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IELTS vocabulary: từ vựng chủ đề families and relationships

Relationships: compound nouns

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Nối các từ ở hộp A với từ ở hộp B để tạo thành danh từ ghép:

Có từ sẽ cần dùng nhiều hơn một lần

A

active          family      maternal      sibling      stable

extended      immediate        physical      striking          family

B

      family                     instinct               rivalry        upbringing            gatherings                resemblance                     role

Các collocations với relationship:

Động từ: build a relotionship, develop a relationship, establish a relationship, form a relationship, have a relationship

Tính từ: a close relationship, a long-standing relationship, a working relationship, a successful relationship

Giới từ: a relationship with someone, a relationship between two things or people (NOT relationship to someone)

Các idioms về relationship:

  • see eye to eye with someone
    • If you see eye to eye with somebody, you agree with them.
      "I'm glad we see eye to eye on the choice of colour scheme."
       
  • fair-weather friend
    • Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not there when you are in trouble, is called a fair-weather friend.
      "I thought I could count on Bill, but I've discovered he's just a fair-weather friend."
       
  • get on like a house on fire
    • Two people who get on like a house on fire have similar interests and quickly become good friends.
      "As soon as Sarah met her brother's girlfriend, they got on like a house on fire.
  • go with the flow
    • If you go with the flow, you follow the general tendency and go along with whatever happens.
      "When my colleagues organise an office party, I just go with the flow."
       
  • good walls make good neighbours
    • This expression means that respecting one another's privacy helps create a good relationship between neighbours.
      "We try not to disturb the people next door. Good walls make good neighbours!"
  • know someone inside out
  • If you know someone inside out, you know them very well.

"Sue and Anne have been friends since childhood. They know each other inside out."

  • keep at arm's length
    • If you keep someone at arm's length, you do not allow yourself to become too friendly with them.
      "It's not easy to become friends with Sophie; she tends to keep everyone at arm's length."​​​​​​​
  • on the same page / on the same wavelength
    • If you are on the same page or the same wavelength as someone else, you have the same understanding or think in a similar way.
      "We rarely argue. We're generally on the same wavelength."
       
  • significant other
    • The term 'significant other' refers to a person, such as a spouse, partner or lover, with whom you have a long-term relationship.
      "Harry says he makes no decisions without consulting his significant other."
  • stormy relationship
    • If you have a stormy relationship with someone, you have a lot of arguments and disagreements.
      "After a very stormy relationship, they decided to separate."
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​speak the same language
    • If two or more people speak the same language, they have similar opinions or ideas, so they understand each other very well.
      "We work well together because we speak the same language."
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