Common English Phrase

They use them in everyday contexts: Absolutely: Hn nhin> After you : Xin mi ( i trc dng trc...) Age before beauty: Knh lo c th Don't waste your breath: ng c ph cng Don't waste your time: ng c hoi cng. Enough is enough : ri! Ti chu ht ni ri... Give/Send my best/my regard to someone: cho ti gi li hi thm ti ai ... And come on...

So now i would like to tell you some more about English pharse: Believe it or not: Tin hay khng l tu Better late than never: Th chm cn hn khng Can / Could you handle it: Bn c lm ni cng vic khng You are too much : Bn rc ri qu. With please: Sn sng hn hnh Breake a leg: Chc may mn Watch your tongue! and Watch your mounth: Ni phi gi mm ming ch Same to ya..: Bn cng vy thi Speak of the devil : Thing th mi nhc ti thy n... Over my dead body: Bc qua xc ti. Never in my life: th c i ti.

Come on: Once and for all: Cui cng. Vnh vin. Mt ln cui cng thi. One way or another: Cch ny hay cch khc. ( There is) no doubt about it: khng cn nghi ng g na. ( There is) nothing to it: D t m The rest is history: Phn cn li th ai cng bit ri. Trust me: Ti ni tht When I ' m good and ready: Bao gi ti thch th ti lm Where have you been all my life? C i ti ch yu mnh em Hang in there : Bnh tnh ng b cuc

Ni g th ni... You can say whatever you like KHng tin c d l s tht:Imposible to believe , but it''s true Ni nh vy ko c ngha..:Saying so doesn''t mean.. S d nh vy l g:That''s is because

How can it be so= How is it possible: lm sao c chuyn. Cn lu nh, Qun i: far from me a tin y ko tao bn: Your purse or your life Ti ko bit cc bn th no ch ti th..: I don''t know how about you, but as for me I Think .. Ti ko bit ngi khc th no ch ti th:..: I don''t know how about others but as for me I think... Theo ch ti c bit: As far as i know... Theo ch ti nh: As far as i remember... C kiu ny th... as it is.

I am easy :when you're given a choice and you don't mind which option is chosen. - I can''t be bothered: when you don't want to do something cause you''re feeling too lazy or you don't care. - Please yourself: when you tell someone they can do what they like cause you don't care. - You bet !:when you are sure something will happen or that something is true . - Be my guest :when somebody asks you for permission to do something and you are happy for them to do so. - You can''t have it both ways: when you tell someone they have to decide on one thing or the other. - I'm all ears!:when you give someone your undivided attention. -I'll take your word for it :when you accept that what poeple is telling you is the truth. - I wasn't born yesterday :used sarcastically when you want to make it clear that you think the other person is trying to mislead you. - You could have fooled me : used sarcastically when someone tell you something and you believe the opposite to be true. - That''s more like it :when you tell somebody that something is more satisfactory than before. - It''s all go here :when it's extremly busy. - There are no two ways about it: when you are emphasising that there is no doubt about a situation. - Step on it :mean quickly.

Get out of my face : leave me alone - What''s eating U? : What''s the matter with U?? - Draw the blank : can''t think of any of the answer - What''s her face? : I forgot her name. - you''re kidding: you''re joking. - teacher''s pet : teacher''s favourite student - laid back : casual - get away with it : permit sb to do sth - Rub sb the wrong way : sth about sb that U don''t like - Gag me : that makes me sick - to be gross : disgusting - Bash : party 1.Let''''s get down to business:Bt u vo vic nh. 2.Allow me: t gip(cc lch s,chng hn vi bn gi) 3.Just browsing:Ch xem thi(v d nh i ch y m).Have you ever gone window shopping? 4.I got you in my sight:Thy bc ri nh 5.Can''''t miss him:Ko cho n thot 6.Lunch''''s up:Gi n n ri 7.Am I too soon?T n c sm w ko nh? 8.Follow me close:i st vo t nh 9.I''''ll be back:T ra y 1 t 10.You have a 50-50 chance:Trng hp ny ca bc bp bnh lm(5 n 5 thua)

