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Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions pptx
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Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
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Death of a thousand cuts
If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of
the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food.
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Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions docx
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Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy.
Full of the joys of spring
If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy.
Full swing
If ... literature, and often a writer too.
Man of means
A man, or woman, of means is wealthy.
Man of parts
A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways.
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At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately.
At the end of the day...
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Từ điển từ viết tắt - Dictionary of English Abbreviations
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... (regulatory body)
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body)
OFT Office of Fair Trading
Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body)
Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturer
OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body)
Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body)
Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body)
Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... OSTP)
FOForeign Office
FOForward Observer
FOAC Federal Office Automation Center
FOB Free On Board
FOB Full Of Bull (aperiodical of) [TMRC]
FOC Faint Object Camera (on HST) [Space]
FOC Free Of Charge
FOIA...
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A translation of English idioms on natural and geographical phenomena into Vietnamese
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... Vietnamese and English idioms.
Being aware of the fact that idioms are extremely difficult topic and merely
well-understood by foreign English learners and even if native speakers of
English who ...
works out some of the major causes of non-equivalence in English –
Vietnamese translations by not only students of English but also people who
practice translating as their profession. Each ...
development of target languages, so it can be called “the life source” of
language.
3.2.2 Identifying idioms.
Identifying idioms is not easy so learners should study the features of idioms
carefully,...
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McGraw Hill''''s Dictionary of american idioms and phrasal verbs
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... Use This Dictionary
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of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here are
examples of the sets of limited sets of verbs.
be ahead of Tom
get ahead of Tom
keep ahead of Tom
remain ahead of Tom
stay ... also fairly commonly
known idioms.
GOALS OF THE DICTIONARY
A major goal of this dictionary is to make certain
that each definition of a phrase illustrates the
meaning of the phrase and matches ... terms of use.
How to Use This Dictionary
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terms are descriptive of the kind of words or
phrases they can stand for. Here are some of the
most common wild card terms with one example
of each:
a...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Oxford Dictionary of English: Current Developments" pdf
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... dictionary.
1 Introduction
The goal of the project is to enhance the database
of the
Oxford Dictionary of English
(a forthcoming
new edition of the 1998
New Oxford Dictionary of
English)
so that it contains ... richness of a large
natural-language dictionary in providing cues and
flagging exceptions. The stylistic regularity of a
dictionary like ODE supports the enumeration of a
finite (albeit large) list of ... that ex-
amination of the content of a sense can do no more
than build up lists of
candidate
collocates — a
number of which will be genuinely high-scoring
collocates, but others of which may be...
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Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english chương 2 5
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... makes
a
speech.
ã PHRASES
a breach of etiquette
The solicitor was ac-
cused of a breach of professional etiquette.
matters of eti-
quette
He is an expert on matters of etiquette.
the rules of
etiquette
She knew ... market -
in
a
great age of expansion in trade and science
ã PHRASES a period of expansion
a period of rapid eco-
nomic expansion
the rate of expansion
The rate of expan-
sion of our overseas trade ... comedy of errors
His attempts to arrange
aparty ended up as a comedy of errors.
an error of judge-
ment
The minister had made an amazing error of judge-
ment.
a margin of error
The margin of error...
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Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english chương 1
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... used in the dictionary is
figurative.
It is a feature of
English that when the meaning of a word is extended and used in a non-literal sense, the
collocations of the literal sense are often carried ... useful job
of raising the profile of collocation as an essential feature of the language, and teach some
useful collocations in the process.
Which collocations are included in this dictionary?
The ... collocation important?
Collocation runs through the whole of the English language. No piece of natural spoken
or written English is totally free of collocation. For the student, choosing the right
collocation...
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Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english chương 2 1
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... strong
She's a staunch advocate of
free trade.
I
chief,leading, main, principal
ã PREP. -for
He is one of the leading adoocatesfor a more
modern style of worship.
-of
an advocate ofpacifism
2
lawyer
ã ... look of annoyance
There was a look of an-
noyance on his face.
a source of annoyance
A dog that
barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neigh-
bours.
(much) to the annoyance of sb, ... VERB
+
ACT
commit
(law),
perform
charged with
committing an act of gross indecency
ã PREP.
in the -of( = doing something) I -of
For Jane,
the act of writing was always difficult.
ã PHRASES
an act of faith, love, violence, will,...
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Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english chương 2 2
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... the apple.
-of
Can I have a bite of
your sandwich? -
out of
She took a bite out of the slab of
cake.
2of an insect/animal
ã ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc.
ã VERB
+
BITE
getIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight.
ã ... -
of
a minor
breach of discipline
ã PHRASES
a breach of confidence/trust, a breach of
confidentiality/contract
He was sued for breach of con-
tract.
a breach of security/the peace, a breach of ... bunch.
I -of
Hegave mea huge bunch of red roses.
2 group of people
ã ADJ.
mixed, motley
ã PREP -
of
They are a bunch of amateurs.
bundle
noun
ã ADJ.
big, large, thick
carrying a thick bundle of clothes
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Oxford collocations dictionary for students of english chương 2 4
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... collector
I
burden
ã PREP. of-
$80million of debt
ã PHRASES
a burden of debt
Faced with a mounting
burden of debt, he sold off the company.
payment/repay-
ment/settlement of a debt
2 state of owing money
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ã ... in any danger.
in - of
The plant is
now in danger of extinction.
out of -
They ran until they
wereout of danger.
I
-frorn, -of
We'reinserious danger of
becoming a nation of worriers. -
to
There ... board of directors, the post of director
c:>
Note
atJOB
2of a film/play, etc.
ã ADJ.
film, theatre
I
artistic, musical
ã PHRASES
the role of director He notofelt ready to take
on the role of...
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... his
former enemies
to
a reception.
an offer of friendship
She
offended them by turning down their offer offriendship. a
spirit of friendship
We hope the spirit of friendship and
cooperation between ... live onjunk food
I
be off, go off
The dog has gone off
its food.
I
avoid, cut down on, cut out
I
be/go short of,
run short of
The city was under siege and began to run
short of food.
I
be without, ... wine.
a smell of food
There was a
smell offood from the kitchen
a supply of food
The ocean
provided the villagers with an endless supply of food.
the
taste of food
the characteristic taste of ourfood
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fool
noun
ã...
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... member
I
life
a tale of LA gang life
I
rape
ã PREP.
ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang
of skin heads
ã PHRASES a member of a gang
2
group of friends
ã PREP. - of
Youprobably go with a gang offriends ... thefuture
of rail travel.
-of
She got a glimpse of a very different way
of life.
glint
noun
1
flash of light
ã ADJ. golden, metallic
ã VERB
+
GLINT catch, see
Among the trees I caught a
glint of blue.
ã ... baskin,bathein,feeIShebathedinthe
warm glow offirst love.
ã PREP.
-of
Hefelt aglow ofpride as he watched them.
glow
verb
1 give out light/heat
ã ADV
dully, faintly, softly
Two lamps glowed softly in
the lounge.
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... foe.
I -
of a
how
I
of laughter/protest
ã PHRASES be greeted/met with howls of sth His com-
ments were met with howls of outrage. the howl of the
wind/a wolf, howls of laughter, howls of outrage/pro-
test/rage
c;. ... PREP.
after -
He spends a lot of time in his office after
hours.
out of-
Doctors often have to work out of hours.
5time when sth happens
ã ADJ.
darkest, finest
This was often thought of as the
country's ... to
leave.
ã PREP.
between the -s of
The office is closed between the
hours of twelve and two.
I
-of
the hours of darkness
ã PHRASES
your hour of need
She helped me in my hour
of need.
house noun
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