... of idioms in English to those in Vietnamese. This is a major contribution to
the knowledge of linguistics in general and that of idioms in particular. Since language
and culture are closely intertwined, ... distinguishes the following groups
of idioms:
- informational (conveying information of different kind: in the red (be in debt),
shrug one’s shoulders (raise,...
... love scoring points when they are in an
argument.
winning the game
taking advantage
taking the initiative
taking the trouble
9. There is absolutely no mileage in pursuing that sort of
discussion. ... body
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Send the right message
1. This sort of behaviour sends the wrong message to
young people....
...
fall over
say something embarrassing
put on the wrong shoe
being light hearted
being heavy hearted
being down hearted
being faint hearted
7. He accused her of talking through her hat ...
talking tough
8. The police advised them to go down to the cellar in
order to be out of harm's way.
away from the noise
inside the area
into safety
away from danger
English...
... systematically determinable on the basis of the meaning of the lexemes of which it is
composed – hit a certain type of container for liquids with their foot.
Here are some more definitions of idioms:
... meaning from the meaning
of several words”
(Dictionary of English Idioms, 1979)
As can be seen from the above definitions, there are different ways of defining a...
... during takeoff.
o Do you have to take off already? You just arrive an hour ago!
to pull off: to succeed in doing something difficult (S); to exit to the side of a
highway
o The group of investors ... give the
student a surer grasp of the meaning of the English idioms and greater
confidence in using them.
This fourth revision of Essential Idioms in English, Ne...
... nan
Slow and steady win the race
Chậm mà chắc
He who laughs today may weep tomorrow
Cười người xin chớ cười lâu
Xa mặt cách lòng.
Long absent, soon forgotten;
Out of sight, out of mind
Quá giận mất ... cười.
Courtesy costs nothing
Lời nói chẳng mất tiền mua, lựa lời mà nói cho vừa lòng nhau.
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Hoạn nạn mới biết bạn hiền
An oz of luck is better than a...
... part in: to be involved in, to participate in (also: to be in on)
o Martin was sick and could not take part in the meeting yesterday.
o I didn't want to be in on their argument, so I remained ... to (something): to be doing something; to be planning or plotting
something, scheming
The first definition usually takes the form of a question.
o Hi, Jake. I haven't seen...
... off)
• My mother dropped off during the boring television show; her head was nodding up and down.
• I don’t mind dropping you off at the store on my way to work.
• Business has been dropping ... up to (something): to be doing something; to be planning or plotting something, scheming
The first definition usually takes the form of a question.
• Hi, Jake. I haven’t seen you in a long...
... interesting and 40% of them think their students do not find
interesting in the texts. There are many short coming in students‟ learning
process. If students work hard and spend time learning ...
and then printed and given to somebody), grammar (the rules in a
language for changing the form of words and joining them into
sentences).
In short, most of the root morphemes in...
... the idea of keeping portfolio is
delivered by the teachers, the learners are
entirely self-determined in perfecting its
content. The learners are in charge of
exchanging what kind of information, ... applied in
fostering learner autonomy in Country Studies (namely British and American Studies) at Faculty
of English, Hanoi National University of Education. Starting with...