Believe it or not
Bites more than he/she can chew
Break a leg!
Business as usual
Costs arm and a leg
Dawn till dusk
Dozen a dime / dime a dozen
Nitty gritty
Nuts and bolts
On the flip side
Party animal
Sounds like a broken record
Speaking of which
Strike a balance
Testing the waters
The bottom line is
Think outside the box
You gotta be kidding me
1 o’clock “sharp”
Back to the grind
Chicken
Don’t joke with me
Down to earth
Get a life
Get to the point
Give somebody a hard time
Give someone a hand
Go Dutch
Good for nothing
Hold on a second
I beg to differ
I blew it
I’m hosed
I’m on my way to…
In terms of X
It’s a long story
It’s a piece of cake
Keep me in the loop
Keep your cool
Know something inside out
Make up one’s mind
Now and then
You might not believe this but…
Takes more responsibility than he/she can handle
Good luck!
Things are the same as usual
Costs a lot
Ex: A college education in America costs a arm and leg
From morning till the evening
So easy to find, not so valuable
Ex: Romantic movies are a dim a dozen
The most essential part of
Details
On the other hand
A person who likes partying
Repeating the same things over and over
I like apple, speaking of which I will grab some apple
juice for my self
Have a good balance of
Experimenting, assessing the reaction
Simply put…It all comes down to
Think differently
you must be joking
“Exactly” at 1 o’clock
Back to the usual
Coward/ afraid or nervous of doing things
Are you serious?? Don’t mess with me
Realistic
Ex: you need come back down to earth
Try to be like a normal person, pay attention to things that
are important
Don’t beat around the bush
Bothering someone
Help someone
Splitting the bill, paying 50/50
Not good
Just wait a moment
I’d rather take a different stance on this topic
I wasted my chance
I am in a bad situation
I am heading towards to…
When X is evaluated..
What you are asking me is a complicated matter
So easy
Keep me posted, keep me updated
Just stay calm
Know every detail, know by heart
Making a decision
Sometimes, once in a while
 Pie in the sky Ridiculous
Decide about something when it happens instead of making
Play it by ear a decision in advance
Rings a bell Sounds familiar
Rise and shine parents tell this to their children to wake them up
Sleep on it Think about it little more
Sort of Kind of,
Take a hike Just get away, get out of here
Throw in the towel Give up, quit
Under the radar Without attracting notice
When it comes to X If we talk about X…
You Bet I agree with you
You’re telling me! Yes! I totally agree with you
a red flag a sign that makes someone/something un reliable
I don’t get it I don’t understand
Round the clock 24 hours a day
… You name it Anything related that you can imagine
Don’t leave your door open, you never know what might
….You never know happen
…and what not. ..And so on, anything you can imagine
Beats me I don’t know how it happened but it makes me feel bad
Behave yourself Act politely, properly
Big deal Important thing
Broke Have no money
By and large Generally
Call it a day Finish working
Couch potato Someone sits in front of Tv all the time
Don’t be a stranger We are friends, please stop by whenever you can
Don’t sweat it Don’t worry about it, don’t make a big deal out of it
Easier said than done It is always easier to say/claim smtg. but hard to do
Even Steven Equal, fair
Fair enough What you recommend is OK
Feel blue Feel sad or depressed
Fender bender Very small, trivial damage
First come first served People will be served in the order of arrival
Get foot in the door Start something, enter the organization
Get on one’s nerves You are getting on my nerves: you are annoying me
Get out of here! Are you serious??
Getting goose bumps Getting excited
Give It to me straight Please tell me straight forward
Go for it Yes, you should try it
Go with the flow Doing things like everyone else, trying not to stand out
going nuts Going crazy/ insane
Got It Got it: I understood what you said
Grab a bite Eat, have a meal
Grass is greener on the other side Things we don’t own always look more attractive
Hang in there Just keep what you are doing, don’t give up
Have the guts Have courage
He lost it He lost his temper
Hop In Get in the car, jump in the car
I blew It I wasted my chance
I can eat a horse I am so hungry
I don’t buy it I don’t believe it
I had a second thought about it I changed my mind
You just helped me and I have to help you for something
