuc tn cng
o ph, thm vo (ci g)
o (hng hi) vo bn cng; dng li (bn no) (tu bin)
o (thng tc) dng (th gi lm vic g...)
846. to put in for
o i, yu sch, xin
1. o put in for a job
xin (i) vic lm
2. o put in for an election
ra ng c
847. put off
o ci (qun o) ra
o hon li, chm li
1. ever put off till tomorrow what you can do today
ng vic g sang ngy mai vic g c th lm hm nay
o hon hn vi, ln la vi (ai); thoi thc, lng trnh (mt li yu cu...)
1. o put somebody off with promises
ha hn ln la vi ai cho xong chuyn
o (+ from) ngn cn, can ngn, khuyn can (ai ng lm g)
o tng kh, vt b (ai, ci g)
o (+ upon) nh tro, nh ln sng, tng n (ci g xu, gi mo... cho ai)
848. put on
o mc (o...) vo, i (m) vo, i (giy...) vo...
o khoc ci v, lm ra v, lm ra b

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1. o put on an air of innocence


lm ra v ngy th
2. er elegance is all put on
v thanh lch ca c ta ch l gi v
o ln (cn); nng (gi)
1. o put on flesh (weight)
ln cn, bo ra
o tng thm; dng ht
1. o put on speed
tng tc
2. o put on steam
(thng tc) em ht sc c gng, em ht ngh lc
3. o put the screw on
gy sc p
o bp, p (phanh); vn (kim ng h) ln, bt (n) ln
o em trnh din, a ln sn khu (mt v kch)
1. o put a play on the stage
em trnh din mt v kch
o t (cc...), nh (c... vo mt con nga ua)
o giao cho, bt phi, ch nh (lm g)
1. o put somebody on doing (to do) something
giao cho ai lm vic g
2. o put on extra trains
cho chy thm nhng chuyn xe la ph
o gn cho, cho
1. o put the blame on somebody
ti ln u ai
o nh (thu)
1. o put a tax on something
nh thu vo ci g
849. put out
o tt (n), thi tt, dp tt (ngn la...)
o ui ra ngoi (mt u th chi tri php...)
o mc (mt); lm sai khp, lm trt khp (xng vai...); l (li...) ra
o lm bi ri, lm lng tng; quy ry, lm phin; lm kh chu, lm pht
cu
o dng ht (sc...), em ht (c gng...)
o cho vay (tin) ly li, u t
o (t M,ngha M) xut bn, pht hnh
o giao (vic) cho lm nh (ngoi xng my)
o sn xut ra
1. o put out 1,000 bales of goods weekly
mi tun sn xut ra 1 000 kin hng
850. put over
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) hon thnh (ci g) trong hon cnh khng
thun li; hon thnh (ci g) nh ti kho lo (nh mu mo)

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o ginh c s tn thng cho (mt b phim, v kch)


1. o put oneself over
gy n tng tt p i vi, tranh th c cm tnh ca (ngi
nghe)
851. put through
o hon thnh, lm trn, lm xong xui, thc hin thng li (cng vic g)
o cm cho (ai) ni chuyn bng dy ni (vi ai qua tng i)
1. ut me through to Mr X
xin cm cho ti ni chuyn vi ng X
o (t M,ngha M) bt phi lm, bt phi chu
852. put to
o buc vo; mc vo
1. he horses are put to
nhng con nga c buc vo xe
853. put together
o vo vi nhau, kt hp vo vi nhau, cng vo vi nhau, rp vo vi
nhau
1. o put heads together
hi vi nhau, bn bc vi nhau
854. put up
o ln, t ln, gi (tay) ln, ko (mnh...) ln; bi (tc) ln nh ngi ln
(con gi); ging (); nng ln (gi...); xy dng (nh...); lp t (mt ci
my...); treo (mt bc tranh...)
o em trnh din, a ln sn khu (mt v kch)
o xua ra (th sn), xua ln, lm bay ln (chim sn)
o cu (kinh)
o a (kin ngh)
o c, tin c (ai); ra ng c
1. o put up for the secretaryship
ra ng c b th
o cng b (vic kt hn); dn ln, yt ln (yt th...)
1. o put up the bans
thng bo hn nhn nh th
o a ra ( bn, bn u gi, cnh tranh...)
1. o put up goods for sale
a hng ra bn
o ng gi, ng hp, ng thng... ct i
o tra (kim vo v)
o cho (ai) tr; tr li
1. o put up at an inn for the night
tr li m qun tr
o (thng tc) xi gic, khch (ai lm iu xu...)
o (thng tc) by t gian di, by mu tnh k (vic lm en ti)
o lm trn, t c
1. o put up a good fight
nh mt trn hay

