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She herself makes full admission of being rather selfish
She herself admits to being rather selfish
It was Peter who brought the mistake to my attention
It was Peter who pointed the mistake out to me
He didn't hesitate to help me
He made no bones about help me
The sheer cost was what put me off the idea
The police was tipped off about an impending robbery
Someone rang the police with information about the impending robbery
My son wasn't mixed up in the robbery , I can assure you
I am sure the robbery was nothing to do with my son
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Vocab for exam, trans 4

It doesn't matter what happens, we'll still go somewhere nice for your birthday.
COME WHAT MAY, we'll still go somewhere nice for your birthday.
COME WHAT MAY

- whatever happens
My boss doesn't allow us to eat at our desk. (LINE)
My boss DRAWS THE LINE AT us eating at our desk.
DRAW THE LINE AT STH

- to never do sth
- to not allow sb to do sth
* Don't eat so many sweets and won't have to visit the dentist so often. (SAVE)
Eating few sweets will SAVE YOU HAVING to visit the dentist so often.
*save sb ving: giúp ai không cầ n phả i làm gì
There don't seem to be many talented athletes around at the moment. (SUFFERING)
We seem to be SUFFERING FROM a paucity/lack of talented athletes at the moment.
* Let's hope so-called mad cow disease doesn't break out again. (ANOTHER)
Let's hope there won't be ANOTHER outbreak of the so-called mad cow disease.
There is sometimes a discrepancy between out outgoings and our earnings. (TALLY)
What we spend doesn't always TALLY with what we earn.
TALLY
- to match or agree with sth
His analysis of the situation was far too complex for me to grasp. (HEAD)
His analysis of the situation WENT RIGHT OVER MY HEAD.
GO OVER YOUR HEAD

- to not understand sth
It was an extremely far-fetching proposal. (EXTREME)
What was being proposed was far-fetching IN THE EXTREME.
IN THE EXTREME
- extremely
The actor suddenly couldn't remember what he was supposed to say. (DRIED)
The actor suddenly DRIED UP.
DRY UP
- to suddenly stop talking because you know not what to say
* The committee members said they would remain loyal to the chairman. (PLEDGED)
The committee members PLEDGED their loyalty TO the chairman.
Saying something is not the same as doing it. (WORLD)
There is A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN saying something and doing it.
The house was dirty because no one bothered to keep it clean. (TROUBLE)
The house was dirty because no one TOOK THE TROUBLE to keep it clean.
TAKE THE TROUBLE

- to bother to do sth
Since we have encountered many problems, we should stop conducting this research. (HALT)
Since we have encountered many problems, we should CALL A HALT TO this research.
CALL A HALT TO STH

- to put an end to sth
- to put a stop to sth
- to stop/end/halt sth
Something told me to say exactly what I thought, but I didn't. (SORELY)
I was SORELY TEMPTED to say exactly what I thought.
Social scientists find it hard to accept that the fall in birth rate is responsible for the old age of
our society. (RESISTANCE)
There is RESISTANCE AMONG social scientists to the idea that the fall in birth rate is
responsible for the old age of our society.
Tom upset Fiona a bit when he said she behaved like her mother.
Tom RUFFLED FIONA'S FEATHERS when he said she behaved like her mother.
RUFFLE SB'S FEATHERS

- to upset or annoy sb
After she married him, he revealed his true character and she saw him as he really was. (EYES)
After she married him, he revealed his true character and THE SCALES DROPPED FROM
HER EYES.
THE SCALES DROP/FALL FROM YOUR EYES: tỉnh ngộ

- you suddenly realize or know the truth
* After a six-week strike, the workers have started talks to solve the dispute with the
management. (ENTERED)
After a six-week strike, the workers have ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATION to solve the dispute
with the management.
* Although found guilty, Robson continued to insist that he was not. (PROTEST)
Although found guilty Robson continued to PROTEST HIS INNOCENCE. (= strongly said he
was not guilty)
It's not a good thing you keep agreeing with people's ideas like that. (TIDE)
You shouldn't be SWIMMING/GOING AGAINST THE TIDE like that.
SWIM/GO AGAINST THE TIDE

- to not follow what everyone else is doing
I hate it when my colleagues try to get involved in everything in my business. (FINGER)
I object to having my colleagues HAVING A FINGER IN EVERY PIE in my own business.
HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE: chuyện gì cũng xía mũi vào

However intelligent he may seem, I don't think he can come up with a sudden solution.
(RABBIT)
Intelligent as he may seem, I don't think he can PULL A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT.
PULL A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT

- to do sth unexpected to improve difficult situations
To tell the truth, market competitions sometime become very fierce. (RED)
AS A MATTER OF FACT, market competitions are sometimes RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW.
RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW

