lead up to something

Meaning

• to happen, say, or do in preparation for something: dẫn đến, diễn ra, dẫn dắt, hướng đến, hoạt động hướng tới...
• immediately precede, predate
• If a period of time or series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins (ref. Cambridge Dictionary)

Example

• The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash.
  Các phi cơ đã không hồi tưởng lại vụ việc dẫn đến việc rơi máy bay.
• The negotiations leading up to the contract were very touch.
  Những thỏa thuận trước khi đưa đến việc ký hợp đồng là rất quan trọng.
• In the weeks leading up to the graduation I did very little.
  Trong những tuần trước buổi lễ tốt nghiệp, tôi làm việc rất ít.
• In the three games leading up to the Sugar Bowl, his team yielded 35, 35, and 42 points.
  Trong 3 trận đấu hướng đến giải Sugar Bowl, đội của anh ấy đã có 35, 35 và 42 điểm.
• I thought you were leading up to a question at the end of that.
  Tôi nghĩ là bạn nên dẫn dắt câu hỏi cuối cùng khi kết thúc.
• Dee, from Launceston, wanted to know what would happen to EU laws covering protected species such as bats in the event of Britain leaving the EU. The answer is that they would remain in place, initially at least. After the Leave vote, the government will probably review all EU-derived laws in the two years leading up to the official exit date to see which ones to keep or scrap. (From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887)
  Dee, đến từ Launceston, muốn biết rằng điều gì sẽ xảy ra với luật của EU đối với việc bảo vệ con người chẳng hạn như cú đánh bất ngờ trong sự kiện Britain rời khỏi EU. Câu trả lời là họ vẫn giữ nguyên ít nhất là như ban đầu. Sau khi bỏ phiếu rời khỏi, chính phủ có lẽ sẽ xem xét lại tất cả các luật lệ từ EU trong 2 năm tới trước ngày công bố chính thức rời khỏi để xem xét những ai có thể được giữ lại hoặc rời khỏi.
• Tickets will also be available online at www.lintonfireworks.co.uk in the three weeks leading up to the event.
  Vé sẽ được bán online at trang web www.lintonfireworks.co.uk trong 3 tuần trước khi diễn ra sự kiện.

Words of day #25: To wing it

Mỗi con người trong chúng ta khi làm một việc gì thường lên kế hoạch chuẩn bị trước . Nhưng "người tính không bằng trời tính" mà đúng không nào, cuộc sống đâu ai biết được chữ ngờ, có những lúc ấy bạn sẽ rơi vào tình huống "dỡ khóc dỡ cười" hay "chết đứng" hay "á khẩu"... khi không có sự chuẩn bị trước. 

Meaning

• to improvise
• to do something without preparation such as act, speak...

Example

1. Mary spent all weekend on partying instead of studying. When I asked her why she wasn't concerned about the exam. She told me she'd just wing it.
   Mary đã bỏ quá nhiều thời gian của mình cho vào tiệc cuối tuần thay vì học bài. Khi tôi hỏi cô ấy không lo lắng đến bài kiểm tra sao thì cô ấy hơi cứng họng, không đỡ kịp
2. The minister is great orator. He's never had a speech ready, he just wings it and people love it.
   Bộ trưởng là tay nói cực hay. Ông ấy chưa bao giờ chuẩn bị bài diễn thuyết của mình, ông ấy chỉ hơi ngập ngừng á khẩu một chút thôi nhưng mọi người rất thích điều đó.
3.  I didn't have time to write a speech, so I just had to wing it in font of a large audience. Some actor can wing it, others go completely silent when something happen on stage that isn't supposed to happen.
   Tôi không có thời gian để viết bài diễn thuyết, vì thế mà tôi rơi vào tính huống dỡ khóc dỡ cười khi đứng trước đám đông khán giả. Nhiều nghệ sĩ cũng có khi rơi vào tình huống đó, khán giả hoàn toàn im lặng để xem có điều gì đó sắp xảy ra còn hơn là không xảy ra điều gì.

Words of day #24: To weigh (something) up

To weigh (something) up
Trong cuộc đời mỗi con người, sẽ có lúc ta rơi vào trạng thái phân vân, đứng giữa lưng chừng trời, ranh giới giữa tốt xấu, nên hay không nên, lúc đó ta cần cân nhắc thật kỹ lưỡng trước khi quyết định, cũng giống như chọn người để yêu và chọn người để lấy, hiihih, chắc chắn các bạn tuổi teen hay các bạn thời sinh viên sẽ không bao giờ không có một lần thử trò chơi bứt lá, bẻ hoa " yêu, không yêu... học, không học... để cân nhắc xem nên chọn cái nào...

Meaning

to think/consider carefully about the advantages and disadvantages before making a decision.

Example

1. I'm weighing up my opinions before I decide to apply for the job.
   Tôi đang cân nhắc xem trường hợp của tôi trước khi quyết định nộp hồ sơ xin việc cho vị trí đó.
2. Before buying weigh up houses costs for rent and rate interest annually.
   Trước khi mua nhà cần cân nhắc, tính toán thật kỹ chi phí thuê nhà và lãi suất ngân hàng hàng năm.
3. I couldn't sleep last night because I was weighing my options up. Shall I retire or keep working?
   Tối hôm qua tôi không thể chợp mắt được bởi vì tôi đang phân vân, cân nhắc là tôi nên tiếp tục làm việc hay là nghỉ hưu.

Phrasal Verb on Holiday

So far we've looked at a group of multi-word verbs that come from break. But with so many out there, what's the best way to learn them? Well, one way is to learn words in groups by topic. So, now we're going to do an exercise to practise multi-word verbs related to the theme of travel.

to break up	to end a relationship, chia tay	She's just broken up with her boyfriend
to break down	(of a car or vehicle) to stop working, ngừng hoạt động, bị hưu, bể bánh...	Our car broken down and we had push it off the road.
to break out	(here) escape from prison, thoát ra khỏi	They broke out of prison and fled the country.
to break in	to use force to enter a place, chen vào	As she was talking, he suddendly break in, saying 'that's lie'
to break off	to separate something from something else, vỡ ra, bẻ vụn	He broke off a piece of chocolate
to break off	end the relationship, kết thúc, cắt đứt	They've broken off their engagement.
to break off	to suddenly stop speaking, ngừng	She broke off in the middle of a sentence
to check in	to arrive at a hotel and register your details, also to give your information at an airport before you fly, làm thủ tục	Passenger are requested to check in two hours before the flight.
to check out	to pay the bill and leave a hotel, rời khỏi	We check out at 5pm to catch a 7pm flight.
to pick someone up	to collect someone from a place, đón	I pick my son up from school
to see someone off	to go to a place that someone is leaving from to say goodbye, đưa tiễn	My parent saw me off at the airport
to take off	(of a plane) to leave the ground, cất cánh	The flight will take off at 3pm
to touch down	(of a plane) after flying, to touch the ground again, chạm xuống, đáp xuống mặt đất	One of the plane 's tyres burst on touch down.
to set off	to begin a journey, bắt đầu khởi hành	what time do we set off tomorrow?
to head off	to start a journey or leave a place, khởi hành	what time you are heading off?
to get in	(of a plane or train) to arrive, đến nơi	what time did you get in last night?
to go away	to leave your home in order to spend time somewhere, rời khỏi, đi du lịch, kế hoạch đi du lịch	We usually go away for the summer.
to get away	to go somewhere to rest,  đi đâu đó nghỉ ngơi	I just need to get away for a few days
to wind down	(hoặc unwind) relax, nghỉ ngơi	A glass of wine in the evening help me to wind down after work
to kick back	to stop doing things and relax, tạm dừng công việc để nghỉ ngơi	what good is life if a guy can't kick back and watch a movie?
to chill out	to relax completely nghỉ ngơi, xả trét	I just chilling out in the front of TV
to hang/wait around	to stay in a place and do nothing while you wait for someone to arrive or something to happen , chờ đợi	We spend the whole day waiting around for something excited to happen but nothing did.
to show someone around	to go with someone to all parts, hướng dẫn du lịch	Let's me know when you 're coming to Cambridge and I'll show you around.
to polish/ brush up	to rub or brush an object to make it shine, đánh bóng, chải chuốt	I try to polish up my language skill before I travel
to soak up	to enjoy the effect or experience of something, ngâm mình, đấm mình	I love to lie on the beach and soak up the sun.
to while away	to spend time in a relax way, trong thời gian nghỉ nghơi, relax	I just knit a lot when I was a pregnant just to while away the time.
to eat out	to eat in restaurant, ăn nhà hàng	When I lived in Spain, I used to eat out all the time.
indulge in	to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, xả láng, nuông chiều, thỏa mãn	I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself.
round off	to complete an event or holiday, kết thúc chuyến hành trình	I rounded the meal off with chocolate and rum cake.
to stay on	to continue to be in a place, job or school, ở lại	I decided to stay on at university to do further to research.

