Prosource Việt Nam chia sẻ một số thành ngữ trong tiếng Anh

Chào các bạn, hôm nay Prosource Việt Nam – tiền thân là trung tâm Royal English Academy (REA) xin chia sẻ một số thành ngữ trong tiếng Anh. Thành ngữ sẽ là một công cụ cứu cánh giúp cải thiện IELTS bandscore của bạn một cách đáng kể nhưng bạn cũng hãy cẩn thận với nó vì nó có thể sẽ là con dao hai lưỡi nếu như sử dụng sai đó. Vì vậy, hãy cùng Prosource Việt Nam học một số thành ngữ để sử dụng sao cho hiệu quả nhất nha:

English Idioms relating to

FEELINGS - EMOTIONS – REACTIONS​

1. Ants in one's pants: People who have ants in their pants are very restless or excited about something

Eg: I wish he'd relax. He's got ants in his pants about something today!


2. Bare your heart (or soul) to someone: If you bare your heart or soul to someone, you reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings to them.

Eg: John couldn't keep things to himself any longer. He decided to bare his soul to his best friend.


3. Bear the brunt (of something): A person who bears the brunt of something is the one who suffers the most when something bad or unpleasant happens.

Eg: When things go wrong, his assistant always has to bear the brunt of his anger.


4. Bent out of shape: If you get bent out of shape, you become very annoyed or upset about something that is usually not that important or cannot be avoided.

Eg: Don't get bent out of shape if you're delayed. We'll wait for you.


5. Beside yourself (with an emotion): If you are beside yourself (with an emotion), you lose your self-control because of the intensity of the emotion you are feeling.

Eg: He was beside himself with grief when he lost his son.


6. Carry the torch: If you carry the torch, you have strong feelings for someone with whom you do not or cannot have a relationship..

Eg: He's been carrying the torch for Julie since their college days, before she married Ted.


7. Wouldn't be caught/seen dead: If someone says that they wouldn't be caught or seen dead in a particular place or doing something, they mean that they would be too ashamed or embarrassed.

Eg: My seven-year-old son thinks he's a big boy; he wouldn't be caught dead holding my hand!


8. Cause a stir: If something causes a stir, it creates an atmosphere of excitementor great interest.

Eg: The arrival of the actress caused quite a stir in the village.


9. Cheesed off: If someone is cheesed off with something, they are annoyed, bored or frustrated.

Eg: Julie is absolutely cheesed off with her job.


10. A chip on your shoulder: If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they feel resentful because they feel they are being treated unfairly, especially because of their background, their *** or their colour.



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1. Close to home: If a remark or comment is close to home, it is so true, or it affects you so directly, that you feel uncomfortable.

Eg: Alan looks embarrassed. Bob's comment must have been close to home!


2. Come apart at the seams: To say that someone is coming apart at the seams means that they are extremely upset or under severe mental stress.

Eg: Bob has had so many problems lately, he's coming apart at the seams.


3. Cork something up: If you cork something up (feelings, emotions), you fail to show or express them.

Eg: It would be better for her if she showed her grief and didn't cork up her feelings.


4. Cut to the quick: If you cut someone to the quick, you hurt their feelings or offend them deeply.

Eg: Alan was cut to the quick when Jack expressed doubts about his sincerity.


5. Out of your depth: If you are out of your depth, it means you are in a situation which is too difficult for you, or which you know little about.


6. On the edge of one's seat: Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested in something and finds it both extremely exciting and nerve-wracking.

Eg: Look at Bob! He's on the edge of his seat watching that rugby match.


7. Feel on top of the world: If you feel on top of the world, you feel wonderful or ecstatic about something.

Eg: I've been feeling on top of the world since I got the results - I'm qualified!


8. Keep one's feet on the ground: A person who keeps their feet on the ground continues to act in a sensible and practical way, even if they become successful.


9. Fever pitch: If a situation or feeling reaches fever pitch, it becomes very intense and exciting.

Eg: Reaction to the affair has reached fever pitch all over the country.


10. A fish out of water: If you feel like a fish out of water , you feel uncomfortable because of an unfamiliar situation or unfamiliar surroundings.

