Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Khen ngợi và chỉ trích (Praise and criticism)

Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Khen ngợi (Praise)

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

IDIOMS	MEANING	EXAMPLE
finger-licking good	an expression of praise for good food (vị ngon trên từng ngón tay)	Man, that meal was finger-licking good* honey. Where did you learn to cook chicken like the Colonel?*
the best thing since sliced bread	to be an excellent person or thing (là người/thứ xuất sắc, tuyệt vời)	These waterproof jeans are the best thing since sliced bread. I don’t have to worry about getting soaked!
don’t look a gift horse in the mouth	you should accept something that is offered to you, or take advantage of an opportunity, and not try to find faults or difficulties (đừng chê bai, soi xét mòn quà bạn được tặng, hãy biết ơn/cảm kích)	I know Aunt Jean isn’t your favorite person, but she gave you that beautiful sweater as a present, so don’t look a gift horse in the mouth!
hit the nail on the head	to do exactly the right thing; to do something in the most effective and efficient way (trúng phóc, có lý)	You really hit the nail on the head with that answer – good job.
have got to hand it to someone	to show your admiration to someone for something they have done (khen ngợi ai)	I mean you have got to hand it to* her, she’s brought up those three children all on her own.*
out of this world	extremely good (cực kì tuyệt vời)	Wow, that performance was out of this world!
give someone a big hand	to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands; to be applauded in this way (cho ai tràng pháo tay thật lớn, ủng hộ ai đó nhiệt thành)	Let’s give our special guest a big hand!
bring the house down	to perform or entertain so successfully as to cause the audience to erupt in applause, laughter, or cheers for a long stretch of time (nhận được tràng pháo tay giòn giã hay sự chấp thuận từ khán giả)	She is a rising star as a stand-up comedian, always able to bring the house down* during each performance.*
a hard act to follow	to be so good that it is not likely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good (làm tốt đến nỗi những người làm việc đó sau bạn không cảm thấy tự tin sẽ thành công)	She is such a talented singer that she’ll be a hard act to follow* in the talent show.*
take someone’s hat off to	to praise, salute, congratulate, or pay tribute to someone or something (ngả mũ thán phục, bái phục, kính nể ai/cái gì)	We all take our hats off to Janet for her recent promotion.
second to none	as good as or better than all others (tuyệt nhất, tốt nhất)	The food at Ali’s restaurant is second to none. I love that place!
larger than life	to be (or seem) more important, impressive, or exciting than the average person or thing (quan trọng, ấn tượng, thú vị hơn phần đông mọi người hay thứ gì; sôi nổi, hấp dẫn hơn những người khác)	Celebrities are always larger than life* to their fans.*
win/gain someone’s spurs	to achieve something that proves that you are skilled in a particular type of activity and to therefore win the respect of other people (đạt được thành tích khiến mọi người nể phục)	He won his political spurs* fighting hospital closures during his time as a local councillor in Bristol.*
have got to hand it to someone	to show your admiration to someone for something they have done (khen ngợi ai)	I mean you have got to hand it to* her, she’s brought up those three children all on her own.*
the cat’s whiskers	something or someone that is highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way (người/vật tốt hơn những người/vật khác)	Tom’s new Cadillac is really the cat’s whiskers!
separate the sheep from the goats	to make clear which people or things in a particular group are of a higher ability than the others (phân biệt ai hoặc cái gì có chất lượng, trình độ… tốt hơn những người, cái còn lại)	When you choose the students for your homeroom, don’t separate the sheep from the goats* and give me all the troublemakers!*
lay it on with a trowel	to praise someone too much (tâng bốc ai)	Jim carries on as though flattering the boss will get him a promotion, so he’s always laying it on with a trowel* for her.*
head and shoulders above	significantly better than someone or something (vượt trội hơn hẳn ai/cái gì)	I think John should definitely get the job – he’s head and shoulders above all the other applicants.

IDIOMS

MEANING

EXAMPLE

finger-licking good

an expression of praise for good food (vị ngon trên từng ngón tay)

Man, that meal was finger-licking good honey. Where did you learn to cook chicken like the Colonel?

the best thing since sliced bread

to be an excellent person or thing (là người/thứ xuất sắc, tuyệt vời)

These waterproof jeans are the best thing since sliced bread. I don’t have to worry about getting soaked!

