APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Appendix A: Idioms about Human Feelings I/ Love: English idioms Meanings Vietnamese idioms Absence makes the heart grow fonder Used to say that when you are away from sb you love, you love them more Giận thì mắng, lặng thì thương A woman/ man after one’s own heart A person you particularly like because he has the same interests as you Người đàn ông / phụ nữ của lòng tôi Be close / near / dear to sb's heart Be a person or thing that sb is very fond of Say như điếu đổ / chết mê chết mệt / mê tít thò lò Come straight from the heart From the bottom of my heart Truly love sb Từ tận đáy lòng Have eyes only for sb / Only have eyes for sb Only love sb Để mắt tới ai đó Have got it bad Be very much in love Yêu cây nên dấu đến hoa Head over heel (in love) Completely in love Yêu điên đảo In one's heart of hearts In your deepest feelings / thoughts Từ tận đáy lòng / sâu thẳm trong tim Sweet on someone Like sb very much in a romantic way Yêu nhau say đắm / thầm thương trộm  I’m the angel of the page  37 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS nhớ / yêu thầm dấu bụng The apple of one's eye A person, usually a child, who sb love very much Cục cưng của tôi The way to sb's heart The way to make sb like or love you Đường vào con tim With all your heart Used for emphasizing how strongly you feel about sth Với tất cả tấm lòng II/ Happy: English idioms Meanings Vietnamese idioms A barrel / a bundle of laughs Very amusing, a lot of fun Vui nổ trời As cheerful as the birds As eager as a bridegroom As gay as a lark Very happy Vui như sáo  I’m the angel of the page  38 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Extremely happy Vui như hội Vui như tết Be a good sport Be generous, cheerful and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation Lạc quan yêu đời Be a sight for sore eyes Be a person or thing that you are happy to see Đẹp lóa mắt Be all smiles Be very happy and smiling, especially after feeling sad or worried about sth Nở gan nở ruột Be grateful / thankful for small mercies Be happy that a bad situation is not even worse Như chết đi sống lại  I’m the angel of the page  39 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Be in / Go into raptures about / over sb / sth Be extremely enthusiastic about sb/ sth you like Be in high spirits In the heat of the moment To be bitten by the bug Be happy and cheerful Đang cao hứng Beam / Grin / Smile from ear to ear Be smiling a lot because you are very pleased about sth Ngoác miệng tới mang tai Blow sb's mind Make you / sb feel extreme pleasure Nở từng khúc ruột Bright - eyed and bushy tailed Lively and cheerful, pleased and proud Mặt mày tươi rói Do sb's heart good Make sb feel happy, more cheerful, hopeful Feel like a million dollars Feel / look very good Vui như trăng rằm Float / walk on air Very happy Như ở trên mây In seventh heaven On cloud nine Be very happy about sth Như ở trên mây Trên chín tầng mây Get a kick from / out of sth Get a feeling of excitement, enjoyment out of sth Hồ hởi phấn khởi Glad to see the back of sb Happy when you no longer have to deal with sb / sth because they are Như trút được gánh nặng  I’m the angel of the page  40 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS annoying or unpleasant Grin like a Cheshire cat Smile widely in a foolish or self- satisfied way Cười nhăn nhở Have a time of your life Have a whale of time Enjoy yourself, be very happy or excited Vui lòng hả dạ Have stars in your eyes Happy and excited about future because you believe that you will be successful and famous Mặt tươi như hoa In the clover Live happily and comfortably in prosperity and success Sướng như tiên In transports of joy / delight Feeling very great joy Mở cờ trong bụng Keep sb amused Give sb interesting things to do or entertain them so that they do not become bored Mua vui cho thiên hạ Kick up your heels Be relaxed and enjoy yourself Laugh like drain Laugh very loudly Cười như sấm / cười như phá Laugh up your sleeve at sb / sth Be secretly amused by sth Cười thầm trong bụng Laugh your head off Laugh very loudly and for a long time Cười lăn cười bò / cười nôn ruột Like the cat that got / stole the cream Very pleased or satisfied with yourself Như bắt được vàng  I’m the angel of the page  41 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS On the edge of your