by/in leaps and bounds
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
very quickly; at a rapid pace or rate, especially in terms of progress or improvement.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
by/through the back door
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
It comes in a way that is not honest or official.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
c'est la vie
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
This is life; you must accept it.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
call a spade a spade
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
say the truth in a direct way, even if it sounds rude.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
call it a day
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To decide to stop working on something, usually because enough has been done or it's time to finish.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
call someone's bluff
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
make someone prove that what they are saying is true or prove that they will really do what they say they will do
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
call the shots
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
be the person who makes all the important decisions
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
call to arms
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
A strong request for people to fight or take action.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
came to a head
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
An unpleasant situation became so bad or intense that it had to be dealt with immediately.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
came/fell off the back of a lorry
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Used humorously to suggest that something was probably stolen, especially when its origin is suspicious or unclear.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can count sth on the fingers of one hand
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To have only a very small number of something.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can of worms
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
a problem which you do not want to deal with because it will cause trouble (informal)
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can't cut the mustard
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
not good enough to meet the needed standard.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can't lay one's hands on sth
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to be unable to find something
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can't see the wood for the trees
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To focus on small details and miss the main point.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
can’t for the life of me
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
I can’t remember at all; used to emphasize that you are completely unable to recall or do something.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
carry the can
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
accept the blame or responsibility alone, even though other people were also responsible
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
cast aspersions on
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To criticize someone or something unfairly or suggest that they are not honest or trustworthy, often in a subtle or indirect way (formal).
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
cast one's mind back
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to try to remember something from the past
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
castles in the air
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
dreams or plans that are not realistic
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary