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khuyến khích, cổ vũ; xúi giục

Peter doesn't usually drink too much, but the people in the bar were cheering him and egging him on.

Peter không thường uống nhiều, nhưng (hôm đó) mọi người trong quán bar cổ vũ cậu ấy quá chừng.

"**Egg on**" là một cụm động từ trong tiếng Anh có nghĩa là **khuyến khích** hoặc **xúi giục** ai đó làm điều gì đó, thường là một hành động không tốt hoặc nguy hiểm. Cụm này mang ý nghĩa thúc đẩy người khác làm điều gì đó mà có thể họ không tự làm nếu không bị xúi giục.

Ví dụ:

- **"He didn't want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on."**

- (Anh ấy không muốn nhảy, nhưng bạn bè cứ xúi anh ấy làm.)

Cụm này có nguồn gốc từ từ tiếng Anh cổ **"eggian"** nghĩa là "xúi giục".

see to

to deal with or take responsibility for someone or something

I will see to these reports tomorrow.

She decided to see to my son's application for membership in the club.

pick up

(B2) to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it.

Don't bother with the computer manual - you'll pick it up as you go along.

When you live in a country you can pick up the language.

to learn interesting or useful information from someone or something

The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard.

turn someone off

to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually: I would think the smell of her breath would turn anyone off.

It's a turn off! Mất hứng quá!

turn in

to go to bed

I usually turn in at about midnight.

chicken out of

chicken out of doing something:

Người Mỹ thường dùng danh từ "chicken" (con gà) để ám chỉ những người, những hành động hèn nhát. Khi đó, ai nói "chicken out of doing something" có nghĩa là họ không dám làm điều gì đó hoặc từ bỏ việc làm điều gì đó vì sợ hãi hoặc e ngại.

My friend was planning to come with us but he chickened out at the last minute.

Bạn tôi đã lên kế hoạch đi cùng chúng tôi nhưng anh ấy lại huỷ vào giây phút cuối cùng.

put down

1/ stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground: giống như hạ bảng quảng cáo xuống

Harry put down his cup.

2/ record something in writing

he's putting a few thoughts down on paper

be bound for

be travelling towards a particular place

The train is bound for Cambridge.

The car was bound for the minister's house.

crack down on sth or sb

Áp dụng kỷ luật nghiêm khắc để răn đe, trừng phạt hay đàn áp cái gì, hoặc ai đó

The legislation is established to crack down on criminals committing heinous crimes: Bộ luật được thiết lập nên để răn đe những tên tội phạm nghiêm trọng.

Road users who often overspeed or drive under the influence will be cracked down by the police. Những người tham gia giao thông mà thường xuyên vượt quá tốc độc hoặc lái xe trong tình trạng say xỉn sẽ bị phạt nặng bởi cảnh sát.

fend off

to defend oneself against someone or something

She did her best to fend off the defamation of her public image.

I had to fend off all their allegations on my own.

put someone out

to inconvenience

Thanks for looking after the kids for the afternoon. I hope I'm not putting you out.

illusory

(a) /i'lu:s3ri/ hão huyền

set off

start a journey

We set off for Paris just after ten.

get on

Enter a bus, train, plane, to climb on board

I think we got on the wrong bus.

get in

arrive (train, plane)

I got in just after eight o'clock.

get around to

to do sth you've been planning to do

Last weekend, I finally got around to giving my car a good clean.

give up

stop doing something

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give in

to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first apposed, especially because some has forced or persuaded you to.

to agree to do or accept something that you don't want to do

You give in?

make off

make off = to leave quickly, especially in order to avoid duty or punishment or usually in order to escape.

They made off without paying.

The burglars made off before the police arrived.

go through with

To go through with something = to do something that you have planned or agreed to do, especially after not wanting to do it.

I hate driving but I promised to drive my mum to the airport so now I have to go through with it.
I don't like to work overtime. Because I am new in the company, I have to go through with it anyway.

remind someone of something or someone

(B1) to be similar to, and make someone think of, something or someone else

I never wear grey because it reminds me of my old school uniform.

You remind me of someone I used to know.

I liked her immediately because she reminds me of Sally.

He reminds me of my dad.

