Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Xác suất và may mắn (Probability and luck)

Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Xác suất, khả năng (Probability)

Dưới đây là danh sách các Idioms chủ đề Xác suất (sắp xếp theo mức độ thông dụng giảm dần):

IDIOMS	MEANING	EXAMPLE
out of the blue	completely unexpectedly (bất ngờ, đột nhiên)	She seemed so surprised by the news that it must have come out of the blue.
pigs might fly	very unlikely to happen (chuyện hiếm thấy; chuyện không thể xảy ra)	A: “If we could just get Democrats and Republicans to agree on a tax reform bill, we could bring the deficit down in no time.” – B: “Yeah, and pigs might fly!”
in line for	to be likely to get something, especially something good (rất có khả năng đạt được, giành được cái gì)	You’ll be in line for* a promotion if you keep turning in such stellar results.*
see something coming	to realize that there is going to be a problem before it happens (trông đợi, dự đoán, cho rằng điều gì sẽ xảy ra)	No one else had expected the factory to close, but we saw it coming.
on the cards	to be very likely or certain to happen, occur, or take place (rất có thể xảy ra, diễn ra)	They’ve played very well, but it doesn’t look like a championship title is on the cards* for this team today.*
take stock of	to make an appraisal, estimation, or assessment of something (thực hiện đánh giá, ước tính về một cái gì đó)	Moving forward, we’ll be holding biweekly meetings to take stock of* our financial situation.*
castles in the air	dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding (kế hoạch khó xảy ra; ước mơ viển vông)	You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you’re going to start your own business – don’t just build castles in the air.
in the air	to be likely to happen soon (rất có thể sẽ xảy ra sớm thôi)	With these elections, it feels like change is in the air.
get a foot in the door	to have a chance to do something that could lead to further opportunities (có cơ hội làm điều gì mà dẫn tới những cơ hội khác)	An internship might not sound very interesting, but it’s a great way to get a foot in the door* at this company.*
can count on the fingers of one hand	not happen very often or exists in very small numbers (hiếm khi xảy ra)	A: “She said that she watches your kids all the time.” – B: “Oh please! I can count on the fingers of one hand* the number of times she’s babysat for me.”*
suck it and see	to try something to find out if it will be successful (thử cái gì xem có tốt/hiệu quả hay không)	My parents never allowed me to refuse foods that were new to me. I just had to suck it and see!
fat chance	said of something that is unlikely to happen (không có khả năng xảy ra)	A: “Maybe the teacher will let us out of class early today.” – B: “Ha! Fat chance.”
someone should be so lucky	that is very unlikely to happen or be the case (rất có thể sẽ không xảy ra hoặc không thành)	A: “Do you think you’ll get the promotion?” – B: “I should be so lucky!”
the luck of the draw	to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over (hên xui, không đoán trước được)	It was just the luck of the draw that my roommate in college ended up being one of my closest friends for the rest of my life.
see the handwriting on the wall	to notice and interpret apparent signs or indications that something will or is about to happen in the future, especially something bad or unfortunate (rất rõ ràng là một điều gì sắp xảy ra, thường là điều xấu hoặc không may mắn)	I’ve seen the handwriting on the wall* – the company is going under, and I’m not about to go down with it.*
a recipe for disaster	to be very likely to become a disaster, success, etc. (rất có khả năng trở thành thảm họa, rất có khả năng gây ra kết quả không tốt)	Studying all night and getting no sleep before your final exam is a recipe for disaster.
like nailing jelly to a wall	incredibly difficult or impossible (bất khả thi)	Finding out who’s right is like nailing jelly to a wall.
the cards are stacked against someone	someone is not likely to succeed, esp. because the person is not being given a fair chance (khả năng thành công thấp hoặc không có vì thiếu sự công bằng)	We tried hard to win, but the cards were stacked against* us.*

IDIOMS

MEANING

EXAMPLE

out of the blue

completely unexpectedly (bất ngờ, đột nhiên)

She seemed so surprised by the news that it must have come out of the blue.

pigs might fly

very unlikely to happen (chuyện hiếm thấy; chuyện không thể xảy ra)

A: “If we could just get Democrats and Republicans to agree on a tax reform bill, we could bring the deficit down in no time.” – B: “Yeah, and pigs might fly!”

in line for

to be likely to get something, especially something good (rất có khả năng đạt được, giành được cái gì)

You’ll be in line for a promotion if you keep turning in such stellar results.

see something coming

to realize that there is going to be a problem before it happens (trông đợi, dự đoán, cho rằng điều gì sẽ xảy ra)

No one else had expected the factory to close, but we saw it coming.

on the cards

to be very likely or certain to happen, occur, or take place (rất có thể xảy ra, diễn ra)

They’ve played very well, but it doesn’t look like a championship title is on the cards for this team today.

take stock of

to make an appraisal, estimation, or assessment of something (thực hiện đánh giá, ước tính về một cái gì đó)

Moving forward, we’ll be holding biweekly meetings to take stock of our financial situation.

castles in the air

dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding (kế hoạch khó xảy ra; ước mơ viển vông)

You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you’re going to start your own business – don’t just build castles in the air.

in the air

to be likely to happen soon (rất có thể sẽ xảy ra sớm thôi)

