STT Idiom Ý nghĩa Ví dụ

1 Bump into Tình cờ gặp nhau, gặp nhau bất It often seems that everyone I bump into
ngờ these days is getting busier and busier.
2 A drop in the ocean Một số lượng rất nhỏ so với số This is a drop in the ocean compared to the
lượng cần thiết hoặc dự kiến number of children who need help.
3 Work flat out Làm việc cật lực But forcing teachers, doctors, and nurses to
work flat out until 68 is unacceptable.
4 The in-thing Hợp mốt Earning badges or reaching higher levels is
the in-thing in the marketing world.
5 Make a fuss over Cằn nhằn, cãi cọ, phàn nàn với Things that she used to make a fuss over
ai về điều gì. seemed simple all of the sudden.
6 Run of the mill Tầm thường, không có gì đặc Sometimes it was just run of the mill things,
biệt other times it was more of a crisis.
7 Far-fetched gượng gạo, không tự nhiên, At first sight, the analogy with oil may
cường điệu seem odd, but it is not so far-fetched.
8 An ace up your sleeve Vũ khí bí mật, quân át chủ bài, There's an ace up your sleeve and you're
con bài bí mật, quân bài tủ, bảo about ready to play it.
bối lận lưng
9 A hot potato Một sự việc hoặc chủ đề gây The fate of the cargo is also rapidly
nhiều tranh cãi và khó khăn để becoming a hot potato for other reasons.
giải quyết.
10 Get a kick out of Nhận được thú vui/giải trí từ You can see why a young guy out of
(something) ai/cái gì; tìm thấy niềm vui thích college might get a kick out of working
từ ai/cái gì. here.
11 Bent out of shape Nổi điên, vô cùng tức giận She was bent out of shape because she
didn't get my signature on her homework
planner.
12 Give (lend) somebody a Giúp đỡ ai đó làm gì đó. But if somebody is working with you,
hand wouldn't you give him a hand if it doesn't
take much of your time?
13 Sit on the fence Không nghiêng về bên nào trong I find I often sit on the fence and wait to see
một cuộc tranh luận. how something is going to break before I
act.
14 A piece of cake Một việc gì đó rất dễ thực hiện, Compared to that, watching a seesaw, three-
tương tự cụm từ "dễ như ăn kẹo" hour-plus ballgame is a piece of cake.
mà người Việt hay dùng.
15 Hit the books Nghiên cứu, học bài để chuẩn bị His dad urged him to hit the books and
cho một kỳ thi. focus on more practical pursuits, he said.
16 A mile a minute Rất nhanh Tom runs a mile a minute. He must be an
 athlete.
17 Learn the ropes Học những điều cơ bản nhất của The new employee should learn all the
một chuyên môn nào đó ropes during his probationary period.
18 (Go) back to the Làm lại từ đầu The restaurant's design for an elevator shaft
drawing board is sent back to the drawing board.
19 Go the extra mile Vô cùng cố gắng I'm thankful for doctors like this who go the
extra mile to help a patient.
20 Touch base kết nối, liên lạc, nói chuyện lại, Please help me touch base with my lovely
thường là sau một khoảng thời wife and rekindle our relationship.
gian không liên lạc
21 Up-to-the-minute Rất hiện đại, rất hợp mốt, giờ It is used to bring you up-to-the minute
chót, rất kịp thời reports in video and audio from BBC New.
22 On the go Bận rộn Here you're always on the go, and there's
never much time to just sit and think.
23 Up in the air Diễn tả điều gì đó vẫn còn bỏ I mean, it was bad enough leaving last time
ngỏ, chưa được quyết định, chưa when everything was so up in the air.
được giải quyết
24 Get off the ground Bắt đầu thực hiện kế hoạch/ vấn After much discussion and consideration,
đề nào đó sau khi được bàn bạc the new project was finally approved by
kỹ lưỡng every member of the Management Board.
So it will get off the ground next month.
25 In high spirits Vui vẻ, phấn chấn He was in high spirits as they talked about
family, girlfriends and football.
26 Keep one's chin up Không được nản chí! Không Keep your chin up Joel, I'm sure there are
được thất vọng! many more supporters behind you.
27 Read my/your/his mind Đoán suy nghĩ của người khác We cannot predict them because we are not
Raul and cannot read his mind.
28 Get the ball rolling Bắt đầu hành động We're providing a few apps, such as posts
and ratings, to get the ball rolling.
