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Question 1

Don’t sell yourself short

Answer 1

Kendini böyle ucuza satma

Question 2

Call spade a spade

Answer 2

Eğri oturup doğru konuşmak

Dobra dobra konuşmak

= speak plainly without avoiding unpleasant or embarrassing issues.

“it is time to name names and call a spade a spade”

Question 3

This too shall pass

Answer 3

Bu da geçer

Question 4

I mean it

Answer 4

Ciddiyim

Question 5

Let’s grab a bite

Answer 5

Hadi bir şeyler atıştıralım

Question 6

Figure out

” I’ll figure out on my own”

Answer 6

Çözmek
Çaresine bakmak
Halletmek

“I’ll figure out on my own” = Kendi başına halledeceğim

Question 7

Get a grip on yourself

Answer 7

Sakinleş
Kendini toparla

Question 8

Blister

Answer 8

Su toplaması, kabarcık

Question 9

Benediction

Answer 9

Hayır duası

Question 10

For a change

Answer 10

Değişiklik olsun diye

Question 11

You’re in good company

Answer 11

Yanlız değilsin (beterin beteri var?)

Question 12

Dodge a bullet

Answer 12

Ucuz atlatmak

manage to avoid a difficult or unwelcome situation.

Question 13

Don’t fool yourself

Answer 13

Kendini kandırma

Question 14

Easy-peasy

Answer 14

Çocuk oyuncağı

Question 15

Precaution

Answer 15

Tedbir

Question 16

Don’t tempt me

Answer 16

Beni kışkırtma

Question 17

quite right

Answer 17

Son derece haklı

Question 18

Dream on

Answer 18

Ancak rüyanda görürsün

Question 19

For a song

Answer 19

Çok ucuza
Kelepir

= very cheaply:

” She bought the bed for a song at an auction.”

“Because the shop’s closing down, most of the stock is going for a song”

Question 20

have nothing on (someone)

“And believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets.”

The Iron King by Maurice Druon
.

Answer 20

= to have no advantage over (someone) : to not be better than (someone)

“She is very talented but has nothing on her brother who is an even better singer.”

Question 21

assume

Answer 21

: varsaymak; ama aynı zamanda bürünmek, üstlenmek, ele geçirmek.

Question 22

inform

Answer 22

bilgilendirmek; ama aynı zamanda şekillendirmek, form vermek (in-form).

Question 23

far and away

Answer 23

: açık ara, tartışmasız.

“Kawhi is far and away the worst player on the team.
Kawhi takımdaki açık ara en kötü oyuncu.”

Question 24

ballot

Answer 24

: oy pusulası

Question 25

Compare to

Answer 25

: benzetmek

Örn. Henry had compared Bernard to a rhinoceros–>

…gergedana benzetmişti.

with” ile: karşılaştırmak.

“compare and contrast” diyorsa “karşılaştırın, vallahi karşılaştırın” değil, “benzerlik ve farklılıklarını belirtiniz” diyor.

Question 26

name after someone

“The NBA announces its new MVP trophy will be named after Michael Jordan.”

Answer 26

: ismini birinden almak, onun adını vermek.

Yeni MVP kupası ismini Michael Jordan’dan alacak/kupasına Micheal Jordan adı verildi.

Mesela “name the child after his grandfather”: çocuğa dedesinin adını vermek.

Question 27

willy-nilly

Answer 27

: ister istemez, palas pandıras, gelişigüzel.

Question 28

from scratch

Answer 28

: sıfırdan, sil baştan

from scratch cooking/food” bizdeki “ev yemekleri”.

Question 29

exert oneself

Answer 29

exert: çaba, çabalamak.
exert oneself: didinmek, kendini paralamak.

Question 30

people

Answer 30

” malum insanlar ya da halk demek.

Ama fiil olunca, doldurmak (insanla), iskan etmek (ya da genel olarak doldurmak (….stars peopled the emptiness of the sky).

Question 31

given to

Answer 31

: yatkın, meyilli (“to” edatıyla).