read as Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

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a basket case

a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.

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a blast

a great time, a lot of fun The students were having a blast until the teacher walked in.

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a case of

an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.

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a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

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a crash course

a short course that has the main facts and skills He took a crash course in cooking and bought a cafe.

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a dog's breakfast

a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything.

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a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

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a hassle

a problem, a bother The tax form is a hassle this year. It's difficult to understand.

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a horse's ass

a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.

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a new lease on life

a feeling that life will be better, a fresh start The promotion gave him a new lease on life.

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a nut case

a person who is crazy, crackpot If you go to work in pajamas, people will say you're a nut case.

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a pain in the ass

a bother, a lot of trouble Fixing that car every day is a pain in the ass.

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a piece of ass

sex, intercourse, nookie If it's just a piece of ass you want, why don't you find a prostitute?

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a suicide pass (hockey)

a pass behind the player causing him to look back Older players always stop when receiving a suicide pass.

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a three-bagger (baseball)

a hit that allows the batter to run to third base Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth game of the World Series.

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a tongue-lashing

a scolding, a lecture, a talking to When Sis came home drunk, Dad gave her a tongue-lashing.

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a wash

not owing each other, call it square You owe me $20, but you gave me a CD, so it's a wash, eh.

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a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

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a wild goose chase

a waste of time, a long chase without results Oil exploration is sometimes a wild goose chase. It's uncertain.

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air was blue

(See the air was blue)

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all washed up

failed in business or career Barry's all washed up. His business is bankrupt.

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all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

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American as apple pie

(See as American as apple pie)

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an easy mark

one who can easily be persuaded, a soft touch Ask Charlie for a loan. He's an easy mark.

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as a matter of fact

to state a fact, in fact, to be perfectly honest The burrowing owl is a protected species. As a matter of fact, it's an endangered species.

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as a rule

usually, as a habit As a rule I usually get up at 7:00 AM every morning.

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as all get-out

very much, a lot, like crazy, to the max Tracy is not only beautiful. She's as talented as all get-out.

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as American as apple pie

very American, like an American custom Jeans and T-shirts are American, as American as apple pie!

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as busy as a beaver

very busy, working steadily When the teacher returned, the students were as busy as beavers.

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as clean as a whistle

without any dirt or marks, smooth and clean The hen squeezed, and out popped an egg as clean as a whistle.

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as drunk as a skunk

very drunk, polluted, sloshed You don't remember the party. You were as drunk as a skunk!

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as easy as pie

very easy.

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as far as

to the extent or degree that As far as I know he will be here in a few minutes.

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as far as I know

based on my knowledge, to the best of my... As far as I know, the company will pay your travel expenses.

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as if

unlikely, unbelievable As if we'd leave for Banff without you. We'd never do that!

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as long as

provided that, on condition that As long as you promise to be careful you can borrow my car.

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as luck would have it

as luck is sometimes good and sometimes bad By the time we arrived, as luck would have it, the fight was over.

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as new

like new, in mint condition For Sale: 1992 Mazda Miata, red, all options, low km, as new.

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as poor as a church mouse

very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.

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as right as rain

(See right as rain)

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as scarce as hen's teeth

rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.

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as slow as a dead snail

unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!

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as slow as molasses in January

only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.

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as the crow flies

the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.

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as useless as a fifth wheel

not useful, not needed, redundant, (four wheels are sufficient) I sat there watching the four of them play bridge, and feeling as useless as a fifth wheel.

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as useless as tits on a boar

not useful, not necessary, having no function Our toenails are useless - as useless as tits on a boar.

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as usual

most of the time, as is the custom As usual, she forgot to bring her book to class.

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as well as

in addition to Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel.

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as yet

until now, up to the present As yet, she has not told me about her plans to leave the company.

đọc (ai đó hoặc điều gì đó) với tư cách (ai đó hoặc điều gì đó)

Để hình thành một cách diễn giải hoặc hiểu biết cụ thể về bản chất vốn có của ai đó hoặc điều gì đó. Bởi vì chất giọng trung tính của tôi, hầu hết tất cả người đều cho rằng tui đến từ miền Trung Tây, khi tui thực sự lớn lên ở Bronx. A: "Bạn bất nghĩ rằng cảnh đó rất tệ sao?" B: "Hả, tui đọc nó như một lời châm biếm, vì vậy tui cho rằng đó là điểm chính." Tôi đọc câu chuyện như một câu chuyện ngụ ngôn về những nguy hiểm vốn có trong một chế độ dân quyền .. Xem thêm: apprehend

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để hiểu ai đó hoặc điều gì đó là một thứ gì đó. Tôi đọc bạn là một chàng trai trầm tính muốn ổn định và có con. Mary đọc vấn đề là một vấn đề bất đòi hỏi nhiều hiểu biết .. Xem thêm: đọc. Xem thêm: