Slip up Phrasal verb
To make a mistake
mắc lỗi, lầm lẫn
These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?
Grow fond of
To grow fond of means that you started out disliking or not having a
preference over something or someone, and then as you knew more about
it/them, you started to like it/them.
Ex: I used to hate
mushrooms, but now that my mom cooks with them, I've grown fond of them.
Có cảm tình với
You can use it to indicate that someone has developed a positive feeling towards someone or something over time.
Burst into tear (phrase)
To suddenly start to cry
Oà khóc, bật khóc, khóc nức nở
Thu is insecure about her height. So, when someone joke about her height she usually bursts into tears.
I can't shake the feeling that
Tôi không thể ngừng cảm thấy gì đó...
Tôi không thể rủ bỏ cảm giác gì đó...
Tôi không khỏi có cảm giác gì đó...
Get something straight
Có phải ý bạn lài
Let me get this straight – Tom sold the car and gave you the money?
Distinctive
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things:
Nổi bật, đặc trưng, đặc biệt.
My mom got skills in cooking. Her meals always got distinctive taste and smell
Embark on/upon something
Phrasal verb (formal)
/ɪmˈbɑːrk/
1. : to begin (a journey) They embarked on their trip to America with high hopes.
2. : to begin (something that will take a long time or happen for a long time)
Bắt đầu, bắt tay vào, dấn thân vào
Capable of something/doing something
Having the ability, power or qualities to be able to do something:
Có khả năng, có thể
Cease (v) formal
/siːs/
To stop something:
Chấm dứt, xoá bỏ, ngừng, không
The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.
Without cease : Without stopping (formal)
Không ngừng, không dừng
Purely (adverb)
Only
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