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on one’s heels ☊ chò hỏ ☊
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like: chò hỏ → →
Tri wendet sich an einen Makler, der ihnen eine Wohnung anbietet. ☊ Trí kiếm đến một người môi giới, người giới thiệu nhà cho họ. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 614)
Wo kann ich eine Eintrittskarte für die Messe kaufen? ☊ Tôi có thể mua vé cho hội chợ ở đâu? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2300)
Wenn ich gleich heute bei Ihnen bestelle, bekomme ich einen Messerabatt? ☊ Nếu đặt hàng tại hội chợ hôm nay, tôi sẽ nhận được khuyến mại phải không? ☊ (Lektion 121, Nr. 2349)
I've already written them an email.'> 914 I've already written them an email.'> I don't need to call them. I wrote them an email. > I've already written them an email. I've already written them an email.'> ☊ Tôi không cần phải gọi họ. Tôi viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử. Tôi đã viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử rồi. ☊
2067 I'll tell them. ☊ Tôi có nên nói cho họ hay cậu thấy họ không biết thì hơn? - Không, tôi sẽ nói cho họ. ☊
2375 Student drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves. ☊ Những người lái xe cho học sinh không được phép tự lái xe cho mình. ☊
2697 I sent the package to them today, so they should receive it by Monday. > They should receive it no later than Monday. ☊ Tôi đã gửi gói hàng cho họ hôm nay nên họ sẽ nhận được nó vào Thứ hai. ☊
There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. ☊ adequate ☊
We keep them informed of any changes as they arise. ☊ arise ☊
I am to call them once I reach the airport. ☊ be ☊
build sth for sb: They had a house built for them. ☊ build ☊
compete (with/against sb) (for sth): Several companies are competing for the contract. ☊ compete ☊
We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. ☊ competition ☊
Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them)? ☊ contact ☊
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make sb suffer because it will be good for them later). ☊ cruel ☊
firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for) ☊ demand ☊
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. ☊ difficult ☊
The drinks are on me (= I'll pay for them). ☊ drink ☊
They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well). ☊ employer ☊
Her words were a great encouragement to them. ☊ encouragement ☊
ensure sb sth: Victory ensured them a place in the final. ☊ ensure ☊
explain to sb who, how, etc...: She explained to them what to do in an emergency. ☊ explain ☊
Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage. ☊ fact ☊
First get students to form groups of four. ☊ form ☊
Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage. ☊ foundation ☊
The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each. ☊ full ☊
They invested money in the company right at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them success). ☊ gamble ☊
give (sth): They say it's better to give than to receive. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink. ☊ give ☊
Check out the prices of our pizzas—we're virtually giving them away! ☊ give sth away ☊
to hand in your notice/resignation (= formally tell your employer that you want to stop working for them) ☊ hand sth in (to sb) ☊
He went to inform them of his decision. ☊ inform ☊
issue sth to sb: Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them. ☊ issue ☊
The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business. ☊ lost ☊
Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory. ☊ number ☊
The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting). ☊ order ☊
The officer ordered them to fire. ☊ order ☊
We showed them some of our photos. ☊ our ☊
Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together). ☊ pair ☊
It's just possible that I gave them the wrong directions. ☊ possible ☊
prepare sth/sb for sb/sth: A hotel room is being prepared for them. ☊ prepare ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
How much are these? They don't have a price on them. ☊ price ☊
The artist uses doves to represent peace. ☊ represent ☊
The union represents over 200 000 teachers. ☊ represent ☊
a safe and effective remedy for coughs and colds ☊ safe ☊
search (for sth/sb): She searched in vain for her passport. ☊ search ☊
We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell. ☊ sell ☊
serve sth to sb: They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates. ☊ serve ☊
show sth to sb: She showed the technique to her students. ☊ show ☊
They asked me to call them and I did so (= I called). ☊ so ☊
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. ☊ speed ☊
English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese. ☊ in spite of sth ☊
I wrote to them last month and I'm still waiting for a reply. ☊ still ☊
Their superior military strength gives them a huge advantage. ☊ strength ☊
I made a summary report for the records. ☊ summary ☊
teach sth to sb: He teaches English to advanced students. ☊ teach ☊
tell A and B apart: It's difficult to tell them apart. ☊ tell ☊
If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back. ☊ their ☊
Tell them the news. ☊ them ☊
It was a threat to world peace. ☊ to ☊
He was never actually unkind to them. ☊ unkind ☊
work for sth: She dedicated her life to working for peace. ☊ work ☊
campaigning for world peace ☊ world ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