Something about her manner reminds me of an old school teacher I used to have.

get the hang of sth

C2, phrasal, informal

to learn how to do something, especially if it is not apparent or straightforward = to learn how to do something or use something

A: I've never used this program before.

B: Don't worry. You'll soon get the hang of it.

The kids are beginning to get the hang of marching in formation.

"Try it again." "Oh, no, I'll never get the hang of this!"

I’ll teach you how to use the design program – you’ll get the hang of it after a while.

It seems complicated at first, but you’ll soon get the hang of it.

leave aside

leave something aside = to not consider something because we want to consider something else instead

Leaving the expense aside, do we actually need a second car?

Leaving aside the financial implications, do you really believe your proposal will solve our problem?

crack on

informal

to start or continue doing something, especially more quickly or with more energy after a pause
to continue working hard at something in order to finish it: phải tiếp tục làm việc chăm chỉ để hoàn thành nó.

The meeting needs to finish by 5, so we'd better crack on.

Now we've prepared the walls we can crack on with the painting.

OK, Julian. We've talked about your case. I have to crack on with my work before leaving the office.

Just tell him what to do and he'll crack on with the work.

I need to crack on with my project this weekend.

took sth down

(B2) to remove something that is on a wall or something that is temporary, or to remove a structure by separating its different parts.

I took the pictures down.

We took down the partitions between our desks.

After the divorce, my parents took her picture down.

After Twitter suspended the @realDonaldTrump account, President Trump shared messages from the official @POTUS handle, but Twitter quickly took them down.

account for

to form the total of something

Students account for the vast majority of our customers.

He said they account for terminal illnesses but also include trivial issues with conditions that would not otherwise threaten life, such as any mental health diagnosis, gout or eczema.

go without sth

(C2) to not have something or to manage to live despite not having something

I'd rather go without food than work for him.

Tôi thà ra đi không có đồ ăn hơn là làm việc cho hắn ta.

Few people can go without water for more than a week.

Không nhiều người đi mà không cần nước hơn một tuần.

How long can they go without food?

Họ đi không có thức ăn trong bao lâu?

opt out

opt-out

1. to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved it

Within any society, there will usually be people who decide to opt-out (= choose not to live the way most people do)

Employees can choose to opt-out of the pension scheme.

2. a situation in which some members of a group choose not to join or be involved in an activity

Since the opt-out, the hospital has been responsible for its own budgeting.
The problem for Facebook is that Apple's update is about to educate a lot of users on how much Facebook is actually tracking them--and it's going to make it a lot easier for those users to opt-out.

look around

to explore or go through a place to see what is there

I am not sure what to buy my sister for her birthday, so I'm going to go to the shop and look around.

What are you looking for? Please come in and look around.

get down to

To get down to something = to get something started = to start something seriously or with effort = to start to direct your effects and attention towards something.

Let's get down to business.

I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it.

I must get down to booking the hotels.

break through

To break through = to make or force a way through a barrier

She broke through the door and into the corridor.

The sun breaks through the clouds.

Many talented musicians struggle to break through to the music industry.

break away

To break away = to get away from someone or something using particular force or effort; to leave or to escape from someone who is holding you.

to break away = not agree = to stop being part of a group because you begin to disagree with the people in the group.

Examples:

I wanted to break away from the stereotype of teachers being strict and unapproachable.
Tôi muốn biến khỏi/thoát khỏi khuôn mẫu giáo viên nghiêm khắc và khó gần.
Have you broken away from something?
Bạn đã bao giờ thoát khỏi/trốn chạy thứ gì không?
He grabbed her but she managed to break away.
One or two of the tourists broke away from the tour group.
Some members of the party broke away to form a rival party.
Một số thành viên của đảng đã ly khai để hành thành một đảng đối thủ cạnh tranh (đối lập).

call off

To call off = to cancel or abandon ❌

Examples:

1. They called off the football match because of the rain.

2. I have to call off the medical appointment today.

Break-in

Cuộc tấn công, để cướp = to force entry

The break-in happened at around 6am on Sunday, November 19th.
I've lost my house keys! I'm going to have to break in.
Robbers broke in to the bank last night with aim to steal money.
My friend would always break in if we refuse to open our door.

set to

work: to start working or dealing with something in an energetic and determined way

If we all set to, we should be able to finish the job in a week.