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o (t M,ngha M) t (tin), cp (vn); tr (tin) trc


o dng (ai) lm d k (ua nga)
1. o put up to
cho hay, bo cho bit, bo cho bit
2. o put someone up the duties he will have to perform
bo cho ai bit nhng nhim v ngi phi thi hnh
3. o put up with
chu ng, kin nhn chu ng; tha th
4. o put up with an annoying person
kin nhn chu ng mt anh chng quy ry
855. put upon
o hnh h, ngc i
o la bp, nh la
o (thng tc) cho vo trng, cho vo xic
1. on't be put upon by them
ng cho chng n vo trng
856. to put someone's back up
o lm cho ai gin in ln
857. to put a good face on a matter
o (xem) face
858. to put one's foot down
o kin quyt, quyt tm, gi vng th ng ca mnh (ngha bng)
859. to put one's best foot forward
o ro bc, i gp ln
860. to put one's foot in it
o sai lm ng ngn
861. to put one's hand to
o bt tay vo (lm vic g)
862. to put one's hand to the plough
o (xem) plough
863. to put the lid on
o (xem) lid
864. to put someone in mind of
o (xem) mind
865. to put one's name down for
o ghi tn ng c; ghi tn ng k mua (bo...)
866. to put someone's nose out of joint
o (xem) nose
867. to put in one's oar
o lm ra v, lm iu, cng iu
868. to put [one's] shoulder to [the] wheel
o (xem) shoulder
869. to put somebody on
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) nh la ai
870. to put a spoke in someone's wheel
o (xem) spoke

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871. to put to it
o (t M,ngha M) y vo hon cnh kh khn; thc bch
o dng b ng phi ng u vi mi vn , phi i ph vi mi vn
872. to put two and two together
o rt ra kt lun (sau khi xem xt s vic)
873. to put wise
o (t M,ngha M), (t lng) lm cho sng mt ra, ch gio cho, lm cho
ht sai lm, lm cho ht o tng
874. to put words into someone's mouth
o (xem) mouth
875. to pull about
o li i ko li, ging co
o ngc i
876. to pull apart
o x toc ra
o ch bai, ch trch, kch ti bi
877. to pull down
o ko xung, lt , ph (mt ngi nh...)
o (t M,ngha M) h b; lm nhc
o lm gim (sc kho...); gim (gi...), lm chn nn
878. to pull for
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) tch cc, ng h, c v, ng vin
o hy vng s thnh cng ca
879. to pull in
o ko v, li vo, ko vo
o vo ga (xe la)
o (t lng) bt
880. to pull off
o ko bt ra, nh bt ra
o thng (cuc u), ot gii
o i xa khi
1. he boat pulled off from the shore
con thuyn ra xa b
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) thc hin, lm xong, lm trn
881. to pull out
o ko ra, li ra
1. he drawer won't pull out
ngn ko khng ko ra c
o nh ra (rng)
o bi cho ra, cho ra
o ra khi ga (xe la)
o rt ra (qun i); rt khi (mt hip c...)
o (hng khng) ly li thng bng sau khi b nho (my bay)
882. to pull over
o ko sp xung; ko (o nt...) qua u
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o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) li v pha b ng