Eg: As a non-golfer, I felt like a fish out of water at the clubhouse.


11. Freudian slip: This refers to a mistake made by a speaker which is considered to reveal their true thoughts or feelings.

Eg: So you got the job - I'm so sad - sorry, I mean glad!


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1. Have one's heart in the right place: A person who has their heart in the right place has kind feelings and good intentions, even if the results are not too good.

Eg: The old lady's cake wasn't wonderful but she's got her heart in the right place.


2. Get a grip on yourself: If you get a grip on yourself, you make an effort to control your feelings so as to be able to deal with a situation..

Eg: After the initial shock, Lisa got a grip on herself and called an ambulance.


3. Get something out of your system: This expression means that you get rid of a strong emotion or desire by expressing it openly or trying to fulfil it.

Eg: Tell your parents how you feel - it's better to get it out of your system!


4. Get worked up (about something): If you get worked up about something, you become upset, annoyed or excited, often unnecessarily.

Eg: It's his first day at school tomorrow and he's all worked up about it!


5. Go bananas: If someone becomes very emotional and starts behaving in a crazy way, they go bananas.

Eg: If you announce that you're going to drop out of school, your parents will go bananas!


6. Go off the deep end: If a person goes off the deep end, they become so angry or upset that they cannot control their emotions

Eg: Mary will go off the deep end if her kids leave the kitchen in a mess again.


7. Go to pieces: If you go to pieces, for example after a terrible shock, you are so upset or distressed that you cannot lead your life normally.

Eg: Jack nearly went to pieces when his son died in a plane crash.


8. Groan inwardly: If you groan inwardly, you feel like expressing despair, disapproval or distress, but you remain silent.

Eg: On his return, when Pete saw the pile of files on his desk, he groaned inwardly.


9. Gut feeling: If you have a gut feeling about something, you have a strong intuition which you cannot explain, but you are sure that you are right.

Eg: As I read the story, I had a gut feeling that the postman was lying ... and I was right!


10. Hard as nails: A person who is hard (or 'tough') as nails is unsentimental and shows no sympathy.

Eg: Don't expect any sympathy from him. He's as hard as hails.


11. Have kittens: To say you're going to have kittens is a dramatic way of expressing worry, anxiety or fear.

Eg: His mother nearly had kittens when Alex announced that he wanted to be a trapeze artist.


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big fish in a small pond

- an important person in a small place

The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.


blue around the gills

- to be looking sick

I was looking blue around the gills during my illness.


cold fish

- a person who is unfriendly or does not mix with others

The man is a cold fish and he has very few friends.


drink like a fish

- to drink alcohol to excessive amounts

The man drank like a fish at the party and he had to go home by taxi.


a fine kettle of fish

- a situation that is not satisfactory, a mess

“This is a fine kettle of fish. I am going to be late for the meeting.”


fish for a compliment

- to try to get someone to say something nice about you

The man is fishing for a compliment about his new Italian suit.


fish for (something)

- to try to get information from someone

The lawyer was fishing for information from the woman.

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1. Head over heels in love: When a person falls passionately in love with another, they are said to be head over heels in love.

Eg: Tony's only interest at the moment is Maria. He's head over heels in love with her!


2. Change of heart: If someone has a change of heart, they change their attitude or feelings, especially towards greater friendliness or cooperation.

Eg: He was against charity, but he had a change of heart when he saw the plight of the homeless.


3. Couldn't give a hoot!: To say that you don't or couldn't give a hoot, means that you don't care at all about something.

Eg: She wears eccentric clothes but she's couldn't give a hoot about what others think.


4. Hope against hope: If you hope against hope, you continue to hope even when the situation looks bad

Eg: The whole building was destroyed by fire. John's parents are hoping against hope that he escaped in time.


5. Hot under the collar: If you get hot under the collar, you feel annoyed, indignant or embarrassed.

Eg: If anyone criticizes his proposals, Joe immediately gets hot under the collar.


6. In the heat of the moment: If you say or do something in the heat of the moment,you say or do it without pausing to think, at a time when you are experiencing unusually strong emotions such as anger, excitement, etc.

Eg: I was so angry that in the heat of the moment I said things that I regretted later.