Phần này sẽ giúp các bạn dễ hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng các phrasal Verbs

August is a month for holidays in many countries, so I thought it would be nice to look at some phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs connected with going on holiday. (By the way, holiday is a British English word – Americans take vacations.)

One very simple phrasal verb connected with holidays is go away. If we ask someone ‘Are you going away this summer?’, we are asking about their holiday plans; it is not a general enquiry about them going somewhere. We use get away in a similar way:

I hope to get away for a few days soon.

Lots of people lead busy lives, and a holiday is a chance to wind down(relax). Other, rather informal phrasal verbs for relaxing are kick back and chill out. If we have a job, we take some time off.

When we begin our holiday, we set off on the journey to get there. We can also use head off:

They headed off for a week in the sun.

If you travel by plane, you have to check in online or at the airport. You often have to hang around or wait around at the airport, which can be boring, but once the plane takes off (leaves the ground), you are on your way. When the plane lands, we can say it touches down. We use get in/into to talk about a train, bus or ship arriving somewhere:

What time does the train get in?

The ferry gets into Dover at 17:30.

When you arrive at your holiday destination, you will probably check into your hotel. Then you might go and check out the neighbourhood, and maybe even hire a guide to show you around. One great thing about travel is meeting new people, so if you are going abroad, you might try to polish up or brush up (on) your language skills before you go.

Some people enjoy staying active and like to pack a lot into their holidays (do lots of things), while others prefer to laze around, just soaking up(experiencing) the atmosphere or taking in (looking at) the view. You might choose to while away (spend lazily) your days wandering round a lovely old town, or soaking up the sun on the beach.

Holidays are a time when we are kind to ourselves – for example we probably eat out (have meals in restaurants) more than we do at home, and we might indulge in rich foods that we normally avoid. We might treat ourselves to a particularly enjoyable experience in order to round off the holiday (finish it in a good way), though if we enjoy ourselves too much, we may be tempted to stay on (not go home when we intended to)!

Clothes Phrasal Verb

put on	put something on, mặc vào	I put on my hat
take off	remove clothes, cởi ra	I take off my shirt
try on	to try something on, thử đồ	At the store, I tried on my T - shirt.
wrap up	put warm clothes on, mặc ấm	Wrap up. It's really cold in winter.
zip up	have a zip and pull it up, kéo khóa kéo	Zip up. It's cold.
hang up	take off clothes and put them high up, treo, móc đồ lên	Don't leave your clothes on the floor. Hang them up
dress up	wear something that looks extra good, mặc diện đồ đẹp	I have a day, I should dress up tonight
slip on	put on an item of clothing easily and quickly, mặc vội vào	He slipped on his suit and tie.
button up	cài nút náo	I should button up my jacket
do up	either zip up or button up	I must do up my jacket
have on	wearing, mặc cái gì	what does she have on right now? She has a hat on
throw on	do it quickly, tháo ra nhanh chóng	I threw on my hat and run out the door
kick off	take off your shoes, cởi giày và đá	She kicked off her shoes when she went home.
wear in	wear something in, take something new, mặc trong sao cho cảm thấy thoải mái, mua mới	My feet hurt. I need to wear my shoes in.
take in	make clothes is smaller, làm cho nhỏ lại	You lose weight and your dress doesn't fit. I'll have to take it in
wear out	to use an item until it is no longer in good condition, không còn vừa, bị mòn do sử dụng lâu	I wore out my boots. I need to buy a new pair of shoes soon.

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Binomial in English

Binomial is phrases which two words ​separated by a ​conjunction that ​almost always ​appear in the same ​order (Nhị thức là cụm từ gồm có 2 từ được cách nhau bởi một liên từ mà hầu như đều xuất hiện trong cùng một thứ tự )
Examples:

