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Question 1

fudge

“Instead of supporting a democratic transition in Haiti, or securing overdue legislative reform at home, the Biden administration has fudged its migration policies to permit hundreds of thousands of Haitians to come or remain in the US with liminal status. It is poor recompense. Haitians have hardly failed to notice that they are being forced to seek refuge in the country that has made their own unliveable.’

Answer 1

kesin bir tavır almamak
kaçınmak

1. To act in an indecisive manner:
   “always fudged on the important questions.”
2. To evade (an issue, for example); dodge

Question 2

blistering

The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston review – a blistering tale of land and violence

The tragedy that decimated UK farming in 2001 spills into a nightmare in a viscerally vivid debut with knife-sharp black humour

Answer 2

1: extremely intense or severe
“blistering heat”

2: very rapid
“a blistering pace”

Question 3

artsy (fartsy)

“I’ve never seen anyone both happy & intellectually productive while bogged down in complicated Michelin food & fartsy wines.
Complication is stressful.”

N. Taleb

Answer 3

= showily or pretentiously artistic : ARTY, ARTSY

= mod. obviously or overly artistic; effete. (Mildly offensive.) The decorations were sort of artsy fartsy, but the overall effect was quite nice.

Question 4

High road

“Always take the high road, it’s far less crowded.”

— Charlie Munger

Answer 4

Ana yol

1.a. The easiest or surest path or course:
“the high road to happiness.”

b. The most positive, diplomatic, or ethical course.

2. Chiefly British A main road; a highway.

Question 5

Patsy

“I can admit it freely now. All my life I’ve been a patsy. For as long as I can recall, I’ve been an easy mark for the pitches of peddlers, fundraisers, and operators of one sort or another.”

Influence
Robert B. Cialdini,

Answer 5

Tufi
Saftoş

= a person who is easily manipulated or victimized : PUSHOVER

Question 6

discombobulate

“Amos Tversky was ill with terminal cancer and had about six months to live. I was so discombobulated that I had to hand the phone to my wife while I recovered my composure.”

Misbehaving
Richard H Thaler

Answer 6

Allak bullak olmak
Alt üst olmak

: characterized by confusion or disorder

//He was discombobulated, utterly confused as to what had happened.
— Michael Hall

Question 7

when hell freezes over

Bakın bu memlekette Chp Kırıkkale belediyesini kazandı (ecnebice söylersek hell froze over) ama bayram geliyor madem, çevirmenin editörün, grafikerin düzeltmenin ve dışarıdan çalışan herkesin alacaklarını ödeyeyim de bayrama boynu bükük girmesinler diyen yayınevi çıkmadı daha.

Seda Mellor

Answer 7

Hamsi kavağa çıktığında

= If you say that something will happen when hell freezes over, you mean that it will never happen.

Question 8

As if

Answer 8

Yok daha neler

Question 9

I’m on the John

Answer 9

Tuvaletteyim

Question 10

What part of no don’t you understand

Answer 10

Hayırdan anlamıyor musun?

Question 11

break new ground

“They’ve really broken new ground with their latest product—I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Answer 11

= To advance, innovate, or pioneer (something).

“The company has been breaking new ground in researching a cure for the deadly disease.”

Question 12

Know the drill

“The boss usually goes off on a tirade like this every week or so, but we all know the drill at this point—it’s just a big show.”

Answer 12

İşe hakim olmak
Raconunu bilmek
Ne yapılması gerektiğini bilmek

= To be familiar with what happens or what needs to be done, without having to be told.

“OK, everyone, you know the drill! Stand beside your bunks and do not speak unless spoken to.”

Question 13

cheapskate

Answer 13

Cimri
Pinti

Question 14

peaky

Answer 14

Solgun (hasta gibisin)

Question 15

broth

“At Attia’s urging, he now scoops collagen protein powder into his morning tea, drinks bone broth before dinner, and tries to consume another hundred-plus grams of protein during the day.”

Answer 15

et suyu

Question 16

You bet

Answer 16

= used to emphasize a statement or to mean “certainly”:
“Are you coming to the party?” “You bet!”

= ( in US) used when someone thanks you :
“Thanks for your help.” “You bet. Anytime.” Your welcome

Question 17

You don’t say

Answer 17

Yapma ya

Question 18

Have a good one

Answer 18

Kolay gelsin
İyi çalışmalar

= take it easy = kolay gelsin, fazla hırpalama kendini

Question 19

Let’s hope for the best

Answer 19

Hayırlısı

Question 20

Alimony

Answer 20

Nafaka

Question 21

A dime a dozen

Answer 21

Bini bir para

Question 22

Squat

I didn’t do squat

Answer 22

Hiç bir şey

Herhangi bir şey

I didn’t do squat = ben hiçbir şey yapmadım

Question 23

Don’t spread yourself too thin

Answer 23

Kendini fazla zorlama

Aynı anda bir çok iş yapmaya çalışmak, böylece hiç birine yeterince zaman ayıramamak

Question 24

get/have cold feet

“The groom got cold feet before the wedding”

Answer 24

Bir kişinin önemli bir karar öncesinde aniden korkuya kapılarak tereddüte düşmesi

= to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married

Question 25

Screw around

“If you screw around too much, you will be fired.”

Answer 25

Aylaklık etmek, boşa zaman geçirmek

= Screwing around means to do things that are not productive; to waste time doing frivolous things. If done at work, it means that you’re not doing what you should be doing; perhaps you are playing games on your phone, sending text messages to friends or checking Facebook.

= messing around= fooling around

2. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting.
   “Quit screwing around with the dog and work on your book report already!”
   “The employees were screwing around in the office until the boss showed up.”
3. rude slang To have a casual sexual relationship with someone.

“I can’t believe you’re still screwing around with Betsy. Why don’t you guys try actually dating?”

Question 26

unwind

“he finds it hard to unwind after a busy day at work.”

Answer 26

rahatlamak, dinlenmek (İş ya da bir dertten sonra)

= To become free of nervous tension; relax:

” liked to unwind with a cocktail before dinner.”

Question 27

don’t rub it in

Answer 27

to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about:

“I know I shouldn’t have paid that much for the poster – don’t rub it in, OK?”

Question 28

wind up

“You don’t want to wind up homeless, do you?”

Answer 28

Kendini beklemediğin ve genellikle istemediğin bir durumda bulmak, bilhassa yaptığın bir şeyden dolayı

= to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do:

“If he keeps doing stuff like that he’s going to wind up in prison!”

Question 29

kick it up a notch
= take it up a notch

“OK, guys, we’ve worked up a pretty good sweat with our workout so far. Let’s take it up a notch!”

Answer 29

= To increase the intensity or quality of some thing, action, or activity to some degree.

“You may think your barbecue sauce recipe is good now, but trust me, this spice blend will take it up a notch.”

= to try harder / make more effort / to make something more exciting, intense, or interesting

Question 30

fly off the handle

“He tends to fly off the handle when people disagree with him.”

Answer 30

= to react in a very angry way to something that someone says or does:

“He’s extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing.”