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Question 1

in a heartbeat

” I accepted the job offer in a heartbeat.”

Answer 1

= 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”

Question 2

Call off

Answer 2

Cancel

Question 3

Bring forward

Answer 3

(Bir randevu ya da toplantıyı) daha erken bir tarihe/saate almak

= (plan, bir tartışma) ortaya atmak

= erkene almak

Question 4

Put up a front

“Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.”

Answer 4

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.”

Question 5

Putting up a facade

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

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!”

Answer 6

= 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!”

Question 7

yammer

Answer 7

durmadan konuşmak

yakınmak

Question 8

stick around

Answer 8

remain in or near a place.

“I’d like to stick around and watch the game”

Bekle, ortadan kaybolma

Question 9

Keep your shirt on!

Answer 9

Biraz sabırlı ol!

Question 10

That ship has sailed

Answer 10

O fırsatı teptin
Atı alan Üsküdar’ı geçti

Question 11

Knock on wood!

Answer 11

Tahtaya vur, nazar değmesin!

Question 12

It is all Greek to me

Answer 12

Anladıysam Arap olayım
Hiç anlamıyorum

Question 13

You are more than wellcome

Answer 13

Başımın üstünde yerin var

Question 14

I told you this would happen

Answer 14

Bunun olacağını söylemiştim

Question 15

Get together

Answer 15

Buluşmak, bir araya gelmek

Question 16

Hang up on sb

Answer 16

Telefonu birinin yüzüne kapatmak

Question 17

Keep up with

Answer 17

..e ayak uydurmak
…ile aynı hızda/tempoda gitmek

Question 18

Lie around

Answer 18

Aylaklık etmek,
Yan gelip yatmak,
Tembellik etmek,

Question 19

You had me at hello

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

You swept me off my feet

Answer 20

to make someone become suddenly and completely in love with you:

” The first time he met her, he was completely swept off his feet”

Question 21

Grumpy

Answer 21

Huysuz, suratsız, aksi

= bad-tempered andirritable.

“his performance as the grumpy gateman”

= Surly

Question 22

Drool

Answer 22

Salyaların akması

Question 23

Strainer

Answer 23

Süzgeç

Question 24

Pick up X Hang up

Answer 24

Telefonu açmak X kapamak

Question 25

Foal

Answer 25

Tay (genellikle bir yaşından ufak)

Colt

Question 26

Laid back

Answer 26

Rahat, sakin, acele etmeyen

Havingarelaxedorcasualatmosphereorcharacter;easygoing:“laid-back,untroubledpeople”

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Yiğitlik, cesaret

= great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

“the medals are awarded for acts of valour”

Question 28

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

Answer 28

= sonucu değerlendirmek ya da eleştirmek

= İnsanların ne düşünüp, ne yapacaklarını tahmin etmeye çalışmak

2. (NORTH AMERICAN) criticize (someone or something) with hindsight.

“juries are often reluctant to second-guess doctors”

1. 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”

Question 29

scatty

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Answer 29

Unutkan, dağınık

= absent-minded and disorganized.

“Julia sees herself as vaguely uneducated and slightly scatty”

Question 30

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

Answer 30

: Peşinen, peşin olarak, önden

“The half of it will be paid upfront, and the rest later on.”