Idioms: Những Idiom thông dụng nhất ở Mỹ Part 4
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- blind date – a date arranged for two people who don’t know each other.
Many married couples have met on a blind date.
- blow it – lose a chance, make a mistake.
I knew I blew it when I forgot my lines in the play.
- blow over – end, pass.
She knew her coworkers will eventually forget how she messed up the filing system in the office. She couldn’t wait for the incident to blow over.
- blow the whistle – expose, betray.
I just found out that he’s been stealing from our company for the past year. I don’t want it to continue and I’ve decided to blow the whistle.
- boil down – make shorter, condense.
This whole complicated situation just boils down to something simple…it’s either a yes or a no.
- bomb – fail, be unsuccessful.
The whole cast was very sad that the show bombed on Broadway.
- bone to pick with someone – complaint, argument.
I heard that you have rejected my proposal. I’m upset and have a bone to pick with you.
- boob tube – television set.
What is on the boob tube tonight?
- bookworm – person who reads a lot.
The library is the perfect place for her to work because she is such a bookworm.
- booze – liquor
They kept bottles of booze behind the bar.
- botch up – make a mistake, ruin.
I asked for her help with my watercolor painting. But when she decided to add some purple paint, I knew that she completely botched it up.
- bottom line – end result, ultimate cause.
He never practiced the piano, so the bottom line is, he can’t play very well.
- bounce – not acceptable because of insufficient funds in the bank.
If your check bounces, I will need to charge you extra money.
- brain – intelligent person.
She is such a brain, she will figure out how to solve the problem.
- brainstorm – very smart idea.
I have got a brainstorm! Let’s start giving out free samples of our products.
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