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Idiom practice

blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with.
- take sth to heart: If you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you.
7. D
- beside the point: not important.
- for the time being: at this time = for now = for the moment/for a limited period.
8. A
- ratty = irritable: feeling annoyed.
- catty = bitchy: Catty words, especially speech, are unkind because they are intended to hurt someone.
- sheepish: embarrassed because you know that you have done something wrong or silly.
- tipsy: slightly drunk.
9. B
- hand over fist: If you make or lose money hand over fist, you make or lose a lot of money very quickly.
- hand in/and glove: working together, often to do something dishonest.
- head over heels (in love): completely in love
- stamp sth out: to get rid of something that is wrong or harmful.
10. D
- a chip off the old block: someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother.
- be not sb’s cup of tea: If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like.
11. C
- consolation prize: a small prize given to someone who has taken part in a competition, but who has not won.
- blank cheque/check: a check that has been signed but does not yet have the amount of money written on it.
- golden handshake: a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job, either when their employer has asked them to leave or when they are leaving at the end of their working life, as a reward for very long or good service in their job.
- bring home the bacon: lm vc để kiếm tiền nuôi sống gia đình.
- parting shot: a remark that you make when you are leaving, so that it has a stronger effect.
12. C
- be like a bear with a sore head/like a (real) bear: to be in a bad mood that causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot.
- dead duck: someone or something that is very unlikely to be successful, especially because of a mistake or bad judgment.
- look/feel like death warmed up: to look or feel very ill.
- wet blanket = killjoy: a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves.
13. D
- get the hang of sth: to learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious.
14. C
- have/get sth on the brain: to not be able to stop thinking or talking about one particular thing.
- have/got sth on your mind: to be worrying abt sth.
TEST 3:
I.
a. 3
- old hand: someone who is very experienced and skilled in a particular area of activity.
b. 7
- in/out of pocket: having more/less money than you started with after an activity involving money.
c. 11
d. 14
e. 9
f. 12
g. 1
h. 4
i. 6
j. 16
k. 13
l. 15
m. 10
n. 8
o. 5
p. 2
II.
1. D
- full sb in (on sth): to give someone extra or missing information.
2. A
- give sb a break: stop criticizing or being angry with someone.
- give sb a space: let sb have time alone,whether it be to calm down, after a heated argument, or to let them think about some things before answering a tough question.
3. C
- to cop out (of sth): to avoid doing something that you should do or that you have promised to do because you are frightened, shy, or you think it is too difficult.
4. A
- it/that figures: used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant that has happened.
5. D
- crack a book: open a book and read it; study.
6. D
7. D
- knock sth off: to produce something quickly and easily/steal sth.
- knock sth together/up: to make something quickly and without much care.
8. D
- what makes sb tick: If you know what makes someone tick, you understand why that person behaves the way he or she does.
9. C
- cover for sb/sth: to provide an excuse for someone, or an explanation for something that has gone wrong.
- do for sb/sth: to seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone.
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