MUST-IDIOMSI. Spending and saving money (s dng v tit kim tin bc) (to) cost an arm and a leg: = to be very expensive

Ex: A college education in America costs an arm and a leg !

Ex: Everything in that shop costs an arm and a leg.

(to) be sky-high : (adj) = expensiveEx: A lot of rich people live in that building. The rent is sky-high. (to) be broke : (adj) = having no money : khng c tin, ht tinEx: I dont have any money.Im broke.

(to) pick up the tab = pay the bill : tr tin ha n

Ex: Dont worry. Ill pick up the tap.

(to) go Dutch : ai tr tin ngi y.

Ex: Youll pay for your meal. Ill pay for mine.Well go Dutch.

(to) be loaded : = have a lot of money : c nhiu tin

Ex: I have so much money today. Im loaded.

in the chips : (adj) = having plenty of money : c nhiu tinEx : His family is very prosperous. Theyre in the chips.

(to) cut corners : = limit ones buying : ct gim chi tiuEx: I have to save some money so I wont be eating in a restaurant for a while. I have to cut corners. (to) make a bundle = (to) rake in it = make a lot of money : thng c nhiu tin (c bc)Ex: He was in the casino and started to make a bundle. He was really raking in it. (to) lose ones shirt : = lose all ones money : mt ht tin bc, thua sch tin (c bc)Ex: He went to Las Vegas and came back without any money. He lost his shirt.

Money burns a hole in ones pocket : = to be spent quickly : tin chng bao gi gi c lu trong ti ca ai Ex: As soon as she gets some money she has to spend it. Money burns a hole in her pocket. (to) tighten ones belt : = economize, spend and use less: tht lng buc bng, nhn n nhn mcEx: He lost his job. Hes going to have to tighten his belt.

(to) get along : = manage : xoay sEx: He has a large family to support. Its not easy to get along on his salary. (to) set one back : = cost : tr gi, phi tr, tiu tn..Ex: I finally bought a fur coat but it set me back $3000. (to) take a beating : = lose money : mt tinEx: He bought that stock at $100 a share and sold it at $50 a share. He took a beating.

Well-heeled : (adj) = rich : giu cEx: Her father can buy anything. Hes well-heeled. (to) pinch pennies : = P-E-N-N-I-E-S, s nhiu ca t Penny , tc l mt ng xu ca M. 100 pennies mi i c 1 la. Th m c nhng ngi d sn tng xu mt, tc l h pinch pennies. Ngi M dng thnh ng ny ch nhng ngi ht sc keo kit.Ex: Joe and his wife certainly like to pinch pennies. They both have good jobs but they drive an old car, buy the cheapest clothes they can find, never go out to eat or see a movie. But one thing is sure- theyll have plenty of money when they retire. (Anh Joe v v anh l ngi nh th no? H r rng l nhng ngi h tin tng xu mt. C hai u c vic lm tt nhng h li mt chic xe hi c, mua qun o r nht m h tm c, khng bao gi i n tim hay i xem cin. Nhng c mt iu chc chn l h s c rt nhiu tin khi h v hu). Shoot the works : = Ngi M thng dng Shoot the works khi mun ni l dng tt c tin bc vo mt iu g quan trngEx: Joe, I have to buy an engagement ring for my girl Sally. Ill propose to her tomorrow. Can you come with me to the jewelry shop? Ill shoot the works on the ring , and you know more about diamonds than I do. Ive never been engaged before. (Ny Joe, ti phi mua mt ci nhn nh hn cho bn gi ti l c Sally. Ti s ng li cu hn vi c y vo ngy mai. Anh c th n hiu kim hon vi ti by gi khng? Ti s b ht tin ra mua nhn cn anh th li bit nhiu v kim cng hn ti. Ti cha bao gi nh hn c.) Pretty Penny : = Ngi M dng Pretty Penny ch mt s tin kh ln. Ngy nay mt ng xu hay l mt penny khng ng gi bao nhiu, nhng ngy xa n c gi tr ng k.

