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Question 1

sorry doesn’t cut it

Answer 1

Özür işe yaramaz, çok geç

Question 2

not to shabby

Answer 2

Hiç de fena değil

Question 3

under the wire

“They got in under the wire just before the entry requirements for the training program changed.”

Answer 3

Son anda

= If someone does something under the wire, they do it at the last possible moment:

= Barely, scarcely, just within the limit

“This book will be finished just under the wire.”

This term comes from horse racing, where the wire marks the finish line

Question 4

get the hang of something

“I had never sailed a boat before but by the third day, I was getting the hang of it.”

Answer 4

to learn the skills that are needed to do (something)

“He was finally getting the hang of his job”

“The kids are beginning to get the hang of marching in formation.”

Question 5

go for broke

“At 2–0 down with ten minutes left, you have to go for broke”

Answer 5

= to risk everything in the hope of having great success

= risk everything in an all-out effort.

“I decided to go for broke and turn professional and see how I got on”

Question 6

in for a penny (in for a pound)

Answer 6

Battı balık yan gider

= something you say that means that since you have started something or are involved in it, you should complete the work although it has become more difficult or complicated than you had expected

Question 7

dope

Answer 7

Very good

Question 8

flex

“I beat you!” “Hey, no flexing.”

“No need to flex about all the cash you’ve got”

Answer 8

hava atmak (argo)

(informal•US)
= a boastful statement or display.

“ridiculous flexes of exorbitant wealth”

Question 9

clap back

“If you say something negative to me, you know, I clap back. I stand up for myself.”

Answer 9

= respond quickly to critical remarks or unfair treatment.

“she is not afraid to clap back at the haters when they use homophobic slurs”

= to quickly answer or criticize someone who has criticized, insulted, or annoyed you:

“He clapped back at haters in a thoughtful, mature way, explaining in a social media post that, yes, people with mental illnesses can still date.”

Question 10

bologna

“Lunch was a bologna sandwich and cold soda.”

Answer 10

iri bir cins salam

= a cooked, smoked sausage (= mixed meat in a tube shape) that is sliced and eaten cold:

“Lunch was a bologna sandwich and cold soda.”

Question 11

Take a hike

Answer 11

Uzan, yaylan (git başımdan)

Question 12

take something by storm

“As everyone knows, the Beatles took the US by storm.”

Answer 12

to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or popular with someone:

“As everyone knows, the Beatles took the US by storm.”

= to quickly become very successful or popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group)

Question 13

strike (someone) as

“It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.”

Answer 13

= to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way.

” It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.”

” Her comment struck me as odd.”

” She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.”

Question 14

run something by someone

“I’m definitely interested, but I’ll have to run it by Larry Estes.”

Answer 14

= to tell someone about something so that that person can give their opinion about it:

“Would you run your idea by me one more time?”

= If you run something by someone, you tell them about it or mention it, to see if they think it is a good idea, or can understand it.

Question 15

cough (something) up

“I’ve just had to cough up £40 for a parking fine.”

Answer 15

istemeden vermek, uçlanmak

= give something reluctantly, especially money or information that is due or required.

“he coughed up the monthly subscription fee to continue with the service”

= to produce money or information unwillingly:

Question 16

with flying colours

“He passed his exams with flying colours.”

Answer 16

Üstün başarıyla

= with distinction.

“Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colours”

= If you do something such as pass an exam with flying colours, you do it very successfully.

Question 17

taken aback

“When I told him my answer, he seemed taken aback.”

Answer 17

Şaşırmak, afallamak

= to surprise or shock

Question 18

hash something out

“We still need to hash out the details of the contract.”

Answer 18

= to talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it:

“You two hash out the details of the presentation.”

= to discuss something carefully and completely in order to reach an agreement or decide something. (informal, especially North American English)

Question 19

two-way street

“Marriage has to be a two-way street.”

Answer 19

= a situation or relationship involving mutual or reciprocal action or obligation.

“trust is a two-way street”

“But creative collaboration is a two-way street.”

•” But the link between diagnosis and treatment is a two-way street.”

Question 20

argy-bargy

“a bit of argy-bargy between actor and director”

Answer 20

= noisy quarrelling or wrangling.

= loud argument or disagreement that is not usually serious:

“Did you hear all that argy-bargy last night?”

Question 21

rest on your laurels

“Just because you’ve got your degree doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels.”

Answer 21

= to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else:

= If someone is resting on their laurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.

“Just because you’ve got your degree doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels.”

Question 22

be out of the woods

“The project has been given funding for another year, but it’s not out of the woods yet.”

Answer 22

= to no longer be in danger or difficulty:

“The project has been given funding for another year, but it’s not out of the woods yet.”

= Despite improvement, not yet completely free from difficulties or danger. Often said in reference to someone’s health or financial situation.

“Her surgery went as well as we could have hoped, but she’s not out of the woods yet.”

= If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.

Question 23

keep it 100

“I keep it 100 with all the people I come across.”

Answer 23

= being authentic and truthful

= To maintain authenticity and honesty. slang

“She’s been keeping it 100 since the day I met her.”

“I always try to keep it 100 because life is too short to worry about what other people think.”

Question 24

mull something over

Answer 24

(Etraflıca) düşünüp taşınmak

to think carefully about something for a long time: I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I’m taking the job.

Question 25

preach to the choir

“Most of these seminars were preaching to the choir so there was little debate to be had.”

Answer 25

= to try to persuade people who already agree with you:

“The men who really need to hear the message don’t come to the meetings, so I’m just preaching to the choir.”

Question 26

make do

“Dad would have to make do with an old car”

Answer 26

olanla idare etmek

= manage with the limited or inadequate means available.

= to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like:

“We didn’t have cupboards so we made do with boxes.”

Question 27

don’t hold your breath

Answer 27

= used to tell someone not to expect something to happen for a very long time:

“She said she’d get back to us, but don’t hold your breath!”

“She said she might finish by this afternoon but don’t hold your breath.”

Question 28

doom and gloom

“the national feeling of doom and gloom”

Answer 28

= a general feeling of pessimism or despondency.

= bad news and unhappiness:

“The newspapers are always full of doom and gloom these days.”

“These prophecies of doom and gloom are doing little to help the economy.”

“There is widespread gloom and doom about the company’s future.”

Question 29

take its/a toll

“The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.”

Answer 29

= If something takes its/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths, or damage:

“The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows under her eyes.”

Question 30

be beside yourself

Answer 30

= If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control:

“He was beside himself with grief when she died.”