Từ vựng: Synonyms of idioms, phrasal verbs & adverbs (1)

Question 1. I was scarcely able to move both of my arms after the accident.

Question 2. My mother brought up that little matter of my criminal record again.

Question 3. All 3,000 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory.

Question 4. I don’t know how you put up with such a loudmouth like John.

Question 5. Her parents don’t hold with her living alone, but she does it anyway.

Question 6. Take it easy, man! There’s nothing to worry about. We’ve got this.

Question 7. My grandma always keeps a supply of firewood on handfor cold nights.

Question 8. Business was good and we were making money hand over fist.

Question 9. The doctor advises him to take up a sport in order to have a better physical condition.

Question 10. The police force must be on the alert for an upsurge in violence during the election.

Question 11. His result in the marathon race has set a new world record in the history of running.

Question 12. Roughly $104.8 million was spent on lottery tickets in 2006.

Question 13. I know you are taking the final test today, Timmy. Break a leg, my brother!

Question 14. If Kim hadn’t given me a hand with these bags, I wouldn’t have made it to the fifth floor on my own!

Question 15. I’m going to concentrate on my writing for a while.

Question 16. The baby was born with a heart problem and could only stay alive for a few hours.

Question 17. Tell us what they had to say. I’m all ears.

Question 18. He used his umbrella to ward off the fierce sun.

Question 19. I don’t mind speaking my mind even about the most sensitive problems.

Question 20. As the chairman has had some problems, the executive director will stand in for him at the next conference.

Question 21. The fact that my neighbor’s dog barks all the time since they moved here is really driving me to the edge.

Question 22. After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.

Question 23. The doctor won’t have my test results for a few days, and I’m trying not to fret over it.

Question 24. It looks like we’ll all have to tighten our belts because things are beginning to cost more and more.

Question 25. My teacher spent the entire day marking her students’ assignments.

Question 26. Don’t worry about me, I can take care of myself.

Question 27. A great number of chimpanzees are at the risk of being caught for scientific purposes such as experimenting with new drugs.

Question 28. Last summer, I decided to move to London out of hand.

Question 29. On June 16th, Dang Le Nguyen Vu, accompanied by his wife, set up a coffee brand in Buon Ma Thuot named Trung Nguyen.

Question 30. In my book, it’s worse to run away from a fight than to start one.

Question 31. The problem with working with a large group is that you end up having to water down the final product just to make everyone happy.

Question 32. If I were you, I wouldn’t stand for that sort of behavior from him.

Question 33. I hardly use my cell phone, aside from calling and texting.

Question 34. We were childhood best friends, but when we moved to different cities, we drifted apart.

Question 35. I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

Question 36. It’s not the end of the world that you broke up with him. Your job is to love yourself and not anyone else.

Question 37. Dinh Trong, a member of the Vietnamese football team, was seriously injured after competing in the 2018 AFF Championship.

Question 38. The commentators paid a lot of compliments to Ali Abdo, a world record breaker in motorcycling because of his outstanding talent.

Question 39. I spent the afternoon picking his brain for ideas to use in our celebration.

Question 40. Although we did exert ourselves to defend our goal, we lost the match after committing an offside foul.

Question 41. My sister texts Kyle every day but never talks to him face to face.

Question 42. The law must hold good for every person in society, not just those who earn the most money.

Question 43. The list of sports played in SEA Games 22 in 2003 was composed of over 40 sports with the participation of 11 countries in ASEAN.

Question 44. I was on the point of calling you when your assistant called out my name.

Question 45. The coastal village has remained comparatively untouched by tourism.

Question 46. The three-month delay will be costly for the company.

Question 47. The entourage should be arriving any minute, so keep an eye out for them.

Question 48. It’s almost impossible to predict the last score as the two teams that are selected carefully among our students are neck and neck at every moment of the match.

Question 49. Due to the time limit, my brother only had a little time flipping through the textbook before the exam.

Question 50. I’ll have a piece of chocolate occasionally, but it’s very rare.