Listening idiom

[con dzit]

<Lesson 1>

About to : almost ready to
Above all : most importantly
Add up : make sense, be logical
All at once : suddenly, without warning
All of a sudden : all at once, suddenly
As a matter of fact : in reality, actually
As a rule : generally, customarily
At ease : not nervous, calm
At the drop of a hat : quickly, without any preparation time

Back out (of) : withdraw an offer
Bank on : depend on, count on, rely on
Be my guest : do what you want, feel free, help yourself
Be rusty : need practice or review
Beats me : I don’t know, I have no idea (often used in response to a question)
Better off : in an improved condition
Bite off more than one can chew : take on more responsibility than one can handle
Bound to : certain to, sure to
Break down : stop functioning (a machine, for example)
Break in (on) : interrupt
Break the ice : break through social barriers (as at a party)
Break the news (to) : inform, give bad news
Break up : end (a meeting, for example)
Break up (with) : stop being a couple (a boyfriend and girlfriend, for example)
A breeze : something very simple and easy to do
Bring about : cause to happen
Bring up : (1) raise (a child);(2) introduce (a topic, for example)
Brush up on : review, study, practice
Bump into : meet unexpectedly, run into
By and large : mostly, generally, on the whole
By heart : by memory, learned word for word
By no means : in no way, not at all

[con dzit]

<Lesson 2>

call it a day : stop working for the day, go home
call off : cancel
call on : visit
calm down : relax
care for : (1) take care of (2) like, feel affection for
catch on : become popular
catch on (to) : understand, learn
catch up (with) : go as fast as, catch
check in (or into) : register (at a hotel)
check out (of) : (1) leave (a hotel) (2) take material (from a library, for example)
cheer up : become cheerful, be happy
chip in (on/for) : contribute
clear up : (1) clarify, make understandable (2) become nice and sunny (used to talk about the weather)
come across : find, meet, encounter
come around (to) : begin to change one’s opinion, begin to agree with
come down with : become sick with (an illness)
come up with : think of (an idea)
cost an arm and a leg : be very expensive
count on : depend on, rely on, bank on
count out : eliminate, no longer consider as a factor
cut off : stop, discontinue (a service, for example)
cut out for : have an aptitude for, be qualified for

[con dzit]

Lesson #3

TO MAKE IT = to succeed

E-TAILER = retailer who does business electronically on the Internet

TO TURN A PROFIT = to show a profit, to make money

DARLING = favorite

CUSTOMER BASE = group of customers who do business with a particular company

DOT - COMS = Internet companies

PORTFOLIO = all the stocks owned by someone

TO HIT A PEAK = to reach a high. This expression is often used to describe
market movements.

TO TREND DOWNWARD = to go down generally (though there may be a few
increases too)


TO HEAD INTO = to go into

TO BE UP = to show an increase

TO BE ON TRACK = to be following a logical procedure and timetable toward a
goal

TO BE ON THE UPSWING = to show a general increase

TO SOAR = to increase dramatically

TO SPUR = to cause, to encourage

TO SNAP UP = to buy

TO PICK UP = to increase


TO PULL OFF A MINOR MIRACLE = to accomplish something of enormous importance

OVERWHELMINGLY = by a very large majority

TO TOSS OUT = to remove from political office, to remove from power

POWERHOUSE = central area of great energy and drive

TO BE HUNGRY FOR = to be very anxious to receive [something]. In the
example below, the people are very anxious for political change.

ALL ROLLED INTO ONE = separate elements which are grouped together as one


TO RIDE TO VICTORY ON = to win based on [something]

ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT = government which is responsible, not corrupt

A SECOND WAVE OF = a second round of, a second group of

FREE-MARKET INITIATIVES = government steps toward a free-market economy

TO FOLLOW THROUGH = to continue one's efforts until the final outcome is
achieved

AGENDA = list of priorities

DESTINATION FOR FOREIGN CAPITAL = center for international investment money

TO THROW OPEN = to make available

MOVE UP THE LADDER = to progress to a higher level

[con dzit]

Absolutely: Hẳn nhiên>< absolutely not: tuyệt ðối không...
After you : Xin mời ( ði trýớc dùng trýớc...)
Age before beautybeauty before age: Kính lão ðắc thọ
Don't waste your breath: Ðừng có phí công
Don't waste your time: Ðừng có hoài công.
Enough is enough : Ðủ rồi! Tôi chịu hết nổi rồi...
Give/Send my best/my regard to someone: cho tôi gửi lời hỏi thãm tới ai ðó...