Ex: Id like to go to a famous private school, but the tuition is a pretty penny and our family doesnt have that much money. So Ill go to the state university. I can still get a good education there and Ill take out a student loan to help pay the tuition. (Ti mun i hc ti mt trng t danh ting, nhng hc ph qu cao v gia nh ti khng c nhiu tin n th. V vy ti s hc ti trng i hc cng lp. Ti vn c th hp th c mt nn gio dc tt v ti s vay tin gip tr tin hc).II. Ambition, work and success (hoi bo, cng vic v s thnh cng) Ball of fire : = ngha en l mt qu cu la, tng t nh mt ngi sao chi sng le ln trn bu tri en ti. V th ngi M dng thnh ng ny ch mt ngi nng ng v thnh cng xut sc trong cng vic lm ca h.Ex: Jimmy was just an average student in school, and nobody thought hed do much with his life. But Im glad to say he turned out to be a ball of fire in the real estate business. On The Cutting Edge : = ngha en l trn li dao sc bn, v ngha bng l vt xa mi ngi khc trong mt lnh vc no , chng hn nh khoa hc, k thut, vn ha hay ngh thut.

Ex: Albert Einstein was on the cutting edge of physics. His ideas revolutionized modern thought on space and time. And his work formed the theoretical base for the exploitation of atomic energy and brought us into the atomic age. (ng Albert Einstein vt xa mi ng khc trong lnh vc vt l hc. Nhng kin ca ng cch mng ha t tng hin i v khng gian v thi gian . V cng trnh nghin cu ca ng hnh thnh c s l thuyt khai thc nguyn t nng v a chng ta vo thi i nguyn t.) (to) Hit It Big : = ch c ngha l thnh cng rc r v mt ti chnh.Ex: This man fried up chicken with his own secret recipe of spices. And rapidly its fame spread through the South and then the whole country. Mr.Sanders Hit it big. Now Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fired Chicken has shops around the world. (ng ny chin g theo kiu ring ca ng ta vi nhng gia v b mt. V mn g chin ny nhanh chng ni ting khp min Nam v sau ti c nc M. ng Sanders thnh cng rc r. Ngy nay cng ty g chin Kentucky ca i t Sanders c chi nhnh ti khp ni trn th gii.) (to) Hit The Books : = y khng c ngha l nh p quyn sch m c ngha l chi mi vo sch v hc v chun b cho mt cuc thi. Thng thng sinh vin lm nh vy v trc h ham chi, khng lo chm ch hc hnh.

Ex: This weekend I wanted to go somewhere with my girlfriend. But Im failing right now in my economics course, so Ill have to Hit the books all weekend long and hope I can remember enough to pass the exam on Monday. (Cui tun ny ti mun i chi ti mt ni no vi bn gi ti, nhng ti ang hc km trong lp kinh t hc. V th ti phi hc go sut cui tun ny v hy vng rng ti c th nh bi v lm c bi thi vo ngy th hai.) On Easy Street : = c ngha l sng mt cuc sng y , nhiu tin bc v tin nghi.Ex: My uncle worked hard twelve hours a day for 20 years to make his restaurant a success, and it paid off. Now hes on easy street with enough money to retire and let his two sons run the place for him. (ng ch ti lm vic cc nhc trong 20 nm tim n ca ng c thnh cng. Cng vic ny mang li kt qu tt p. Ngy nay ng ch ti sng mt cuc i sung tc, c tin v hu v cho hai con trai ng trng nom tim n ny.) A Hard Act To Follow : = ngha en l mt mn trnh din m ngi ta kh bt chc c. A Hard Act to Follow xut x t thi trc khi c phim nh, khi ngi M thng i xem loi kch vui vaudeville, gm nhiu mn hi kch v ca ht lin tip nhau. Nu din vin i trc qu gii th din vin k tip kh lng snh kp. Ngy nay, thnh ng ny c dng ch thnh tch xut sc ca mt ngi trong bt c lnh vc no m kh c ai i sau c th snh bng.

Ex: John F. Kennedy was young, handsome, a fine speaker, and lets not forget his beautiful wife. So Lyndon Johnson, who took over the White House when Mr. Kennedy was shot found the murdered young president a hard act to follow. (ng John F. Kennedy l mt ngi tr tui, p trai, ni nng hat bt, v ta cng ng nn qun l ng c mt b v rt p. V th, ng Lyndon Johnson, ngi ln nm chc tng thng ti ta Bch c sau khi ng Kennedy b bn, nhn thy rng v tng thng b m st ny l ngi ti gii m ng kh lng snh kp). eager beaver (n) = ambitious, zealous, hard worker = ngi th chm chEx: He studies hard and works late. Hes an eager beaver.

