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IDIOMS (Thnh ng) l cc cm t m ngha ca n khng n thun l ngha en ca cc t
ring l ghp li m thng mang ngha bng.
A
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Having something that is certain is much better than
Bush
A Chip On Your Should-er
A Dime A Dozen
A Drop in the Bucket
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
A Piece of Cake
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Add Fuel To The Fire
Against The Clock
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taking a risk for more, because chances are you
might lose everything.
Mt con chim trong bn tay ng gi bng hai con
trong bi rm
- Nm chc iu g cn tt hn l nh liu, bi
v c kh nng bn s mt tt c
Being upset for something that happened in the past.
Tc gin v chuyn xy ra qu kh
Anything that is common and easy to get.
Th g rt ph bin v rt d kim
A very small part of something big or whole.
Mt phn rt nh ca ci g rt ln
By not spending money, you are saving money
(little by little).
Khng tiu tin cng chnh l ang tit kim tin
(tng cht mt)
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than
words.
Mt bc tranh thay nghn li ni - S th hin bng
hnh nh c sc miu t tt hn t ng
A task that can be accomplished very easily.
Mt nhim v c th hon thnh mt cch qu d
dng
It's better to actually do something than just talk
about it.
Hnh ng c gi tr hn li ni - Lm tt hn l
ch ni.
Whenever something is done to make a
bad situation even worse than it is.
Thm du vo la - Lm mt vic g ch khin
mi chuyn ti t thm
Rushed and short on time.
Chy ua vi ng h - Vi v, t thi gian
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All Bark And No Bite When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but
not willing to engage in a fight.
Khi ai ch bit da nt v t ra hung d nhng
li khng sn sng tham gia vo chin u
All Greek to me Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone
who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the
Greek language would be.
V ngha v kh hiu nh kiu ai khng th c,
ni hay hiu c ting Hy Lp
All In The Same Boat When everyone is facing the same challenges.
Cng hi cng thuyn - Khi tt c mi ngi cng
i din vi mt kh khn
An Arm And A Leg Very expensive. A large amount of money.
Cc t , tn rt nhiu tin
Apple of My Eye Someone who is cherished above all others.
Ai c yu qu hn tt c nhng ngi khc
As High As A Kite Anything that is high up in the sky.
Bt k ci g trn tri cao

B
Back Seat Driver People who criticize from the sidelines, much like
someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat
of a vehicle to the driver.
Ngi m ch bit ngoi m a ra li khuyn,
nh kiu ai ngi gh sau m c a ra nhng li
khuyn khng tha ng cho ti x
Back To Square One Having to start all over again.
Bt u li t u
Barking Up The Wrong Tree A mistake made in something you are trying to
achieve.
Mc sai lm khi ang c t c iu g
Beat A Dead Horse To force an issue that has already ended.
Gng p mt vn kt thc
Beating Around The Bush Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly
about the issue.
Trnh i vo ch chnh, khng ni thng vo vn
- nh trng lng
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew To take on a task that is way to big.
Nhn mt nhim v ln qu sc
Bite Your Tongue To avoid talking.
Trnh ni chuyn
Blood Is Thicker Than Water The family bond is closer than anything else.
Ngi trong mt nh th thn thit hn bt c ai
khc Git mu o hn ao nc l.
Blue Moon A rare event or occurance.
Mt vic rt him khi xy ra.

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C
Cock and Bull Story An unbelievable tale.
Mt cu chuyn khng th tin c
Crack Someone Up To make someone laugh.
Khin ai ci
Cross Your Fingers To hope that something happens the way you want
it to.
Hi vng chuyn g xy ra ng nh mong i
Cry Over Spilt Milk When you complain about a loss from the past.
Khi bn than phin v mt mt mt trong qu kh
Curiosity Killed The Cat Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous
situation.
Vic t m c th khin bn ri vo tnh hung nguy
him.