1. Bread and butter: a job or activity that provide you with the money you need to live, bánh mì và bơ, để chỉ những thứ quan trọng đối với bạn mà bạn có thể sống dựa vào nó.
   Ex: Gardening is bread and butter right now
2. Sick and tired: annoyed and bored, chán ngấy đến phát ốm
   Ex: I'm sick and tired of eating the same thing for lunch everyday.
         I'm sick and tired of him whining about money
3. Aches and pains: general body pain that aren't serious, cảm giác đau nhưng không nghiêm trọng
   Ex: I'm tired of hearing about all her aches and pains
4. cheep and cheerful: simple, basic and often inexpensive, đơn giản, không đắt
   Ex: There's restaurant round the corner that service cheep and cheerful food
5. short and sweet: quick and simple, ngắn gọn nhưng dễ hiểu
   Ex: This morning's meeting was short and sweet.
6. Black and blue: sore and bruised, thâm tím
   Ex: His arm was black and blue
7. Quick and dirty: short, simple and basic, đơn giản, ngắn gọn
   Ex: No retirement projection is perfect, but a quick and dirty one is far better than none at all
8. bit by bit: gradually, a small amount at a time, dần dần, từ từ
   Ex: I saved up the money bit by bit
   

Phrasal verb for giving instructions

1. If a person is very miserable (very unhappy), we could tell them cheer up.
   Nếu một người nào đó không vui, không hạnh phúc, chúng ta có thể nói họ "hãy vui lên"
• cheer up: start to feel happier
2. If we think they are taking something too seriously or become too anxious, we could tell them to lighten up or chill out.
   Nếu chúng ta đang nghĩ rằng họ đang làm một cái gì đó quá nghiêm trọng hoặc trở nên quá lo lắng, chúng ta có thể nói với họ là "hãy thư giản đi, bớt lo lắng" 
• lighten up or chill out: to become more relaxed, less serious, not allow things to upset you,
3. Who is very angry or anxious, we might tell them Calm down.Nếu ai đó rất giận giữ hoặc lo âu, chúng ta có thể nói "bình tĩnh"
• Calm down: to stop feeling upset, angry or excited, bình tĩnh lại
4. Many phrasal verbs used to tell people to move in some way, for example:
• stand up: đứng lên
• sit down: ngồi xuống
• get off: to leave a place, rời khỏi, rời đi (nơi nào)
• gather round: tụ tập
5. If you want to someone to leave, you can tell them go away.Nếu bạn muốn ai rời đi chỗ khác, bạn hãy nói "cút đi, đi ra chỗ khác". Đây là hành động không lịch sự, như là đuổi ai đó
• go away: to leave a place (nơi nào)
• in UK, người ta không dùng từ go away, mà nói shove off, or push off
6. It's very angry way of telling someone to leave a room, get out!. "rời khỏi đây!
• get out: to leave an enclosed vehicle, building...
7. If we want someone to stop talking or making a noise, we tell pipe down.Nếu bạn muốn ai đó dừng nói chuyện hoặc không làm ồn nữa, bạn nói "trật tự"
• pipe down: to stop talking or making unnecessary noise
• or shut up, belt up (be quiet), buckle up (US)
8. If we have guests, we will probably greet them by asking come in.Khi bạn có khách đến nhà, bạn nói "mời vào"
• come in: to enter a room or building
9. Others very useful phrasal verbs for giving instruction are:
• Hurry up: to tell someone to go faster
• Hold on or hang on: to tell someone to wait
• Look out or watch out: to watch what is happening and be carefull, be carefull, take care, be on guard

Rule out

Meaning:
to stop considering something as a possibility, not allow, to say that (something) must not be done, to make impossible ( không thể loại trừ, không cho phép)
Synonyms:
close out, preclude, eliminate, rule in, reject, exclude

Examples:

1. The president has ruled out the use of US troop.Chính phủ đã loại trừ việc sử dụng quân đội Mỹ

2. Police said arson could not be ruled out. Cảnh sát cho biết là không thể loại trừ nguyên nhân phóng hỏa

3. With so many badly injured in hospital, officer could not rule out the death toll rising further throughout the day. Với quá nhiều người bị thương nặng trong bệnh viện, các nhà chức trách không thể loại trừ số người chết còn tăng cao hơn nữa trong suốt cả ngày.

rule out of something
Ex: He has been ruled out of the match with a knees injury. Anh ấy không được phép tham gia trận đấu với cái đầu gối bị thương.

There's method to my madness

Means doing something look strange but you have a plan and really, you doing something very sensible ( nôm na là có ý nghĩ điên rồ khi làm cái gì đó, làm cái này đúng nhưng chọn con đường ngược lại, ...)
Ex:
1. I'm driving to my friends house today but I'm going to take the long route, avoid the motorway. There's method to my madness. I think the motorway will be very busy and the long route will be quicker.
2. A: What are you doing putting all the books on the floor?
   B: There's method to my madness. I'm taking a photo of the books I'm putting away. The photos will help me locate the books more easily.
  A: Oh, that's clever.