seat Very excited and giving your full attention to On the top of the world Very happy or proud Mát ruột mát gan Over the moon Very happy and excited Mặt tươi hơn hớn Split your sides laughing / with laughter Laugh a lot, laugh loudly Cười như nắc nẻ The more the merrier The more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have Càng đông càng vui To be like a dog with two tails Be extremely happy Mừng như cha chết sống lại To be mad / keen on sth Be very interested in or enthusiastic about sth / sb Sướng quá hoá rồ Whoop it up 1/ Enjoy yourself very much with a group of noisy people 2/ Make people excited or enthusiastic about sth With open arms Extremely happy to see sb Tay bắt mặt mừng Your heart leaps Have a sudden feeling of happiness or excitement Khấp khởi mừng thầm  I’m the angel of the page  42 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS iii/ sadness: English idioms Meanings Vietnamese idioms As cheerless as the grave As sad as night Very sad Buồn như đưa đám / buồn như chấu cắn/ buồn như cha chết Be drown in tears Giọt châu lã chã / nước mắt tuôn trào Be in the blue Be depressed Buồn xo buồn rụi Break one's heart Make sb feel extremely unhappy Tan vỡ trái tim Crocodile tears (insincere sadness) An insincere show of sadness Nước mắt cá sấu Cry your eyes out Cry a lot and for a long time Khóc hết nước mắt / khóc như ri / khóc như con gái về nhà chồng Cut to the quick Deeply hurt in one’s feelings Ruột đau như cắt Down in the dumps Feeling unhappy or without hope Mặt mày ủ ê / ỉu xìu như bánh đa nhúng nước / ỉu xìu như bánh bao chiều Down in the mouth Miệng méo xệch Drown one's sorrows People drink a lot to forget their pain, problems or unhappiness Đắm chìm trong đau khổ  I’m the angel of the page  43 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Have one's head in one's boots Be dispirited, deeply depressed, timorously anxious about sth Mặt mày ủ dột Long face Mặt chảy dài Lose heart Become discouraged Tiu ngỉu như mèo bò cắt tai / tiu ngỉu như chó cụp đuôi Sob your heart out Cry noisily for a long time because you are very sad Khóc đứng khóc ngồi That Monday morning feeling A feeling of being depressed because you have to start a new week back at work Lừ đừ như ông Từ giữ đền With a heavy / sinking heart With a feeling of sadness or fear Mặt nặng như đá đeo Your heart sink Used to say that you suddenly feel sad or depressed Mặt nặng như chì Iv/ hatred: English idioms Meanings Vietnamese idioms Avoid sb / sth like the plague Avoid sb / sth completely Tránh như tránh hủi  I’m the angel of the page  44 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Keep somebody at arm's length Can't stand the sight / sound of sb / sth Dislike or hate to (see / hear) sb / sth Ghét cay ghét đắng Hate sb like poison Extremely hate sb Ghét ngon ghét ngọt Hate sb's guts Hate the sight of sb / sth Dislike sb very much Ghét nhau như chó với mèo / như mặt trăng với mặt trời / như nước với lửa Have no time for sb / sth Dislike and have no respect for sb /sth Căm thù tới tận xương tủy Have no use for sb / sth Strongly dislike sb /sth Không đội trời chung There’s no love lost between A and B Two people dislike each other Ghét đào đất đổ đi V/ anger: English idioms Meanings Vietnamese idioms A black look An angry or disapproving expression on sb’s face Ánh mắt hình viên đạn Add fuel to the fire / flames Do or say sth which makes sb even more angry Đổ thêm dầu vào lửa  I’m the angel of the page  45 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS As angry as a wasp As red as a beetroot As red as a turkey - cock Very angry Nóng như Trương Phi / mặt đỏ như gấc/ mặt đỏ như gà chọi / mặt đỏ như vang At each other throats Angrily fighting or arguing with each other Muốn ăn tươi nuốt sống Bad / ill feelings Anger between people, especially after an argument or disagreement Tức anh ách Be / Get steamed up Nổi cơn tam bành Be a thorn in your flesh / side Be a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or stops you doing sth Cái gai trong mắt Be hopping mad Be in a foul mood Extremely angry Bầm gan sôi máu Be on sb' s back Give sb grief about / over sth Annoy or criticize sb a lot Mắng vuốt mặt không kòp Be on the warpath Be angry and ready for an argument or a fight about sth Nóng như lửa đốt Be out of your mind Be / go crazy Giận mất khôn Become red in the face Đỏ mặt tía tai Bite a person's head off Speak to sb angrily without a good Nổi trận lôi đình  I’m the angel of the page  46 [...]