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Idioms: Những Idiom thông dụng nhất ở Mỹ Part 2

Idioms: Những Idiom thông dụng nhất ở Mỹ Part 2

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  • back on one’s feet – financially or physically healthy again.
Since sales improved, he is doing better and he’s getting back on his feet.
  •  back out of – withdraw, end an obligation or promise.
I made a deal with my friend to help him at work. When I became too busy, I had to back out of it.
  • back to the drawing board – rethink an idea, need to start over.
When my supervisor told me that our idea would not work, we had to go back to the drawing board to come up with something else.
  • backbone – courage.
He has no backbone because he was afraid to reprimand her.
  • backseat driver – passenger who tells you how to drive.
I’ll never drive Joe to the airport again. He kept on wanting me to take another road which I knew was wrong. He is such a backseat driver.
  • bail one out – help.
Thanks for picking me up when my car broke down. You really bailed me out of a bad situation.
  •  ballpark figure – approximate amount.
When I asked the contractor how much it would be to remodel the kitchen, he gave me a ballpark figure.
  • bang for the buck – value for the money spent.
Newspaper advertising works well for us because we get the best bang for the buck.
  •  bank on it – be sure of, count on.
I’ll be there to help you. You can bank on it.
  •  banker’s hours – short work hours.
He loves his job because on Friday, he gets to work banker’s hours.
  • bark up the wrong tree – make a wrong choice or a false assumption.
If he thinks that I’m going to help him paint his house, well he’s barking up the wrong trees.
  • bat a thousand – have a perfect record.
He is so happy that everyone he invited to the party is coming. He’s batting a thousand.
  • bat an eyelash – show emotion.
He was filled with emotion during his speech, but she didn’t bat an eyelash.
  •  bawl out – reprimand.
The team was bawled out after they lost the game.
  • be beside one’s self – be very upset.
I was so mad when I heard that she was making up stories about me that I was beside myself
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