Ví dụ mẫu:
1. I walked the length
and breadth of the Wooddstock
Road looking for a chemist.
2. Tidy your room. i want it spick and span by the time your father get home.
3. I went shopping, but i didn't buy very much, just a few bits and pieces.
4. What are the pros
and cons of working for a large company?
5. I hope you enjoy your holiday, but i won't be happy until
you're safe and sound at home again.
6. A few years ago he was a millionaire, but he lost all his
money and is now down and out, living
on the streets of London .
7. Your new job probably seems a bit strange at the moment,
but you'll soon get to know the ins and
outs of the company.
8. You're always complaining. I'm sick and tired of it!
9. I've been ill in bed for a while, but i'm up and about
again.
10. I've had my computer for a couple of years, and it's
beginning to show signs of wear and tear.
11. Our new teacher is a bit bad-tempered, but by and large he's ok.
12. The company phoned me today to offer me a job, but i
won't be happy untill i see the offer in black
and white.
13. I know that the service in this restaurant is slow, but
there's no point making a song and dance
about it: it won't achieve anything.
14. My boyfriend and i have our ups and downs but we generally get on very well together.
15. I would move heaven
and earth to get some tickets for tonight's concert.
16. Our new sales manager is a bit high and mighty she thinks she's must better than the rest of us.
17. What shall we drink with dinner? How about a bottle of
something cheap and chearful.
18. Susie lost the game, but admitted that she had been
defeated fair and square.
19. Some people say that the British film industry is dead,
but most people would agree that it's still alive
and kicking.
20. The company i work for doesn't have any hard and fast rules about what we should
wear to the office, but they like us to look smart.
Giải nghĩa thành ngữ:
1. Length and breadth: if you walk/drive/travel the length
and breadth of the place, you go in or though every part of it, usually looking
for something. We can also say that we search, look or hint high and low when
we are trying to find something that is not easy to find.- khắp mọi nơi.
2. Spick and span: a place that is spick and span is very
clean and tidy.- ngăn nắp, ngọn gàng.
3. Bits and pieces: small things that don't cost much money.
We can also say odds and ends- đồ lặt vặt, các thứ linh tinh.
4. Pros and cons: advantages and disadvantages/ good points
and bad points - những thuận lợi và bất lợi.
5. Safe and sound: in a situation or place where is no
danger - an toàn.
6. Down and out: a person who is down and out has no money
and no home, and lives rough, sleeping on the street - thất cơ lỡ vận, cùng đường,
trong quyền anh có nghĩa là đo ván.
7. Ins and outs: the rules and the way something works or is
organised- những chi tiết (của một vấn đề), theo ví dụ 7 ở trên thì the ins and oust có thể hiểu như "hiểu rõ công việc". Ngoài ra cụm ins and ous còn có nghĩa những chỗ lồi
ra, lõm vào, chỗ ngoằn ngoèo ( của một nơi nào).
8. Sick and tired: if
you are sick and tired of something, you are angry because it happens all the time.
- ngấy đến tận cổ.
9. Up and about/ around (US): out of bed and feeling better
after illness. - trở lại sức khỏe bình thường (sau cơn ốm)/ đã khỏi bệnh và có
thể đi lại được.
10. Wear and tear : something that is showing signs of wear
and tear is not in a very good condition because it has been use a lot. - hao
mòn và hư hỏng(vì sử dụng).
11. By and large: generally, for most of the time - nhìn
chung, nói chung.
12. Back and white: written on paper, in the form of letter,
document, etc- giấy trắng mực đen.
13. Song and dance: if you make a song and dance about
something, you complain about it in an annoying and un-necessary way.- lời nói
có tính chất lẫn tránh, câu giải thích đánh trống lảng.
14. Ups and downs: if you have your ups and downs, you
experience a variety of situations that are sometimes good or somtimes bad. - sự
thăng trầm.
15. Move Heaven and
earth : a person who is prepared to move heaven and earth for something is very
determined to get what they want, and will therefore do anything to get it. -
khuấy trời đảo đất, dùng đủ mọi biện pháp, xoay sở đủ trò.
16. High and mighty : a person who is high and mighty
thinks that they are more important than other people, and this attitude is
reflected in their behaviour and attitude. - vô cùng kêu ngạo.
17. Cheap and
cheerful : something is cheap and cheerful is not expensive and of reasonable
quality. it os often used to describe wine and restaurants. - ngon mà rẻ.
18. Fair and square : in a way that is clear and fair, so
that no one can complain or disagree.- lương thiện và thẳng thắng, công bằng,
không úp mở, không khéo léo.
19. Alive and kicking: still existing not gone or forgotten,
especically when this is surprising, or living and healthy or active,
especically when this is surprising. We can also say alive and well. - vẫn còn
sống khỏe mạnh, và hoạt động tích cực.
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