tailieunhanh - english collocations in use advanced phần 2

và học sinh chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi cấp cao hơn, chẳng hạn như CAE, CPE, IELTS. Hơn thành ngữ hữu ích nhất và thường xuyên, học viên có thể gặp phải được trình bày và thực hành trong các bối cảnh điển hình, để học viên sử dụng cuốn sách này sẽ có hàng trăm thành ngữ 'trong tầm tay của họ. | Metaphor When we speak metaphorically we use words in a rum-literal sense. For example when we say a writer casts light on a situation we mean that the writer helps US understand it more clearly in the same way that putting a light on in a dark room helps US see more dearly. Metaphors based on the body Cữ íocoticn example meaning face up ro the facts You re never going to run in the Olympics. It s time you faced up to the facts. accepted reality shoulder the blame Although others were also responsible for the problem Sue decided to shoulder the blame. Cake responsibility for something bad foot the bill Choose what you like from the menu - the company is footing the bill. paying head a team Jo beads a team working on crime prevention. leads a project group keep someone on their toes Having three sons under Che age of five keeps Jana on her toes. makes her stay active and concentrated have an eye for Gina has an eye for detail so ask her to check the report- is good at noticing go hand in hand with Unemployment goes hand in hand with social unrest. happens at the same time or as a result of Metaphors based on weight Heavy can be used to mean serious or difficult as in heavy responsibility. A heavy burden can he either something heavy to carry or a difficult responsibility to deal with while a heavy book can be either one that weighs a lot or one with difficult content. A weighty tome however would only be used to mean a book With difficult content. Similarly in weighty matters or weighty problems weighty means difficult and serious. Light the opposite of heavy can also be used metaphorically to mean carefree or lacking in seriousness. So light reading is reading material that is not serious. If you do something with a light heart you feel carefree and happy. If someone has a slim chance of doing something there is a chance but it is small Fat chance very informal means almost no chance. Metaphors based on movement James did a lot of partying in his final year and ran