(to) get ahead = become successful : tr nn thnh cng

Ex: He studies hard and works late. He really wants to get ahead. Dead-end job: = a job that wont lead to anything else

Ex: Jim worked many dead-end jobs before finally deciding to start his own business. (to) lay off : sa thiEx: The company laid off 50 workers last week. (to) be incharge of : ph trch, iu hnh, ch huyEx: Linda is in charge of this office.

(to) follow in someones footsteps : ni nghip ai (to) be on top of the world : rt hnh phc, rt thnh cng

Ex: Im top of the world. My boss just raised my salary.

(to) build castles in the air : m tng ho huynEx: Dont build castles in the air.

(to) have it made : = be sure of success, have everything : thnh cng, c mi thEx: He has a terrific wife, lots of money, a good job, a lot of friends. He has it made.

Shake up = Shake Up c hai ngha chnh. Th nht, n dng ch mt s thay i ln v c ch trong mt cng ty, mt c quan chnh ph, hay mt t chc nh trng hc hay cng on. S thay i ny thng c lin quan n vic thay i nhn s, hay sa thi nhn vin chn ngi khc.Ex: When the president appointed a new White House chief of staff, everybody expected a big shake-up, and that a lot of heads will roll. But so far nobody important has been fired. (Khi tng thng b nhim mt chnh vn phng ta Bch c, th mi ngi tr liu l s c mt s thay i nhn s ln, v rng nhiu ngi s b sa thi. Tuy nhin, cho n nay cha c ai quan trng b mt vic) You cant fight City Hall : = bn khng th chng li gung my hnh chnh c. City Hall ngha l ni hi hp ca hi ng thnh ph. Dn d City Hall cng c ngha l hi ng thnh ph. Ngi M dng You Cant Fight City Hall khi mun ni h khng th chng li quyn lc ca hi ng thnh ph, hay bt c mt gung my hnh chnh no.Ex: Mark spent a whole morning trying to straighten the fifty dollar mistake. But after four hours he finally got fed up and simply paid it. I guess you cant fight city hall. (Mark dnh sut bui sng tm cch yu cu hi ng thnh ph sa li s lm ln 50 la tin in. Nhng sau 4 ting ng h, cui cng anh chn ngy v nh tr 50 la. Ti cho rng khng ai c th chng li gung my hnh chnh ca thnh ph.) Downsize = ngha l ct gim nhn vin.Ng M dng thnh ng ny ch vic mt cng ty thu gn tm vc bng cch ct gim nhn vin. Downsize l t m cng nhn s nghe ni n nht.Ex: This year the decline in business had been difficult for many of these firms who had done so well earlier. Many have had to downsize, some have gone out of business and people who had been doing very well are now busy looking for work. (Nm nay cng cuc kinh doanh st gim gy rt nhiu kh khn cho nhiu cng ty m trc y tng lm n rt pht t. Nhiu cng ty phi ct gim nhn vin, mt vi cng ty ng ca , v nhng ngi trc y lm n kh gi th by gi li phi bn rn i tm vic.) Bed of Roses: = ngha en l mt ci ging ph y hoa hng. Qu v cng c th tng tng l nm trn mt ci ging nh th th thoi mi v th v bit chng no. V th Bed of Roses c dng din t mt trng thi sung sng d chu. Tuy nhin, trn thc t, ngi M thng dng thnh ng ny vi t NO hay NOT ch mt iu g tri ngc, tc l khng sung sng cht no.Ex: My sister Irene works at a full time job and has two young sons to take care of when she gets home. Her husband Bob tries to help out, of course, but he just isnt too handy with kids. Believe me, her life these days is NO BED OF ROSES. (Ch Irene ca ti lm vic ton thi gian m li cn phi chm sc cho 2 con nh khi ch v nh. Chng ch l anh Bob d nhin cng tm cch gip ch , nhng anh y khng kho tay lm vi tr con. Bn c tin ti i, cuc sng ca ch lc ny khng c g l thoi mi d chu c.) Pennies from Heaven : = c ngha l tin bc t trn tri ri xung. V th thnh ng ny dng ch mt iu g may mn bt ng n vi chng ta nh tin t trn tri ri xung.

