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aberrance 
aberrance /æ'berəns/ (aberrancy) /æ'berənsi/- danh từ
- (sinh vật học) sự khác thường
RR Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a barrel of laughs
a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.
cackleberries
eggs, chicken eggs Look! This hen laid five cackleberries!
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
carrot and stick
promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.
carry a tune
sing well, sing in tune Ask June to lead the singing. She can carry a tune.
carry it off
make it happen, pull it off This project requires planning and skill, but he can carry it off.
carry on
continue, keep on Carry on with your game. I'll wait until you're finished.
carry out
do, complete, execute Now that we have the loan we can carry out our plan.
carry over
save for another time We were forced to carry over the sale to the Monday after the national holiday.
carry the can
be responsible, see that the job gets done The manager gets a big salary, but Mario carries the can.
carry the conversation
continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!
carry the day
provide enough energy or support, fill the gap We need one more volunteer. If you can come it will carry the day.
carry through
put into action The steel company carried through their plan to restructure all of their operations.
carry weight
have influence, have power "Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight."
carry your weight
do your share of the work, do enough work If you carry your weight, you can work here for the summer.
cash and carry
pay cash and carry it out of the store (no deliveries) The ad stated the terms of the sale: CASH & CARRY.
cash on the barrelhead
"pay cash to the owner at the time of purchase; cold, hard cash" "The old man said, ""To buy my pony you'll have to pay $300 - cash on the barrelhead."""
cherrypicker (hockey)
a player who waits at center ice for a pass Our coach told us about the cherrypicker on the other team.
don't borrow trouble
"do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get a divorce, Pat said, ""Don't borrow trouble."""
drown your sorrow
drink until the sadness goes away Jay drowned her sorrow in wine. Then she had a headache.
every Tom, Dick and Harry
the average person He said he is not the same as every Tom, Dick and Harry.
feel sorry for
pity I feel sorry for him after losing his job.
get carried away
become too emotional, go overboard, go too far When the kids play hockey, their parents get carried away, yelling at the referees and fighters.
holy terror
a very disobedient or unruly child The little boy is a holy terror and his parents never want to take him anywhere.
hurry up
do it quickly, make it snappy Hurry up with the dishes. We want you to play cards with us.
if my memory serves me correctly
if I can remember well, if I have a good memory Your name is Jose - if my memory serves me correctly.
in a hurry
a need to move or act quickly He is very busy and always in a hurry.
it goes with the territory
some problems are natural in some jobs or places There's more crime in the cities. It goes with the territory.
last hurrah
last big event for an old person Frank is planning one more TV concert - his last hurrah.
lead a merry chase
delay or escape capture by someone, make a person work hard He led the investigators on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.
life is just a bowl of cherries
life is just wonderful, life is grand "When Anne is happy, she says, ""Life is just a bowl of cherries!"""
lock, stock and barrel
everything, kit and caboodle They took everything in the shed - lock, stock and barrel.
make merry
have fun, laugh and celebrate We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening.
more the merrier
the more people who join in the fun the better it will be The more the merrier he said as his sister
narrow escape
an escape with no chance of error He had a narrow escape when he almost fell from his bicycle.
no holds barred
try anything, no rules apply In a street fight, it's no holds barred. There are no rules.
not to worry
do not worry, no sweat """I dropped my ice cream!"" ""Not to worry. There's more."""
over a barrel
in a helpless or trapped position I think that we have them over a barrel and should be able to win the contract easily.
pick a quarrel
start a quarrel with someone on purpose I don
politically correct
appropriate, not racist or sexist Advertise for a salesperson. Use the politically correct term.
red herring
a false issue, make a mountain... "She said, ""Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."""
run an errand
deliver something, go and get something Paul, please run an errand for me. Take this bread to Aunt Matty.
scrape the bottom of the barrel
use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.
shooting fish in a barrel
a task that is too easy, a game without challenge We won 18-2. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.
smoke and mirrors
false impressions, deceit, trickery, bafflegab His speech about new projects is just smoke and mirrors. The company is bankrupt.
something borrowed, something blue
two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!
squirrel away
save, hide, put in a safe place, salt away You can have your own pension if you squirrel away a few dollars each month.
stand corrected
admit a mistake or error, own up The square root of 4761 is 69, not 68. I stand corrected.
swim against the tide/current
do the opposite of what most people want to do He is always swimming against the tide and never wants to do what his friends are doing.
the more the merrier
if more people come, we will have a better party Tell everybody the party's at my place - the more the merrier!