I owe you one else in the future
In a nutshell In summary, briefly
It totally slipped my mind I totally forgot about it
It’s a Deal Yes, I agree to your offer
It’s written all over your face You are lying, your facial expression gives you away
Jump to conclusions Making conclusions/generalizations too quickly
making sure smtg. is safe/OK., can you keep an eye on my
Keep an eye on computer while Im outside?
Keep in touch Keeping in contact
I’m keeping my fingers crossed: I hope for the best
Keeping my fingers crossed outcome
My two cents That’s my opinion
Nature calls I have to run to the bathroom
No strings attached There is no trick or future negative consequences
I agree with you. What you just said is better than the other
Now you’re talking things you said
Oh! Shoot Oh no!, Damn!
Out of the blue Unexpectedly
Out of this world So good, great
Over my dead body You have to kill me to do that, I will not let that happen
Over my head Beyond my understanding, difficult for me to understand
Tough to do, something that is difficult. Doing this
Pain in the a../neck homework is pain in the neck
Piece of cake Very easy
Pulling my leg Tricking me, playing a joke
Put yourself in my place/shoes Presume that you are me, what if you were me
Rain or shine Regardless of the weather
Read between the lines Understand what others intend to say without words
Feeling bad about Something that has been happening all
Sick and tired of something the time
Silver Lining Every difficult situation has an advantage
Sooner or later Eventually …, one day …
Take it easy Don’t try so hard, enjoy what you are doing
Accepting something automatically, not thinking deeply
Taking something for face value
about it
Thank Goodness Luckily
Under the weather Not feeling good
What a small world What a coincidence
What gives? What is the matter? What is the reason …?
You can say that again What you just said was great
You made It You succeeded, you arrived on time
You snooze, you lose! Don’t hesitate to do it
You’ve got to be kidding You must be joking
Before you know it Before you realize what’s happening
Close call Usually said after something just misses the target
Crashed at/into To stay without formal notice
Dire straights Difficult financial situation
Down the road In the future
Girl/woman who wants to be the center of attention and
Drama Queen
causes troubles all the time
Drop the ball Making a mistake
if you connect the dots If you look at the big picture
in a sense that From a different perspective
It depends… Depends on a situation
Judgment call The rules are not clear
Jury is out Final decision still hasn’t been made
Let me put it this way Let me try to explain in different words
Pay it forward A favour received should be done to others
Per se Only this/these
Abbreviation for “Rest In Peace”, e.g. R.I.P. Michael
R.I.P. Jackson
Raising eyebrows Hard to believe /trust
Right around the corner Soon
RSVP Abbreviation for “Please reply”
Self explanatory Easy to understand without an explanation
So be it Let it happen
So to speak In other words
Stakes are high Many people/organizations have interest in this matter
Step up the plate Take a responsibility
Technically speaking In technical terms
the bogeyman ghostly, monstrous creature
the bottom line is the most simple thing that should be taken into account
the holy grail an important object or goal
The other day.. Recently, a few days ago, sometime in the near past
think outside the box Try to think about unconventional/unusual solutions
this is baloney This is nonsense, over exaggeration
when pigs fly It’s never going to happen
Wishful thinking Subjectively thinking what we want to happen
You know the drill You know how it is done
You nailed it You completed the task perfectly
Bend the truth say smth that is not completely true
Miss or fail to use an opportunity
Let sth slip through one's finger Ex: Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your
fingers
You scratch my back I’ll scratch
If you do me a favor, Ill also do you a favor
yours/tit for tat
 Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but
Chase your tail
actually achieving too little
Get ducks in a row Getting your things well organized
Get the show Putting up a plan or idea into action
get your act together Get more organized
PEOPLE’S INTENTIONS CAN BE JUDGED BETTER BY
Actions speak louder than words WHAT THEY DO THAN WHAT THEY SAY