More Idioms
A fly in the oinment (Con su b ru ni canh) One good turn deserves another ( n ming tr ming) If the cab fits then wear it (C tt git mnh) Money makes the mare go ( C tin mua tin cng c) Where's there's life, there's hope ( Cn nc cn tt) A lie has no legs

(Giu u h ui) Tell me the company you keep, and I will tell you what you see ( Gn mc th en , gn n th sng) It never rains but it pours ( Ha v n ch) If you eat the fruit, you have to think about the one who grows the tree ( n qu nh ke trng cy) We reap what we sow ( Gieo gi gt bo) There's no smoke without fire (Khng c la sao c khi) One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock ( Con su b du ni canh) To let the wolf into the fold ( Nui ong tay o) Constant dropping wears stone ( Nc chy mn) A miss is as good as a mile ( Sai mt li i mt dm) Aflow will have an ebb (Sng c khc ngi c lc) Grasp all, lose all (Tham th thm) Bitter pills may blesses effects ( Thuc ng gi tt ) Beginning is the difficulty ( Vn s khi u nan) Traveling forms, a young man ( i mt ngy ng hc mt sng khn) No guide, no realization ( Khng thy my lm nn) To run with the hare and hold with the hounds ( Bt c hai tay) Many a little makes a mickle (Kin tha lu cng y t) Where there is a will, there is awayl ( C ch th nn) As red as beetroot ( nh gc) The more the merrier (Cng ng cng vui) No bees, no honey,no work,no money (Tay lm hm nhai tay quai ming tr) Slow but sure (Chm m chc) Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear Out of sight, out of mind (Xa mt cch lng) Cures( like chickens) come home to roost As the call, so the echo (c gi c bo) As dump as oyster (Cm nh hn) Pride comes/ go before a fall (Tro cao ng au) Eat like a horse ( n nh m khot) Safe and sound (Bnh an v s)

Never write what you dare not sign (Bt sa g cht) Spare the road, and sopoil the child (Yu cho doi cho vt ght cho ngt cho bi) It is too late to lock the stable when the hores is stolen (Mt b mi lo lm chung One fence the tree one eats (n cy no ro cy y) hot potato apple of her/his eye MEANING: someone or something that one likes a lot EXAMPLE: The little girl is the apple of her grandfather's eye. carrot and stick MEANING: promising to reward or punish someone at the same time EXAMPLE: The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam. cool as a cucumber MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious EXAMPLE: He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything. couch potato MEANING: a very lazy person EXAMPLE: He is a real couch potato and just sits around watching TV and staying indoors all day. full of beans MEANING: feel energetic, in high spirits EXAMPLE: She is full of beans tonight and doesn't want to stop talking. polish the apple MEANING: flatter someone EXAMPLE: Nobody likes her because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher. spill the beans MEANING: tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it EXAMPLE: Please don't spill the beans about my plans to quit working and go back to school next year. a banana skin (British) MEANING: something which causes or is very likely to cause embarrassing problems. EXAMPLE:The new tax has proved to be a banana skin for the government. forbidden fruit MEANING: something that you want very much but are not allowed to have, especially a sexual relationship. EXAMPLE: He'd spent many years lusting after his brother's wife - the forbidden fruit MEANING: a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle EXAMPLE:The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

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FRUIT

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: Eating healthy food keeps you healthy. Apple of your eye: Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye Apple pie order: Everything is in perfect order and tidy if it is in apple pie order. Apple-polisher: Someone who tries to be popular or ingratiate themselves with people in

authority is an apple-polisher. Apples and oranges: Tis used when people compare or describe two totally different things. ('Apples to oranges' is also used Apples and pears: Apples and pears = stairs Apples for apples: An apples for apples comparison is a comparison between related or simialr things. ('Apples to apples' is also used) As cool as a cucumber: If someone is as cool as a cucumber, they don't get worried by anything. Bad Apple: A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple Banana republic:

II. III.

DRINK SPICE

-All the tea in China:If someone won't do something for all the tea in China, they won't do it no matter how much money they are offered. Back to the salt mine:If someone says they have to go back to the salt mine, they have to return to work.