... or angry Suddenly become very excited or angry I’m the angel of the page 48 Bầm gan tím ruột Tức lộn ruột Tức đầy gan đầy ruột Sôi gan nổi mật Mắng cho tắt bếp / tát nước vào mặt Nghiến răng nghiến lợi / nghiến răng trèo trẹo / nhe nanh giơ vuốt Tức như bò đá Nổi máu xung thiên Giãy nảy như đỉa phải vôi Điên tiết lên Giận điên người Nóng tai nóng mặt APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS... on hot bricks Tense, excited, nervous or restless Như ngồi trên đống lửa On pins and needles Be scared / bored witless Blue in the face Be extremely frightened or bored 53 Kinh hồn bạt vía Sợ xanh mặt / mặt vàng như nghệ Drive sb out of their mind / wits Make sb crazy or very nervous or worried Fear has big eyes Thần hồn nát thần tính Chim phải sợ cành cây cong / phải Fear has quick ear Frighten /... skin because sth has suddenly frightened Lead sb a merry dance you Cause sb a lot of trouble or worry I’m the angel of the page ruột sốt gan / ruột nóng như lửa Nhát như thỏ đế Sợ phát ốm Rối như canh hẹ Mặt xanh như đít nhái Cuống lên như chuột phải khói Nhảy dựng lên / giật bắn người / như giẫm phải lửa Lo cuống cà kê APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Make one's flesh creep Make... English idioms Green eyed - monster Green with envy Meanings Jealousy Very jealous (wanting sth that sb else has) Try to have all the possession and Vietnamese idioms Ghen mặt xanh mày xám / ghen lồng ghen lộn Con gà tức nhau tiếng gáy / ghen ăn tức ở / ghen ăn ghét uống social achievements that your Keep up with the Joneses neighbors or other people around you have, especially by buying what they buy... IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Make sb' s hair curl Purple with rage Run high Send sb away / off with a flea in their ear Shake the dust from one's feet violently angry Shock or disturb sb Be strong and angry or excited Tóc tai dựng ngược Giận tím mặt / bầm gan tím ruột Tức cành hông (Refuse sb’s request) angrily Leave a place without request or with relief or generally in anger or disgust Sick... nervous feeling in your stomach before doing sth Suddenly feel very worried, upset or frightened when you remember sth I’m the angel of the page một cái, rái đến già Sợ khiếp đảm Như ngồi phải cọc Kiến bò trong bụng / ruột rối như tơ vò Lạnh cả người APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Have ants in your pants Have cold feet Have kittens He cannot say / cry Bo to a goose very unpleasant... anger or dislike and to To hell with sb / sth say that you no longer care about sb/ sth Turn in his / her grave Likely to be shock or angry Up in arms about / over sth Very angry and protesting very strongly I’m the angel of the page Tức như đấm bò bông Nuốt giận làm lành Gắt như mắm tôm Tức ói máu Vò đầu bứt tai Biến đi cho khuất mắt! 50 51 APPENDIX A: IDIOMS ABOUT HUMAN FEELINGS By MONICACHEMS Vi/... mouth Make you feel afraid or full of disgust Nervous, worried or anxious 55 Hoảng kinh hồn vía / hồn siêu phách lạc Scare, annoy sb very much Frighten sb very much Afraid of sth Như phỏng nước sôi Mặt xanh như tàu lá Kinh tâm táng đởm Dọa cho hồn vía lên mây Sợ nổi gai ốc / nổi da gà Suddenly make sb stop by frightening Đứng chết trân / đứng sững như trời or surprising them; suddenly stop trồng / đứng... very shy and is easily frightened As afraid as a grasshopper trắng như thằng chết trôi / run như dẽ As pale as a ghost Be dead scared of sth Be frightened / nervous / scared of Yếu bóng vía tiết / mặt xanh như chàm đổ / mặt As nervous as a mouse Be / Stand in awe of sb / sth Rối tinh rối mù / lo bò trắng răng Run như cầy sấy / tái ngắt như gà cắt As nervous as a cat Be / Feel like jelly Vietnamese idioms . tôi The way to sb's heart The way to make sb like or love you Đường vào con tim With all your heart Used for emphasizing how strongly you feel about sth Với tất cả tấm lòng II/ Happy: English. disagreement Tức anh ách Be / Get steamed up Nổi cơn tam bành Be a thorn in your flesh / side Be a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or stops you doing sth Cái gai trong mắt Be hopping. nước vào mặt Gnash your teeth Show one’s teeth Feel very angry and upset about sth, especially because you cannot get what you want Nghiến răng nghiến lợi / nghiến răng trèo trẹo / nhe nanh