Give me a credit
Go behind so's back Do sth without telling s.o

Take s.o/sth granted Coi nhẹ

Find fault with Chỉ trích, kiếm chuyện

Make blelieve Giả vờ

Kill two birds with one stone Solve two problems at once

Add insult to ịnury Make a situation worse

Beat around the bush Avoid saying what you mean

Better late than never

Get out of hand Get out of control

Miss the boat It's too late

No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want

Check out that Give that a look

Get over it Forget about the past

Water under the bridge Things from the past that not important anymore

Working against the clock Not having enough time to do sth

Bend over the forwards Doing all you can to help s.o
If s.th happen ahead of time, it happens early before the
Ahead of time
time set, or with time spare
Call it a day/night Stop sth for while, normally at least until the following day
Doing sth against the clock means you are rushed and have
Against the clock
very little time to do it
It's mean to find the time to do sth that should priority.
Take time
Having to clear some time in your schedule to do sth
Stop what you are doing and start doing sth different with
Time for a change
your life
Beat the clock This means to do sth quickly before you run out of time
Time heals all wounds/ time is
This means that felling of hurt will leave as time passes by
greater healer
To do sth that is difficult or to suffer hardship
A hard time
Ex: I had a hard time trying to find this place
Use to describe sth that will happen very soon
Around the corner Ex: chrismas just around the corner and i haven't even
bought any gifts for my family.
Black as night Somewhere very dark when it is hard to see anything
 Used to describe a person who the odd out of group, and
doesn't fit with others around them
Black sheep Ex: I have always been the black sheep in my family. I
have a completely diffirent personality to all of them, we
don't even look the same
Live on bread and cheese Sống đạm bạc
It's not my cup of tea I don't care for that
Add fuel to the fire Thêm dầu vào lửa
Call it off Hủy bỏ
Get on the ball Get focused on the goal
Stay on track Stay focused on the goal
Fed up with Frustrated
Made a key decision to Make an important decision
Get off track Forgot about your future goal
Hand sth over to s.o Chuyển (trao) cái gì cho ai
Get the ball rolling To begin, start opinion
Give green light
Go behind s.o's back Do sth without telling s.o
A fat cat A wealthy person
Out of blue Unexpected
Make s.o's day Make s.o happy
So far so good Things are going very well so far
Throw caution to the wind Take a risk
You can't your cake and eat it too You can't have everything
Burn bridges Destroy relationships
On cloud nine Very happy
You lose your ability or talent you once had while deal
(to) lose your touch
with things, people or a situation
Face reality or to deal with the reality of situation and
Face the music
accept all consequences good or bad
Keep your chin up Stay strong, don't let these things affect you too badly
Blow off steam Do sth to get rid of stress
Fill in for s.o Do thier work while they are away
A drop in the bucket A very small of sth big or whole
Crack s.o up Make s.o laugh
Do sth at drop of a hat Do sth without having planned beforehand
Don't cry over split milk These's no reason to complain about sth that can't be fix
Let sleeping dogs lie Stop dicussing an issue
All thumbs Clumsy, awkward
Couch potato A lazy person
Don't have a cow Don't overreact
Hit the road To leave
To steal so's thunder To take credit for sth s.o esle did
Blow the whistle Phản bội, để tiết lộ ra
Burn the hole in one's pocket Tiêu tiền nhanh
Bury the hatchet Làm hòa, làm lành
On one's shoulders Trách nhiệm của ai
Catch s.o red-handed Bắt quả tan ai
Cook s.o goose Gây rắc rối lớn cho ai
Change of heart Thay đổi tình cảm
Make one's hair stand on end Làm cho ai dựng tóc gáy
Have mind of one's own Có khả năng suy nghĩ độc lập
Cross one's mind Đột nhiên xuất hiện trong trí óc
Dead end-job Công việc không có tương lai
Knock one's head against the wall Lãng phí thời gian, công sức để cải thiện hoặc làm gì
In s.o's shose Đứng trên quan điểm của người khác
Cold feet Nervous just before a big event

Admire s.b for s.th: ngưỡng mộ ai về điều gì

Approve s.b of s.th: tán thành ai đó về việc gì
Make allowance for: chiếu cố đến ai
Put stress on s.b = put s.b under stress: gây áp lực cho ai
Grateful to s.b for s.th: cảm kích ai về điều gì
Make the most of s.th: đem lại hiệu quả từ cái gì
Make use of s.th: tận dụng cái gì
Take advantage of s.b: lợi dụng ai
In middle of doing s.th: đang trong quá trình làm gì
Make/put impression on s.b: tạo ấn tượng cho ai
Under the impression: có cảm tưởng
Go down with s.th: mắc bệnh gì
Brust into tear: bật khóc
Be in charge of s.b: thuộc trách nhiệm của ai
Have no choice but to do s.th: không có lựa chọn nào khác ngoài việc...
Go into a hunddle: hội ý
Press on with s.th: đâm đầu vào
Have s.th on the brain: ám ảnh điều gì
Red letter day: ngày đáng nhớ, ngày quan trọng
In the right frame of mind: phù hợp với tâm trạng
Get nowhere = come to nothing: không đi đến đâu cả
- As black as crow : Đen như qua ̣
- As busy as a bee : Chăm chỉ như ong
- As cunning as a fox: Ranh như cáo
- As fat as a pig: Mập như heo
- As fierce as a lion: Dữ như cọp
- As fierce as a tiger: Ác như hùm
- As slippery as an eel: Trơn như lươn
- As slow as a tortoise: Chậm như rùa
- As slow as a snail: Chậm như sên
- As stink as a polecat: Hôi như chồn
- As thick as ants: Đông như kiến
- As wet as a drowned rat: Ướt như chuột lột
- Like water off a duck’s back: Như nước đổ đầu vịt
- To sing like a bird: Hót như chim
- To stick like a leech: Bám dai như đỉa
- To swim like a fish: Bơi như cá
- A wolf in sheep's clothing: Sói đội lốt cừu
- As red as a lobster: Đỏ như tôm hùm (Chỉ gương mặt khi tức giận)
- As wise as an owl: Khôn như cú
- Have butterflies in your stomach: Bướm bay trong bụng (Chỉ sự bồn chồn lo
lắng).

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