883. to pull round
o bnh phc, phc hi sc kho (sau khi m)
o cha khi
1. he doctors tried in vain to pull him round
cc bc s c gng ht sc m khng cha khi c cho anh ta
884. to pull through
o qua khi c (cn m); thot khi c; xoay s c thot (cnh kh
khn); lm cho qua khi c (cn m, cnh kh khn...)
885. to pull together
o ho hp vi nhau, n vi nhau
1. o pull oneself together
ly li can m; bnh tnh li, tnh tr li
886. to pull up
o nh ln, li ln, ko ln
o dng li; lm dng li
o la mng, qu trch
o ghm mnh li, nn mnh li
o vt ln trc (trong cuc ua...)
o (t lng) bt
887. to be pulled
o suy nhc
o chn nn
888. to pull caps (wigs)
o ci nhau, nh nhau
889. pull devil!, pull baker!
o (xem) baker
890. to pull a face
891. to pull faces
o nhn mt
892. to pull a long face
o (xem) face
893. to pull someone's leg
o (xem) leg
894. to pull someone's nose
895. to pull someone by the nose
o chi x ai; lm mt th sin ca ai
896. to pull a good oar
o l tay cho gii, l tay bi thuyn gii
897. to pull out of the fire
o cu vn c tnh th vo lc nguy ngp
898. to pull the strings (ropes, wires)
o git dy (bng)
899. to pull one's weight
o (xem) weight
900. to push along

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901. to push on to push away


o x i, y i
902. to push down
o x , x ng, y ng
903. to push forth
o lm nh ra, lm nh ra; m nh ra, nh ra (r cy, mi t...)
904. to push in
o y vo gn (b...) (thuyn)
905. to push off
o chng so y xa (b...) (thuyn)
o (t M,ngha M), (thng tc) ra i, i, khi hnh; chun tu
906. to push on
o tip tc, tip tc i, i tip
o y nhanh, thc gp (cng vic...); vi vng
907. to push out
o x y ra, y ra ngoi
o (nh) to push forth
908. to push through
o x y qua, x ln qua
o lm trn, lm n cng, a n ch kt thc
1. o push the matter through
c gng a vn n ch kt thc, c gng gii quyt vn
909. to push up
o y ln
910. to carry away
o em i, mang i, thi bt i
911. to be carried away
o b li cun i, b lm cho say m
1. o be carried away by one's enthusiasm
b nhit tnh li cun i
912. to carry forward
o a ra pha trc
o (ton hc); (k ton) mang sang
913. to cary off
o em i, bt i, a i khi chn trn ai
o chim ot
1. o carry off all the prices
ot c tt c cc gii
o lm cho chp nhn c, lm cho thng qua c
914. to carry on
o xc tin, tip tc
1. o carry on with one's work
tip tc cng vic ca mnh
o iu khin, trng nom
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1. on't carry on so
ng nng ny th, hy bnh tnh
o tn tnh
1. o carry on with somebody
tn tnh ai; dan du b mt vi ai
915. to carry out
o tin hnh, thc hin
916. to carry over
o mang sang bn kia; (k ton) mang sang
917. to carry through
o hon thnh
o lm thot khi, lm vt qua c (kh khn)
1. is courage will carry him throught
lng can m ca anh ta gip anh ta vt qua tt c
918. to carry all before one
o thnh cng, thng c mi s chng i tr ngi
919. to carry coals to Newcastle
o (tc ng) ch ci v rng
920. to carry the day
o thng li thnh cng
921. to carry into practice (execution)
o thc hnh, thc hin
922. to carry it
o thng li, thnh cng
923. to carry it off well
o gi c thi ng hong; khng h nao nng
924. to fetch and carry
o (xem) fetch
925. to sell off
o bn xon
926. to sell out
o bn r ht (hng cn li, hng d tr), bn tng bn tho
927. to sell up
o bn hng ho (ca ngi mc n b ph sn)
928. to sell down the river
o phn bi, phn dn hi nc
929. to sell one's life dearly
o git c nhiu qun ch trc khi hy sinh
930. to buy back
o mua li (ci g mnh bn i)
931. to buy in
o mua tr
1. o buy in coal for the winter
mua tr than cho ma ng
o mua li ca mnh vi gi cao nht (trong cuc bn u gi)
o (t lng) mua chc tc; xu tin ra c gia nhp (mt t chc...)