Believe it or not: Tin hay không là tuỳ
Better late than never: Thà chậm còn hõn không
Can / Could you handle it: Bạn có làm nổi công việc ðó không
You are too much : Bạn rắc rối quá.
With please: Sẵn sàng hân hạnh
Breake a leg: Chúc may mắn
Watch your tongue! and Watch your mounth: Nói phải giữ mồm miệng chứ
Same to ya..: Bạn cũng vậy thôi
Speak of the devil : Thiêng thế mới nhắc tới ðã thấy ðến...
Over my dead body: Býớc qua xác tôi.
Never in my life: thề cả ðời tôi.

Remeber me to someone: Cho tôi gửi lời hỏi thãm....
Right away : ngay tức khắc
Say cheese: Cýời lên ( khi chụp ảnh)
Suit yourself: Tuỳ ý bạn
Bravo: hoan hô
Well done: Hay quá, giỏi quá..

Once and for all: Cuối cùng. Vĩnh viễn. Một lần cuối cùng thôi.
One way or another: Cách này hay cách khác.
( There is) no doubt about it: không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa.
( There is) nothing to it: Dễ ợt mà
The rest is history: Phần còn lại thì ai cũng biết rồi.
Trust me: Tôi nói thật ðó
When I ' m good and ready: Bao giờ tôi thích thì tôi làm
Where have you been all my life? Cả ðời tôi chỉ yêu mình em
Hang in there : Bình tĩnh ðừng bỏ cuộc.

Hãy nghĩ mà xem: Think yourself
Nếu tôi nhớ ko nhầm: If my memory doesn''''t fail
Nếu tôi không nhầm: If i''''m not mistaken
Nói thật với cậu nhá...: To tell you the truth.
Hãy nói thật ði: Please Tell me the truth.
Ko phải là ko có lý do: It''''s not without reason
Ðại khái là( nôm na là): Simply put
Có thể nói 1 cách týõng tự: It''''s possible to say the same.
... thì còn nói gì ðến....: ......... let alone.....

e.g.:He can ''t live on his own let alone take care of a pet fish: Cái thân lo còn không xong thì còn nói gì ðến chãm sóc mấy con cá .

No need to say: ko nói cũng biết
If everything go on smoothly: nếu mọi việc diễn ra suôn sẻ.
what should come will finally come: Cái gì ðến cuối cùng sẽ phải ðến.
speak ill someone: nói xấu ai ðó.

[con dzit]

No Wonder Why
Not surprisingly why. Chẳng trách tại sao
never say die: ko bao giờ chịu ðầu hàng.
no pain, no gain: thì ðại loại nhý là: ko làm thì lấy gì mà ãn....


Nói gì thì nói... You can say whatever you like

KHông tin ðýợc dù ðó là sự thật:Imposible to believe , but it''s true
Nói nhý vậy ko có nghĩa..:Saying so doesn''t mean..
Sở dĩ nhý vậy là gì:That''s is because
How can it be so= How is it possible: làm sao có chuyện.
Còn lâu nhá, Quên ði: far from me
Ðýa tiền ðây ko tao bắn: Your purse or your life

Cá nhân tôi, tôi cho rằng.. personally i think..
Tôi ko biết các bạn thế nào chứ tôi thì..: I don''t know how about you, but as for me I Think ..
Tôi ko biết ngýời khác thế nào chứ tôi thì:..: I don''t know how about others but as for me I think...
Theo chỗ tôi ðýợc biết: As far as i know...
Theo chỗ tôi nhớ: As far as i remember...
Cứ kiểu này thì... as it is.

Hõn bao giờ hết.. More than ever before
Hõn ai hết... More then anyone else
Còn ai nữa nếu ko phải là.. Who else if not...
Còn gì nữa nếu ko phải là.. What else if not...

- 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.