300 thành ngữ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất và cách dùng

Jen — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:31:10 +0000

English Idiom /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈɪd.i.əm/

Tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ sử dụng rất nhiều thành ngữ, ngay cả trong giao tiếp, hội thoại thông thường. Nhiều bạn hỏi, em không dùng Thành ngữ tiếng Anh có được không?

Ừhmmm…. Câu trả lời là bạn không dùng thì cũng nên biết để khi người khác nói bạn còn biết người ta nói gì chứ. Ngoài ra, nếu dùng thì tiếng Anh của bạn nghe sẽ hay hơn, tự nhiên hơn.

Idiom: a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own

Sau đây là bộ 300 thành ngữ thông dụng nhất trong tiếng Anh giúp bạn tự tin hơn trong giao tiếp (Vui lòng nhấp chuột click từng idiom để hiểu hơn về cách dùng.

No.	Idioms	Meaning
1	No pain no gain	+Only by facing, dealing with, or subjecting oneself to difficulty or hardship will one truly improve or progress. +If you want to improve, you must work so hard that it hurts.
2	Raining cats and dogs	something that you say when it is raining heavily
3	I could eat a horse	used to say that you are extremely hungry
4	Piece of cake	something that is very easy to do
5	Many a little makes a mickle	many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) PHRASE proverb Many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.
6	It’s a small world	Quả đất tròn
7	Haste makes waste	Giục tốc bất đạt
8	Love is blind	used to say that people do not see the faults of the people that they love.
9	a hot potato	sth that is difficult or dangerous to deal with if you describe a problem or issue like a hot potato, you mean that is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with this
10	A swallow doesn’t make a summer.	used to say that because one good thing has happened, it is not, therefore, certain that a situation is going to improve
11	Diamond cut diamond.	A situation in which two equally sly or devious people spar or interact.
12	Barking dogs seldom bite	People who make themselves appear threatening rarely do any harm.
13	(to) break the news (to someone)	to tell someone important news, usually bad news” to tell someone important news, usually bad news” to make sth known “Note: everyone said about information that cause sadness or worry”
14	Actions speak louder than words	People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.
15	Ball is in your court	It is up to you to make the next decision or step
16	A bad beginning makes a bad ending.	If you start a thing badly it takes a long time to finish it, because the bad start seriously affects the later work. But if you make a good start, everything follows naturally and easily. That is why well begun is half done.
17	Chow down	to eat usually quickly or vigorously
18	Each bird loves to hear himself sing	People who know they are good at something to tend to boast about their ability
19	Far from eye, far from heart.	The distance between 2 persons will make love grow fonder
20	Go bananas	To become irrational or crazy
21	Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched	Don’t make plans for something that might not happen
22	As busy as a bee	Very busy
23	Costs an arm and a leg	something is very expensive.
24	Cut the mustard	to come up to expectations
25	Deal with it	Use to tell somebody that they cannot change the situation so they must accept it
26	Shake a leg	Use to tell somebody that act more quickly
27	A woman gives and forgives, a man gets and forgets	Originally, women are altruistic, men are heartless and selfish
28	Don’t judge a book by its cover	said to show that you cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing’s appearance
29	East or west, home is best	Home is the best place to be no matter where it is.
30	In Rome do as Romans do.	means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting
31	It never rains but it pours	said when one bad thing happens, followed by a lot of other bad things that make a bad situation worse
32	Far cry from	Very different from.
33	Feel a bit under the weather	Feeling slightly ill.
34	Catch the bear before to sell his skin.	This is another way of saying Never spend your money before you have it. The proverb means act prudently and don’t be over-optimistic
35	Method to my madness	An assertion that, despite one’s approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it.
36	Honesty is the best policy	used to say that telling the truth is better than lying even when it is hard to do
37	a bird’s eye view	to be able to see clearly from a high place
38	it’s as easy as drinking a glass of water	A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
39	Don’t put all your eggs in one basket	Don’t put all your resources in one possibility
40	Let the cat out of the bag	To share information that was previously concealed
41	Silence is golden	It is wise or desirable to be silent or to avoid speaking
42	love me, love my dog	to accept someone unconditionally
43	being in love	to have strong feelings of love for someone
44	sealed with a kiss	written and sent with love and care
45	love to death	love someone all your life, i.e., till you die
46	those three little words	the three words “I love you”
47	kiss and make up	to become friendly again after an argument
48	beauty is in the eye of the beholder	not all people have the same opinions as to what is attractive or beautiful
49	love of life	the person who is loved most by someone in all their life
50	puppy love	a mild infatuation, or a crush
51	fall for	to be attracted romantically to a person
52	go out with	date someone regularly
53	having a crush	have strong feelings of love for someone
54	catch eye	be noticed by someone
55	love at first sight	strong and immediate attraction to someone you have just met
56	fall in love	to start to love someone
57	have the hots for	be very sexually attracted to someone
58	pop the question	propose marriage to someone
59	take breath away	to cause someone to be out of breath because of shock or surprise
60	Mr Right, Ms Right	the best future life partner for someone
61	wine and dine	to treat somebody (usually a woman) to wine and dinner
62	fight like cat and dog	argue jealously and violently all the time.
63	hit the books	to study very hard
64	in a nutshell	to be brief and straight to the point.
65	butter up	to say nice things excessively to someone just so they can do you a favor
66	as different as chalk and cheese	for two things to be completely different from each other
67	out of the frying pan into the fire	to go from a bad to worse situation
68	low hanging fruit	a goal that can be easily reached
69	fast food	food that is tasty but has less or no nutritional value is referred to as fast food
70	full of beans	to be full of energy and in high spirits
71	miles to go before I sleep	you have a lot to do before you can rest
72	as simple as that	extremely easy to understand or comprehend
73	grass is always greener on the other side	to believe that someone else’s life is better their own
74	black day	it is a day on which something terrible has happened
75	Black Friday	a day when the prices of selling items are drastically reduced in order to attract the customers
76	pot calling the kettle black	criticizing someone for a fault that you have too
77	black hole	a place in which things are lost never to be seen again
78	paint the town red	to go out and have a lot to drink
79	like/as a duck to water	to do something very quickly and enjoy doing it
80	smell something fishy	to have a feeling that someone is being dishonest or hiding the truth on purpose
81	neck and neck	extremely near one another
82	leg it	telling someone to go away (used as an interjection)
83	heart and soul	with all the effort you can put into it
84	broken heart	it is primarily used to specify the loss of a loved one
85	music to ears	news that sounds pleasing to someone and becomes a source of happiness
86	apples to oranges	the items that cannot be compared with each other
87	apples to apples	having a fair comparison between the two things
88	banana republic	a small, poor country with a weak, corrupt or dishonest government
89	apple of eye	the person of whom one is extremely fond, favorite, loving
90	forbidden fruit is always the sweetest	to desire something that is not within a feasible reach
91	keep your hair on	to request someone to stay calm and not get annoyed
92	your call	to leave a decision on another person
93	down and out	someone who has no home, no job and no money
94	laughter is the best medicine	means that laughter can help cure negative feelings such as stress, anger, worry, depression, etc.
95	walking on air	to be very happy (elated)
96	seventh heaven	to be happy about something
97	lighten up	to relax
98	cloud nine	extremely cheerful
99	cold feet	loss of courage
100	tip of the iceberg	to only know a very small part of the problem

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English Idiom /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈɪd.i.əm/