Ex: Sally found this old painting that had been in the attic for many years. She took it to an art dealer who said it was by a well-known painter shed never heard of. He paid her $5,000 for it. It was a real case of pennies from heaven. (C y tm thy mt bc tranh nm trn gc xp t nhiu nm qua. C y mang tranh ti mt ngi bun tranh v ng y ni rng bc tranh y do mt ha s ni ting v m c y cha bao gi nghe ni ti. ng y mua bc tranh vi gi 5,000 la. Qu tht c y may mn nh c tin t trn tri ri xung vy).III. When things go wrong (khi mi vic sai tri)IV. Families, Friends and Lovers (gia nh, b b v tnh nhn) (to) Hit It Off : = c dng ch mi lin h tnh cm gia hai ngi, v c ngha l tm u hp vi nhau.Ex: Bruce and Betty really Hit if off right away. They started seeing each other, then after a year or so decided to get married. Now six years later they have four kids and are just about as close to each other as two people could be.(iu xy ra l anh Bruce v c Betty rt tm u hp vi nhau. H bn bt u gp nhau thng xuyn v sau khong mt nm quyt nh lp gia nh vi nhau. Ngy nay, 6 nm sau, hai ngi c 4 a con v vn ht sc thn thit vi nhau). Soft Spot : = Ngi M dng Soft Spot khi mun ni n cm tnh nng hu dnh cho mt ngui hay mt vt v thch ngi hay vt .Ex: Jims weak point as a supervisor is his soft spot for any pretty young woman who comes along. The people who work in his section are more notable for good looks than for ability. (Trn cng v mt qun tr vin , anh Jim c mt nhc im l anh y hay c cm tnh c bit i vi bt c ph n no tr p m anh gp. Nhng ngi lm vic trong phn b ca anh y thng ni ting v nhan sc hn l v kh nng.) Soft In The Head : = l kh kho, ngu xun, di dt.Ex: Look, you must think Im soft in the head if you expect me to invest any money in shares in this mine. Id have to see the thing with my own eyes and make sure it really exists! (Ny chc anh cho l ti di dt lm nu anh ngh l ti s u t vo cc c phn trong m ny. Ti phi thy tn mt v bit chc l c mt m vng nh vy trc !)V. Around the house (xung quanh ngi nh)VI. Conficts and annoyances (s mu thun v iu kh chu)VII. Advice, Gossip and Secret (li khuyn, tin n v b mt) (to) keep your mouth shut : gi kn ming, gi b mt cho ai/ ci gEx: I want you to keep your mouth shut about the problem.VIII. On the Town (trong th trn)IX. Coping with Crooks and Cheats

About to : = ready toEx: Im glad youre finally home. I was just about to have dinner without you.

At least = anyway

Ex: Oh, well. At least, I wont have to put up with your non-sense anymore !

Ex: Tracy cant afford to buy a car, but at least she has a good a bicycle.

There were at least 300 people wating in line to buy concert tickets.

(to) go back to the drawing board: = to start task over because the last try failed; to start again from beginning

Ex: Franks new business failed, so he had to go back to the drawing board. (to) make up ones mind : = to reach a decision, to decide

Ex: Stephanie couldnt make up her mind whether to attend Harvard or Stanford. Finally, she chose Stanford.

(to) be dead tired : mt nhEx: Im dead tired.

(to) no big deal : khng quan trngEx: Its no big deal.

(to) bear in mind/ (to) keep in mind : = remember Easy come, easy go : d n th d i, d c th d mt

Every now and then : = sometimes

(to) get rid of : tng kh, bi tr (to) hang in there : tip tc c gng, kin tr, ng b cuc = never give up !

Ex: Hang in there and youll be on top of the world.

(to) keep my fingers crossed : chc may mnEx: Ill keep my fingers crossed for you (ti cu mong bn may mn).

On the spot : ngay lp tc, t ai vo tnh th kh xEx: That girl really put me on the spot.

Once and for all : mi mi = forever

Once in blue moon = very seldom : rt him khi

Out of date : li thi (to) put into practice : thc hinEx: We havent put into practice yet.

(to) run out of : ht, cnEx: We ran out of milk.

(to) stand out : ni btEx: Carl really stands out in a crowd of people.

(to) be out of ones league : qu cao xa i vi ai, khng cng ng cp

Ex: Nancy will never go on a date with me. Shes out of my league.

(Nancy s khng bao gi hn h vi ti. C y qu cao xa i vi ti)

(to) be better off : tt hn, hnh phc hn, khm kh hn.

Ex: My future would be better off if I always tried.

(to) keep an eye on : trng gi, mt tiEx: You must keep an eye on the children for me.

(to) be out of order : b hngEx: This public telephone is out of order.