With these elections, it feels like change is in the air.

get a foot in the door

to have a chance to do something that could lead to further opportunities (có cơ hội làm điều gì mà dẫn tới những cơ hội khác)

An internship might not sound very interesting, but it’s a great way to get a foot in the door at this company.

can count on the fingers of one hand

not happen very often or exists in very small numbers (hiếm khi xảy ra)

A: “She said that she watches your kids all the time.” – B: “Oh please! I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she’s babysat for me.”

suck it and see

to try something to find out if it will be successful (thử cái gì xem có tốt/hiệu quả hay không)

My parents never allowed me to refuse foods that were new to me. I just had to suck it and see!

fat chance

said of something that is unlikely to happen (không có khả năng xảy ra)

A: “Maybe the teacher will let us out of class early today.” – B: “Ha! Fat chance.”

someone should be so lucky

that is very unlikely to happen or be the case (rất có thể sẽ không xảy ra hoặc không thành)

A: “Do you think you’ll get the promotion?” – B: “I should be so lucky!”

the luck of the draw

to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over (hên xui, không đoán trước được)

It was just the luck of the draw that my roommate in college ended up being one of my closest friends for the rest of my life.

see the handwriting on the wall

to notice and interpret apparent signs or indications that something will or is about to happen in the future, especially something bad or unfortunate (rất rõ ràng là một điều gì sắp xảy ra, thường là điều xấu hoặc không may mắn)

I’ve seen the handwriting on the wall – the company is going under, and I’m not about to go down with it.

a recipe for disaster

to be very likely to become a disaster, success, etc. (rất có khả năng trở thành thảm họa, rất có khả năng gây ra kết quả không tốt)

Studying all night and getting no sleep before your final exam is a recipe for disaster.

like nailing jelly to a wall

incredibly difficult or impossible (bất khả thi)

Finding out who’s right is like nailing jelly to a wall.

the cards are stacked against someone

someone is not likely to succeed, esp. because the person is not being given a fair chance (khả năng thành công thấp hoặc không có vì thiếu sự công bằng)

We tried hard to win, but the cards were stacked against us.

Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề May mắn (Luck)

IDIOMS	MEANING	EXAMPLE
break a leg	good luck (chúc may mắn)	You all look great in your costumes! Break a leg!
knock on wood	to avoid misfortune and/or hope for good luck (mong muốn điều gì tốt đẹp)	I knock on wood* when I wish something were true.*
in luck	to experience good fortune, typically when one’s wishes are fulfilled unexpectedly (gặp may)	You’re in luck* – this is the last one.*
no such luck	used when you are disappointed that something that you hoped for did not happen (quả là đen đủi)	I was rather hoping it would rain today and I wouldn’t have to go for a walk, but no such luck.
take pot luck	choose something or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc. (lựa chọn hoặc đi đến đâu với hy vọng sẽ có kết quả tốt, may mắn)	I like to just take pot luck* when I travel to new cities and try out whatever local establishments I happen upon.*
keep someone’s fingers crossed	to hope for good luck or that something will happen (cầu mong điều tốt lành, may mắn hoặc điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra)	We’re keeping our fingers crossed* that he’ll be healthy again very soon.*
just my luck	something that you say when something bad happens to you (xui xẻo thật)	That’s just my luck! First the flat tire, and now I’m locked out of the apartment.
more by luck than judgment	by chance and not because of any special skill (ăn may, tình cờ chứ không phải do thực lực)	I got to the finals more by luck than judgment, so my opponent was way better than me.
lead a charmed life	to be very lucky in life, often escaping dangerous situations without being hurt (rất may mắn trong cuộc sống, tránh được nguy hại)	For many years, he led a charmed life, working on movie projects all over the world.

IDIOMS

MEANING

EXAMPLE

break a leg

good luck (chúc may mắn)

You all look great in your costumes! Break a leg!

knock on wood

to avoid misfortune and/or hope for good luck (mong muốn điều gì tốt đẹp)

I knock on wood when I wish something were true.

in luck

to experience good fortune, typically when one’s wishes are fulfilled unexpectedly (gặp may)

You’re in luck – this is the last one.

no such luck

used when you are disappointed that something that you hoped for did not happen (quả là đen đủi)

I was rather hoping it would rain today and I wouldn’t have to go for a walk, but no such luck.

take pot luck

choose something or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc. (lựa chọn hoặc đi đến đâu với hy vọng sẽ có kết quả tốt, may mắn)

I like to just take pot luck when I travel to new cities and try out whatever local establishments I happen upon.

keep someone’s fingers crossed

to hope for good luck or that something will happen (cầu mong điều tốt lành, may mắn hoặc điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra)

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that he’ll be healthy again very soon.

just my luck

something that you say when something bad happens to you (xui xẻo thật)

That’s just my luck! First the flat tire, and now I’m locked out of the apartment.

more by luck than judgment

by chance and not because of any special skill (ăn may, tình cờ chứ không phải do thực lực)

I got to the finals more by luck than judgment, so my opponent was way better than me.

lead a charmed life

to be very lucky in life, often escaping dangerous situations without being hurt (rất may mắn trong cuộc sống, tránh được nguy hại)

For many years, he led a charmed life, working on movie projects all over the world.

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