english - 2/2/2024

cats and dogs

• Giống nhau hoàn toàn

• Mưa to

• khó khăn

• mọi nơi

chalk and cheese

• similar in taste
• made from the same ingredients
• used for the same purpose
• completely different

here and there

• everywhere

• up and down
• inside and outside
• nowhere and everywhere

at the drop of the hat

• Only on special occasions
• Immediately or without hesitation
• With careful consideration
• After a long time

a hot potato

• a calm and peaceful topic
• a controversial or sensitive issue
• a popular and well-liked subject
• a cold potato

dập tắt (lửa), thổi tắt

(máy) hư hỏng, (cửa, tường,...) phá vỡ

xông vào, đột nhập vào

bùng nổ, bùng phát

nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