29 By the book Chấp hành quy định một cách If anyone is caught not going by the book,
nghiêm túc, đầy đủ he or she will be strictly punished.
30 Pass with flying colors Vượt qua kì thi với điểm số cao And of course, the Duo passed the
prerequisite Fruit Ninja test with flying
colors.
31 (as) easy as pie Dễ ợt Nigella Lawson's recipes look easy as pie,
so how did Quentin Letts go so wrong?
32 Under the weather Ốm When you're having stomach issues, you
should just say you're under the weather.
33 Fingers-crossed = keep chúc ai đó may mắn If you could keep your fingers crossed for
one's fingers crossed good weather, I would be most grateful.
34 Learn by heart Học thuộc lòng Pick a poem to learn off by heart and then
try it out.
35 Show your hand Tiết lộ ý định/kế hoạch của If you show your hand, you will get credit
mình, nhất là từ trước đến nay for honesty, but you might lose out on some
vẫn đang giữ bí mật opportunities.
36 A blessing in disguise trong cái rủi có cái may It will be broken very badly, but that in
itself will be a blessing in disguise.
37 Be in the same boat Cùng chung cảnh ngộ We are all in the same boat with that
problem.
38 Beating around the bush Vòng vo tam quốc Beating around the bush will only help to
intensify the situation.
39 Rack one’s brain Suy nghĩ rất lâu, rất nhiều cho You rack your brain trying to remember,
một vấn đề nào đó but can't seem to even come up with the
first letter.
40 A breath of fresh air Điều gì đó mới mẻ Maybe Williams' leaving will be a breath of
fresh air for the basketball program.
41 Keep an eye on để mắt tới You should also keep an eye on what
special situations fund managers are
buying.
42 Keep your nose to the Làm việc chăm chỉ trong một Your job was to keep your nose to the
grindstone khoảng thời gian dài grindstone writing these three-minute
wonders.
43 Know something inside hiểu rõ, quen thuộc He knows the system inside out.
out
44 Leave well enough để nguyên như vậy, không cần Either just put your product on the shelf and
alone thay đổi nữa vì có thể sẽ trở nên leave well enough alone or don't.
tệ hơn
45 Now and then thỉnh thoảng Every now and then, a public figure is
going to say or do something regrettable.
46 A penny for your Đây là một cách để hỏi người A penny for your thoughts.
thoughts khác đang nghĩ gì.
47 Against the clock Cật lực, chạy đua với thời gian Hundreds of volunteers are racing against
the clock to complete the home by 10 a.m.
Thursday.
48 Lend an ear Lắng nghe My problem may seem silly, but I am upset
and confused, so please lend an ear.
49 On cloud nine Cực kỳ sung sướng, hạnh phúc One minute you're on cloud nine, and then
như ở trên mây next you're crashing back to reality with a
bump.
50 Cost a (small) fortune đắt tiền The Gucci dress costs a small fortune, I
can’t afford it.
51 Hard feelings Buồn phiền He missed many family events, and our
family developed hard feelings toward him.
52 Hit the hay Đi ngủ Next day is going to be a big biking
 marathon so we hit the hay early.
53 Shop till you drop mua sắm nhiều, số lượng lớn If you are a shopping lover, go to Viet
Nam. You can shop till you drop because
everything is super cheap.
54 (come) rain or shine Dù mưa hay nắng, dù có chuyện It will be held rain or shine, since
gì xảy ra conditions can be unpredictable on any day.
55 Be all ears Lắng nghe If people do talk about the transition issues
they're facing, try to be all ears.
56 In the nick of time Vừa đúng/kịp lúc I realize, just in the nick of time, that it
would be inappropriate to hug him.
57 Fresh/clean out of hết nhẵn rồi We’re fresh out of oranges, would you like
something an apple?
58 Have/get mixed feelings Cảm xúc lẫn lộn, không chắc In all seriousness though I have mixed
about something chắn feelings about the move to buy Lucasfilm.
59 Give it one's best shot Cố hết sức có thể I know I gave it my best shot but ultimately
I was not physically able to do it.
60 In deep water gặp rắc rối, gặp tình thế khó He has not submitted his dissertation so he
is in deep water.
61 Cost next to nothing tốn ít tiền Simply making that site available to the
public would cost next to nothing.
62 To be up in arms about buồn và bực tức về vấn đề gì People are just up in arms about 20
something innocent children being mercilessly
murdered.
