104 thành ngữ trong tiếng anh

A. THÀNH NG THỮ Ể-------------------------------------------------1. ALL EARS ng nghe chăm chú, ng tai lên ng ngheắ ắVD: can not wait to hear what you have to say. am all ears! Tôi không th ểnghe nh ng đi nói, Tôi đang ng tai lên đây.ữ ồ2. COLD SHOULDER ph không thèm ýớ ểVD: Steve would not talk to James after their argument. He has given him the cold shoulder. Steve không nói chuy James sau tranh cãi. Anh ph James.ệ ờ3. ITCHY FEET đam mê du ch, thích đi đó đâyịVD: Julie could not wait to go on her travels. She has itchy feet! Julie không th ợđ chuy đi cô y. Cô là fan “b du chế ị4. LONG ARM OF THE LAW quy c, uy th pháp lu tề ậVD: Tony was caught by the police for speeding. He could not escape the long arm of thelaw. Tony vì đi quá Anh không th thoát kh “l tr i” pháp ướ ủlu t.ậ5. OLD HAND gi trong lĩnh c, lành nghấ ềVD: Shirley has been with the bakery for long time. She is an old hand at making cakes.– Shirley làm hi bánh th gian dài. Cô gi lám bánh.ở ỏ6. SWEET TOOTH ng thích ăn ng tườ ọVD: brought John big box of chocolate for his birthday. He has such sweet tooth. Tôi ng John sô cô la nhân ngày sinh nh t. Anh ng t.ặ ọ7. ELBOW ROOM không gian làm vi c, di chuy nủ ểVD: did not like working in that cramped office. There was not enough elbow room. Tôi không thích làm vi trong văn phòng ch ch i. Nó còn ch ng ch di ểchuy n.ể8. EYE-CATCHING t, thu hútắ ắVD: Did you see Candida in her pink dress? She is very eye-catching. có nhìn th ấCandida váy ng không? Cô quy rũ.ặ ễB. THÀNH NG JUMPỮ Ớ----------------------------------------------1. JUMP FOR JOY nh lên vì vui ngả ướVD: I’m so happy about my promotion that want to jump for joy. Tôi đang vui vì ấđ thăng ch c. Tôi mu nh lên vì sung ng.ượ ướ2. JUMP OF THE PAGE t, chú ý.ổ ượVD: That was such an eye-catching newspaper advertisement. It really did jump off the page. báo qu ng cáo th t. Nó nh nh ra kh báo y.ờ ấ3. JUMP THE GUN làm quá m, ch tr tôớ ướVD: “Wait until you’re allowed to leave the classroom. Don’t jump the gun!” cho ợđ khi em phép c. ng đèn chayj tr tôế ượ ướ4. JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON: ch theo trendạVD: “Are you real fan of One Direction or did you just jump on the bandwagon?” là fan One Direction hay ch ch theo trend?ạ ạ5. JUMP THROUGH HOOPS: Nhi hoàn thànhề ểVD: “Hazel had to jump through hoops to make sure her project was finished on time.” Hazel đã nhi án cô hoàn thành đúng gi .ỗ ờ6. JUMP SHIP: nh vi cả ệVD: “The football manager did not jump ship and instead decided to stay with his struggling team.” Qu lý bóng không nh vi mà quy nh aả ủanh y.ấ7. JUMP THE SHARK: suy gi thành côngả ừVD: “The jump the shark moment for The Simpsons was after season nine. It really got worse after then.” xu ng show truy hình The Simpsons sau ầmùa th 9. Nó th sau mùa đó.ứ ơ8. JUMP AT YOUR OWN SHADOW: kỳ hãiự ợVD: “You will be so scared after watching the movie that afterwards you’ll jump at your own shadow!” sau khi xem phim đó mu tr trong cáiạ ốbóng mìnhủC. THÀNH NG TH TI TỮ Ế--------------------------------1. RAINING CATS AND DOGS: nh trút cư ướVD: “Do not forget your umbrella before you go outside. It is raining cats and dogs!”2. FACE LIKE THUNDER: gi n, bu bã ra tứ ặVD: “You could tell Maria was angry. She had face like thunder!”3. STORM IN TEACUP: chuy bé xé ra toệVD: “I don’t think this flu scare is serious. It's just storm in teacup.”4. CHASE RAINBOWS: đu theo đi vi vôngổ ểVD: “I know you want to become famous footballer but don’t chase rainbows! It is veryhard and you are just not good enough.”5. LIGHTNING FAST: nhanh nh ch pư ớVD: “Wow, did you see Usain win the race? He was lightning fast!”6. HEAD IN THE CLOUDS: óc trên mâyầ ểVD: “Mike thinks he is going to pass his exams without studying. He has his head in the clouds!”7. SNOWED UNDER: ng uậ ầVD: “Mike is snowed under with work. He cannot come and watch the game with us tonight.”8. UNDER THE WEATHER: khó tở ệVD: “Hazel did not come into work today. She was feeling under the weather.”D. THÀNH NG TI NỮ Ề===================================1. BALANCE THE BOOKS: tính toán chi tiêu, bù chi phíắVD: “After buying new bike, Thomas had to work some extra hours in order to balancethe books.” Sauk hi mua chi xe i, Thomas ph làm thêm gi bù chi phí.