30 Idioms thường dùng cho IELTS Speaking – Chủ đề Education

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IDIOMS	MEANING	EXAMPLE
Get the hang of something	to learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious (học cách làm một điều gì đó đòi hỏi kỹ năng thông qua sự tập luyện)	After practicing this program a few times, I could *get the hang of it.*
Can’t make head nor tail of something	to not be able to understand something (không thể hiểu được một điều gì đó)	I *can’t make head nor tail of* what she just explained to me.
Do/try your (very) best	to make the greatest effort possible (cố gắng làm một việc gì đó hết sức có thể)	I will *do my very best* to pass this exam.
Do wonders for sth/sb	to cause improvements or have a very good effect (cải thiện, mang lại nhiều lợi ích cho một việc, một người nào đó)	Reading books will *do wonders for me* because it can help me widen my knowledge about the world.
Be quick on the uptake	if someone is quick on the uptake, they understand things easily (hiểu mọi thứ một cách nhanh chóng, dễ dàng; sáng dạ)	My sister is not an expert yet but she is quick on the uptake.
Someone’s Achilles’ heel	a small weakness in a person that can result in failure (điểm yếu của một người nào đó)	English used to be my *Achilles’ heel* but now, it became my strongest point.
With flying colors	if you do something such as pass an exam with flying colors, you do it very successfully (đặc biệt tốt hoặc rất thành công)	I studied very hard so I passed this exam *with flying colors*.
In/by leaps and bounds	if someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, he, she, or it improves very quickly (nhanh chóng, thường dùng để miêu tả việc cải thiện một điều gì đó nhanh chóng)	My English skill has improved *in leaps and bounds*.
At someone’s own pace	if you do something at your own pace, you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you (làm việc tùy theo sức, tốc độ của mình)	He is walking too fast, so I decided to go *at my own pace*.
Draw a blank	to fail to get an answer (không nhận được câu trả lời)	I asked him about his plans for Christmas, but I just *drew a blank*. He didn’t seem to understand what I was asking him.
To be a copycat	to be someone who has few ideas of their own and does or says exactly the same as someone else (người sao chép ý tưởng người khác)	I don’t like talking to her about my homework because she’s such a copycat! I know she’ll steal my ideas and use them for her own essay.
Count noses	to count the number of people in a group to ensure that everyone is present (điểm danh)	All students, take your seats on the bus so that I can count noses* before we leave the museum.*
Drop out of school	to stop attending school (dừng việc học)	She *dropped out of school* at the age of 14 to help her sick grandmother at home, but now she runs her own successful nursing home for the elderly.
Show of hands	a vote in which people raise one of their hands to show that they support a suggestion (giơ tay biểu quyết)	With a *show of hands*, who would prefer to have longer working days but a shorter working week?
Learn something (off) by heart	learn all the words/things without any help (học thuộc lòng)	She *learned* all the compositions by Beethoven *off by heart*.
School of hard knocks	if you learn something in the school of hard knocks, you learn it as a result of difficult or unpleasant experiences (học từ thực tế cuộc sống)	I wasn’t able to go to college, but I learned a lot in *the school of hard knocks,* it taught me a lot about life.
An A for effort	acknowledgment for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful (điểm 10 cho sự nỗ lực, dù có thể không thành công)	Jenny definitely deserves an *A for effort*, she put so much work into her entry for the competition.
School sb (in sth)	to tutor, train, or mentor one (in some skill, discipline, field, etc.) (đào tạo làm gì đó)	I was schooled by a famous painter* when I was studying impressionism.*
Cut class/ play hooky/ skip class	to skip a school class or a day of school without an excuse (trốn học)	David has been *cutting class* again; I haven’t seen him in any of our French lessons for the past week.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks	said to mean that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone’s habits or character (bạn không thể thay đổi cách họ làm một việc gì đó)	Jeremy tries so hard to show me how the computer works, but he doesn’t understand that you *can’t teach an old dog new tricks*.
Get off to a good start with sth	to begin an activity successfully (có khởi đầu tốt với cái gì)	Thanks to my chemistry lessons, I got off to a good start with* science.*
Have a good command of sth	to be knowledgeable about or skilled in a particular area or thing (am hiểu về điều gì)	Nam has a remarkably good command of* English.*
Make oneself understood	to communicate effectively (khiến người khác hiểu được cái mà mình muốn truyền đạt)	I had a Chinese speaking test, but my Chinese is so limited that I couldn’t make myself understood.
Play truant	to be regularly absent from school without permission (thường xuyên trốn học)	Most parents are horrified when they discover their children have been playing truant* from school.*
Teacher’s pet	the teacher’s favourite student (học trò cưng)	I have to admit I definitely was the teacher’s pet* at school!*
Hit the books	to study (học tập)	I can’t party with my friends much because I need to hit the books.
To be a bookworm	someone who reads a lot (mọt sách, người đọc nhiều)	My brother reads 5 hours a day. He is such a bookworm!
Burn the midnight oil	to study/work late into the night (thức khuya làm việc, học tập, nghiên cứu)	I’ll need to burn the midnight oil* to have any chance of finishing this paper before class tomorrow morning.*
Sit an exam	to take an exam (làm bài kiểm tra/bài thi)	The time when I have to sit an exam* is really stressful because I need to stay up all night and have less time to relax.*
The three Rs	used to refer to the basic areas of education: reading, writing, and mathematics (3 điều cơ bản của giáo dục: đọc, viết và toán học)	Some children are leaving school without even the basic three Rs.