A dead duck
a person/ thing that has no chance of success.
Let the cat out of the bag
To tell a secret.
I will zip my lip(s)/ mouth
I will be quiet, wont tell anyone
I'm on the same page with you
I agree with you
I'm not a fan of
I dont like
I'm pissed off
I'm angry about something
I'm over the moon
I'm very happy
cost an arm and a leg
very expensive
Easier said than done
Nói thì dễ làm thì khó
Driving one crazy/nutsUp the wall
Make someone upset or annoyed
by word of mouth
Truyền miệng. Ex: The sensational news was passed by word of mouth from one staff member to another.
work like a dog
To be hard-working
donkey work
hard or boring work
as quiet as a mouse
very quiet
as cool as a cucumber
to be calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation
as poor as a church mouse
very poorNghèo sơ nghèo xác
Break a leg
good luck
No pain no gain
there must be some suffering in order to succeed
under the weather
(slightly) ill/ not felling well
stuck between a rock and a hard place
facing a difficult choiceTiến thoái lưỡng nan
shake your leg
to hurry up
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Only friends who help you in difficult situations are true friends
look on the bright side
to be optimistic (tích cực)
To put smth on the map
make smth famous
a big fish in a small pond
an important person in a small place or organisation.
when pigs fly
something that will never happen
practice makes perfect
You have to practice a skill a lot to become good at it.Có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim
raining cats and dogs
raining heavily
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a small problem seem bigMolehill: đống đất chuột chũi đào lên
see eye to eye with someone
to agree with someone
hold your horses
to wait; be patient; hold on
Diamond cuts diamond
Vỏ quýt dày có mỏng tay nhọn
Money talks
Có tiền có quyền
Every day is not Sunday
Sông có khúc người có lúc
While there's life, there's hope
never give upCòn nước còn tát
A clean hand needs no washing
Vàng thật không sợ lửa
tit for tat
Ăn miếng trả miếng
Kill two birds with one stone
Một mũi tên trúng 2 đích
Know smth inside out
know smth very well
Burn the midnight oil
study or work late into the night
Moment/time/day in the sun
Khoảng khắc, thời kì huy hoàng
Soak the sun
Tắm nắng
Catch the sun
to get sunburned
Bite off more than you can chew
To take on a task that is way to big.
make it up to someone
Bù đắp
More or less
Không ít thì nhiềuĐại loại, xấp xỉ như vậy
Love me, love my dog
Yêu ai yêu cả đường đi lối về
Work like a dog
to work very hard
Like a dog with two tails
very happy and excited
Go to the dogs
become worse or decrease in qualitySa cơ lỡ vận
Let sleeping dogs lies
Đừng nhúng mũi vào việc không phải của mình
all walks of life
tất các tầng lớp xã hội
burn both ends of the candle
Làm việc quá sức
not for all the tea in China
not for anything at all
Born with a silver spoon in sb's mouth
to be born in a rich family
Walk/Be in sb's shoes
Ở trong hoàn cảnh của ai
put yourself in sb's place/position/shoes
Đặt mình vào hoàn cảnh của ai
Be in sb's shoes
be in sb's position
Under the sun
used to emphasize (nhấn mạnh) that you are talking about a very large number of things, of any kind; in the world
Over the moon
very happy
once in a blue moon
very rarely
A doubled- edged sword
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