Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

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câu hỏi		câu trả lời
a new person in charge who makes changes bắt đầu học		a new broom
someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else bắt đầu học		a wet blanket
a pompous, self-opinionated person bắt đầu học		a stuffed shirt
someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing bắt đầu học		a couch potato
someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about bắt đầu học		an armchair critic
someone who stands by you only when things are going well bắt đầu học		a fair weather friend
a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people bắt đầu học		a nosy parker
someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place bắt đầu học		a rolling stone
to be exposed to something unpleasant bắt đầu học		come in for something
to criticise or punish harshly bắt đầu học		come down (heavily) on somebody
to say something surprising bắt đầu học		come out with something
to produce an idea bắt đầu học		come up with something
to avoid details and say what’s important bắt đầu học		come to the point
to regain consciousness bắt đầu học		come round
to change your opinion bắt đầu học		come round to something/an idea
to catch an illness bắt đầu học		come down with something
to accept a situation as it is bắt đầu học		come to terms with something
this is a very inconvenient moment bắt đầu học		now’s a fine time
to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry bắt đầu học		a bit pressed for time
to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things bắt đầu học		buy time
as a temporary measure bắt đầu học		for the time being
punctually bắt đầu học		(be/come/leave) on time
in favourable circumstances bắt đầu học		at the best of times
it will be known in the future bắt đầu học		time will tell
repeatedly bắt đầu học		time and time again
to pass the time by doing something bắt đầu học		kill time
at the last minute bắt đầu học		just in the nick of time
to punish sb severely bắt đầu học		throw the book at someone
to change bắt đầu học		turn over a new leaf
to follow all the correct procedures in everything bắt đầu học		do something by the book
when sb is pleased with you bắt đầu học		be in someone’s good books
to be very indicative of sb’s character bắt đầu học		to speak volumes about someone
to behave in the same way as sb bắt đầu học		to take a leaf out of someone’s book
to be very good for bắt đầu học		do wonders for
to spend several years in prison bắt đầu học		do time
to redecorate it bắt đầu học		do sth up
to help sb bắt đầu học		do sb a good turn/favour
to be responsible for all the hard work bắt đầu học		do the donkey work
to gain no benefit from bắt đầu học		do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
do sth as if it was second nature to you bắt đầu học		do sth with your eyes closed
to be counter-productive bắt đầu học		do more harm than good
to manage a company bắt đầu học		run a business
to have no more of something bắt đầu học		run out of
to have an insufficient supply of bắt đầu học		run short of
to flee from bắt đầu học		run for it
to be cheerful / optimistic bắt đầu học		look on the bright side
to feel superior to bắt đầu học		look down your nose at
to be completely soaked bắt đầu học		look like a drowned rat
to be ungrateful for what you are given bắt đầu học		look a gift horse in the mouth
to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth bắt đầu học		catch sb red-handed
to attract sb’s attention bắt đầu học		catch sb’s eye
a sign that a difficult period will finish bắt đầu học		light at the end of the tunnel
to withhold information from sb bắt đầu học		keep sb in the dark
not to take sth seriously bắt đầu học		make light of sth
to fall asleep immediately bắt đầu học		go out like a light
a risk with unknown consequences bắt đầu học		a leap in the dark
the excitement and entertainment of a big city bắt đầu học		the bright lights
to be revealed bắt đầu học		come to light
to understand and realize you have been wrong bắt đầu học		see the light
a mysterious person bắt đầu học		a dark horse
out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset bắt đầu học		to be in the doghouse
to enjoy yourself very much bắt đầu học		to have a whale of a time
an insincere display of grief; false tears bắt đầu học		crocodile tears
to have enough money to be able to eat and live bắt đầu học		to keep the wolf from the door
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough bắt đầu học		to get a frog in your throat
to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about bắt đầu học		to be a whole different kettle of fish
to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed bắt đầu học		to flog a dead horse
to move very slowly bắt đầu học		to move at a snail’s pace
to regard something as being known bắt đầu học		to take it as read
to understand what is implied but not necessarily said bắt đầu học		to read between the lines
repeated exactly as in the original bắt đầu học		word for word
briefly bắt đầu học		in a word
to know the lines of a speech by heart bắt đầu học		to be word perfect
to speak freely or directly bắt đầu học		not to mince words
not to know what to say bắt đầu học		lost for words
well-behaved and obedient bắt đầu học		as good as gold
genuinely kind and caring bắt đầu học		heart of gold
a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness bắt đầu học		golden age
(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival bắt đầu học		golden oldie
an important principle bắt đầu học		golden rule
Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment bắt đầu học		golden handshake
born into wealth and privilege bắt đầu học		born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent bắt đầu học		silver-tongued
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem bắt đầu học		every cloud has a silver lining
not to reach a particular level or standard bắt đầu học		fall short (of)
to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces bắt đầu học		fall apart
to become victim of bắt đầu học		fall victim to
1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears bắt đầu học		fall behind
1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by bắt đầu học		fall for
grip sth bắt đầu học		fall on sth
to fail; miscarry bắt đầu học		fall through
1. to rely on 2. to resort to bắt đầu học		fall back on
1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems bắt đầu học		fall into place
1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with bắt đầu học		fall in with
to be selected from bắt đầu học		to be picked out
to tease or bully bắt đầu học		to pick on sb
to acquire a lg bắt đầu học		to pick up a lg
to collect sb/sth bắt đầu học		to pick up sb/sth from
to get sick / to come down with a disease bắt đầu học		to pick up a bug
to eat sparingly or without appetite bắt đầu học		to pick at food
to select bắt đầu học		to pick and choose from
to start a fight/ an argument bắt đầu học		to pick a fight
to find and move through a passage carefully bắt đầu học		to pick one’s way
to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience bắt đầu học		to pick up the pieces
without, not containing bắt đầu học		free from
overly critical bắt đầu học		free with one’s criticism
costing nothing bắt đầu học		free of charge
the right to say what one wants bắt đầu học		free speech
relaxed and informal bắt đầu học		free and easy
dropping without hindrance bắt đầu học		in free fall
to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you bắt đầu học		make free with
able to do whatever one wants bắt đầu học		free as a bird
to give freedom of action or expression bắt đầu học		give free rein
unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part bắt đầu học		free-for-all