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#MộcVãn
1. The political candidate knew the issue was a hot potato, so he deferred to his chief of staff, who directed questions to the committee chairperson.
Hot potato: nói về một vấn đề mà nhiều người nói đến và bàn, một vấn đề khó giải quyết
2. Don't let my mother watch any of those sappy movies—she cries at drop of a hat.
At the drop of a hat: là làm 1 việc gì đó đột ngột, ko có kế hoạch từ trước và ko có lí do rõ ràng
3. When your programme first started I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread.
Best thing since sliced bread: Một cái gì hoặc một người nào đó rất tốt, quan trọng hay hữu ích
4. Denise has been burning the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.
Burn the midnight oil: to work late at night
5. I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm falling between two stools.
Fall between two stools: lưỡng lự, do dự, ko biết lựa chọn cái nào
6.You’d better leave now if you want to arrive early for the exam. Break a leg!
Break a leg = good luck
7. You’d better hit the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday.
Hit the book = to study
8. I think he’ll pay you back your money – when pigs fly.
When pigs fly: chuyện viển vông, ko tưởng (something will never happen)
9. I don't mind driving this time - she's scratched my back plenty of times.
Scratch someone’s back: giúp ai với mong muốn sau này người ta sẽ giúp lại mình
10.Duncan Smith hit the nail on the head when he said that the Prime Minister promised so much and yet can change so little.
Hit the nail on the head: đoán, nói trúng phóc
11. At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair.
To take the mickey out of someone: biến ai/cái gì thành trò cười, chọc ghẹo/chế giễu họ
