Tổng hợp Idioms thông dụng chủ đề Mối quan hệ con người (Human relationships)
04 December, 2024Thành ngữ thông dụng
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Dưới đây là các Idioms chủ đề Mối quan hệ con người (sắp xếp theo mức độ thông dụng giảm dần):
| IDIOMS | MEANING | EXAMPLE |
| absence makes the heart grow fonder |
this means that when people we love are not with us, we love them even more (càng xa càng nhớ)
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I really started to miss school over winter break. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I guess. |
| blood is thicker than water |
family is more important than anything else (gia đình quan trọng hơn; một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã)
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My friends invited me to go camping on Saturday, but I have to go to my cousin’s wedding instead. Blood is thicker than water, after all. |
| flesh and blood |
a person that you are related to (máu mủ ruột thịt; gia đình)
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She’s our flesh and blood, so let’s all try to get along with her while she’s in town. |
| teacher’s pet |
the teacher’s favourite student (học trò cưng)
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I have to admit I definitely was the teacher’s pet at school! |
| keep an eye on |
to watch someone or something carefully; to be attentive to someone or something (để mắt đến, chú ý tới ai/cái gì)
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You need to keep an eye on the soup so that it doesn’t bubble over. |
| apple of someone’s eye |
a cherished or favored person (chỉ những người thật sự quan trọng đối với bạn)
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My nephew is just the apple of my eye. |
| bite the hand that feeds you |
to act badly towards the person who is helping or has helped you (đối xử tệ với người đã giúp mình; ăn cháo đá bát)
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You might not agree with your parents’ rules, but be careful about biting the hand that feeds you, because you owe everything you have to them. |
| give someone the cold shoulder |
to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way (cố tình làm lơ; cư xử lạnh nhạt)
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She thinks you started that rumor about her – that’s why you’ve been giving the cold shoulder from her all day. |
| keep someone at arm’s length |
to not allow someone to become too friendly with you (không để người khác quá thân mật với mình)
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I always had the feeling she was keeping me at arm’s length. |
| stab someone in the back |
to do something harmful to someone who trusted you (đâm sau lưng ai, phản bội)
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Jane promised to support me at the meeting, but then she stabbed me in the back by supporting David instead. |
| pull someone’s leg |
to tease or joke with someone, often by trying to convince them of something untrue (trêu đùa)
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Quit pulling my leg, I know there isn’t a Hollywood director calling me right now. |
| in good with someone |
to be or become popular or friendly with someone (trở nên nổi tiếng hoặc thân thiện với ai đó)
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I am in good with the monitor, she told me many interesting stories about teachers. |
| live and let live |
to be open-minded toward or tolerant of others (cởi mở hơn; dĩ hòa vi quý)
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Your daughter’s not going to do everything the way you would – just live and let live. |
| get in touch |
seeing someone or communicating with someone regularly (giữ liên lạc)
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My old high school friends and I tried getting in touch after we graduated, but we all started drifting apart once college got underway. |
| hit it off |
to be friendly with each other immediately (thân thiện với nhau ngay lập tức)
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I don’t know why many people said that he was so unfriendly but I hit it off with him. |
| give someone a hand |
to give someone help (giúp đỡ ai)
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I can’t lift this piano on my own. Can you give me a hand, Carlos? |
| not give someone the time of day |
to not be friendly to someone and not speak to or help that person (phớt lờ ai)
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My colleagues would not give me the time of day after they found out that my father had influenced the company’s decision to hire me. |
| have it in for someone |
to be determined to harm or criticize someone (có ác cảm)
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This is the third time in a row my professor has given me an F on my paper. I think he has it in for me or something! |
| give someone a hard time |
to make things difficult or unpleasant for someone (gây khó khăn hoặc khó chịu cho ai đó)
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Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping. |
| keep someone at bay |
to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming you (loại bỏ, tránh xa tác nhân nào đó mà có thể gây hại đến bạn)
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These tree frogs have a powerful poison on their backs that helps keep predators at bay. |
| get someone’s own back |
to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you (trả đũa ai)
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Jonathan bullied me mercilessly at school, but I eventually got my own back when I bought out his father’s business and became his boss. |
| have friends in high places |
to have favor with powerful people who can help one to get or do what one wants (quen biết người có quyền lực, có địa vị)
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She must have friends in high places because she is definitely unqualified for that job. |
| get on like a house on fire |
of two or more people, to enjoy one another’s company very much from the start and become good friends at once (trở thành bạn bè thân thiết một cách nhanh chóng)
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When I introduced Nicky to my old school friend Alex, the pair of them got on like a house on fire. |
| join forces |
to act with someone else in order to do something (kết hợp với ai, làm việc với ai để đạt được mục tiêu chung)
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The two companies have joined forces to make the Web applications available to a wider public. |
| leave someone high and dry |
to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation (bỏ mặc ai trong tình thế khó khăn)
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You really left me high and dry when you forgot to pick me up last night. I had no way of calling or getting home! |
| out of sight, out of mind |
said to emphasize that when something or someone cannot be seen, it is easy to forget it, him, or her (xa mặt cách lòng)
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Ever since I moved, none of my old friends have gotten in touch with me. It’s out of sight, out of mind with them, evidently. |
| two’s company, three’s a crowd |
said when two people are relaxed and enjoying each other’s company but another person would make them feel less comfortable (kì đà cản mũi)
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Thanks for inviting me to hang out with you and Lucy, but I don’t want to get in the way. As they say, two’s company, three’s a crowd. |
| stand shoulder to shoulder |
to give someone or a group of people complete support during a difficult time (giúp đỡ, hỗ trợ, ủng hộ ai trong thời kì khó khăn)
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It’s encouraging to see students and faculty standing shoulder to shoulder after the tragedy. |
| you scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours |
you help me and I’ll help you (giúp đỡ lẫn nhau; có qua có lại)
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Thanks for the file. Here’s your money – you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, remember? |
| birds of a feather flock together |
similar people tend to associate with each other (ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã)
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I knew you and John would get along well, seeing as you both enjoy science fiction so much. Birds of a feather flock together. |
| go back a long way |
to have known someone for a very long time (biết nhau trong một thời gian dài (biết nhau trong một thời gian dài)
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Oh, Caitlin and I go back a long way – we’ve been friends since kindergarten, in fact! |
| in someone’s good books |
to be regarded favorably by another person (được ai đó yêu quý)
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Maria has been in my good books ever since she stayed late to help me finish that project. |
| in someone’s bad books |
if you are in their bad books, they are angry with you or they hate you (bị ai đó ghét; làm ai mất lòng)
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He’s in Melanie’s bad books because he arrived two hours late. |
| at each other’s throats |
(of two or more people) to be noticeably and aggressively angry with each other (cãi nhau nảy lửa, nhảy vào họng nhau)
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Those two are at each other’s throats because they can’t agree on how to best lead the committee. |
| like cats and dogs |
to have angry arguments all the time (bất đồng, hay cãi nhau)
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My brother and I are like cats and dogs. We can argue about everything. |
| lay a hand on someone |
to harm someone (làm hại ai)
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If you ever lay a hand on the children again, I will divorce you so fast it will make your head spin! |
| take a shine to someone |
to have or develop a fondness or preference for someone or something (bất chợt thích ai/cái gì)
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I think Jennifer has taken a shine to my friend Tommy, so I’m going to try to set them up on a date! |
| wear the trousers |
(especially of a woman) to be the person in a relationship who is in control and who makes decisions for both people ((thường là phụ nữ) trụ cột trong mối quan hệ, đưa ra quyết định cho cả đôi bên)
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Blake may seem bossy, but it’s Lisa that really wears the trousers in that relationship. |
| turn the other cheek |
to not do anything to hurt someone who has hurt you (không làm tổn thương ai dù họ làm mình đau lòng)
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Yes, he was very rude to me, but I know he’s not well, so I turned the other cheek. |
| the gloves are off |
used to say that somebody is ready for a fight or an argument (ai đó đã sẵn sàng cãi/đánh nhau)
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Well, the gloves are off now – Mom and Aunt Gertrude are screaming at each other in the kitchen. |
| settle a score |
to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive (tính sổ, trả thù ai về chuyện cũ)
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Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang. |
| on the same wavelength |
(of two or more people) to think in a similar way and to understand each other well (có cùng suy nghĩ và hiểu nhau rất rõ)
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I was surprised that we became friends so quickly, but we’re just always on the same wavelength. |
| steer clear of |
to avoid someone or something (tránh/lánh xa ai đó/điều gì đó)