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932. to buy into


o mua c phn (ca cng ty...)
933. to buy off
o m mm, t lt
934. to buy out
o tr tin (cho ai) ngi ta b chc v hay ti sn
935. to buy over
o mua chuc, t lt
936. to buy up
o mua sch, mua nhn, mua ton b
937. to buy a pig in a poke
o (xem) pig
938. I'll buy it
o (t lng) t xin chu, t khng bit ( tr li mt cu , hay mt cu hi)
939. as clean as new pin
o sch nh chi
940. clean tongue
o cch n ni nh nhn
941. clean slate
o (ngha bng) tnh trng khng mt t g rng buc
942. to have clean hands in the matter
o khng dnh lu g v vic
943. to make a clean breast of
o (xem) breast
944. to make a clean sweep of
o qut sch, hon ton xo b
945. to show a clean pair of heels
o (xem) heel
946. as clear as day
947. as clear as the sun at noonday
o r nh ban ngy
948. as clear as that two and two make four
o r nh hai vi hai l bn
949. the coast is clear
o (ngha bng) khng c kh khn tr ngi g; khng c g ng s; khng
c g cn tr
950. to get away clear
o (ngha bng) khng c kh khn tr ngi g; khng c g ng s; khng
ai cn tr
951. to get away clear
o gi sch c
952. in clear
o vit r, khng vit bng s hoc mt m
953. to work away
o tip tc lm vic, tip tc hot ng
954. to work down

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o xung, ri xung, tt xung; a xung, h xung


955. to work in
o a vo, vo, t vo
956. to work off
o bin mt, tiu tan
o gt b; thanh ton ht; khc phc; bn tho
1. o work off one's fat
lm cho tiu m, lm cho gy bt i
2. o work off arreasr of correspondence
tr li ht nhng th t cn ng li
957. to work on
o tip tc lm vic
o (thng tc) chc tc (ai)
o tip tc lm tc ng ti
958. to work out
o n u, ti u, ra sao; kt thc
1. t is impossible to tell how the situation will work out
kh m ni tnh hnh s ra sao
o thi hnh, thc hin, tin hnh (mt cng vic)
o trnh by, pht trin (mt kin)
o vch ra t m (mt k hoch)
o tnh ton; gii (bi ton); thanh ton (mn n); khai thc ht (m)
o lp thnh, lp (gi c)
959. to work round
o quay, vng, r, qunh
960. to work up
o ln dn, tin trin, tin dn ln
o gia cng
o gy nn, gieo rc (s ri lon)
o chc tc (ai)
o son, chun b k lng (bi din vn)
o trn thnh mt khi
o nghin cu nm c (vn )
o m t t m
961. to work oneself up
o ni nng, ni gin
962. to work oneself up to
o t ti (ci g) bng sc lao ng ca mnh
963. to work it
o (t lng) t c mc ch
964. that won't work with me
o (thng tc) iu khng hp vi ti
965. to hunt down
o dn vo th cng
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1. o hunt down a criminal


lng bt mt k phm ti
966. to hunt out
o lng ui, ui ra
o tm ra, lng ra
967. to hunt up
o lng sc, tm kim
968. to hunt in couples
o (xem) couple
969. smell about
o nh hi
o quen hi (quen vi mt mi g)
970. to smell up
o sc mi thi, sc mi i; lm nng nc mi hi thi
971. to smell of the lamp
o (xem) lamp
972. to smell of the shop
o qu nng tnh cht chuyn mn, qu nng tnh cht k thut
973. to smell a rat
o (ngha bng) cm thy c m mu, nghi c s di tr
974. all over the shop
o (t lng) lung tung, ln xn; khp mi ni
1. have looked for it all over the shop
ti i tm ci khp mi ni
2. y books are all over the shop
sch ca ti lung tung c ln
975. to come to the wrong shop
o hi nhm ch; hi nhm ngi
976. to sink the shop
o khng bn n chuyn lm n; khng bn n chuyn chuyn mn
o giu ngh nghip
977. to smell of the shop
o (xem) smell
978. to talk shop
o ni chuyn lm n, ni chuyn cng tc; ni chuyn chuyn mn, ni
chuyn ngh nghip
979. to tell against
o lm chng chng li, ni iu chng li
980. to tell off
o nh, chn, la; phn cng
o (thng tc) ni thng vo mt, ry la, k ti
981. to tell on
o lm mt, lm kit sc
o (thng tc) mch
982. to tell over
o m