(informal) to begin a fight: bắt đầu một cuộc chiến

Dozens of NHS trusts are reportedly set to run out of critical protective gowns.

Hàng chục đơn vị ủy thác của NHS đã bắt đầu cuộc chiến thiếu hụt đồ bảo hộ cơ bản.

cut back on sth

to spend less, do less, or use less of something: cắt giảm (ngân sách, áp lực)

The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10 percent next year.

If exercise is causing you pain, you should cut back.

appal

/əˈpɔːl/ (v) to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval:

I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.

The state of the kitchen appalled her.

Synonyms: horrify, scandalize

appalling

adjective

UK /əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/ US /əˈpɑː.lɪŋ/

very bad:

appalling weather

The drive home was appalling.

shocking and very bad:

appalling injuries

Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

More examples

He witnessed some appalling acts of barbarism during the war.

Conditions in the prison are said to be appalling.

Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?

After her appalling behaviour, we had no option but to dismiss her.

The standard of cleanliness in some of these restaurants is frankly appalling.

appallingly (adv)

come along

to arrive; to appear

- When the opportunity comes along, she'll take it.

to go somewhere with somebody

- We're pleasured you come along.

B2: to arrive or appear at a place

Go now and I'll come along later.

You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!

We're going to the swimming pool - you can come along later if you want.

We were standing talking when Jamie came along.

Pete came along in his car and offered us a lift.

I was waiting at the airport when who should come along but Me Pettigrew!

B1: to go somewhere with someone

We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?

Come along and see the show and support the arts in Linton.

UK: used to tell someone to hurry.

Come along - we don't want to be late! Nhanh nào, chúng ta không muốn bị trễ!

C2:

- to start to exist

I gave up climbing when my first child came along.

- develop: if something is coming along, it is developing and improving or advancing

Hassan's English is really coming along.

How's your English coming along?

smarten sb/sth up

to (cause to) become more clean, tidy, and stylish: đánh bóng mình lên, đánh bóng cái gì đó làm cho nó sáng lên, đẹp ra

She's really smartened herself up since she finished college.

You'll have to smarten up if you want to work in television.

get ahead

This phrasal verb means to become successful in the work that you do.

I decided that if I was going to get ahead in life, I would have to move to a bigger city.

lay someone off

this phrasal verb means that you are ending their employment because there is no more work for them.

The company is losing money so it looks like they are going to start laying people off.

take on

To take on has two meanings. It can mean to hire.

We are so busy at the moment, I'm going to have to take on more staff.

Or it can mean to accept more work or responsibility.

I can't take on any more work at the moment.

count someone on

to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you

The whole team was counting on me, and I let them down

count someone in

to include someone in your plans

There's a party on Saturday. - Count me in!

team up with

to join with; enter into companionship with = come together as a team to achieve a common goal (collaborer, partciper à)

My brother prefers to do business by himself rather than to team up with anybody else.

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in good shape

If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape, they are in a good state of health or in a good condition. If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health or in a bad condition.

He was still in better shape than many young men.
Anh ấy vẫn còn khỏe mạnh hơn nhiều thanh niên.
The trees were in bad shape from dry rot.
Nhiều cây đã trong tình trạng tồi tệ vì chết khô.

hand sth in

a phrasal verb with hand /hænd/ verb [T]

(B1) to give something to someone in a position of authority:

Have you handed in your history essay yet?

I've decided to hand in my resignation (= tell my employer I am leaving my job).

Please hand in your keys at the reception on your departure from the hotel.

Remember to check your essay carefully before you hand it into me.

When you have completed the form, hand it in at the desk.

When you've finished your worksheets, clip them together and hand them into me.

I handed in my resignation this morning.

come up with something

1. to think of something such as an idea or a plan

Is that the best you can come up with?

2. to produce or provide something that people want; to provide something needed or missing = provide, supply, equip

We're in big trouble if we don't come up with the money by 6 o'clock.

come across

To find or meet by chance = stumble on

He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner.
The other day I ran across a book you might like.
I came across George at a party last week; it was the first time I had seen him in months.

catch up with sb

(C2) If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you: quỷ tha ma ám ai đó

His lies will catch up with him one day. Những điều nói dối sẽ gây hại cho ông ta vào một ngày nào đó.

catch up on sth

to do something that you have not been able to do recently: cập nhật, bắt kịp

I have to catch up on my reading.

speak highly

Speak highly of somebody/something: say something nice, say good things about somebody/something

Thanks for speaking highly of me to my boss.

