Keep sb on their toes là gì năm 2024
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkeep somebody on their toeskeep somebody on their toesREADYto make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen They do random checks to keep workers on their toes. → toeExamples from the Corpuskeep somebody on their toes• Inflation, which depletes the value of stocks and bonds, also keeps investors on their toes.• Together, these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes.• And, keeping them on their toes ... the doctors who walk eighteen miles a day.• He keeps them on their toes.• Meetings are held every nineteen days, not necessarily Sundays, which must keep people on their toes.• With a test every Friday, she keeps her students on their toes.• You have to have good people doing these jobs, and you have to keep folks on their toes.• The general use of disapproval in order to keep people on their toes tends to be counterproductive after a time.• We have improved because a few extra players have come in and the bench is outstanding which keeps everyone on their toes. Show
"Keep one on one's toes" = khiến bạn trên (đầu) ngón chân -> nghĩa là luôn sẵn sàng cho những tình huống có thể xảy ra; đề cao cảnh giác, căng như dây đàn, không lơ là... Ví dụ Such prospects will keep you on your toes, all right. You can’t fall in lust (thèm khát) with the views up here. Oh, you probably will anyway. But best keep your wits about you — head on a swivel, knees loose (giãn), skis together, mind clear. You’ll experience sensations (cảm giác) that keep you on your toes. Tiny distractions (xao nhãng), a buzzy feeling, nervousness, they’re all indications of heightened awareness. They will pass. Find the gift in them before they do. He claims his nine grandchildren keep him on his toes, and they also keep him young. Aside from his large immediate family, he also has many family members in Israel. Example: Your hurtful words may break her heart. (Những lời nói tổn thương của cậu có thể làm cô ấy buồn phiền.) Learn (something) by heart
Have the heart (to do something)
A heart of gold
Take heart
Lose heart
Những Idioms liên quan tới “Hands” (Bàn tay)Get out of hand
Know something like the back of (one’s) hand
Have (one’s) hands full
Give someone a hand
Have someone in the palm of (one’s) hand
Catch (one) red-handed
Những Idioms liên quan tới “Fingers” (Ngón tay)Under (one’s) thumb
Keep (one’s) fingers crossed
Những Idioms liên quan tới “Arms” (Cánh tay)Twist (one’s) arm
Cost an arm and a leg
Bài tậpExercise 1: Matching (Nối từ với nghĩa tương ứng):
A.Có tấm lòng tốt bụng
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank (Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu trả lời sau):
Đáp án Exercise 1: Matching (Nối từ với nghĩa tương ứng): 1-F 2-A 3-H 4-E 5-B 6-G 7-D 8-C Exercise 2: Fill in the blank (Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu trả lời sau):
Những Idioms liên quan tới “Feet and legs” (Chân và bàn chân)Put (one’s) foot in it
Have/ Get itchy feet
Keep (one) on (one’s) toes
Stand on (one’s) own feet
Have two left feet
Foot the bill
Những Idioms liên quan tới “The back” (Lưng)Go behind (one’s) back
Back someone up
Put (one’s) back into (something)
Stab (one) in the back
Những Idioms liên quan tới “Head” (Cái đầu)Off the top of (one’s) head
Have a head for (something)
Have (one’s) head in the clouds
Keep (one’s) head
Be head over heels in love
Keep (one’s) head above water
Use (one’s) head
Những Idiom liên quan tới bộ phận trên khuôn mặtStick (one’s) nose in/ into (something)
On the tip of (one’s) tongue
By the skin of (one’s) teeth
Cut (one’s) teeth on (something)
Have a frog in (one’s) throat
Stick (one’s) neck out
Be up to (one’s) neck in (something)
Breathe down (one’s) neck
Bài tậpExercise 1: Matching (Nối từ với nghĩa tương ứng):
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank (Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu trả lời sau):
Đáp án: Exercise 1: Matching (Nối từ với nghĩa tương ứng): 1-F 2-A 3-H 4-C 5-G 6-B 7-D 8-E Exercise 2: Fill in the blank (Điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu trả lời sau):
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