English Idioms-thành ngữ tiếng anh

1.Down in the dumps

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Explanation: If someone's down in the dumps, they are depressed.

2.In a pickle

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Explanation: If you are in a pickle, you are in some trouble or a mess.

3.Ring a bell

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Explanation:

If something rings a bell, it reminds you of something you have heard before, though you may not be able to remember it very well. A name may ring a bell, so you know you have heard the name before, but cannot place it properly.

4.Jaw drops/Jaw dropped

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Explanation: To show great surprise My jaw dropped when I heard she'd been admitted to Harvard.

5.Flap one’s jaws/flap her jaws

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Explanation: To talk aimlessly.

They're still out on the porch, flapping their gums. Well, I can't sit here flapping my jaws all day.

6.Hit the sack

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Explanation: When you hit the sack, you go to bed.

7.Break a leg

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Explanation: This idiom is a way of wishing someone good luck.

8.By the Skin of His Teeth

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Explanation: If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing.

9.Give the Teacher a Hand

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Explanation: If someone gives you a hand, they help you. Or help the teacher

10.Raining Cats and Dogs

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Explanation: When it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining very heavily.

11.Bite Your Tongue

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Explanation: If you bite your tongue, you refrain from speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to.

12.Bend Over Backwards

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Explanation: If someone bends over backwards, they do everything they can to help someone.

13.Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Explanation: If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a position where you have to choose between unpleasant alternatives, and your choice might cause you problems; you will not be able to satisfy everyone.

14.Back to the Drawing Board

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Explanation: If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again.

15.Blue Moon

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Explanation: a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"