D
Don't count your chickens before they Don't rely on it until youre sure of it.
hatch ng tin vo bt c iu g cho n khi bn hon
ton chc chn vo n
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
ng t tt c nhng g bn c vo trong mt kh
nng.
Drink like a fish To drink very heavily.
Ung rt nhiu, rt khe.
E
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to
better days.
Hy lc quan, thm ch nhng lc kh khn ri
cng s n nhng ngy tt p hn Sau cn ma
tri li sng
Everything But The Kitchen Sink Almost everything and anything has been included.
Hu ht mi th tnh ri
Excuse my French Please forgive me for cussing.
Hy tha th cho ti v ni tc

F
Feeding Frenzy An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
Mt nhm tn cng bo lc ai
Finding Your Feet To become more comfortable in whatever you are
doing.
Cm thy thoi mi hn trong bt k vic g bn
ang lm
Finger lickin' good A very tasty food or meal.
Mu tht - Mt ba n hay mt mn n cc ngon

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Flash In The Pan Something that shows potential or looks promising

in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the
end.
Vic g lc u nhn c v y ha hn v tim
nng nhng cui cng li khng em li kt qu g.
Flea Market A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy
and sell inexpensive goods.
Cuc gp trao i. Mt ni m mi ngi tp
trung mua bn nhng th r tin.
Flesh and Blood This idiom can mean living material of which
people are made of, or it can refer to someone's
family.
Mu tht - Thnh ng ny c th mang ngha xng
mu to nn con ngi (ngha en) hoc c th hm
n gia nh ai .
From Rags To Riches To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.
T gi rch cho n giu c - i t cc kh khn
ngho kh n giu c sung tc

G
Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Someone who is having a horrible day.
Ai c mt ngy ti t
Great Minds Think Alike Intelligent people think like each other.
Ch ln gp nhau - Nhng ngi ti gii thng suy
ngh ging nhau
Gut Feeling A personal intuition you get, especially when feel
something may not be right.
Nng rut - Mt trc gic c nhn khi m chuyn g
khng hay xy ra
H
Haste Makes Waste Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.
Vi Lm vic g vi vng s dn n mt kt cc ti
t.
Head Over Heels Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love.
Ho hng v phn khch, c bit l khi yu
Hit The Books To study, especially for a test or exam.
Hc bi, c bit l cho kim tra, thi c
Hit The Hay Go to bed or go to sleep.
i ng
Hold Your Horses Be patient.
Kin nhn.

I
Icing On The Cake When you already have it good and get something
on top of what you already have.

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Khi m bn c ci g tt sn ri v cho thm ci

g tt thm na
If It's Not One Thing, It's Another When one thing goes wrong, then another, and
another...
Khng ci ny th ci khc - Khi mt th gp vn
th ci khc, ci khc na
It's A Small World You frequently see the same people in different
places.
Th gii tht nh b - Bn thng gp cng mt
ngi nhiu ni.

K
Keep An Eye On Him You should carefully watch him.
Bn nn cn thn theo di anh ta.
Keep body and soul together To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to
keep yourself alive.
Kim tin sng
Keep your chin up To remain joyful in a tough situation.
Gi v vui ti d trong hon cnh kh khn
Kick The Bucket Die.
Cht

L
Last but not least An introduction phrase to let the audience know that
the last person mentioned is no less important than
those introduced before him/her.
Cui cng nhng khng phi km quan trng nht -
y l cm t gii thiu cho ngi nghe bit
rng ngi c nhc n cui cng khng phi l
ngi km quan trng hn ngi i trc.
Lend Me Your Ear To politely ask for someone's full attention.
yu cu lch s ai hy ch tp trung
Let Bygones Be Bygones To forget about a disagreement or argument.
Hy qu kh mi l qu kh - Qun i bt ng
hay ci v.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie To avoid restarting a conflict.
Trnh vic khi gi li bt ng
Let The Cat Out Of The Bag To share a secret that wasn't supposed to be shared.
Tit l mt b mt m l ra khng c ni ra
Liquor someone up To get someone drunk.
Lm ai say - Chuc ru ai

M
Mum's the word To keep quiet. To say nothing.
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N
Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You Don't hurt anyone that helps you.
ng lm tn thng ai gip bn.

O
Off On The Wrong Foot Getting a bad start on a relationship or task.
Mt khi u khng tt p cho mt mi quan h
hay mt nhim v
Off The Hook No longer have to deal with a tough situation.
Khng cn phi gii quyt mt tnh hung kh khn
na
Off the Record Something said in confidence that the one speaking
doesn't want attributed to him/her.
Khng chnh thc - Mt vic g c ni ra
nhng cha chnh thng v ngi ni khng mun
nhc li rng ri
On Pins And Needles Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of
something.
Bn chn nh ngi trn gai - Lo lng, s hi, c
bit khi lo lng v vic g
On The Fence Undecided.
Cha quyt nh
On The Same Page When multiple people all agree on the same thing.
ng tnh - Khi nhiu ngi cng ng mt vic
g
Out Of The Blue Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs.
Him khi - Mt vic g xy ra bt ng v khng
bo trc.

P
Pick up your ears To listen very carefully.
Lng nghe mt cch cn thn
Pipe Down To shut-up or be quiet.
Cm lng
Practice Makes Perfect By constantly practicing, you will become better.
Bng cch kin tr tp luyn, bn s tr nn tin b
hn. - Luyn tp s em n s hon ho
Pull the plug To stop something. To bring something to an end.
Dng vic g li. Kt thc chuyn g.
Pulling Your Leg Tricking someone as a joke.
a ai, coi ai nh tr a
Put a sock in it To tell noisy person or a group to be quiet.
Bo mt nhm ngi ang n o hy trt t i

Q
Queer the pitch Destroy or ruin a plan.

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R
Raining Cats and Dogs A very loud and noisy rain storm.
Ma bo rt to v m
Rise and Shine Time to get out of bed and get ready for
work/school.
Thi gian bc ra khi ging v chun b cho
cng vic v hc tp
Rome Was Not Built In One Day If you want something to be completely properly,
then its going to take time.
Nu bn mun chuyn g hon ho, th n phi
tn thi gian.

S
Sick As A Dog To be very sick (with the flu or a cold).
m nng (thng l cm)
Smell A Rat: To detect somone in the group is betraying the
others.
Pht hin ai trong nhm phn bi nhng ngi
khc.
Spitting Image The exact likeness or kind.
Chnh xc cng mt loi.
Start From Scratch To do it all over again from the beginning.
Bt u li t u

T
The Ball Is In Your Court It is your decision this time.
n lc bn phi a ra quyt nh.
The Last Straw When one small burden after another creates an
unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small
burden that one can take.
Khi mt vn nh xy ra sau gy ra mt tnh
hung khng th chu ng c, th

Third times a charm
Tie the knot
Till the cows come home
To Make A Long Story Short
After no success the first two times, the third try is a
lucky one.
Qu tam ba bn Sau hai ln u khng thnh
cng th ln th ba s l may mn.
To get married.
Kt hn
A long time.
Mt thi gian di
Something someone would say during a long and
boring story in order to keep his/her audience from
losing attention. Usually the story isn't shortened.

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Mt th g m ngi ta ni trong lc k mt cu
chuyn di dng v nhm chn gi cho thnh gi
khi mt tp trung. Thng th cu chuyn khng
c rt ngn li.
To Steal Someone's Thunder To take the credit for something someone else did.
Cp cng ca ai
Tongue And Cheek humor, not to be taken serious.
Chuyn vui a, khng coi l nghim tc
Turn A Blind Eye Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real
or legit.
Lm ng chuyn m bn bit l tht

U
Under the weather Feeling ill or sick.
m
A blind alley a way of doing something that seems useful at first,
but does not produce useful results, like following a
path that suddenly stops
Ng ct ng c v thun li ban u nhng
thc t li khng em li kt qu nh , ging nh
i vo ng ct
Use Your Loaf Use your head. Think smart.
S dng u c, t duy thng minh

V
Van Gogh's ear for music Tone deaf.
Giai iu ic

W
Wag the Dog A diversion away from something of greater
importance.
i lch hng
Water Under The Bridge Anything from the past that isn't significant or
important anymore.
iu g trong qu kh khng cn quan trng
hin ti na
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve To openly and freely express your emotions.
T do th hin cm xc
When It Rains, It Pours Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge
storm.
V tri t ma, nn khi ma th s l bo t
Wine and Dine When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
Khi ai c mi n thnh son
Without A Doubt For certain.
Chc chn

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You Are What You Eat In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods.
n g b ny khe mnh th phi n thc n
lnh mnh.
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on
appearance.
Tt g hn tt nc sn - ng a ra nh gi
qua v b ngoi.
You Can't Take it With You Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have,
since when you die you cannot take things (such as
money) with you.
Hy yu thch nhng g bn c thay v nhng g bn
khng c, v khi bn cht bn s khng th mang
(tin bc) theo.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine I have no idea.
Ti khng c kin g c.
or small will be overlooked.

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