ế ắ2. BRING HOME THE BACON: ki ti nế ềVD: “Anna took another job so she could bring home the bacon.” Anna làm thêm ộcông vi a, cô có th ki ti nuôi gia đình.ệ ề3. GO DUTCH: chia đôi hóa nơVD: “Matthew and Hazel go dutch when they eat out. They split the bill.” Matthew và Hazel chia đôi hóa khi ra ngoài ăn. chia hóa n.ơ ơ4. GRAVY TRAIN: Công vi nhàn ng caoệ ươVD: “Ian got big bonus for his brief consulting job. He’s really on the gravy train!” Ian nh kho th ng cho mình. Qu là công vi béo ượ ưở ệb .ở5. NEST EGG: ti ti ki m, trề ữVD: “Leo’s nest egg meant that he was able to put down the deposit on his new house.” Ti ti ki Leo có nghĩa là anh đã dành kho ti cho căn nhà ềm mìnhớ ủ6. COOK THE BOOKS: gian sáchậ ổVD: “Sam had to lie and cook the books to make the accountant think his business was making money.” Sam ph nói và gian lân sách toán nghĩ ng công ty ằanh có nhu n.ấ ậ7. GOLDEN HANDSHAKE: ti ngh uề ưVD: “Ross was given golden handshake by his ex-employers after he retired from his work.” Ross cũ ông tr kho ti ngh sau khi ông ngh ượ ỉh u.ư8. CHEAPSKATE: keo ki tệVD: “Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What cheapskate!” –Thomad không mu ra 5$ mua hoa cho Đúng là tên nố ỉE. THÀNH NG NG TỮ Ậ=====================================1. MONKEY BUSINESS: ranh mãnh, thi trung th cế ựVD: “I noticed some people selling fake watches from suitcase. It looked like monkey business to me!”2. RAT RACE: ch trình đi i, iị ỏVD: “Martin left the rat race for few months. He quit his job and went travelling.”3. CAT BURGLAR: tr trèo ng vào nhàộ ườVD: “Alex had his laptop taken from his room on the fourth floor. Police suspect it was cat burglar.”4. TOP DOG: nhân quan tr ng nh tậ ấVD: “Michael felt like the top dog when he became captain of the football team.”5. CASH COW: món hàng/ th mang nhi iứ ợVD: “The company relied heavily on their best-selling product. It was their cash cow.”6. EAGER BEAVER: ng chăm ch và nhi huy tườ ếVD: “Mike worked really hard to pass all of his examples. He is real eager beaver!”7. ROAD HOG: ng lái xe ngườ ạVD: “Philipp is serious road hog. He was banned from driving for six months.”8. BLACK SHEEP: ng xem nh là nh c, hườ ượ ổVD: “When Peter went to jail he became the black sheep of the family.”F. THÀNH NG TR NG CỮ ƯỜ Ọ------------------------------------------1. BOOKWORM: sáchọVD: “Chase spent all day in the library revising for the big exam. He’s turned into such bookworm!”2. BRAINSTORM: phát tri n, nghĩ ngể ưởVD: “The marketing team sat down for brainstorm as they need some new ideas for their next campaign.”3. COPYCAT: ch cẻ ướVD: “Hazel was accused of being copycat when the teacher saw her looking at Rob’s exam answers.”4. HIT THE BOOKS:b chăm cắ ọVD: “Jonas hit the books when he realized that he had very important exam the next day.”5. PASS WITH FLYING COLORS: qu cao, mãnạ ỹVD: “Julian was uncertain about the important exam even though his teacher told him that he would pass with flying colors!”6. SKIP CLASS: tr cố ọVD: “Martin was tempted to skip class because his next lesson involved difficult maths test.”7. DROPOUT: c, bi t, thôi cỏ ọVD: “Mike studied extra hard for his exams because he did not want to be high school dropout.”8. TEACHER'S PET: sinh ng giáo viênọ ủVD: “Candida didn’t mind being the teacher’s pet because she always