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ablative 
ablative /'æblətiv/- tính từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) (thuộc) cách công cụ
- danh từ
- (ngôn ngữ học) cách công cụ
Ive Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a dead giveaway
a clear signal, an obvious sign The smile on her face was a dead giveaway that she got the job.
all the livelong day
all day, lasting the whole day Our canary sings all the livelong day - from dawn to dusk.
anal retentive
too concerned with detail, pedantic Amy is anal retentive. She writes down everything the teacher says.
bat five hundred
hit half the times at bat, win half the competitions If you solve five problems out of ten, you're batting five hundred.
bottle drive
going to houses asking for pop and liquor bottles The bottle drive was a success. The girls earned $350.
chicken (adjective or noun)
cowardly.
chicken-livered
cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.
come alive
become lively, cheer, applaud As the players skated onto the ice, the crowd came alive.
cry me a river
you can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears "When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, ""Cry me a river, guy."""
dead giveaway
(See a dead giveaway)
deliver the goods
succeed in doing what is expected well He is the best manager that we have ever had. He knows how to deliver the goods.
don't give me any of your lip
do not talk back, do not refuse to do what I ask "When the boy swore, she said, ""Don't give me any of your lip."""
don't give me that line/story etc.
do not tell me that false story Don't give me that line about a cure for the common cold.
drive a hard bargain
pay a low price, negotiate firmly When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.
drive around
drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.
drive at
mean, want to say something I couldn't understand what the opposing negotiators in the meeting were really driving at.
drive it home
make a message clear, say it so they understand When you talk about safe sex, drive it home. Stress safety.
drive me batty
cause me to be insane, drive me crazy The noise from that motorcycle is driving me batty!
drive me crazy
cause me to feel crazy, bug me a lot That TV commercial drives me crazy! It's on every channel!
drive me to the edge
cause me to be nearly mad or insane When those chipmunks sing, it drives me to the edge!
drive me up the wall
"cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend" I won't babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall.
drive someone up a wall
irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall.
drive standard
shift gears on a car or truck Can you drive standard? My car has a five-speed transmission.
drive you
hit you, punch you, cream you If you get pushy, he'll drive you. He's got a bad temper.
drive you nuts
cause you to feel crazy, drive you crazy (see drive me crazy) Working for Harry will drive you nuts. He's a perfectionist.
drive you to distraction
cause you to lose thoughts, drive me up the wall Her continual chatter will drive you to distraction.
drive you to drink
cause you to drink alcohol or want to be drunk His critical attitude will drive you to drink. I had to resign.
for love or money (usually negative)
for anything, for any price I would not want to have to do that man's job for love or money.
give 110%
work harder than required, do more than asked If we want to win this game, everyone has to give 110%.
give a black eye
cause a loss of respect for a person or organization, pride goeth before a fall When a priest is convicted of sexual assault, it gives the Catholic Church a black eye.
give a damn/shit
care about, give a hoot Look at his hair. He doesn't give a damn about his appearance.
give a hoot
"care; show interest, show concern" The problem with Julio is that he doesn't give a hoot about family.
give a little
be flexible, do not be so firm When you discuss the divorce terms, try to give a little.
give a wide birth to
keep away from, keep a safe distance from I usually give a wide birth to my boss when he is angry.
give an arm and a leg
give a lot, pay a lot, give my eye teeth She'd give an arm and a leg to have her baby back.
give an inch
concede a little bit, compromise, let up We asked Dad to change his rule, but he wouldn't give an inch.
give and take
win and lose, give something to get something Marriage works on a give-and-take basis - more give than take.
give away
let (a secret) become known I tried to stop her before she gave away my plans to go to Mexico for a holiday.
give chase
chase or run after someone or something The police gave chase to the man who robbed the store.
give free rein to
allow to move about or to do something with freedom He was given free rein in his new job to do what he wanted.
give ground
move back, retreat, stop opposing someone He refused to give ground on his plans to change the system of office management.
give head
give oral sex to a man, perform fellatio Can you catch AIDS from giving head?
give her
use more power, give it all you've got "If the foreman wants us to work faster, he yells, ""Give 'er!"""
give her credit
say that she helped or contributed Give Jane credit for staying with Tarzan all these years.
give her shit
try hard, play hard, go fast, give her Give 'er shit, guys. We can beat this team.
give her the eye
look at her with interest, come-on At the school lunch table, Kevin would smile and give her the eye.
give him a taste of his own medicine
do to him what he does, an eye for an eye If Jim is sarcastic, give him a taste of his own medicine.
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.
give him the brush-off
turn away from someone, reject someone When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.