Take a back seat

An idioms that means to give up control and let someone else take responsibility ( có nghĩa là chọn chỗ vị thứ hai, không chọn vị trí chịu trách nhiệm, để ai đó chịu trách nhiệm)

Examples:
1. Mary was happy to take a back seat and let Jim run a meeting.
2. I'm going to take a back seat this year and let you decide where we go on holiday.
3. Now he's getting older he's decided to take a back seat in running the company.

See more http://www.bbc.co.uk

out of juice

My phone isn't working because it 's out of juice.
My laptop is out of juice. That is frustrating.
I'm out of juice Khi bản thân bạn cảm thấy mệt mỏi, mất năng lượng hay mất sức sống, ta hay nói " mất sức sống"
hoặc
I packing three spare phone batteries so I don't run out of juice on my climbing trip.
The car's running out of juice
See more http://www.bbc.co.uk

In good nick

When we see something that very old but still look new, we usually say " it's in good condition" but British people will say " it's in good nick". The phrase to describe anything else in good condition. 

image from http://www.bbc.co.uk

Examples:
1. I pick up a set of silver plates from an antique shop and they were in pretty good nick.
2. My grandpa loves his 1960s motorbike and has worked very hard to kept it in good nick.
3. I got presents for my children to last the rest of the year, I pick up this little gem and it's in good nick.

Chill Pill

When we tell someone to take a chill pill means we telling them a calm down and relax.

Examples:
1. She was getting so stressed about what her boss said to her that I told her to just take a chill pill - everything would be fine.
2. My wife's working so hard, she need to take a chill pill, otherwise she'll make herself ill.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

Part of the furniture

When we describe someone or something that's been in the same place for a very long time. You almost think that they're will be there forever. It's called "PART OF THE FURNITURE".

Image courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk

For examples
1. John has been the school caretaker for nearly twenty years. He's become a part of the furniture.
2. We came here so often, it's almost as if we are part of the furniture.
3. I joined the BBC in 1995, so I'm a part of the furniture at the BBC.

Words of day #16

Meaning:
Time we have for ourselves to do just what we want

Dành thời gian cho bản thân chính mình để làm những việc mà mình muốn.

Examples:

1.I've just sent my mom to a spa in the countryside. She's been taking care of the whole family and is really in need of some me time!

2. All mothers of young children should try to find some me time.

3. I have take my son to school, write a some texts, work something, buy my husband present birthday, etc. So I really need some me time.

See it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk

Words of day #15

When things are not going as planned, we can say they've gone DOWN THE PAN (TOILET)

(UK also down the pan) informal

› If something is or goes down the ​toilet, it is ​wasted or ​spoiled:After the ​drug ​scandal, his ​career went down the ​toilet.

(Definition of down the toilet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples:

1. Jason has great dreams of becoming a football player, but they went down the pan when he broke his leg.

2. I'm afraid all that careful preparation we did for Jemma's surprise birthday party went down the pan when her brother told her about it.

3. He was ready to move into his new house, but everything went down the pan when the fire destroyed the house last night.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-151201

Words of day # 12: cheap and cheerful

Meaning:
The product doesn't cost much but it serves its purpose. The customer is happy with it.

Examples:
1. She enjoys shopping for cheap and cheerful presents.
2. He made a lot of money from design cheap and cheerful toys for children.
cheap and cheerful UK
› cheap but good or ​enjoyable:There's a ​restaurant round the ​corner that ​serves cheap and ​cheerful ​food.

Meaning:
the product doesn't cost much but the quality is bad.
When people want to save some money by buying something cheap and cheerful, they often end up wasting their money because the goods can turn out to be cheap and nasty.
cheap and nasty UK› ​costing little and of very ​bad ​quality
 Examples:
1. Everything in the shop is cheap and nasty. Don't buy anything.
2. My boyfriend is stringy. The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.
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The English We speak "a bitter pill to swallow"

A bitter pill to swallow (nôm na nghĩa nuốt thuốc đắng)

(bitter: đắng; pill: viên thuốc; swallow: nuốt)

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-        Hello and welcome to The English we speak. I’m Feifei and joining me today is Rob.

o   Hello everyone…Are you Feifei ok? You don’t sound as cheerful as normal. (giọng bạn nghe có vẻ không bình thường)

-        I feel terrible today. I’ve got a headache, feel really tired…I think I’m developing flu. I’m going to take these paracetamol tablets.

o   Hold on Feifei. Are you sure you’re getting flu. This hasn’t got anything to do with that job promotion you didn’t get? (hold on: từ từ hoặc đợi tý)

-        Of course not…well maybe a little.

o   I know you wanted that promotion so much but Daisy’s got it instead didn’t she?

