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Từ vựng tiếng Anh về Thành ngữ về đồ ăn — C2

Nắm các thành ngữ liên quan đến đồ ăn dùng trong diễn đạt nâng cao như cut the mustard, manna from heaven và a dog's dinner.

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bread and circuses
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Giải trí đánh lạc hướng
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Cheap entertainment and superficial pleasures offered to distract people from serious problems.
Ví dụ: Critics called the lavish festival mere bread and circuses while the city's schools crumbled.
manna from heaven
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
May mắn
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Something urgently needed that arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, like a stroke of luck.
Ví dụ: The unexpected grant was manna from heaven for the struggling charity.
the salt of the earth
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Người tử tế
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
A genuinely good, honest, and dependable person.
Ví dụ: Our neighbours are the salt of the earth — always ready to help.
cut the mustard
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Đạt yêu cầu
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To reach the necessary standard, or perform well enough for what is expected.
Ví dụ: Two players didn't cut the mustard and were dropped from the team.
a big fish in a small pond
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Nổi trội trong phạm vi nhỏ
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
An important or powerful person only within a limited group, but not in a wider context.
Ví dụ: He was a big fish in a small pond at his old school, but not anymore.
bring something to the table
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Đóng góp giá trị
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To contribute something valuable, such as skills or ideas, to a group effort.
Ví dụ: Everyone on this team brings something to the table.
eat your words
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Rút lại lời nói
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To admit that something you said confidently before was wrong.
Ví dụ: He said we'd lose, but he had to eat his words after we won.
a lot on your plate
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Quá nhiều việc
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Having many responsibilities or problems to deal with at the same time.
Ví dụ: I can't take on another project — I already have a lot on my plate.
milk it
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Tận dụng hết
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To get as much advantage, attention or sympathy from a situation as possible.
Ví dụ: He wasn't that hurt, but he milked it for extra sympathy.
have egg on your face
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Bẽ mặt
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To be embarrassed because you were clearly wrong or did something foolish.
Ví dụ: The company had egg on its face after the failed product launch.
a moveable feast
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Việc hay đổi
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Something whose date or nature keeps changing.
Ví dụ: The deadline is a moveable feast and everyone plans around that.
the fat of the land
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Sung túc không cần làm lụng
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
The best of everything, without having to work for it.
Ví dụ: They lived off the fat of the land for a generation.
a baker's dozen
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Mười ba
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Thirteen of something.
Ví dụ: The box held a baker's dozen and the invoice said twelve.
sup with a long spoon
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Đề phòng kẻ nguy hiểm
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To be very careful when dealing with someone dangerous.
Ví dụ: Anyone signing that contract should sup with a long spoon.
a dog's dinner
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Mớ lộn xộn
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Something made an untidy mess of.
Ví dụ: They made a dog's dinner of the timetable and blamed the software.
half a loaf is better than none
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Có còn hơn không
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
A partial result is better than nothing at all.
Ví dụ: She took the settlement, since half a loaf is better than none.
the milk of human kindness
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Lòng nhân
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Natural sympathy and generosity towards others.
Ví dụ: There is not much the milk of human kindness in that letter.
a sweetener
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Ưu đãi thêm
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Something extra offered to make a deal acceptable.
Ví dụ: They added a sweetener and the objection disappeared overnight.
in the soup
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Rắc rối nghiêm trọng
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
In serious difficulty.
Ví dụ: One missed filing and the whole firm was in the soup.
a square meal
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Bữa ăn no đủ
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
A proper, satisfying meal.
Ví dụ: He had not had a square meal in a fortnight and it showed.
chew something over
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Cân nhắc kỹ
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
To think about something carefully for a while.
Ví dụ: Give them a week to chew something over before pressing.
on the back burner
Nghĩa tiếng Việt
Gác lại
Định nghĩa tiếng Anh
Left aside to be dealt with later.
Ví dụ: The whole review went on the back burner in September.