1. People in relation to their beliefs

2. A definition of one world view
Feminism: The modern feminist movement stems from the middle of the 1960 in North America.
_ Basically the movement seeks equal political and social rights for women. The main theoretical assumption (1) shared by all branches of the movement derives from (2) the bilief that there has been a historical tradition of male exploitation of women.
_ Feminists are anxious to eradicate (3) this exploitation. Feminists is a fairly general label attached not to a set of university accepted postulates (4) but to a rang of beliefs with little in common, save a desire to raise consciousness (5) and to usher in (6) a more equal society.

(1) unquestioning acceptance that something is true
(2) has its origins in
(3) alolish or get rid of
(4) basic principles (verb to postulate)
(5) awareness
(6) introduce

3. Other words and expressions relating to believing
_ credible: believable
The schoolboy produced a barely credible excuse for arriving
_ credulous: too willing to believe what you're told
He's a credulous fool to believe what the management says.
_ incredulous: not warning or able to believe something
I was in credulous when he told me he was quiting his job to go to New Zealand.
_ credence; (formal) acceptance that something is true
This document gives/lends/adds credence to Professor Ray's hypothesis

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1. Idioms connected with paying, buying and selling
_ He bought a real pig in a poke when he got that car. (buy S.T without examining it properly first)
_ We'll probably have to pay over the odds for a hotel room during the week of the festival. (pay more than the usual rate)
_ He did $600 worth of damage to the car and his parents had to foot the bill. (pay up, usually a large amount)
_ That restaurant was a real rip-off/ That taxi-driver really ripped us off. (made us pay much too much; very informal)
_ If I were you I'd drive a hard bargain. She's desperate to buy a flat and wants yours. (ask a lot and resist lowering the price)

2. Idioms based on names of the parts of the body

3. Idioms connected with daily routine
_ Come on! Rise and shine! We've got to leave! (a command to S.O to get up, often said to S.O who doesn't want to add at very early hour).
_ There's no time for breakfast. We can get a bite to eat on the motorway. (have a snack or meal)
_ I'll drive and you can have a nap in the back seat. (a short sleep)
_ When we get there, there'll just be time to freshen up before the meeting. (wash and tidy oneself).
_ It's going to be a long day; I'll be ready to crash out about 8 o'clock, I should think (be very tired/ ready to sleep almost anywhere).
_ Still, we can stay home the following evening and put our feet up (relax), and just watch the box (watch television).

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1. Idioms connected with communication problems

2. Good talk, bad talk
_ The boss always talks down to us. (talks as if we were inferior - dia vi thap)
_ My work-mates are always talking behind my back. (saying negative things about me when I'm not there).
_ It was just small talk, nothing more, I promise. (purely social talk, nothing serious)
_ Let's sit somewhere else; they always talk shop over lunch, and it bores me rigid. (talk about work)
_ Hey! Your new friend's become a real talking-point among the staff! Did you know?
_ It's gone too far this time. I shall have to give him a talking to. (reproach/ scold him)

3. Talk in discussions, meeting, etc.

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1. Idioms connected with praise (ca ngoi)
Saying people/ things are better than the rest

Saying people are good at something

2. Idoms connected with criticism (phe binh)

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1. Problems and difficulties
idiom (literal phrase)
to be in a fix = be in difficulty
to be in a tight corner = be in a situation that is hard to get out of
to be in a muddle = be confused/mixed up

2. Reacting in situations
Three pairs of more or less opposite idioms

3. Idioms related to situations based on get
_ This has to be done by next week; we must get our act together before it's too late. (organise ourselves to respond)
_ We need a proper inverstigation to get to the bottom of things. (find the true explanation for the state of affairs)
_ It's quite difficult to get people to sit up and take notice. (make them pay attention)
_ I'm trying to get a grasp (n- sự thấu hiểu) of what's happening. (find out/understand)

4. Changes and stages in situations
_ I'm afraid we've just come to a dead end with our plans
_ I think I've reached a turning-point (n- bước ngoặt) in my career.

5. Some idioms connected with easing the situation
_ The government and the unions have buried (bury v- chôn cất, mai táng) the hatchet for the time being. (made peace/ stopped fighting each other)
_ All that trouble last year was just swept (sweep v- lướt qua) under the carpet in the end. (ignored/ deliberately forgotten, without solving it)
_ You should say sorry. It would go a long way. (would help a lot)

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1. Positive feelings, moods (tình khí, tâm trạng) and states (trạng thái):
_ Jo's as happy as the day is long. (extremely content - hài lòng)
_ Mary seems to be on cloud nine these day. (extremely please/happy)
_ Everyone seemed to be in high spirits. (lively, enjoying things)
_ She seems to be keeping her chin up. (happy desite (mặc kệ) bad things)

2. Negative feelings, moods and states:
_ He had a face as long as a fiddle (dài thườn thượt). (look very depressed/sad)
_ She certainly looked down in the dumps. (looked depressed/sad)
_ Gerry is in a (black) mood. (a bad mood/temper - tính tình)
_ Mark was like a bear with a sore head. (extremely irritable)

3. Physical feelings and states.
_ I could eat a horse! (very hungry)
_ I'm feeling all in. (exhausted)
_ You're looking a bit under the weather. (not very well/ ill)
_ She looked, and felt, on top form. (in good physical condition)
_ I suddenly felt as if my head was going round. (dizzy)
_ I was almost at death's door last week! (very sick or ill)
_ Old Nora's as fit as fiddle. (very fit indeed)

4. Fear/fright
_ She was scared stiff (adj- cứng rắn). (very scared)
_ She frightened the life out of him. (frightened him a lot)
_ We were all shaking in our shoes. (trembling with fear)
_ The poor lad was scared out of his wits. (very scared indeed)
_ I jumped out of my skin when I heard the bang. (gave a big jump)

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1. Positive and negative qualities:

_ She does a lot of voluntary work; she has a heart of gold.
_ Don't expect any sympathy (n- cảm thông, đồng tình) from the boss; she's as hard as nails.
_ I'm sure Gerry will help you; he's as good as gold.
_ You won't find him very friendly; he's rather a cold fish.

Note also:
_ He's such an awkward customer. (difficult person to deal with)
_ She's a pain in the neck. Nobody likes her. (nuisance, difficult)
_ He gets on everyone's nerves. (irritates everybody)

2. People 'fast' and 'slow' qualities

_ I was too late to get on that course; I was a bit slow off the mark.
_ Tell him to hurry up! He's such a slow-coach.

3. How people relate to the social norm (quy tắt).
_ She's a bit of an odd-ball; very strange. (peculiar, strange)
_ He's really over the top. (very exaggerated (adj- thổi phồng, cường điệu) in behaviour)
_ He's round the bend, if you ask me. (absolutely crazy/mad)
_ My politics are very middle-of-the-road. (very normal)

4. Who's who in class? Idioms for 'people in the classroom'

What do we call ...
_ An irritating person who knows everything? (a know-all)
_ The person who is the teacher's favourite? (the teacher's pet)
_ Someone who thinks they are the best and says so? (a big-head)
_ The one who gets the best marks? (top of the class)
_ A peron who is very lazy? (a lazy-bones)

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