63 Put yourself in đặt mình vào vị trí của người Put yourself in her shoes and help her
somebody's shoes khác adjust.
64 At all costs bằng mọi giá Getting help from Korea would be a
disaster and Japan should avoid at all costs.
65 Explore all avenues tìm mọi cách để làm gì đó Startups need to explore all avenues to
grow sales
66 On the ball hiểu và chủ động trong việc gì They are not making plays on the ball and
đó seem to be playing without confidence.
67 Throw in the towel từ bỏ, đầu hàng Throw in the towel
68 Down to earth thực tế, nếu chỉ tính cách nghĩa Although extremely dramatic he was
là tính cách bình dân bình actually a very down to earth type of
thường, không ra vẻ, không đạo person.
mạo
69 Full of beans tràn đầy năng lượng I've seen most of the Bristol Zoo's gorillas
and they are full of beans.
70 Get a head start đi đầu, tiên phong If you'd like to get a head start, combine the
dry ingredients the night before.
71 Hear on the grapevine nghe loáng thoáng về vấn đề gì On the grapevine, I hear good reports of the
 đó Mombay Brasserie on Lockyers Quay.
72 Hit the nail on the head đúng về việc gì đó You pretty much hit the nail on the head
about my being pretty passive around guys.
73 In the heat of the Trong lúc nóng giận And in the heat of the moment, coaches can
moment still yell and even use foul language.
74 It takes two to tango nếu có một vấn đề liên quan đến I would say that it takes two to tango, so
hai người hay hai phe, thì cả hai first I meet with the designer.
cần hợp tác với nhau để giải
quyết vấn đề đó.
75 Get/jump on the tham gia vào một hoạt động phổ Apparently anyone can jump on the
bandwagon biến/ phong trào bandwagon, even latecomers and copycats.
76 Keep something at bay ngăn ai/ cái gì tiếp tận That first 5 minutes can be incredibly rich if
you keep the distractions at bay.
77 Kill two birds with one một mũi tên trúng 2 đích You can kill two birds with one stone, so to
stone speak, with a beautiful salad.
78 Break the ice làm cho mọi người cảm thấy In an attempt to break the ice, I asked her
thoải mái hơn how many people have died at the gym.
79 Let sleeping dogs lie không nhắc đến những chuyện As for some of the other off-field dramas,
không hay để mọi thứ được yên it's better to let sleeping dogs lie.
ổn
80 Let the cat out of the vô tình tiết lộ bí mật I let the cat out of the bag with reference to
bag completely free dating site last time.
81 Barking up the wrong nhầm lẫn/tìm kiếm giải pháp ở I admire your attempt to take the easy way
tree một nơi sai/chưa đúng out but you're barking up the wrong tree.
82 Far cry from - Very rất khác biệt This place is a far cry from Cavallari
different from Gourmet in Oviedo or Petty's in Longwood.
83 Give someone the quyết định nghĩ tốt về ai đó, In my brief testing, I'm willing to give them
benefit of the doubt trong khi bản thân đang có 2 the benefit of the doubt on these.
hướng suy nghĩ xấu-tốt
84 Pull the wool over lừa dối/che mắt ai đó He is a good player, he is young and
someone's eyes talented, but we didn't pull the wool over
his eyes and the decision was up to him.
85 See eye to eye nhất trí We didn't always see eye-to-eye and we had
words but now I'm older I understand.
86 Take with a grain of salt nửa tin nửa ngờ If forecasts for snowfall are getting you
down, take them with a grain of salt.
87 Give someone a gậy ông đập lưng ông But now that the shoe is on the unattached
dose/taste of their own foot, why not give him a taste of his own
medicine medicine?
89 Whole nine yards tất cả mọi thứ The Yorkshireman has lost a whole nine
yards of pace since surgery on his elbow.
90 Wouldn't be caught thà chết chứ không làm, không There was a time when I wouldn't be caught
 dead bao giờ thích làm điều gì đó dead with a dahlia in my garden.
91 At the drop of a hat trong tích tắc, ngay lập tức If another bank opened branches in these 2
places I'd change at the drop of a hat.
92 On the dot đúng tại thời điểm đó At 9am on the dot, I find a place right
opposite Big Ben near Westminster Abbey.
93 And then some nhiều hơn thế We won't know until they've played 162
games, and then some more important ones.
94 Find my feet dần quen với việc gì I'm still working it out and trying to find my
feet.
