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VyVocab: Catchy Cat Idioms - Hai idioms có từ " cat "

1. ( Has the ) cat got your tongue? (Informal)
Câu hỏi tại sao lại im lặng thế trong khi đáng nhẽ phải nói gì đó chứ? Như người ngậm hột thị vậyy

Ví dụ:
What's the matter? Has the cat got your tongue?
Chuyện gì vậy? Sao im lặng không nói gì thế?

Một câu chuyện lý giải nguồn gốc: theo một hình phạt cổ xưa, kẻ nói dối sẽ bị cắt lưỡi vứt cho mèo ăn. Và không nói được gì lun. Mình hiểu chút truyền thuyết thì sẽ dễ nhớ đó hehe. Tuy chưa biết độ chính xác của mấy câu chuyện này đâu nha.

2. Let the cat out of the bag
Vô tình làm lộ bí mật

VD:
I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
Đáng ra mình muốn làm bất ngờ, mà em gái mình lỡ làm lộ bí mật oy.

Nguồn gốc: Cụm từ này bắt nguồn từ những khu chợ ngày xưa nơi động vật được để trong túi và lợn con sẽ được thay thế bằng mèo, khi mèo nhảy ra ngoài sẽ gây bất ngờ cho mọi người. Cụm từ này đã xuất hiện từ thế kỷ 15.

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英文的慣用語 (idiom) 就像中文的成語，常常意思跟表面不同，對於非母語人士必須要多加練習。喬今天整理了50個慣用語分享給同學們：

☛ a drop in the ocean 形容一件事情非常小、不顯著。

☛ Actions speak louder than words. 做比說的可靠。

☛ Add fuel to the fire 火上加油

☛ A penny for your thoughts 當你想知道別人在想什麼

☛ Ball is in somebody’s court 當下一個決定或下一步是掌握在他人手上

☛ Barking up the wrong tree 找錯該負責任的人

☛ Be a good catch 當一個值得一起結婚的人

☛ Beat around the bush 旁敲側擊

☛ Bend over backwards 願意去做某件事；盡力幫忙

☛ Bite off more than you can chew 接受超越自己能勝任的任務

☛ Blow somebody away 對某人印象極深

☛ By the skin of your teeth 幾乎就要失敗的成功了

☛ Couldn’t care less 對某事完全沒有興趣

☛ Cry over spilt milk 抱怨過去的損失

☛ Cry wolf 在不需要的時候請求協助

☛ Crunch time 一個項目完成之前，大家都必須非常努力的那段時間

☛ Curiosity killed the cat. 因為太好奇，而陷入令人不悅的情況

☛ Cut corners 偷工減料

☛ Cut somebody some slack 赦免某人、停止批評某人

☛ Cut to the chase 直接講重點

☛ Dig in your heels/ Stick to your guns 拒絕妥協、拒絕改變心意

☛ Down to the wire 最後一刻才完成某事

☛ Drive someone up the wall 使...非常惱怒/生氣

☛ Get out of hand 失去控制

☛ Get your head around it 了解某事

☛ Give the benefit of the doubt 相信某人的言論 (在沒有證據的情況下)

☛ Go down in flames 忽然間結束或失敗

☛ Hear on the grapevine 聽見謠言或尚未證實的故事

☛ Hit the books 認真唸書

☛ It takes two to tango. 至少需要2人(以上)

☛ Judge a book by its cover 以貌取人

☛ Jump on the bandwagon 參加流行的運動/活動

☛ Kill two birds with one stone 用同一個行為解決兩個問題 (一石二鳥)

☛ Leave no stone unturned 盡可能去完成一個目標

☛ Let the cat out of the bag 無意間透露一個秘密

☛ Make a long story short 講重點

☛ Miss the boat 遺失一個機會

☛ Once in a blue moon 非常小機率的發生了某件事

☛ Piece of cake 某件事很簡單

☛ Pull a rabbit out of a hat 做某件不在期待中的事情

☛ Pull yourself together 冷靜下來

☛ Run on fumes 當疲憊時，持續嚐試保持清醒

☛ Sell somebody out 洩漏某人的秘密

☛ Shoot from the hip 直接說話

☛ Sit on the fence 保持中心

☛ Skeleton crew 保持服務/辦公室運行的所需最少人數團隊

☛ Step up your game 表現得更好

☛ When pigs fly 形容某件事永遠不可能發生

☛ Whole nine yards 所有事情

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英文的慣用語 (idiom) 就像中文的成語，常常意思跟表面不同，對於非母語人士必須要多加練習。喬今天整理了50個慣用語分享給同學們：

☛ a drop in the ocean 形容一件事情非常小、不顯著。

☛ Actions speak louder than words. 做比說的可靠。

☛ Add fuel to the fire 火上加油

☛ A penny for your thoughts 當你想知道別人在想什麼

☛ Ball is in somebody’s court 當下一個決定或下一步是掌握在他人手上

☛ Barking up the wrong tree 找錯該負責任的人

☛ Be a good catch 當一個值得一起結婚的人

☛ Beat around the bush 旁敲側擊

☛ Bend over backwards 願意去做某件事；盡力幫忙

☛ Bite off more than you can chew 接受超越自己能勝任的任務

☛ Blow somebody away 對某人印象極深

☛ By the skin of your teeth 幾乎就要失敗的成功了

☛ Couldn’t care less 對某事完全沒有興趣

☛ Cry over spilt milk 抱怨過去的損失

☛ Cry wolf 在不需要的時候請求協助

☛ Crunch time 一個項目完成之前，大家都必須非常努力的那段時間

☛ Curiosity killed the cat. 因為太好奇，而陷入令人不悅的情況

☛ Cut corners 偷工減料

☛ Cut somebody some slack 赦免某人、停止批評某人

☛ Cut to the chase 直接講重點

☛ Dig in your heels/ Stick to your guns 拒絕妥協、拒絕改變心意

☛ Down to the wire 最後一刻才完成某事

☛ Drive someone up the wall 使...非常惱怒/生氣

☛ Get out of hand 失去控制

☛ Get your head around it 了解某事

☛ Give the benefit of the doubt 相信某人的言論 (在沒有證據的情況下)

☛ Go down in flames 忽然間結束或失敗

☛ Hear on the grapevine 聽見謠言或尚未證實的故事

☛ Hit the books 認真唸書

☛ It takes two to tango. 至少需要2人(以上)

☛ Judge a book by its cover 以貌取人

☛ Jump on the bandwagon 參加流行的運動/活動

☛ Kill two birds with one stone 用同一個行為解決兩個問題 (一石二鳥)

☛ Leave no stone unturned 盡可能去完成一個目標

☛ Let the cat out of the bag 無意間透露一個秘密

☛ Make a long story short 講重點

☛ Miss the boat 遺失一個機會

☛ Once in a blue moon 非常小機率的發生了某件事

☛ Piece of cake 某件事很簡單

☛ Pull a rabbit out of a hat 做某件不在期待中的事情

☛ Pull yourself together 冷靜下來

☛ Run on fumes 當疲憊時，持續嚐試保持清醒

☛ Sell somebody out 洩漏某人的秘密

☛ Shoot from the hip 直接說話

☛ Sit on the fence 保持中心

☛ Skeleton crew 保持服務/辦公室運行的所需最少人數團隊

☛ Step up your game 表現得更好

☛ When pigs fly 形容某件事永遠不可能發生

☛ Whole nine yards 所有事情

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✔ 喬的著作《我的第一本英文文法 國際學村出版》購買連結
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