X. Communication (ni chuyn hng ngy) Shoot the breeze = Ngi M dng thnh ng ny ch vic ni chuyn tm pho khng quan trng , hay tn dc vi bn b.Ex: Joe, do you want to come along to meet Mike and Bob at the coffee shop ? We can shoot the breeze for an hour or two about that great basketball game last night and relax before we have to study for that big test in economics tomorrow.(Ny Joe, anh c mun i vi ti gp Mike v Bob tim caf khng? Chng ta c th tn dc mt hay hai ting ng h v trn u bng r ho hng ti hm qua, ri gii tr cho thoi mi trc khi phi hc cho bi thi kinh t hc ngy mai.) A Dime A Dozen: = ng Dime l mt ng tin rt nh, Dozen ngha l mt t nnthnh ng ny dng ch mt ci g km gi tr n ch c mt ho m cng c th mua c 12 ci.Ex: Betty, dont let it get you down. To tell you the truth, I never thought much of that guy. Men like him are a dime a dozen. Forget about him ! With your brains, good looks and personality therell be a lot of other guys interested in you. (Ny em Betty, em ng bun. Tht ra m ni th trc y anh coi thng anh chng lm. Nhng ngi nh anh ta th mnh c mt ho cng c th mua c mt t ngi. Em hy qun anh ta i! Em l ngi thng minh, xinh p v c duyn, s c thiu g nhng anh chng khc n em). (to) give The Eye To : = c ngha l chm ch nhn mt ngi no xem h ra sao.Ex: Willy, dont you look now, but when you get a chance, take a look at that girl sitting over there alone. I think shes in my biology class. And you know something, I think shes trying to give me the eye. Maybe I ought to go over and say hello. (Ny Willy, anh ng nhn ngay by gi, nhng khi no c dp, anh hy nhn c gi ang ngi mt mnh ng kia. Ti ngh rng c y hc trong lp sinh vt hc cng vi ti. V anh bit khng, ti ngh rng c y ang chm ch nhn ti. C l ti nn i li v cho c y.) Night Owl : = Owl nh vn l O-W-L ngha l con chim c, mt loi chim chuyn sng v m. V th ngi M dng Night Owl ch mt ngi thch thc khuya lm vic vo ban m v ng vo ban ngy.

Ex: Yes, Im a regular night owl. So if you want to talk business with me, the best time to phone is from 10 at night until two in the morning. Thats really the time when Im wide awake and ready to work. Yes sir, Im a real night owl. (Tht vy, ti l mt con c m thng trc. V th nu bn mun ni chuyn lm n bun bn vi ti, th gi tt nht in thoi cho ti l t 10 gi m ti 2 gi sng. thc s l gi ti tnh ng v sn sng lm vic. ng th bn , ti thc s l mt ngi sng v m. ) (to) Crack The Books : = Ngi M dng Crack the Books khi h mun ni m sch ra hc.Ex: I wanted to see a movie tonight, but I have to stay in to crack the book. Theres a big physics test tomorrow and to tell the truth Ive been so busy with other things I havent had a chance to study. (Ti mun i xem chiu bng ti nay, nhng ti phi nh m sch ra hc. Ngy mai ti mt c bi thi quan trng v vt l hc, v tht tnh m ni th trc y ti qu bn vi nhiu vic khc cho nn ti khng c c hi hc bi. ) Never Say Die : = Hang In There = ngha en l ng bao gi ni cht c. V th thnh ng ny c dng ch s kin tr bn ch trong cng vic d cho tnh hnh c th ti t n u i na.

Ex: All right men. We are behind now but remember the old saying NEVER SAY DIE. We can still beat these guys. Lets go back out on the court and play better defense. Just dont let them make any more easy shots and we can go home winners! (Ny cc bn, hin gi chng ta thua i th, nhng cc bn cn nh k cu ni c t xa l: ng bao gi b cuc. Chng ta vn c th nh bi c i th. Chng ta hy tr ra sn v chi phng v gii hn. ng cho i th nm bng vo r mt cch d dng, v chng ta c th thng ln v nh. ) At Loose Ends : = c mt t mi l Loose nh vn l L-O-O-S-E ngha l lng lo, khng cht. V th khi ngi M ni At Loose Ends h m ch mt ngi nhn ri, bun chn v khng c vic g lm.

Ex: Mary, how about you and me going to the movies this weekend? Tom is out of town for a few days and Im at loose ends until he gets back on Monday. (Ny Mary, bn v ti i xem chiu bng vo cui tun ny nh. Anh Tom i xa trong vi ngy, v ti rnh ri, khng bit lm g cho ht ngy, cho n khi anh y v vo th hai. ) Knock Around : = Ngui M dng Knock Around khi ni n vic i lang thang, khng c mc ch r rng.