95 Your guess is as good as Tôi không biết/không có ý tưởng Honestly, your guess is as good as mine as
mine gì to what will happen on the TV show.
96 Before long chẳng bao lâu nữa Before long, he was too big for the bus
seats, and started sitting in the aisle.
97 Cost an arm and a leg quá đắt đỏ And if you think this is all going to cost an
arm and a leg, it doesn't.
98 Set in their ways không chịu thay đổi thói quen, The forced cross-training upset longtime
suy nghĩ… employees who were set in their ways.
99 You can say that again Điều đó đúng, tôi đồng ý với You can say that again, and it's not one I'd
điều bạn nói care to revisit.
100 Burn the midnight oil thức khuya, đặc biệt làm việc He yearns to burn the midnight oil and
muộn explore the mysteries of creation.
101 That's the last straw Sự kiên nhẫn đã chạm giới hạn I've always been a supporter of the BBC,
but this is just about the last straw.
102 Change one's mind thay đổi quyết định/ý kiến I don't have the right to change my
boyfriend's mind about his childhood
friend.
103 Speak of the devil người mà chúng ta vừa nhắc tới Speak of the devil, and up pops John
xuất hiện Updike.
104 (Right) off the top of my nói ra điều gì đó không cần suy Off the top of my head, I'm unsure your
head nghĩ quá nhiều hay cần một kiến vague assertion is accurate in any case.
thức gì đó đặc biệt
105 Catch your/my/his eye lôi cuốn sự chú ý/lưu tâm As I got older, a simmering pot of chicken
and dumplings would catch my eye.
106 Down in the dumps buồn chán A happy person is on top of the world, but a
sad person is down in the dumps.
107 Make a long story short kể vắn tắt một câu chuyện To make a long story short, I was in
extreme pain by the time we arrived home.
108 Put all your eggs in one bỏ tất cả trứng vào một giỏ, bỏ But remember emerging markets success is
basket tất cả tiền bạc và công sức vào not guaranteed and never put all your eggs
việc gì đó in one basket.
109 It's not rocket science Không phức tạp Sometimes it takes a while to set up a good
 sound, but it's not rocket science.
110 Miss the boat vuột mất cơ hội Those who are very selfish about their own
franchises miss the boat.
111 Hang in there Đừng bỏ cuộc Nokia needs to hang in there until it can
become an innovative handset designer.
112 Once in a blue moon hiếm khi Once in a blue moon, my aimless cruising
around the internet really pays off.
113 Cutting corners đi tắt, đốt cháy giai đoạn / làm There is little tolerance for impulsive
việc gì một cách nhanh nhất, decisions and no room for cutting corners.
thường là phớt lờ các quy tắc,
luật lệ
114 Call it a day Thôi làm việc Fred, Josh and Emily were shattered and
decided to call it a day and just relax.
115 Over the moon Cục kỳ hạnh phúc vì điều gì When our daughter began showing signs of
musical ability, we were over the moon.
116 Out of the blue Nói về sự việc xảy ra đột ngột, Out of the blue, Gene sent me an e-mail that
không hề có cảnh báo hay chuẩn I'll have to paraphrase from memory.
bị trước
117 Try my hand at thử sức làm công việc gì đấy My favorite subjects are landscapes, and I'd
something like to try my hand at HDR photography
too.
118 Pigs can fly Ám chỉ một điều không bao giờ I can imagine Dutch or Danish soldier
xảy ra protecting an Italian citizen, yeah pigs can
fly.
119 Off the beaten track Miêu tả một nơi nào đó rất xa It is surprisingly off the beaten track and
khu dân cư still unspoilt by too much tourism.
120 Window shopping Chỉ ngắm đồ chứ không mua Even window shopping or browsing online
can prove dangerous for your budget.
. Các idiom thường gặp Ý nghĩa Ví dụ
trong đề thi THPT Quốc
gia
1 A nine-to-five job công việc nhàm chán Hoa has done a lot of nine-to-five jobs in
her life
2 In black and white giấy trắng mực đen Would he put that down in black and white?
3 A blue-collar worker lao động chân tay Blue-collar workers are demanding the
same pay as office staff
4 A white-collar worker nhân viên văn phòng These days, few white-collar workers
actually wear white shirts
5 An eager beaver người tham việc My girlfriend is an eager beaver
6 Beat about the bush nói vòng vo, lạc đề Don’t beat around the bush – get to the
point!
7 A black list sổ đen They are in my black list
8 A hot potato vấn đề nan giải, nóng hổi This situation is a hot potato
9 Burn the midnight oil thức khuya làm việc I have to burn the midnight oil in order to
prepare for the IELTS exam
10 Hit the books học bài We should hit the books right now
11 Let the cat out of the để lộ bí mật She is always let the cat out of the bag
bag
12 At the drop of a hat ngay lập tức People will file lawsuits at the drop of a hat
these days
13 Part and parcel quan trọng, thiết yếu Being recognized in the street is part and
parcel of being a celebrity
14 Take something into xem xét việc gì We should take something into account
account/consideration before doing anything
15 On second thoughts suy nghĩ kĩ He’ll spend a hundred dollars on a dress
without a second thought
16 Chip in quyên góp, góp tiền tHEY decide to chip in to launch the project
17 Off the record không chính thức She made it clear that her comments were
strictly off the record
18 Come to light được phát hiện, được đưa ra ánh Fresh evidence has recently come to light
sáng that suggests that he didn’t in fact commit
the murder
19 See eye to eye đồng tình My brothers don’t see eye to eye with me
about the arrangements
20 Keep an eye on coi chừng Keep an eye on your son while I’m out,
please
1 On cloud nine trên 9 tầng mây Was Tim pleased about getting that job?”
“Pleased? He was on cloud nine!”
2 Out of the blue bất ngờ One day, out of the blue, he announced that
he was leaving
3 See red nổi giận bừng bừng People who don’t finish a job really make
me see red
4 Get/have cold feet mất hết can đảm, chùn bước I was going to try bungee jumping, but I got
cold feet
5 Off someone’s head điên, loạn trí What she said was off my head
6 A cup of tea điều mà mình thích Drink milk tea is my cup of tea
7 Hit the roof = hit the giận dữ People who do not finish their work make
ceiling me hit the roof
8 Pull someone’s leg chọc ai My sister is pulling my leg
9 Take sb/sth for granted coi nhẹ cái gì She always takes his friends for granted
10 Ups and downs thăng trầm I have suffered a lot of ups and downs in
 life
1 A/the black sheep of the vết nhơ của gia đình, xã hội Tung was a black sheep of the family
family
2 A white lie lời nói dối vô hại That is such a white lie
3 An early bird người hay dậy sớm My father is an early bird since he always
gets up early to prepare for my breakfast
4 An odd bird người quái dị What he does makes his like an odd birdt
5 A fish out of water người lạc lõng She loves being married and if she wasn’t
she’d be like a fish out of water
6 Give someone get the bật đèn xanh This boy gives him get the green light
green light
1 Once in a blue moon rất hiếm, hiếm hoi Once in a blue moon, there’s an issue she
can’t resolve
2 Better late than never muộn còn hơn không “Chinh finally paid me the money she owed
me.” “Well, better late than never.”
3 Rain cats and dogs mưa to Don’t forget to take your umbrella – it’s
raining cats and dogs out there
4 Chalk and cheese khác biệt hoàn toàn She and her sister are chalk and cheese
5 Here and there mọi nơi There were a few books here and there, but
apart from that the room was quite bare
6 Off the peg may sẵn (quần áo) This girl is wearing an off the peg suit
7 Few and far between hiếm gặp Sunny, warm weekends have been few and
far between this summer
8 On the spot ngay lập tức She was arrested on the spot
9 On the verge of = on the bên bờ vực A lot of wild animal are on the verge of
brink of = in the edge extinction
10 Be out of the question không thể được A trip to Da Nang is out of the question this
year
11 All at once bất thình lình All at once there was a loud crashing sound
12 Face the music chịu trận He has to face the music for what he did
13 Down and out thất cơ lỡ vận Nobody loves he when he’s down and out
14 Put on an act giả bộ She’s just putting on an act for the boss’s
benefit
15 Cross your fingers Cầu may. Cross your fingers for me; I'm hoping
to get the job.
16 Go the extra mile Nỗ lực hết mình. If you want to succeed, you have to
be willing to go the extra mile and put
in extra effort.
17 Piece of mind Bình an After speaking with her mother, she
finally had a piece of mind and was
able to sleep well.
18 Put all your eggs in Đặt hết hy vọng vào một I wouldn't put all my eggs in one
one basket điều gì đó. basket and invest everything in one
stock.
19 See eye to eye Đồng thuận. We see eye to eye on the importance
of environmental protection.