Idiom 2

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play it by ear
We can't make a decision yet. Let's just play it by ear.
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improvise
keep your hand in
I do a bit of teaching now and then just to keep my hand in.
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làm cho không quên nghề
on approval
She bought two dresses on approval
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hàng mua trả lại được
make room for
Please make room for the bed that is on the way!
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chừa chỗ
put up sb
She is putting me up for my holiday to the place
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cho ở nhờ
put up with sb
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.
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chịu đựng
at a loss (1)
Sell sth at a loss
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bán lỗ
at a loss (2)
He seemed, for once, at a loss for words, for a loquacious man he used to be.
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không biết nói gì
on the tip of one's tounge
I met him last year and his name is on the tip of my tongue—it'll come to me in a minute.
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gần nhớ ra
get out of the bed on the wrong side
You seem to be different today, did you get out of the bed on the wrong side?
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take to sth like a duck to water
She’d never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a duck to water.
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như vịt gặp nước
water under the bridge
Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.
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chuyện đã qua không thay đổi dc
on the understanding
We purchased the computer on the understanding that it could be returned within ten days.
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với điều kiện là
on the off chance
I applied for the scholarship on the off chance that I will be accepted, and I did it
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