IV. MEAT V. VEGETABLE -Alike as two peas VI. FAST FOOD

As much use as a chocolate fire-guard: A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use - About as useful as a chocolate teapot:Someone or something that is of no practical

use is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

1 .a bad beginning makes a bad ending:u xui ui lt 2. a bitter pill to swallow:ngm ng nut cay 3.a flow will have an ebb:sng c khc ngi c lc 4,a woman must have h own way:nht v nh tri 5.a storm in a tea cup:vic b x ra to 6, a successful man often has many enemises:tru buc ght tru n 7. a wool seller knows a wool buyer 8.blood is blood:1 git mu o hn ao nc l 9.blood will tell: cha no con ny 10.every little helps: tch tiu thnh i 1. Pull Up Your Socks : ngha en l ko i v ca bn ln, v ngha bng l mt ngi lm vic km ci cn phi c gng nhiu hn na. Thnh ng ny thng c dng trong cc mn th thao, khi cc vn ng vin mi mt, v tt xung mt c chn, v h b hun luyn vin bo h phi ko v ln v c gng hn na. The Shoe Is On The Other Foot: ngha en l chic giy ny li nm chn kia, v nh th n c ngha l mt hon cnh o ngc li nhng g c, khin ngi ta bun ru kh chu. Ta hy tng tng l c chic giy bn phi m li mang vo chn tri th thy kh chu bit bao nhiu. To Wear One's Heart on One's Sleeve: Vo ngy l ny cc i tnh nhn thng tng qu cho nhau v vit th cho nhau. y l mt dp biu l tnh yu ca h mt cch r rt i vi nhau. Ngi M dng thnh ng To Wear One's Heart On One's Sleeve', l t tri tim mnh ln tay o cho mi ngi trng thy. The Way to A Man's Heart: Thnh ng ny l phn u ca thnh ng 'TheWay To A Man's Heart Is Through His Stomach', tc l con ng a ti tri tim ca ngi n ng l qua ng d dy ca ng ta, ni mt ba n ngon c th lm cho nam gii yu mn mnh Heart to Heart Talk: l mt cuc ni chuyn tm tnh vi nhau gia hai ngi thn thit cnh bo

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hay khuyn bo nhau be the apple of someone's eye = be someone's favourite person: 'She's the apple of her father's eye.' in apple-pie order = in perfect order: 'Her house was in apple-pie order, with nothing out of place.' be as nice as pie = be extremely nice and charming, so that you can fool people: 'She can be as nice as pie, but don't trust her!' eat humble pie = have to take back what you said, because you have been proved wrong: 'He'll have to eat humble pie now. Serve him right - he tried to make us all look bad.' have your fingers in every pie = be involved in many different things: 'You can't do anything without him knowing - he has his fingers in every pie.' a piece of cake = be extremely simple: 'This program is a piece of cake to use.' sell like hot cakes = sell quickly in large quantities: 'His book is selling like hot cakes.' full of beans = be full of energy: 'You're full of beans today - it's nice to see you so lively!' beef about something = complain about something: 'He's always beefing about the pay.' beef something up = give something extra appeal: 'If we beef up the window display, more people might come into the shop.' be your bread and butter = be your main source of income: 'Although they run a taxi service, car sales are their bread and butter.' be like chalk and cheese = be completely different: 'I don't know why they got married - they're like chalk and cheese.' be like peas in a pod = be identical to someone: 'Those two are like peas in a pod.' cheesy = predictable and unimaginative: 'I don't want to see that film again - it's really cheesy.' sour grapes = say something bad because you didn't get what you wanted: 'Don't listen to him complain - it's only sour grapes because you got the job and he didn't.' play gooseberry = go somewhere with a couple who would prefer to be on their own: 'I'd rather not come to the cinema with you two - I'd just feel I was playing gooseberry.' a couch-potato = someone who never goes out or exercises: 'He watches TV all day - what a couch-potato!' like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth = appear innocent: 'When I asked her about the missing money, she tried to look like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.' bring home the bacon = earn money for necessary things, like food: 'He brings home the bacon in that family.' the way the cookie crumbles = the way things are: 'I'm sorry I didn't get the promotion, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.' have someone eat out of your hand = have control over someone: 'He has her eating out of his hand - it's sad.'

