Tham khảo tài liệu 'cambrigde international dictionary of idioms_ chương ', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 203 inch ice be on ice if plans are on ice they are not going to be dealt with until some point in the future Both projects are on ice until the question of funding is resolved. put sth on ice Plans for a women-only film screening have been put on ice following threats of legal action. break the ice to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other We played a couple of party games to break an ice-breaker We usually start the session with an ice-breaker in the form of a game. cut no ice with sb if something cuts no ice with someone it does not cause them to change their opinion or decision I ve heard her excuses and they cut no ice with me. ideas put ideas into sb s head to make someone want to do something they had not thought about doing before especially something stupid often in continuous tenses Don t go putting ideas into his head. We haven t got the money for a car. Who put all these ideas into her head about becoming an actress ifs no ifs and buts British Australian no ifs ands or buts American something that you say to a child to stop them arguing with you when you want them to do something I want no ifs and buts just tidy your room like I told you to No ifs ands or buts you re going up to bed now ignorance Ignorance is bliss. something that you say which means if you do not know about a problem or an unpleasant fact you do not worry about it I wish the newspapers would stop telling us about the dangers of eating meat. It seems to me ignorance is bliss. ill be ill at ease X to feel anxious or embarrassed often with He always felt a little ill at ease with strangers. sometimes in The girl behind the bar looked ill at ease in her uniform. It s an ill wind that blows nobody any good . something that you say which means most bad things that happen have a good result for someone But it s an ill wind. The wettest June in history has replenished the reservoirs. in You re in there British informal something that you say in order to tell .