Everyone spoke highly of that movie but it's not good.

take a closer look

to look carefully xem xét kỹ lưỡng hơn

Take a closer look at my eyes. Take a closer look at my love. I'm sure that you're gonna see. Our love will last an eternity.

draw a conclusion

to decide what to believe about something after you have considered the facts: quyết định cái gì nên tin sau khi bạn vừa xem xét số liệu, sự kiện

Sim: draw an inference

See: measure/come up with/judge

Examples:

Readers are invited to draw their own conclusions from the report.
Người đọc được mời đưa ra kết luận của mình khi đọc báo cáo.
The photographer said he wanted to show people what a starving bear looked like and let them draw their owned conclusions.
Nhiếp ảnh gia (phóng viên) nói rằng anh ấy đã nghĩ/muốn cho mọi người thấy một chú gấu (Bắc Cực) đang bị đói trông thế nào và để họ tự rút ra kết luận.
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stumble into sth

to start doing something by chance and without an intention:

to start doing something by chance, without having intended to do it:

bắt đầu làm một việc gì đó tình cờ gặp, không có dự định trước

He had stumbled into teaching English after he finished college.
Fry says he stumbled into guitarmaking.

To hang out

We should hang out tonight

Tối nay chúng ta đi chơi đi

The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework.

Informal

Chill out

Informal

To relax completely, or not allow things to upset you; calm down and relax

I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.
Chill out, Dad. The train doesn't leave for another hour.
Sit down, have a drink and chill out, girl!
We spent the whole week chilling out the country.

result in sth

B2: to cause a particular situation to happen:

The fire resulted in damage to their property.

[ + -ing verb ] Icy conditions resulted in two roads being closed.

Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.

The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one percent.

The general election in Britain was expected to result in a hung parliament.

The new tax is a political powder keg which could result in widespread violence.

work on sb

to try to persuade or influence someone (informal):

[+ to infinitive] I'm working on my father to get him to take me to the airport.

work on sth

to spend time repairing or improving something

Examples:

His dancing technique is good, but he needs to work on his stamina.
I need to work on my pronunciation if I'm to pass the exam.

dig up

đào sâu suy nghĩ

crank up

Retail therapy

buying yourself something to make yourself feel happier, giải khây nỗi buồn, xả trét

Example:

1. If you feeling a bit sad, you go shopping retail therapy.

2. I needed a lot of retail therapy to help me get over my ex-boyfriend

Splash out on (something)

spend lots of money on something that you want but don't really need, tiêu pha vào những thứ không cần thiết

Example: He splashed out £3000 on a summer holiday

I splashed out on a new watch

Fired up

Cảm thấy phấn khởi, phấn khích đầy nhiệt huyết

I was fired up when I got that job.

I really fired up about the party tonight. All my friends will be there.

Summer holiday is coming. We really fired up about us trip to Scotland in August.

drop by

drop by/in/round | drop in on sb | drop into sth

to pay an informal visit to a person or a place
visit informally and briefly

Drop by sometime
I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
Sorry we're late - we dropped into the pub on the way.

drop out

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get over

1. To finish.

Tom worked fast to get his lesson over.

2. To pass over - overcome (a difficulty).

It was hard to get over the muddy road.

3. To get well from; recover from.

The man returned to work after he got over his illness.

4. To accept or forget (a sorrow or suprise.)

It is hard to get over the death of a member of your family. We could not get over the speed of Mary's recovery from pneumonia.

walk in on sb

to go into a room and see what someone is doing, when they did not want to be seen:She walked in on me when I was getting undressed.Xem thêm bài Shocking moment husband walks in on his wife cheating with another man and calmly asks for a divorce.

line up

to stand in a line or row; to form a queue

đứng trong hàng; hình thành một hàng đợi

Examples:

Line up, children!
Cars lined up waiting to board the ship.
Fishermen line up in the water, but watch what happens moments later. Amazing!