like a bear with a sore head
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Very bad-tempered or irritable; acting in a grumpy or angry manner.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like a deer caught in the headlights
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to look frozen and scared because you are surprised.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like a fish out of water
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
uncomfortable because you are different from other people
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like a red rag to a bull
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Something that is likely to make someone very angry or provoke a strong, negative reaction.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like getting blood out of a stone
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Very difficult to do, especially when trying to make someone give you information or something they don't want to give.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like gold dust
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
very rare and valuable
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like greased lightning
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
very quickly indeed
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like nailing jelly to a wall
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
very hard to do because the thing keeps changing or will not stay still
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like something the cat brought/dragged in
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Looking very scruffy, untidy, or messy, as if one has been through a rough experience.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like the cat that ate the canary
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
looking very pleased with yourself, often because you did something wrong
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like the cat that got the cream
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
looking very pleased and proud, like you got what you wanted
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like the plague
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To avoid someone or something completely because it is unpleasant or undesirable.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like there's no tomorrow
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
Very fast and with a lot of energy, as if time is running out.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like there’s no tomorrow
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To do something eagerly, intensely, or very quickly, as if there is no future or no chance to do it again.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
like water off a duck’s back
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
having no effect on someone, especially criticism or insults
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
line of work
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
the type of job or profession someone has
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
line one's own pockets
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to secretly take money for yourself, often dishonestly
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
lingua franca
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
a language used for day-to-day public communication, which is not the speakers’ own language
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
lip service
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To express support or agreement for something verbally, but not follow through with actions.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
listen with half an ear
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to listen without paying much attention
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary