LESSON 3 – RELATIONSHIP

STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings

1 Make friends with sb kết bạn với ai
= strike up a friendship with sb
2 Casual acquaintances người mà bạn không biết rõ lắm
3 Love at first sight yêu từ cái nhìn đầu tiên
4 Fall in love with sb =love sb = yêu ai
fall for sb
Fall out of love with sb không còn yêu ai nữa
5 Have strong chemistry có cảm xúc mãnh liệt
6 Significant other người đặc biệt quan trọng, người yêu, bạn đời
7 Soulmate bạn tâm giao; bạn chí cốt
8 Match made in heaven cặp trời sinh, đẹp đôi
9 Unrequited love tình yêu đơn phương
10 Childhood sweetheart tình yêu trẻ con
11 High school/college sweetheart những người yêu nhau thời học sinh/sinh viên
12 Make a commitment Ràng buộc, giao ước
13 Have an affair ngoại tình
14 Cheat on sb lừa dối ai
15 Have st in common có điểm gì chung
16 Go back years biết một người nào đó trong một thời gian dài
17 On-off relationship bạn bình thường
18 Hit on someone tán tỉnh, nói hoặc làm điều gì đó để thể hiện sự
thích thú của mình với đối phương
19 Ask someone out hẹn hò, mời ai đó đi chơi
20 Lead someone on làm người ta hiểu lầm rằng mình cũng thích họ
nhưng ko phải vậy
21 Hit it off with someone có cảm giác kết nhau ngay từ lúc gặp đầu
22 Split up / break up chia tay
23 Drift apart từ từ tách rời khỏi nhau
24 Head over heels in love yêu ai đó rất nhiều
25 Make out with someone hôn ai đó một cách nhiệt tình
26 Have a crush on someone thầm thích ai đó
27 Have chemistry with someone hợp với nhau
28 Pop the question = ask for cầu hôn
someone's hand in marriage
29 Tie the knot = walk down the kết hôn
Aisle = get hitched = marry
30 Whisper sweet nothings nói những lời có cánh
31 On the rocks gặp trục trặc
32 Kiss and makeup gương vỡ lại lành
33 Puppy love tình yêu thời trẻ
 34 Have a heart of stone độc ác
35 Form/develop a friendship xây dựng tình bạn
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
Question 1: The relationship is on the_________and the couple seems unable to find ways
to resolve their differences.
A. stones B. rocks C. land D. grounds
Question 2: The prince asked for her_________in marriage in an elaborately planned
proposal in the yacht.
A. hand B. arms C. finger D. hands
Question 3: They are a match_________in heaven. They enjoy doing things together and
cannot stand being away from each other for even a single day.
A. done B. taken C. held D. made
Question 4: We are quick to kiss and_________. We make sure arguments make us
stronger, not weaker.
A. make-up B. makeup C. make up D. making up
Question 5: Grandpa_________sweet nothings in grandma's ears while they were seated in
the porch overlooking the lake.
A. whistled B. twisted C. whispered D. wished
Question 6: They say it is just_________love. The high-school sweethearts say it is true
love.
A. doggy B. dogged C. puppy D. doggish
Question 7: He’s head over_________in love with Sue! He's totally hung up on her.
A. heels B. knees C. toes D. shoulder

Question 8: When are you and Jenny going to_________the knot? - This year, but we
haven’t set a date yet."
A. trip B. tie C. cut D. bring
Question 9: I _________ up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip
together.
A. struck B. drove C. strike D. took
Question 10: She found out that he'd been cheating_________her for a long time.
A. on B. in C. at D. off
Question 11: It's a good place for buying something special for your significant_________.
A. others B. other C. another D. one
Question 12: Maybe you and I go_________years because I remember I used to
fight with you.
A. up B. down C. on D. back
Question 13: Later that year she met Adam and she knew instantly that they
were_________.
A. soul mates B. classmates
C. roommates D. schoolmates
Question 14: We had similar ideas about the show, and the two of US_________it off right
away.
A. put B. hit C. call D. take

Question 15: She's having an_________with a married man. She’s aware of what she is
doing but she can’t stop it.
A. affair B. matter C. problem D. issue
Question 16: If love that you feel for someone is_________, it is not felt in the same way
by the other person.
A. requited B. unrequited C. required D. unrequired
Question 17: He really cares about me or he’s just leading me_________?
A. up B. in C. on D. over
Question 18: I didn't think Larry and Patricia had anything in_________, but they talked all
evening.
A. common B. popular C. normal D. same
Question 19: Some guy_________on me while I was standing at the bar.
A. bit B. hit C. nit D. kit
Question 20: Do you believe in love at first sight? That’s when two people meet each other
and immediately fall in love - perhaps because they have strong _________ - this expression
describes strong compatibility or connection between two possible romantic partners.
A. Physics B. chemistry C. biography D. history