STEP BY STEP

“Nếu bạn làm một việc gì step by step, có nghĩa là bạn làm việc đó từ từ, từng bước một.

Ví dụ

I’ve got to pack up all of my belongings before we move. I’ve got so many, but I’ll just have to do it step by step.
Here is a handy guide to help you pass your driving test, step by step.
It takes a long time to plan a wedding; you have to do it step by step.

Xin lưu ý

Nếu bạn đề nghị ai to step on it, bạn muốn họ nhanh lên, khẩn trương lên.

Ví dụ: We’ll have to hurry if you’re going to make the 17.15 train – come on, step on it!

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE HIM DRINK

Đây là một thành ngữ với nghĩa là bạn có thể tạo cơ hội cho ai đó nhưng bạn không thể buộc họ phải nắm lấy cơ hội đó.

Ví dụ

I gave him the email address of the person in charge of recruitment but he still didn’t contact him about the job. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

We arranged everything for Kate: we paid for the train ticket, ordered a taxi from the station and even made a hotel booking but she still didn’t turn up to the wedding. You know what they say: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

Xin lưu ý

“”Horseplay được dùng để chỉ lối chơi sôi động, nghịch ngợm và mạnh tay mạnh chân.””

Ví dụ: My nephews are always fighting and getting up to all kinds of horseplay.

HANGING AROUND

Nếu bạn đang ‘hanging around’, có nghĩa là bạn chờ đợi, không làm gì, hoặc làm những việc không đâu vào đâu, không có hiệu quả gì hết.

Ví dụ

I like going shopping with my friends but we spend most of the day just hanging around in the mall.

I don’t think he really loves me. I’m getting sick of hanging around waiting for him to call.

There is nothing for teenagers to do round here. They just spend their evenings hanging around street corners.

Xin lưu ý

Hanging up on someone là đột ngột bỏ máy điện thoại khi đang nói chuyện với ai đó.

Ví dụ: If you don’t stop shouting at me, I’m hanging up right now!

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