BAI TẬP VỀ THÀNH NGỮ TIẾNG ANH

English IDIOMS
Exercise 1: Give the meaning of the following phrases:
at once
at random
once in a while
all day long
on purpose
make no difference
tired out
drop sb a line
sleep on it
enjoy oneself
have a row
quarrel in public
keep a promise
It figures
give sb a break
be one’s bag
by and large
pigheaded
well off
make up one’s mind
for the time being

Exercise 2: Matching:
A
B

make a fuss
keep an eye on
keep in touch
take place
in cash
in common
in favor
in season
in short
in the long run
in theory
in turns
in vain
try out
up to date
out of date
once in a blue moon
a piece of cake
hair-raising
on the double
nhanh chóng, gấp rút
hiếm khi
làm to chuyện
sợ hãi
theo lý thuyết
việc dễ dàng
ủng hộ
bằng tiền mặt
thay ohieen, lần lượt
diễn ra
giữ liên lạc
tương đồng, giống nhau
đúng mùa
thất bại, tuyệt vọng
trông nom
nói tóm lại
thử
hợp thời, kiểu mới
lạc hậu, lỗi thời
về lâu về dài, sau cùng


Exercise 3: Matching to make a couple of phrases that have the same meaning:
A
B

look forward to
once in a while
for good
on account of
long in the tooth
donkey’s years
run into
very busy
because of
come across
anticipate
forever
sometimes
up to one’s neck
a long time
old