got good grades.”G. THÀNH NG ÂM NH CỮ Ạ--------------------------------------1. ELEVATOR MUSIC: nh nh nh công ngạ ộVD: “Kevin hated going shopping in the mall. He was tired of all the elevator music!”2. RING BELL: nghe quen taiVD: “Tina was sure that she had heard that music idiom before. It certainly did ring bell!”3. FOR SONG: bán giá rấ ẻVD: “Roy was selling his collection of toys very cheaply. They were going for song!”4. LIKE BROKEN RECORD: nói đi nói iạVD: “Hazel was tired of listening to Rob talk about Manchester United all the time. He sounded just like broken record!”5. BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET: khoe khoangVD: “Chase’s boss told him to 'Blow your own trumpet' after he succeeded at work.”6. JAM SESSION: ch nh ng ngơ ứVD: “Daryl and John got together in the studio for jam session. They were thinking up ideas for their new album.”7. CALL THE TUNE: đi ki tình hu ngề ốVD: “Juan was keen to call the tune in the meeting. He wanted to take control of the team.”8. BLOW THE WHISTLE: báo trên vi sai trái ệVD: “Martin had to blow the whistle at work when he saw Hazel stealing from the stationary cupboard.”H. THÀNH NG TÌNH YÊUỮ Ớ------------------------------------------------------1. DOUBLE DATE: hò pẹ ặVD: “Hazel and Matthew went on double date with John and Mary to their localItalian restaurant.”2. MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: quan t, hòa pố ợVD: “Balint and Nora are really well suited. They are match made in heaven.”3. ON THE ROCKS: quan đang tr tr cố ặVD: “Philippa and David are not talking to each other. think their relationship is on the rocks.”4. PUPPY LOVE: tình tr conố ẻVD: “I had my first girlfriend when was 12. It was just puppy love.”5. HEAD OVER HEELS: yêu ai tha thi tếVD: “I have never seen Andre so happy. He is head over heels in love with his new girlfriend.”6. LOVEY-DOVEY: Th hi nhi yêu th ng, tình yêuể ươVD: “Mary and Tony are always holding hands and kissing in public. They are so lovey-dovey.”7. LOVE RAT: Ng đàn ông ph gáiườ ạVD: “Mik had an affair with his wife’s best friend. He is such love rat.”8. HAVE THE HOTS: Nh ra ai đó quy rũ, cu hútậ ốVD: “I have the hots for my neighbor. am going to ask them out on date”I. THÀNH NG SHHH (ng miêng i, câm mi ng)ậ ệ1. PUT SOCK IN IT: nhét vào mi ng ệVD: “Hey, you’re being way too loud. Put sock in it!” Này, anh đang làm quá ồđ y. Nhét vào mi ng điấ ệ2. CORK IT: ch mi ng iậ ạVD: "Excuse me. What you’ve just said is very rude. Cork it!” Xin i. Nh ng ữgì mà nói quá thô ch mi ng điạ ạ3. BUTTON IT: ng mi ng iậ ạVD: “Your argument is way out of line. Button it!” Tranh lu đi quá ạxa y. Ng mi ng điồ ạ4. SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE: Đóng cái mi ng điệ ạVD: “You are being very loud and disruptive. Shut your pie hole!” đang ạl và gây y. Đóng ch cái mi ng điớ ạ5. ZIP YOUR LIPS: Kéo khóa mi ng điệ ạVD: “What you just said to me was offensive. Zip your lips!” Nh ng gì nóiữ ạv tôi th xúc ph m. Kéo khóa mi ng điớ ạ6. WIND YOUR NECK IN: Ng mi ng iậ ạVD: “Stop being so loud and obnoxious! Wind your neck in!” Nh ng to ti ng ếvà đáng ghét nh th Ng mi ng i.ư ạ7. SIMMER DOWN: Bình tĩnh đi nàoVD: “You are getting too loud and aggressive! Simmer down!” đang to ạti ng và hung đó, Bình tĩnh điế ạ8. PIPE DOWN: nói nh đi, ng ng nói điỏ ừVD: “Why are you being so noisy when people are trying to concentrate? Pipe down!” sao ào khi ng đang ng trung? Nói nhạ ườ ỏl đi.ạJ. THÀNH NG NH PHÚCỮ Ạ----------------------------------------------------1. HAVING WHALE OF TIME: Th gian vui vờ ẻVD: “Tatiana was having whale of time when celebrating her birthday at work!”2. ON CLOUD NINE: nh trên chín ng mâyư ầVD: “Tony was on cloud nine when he managed to get tickets to see his favorite band.”3. TICKLED PINK: th hài long gì đóả