-        Exactly…I’ve been working here much longer than her and I have loads more experience. It’s so unfair! (thật bất công)

o   I know. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.

-        Thanks for the advice but event if these tablets- or pill- are bitter, they’ll make me feel better. Now can you show me some more sympathy about me promotion please? (cám ơn lời khuyên)

o   I was feifei. When I said “It’s a bitter pill to swallow” I really meant it is a situation that is unpleasant and difficult to accept.

-        Ok, I see. You’re saying I’m finding Daisy’s promotion hard to accept.

o   It’s tough Feifei but that’s the way things are. Let’s hear some more examples of this phrase in action. (điều đó là khó khăn nhưng chỉ có đường này thôi)

-        Example:  when he found out his wife’s affair with his best friend, it was a bitter pill to swallow. (khi anh ấy phát hiện ra vợ mình ngoại tình với người bạn thân nhất của mình)

o   It was a bitter pill to swallow knowing that my old sister finished the race quicker than me.

-        My friend has book the flight as me for half the price. It’s a bitter pill to swallow!

o   So “a bitter pill to swallow means I don’t like what’s happened but I will have to accept. Hum, I like the phrase but it doesn’t make me feel any better. ( điều này không làm tôi cảm thấy tốt hơn)

-        You’ll just have a swallow to decision Feifei. Daisy is going to be your boss now. 

o   Oh, dear. I think my flu might be getting worse. I’m definitely going to take some paracetamol now. .yuk that really was bitter. ( chắn chắn) 

-        I think two tablets enough for now. Maybe you should take tomorrow off work. ( ngày mai bạn nên tạm nghỉ làm)

o   What a great idea. See you later.

-        Bye.

A bitter pill to swallow

Meaning:

I don't like what 's happened but I will have to accept it. (nôm na là nuốt thuốc đắng)
when I said" It's a bitter pill to swallow" I really meant it's a situation that is unpleasant and difficult to accept.

For examples:

1. When John found out his wife's affair with his best friend, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
   Khi John phát hiện vợ anh ta ngoại tinh với người bạn thân nhất của mình, anh ta như nuốt thuốc đắng vào mình.
2. It was a bitter pill to swallow knowing that my older sister finished the race quicker than me.
   Điều đó như nuốt thuốc đắng khi biết rằng người chị lớn tuổi hơn tôi lại có về đích cuộc đua trước tôi.
3. My friend has booked the same flights as me for half a price - it's a bitter pill to swallow!
   Bạn tôi vừa mới book chuyến bay y chang như tôi nhưng chỉ với giá rẻ hơn tôi một nửa, điều đó như nuốt thuốc đắng.

60 phrases verbs with DO & MAKE

Basic differences:

DO: action, obligation, repetitive tasks (nói về hành động, nghĩa vụ, nhiệm vụ lặp đi lặp lại)

MAKE: creating, producing, tasks you choose to do (nói về hành động tạo ra, sản xuất, công việc mà bạn chọn để làm)

EXPRESSION WITH DO:

Housework	Do the homework Do the laundry Do the dishes Do the shopping
	Exception: MAKE the bed
Work/Study	Do work/ do homework Do business Do a good/great/terrible job Do a report (write a report) Do a course ( take a course)
	Exception: TAKE a test
Taking care of your body	Do exercise Do your hair (style it) Do your nails (paint them)
	Exception: TAKE a shower/a bath
General actions	Do anything/something/everything/nothing Do well/bably Do good Do the night thing Do your best

EXPRESSION WITH MAKE:

Food	Make breakfast/lunch/dinner Make a sandwich/ salad Make a cup of tea/ coffee A reservation at a restaurant
Money	Make money Make a profit Make a fortune (a lot of money) Make $.... (make $100 = earn $100)
Relationships	Make friend Make love (have sex) Make a pass at (flit) dọn nhà Make up (resolve problem)
Communication	Make a phone Make a joke Make a point Make a bet Make a complaint Make confession Make a speech Make a suggestion Make a prediction Make an excuse Make a promise Make a fuss Make an observation Make a comment
	Exception: HAVE a conversation                     ASK a question
Plans and progress	Make plans/progress Make a decision/choice Make a mistake Make an attempt/ effort Make up your mind (decide) Make a discovery Make a list Make sure (confirm) Make a difference Make an exception