- fierce
(As predatory animals sometimes cover their teeth and claws in blood of their preys as they kill
or devour them)
We are having problems because we didn't take out medical insurance. (COST)
We are COUNTING THE COST because medical insurance wasn't taken out.
COUNT THE COST: gánh chịu hậ u quả

- to have problems because you have done sth wrong
James Hogg Ltd. is the only shop that supplies this product. (EXCLUSIVE)
James Hogg Ltd. is the EXCLUSIVE supplier of this product.
I think that my parents cope calmly with everything I do. (STRIDE)
I'm under the impression that my parents TAKE everything I do IN STRIDE.
TAKE STH IN STRIDE

- to deal with sth calmly
The police didn't mention whether or not the suspects were armed. (OMITTED)
The police OMITTED to mention whether ot not the suspects were armed.
OMIT (to say/mention sth)

- to refuse to talk about/mention sth
I'm never going to speak to Annie again. She made me look foolish in front of all my friends.
(MONKEY)
I'm never going to speak to Annie again. She MADE A MONKEY OUT OF ME in front of all
my friends.
MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF SB

- to make fun of sb
- to make a mockery of sb
- to take the mickey/mick out of sb
- to mock/tease sb
* So many people were really delighted when the government lost the election. (JUBILATION)
There was much JUBILATION when the government lost the election.
I feel it's wrong that this site is going to be redeveloped by the council. (EARMARKED)
I feel it's wrong that this site is EARMARKED FOR redevelopment by the council.
EARMARK (for sth)

- to keep or intend sth for a particular purpose
No one likes his behaviour. (DESIRED)
The way he behaves LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED.
LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED

- bad
- unacceptable
More than 300 workers were considered useless after the factory had closed down. (SCRAP)
With the closure of the factory, more than 300 workers were THROWN ON THE SCRAP
HEAP.
THROW SB ON THE SCRAP HEAP

- make sb useless
- make sb unemployed
Although she was upset, there was never any question of revenge. (LAST)
Upset as she was, revenge was THE LAST THING ON HER MIND.
"Last thing on your mind" = điều cuố i cùng ở trong đầ u -> nghĩa là điều không quan trọng,
không đáng để quan tâm vì còn nhiều thứ khác quan trọng hơn.
Because of being injured, he was no longer a candidate for the title. (CONTENTION)
Injury PUT HIM OUT OF CONTENTION for the contention.
PUT SB IN/OUT OF CONTENTION (for sth)

- to make sb able/unable to contend
People shouldn't think that Miss World must have the great appearance.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS thought ESSENTIAL that Miss World must have the great appearance.
THINK STH + ADJ -> BE THOUGH + ADJ

Our independence on overseas trade sets a special value upon drive and resourcefulness in export
industries. (PUTS)
Our independence on overseas trades PUTS drive and resourcefulness in export industries AT A
PREMIUM.
PUT STH AT A PREMIUM
- to make sth valuable
I decided to go home and make myself clean and smart - to let everyone know that life has not
got me down.
I decided to go home and SPRUCE MYSELF UP - to let everyone know that life has not got me
down.
SPRUCE YOURSELF/SB UP
- make yourself/sb cleaner/tidier to improve the general appearance
Vanessa was taken on by a big firm as soon as she graduated. (LANDED)
ON GRADUATION, Vanessa LANDED A JOB WITH a big law firm.
"Land a job" = Đạt được một công việc -> Tìm đượ c mộ t công việc hoặ c đượ c nhậ n vào mộ t
công việc.
There is an enormous variety of tourist attractions in this part of the countries. (MANNER)
THERE ARE ALL MANNER OF tourist attractions in this part of the country.
THERE ARE ALL MANNER: Despite the fact that "Manner" is singular and uncountable, it has
to go with "There are". It's like a collocation.
- different types of sth
- many kinds of sth

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Vocab for exam, trans 4

COME WHAT MAY

DRAW THE LINE AT STH

GO OVER YOUR HEAD

TAKE THE TROUBLE

CALL A HALT TO STH

RUFFLE SB'S FEATHERS

THE SCALES DROP/FALL FROM YOUR EYES: tỉnh ngộ

SWIM/GO AGAINST THE TIDE

HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE: chuyện gì cũng xía mũi vào

PULL A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT

RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW

COUNT THE COST: gánh chịu hậ u quả

TAKE STH IN STRIDE

OMIT (to say/mention sth)

MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF SB

EARMARK (for sth)

LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED

THROW SB ON THE SCRAP HEAP

PUT SB IN/OUT OF CONTENTION (for sth)

THINK STH + ADJ -> BE THOUGH + ADJ

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