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

you should accept something that is offered to you, or take advantage of an opportunity, and not try to find faults or difficulties (đừng chê bai, soi xét mòn quà bạn được tặng, hãy biết ơn/cảm kích)

I know Aunt Jean isn’t your favorite person, but she gave you that beautiful sweater as a present, so don’t look a gift horse in the mouth!

hit the nail on the head

to do exactly the right thing; to do something in the most effective and efficient way (trúng phóc, có lý)

You really hit the nail on the head with that answer – good job.

have got to hand it to someone

to show your admiration to someone for something they have done (khen ngợi ai)

I mean you have got to hand it to her, she’s brought up those three children all on her own.

out of this world

extremely good (cực kì tuyệt vời)

Wow, that performance was out of this world!

give someone a big hand

to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands; to be applauded in this way (cho ai tràng pháo tay thật lớn, ủng hộ ai đó nhiệt thành)

Let’s give our special guest a big hand!

bring the house down

to perform or entertain so successfully as to cause the audience to erupt in applause, laughter, or cheers for a long stretch of time (nhận được tràng pháo tay giòn giã hay sự chấp thuận từ khán giả)

She is a rising star as a stand-up comedian, always able to bring the house down during each performance.

a hard act to follow

to be so good that it is not likely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good (làm tốt đến nỗi những người làm việc đó sau bạn không cảm thấy tự tin sẽ thành công)

She is such a talented singer that she’ll be a hard act to follow in the talent show.

take someone’s hat off to

to praise, salute, congratulate, or pay tribute to someone or something (ngả mũ thán phục, bái phục, kính nể ai/cái gì)

We all take our hats off to Janet for her recent promotion.

second to none

as good as or better than all others (tuyệt nhất, tốt nhất)

The food at Ali’s restaurant is second to none. I love that place!

larger than life

to be (or seem) more important, impressive, or exciting than the average person or thing (quan trọng, ấn tượng, thú vị hơn phần đông mọi người hay thứ gì; sôi nổi, hấp dẫn hơn những người khác)

Celebrities are always larger than life to their fans.

win/gain someone’s spurs

to achieve something that proves that you are skilled in a particular type of activity and to therefore win the respect of other people (đạt được thành tích khiến mọi người nể phục)

He won his political spurs fighting hospital closures during his time as a local councillor in Bristol.

have got to hand it to someone

to show your admiration to someone for something they have done (khen ngợi ai)

I mean you have got to hand it to her, she’s brought up those three children all on her own.

the cat’s whiskers

something or someone that is highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way (người/vật tốt hơn những người/vật khác)

Tom’s new Cadillac is really the cat’s whiskers!

separate the sheep from the goats

to make clear which people or things in a particular group are of a higher ability than the others (phân biệt ai hoặc cái gì có chất lượng, trình độ… tốt hơn những người, cái còn lại)

When you choose the students for your homeroom, don’t separate the sheep from the goats and give me all the troublemakers!

lay it on with a trowel

to praise someone too much (tâng bốc ai)

Jim carries on as though flattering the boss will get him a promotion, so he’s always laying it on with a trowel for her.

head and shoulders above

significantly better than someone or something (vượt trội hơn hẳn ai/cái gì)

I think John should definitely get the job – he’s head and shoulders above all the other applicants.

Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Chỉ trích (Criticism)

