1.

It never crossed/slipped my mind that……

Cross smb’s mind/slip smb’s mind=think
2.I’ve reached/arrived at/come to conclusion that………..
3.give an account of
4.gave the false impression
5.strike a balance between
6.out of consideration for
7.forget to take Tzuyu’s views into account/forget to take account of
Tzuyu’sviews/forget to take into account Tzuyu’sviews
8.in the(mistaken) belief
9.staying out all night with your friend is out of the question.
10.you’ve come to your sense
11.you are under the misapprehension
12.working against the clock
13.mix Sean up with
14.change/swap/trade places with
15. I came very close to giving up at one point
16. He attributed his success to good luck.
17.Enormous effort has been made to find a cure for this disease
18.I cast my mind back to what happened all those years before.
19.got off to a flying start
20.in this day and age
21.am not in my dad’s good books/am in my dad’s bad books
22.goes without saying
23.let the nature take its course
24.go to any lengths
25.was(completely/totally) out of his depth
26.hadn’t drawn the short straw
27.smooth the way for
28.a blot on the lanscape
29.in for a treat
30.lock horns with
31.get to the bottom of
32.took a turn for the worse
33.got on like a house on fire
34.(that)she has set her heart on going/her heart is set on going
35.bought it on a whim
36.down to a fine art
37.I had the last laugh
38.have/keep our wits about us
39.gettting a new computer for your birthday is out of the question.
40.didn’t take my mind off
41.quick on the uptake
42.sticks to her guns
43.have changed my mind
44.knows Edinburgh inside out
45.an snowed under with/at work
46.has been under consideration
47.have got the wrong end of the stick
48.better keep it/this under my hat
49.you catch/get my drift
50.would have been in Dad’s bad books
51.not have turned up out of the blue
52.a drop in the ocean
53,we were able to/could drum up more
54.(by) far and away the most satisfying
55.the man who/that flew off the handle
56.up in arms about such
57.the powers that be
58.which/that brought the expedition to life
59.does throwing the book at
61.business doesn’t pick up soon
6o.to scrape through
62.ended up driving Bob and Sheila
63.put an end to/put a stop to
64.made a start(on/at) sorting
65.I just take a second to/you just give me a second to
66.made a good job of painting
67.wrapped up in her work that she didn’t notice…..
68.has been cut/pared to the bone because…………..
69.onset of the disease is(signaled/marked by) the blurred vision
70.drew mischievious reaction(s) from
71.brought the others around/round to her point of view
72.nowhere near as badly-off as they were tweny years ago.
73.was designed in such a way (as) to stamp/rule/iron out
hooliganism
74.got into the swings of
75.rip people off by charging….for tickets
76.is believed to have been just a stone’sthrow from/away from the
beach
77.He really put the cat among the pigeons when he….secret.
78.No matter how talented you think you are,horses will always
bring/take you down a peg or two
79.Realizing that mentioning Jack ‘s demotion might upset h im,I
let sleeping dogs lie
80.comes to technical knowledge,I am no match for Susan
81.of importance that we have to get the tram to toe the line
82.Winning the prize has gone to his head
83.So frightened was he/did he feel that he couldn’t own up to
breaking/having broken the window
84.he didn’t find fault wih my work/stopped finding fault with my
work
85.acts on impulse when
86.kicked me in the teeth when breaking
87.But for her father’s retirement,she wouldn’t have stepped into his
shoes
88,When I grow up,I’m going to be a fat cat.
89.racked my brain to
90.pulled a face as he……
91.the funds petered out,they had to……
92.your encouragement that helped(to) cushion the blow after…..
93.not been for her craze for stamps,Tim wouldn’t have splashed
out on them every month.
94.Try as he might,he couldn’t make amends for…..
96.touch and go whether the project will be given/will get the go-
ahead or not
95.later did we learn he(still) eked out a (miserable) living/an
existence as a waiter
97.will not be able to rest on their laurels
98.will cut no ice with her
99.He is making a name for himself as an interviewer
100.from the Canberra office must take priority(be given
priority)over other matters
101.It goes without saying that Mark will get the job
102.it is common knowledge that becoming an actor…….
103.Ann is an/the apple of her eye
104.are more of a hindrance than a help
105.express her opposition to/approval of
106.a good chance of being
107.was singled out for praise
108.was marvelled at Jane ‘s ability…..
109.expelled from school……
110……yourself to work more/yourself more to your work
111…..on/for the journey………..
112.makes no pretence of having
113.It was a stroke of luck that we found somewhere to park…..
114.what has become of Harry………….
115.into an argument with Jeff,……
116.banking on being promoted soon
117.you’ve caught me on the hop……………………….
118.away the time by looking through…….
119.We decided on the spur of the moment to go away for the
weekend
120.Mike never shrinks from making tough decisions as a manager.
121.Our classmates were like a dog with two tails when we……..
122.me a pat on the back when she finished the project
123,pick up Mr Son’s brains because of his wealth of experience as
a gardener
124.The woman took no stock in the director’s crazy ideas
125.I am beginning to get a grasp of the new computer system
126.Unless further imformation is forthcoming,we can’t………..
127.I have so much on my plate at the moment that I can’t take on
any extra work
128.We were over the moon when our first grandchild was born
129.Nothing will deter him from taking that trip to China
130,.The concert was a complete sell-out,so we couldn’t go
131.When Sharon was just seventeen,she eloped with Tom
132.He never agrees to play second fiddle to anyone else.
133.has not been up to scratch
134.They are sworn enemies
135.Your story does not tie in with the facts
136.Although I…well,I got her drift
137.made an impromptu speech about the…..
138.are on a different wavelength
139,Joes had no qualms about quitting such short notice
140.He seemed to take his dismissal in his stride
141, to give the green light to the project,they were back to/had to
go back to square one
142.I haven’t sunk in yet that I (have) won this race.
143.the underlying cause of the….one

