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abasement 
abasement /ə'beismənt/- danh từ
- sự làm hạ phẩm giá, sự làm mất thể diện, sự làm nhục
you tell em Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a tempest in a teapot
a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.
blow them away
defeat them badly, kick butt The Russians blew them away in the first game of the series.
card-carrying member
a regular member, a person on the membership list Only card-carrying members will be allowed to attend the meeting.
cement hands
awkward hands, butter fingers "Joey can't type; he's got cement hands."
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
treat people the way you would like to be treated "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."""
familiarity breeds contempt
a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.
first and foremost
first and most important, firstly "The speaker began by saying, ""First and foremost... ."""
get to the root of the problem
find the cause, get to the bottom of We got to the root of the problem. The children are afraid of the dog.
give someone enough rope and they will hang themse
give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don
give them a hand
clap your hands, applaud Let's give them a hand, folks. They sang very well.
give them what for
give them a lecture, scold them, give you hell After the team lost a game, the coach gave 'em what for.
hem and haw
avoid giving a clear answer, be evasive in speech He hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he knew where the missing money was.
hemming and hahing
"saying ""ahem...ah"" while thinking what to say, beat around the bush" When we asked him about the missing money, there was a lot of hemming and hahing.
hot tempered
quick to become angry, lose your temper He's hot tempered - very impatient and often angry.
how do you like them apples
do you like this better? do you like that choice? tough bananas If you don't like the bed, you can sleep on the floor. How do you like them apples?
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 agreement
believing or feeling the same things When we discuss Canadian unity, we're in agreement.
in memory of
as a reminder of, as a memorial to We decided to put our money together and buy a painting in memory of our grandfather.
it seems to me
it is my opinion, it is my view It seems to me that Don expects us to phone him every week.
jog your memory
do or say something to help you remember This photo of your dog may jog your memories of the old days.
keep them straight
know the difference, be able to identify them Mo, you have so many relatives. How do you keep them straight?
knock them down, drag them out
fighting, brawling, Donnybrook, no holds barred After the game, a few soccer fans began to fight. It was a knock-em-down-drag-em-out brawl.
lemon
a car with many problems, a car of low quality, seconds When the American companies began to make small cars, there were a lot of lemons for sale.
lose a family member
experience the death of a member of the family Poor Sadie. She lost her mother last year and a brother this year.
lose your temper
become angry, get mad When you lose your temper, the children become frightened.
love them and leave them
love them but not stay with them When Claude was touring Europe, he'd love 'em and leave 'em.
make mincemeat of
defeat badly, demolish, blow them away The heavyweight champ made mincemeat of the young boxer.
middleman
(See the middleman)
moon them
show them a bare bum, show your bare buttocks They booed him for dropping the ball, so he mooned them.
no problem (no prob)
it was not a problem, don't mention it """Thank you,"" I said. ""No problem,"" she replied."
out of his element
not trained, too deep for him He was out of his element when they began discussing DNA.
own worst enemy
create our own problems, prevent our own success A smoker is his own worst enemy. He's harming himself.
piss on them
who cares about them? they are worthless "When Scotty heard you quit the team, he said, ""Piss on him!"""
pointed remark
a remark clearly aimed at a particular person or thing He made a pointed remark during the meeting that was clearly designed to get my attention.
pound the pavement
look for a job He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but still has not found a job.
put 'em up
raise your hands, reach for the sky "Merv sticks his finger in my ribs and says, ""Put 'em up."""
put them up
put your hands up, stick them up "The outlaw drew his gun, saying, ""Put 'em up, folks, or I'll shoot."""
reach a stalemate
arrive at a position where no progress is made The talks to buy the materials for the new computer labs reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to get them started again.
read them and weep
check your cards and cry about your poor hand "After dealing the cards, Walt said, ""Read 'em and weep, boys."""
root of the problem
(See the root of the problem)
run a temperature
have a higher than normal body temperature The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
scoop them
get news before they do, print the story first "The reporter said, ""We scooped them all on the Harding story."""
serve them right
give them what they deserve If they cheat on a test, it serves them right if they get an F.
short temper
quick to become angry, hot tempered Dr. Jones has a short temper. He gets mad very quickly.
sit in judgement on
judge someone's actions, evaluate Gary is afraid because you sit in judgement on whatever he does.
snow them
fool them, tell them a false story You can't snow them. They know if you're telling a lie.
stand on ceremony
be formal You don
stick them up
put your hands above your head, hands up "The man took out a gun and said to the clerk, ""Stick 'em up!"""
take someone's temperature
measure someone's body temperature The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
tempest in a teapot
(See a tempest in a teapot)a blizzard in a teapot
a lot of action about a baby botheration The altercation was over quickly. It was a blizzard in a teapot.
blow them away
defeat them badly, bang base The Russians blew them abroad in the aboriginal bold of the series.
card-carrying member
a approved member, a being on the associates account Only accustomed associates will be accustomed to appear the meeting.
cement hands
awkward hands, adulate fingers "Joey can't type; he's got adhesive hands."
do unto others as you would accept them do unto you
treat bodies the way you would like to be advised "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would accept them do unto you."""
familiarity breeds contempt
a acquaintance may animosity you if you do not account his or her aloofness Don't alarm Margaret Maggie. Remember, acquaintance breeds contempt.
first and foremost
first and best important, firstly "The apostle began by saying, ""First and foremost... ."""
get to the basis of the problem
find the cause, get to the basal of We got to the basis of the problem. The accouchement are abashed of the dog.
give addition abundant braiding and they will adhere themse
give addition abundant time and abandon to do what they appetite and they will accomplish a aberration or get into agitation and be bent Don
give them a hand
clap your hands, acclaim Let's accord them a hand, folks. They sang actual well.