eat someone out of house and home = eat a lot of food: 'Her children eat her out of house and home.' eat into your savings = spend some of your savings: 'We can't afford a new car, unless we eat into our savings.' eating for two = be pregnant and so eating more: 'Good news, darling. The doctor says I'm eating for two now.' eat your heart out! = telling someone they should be jealous of you: 'I'm going on holiday to Jamaica - eat your heart out!' not your cup of tea = something that you don't like much: 'Football isn't my cup of tea.' a square meal = a filling meal: 'You need a square meal after all that exercise.' it smells fishy = something that is suspicious: 'He wants to do all the housework for you? That smells fishy to me!' small fry / small beer = something or someone unimportant: 'Sales last year are small fry compared to now we're doing really well.' roll out the barrel = prepare to have a good time: 'Roll out the barrel - we're celebrating our exam results.' rhubarb, rhubarb = saying something completely unimportant: 'There's that politician again on televison rhubarb, rhubarb.'

1/ Clothes do not make the man = Manh o khng lm nn thy tu. 2/ A man is known by his friends = Xem bn bit ngi. 3/ A good name is better than riches = Tt danh hn lnh o. 4/ Don't count your chickens before they are hatched = Cha ng Ngh e hng tng. 5/ Absence makes the heart grow fonder = S xa vng lm cho tnh cm thm da dit. 6/ Every man has his faults = Nhn v thp ton. 7/ Call a spade a spade = Ni gn ni xa chng qua ni tht. 8/ Many man, many minds = 9 ngi 10 9/ Actions speak louder than words = Hay lm hn hay ni. 10/After a storm comes a calm= After rain comes fair weather Ht cn b cc n hi thi lai/ Sau cn ma tri li sng. 11/All things are difficult before they are easy = Vn s khi u nan (Gian nan bt u nn...th mnh cha bit ! hi...hi). 12/An act of kindness is never wasted = A good deed is never lost = Lm n khng bao gi thit.

13/A miss is as good as a mile = Sai 1 ly, i 1 dmLet bygone be bygone(Vic g qua ri hy cho qua)