144Building the hydro-electric one is over-riding importance

145.The plane appears to be DISINTEGRATING in mid-air
146.The operation will not leave any DISFIGURING marks/ will
leave no DISFIGURING marks
147.A professional estate agent, my brother is really in his element
house-hunting for our parents
148.He gave every apeearance of having a whale of time
149.Being at a loose end/loose ends,she hit the gym
150.There is no telling how long it will take the business to
be/become lucrative
151.You are at liberty to leave as you wish
152.beside herself with anger/rage that no one made a clean beast of
it and owned up to having broken that vasr
153.It was not so much a discussion as an agreement
154.The students did not take to their new lecturer
155.The English owe the introduction of potatoes and tobbaco to
Walter Raleigh
156.2 cách:You have to learn to take the rough with the smooth/You
can’t expect to have a smooth run all the time
157.There was a public outcry over the proposed change to privacy
laws
159.His son is a carbon copy of him
160.This female singer made her name in the 2000s
158.The South Coast bore/took the brunt of the gale
161.If you don’t like the idea then just say so.I believe that you
should call a spade a spade
162.Don’t worry.I won’t let on to anyone
163.We don’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers
165.Some people will go to any/great/absurd lengths to loose weight
164.She fell prey to irrational fears
166.Our company has/holds (the/a) monopoly of/on/over the
import/importing/importation of these chemcials
167.We have no idea of/as to his whreabouts/We don’t know his
whereabouts/His whereabouts are unknown to us
168.We run the business as a joint venture/We run a joint business
169.He made no/He didn’t make (any) reference to our previous
conversation.
170.The final version of the plan bore/had no/little/not much
resemblance to the initial draft.OR There was no/little/not much
resemblance between the final version and the initial draft
171.With six children on her hands,she is extremely busy.OR With
six children(to look after),she has a lot on her hands/has her hands
full
172. When they broke the news, she didn't turn a hair
173. Very much to my disappointment, I was passed over for a part
in the school play.
174. James realised that he wasn't cut out to be an architect.
175. What he told me whetted my appetite for the rest of the story
176. The origins of the tribe are shrouded in mystery.
177. She has a good command of French.
178. he new managing director seems to have a flair for fielding
akward questions
179. David doesn't seem to be able to get to grips with the new
computer system
180.He made no bones about recommending me for the job
181. IT WAS BECAUSE SHE was late that her boss WENT BANANAS
Các cụm đồng nghĩa với GO BANANAS:
- to go ape
- to hit the roof
- to blow your top
- to see red
182. the numermous awards on his wall bear testimony to his great
success.
183. other issues have to take a back seat to the concerns about job and
public safety.
184. I didn't have a clue how to send a fax when I started to work.
185. Sean wasn't given any credit for doing all the illustration for
the book.
186. Now that they have their parents' consent to marry, nothing
stands in the way of their future happiness.
187. The new dress code was hailed as a complete success.
188. Too much small talk is the reason why she gets bored quickly
at parties
189. Your excuses are wearing thin as far as I'm concerned.
190. Will you keep me company for a while?
191. I think those tools will come in handy.
196. Since their father's death, they have been in dire straits
192. You can do jogging at anytime, come rain or shine.
193. He did not take kindly to anybody else's demands.
194. She played/was played second fiddle in the plot.
195. Our boss is intent on not giving us that pay rise
197. They are all ears to the president's speech.
198. Defence alliances are as old as the hills
199. When she sold the jewelry at such a lơ prices, she was taken
for a ride.
200. What if we make no changes at all for the time being.
201. Returning from the battle, they didn't have two pennies to rub
together.
202. I'd thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go.
203. I count myself lucky to have escaped from that crash
204. Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence
205. The world press got wind of the story from a government.