03:31 9/8/24 List of 20 English Idioms
LIST OF 20 ENGLISH IDIOMS Idiom English Definition Sentence Vietnamese Meaning
He has had a chip on his
An angry attitude from someone who feels shoulder ever since he 1 A chip on one’s shoulder Dễ nổi nóng unfairly treated didn't get the promotion he was expecting. He's occupying the space Be (caught) between a rock
To be in a very difficult situation and to have to he loves to occupy, where 2 Tiến thoái lưỡng nan and a hard place make a hard decision people are caught between a rock and a hard place.
We bit off more than we Bite off more than you can could chew in our 3
To try to do something that is too difficult for you
Cố làm việc gì quá sức mình chew original reform proposals.
To wish someone good luck, especially before a Hey Amy, break a leg in 4 Break a leg performance or event your test tomorrow! Chúc may mắn!
Sarah has been burning Burn the candle at both
To work or do other things from early in the the candle at both ends 5
morning until late at night and so get very little by working late into the Làm việc quần quật cả ngày ends rest night and waking up early in the morning. Rob was determined to finish his dissertation on
time, but there was so Thức khuya để làm việc, học 6 Burn the midnight oil To work late into the night much research to conduct tập that he had to burn the midnight oil. 7 Come rain or shine Whatever happens
Come rain or shine, I'll Dù có chuyện gì đi nữa see you on Thursday. Here we are
To feel sorry or sad about something that has crying over
spilled milk when we
Buồn bã, tiếc nuối vì chuyện 8 Cry over spilled milk
already happened; used to emphasize that this is should be thinking about đã qua not helpful the future. about:blank 1/6 03:31 9/8/24 List of 20 English Idioms She wanted to buy a dress in case someone Don’t count your chickens
You should not make plans that depend on asked her to the dance, 9
something good happening before you know that it
Nói trước bước không qua before they hatch but I told her has actually happened not to count her chickens before they hatched. Have butterflies (in one’s I always
To feel very nervous, usually about something you have butterflies
Ngồi trên đống lửa (bồn 10 stomach) are going to do
in my stomach whenever chồn, lo lắng) I have exams. I have a busy day 11 Hit the hay To go to bed or go to sleep
tomorrow, so I think I'll Đi ngủ hit the hay. I don't think we should
kick the can down the 12 Kick the can down the road
To avoid or delay dealing with a problem road
and let our Trì hoãn, né tránh grandkids solve that problem.
Said to warn someone that they should not talk The best plan is just to let 13 Let sleeping dogs lie
about a bad situation that most people have sleeping dogs lie.
Đừng nhắc lại chuyện cũ forgotten about I was trying to keep the
To disclose a secret or reveal something that was party a secret, but Mel 14 Let the cat out of the bag Tiết lộ bí mật
supposed to be kept confidential went and let the cat out of the bag. In the bid to gain independence, she agreed Out of the frying pan into
Said when you move from a bad or difficult to get married, not 15
Tránh vỏ dưa, gặp vỏ dừa the fire situation to one that is worse knowing she was
jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
The exam was a piece of 16 Piece of cake
Refers to something that is very easy to do Dễ như trở bàn tay cake.
If the ball is in someone's court, they have to do I've helped him in every The ball is in someone's
Quyền quyết định trong tay 17 court
something before any progress can be made in a way I can – the ball's in ai đó situation his court now. about:blank 3/6 03:31 9/8/24 List of 20 English Idioms He started setting up his
Someone will have an advantage if they do
Thành công sẽ đến với ai The early bird catches the stand at 7 a.m. on the 18 worm
something immediately, or before other people do basis that
biết nắm bắt cơ hội trước it the early bird tiên gets the worm.
If you support or stay with someone through thick My brother has stuck 19 Through thick and thin
and thin, you always support or stay with them, with me through thick Đồng cam, cộng khổ
even if there are problems or difficulties and thin. After facing numerous challenges in the project,
To stop trying to do something because you have Lisa decided to throw the 20 Throw the towel Bỏ cuộc
realized that you cannot succeed
towel and admit that it was beyond her capacity to complete. about:blank 5/6