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983. to get told off


o b lm nhc, b mng nhic
984. to tell the tale
o (t lng) ba ra mt cu chuyn ng thng lm ng lng
985. to tell the world
o (t M,ngha M) cng b, khng nh
986. you are telling me
o (t lng) thi ti bit tha ri
987. to say on
o tc ni
988. to say out
o ni tht, ni ht
989. to say no
o t chi
990. to say yes
o ng
991. to say someone nay
o (xem) nay
992. to say the word
o ra lnh ni ln mun ca mnh
993. it goes without saying
o (xem) go
994. you may well say so
o iu anh ni hon ton c cn c
995. to talk about (of)
o ni v, bn v
1. e'll talk about that point later
chng ta s bn v im sau
2. hat are they talking of?
h ang ni v ci g th?
996. to talk at
o ni m ch, ni bng gi, ni cnh
997. to talk away
o ni chuyn cho ht (th gi); ni sut
1. o talk the afternoon away
ni chuyn cho qua bui chiu; ni chuyn sut c bui chiu
o ni tip, ni mi, ni di, ni dt khng ra
998. to talk back
o ni li, ci li
999. to talk down
o ni t, ni chn hng
1000. to talk into
o ni vo, d dnh lm, thuyt phc lm
1001. to talk out
o bn ko di, tranh lun n cng
1002. to talk out of

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o bn ra, can ngn, ni ng lm


1003. to talk someone out of a plan
o ngn ai ng theo mt k hoch
1004. to talk over
o d dnh, thuyt phc
o bn lun, xt k mi mt; nhn nh mi cnh kha
1. alk it over with your parents before you reply
hy bn k vn vi thy m anh ri hy tr li
1005. to talk round
o thuyt phc, d dnh, lm thay i kin
o bn quanh bn qun khng i n u
1006. to talk to
o (thng tc) chnh, xi, ph bnh, qu trch
1. he lazy boy wants talking to
cn phi xi cho thng b try li mt trn
1007. to talk up
o tuyn truyn cho; ht li ca ngi
1008. to talk for the sake of talking
o ni m ni, ni chng mc ch g
1009. to talk nineteen to the dozen
o (xem) dozen
1010. to talk shop
o (xem) shop
1011. to talk through one's hat
o (xem) hat
1012. to talk to the purpose
o ni ng lc; ni ci ang ni
1013. to speak at
o m ch (ai)
1014. to speak for
o bin h cho (ai)
o l ngi pht ngn (ca ai)
o ni r, chng minh cho
1. hat speaks much for your courage
iu ni r lng can m ca anh
1015. to speak of
o ni v, cp n; vit n
1. othing to speak of
chng c g ng ni
1016. to speak out
o ni to, ni ln
o ni thng, ni toc kin ca mnh
1. o speak out one's mind
ngh sao ni vy
1017. to speak to
o ni v (iu g) (vi ai)

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o khng nh (iu g)
1. can speak to his having been there
ti c th khng nh l anh ta c n
1018. to speak up
o ni to hn
o ni thng, ni toc kin ca mnh
1019. so to speak
o (xem) so
1020. to speak like a book
o (xem) book
1021. to speak someone fair
o (xem) fair
1022. to speak volumes for
o (xem) volume
1023. to speak without book
o ni khng cn sch, nh m ni ra

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