IDIOMS	MEANING	EXAMPLE
in hot water	to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished (trong tình thế nước sôi lửa bỏng (có nguy cơ bị phạt; bị chỉ trích…)	Man, that meal was finger-licking good* honey. Where did you learn to cook chicken like the Colonel?*
come under fire	to be criticized (bị chỉ trích)	The president has come under fire for his decision to postpone the elections.
on someone’s back	to be constantly nagging one about something (mắng nhiếc, chỉ trích ai không ngừng nghỉ)	She’s on my back* again about those sales figures – I just haven’t had a moment to do them.*
give someone a break	to stop criticizing or annoying someone, or behaving in an unpleasant way (ngừng chỉ trích hay làm phiền ai đó)	Guys, I told you I needed you to be quiet for five minutes while I made a call, and you couldn’t even do it for 10 seconds! Give me a break, will you?
put two fingers up	form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry (khinh chê, xem thường và thiếu tôn trọng ai)	It’s not uncommon to see young kids putting two fingers up* at police in this part of town.*
in the firing line	to be in a position where you are likely to be criticized or blamed (trong một tình thế khiến một đối tượng bị chỉ trích hay đả kích)	I’m not going into the boss’s office about that right now – I’m not ready to be in the firing line this early in the morning!
eat dirt	suffer insults or humiliation (bị xúc phạm hoặc sỉ nhục)	He bullied his employees and made them eat dirt.
pick holes in something	to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct (bới móc lỗi trong việc làm hoặc lời nói)	Every time I show my brother one of my stories, he just picks holes in* it without saying anything that he liked about it.*
turn someone’s nose up	to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you (từ chối cái gì một cách khinh khỉnh, chê bai vì nghĩ nó không đủ tốt cho mình)	When given a seat beside local fishermen at the event, the duke turned his nose up and walked away.
poke fun at	to make fun of someone or something (chế giễu ai)	I was just poking fun at* him – I didn’t think he’d take it so personally!*
run the gauntlet	to have to deal with a lot of people who are criticizing or attacking you (đối mặt với nhiều chỉ trích, đả kích)	Medical students often feel that they have to run the gauntlet* when they become residents in a hospital.*
do a hatchet job on	to say or write a lot of bad things about someone or something in order to harm their reputation (tấn công, làm vấy bẩn danh dự người khác bằng tin đồn thất thiệt)	The press did a hatchet job on* her last movie.*
cast aspersions on	to talk negatively or unflatteringly about someone or something (bôi nhọ, nhục mạ, thoá mạ ai/ điều gì)	I’m sorry to cast aspersions on* Julie, but her work ethic is really terrible. She hasn’t handed one assignment in on time.*

IDIOMS

MEANING

EXAMPLE

in hot water

to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished (trong tình thế nước sôi lửa bỏng (có nguy cơ bị phạt; bị chỉ trích…)

Man, that meal was finger-licking good honey. Where did you learn to cook chicken like the Colonel?

come under fire

to be criticized (bị chỉ trích)

The president has come under fire for his decision to postpone the elections.

on someone’s back

to be constantly nagging one about something (mắng nhiếc, chỉ trích ai không ngừng nghỉ)

She’s on my back again about those sales figures – I just haven’t had a moment to do them.

give someone a break

to stop criticizing or annoying someone, or behaving in an unpleasant way (ngừng chỉ trích hay làm phiền ai đó)

Guys, I told you I needed you to be quiet for five minutes while I made a call, and you couldn’t even do it for 10 seconds! Give me a break, will you?

put two fingers up

form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry (khinh chê, xem thường và thiếu tôn trọng ai)

It’s not uncommon to see young kids putting two fingers up at police in this part of town.

in the firing line

to be in a position where you are likely to be criticized or blamed (trong một tình thế khiến một đối tượng bị chỉ trích hay đả kích)

I’m not going into the boss’s office about that right now – I’m not ready to be in the firing line this early in the morning!

eat dirt

suffer insults or humiliation (bị xúc phạm hoặc sỉ nhục)

He bullied his employees and made them eat dirt.

pick holes in something

to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct (bới móc lỗi trong việc làm hoặc lời nói)

Every time I show my brother one of my stories, he just picks holes in it without saying anything that he liked about it.

turn someone’s nose up

to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you (từ chối cái gì một cách khinh khỉnh, chê bai vì nghĩ nó không đủ tốt cho mình)

When given a seat beside local fishermen at the event, the duke turned his nose up and walked away.

poke fun at

to make fun of someone or something (chế giễu ai)

I was just poking fun at him – I didn’t think he’d take it so personally!

run the gauntlet

to have to deal with a lot of people who are criticizing or attacking you (đối mặt với nhiều chỉ trích, đả kích)

Medical students often feel that they have to run the gauntlet when they become residents in a hospital.

do a hatchet job on

to say or write a lot of bad things about someone or something in order to harm their reputation (tấn công, làm vấy bẩn danh dự người khác bằng tin đồn thất thiệt)

The press did a hatchet job on her last movie.

cast aspersions on

to talk negatively or unflatteringly about someone or something (bôi nhọ, nhục mạ, thoá mạ ai/ điều gì)

I’m sorry to cast aspersions on Julie, but her work ethic is really terrible. She hasn’t handed one assignment in on time.

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