TEST 7

• As Bad as All That

• Definition: As bad something appears to be
• It isn't as bad as all that. You'll be fine tomorrow.
Losing the game isn't as bad as all that.
• As Big as __________
• Definition: An exaggerated way to state that someone appeared
in a particular place.

Life

• There I saw him as big as life!

John came in the room and stood there as big as life.
• As Black as _____________

Pitch
• Definition: Very dark
• I couldn't see a thing in the room because it was as black as pitch.
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I can't see a thing. It's as black as pitch. Get a flashlight.
• As Easy as ________

• Definition: Very easy

• You'll find the exercise is as easy as pie.

This game is as easy as pie.
• As Clean as a

Whistle

Definition: Very clean

• That car is as clean as a whistle now that you've washed it.

I like to keep my desk as clean as a whistle.
• As Clear as

Crystal
• Definition: Very clear and understandable
• Let me be as clear as crystal. Hurry up!
She was as clear as crystal about her intentions.
• As Cool as a Cucumber
• Definition: Calm and not nervous
• You have to remain as cool as a cucumber to be successful.
I stayed as cool as a cucumber as finished the exercise.
• As Crazy as a Loon
• Definition: Very crazy
• She's as crazy as a loon. You can't believe a word she says.
I wouldn't worry about his opinion, he's as crazy as a loon.
• As Dead as a
Doornail
• Definition: dead
• That's as dead as a doornail. Forget about it.
The project is as dead as a doornail.
• As Flat as a Pancake
• Definition: Very flat
• Kansas is as flat as a pancake.
Make sure the table is as a flat as a pancake.
• As Free as a Bird
• Definition: Feeling very free and care easy
• Our children are away for the weekend so we're as free as a bird.
I used to feel as free as a bird when I was younger.
• As Good as Done
• Definition: Almost done
• The job is as good as done.
We're almost ready to begin. The cake is as good as done.
• As Happy as a Clam
• Definition: Very happy and content
• I'm as happy as a clam living in Portland.
She seemed as happy as a clam yesterday.
• As Hard as Nails
• Definition: Cruel and very hard
• He's as hard as nails with his staff.
Don't work for her. She's as hard as nails
• As Hungry as a Bear
• Definition: Very hungry
• Do you have a sandwich? I'm as hungry as a bear.
When we arrived I was as hungry as a bear.
• As Innocent as a Lamb
• Definition: Without guilt
• There's no way she could have done that. She's as innocent as a
lamb.
He's only pretending to be as innocent as a lamb.
• As Mad as a Hatter
• Definition: Crazy
• Don't believe anything he says. He's as mad as a hatter.
They threw him out of court because he was as mad as a hatter.
• As Old as the Hills
• Definition: Very old
• My aunt is as old as the hills.
That car is as old as the hills.
• As Plain as Day
• Definition: Simple, clear
• The facts are as plain as day.
What you need to do is as plain as day.
• As Quiet as a Mouse
• Definition: Very quiet, shy
• She sat in the corner and was as quiet as a mouse at the party.
Can you believe that he was as quiet as a mouse when he was a
boy?
• As Right as Rain
• Definition: Genuine and true
• Yes, that's as a right as rain!
She feels his views are as right as rain.
• As Sick as a Dog
• Definition: Very sick
• My brother is at home as sick as a dog.
I'm feeling as sick as a dog. I think I need to go home.
• As Sly as a Fox
• Definition: Smart and clever
• She understood the situation and used it to her advantage
because she's as sly as a fox.
Don't trust him because he's as sly as a fox.
As it turns out,
• used for saying what the situation really is when something different
might have happened
• They said the repairs would cost around £20,000, but, as it turns out,
the final bill will be twice that amount.
• Knock off (phrasal verb): nghỉ sớm
• Size up: judge a person’s appearance
• Hinge on: depend on
• Barge in: enter a place or join a group (rudely
interrupting)
 Off the mark: not correct, accurate

His criticisms are way off the

Off the mark.
mark
Bedini and Curzi were probably
not far off the mark in their
analysis.
• Make its mark: attain recognition
• Inane (adj): stupid or dull
• Bananity (n) the quality of being boring, ordinary, and not
original, or something that is like this:
What's on show in this programme is the sheer banality of
ordinary lives.
Their conversation was a string of pauses, false starts, and
banalities.
•Entwine with (v) to twist something
together or around something:
•Specification (n) standard
• quadruple (v): four times as big as st
Journalism

Ethics = moral = conscience (n)

• Censor (v) kiểm duyệt
• Censorship (n)
•Entrapment (n) to cause someone to do
something that they would not usually
do, by unfair methods:
•Scoop (v) to publish a story before all
the other newspapers, television
companies, etc.
The paper had inside information
and scooped all its rivals.
•Falsehood (n) the state of not being
true; the act of telling a lie
•to test the truth or falsehood
of her claims
Unwittingly (adv)

•without being aware of what you

are doing or the situation that
you are involved in
•She had broken the law
unwittingly, but still she had
broken it.
• Undue (adj) excessive
• Undue influence
• They are taking undue advantage of
the situation.
• The work should be carried out
without undue delay.
•Media scrutiny (n) inspection
•miscarriage of justice
• a situation in which a court makes a wrong decision,
especially when somebody is punished when they
are innocent
• Scrub from: to cancel something that you
have arranged to do
•Sully (v)  to damage or reduce
the value of something
•Null (adj) having the value zero
•Void (adj) a large empty space