Ex: I think Ill fly out and knock around in California for a week . You know, hit the beach, maybe a little surfing, just take it easy, maybe spend some time at Disneyland. (Ti ngh rng ti s p my bay i lang thang rong chi California trong mt tun l. Lm nhng vic nh ra bi bin, lt sng mt cht , gii tr mt cch thoi mi, v c l s gh chi ti khu gii tr Disneyland).

To Knock Off : = c nhiu ngha , m ngha th nht l ngng lm vic. Knock Off i khi cn c ngha l lm xong mt cng vic mt cch d dng v nhanh chng.Ex: Joe, Im going to knock off work early this afternoon, Last night, I worked four hours overtime to put a new engine in that old white Cadillac and didnt knock off till nine oclock. (Ny anh Joe, ti s ngng lm vic sm chiu nay. Ti hm qua, ti lm thm bn gi ph tri t mt ci my mi vo chic xe Cadillac trng c v n chn gi ti ti mi ngh. ) Soft Touch : = Ngi M dng Soft Touch ch mt ngui c lng tt , d b thuyt phc cho tin hay gip ngi khc.Ex: Tom is a soft touch for any charity as long as it helps the handicapped. You probably know his only daughter is crippled by polio and lives in a wheelchair. (Anh Tom l ngi c lng ho tm i vi vi bt c hi t thin no gip ngi tn tt. Chc bn cng bit rng c con gi duy nht ca anh y b bnh bi v phi ngi xe ln.)XI. Emotion (xc cm) In seventh heaven : (adv) = very happy : rt vui mngEx: Im in seventh heaven.

Gung ho : (adj) = enthusiastic, eager : ho hc, hm hEx: They are very enthusiastic about the project. It is a good sign when everyone is gung ho.

Down in the dumps : (adj) = unhappy: khng vui, bun chn.

Ex: Why are you down in the dumps ?

THNH NG V CUC SNG V CCH SNG To be stuck in a rut : sng hoc lm vic trong hon cnh m khng bao gi thay i, v th bn cm thy bun chn. Mt vt ln l mt vt xe hp su li trn t mm, v th bn b dnh vo mt ci m ch i mt hng v bn khng th thot khi. To turn over a new leaf:to s bt u mi; thay i cuc sng ca bn theo cch tch cc, d nhin l chm dt thi quen xu hoc to mt thay i tch cc v tnh cch ca bn. 'New leaf' m ch mt trang mi trong mt cun sch, v th bn thay i mt trang mi. To be on an even keel:ni v nhng s vic sn sng v n nh, m khng c thay i bt ng. 'Keel' l y ca mt chic thuyn. V th, nu n cng bng, con thuyn s n nh. To let your hair down:th gin v thng th, khi bnh thng bn khng th gin nhiu lm. Mt ngi ph n c th bi tc cao ln u; khi c ta tc xung c ta th n v n t do. Cng ging nh vy, nu bn th gin, bn cho php bn thn t do v hnh ng t do hn. To burn the candle at both ends:lm cn sc bng cch lm vic qu sc hoc lm qu nhiu mt (hoc nhiu hn mt) hot ng. Nu bn t n du c hai u, n s chy ht rt nhanh. To burn the midnight oil:i ng tr vo mi m, c bit hc hoc lm vic. Trc khi c in, nhng cy n s dng du, v th nu bn i ng tr, bn ang t du vo na m. To paint the town red:c mt m sinh ng, vui v, thng n mng ci g . To call a spade a spade:miu t mt s vic chnh xc; trnh s ni vng, ngay c n c th lm bun hoc xc phm ngi khc. To beat around the bush:trnh hoc lm hon cuc ni chuyn lm bun lng hoc khng vui. To cut to the chase:Thnh ng ngy c t phim nh. Nu bn "cut to the chase", bn ang xem phn si ng nht ca b phim, khi ngi tt ang rt bt k xu. Bn b qua nhng phn ni chuyn nhm chn. To not pull any punches:biu th s bt ng hoc ph bnh mt cch r rng, khng c gng che du bt k ci g hoc lm gim s cng thng ca vic ph phn. Nu mt vn ng vin quyn anh "pulls a pucnh", anh ta khng nh ht vi sc mnh ca mnh.