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The 8:00 train is always late, so steer clear of it if you want to be on time. |
| live in each other’s pockets |
to be with each other all the time and depend on each other (rất gần gũi, thân thiết và dành rất nhiều thời gian cho nhau)
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When I was in college, my best friend and I went everywhere together. We basically lived in each other’s pockets for four years. |
| tie the knot |
to get married (kết hôn)
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All of my friends have tied the knot and started having kids. |
| avoid someone like the plague |
to consciously stay away from someone or something (tránh né; né như né tà)
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I didn’t do my homework my last night, so I’m avoiding my teacher like the plague. |
| have someone eating out of someone’s hand |
to have great influence over someone (có ảnh hưởng lớn với người khác)
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The performer was electrifying, and he had the whole audience eating out of his hand by the end of the show. |
| turn sour |
become less pleasant or attractive; turn out badly (chỉ mối quan hệ đang gặp rắc rối, tồi tệ)
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Our relationship turned sour after that we realized that we didn’t share the same thoughts about marriage. |
| treat someone like dirt |
to treat someone extremely badly (đối xử với ai rất tệ)
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I don’t know why my friends still decided to get back with her boyfriend who treated her like dirt. |
| make someone’s life a misery |
to behave in a way that makes somebody else feel very unhappy (gây rối, gây khó khăn, áp lực, có ác ý với ai)
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My old boss used to make my life a misery. |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea |
used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are many other people that they could have a relationship with (thiếu gì người tốt; có nhiều sự lựa chọn khác nữa)
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Don’t cry over Pierre – there are plenty more fish in the sea! |
| keep your friends close and your enemies closer |
you’ll be safer if you know more about your enemies than you know about your friends (nên biết và hiểu về kẻ thù hơn cả về bạn của mình)
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As a politician, you must keep your friends close and your enemies closer. |
| like talking to a brick wall |
to be completely ignored or disregarded by someone (hoàn toàn bị lờ đi bởi ai đó)
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I tried to get my son to tell me about his new girlfriend, but it was like talking to a brick wall. |
| rub shoulders with someone |
to meet and spend time in a social environment with one who is noteworthy, famous, or important (gặp mặt và nói chuyện với người quan trọng hoặc nổi tiếng)
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I heard you were rubbing shoulders with the governor last Saturday. |
| two can play at that game |
something that you say when you intend to harm someone in the same way as they harmed you (dùng nói về sự trả đũa lẫn nhau)
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Did she really start a rumor about me? Well, two can play at that game – I’ll make sure the whole school is talking about her by tomorrow morning! |
| (as) thick as thieves |
to be very close friends and share secrets, etc. (là bạn thân)
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I’m sure she tells Ruth everything we say – they’re as thick as thieves, those two. |
| open someone’s heart |
to tell someone else about someone’s problems and secrets (mở lòng)
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She’s very understanding – you feel you can really open your heart to her. |
| public enemy number one |
someone or something that many people do not like or approve of (ai hay cái gì không được đồng thuận, chấp nhận bởi số đông)
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The newly elected prime minister has stated that the homelessness crisis would be considered public enemy number one under her administration. |
| nearest and dearest |
your family, especially those that you live with or are very involved with (gia đình)
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People would rather go home and spend time with their nearest and dearest after a hard-working day. |
| play gooseberry |
to be an unwanted third person who is present when two other people, especially two people having a romantic relationship, want to be alone (làm kì đà cản mũi)
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I left early – I didn’t want to play gooseberry with you and Bev. |
| play games |
to try to deceive someone (giở trò)
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Quit playing games, Karen – I know that you’re involved in this deal! |
| give someone a wide berth |
to maintain a good distance from someone or something (giữ khoảng cách)
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We’ve been giving John a wide berth ever since he dumped our good friend. |
| throw someone a lifeline |
to give help to someone in a difficult situation (giúp đỡ ai khi họ gặp khó khăn)
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I could see that he was really upset about being late to the appointment, so I threw him a lifeline and rescheduled him for later that day. |
| take the wind out of someone’s sails |
to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting (làm ai nhụt chí (dùng lời nói))
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Learning that the boss was letting Jenny give a proposal for the project as well really took the wind out of my sails. |
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