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abandoning 
abandon /ə'bændən/- ngoại động từ
- bộm (nhiếp ảnh) (nhiếp ảnh) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) từ bỏ; bỏ rơi, ruồng bỏ
- to abandon a hope: từ bỏ hy vọng
- to abandon one's wife and children: ruồng bỏ vợ con
- to abandon oneself to: đắm đuối, chìm đắm vào (nỗi thất vọng...)
- danh từ
- sự phóng túng, sự tự do, sự buông thả
ni Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a budding genius
a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."
a golden opportunity
a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!
a stitch in time saves nine
a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine.
a sucker for punishment
one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.
a window of opportunity
an opportunity, a chance, a golden opportunity Sometimes a problem is actually a window of opportunity.
be up and running
" (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to"
brownie points
points for doing extra work for the manager Bruno earns brownie points by offering to help the manager.
budding genius
(See a budding genius)
burn the midnight oil
study/work all night or until very, very late at night.
burning question
(See the burning question)
day and night
continually We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month.
dressed to the nines
dressed in high fashion, gussied up Here I am in jeans. Everybody else is dressed to the nines.
dressed to the nines (teeth)
dressed elegantly They were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
electronic superhighway
a computer network, Internet We can find more information on the electronic superhighway.
finish off
kill, strike the final blow The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it.
finishing touch
the final move, the act that completes the task As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.
fly-by-night
bad, dishonest, not to be trusted He put his money in a fly-by-night company and lost it all.
go under the knife
be operated on in surgery His wife went under the knife at the hospital last evening.
golden opportunity
(See a golden opportunity)
good morning
hello, hi, good day "We said, ""Good morning, Miss Keele,"" as we entered the room."
have a conniption
become very upset, have a fit Stop playing your violin, or Mom will have a conniption!
head is spinning
mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.
his nibs
a man who acts high class, His Royal Highness We were having fun till his nibs walked in and told us to be quiet.
hit the ground running
be able to work effectively when you begin a new job, self-starter We need someone who can hit the ground running, a person who needs no training.
in a snit
upset, worried, in a stew Ms. Mak is in a snit because she lost her cat.
in the boonies
out of town, out in the country Lan lives in the boonies - fifty kilometers from Calgary.
in the nick of time
nearly too late, just in time, under the wire They jumped from the burning boat in the nick of time - just before it sank.
in the running
competitive, could win, give you a run for... With ten games remaining, the Expos are still in the running. They have a chance to win.
it's raining/snowing
the weather is rainy or snowy Whenever we visit Vancouver, it's raining.
keep the home fires burning
keep things going as usual while someone is away Don
loonie
Canadian one-dollar coin I bought this rose for one loonie!
morning after (the night before)
a hangover He
nick of time
at the very last moment He was able to board the airplane just in the nick of time.
nine-day wonder
someone/something who briefly attracts a lot of attention The man was a nine-day wonder but soon was forgotten by most of the people at his former company.
nine lives
avoiding death often, lucky to survive Some race-car drivers have nine lives. They often escape death.
nine times out of ten
almost always Nine times out of ten if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.
nine-to-five job/attitude
a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.
nip and tuck
evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end.
nip in the bud
prevent at the start They found out about the computer problem but were able to nip the problem in the bud.
nip it in the bud
stop it before it grows, prevent it from spreading If the students plan a revolt, we'll nip it in the bud.
nitpick
find unfinished details or small errors Deborah can find the errors. She likes to nitpick.
nitty-gritty
(See the nitty-gritty)
no picnic
not pleasant, difficult It was no picnic trying to drive to the lake during the storm.
not worth a plugged nickel
worthless, good for nothing In 1930, stocks weren't worth a plugged nickel - nothing!
on cloud nine
very happy, riding high When Bev received her diploma, she was on cloud nine.
pernickity
fussy, critical of details, perfectionistic When Dale was teenager, he was pernickity about his hair.
pinch pennies
be careful with money, be thrifty My grandmother always pinches pennies and will never spend her money foolishly.
play the ponies
bet on horses at the race track He's lost a lot of money playing the ponies. He bets on every race.
press the panic button
become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.
pull an all-nighter
study or work all night without getting any sleep.