12 Flashcards
Sorry, I was miles away
Özür dilerim, aklım başka yerdeydi
What’s the world coming to!
Dünyanın çivisi çıkmış / Dünya ne hale gelmiş
Haste makes waste
Acele işe şeytan karışır
You snooze, you loose
Sona kalan dona kalır
Great minds think alike
Aklın yolu birdir
Kalp kalbe karşıdır
said when two people have the same opinion or make the same choice.
“looks like me and Jackie were posting simultaneously; great minds think alike!”
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
İstenirse mutlaka bir yol bulunur
If ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Çalışıyorsa kurcalama
What do you take me for?
Beni ne sanıyorsun?
Something smells fishy
Bu işte bir bit yeniği var.
Are you in or are you out?
Var mısın, yok musun?
Give it your best shot
Elinden gelenin en iyisini yap
Let’s get this over with
Hadi halledelim şu işi
= to finish or complete something that is usually an unpleasant task, job, or activity that you don’t want to do.
Patient: I’m afraid this shot will hurt. Doctor: Don’t worry, I’llget it over withquickly.
To “get over it” or to “get over (something)”
To “get over it” or to “get over (something)” means to stop feeling unhappy about something, or stop being controlled or bothered by something.
After Suze’s boyfriend dumped her, friends helped herget over itby taking her to the movies.
You’re one to talk
Konuşana bakın hele
Mind how you go
Kendine iyi bak
It’s your call
Senin seçimin / kararın
used to mean that someone should be the one to make a decision about something
“How should we deal with this problem?” “I don’t know: it’s your call.”
Tad
A small amount
Left me on read
Görüldü atmak
Celery
Kereviz
Make it snappy
Sallanma, oyalanma
Deterrence
“The author argues thatdeterrenceis no longer the best way to prevent war.”
Caydırıcılık
the act orprocessofdeterring:suchas
a:theinhibitionofcriminalbehaviorbyfearespeciallyofpunishment
b:themaintenanceofmilitarypowerfor thepurposeofdiscouragingattack
//nucleardeterrence
Cry me a river
Aman ne acıklı
İstediğin kadar ağla
Said sarcastically to someone whose whining, complaints, or tears fall on unsympathetic ears. Most often said as “cry me a river.”
You can cry me a river, but you’re still not going to that party tonight!
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A: “It’s so unfair, I work so hard, but I only get a raise every two years!” B: “Oh, cry me a river, I haven’t gotten a raise since I first started working!”
When push come to shove
Bıçak kemiğe dayandığında
İş o noktaya gelirse
= when one must commit oneself to an action or decision.
“when push came to shove, I always stood up for him”
What’s not to like?
Bunda sevmeyecek/sevilmeyecek ne var?
condiment
(Gıda) yemek eklentileri
İştah açıcı olarak bazı yiyeceklere ilave edilen madde (Biber, hardal vs. gibi)
: {n} a seasoning, sauce, pickle, zest
: Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning
none of it
“he warned the Russian president that prolonging the “special operation” would have severe economic consequences. Putin would have none of it. The “aims of the operation,” he told Kudrin, would be pursued regardless of the economic damage it might cause.”
to refuse to accept, agree with, or support something:
“She tried to persuade him to retire, but he would have”
off the charts
= at a very high level:
“His blood pressure was off the charts”
mainlyUS
= extremely popular or successful:
“The new restaurant is totally off the charts”
You are in good company,
Yalnız değilsin
you say that someone is in good company, you mean thatthey should not be ashamed of a mistake or opinion, because it is shared by many others, or by someone important or successful.
You are toast
Hapı yuttun
informal. :to be in a lot of trouble: to be completely ruined, defeated, etc. If anyone finds out about this, we’re toast. His career is toast.
Now you’re talking
Bana bunlarla gel
informal. —used to say that someone has said or suggested something that one thinks is good, worth doing, etc. “You don’t want hamburgers. Well, how about steak?” “Yeah, now you’re talking.”
at length
“We had at length discovered a country ready for the immediate reception of civilised man…’
THOMAS LIVINGSTONE MITCHELL Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia”
Excerpt From
The Plains
Gerald Murnane
= after a long time.
“at length she laid down the pencil”
= in detail; fully.
“these aspects have been discussed at length”
laughing all the way to the bank
making a lot of money easily
I was laughing all the way to the bank when I sold my car for a high price.
He was made redundant, but the pay-out was so big that he laughed all the way to the bank.
