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be that as it may
- cu' cho la nhu vay di
- = admittedly
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be caught in a vicious circle
trouble after trouble
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(be opening) a can of worms
- a mess of trouble u dont want to deal as it'll be troublesome
- (never get onto corruption with the police. this will be opening a can of worm)
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the acid test
test to prove true value
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the other side of the coin is that ...
mat trai, mat khac (ca tieu cuc lan tich cuc)
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tie yourself (up) in knots
- get confused, stop when explaining...
- she tried to explain, but she soon tied herself up in knots
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be brought/called to account for st
bi bat di giai trinh ve viec j
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give sb the benefit of the doubt
- tam tin vay
- i'm not sure if he is telling the truth but i will give him the benefit of the doubt
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go round in circles
getting nowhere when discussing
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won't give/budge an inch
- i'm prepared to compromise, but he wont' budge an inch
- ko chiu nhuong nhin, hop tac 1 ti nao
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no such luck
- A: u got a job?
- B: no such luck!
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the more, the merrier
cang dong cang vui
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you can say that again
means: i totally agree
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there's nothing to it
- means: you think st is easy
- A: how could you succeed? -> B: there's nothing to it
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don't make me laugh
- you don't believe
- A: you can fly. B: don't make me laught
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how time flies!
thoi gian troi nhanh that!
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it's a small world
we bumped into your teacher in paris. it's a small world
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it's neither here or there
- not important
- A: what do you think about the prblm? B: it's neither here nor there what i think
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it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
- two people equally responsible for st
- A: who do you think is to blame:? -> B: it's six of one and half a dozen of the other@
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i can take it or leave it
- ko thich, ko ghet, cam thay binh thuong
- what do you think about his behavior? -> i can take it or leave it
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you name it
- luke got so many games
- -> i know. you name it, he's got it
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this is the life!
relaxed
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get a life
find st more interesting to do
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you havent lived!
do nha que =))
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such is/ that's life
doi ma =))
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that's/it's the story of my life
bad things always happen
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