A miss is as good as a mile(Sai mt ly i mt dm) Like father like son(Cha no con ny) One good turn deserves another (n ming tr ming) Two securities are better than one (Cn tc v u) Slow and sure (Chm m chc) If the cab fits then wear it (C tt git mnh) Money makes the mare go (C tin mua tin cng c) Where's there's life, there's hope (Cn nc cn tt) A lie has no legs (Giu u li ui) We have gone too far to draw back (m lao th phi theo lao) In for a penny, in for a pound (c voi i tin) Tell me the company you keep, and I will tell you what you see (Gn mc th en, gn n th sng) It never rains but it pours (Ha v n ch) If you eat the fruit, you have to think about the o ne who grows the tree (n qu nh k trng cy) We reap what we sow (Gieo gi gt bo) THere's no smoke without fire (Khng c la sao c khi) Who makes excuses, himself excuses (Ly ng ti bi ny) One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock (Con su lm ru ni canh) To kill two birds with one stone (Nht c lng tin) To let the wolf into the fold (Nui ong tay o) Constant dropping wears stone (Nc chy mn) A miss is as good as a mile (Sai mt ly i mt dm) A flow will have an ebb (Sng c khc ngi c lc) Grasp all, lose all (Tham th thm) Time lost is never found (Thi gi mt th khng tm li c) Bitter pills may have blessed effects (Thuc ng d tt) Beginning is the difficulty (Vn s khi u nan) Traveling forms a young man (i mt ngy ng, hc mt sng khn) No guide, no realization (Khng thy my lm nn) To be game: C ngh lc, gan d To be gasping for liberty: Khao kht t do To be generous with one's money: Rng ri v chuyn tin nong To be getting chronic: Thnh thi quen To be gibbeted in the press: B bu ru trn bo To be ginned down by a fallen tree: B cy To be given over to evil courses: C phm hnh xu To be given over to gambling: am m c bc To be glad to hear sth: Sung sng khi nghe c chuyn g To be glowing with health: hng ho To be going on for: Gn ti, xp x To be going: ang chy To be gone on sb: Yu, say m, phi lng ngi no To be good at dancing: Nhy gii, khiu v gii To be good at games: Gii v nhng cuc chi v th thao To be good at housekeeping: T gia ni tr gii(gii cng vic nh) To be good at numbers: Gii v s hc To be good at repartee: i p lanh li

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good safe catch: (Mt li nh cu bng vt g Anh)Bt cu rt gii goody-goody: Gi o c,(c gi)lm ra v o c governed by the opinions of others: B nhng kin ngi khc chi phi gracious to sb: n cn vi ngi no, l vi ngi no grateful to sb for sth, for having done sth: Bit n ngi no lm vic g gravelled: Lng tng, khng th p li c great at tennis: Gii v qun vt great with someone: Lm bn thn thit vi ngi no greedy: Tham n greeted with applause: c cho n vi trng pho tay grieved to see something: Nhn thy vic g m cm thy xt xa guarded in one's speech: Thn trng li ni guarded in what you say!: Hy cn thn trong li n ting ni! guilty of a crime: Phm mt trng ti guilty of forgery: Phm ti gi mo gunning for someone: Tm c hi tn cng ai a bad fit: Khng va a bear for punishment: Chu ng c s hnh h a believer in ghosts: K tin ma qu a believer in something: Ngi tin vic g a bit cracky: (Ngi)Hi in, hi mt, tng tng a bit groggy about the legs, to feel groggy: i khng vng, i chp chng a burden to someone: L mt gnh nng cho ngi no a church-goer: Ngi nng i nh th, nng i xem l a comfort to someone: L ngun an i ca ngi no a connoisseur of antiques: Snh v c a cup too low: Chn nn, nn lng a dab at something: Hiu r, gii, thng tho vic g a dead ringer for someone: (Lng)Ging nh c a demon for work: Lm vic hng hi a dog in the manger: Sng ch k(ch k, khng mun ai dng ci m mnh khng cn n) a drug on the market: (Hng ha)L mt mn hng trn th trng a favourite of someone; to be someone's favourite: c ngi no yu mn a fiasco: Tht bi to a fiend at football: K ti ba v bng a fluent speaker: n ni hot bt, lu lot a foe to something: Nghch vi iu g a frequent caller at someone's house: Nng ti lui nh ngi no a gentleman of leisure; to lead a gentleman's life: Sng nh li hng nm a good judge of wine: Bit rnh v ri, gii nm ru a good puller: (Nga)ko gii, khe a good walker: i(b)gii a good whip: nh xe nga gii a good, bad writer: Vit ch tt, xu a hiding place to nothing: Chng c c may no thnh cng a law unto oneself: Lm theo ng li ca mnh, bt chp lut l a lump of selfishness: i ch k a man in irons: Con ngi t ti(b kha tay, b xing xch) a mere machine: (Ngi)Ch l mt ci my a mess: trong tnh trng bi ri a mirror of the time: L tm gng ca thi i

To be a novice in, at something: tho, quen vic g To be a pendant to...: l vt i xng ca.. To be a poor situation: trong hon cnh ngho nn To be a retarder of progress: Nhn t lm chm s tin b To be a shark at maths: Gii v ton hc To be a sheet in the wind: (Bng)Ng ng say To be a shingle short: Hi in, khng khng To be a slave to custom: N l tp tc To be a spy on someone's conduct: Theo di hnh ng ca ai To be a stickler over trifles: Qu t m, cu n v nhng chuyn khng u To be a swine to someone: Chi xu, chi x ngi no To be a tax on somwonw: L mt gnh nng cho ngi no To be a terror to...: Lm mt mi kinh hi i vi.. To be a testimony to somwthing: Lm chng cho chuyn g To be a thrall to one's passions: N l cho s am m To be a tight fit: Va nh in To be a total abstainer (from alcohol): King ru hon ton To be a tower of strength to someone: L ng i c sc bo v ai To be a transmitter of (something): (Ngi)Truyn mt bnh g To be abhorrent to someone: B ai ght United we stand, divided we fall on kt l sng, chia r l cht -------------Walls have ears Tai vch mch rng -------------The way to a man's heart is through his stomach Tri tim ca mt ngi n ng l thng qua chic d dy -------------Where there's a will there's away C ch th nn -------------Barking dogs seldom bite *** sa t khi cn -------------Beauty is in the eye of the beholder V p nm trong con mt ngi ngm -------------Better late than never Th mun cn hn khng -------------Brevity is the soul of wit S ngn gn l tinh hoa ca tr tu -------------An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth n ming tr ming -------------Marriage are made in Heaven Hn nhn l do tri nh -------------Men make houses, Women make home n ng xy nh, n b xy t m

-------------Necessity is the mother of invention Ci kh l ci khn -------------Men are blind in their own cause Con ngi m qung v nim tin ca mnh -------------Live not to eat, but eat to live ( tht tic khi ch ngha ngc li T___________T) Sng khng phi n nhng n sng -------------Forbidden fruit is sweetest Qu cm bao gi cng ngt -------------A fault confessed is half redressed Th nhn khuyt im l bit sa mnh -------------Book and friend should be few but good Sch v v bn b, cn t thi nhng phi tt -------------Blood is thicker than water Mt git mu o hn ao nc l -------------The beaten road is safest Con ng quen thuc l con ng an ton nht -------------When in Rome do as the Romants do Nhp gia tu tc -------------Every dog has his day Ai giu ba h, ai kh ba i -------------The grass is always greener on the other side ng ni ny trng ni n -------------Let grass grow under one's feet Nc ti chn mi nhy -------------Let bygones be bygones Hy cho d vng tri v d vng -------------One for all and all for one Mnh v mi ngi, mi ngi v mnh -------------It takes a thief to catch a thief K cp gp b gi -------------Hide one's head and leave tail sticking out Giu u li ui -------------Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind Gieo gi gp bo --------------

Like father, like son Cha no con ny -------------Hidden things will be brought to light in due time Chy nh ra mt chut -------------He who sleeps with a dog gets up with fleas Gn mc th en, gn n th sng -------------Birds of their little nests agree G cng mt m ch hoi nhau -------------Travel broadens your mind i mt ngy ng hc mt sng khn -------------Succeed by dump luck *** ngp phi rui -------------Worthless, not worth picking up *** tha i, mo tha li -------------Pick over and over and pick the worst Gi kn kn hom -------------Give him an elephant and he'll ask for an angel c voi i tin -------------Out of the frying pan into the fire Trnh v da gp v da make a splash:trn nh cao ca vinh quang duck soup: chuyn nh for the birds: chuyn vt vnh have the world by the tail: cuc i ln hng
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