11 Flashcards
in a heartbeat
” I accepted the job offer in a heartbeat.”
= in a very brief time: without any delay or hesitation.
“Even though the job was difficult, he says he’d agree to do it again in a heartbeat.
= (deyim) Immediately, quickly. Used for saying that you are very willing to do something”
Call off
Cancel
Bring forward
(Bir randevu ya da toplantıyı) daha erken bir tarihe/saate almak
= (plan, bir tartışma) ortaya atmak
= erkene almak
Put up a front
“Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.”
İstifini bozmamak
Kuyruğu dik tutmak
= to take on a false or deceptive appearance
“Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.”
Putting up a facade
If you’re mad but acting happy, you’re putting up a facade. This word has to do with the outer layer of something. One sense has to do with the front or outside of a building.
can’t wrap (one’s) head around (something)
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t wrap my head around paying so much money for bottled water. Tap water is perfectly fine—and free!”
= can’t wrap (one’s) head around (something) is totally unable to comprehend or come to terms with something that one considers illogical, confusing, or foreign.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t wrap my head around paying so much money for bottled water. Tap water is perfectly fine—and free!”
yammer
durmadan konuşmak
yakınmak
stick around
remain in or near a place.
“I’d like to stick around and watch the game”
Bekle, ortadan kaybolma
Keep your shirt on!
Biraz sabırlı ol!
That ship has sailed
O fırsatı teptin
Atı alan Üsküdar’ı geçti
Knock on wood!
Tahtaya vur, nazar değmesin!
It is all Greek to me
Anladıysam Arap olayım
Hiç anlamıyorum
You are more than wellcome
Başımın üstünde yerin var
I told you this would happen
Bunun olacağını söylemiştim
Get together
Buluşmak, bir araya gelmek
Hang up on sb
Telefonu birinin yüzüne kapatmak
Keep up with
..e ayak uydurmak
…ile aynı hızda/tempoda gitmek
Lie around
Aylaklık etmek,
Yan gelip yatmak,
Tembellik etmek,
You had me at hello
I was in love with you from the moment I met you”;
you didn’t have to say anything more than “hello”: I was immediately enchanted.
You swept me off my feet
to make someone become suddenly and completely in love with you:
” The first time he met her, he was completely swept off his feet”
Grumpy
Huysuz, suratsız, aksi
= bad-tempered andirritable.
“his performance as the grumpy gateman”
= Surly
Drool
Salyaların akması
Strainer
Süzgeç
Pick up X Hang up
Telefonu açmak X kapamak
Foal
Tay (genellikle bir yaşından ufak)
Colt
Laid back
Rahat, sakin, acele etmeyen
Havingarelaxedorcasualatmosphereorcharacter;easygoing:“laid-back,untroubledpeople”
Valor
“I came up with this equation early in the process, which is: Ukrainian valor plus Russian atrocities equals Western unity and resolve. And it’s held. Because the Ukrainian valor continues—and it continues to inspire the whole world, not just their own war effort internally.”
Kotkin
Yiğitlik, cesaret
= great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
“the medals are awarded for acts of valour”
second-guess
“The maximizer is someone you might be familiar with. They want everything possible, and they’ll try and try until they get it. They’re picky to the point of being frustrating, and take all of their allotted time to make a decision, every time. Even then, they’ll still second-guess themselves and regret their decision.”
Mental Models
Peter Hollins
= sonucu değerlendirmek ya da eleştirmek
= İnsanların ne düşünüp, ne yapacaklarını tahmin etmeye çalışmak
- (NORTH AMERICAN) criticize (someone or something) with hindsight.
“juries are often reluctant to second-guess doctors”
- anticipate or predict (someone’s actions or thoughts) by guesswork.
“he had to second-guess what the environmental regulations would be in five years’ time”
scatty
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Unutkan, dağınık
= absent-minded and disorganized.
“Julia sees herself as vaguely uneducated and slightly scatty”
upfront
“A corollary to setting boundaries is to first decide upon a default choice up front if you can’t decide within a set amount of time. The act of creating the default choice is important because you will have automatically selected something that fits your requirements or desires. You’ll be happy in either case, in other words.”
Mental Models
Peter Hollins
: Peşinen, peşin olarak, önden
“The half of it will be paid upfront, and the rest later on.”
