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Khó Khăn - Thêm độ phức tạp

Đi sâu vào các thành ngữ tiếng Anh có liên quan đến việc tăng thêm độ phức tạp, chẳng hạn như "nước đục" và "bay trong thuốc mỡ".

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English idioms related to Difficulty

to prevent someone from achieving success by destroying their plans

Ex: Tom 's decision to skip important meetings and neglect his responsibilities cooked his goose, and he lost the promotion he had been eyeing .

to give someone an opportunity to act freely with the intention of hurting them

Ex: The teacher decided to let the students plan their class project, knowing they might make mistakes but hoping it would teach them valuable lessons.

to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one

Ex: When Mark asked John for a favor , played hard to get, wanting to see how important the favor was to Mark before agreeing to help .

to prevent someone from achieving what they want by creating problems for them

Ex: The unexpected rainstorm queered the pitch for the outdoor concert, leading to its cancellation.

to ruin what someone has planned or not allow them enjoy something

Ex: When the teacher praised the class's performance, the troublemaker tried to rain on their parade with sarcastic comments.

to slow down a plan or activity or prevent it from going on

Ex: The economic threw a wrench into the works of the company 's expansion plans .

to do something that makes oneself overly worried or confused

Ex: The lawyer tied himself into knots during the cross-examination, confusing both the witness and the jury.

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

Ex: By revealing the company's financial troubles to the public, the whistleblower really upset the apple cart.

to complicate a simple situation

Ex: Rather than clarifying the situation, the supervisor's vague explanations only served to muddy the issue even more.

to make an attempt to prevent something from continuing or happening

Ex: The put the kibosh on our outdoor picnic, so we had to move it indoors .

to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

Ex: The harsh criticism from his boss knocked the stuffing out of John's confidence, making him doubt his abilities.

to create a sense of negativity and hopelessness regarding a particular thing or situation

Ex: The unexpected injury to the star player cast a cloud on the team's chances of winning the championship.

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

Ex: The party was going smoothly until a disagreement among guests became fly in the ointment.

to lessen or decrease the enjoyment, strength, or activity of something

Ex: The news of the cancellation of the concert put a damper on the fans' excitement.

to cause something to be less enjoyable as it could be

Ex: The constant arguing and conflicts have taken the gilt off the gingerbread of their once-happy relationship.
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