IDIOMS AND METAPHORS RALATING TO HOMES AND LIFESTYLE- Thành ngữ và phép ẩn dụ liên quan đến gia đình và cách sống

1. A household word/name :  something everyone knows - tên/ từ phổ biến.

Ex: Nike has become a household name.

2. A drink on the house: a free drink. - đồ uống miễn phí.

Ex: The restaurance owner offered us a bottle of wine on the house.

3. Home truths: information that is true but not pleasant or welcome. - thông tin đúng sự thật nhưng không thú vị, không chào đón.

Ex: It's time he was told some home truths about the way he's been behaving!

4. Nothing to write home about: nothing special. - không đặc biệt.

Ex: The town is ok but nothing to write home about.

5. Hit home: become fully understood or fully felt.- trúng đích, thấu cáy, chạm nọc.

Ex: The difficult of managing without a regular salary is hitting home now.

6. That's the story of my life: That's what always happens to me. ( used humorously). - những chuyện này luôn xảy ra với tôi, đời tôi khổ thế đấy, cái số tôi nó thế. ( dùng theo cách hài hước)

Ex: Everyone got a pay rise the week after i resigned. That's the story of my life!

7. Have the time of your life: have a wonderful time. - có thời gian tuyệt vời.

Ex: Paul's having the time of his life in Canada.

8. Get a new lease of life: become more energetic and active than before. - trở nên đầy nghị lực và năng động hơn trước.

Ex: When Sue moved jobs she seemed to get a new lease of life.

9.  A dog's life: a very unhappy and difficult life - cuộc sống khốn khổ, khó khăn.

Ex: Reg said he led a dog's life in the army.

Idiom focus:

THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE (informal): when you say that's the story of my life about an unfortunate experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences.- những chuyện này luôn xảy ra với tôi, đời tôi khổ thế đấy, cái số tôi nó thế. ( dùng theo cách hài hước)

Ex: The handsome new man at work is already married. That's the story of my life!
(Anh chàng đẹp trai ở công ty đã kết hôn rồi. đời tôi khổ thế đấy)

IDIOMS-RELATED FINANCE - thành ngữ liên quan đến tiền

Các bạn xem các thành ngữ in đậm trong các câu ví dụ dưới đây và thử đoán xem người ta có nhiều tiền, hay có ít tiền, trả nhiều tiền, hay phải trả ít tiền nhe.

1. Steve is up to his ears in dept.

2. Kevin is on dole.

3. Jamie has made his pile.

4. Sue can't make ends meet.

5. Jacqueline is stinking rich.

6. Mark's boss pays him chickenfeed.

7. Tarquin is loaded.

8. Laurance is hard up.

9. Christine is well off.

10. Brenda is in the red.

11. John is trapped for cash.

12. Mike is made of money.

13. Don is penniless.

14. Judy has money to burn.

15. Pete is broke.

16. Tim has more money than sense.

17. Alison is rolling in it.

18. Bob is skint.

19. Andy is down and out.

20. Jeannette is feeling flush.

21. Cherles is ranking it in.

22. Annabel is a bit down-at-heel.

23. The shop sold us hi-fi for a rock-bottom price.

24. A pizza and a glass of wine cost us $100. It was daylight robbery.

25. We paid next to nothing for holiday.

26. It cost us the earth to get our car repaired.

27.  it didn't break the bank to travel business class to New York.

28. I paid $6 for a hotdog and Coke. What 's a rip-off!

29. My new car cost me a packet.

30. It cost an arm and a leg to change our fligt times.

31. We paid a tidy sum for our new computer.

32. The rent on my house is a bit steep.

33. How much was my new camera? Well, it didn't come cheep.

34. The restaurant served excellent food, at a price.

35. This suit set me back a bit.

36. This home cinema system was going for a song.

37. We had an excellent meal, and it was dirt cheap.

38. I paid good money to stay in this hotel.

IDIOMS DESCRIBE EMOTION - Thành ngữ dùng mô tả cảm xúc

Read these sentences below, then you guess whether they have  positive or negative emotion.

1. Amada is at her wits' end.

2. Ilan is in a state.

3. Amalia is at death's door.

4. Nigella is not feeling herself.

5. Imogen is in good shape.

6. Tom's condition is touch-and-go.

7. Felicity is feeling blue.

8. Orville is on top of the world.

9. Oliver is on the warpath.

10. Wiliiam looks washed out.

11. Paul is feeling pooped.

12. Priscilla is a picture of health.

13. Frank is as fit as fiddle.

14. Cluadia is on cloud nine.

15. Dave is down in the dumps.

16. Olivia is over the moon.

17. Regan is run down.

18. Henrietta hasn't got a care in the world.

19. Samantha is seeing red.

20. Pamela is in the pink.

21. Olga is on a high.

22. Fernando feels lousy.

23. Charles is chucking his toys out of the pram.

24. Justin is just peachy.

25. Sean looks shattered.

26. Henry is hopping mad.

27. Freddy feels really rough.

28. Teresa has taken a turn for the worse.

29. Camilla has come down with something.

30. Davina is dead on her feet.

31. Harry is het up.

32. Lucy looks like death warmed up.

33. Ursula is under the weather.

34. Belinda is in a black mood.

35. Larry is like a dog with two tails.

COLOR-RELATED IDIOMS - Thành ngữ liên quan đến màu sắc

1. Green with envy: the strong feeling of wanting something that somebody else has. - ghen tị, đố kỵ

Ví dụ:  My new car made my neighbor green with envy. 

2. See red: to become very angry - rất tức giận.

Ví dụ: Generally i'm very calm. relaxed person. But when people are rude to me, i start to see red.

3. Once in a blue moon: very rarely, almost never - hiếm khi.

Ví dụ: I very rarely see my parents these days. They only visit once in blue moon.

4. The black Sheep: Someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of family.- người cá biệt trong gia đình.

Ví dụ: Everyone in my family is a teacher, but i decided from age that i wanted to be an actor. I guess i've always been the black sheep.