Out of sight, out of mind
My collection 2004.
Idiomatic Expressions
* The form
Verb + Noun (Phrase ) + Preposition
The usual idiomatic forms.
1. To catch sight of smt / doing smt:
2. To give place to smb
3. To give way to smt /smt
4. To keep pace / up with smb.
5. To lose sight of smt / smb.
6. To make allowance for smt/ doing smt
7. To make fun of smt.
8. To make a fuss over / about smt.
9. To make room for doing smt
10. To make use of smt.
11. To lose touch with smt/ smb.
12. To lose track of smt.
13. To put a stop to doing smt
14. To take account of smt / smb
15. To take care of smb / smt
16. To take notice of doing smt/ smt
17. To pay attention to smt
18. To put an end to smt.
19. To set fire to smt
20. To take advantage of smt.
21. To take note of smt.
22. To take leave of smt.
23. To give birth to smb
24. To make a contribution to smb.
25. To keep correspondence with smb.

: lợi dụng
: để ý , ghi chép.
: từ biệt
: sinh con.
: góp phần
: liên lạc th từ
: có cảm tình
: thơng xót
....
: To regret .....
: To be sorry for / to feel sorry for
: To decide to do smt
......
: To complain (to smb )(about smt)
: To be ashamed of
: To look at..
:To win/lose (by three goals to nil)
no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i

q ua ng nin h
= 1 =
Out of sight, out of mind
35. To play / have an influence over/ on..
36. To have faith in smt /smb
37. To take/ show interest in smt..
: ảnh hởng
: To believe in
: To be interested in doing/smt.

* How adj / adv + Subject + be / verb !

* Adj + to ...........
( S + be + adj + to do smt ) ...
Ex : Its easy to understand her
She is easy to undersatnd ... To understand her is easy....
( happy / difficult / impossible/ dangerous/ safe / sad / pleased / glad / hard ..
_ on arrival = arriving
To be sure / certain of smt .
To give up doing smt = to stop doing smt
_ To have trouble doing smt = To have difficulty (in) doing smt
To arrange to do smt : cbị để làm gì..
no th ing is no th in g N HL : 8 86 21 5: Mo ng ca i

q ua ng nin h
= 2 =
Out of sight, out of mind
_ To be at a loss: bối rối ... for words Ex: He is ............
* To make fun of smt : Đùa cợt , chế nhạo
- To be friendly to / with smb.
- To disapprove of smt / doing smt : ủng hộ( không ..)
* To remind smb (not) to do smt / To remind smb of smt/ doing smt
To be supposed to do smt = to be said to .....ngời ta cho rằng ..
To be about to do smt = to be on the point of doing smt = to be going to do smt
In order for smb to do smt - Ex : He bought that pen in order for me to write
To deal with smt : To solve smt
To play a ( ...adj ...) part in smt : To participate in : tham gia vào / đóng vai trò
To keep / lose ones temper = giữ / mất bình tĩnh
To be in a ( good , bad ...) mood : tâm trạng ...
To specialise in : chuyên gia Ex :
To respect smb for smt : kính trọng ai vì ........: Ex : .........
To have an influence on smt = To affect smt/smb : ảnh hởng đến


q ua ng nin h
= 3 =
Out of sight, out of mind
Ex : He would never admit to being wrong
She admitted her fault / He admitted having stolen my car
Cũng có thể : It is now admitted to have been a mistake ( chuyện đó ngày nay đc thừa nhận là..
Rather than
(propo)
do smt , clause ... : thay cho việc ..., ....
Ex : ......... . . . ........ . .......
body language (n) ngôn ngữ cử chỉ .
To be typical of smb/ smt to do smt : ai đó có đặc trng / vật ) làm gì
Ex: It is typical of Lan to come late .
To suspect smb of smt / doing smt : nghi ngờ ......
Sure/ certain / likely / bound .....
Ex : she is likely to buy it = It is likely that she will (probably) buy it
Contrary to
(prepo)
smt / noun , clause ...
Ex : Contrary to my hope , you don t remember what I said
To account for = to explain / on account for = because of
To be dependent on smt / smb : phụ thuộc vào .....
To be independent of smt / smb : không phụ thuộc
To be ashamed of smt: xấu hổ / to be jealous of smt (smb) :ghen tỵ với
To be angry / furious / annoyed with smb for doing smt
about smt
To get on well with smb = to get along with = to have a (good..)relationship with
To end in smt : có kết cục là Ex: the argument ended in tears
To be crazy about smb / smt / doing smt : đam mê , hào hứng

Ex : In common with other, she applied for his job.
Fancy + v_ing : sự sửng sốt . Ex : Fancy seeing her here.
As for smb / smt : còn nh , về phần
Much to smt , clause ..... Ex : Much to her surprise , he came back late.
Cô ấy rất ngạc nhiên ,......
To criticise smt / smb for smt : chỉ trích ai / cái gì vì ...
To take part in smt : tham gia
To put up with : chịu đựng ai do ...
To come across / over : tình cờ gặp ...
To be suspiciuos of smt / smb : nghi ngờ ai / ...
To despise smt / smb for smt = to look down on smb / smt :coi thờng ai / ..
To take smb by surprise = to surprise smb by happenning unexpectedly
A great deal of ................uncountable
A great number of ..........countable noun : chép phần còn lại ..
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Almost (trớc dt, tt, phótừ..) (adv) gần nh
Mostly (adv) hầu hết ..........................
To bring about = to cause :
To cease doing smt = to stop
By far : hơn xa ... ( sau các tt hoặc trgtừ / trớc hoặc sau so sánh hoặc cao nhất +
the / a Ex : she is by far the best student (....)
To have no idea = to dont know
yet: là từ nối, liên từ : song , tuy nhiên
To die of smt ...
To keep doing smt / to persuade smb to do smt : thuyết phục ai
To take to smt / doing smt = to love doing smt
To be pregant (adj) = to have a pregnancy .
To neglect to do smt : thờ ơ Ex : ...............
To aim at smt / smb : nhằm / ngắm vào
To be under the impression that + cluase ...: nghĩ rằng, có cảm tởng rằng ..