18 Flashcards
My heart goes out to you
Acınızı paylaşıyorum
merrymaker
“ One scene shows a city full of dancing merrymakers and happy traders, surrounded by fertile fields and well-fed peasants.”
Humanly Possible
Sarah Bakewell
Alemci
a person who gaily or enthusiastically takes part in some festive or merry celebration; reveler.
merrymaking = the act of celebrating and having an enjoyable time:
The eating, drinking, and merrymaking went on late into the night.
be privy to something
“In that role, he was privy to some of the nation’s most important military information.”
Mahrem bir şeyi bilmek
= to be told information that is not told to many people:
“I was never privy to conversations between top management.”
“She relied on support from the close circle of friends who were privy to her diagnosis.”
I’ve got an earworm
Kafama bir şarkı takıldı
crash and burn
“The company crashed and burned after only two years in business.”
= to fail very suddenly, obviously, and completely:
“In this business, new products often crash and burn.”
= to fail completely
Do you think the snow will settle?
Sence kar tutar mı?
Not cool
Ayıp ediyorsun
Bu yaptığın hiç hoş değil
wait for the other shoe to drop
= To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen.
= Await a seemingly inevitable event, as in “Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we’re just waiting for the other shoe to drop . “ This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s]
cuffing season
“it’s cold and it’s cuffing season, I should be snuggled warm in bed with the love of my life”
Sevgili yapma zamanı
= (especially in African American usage) the cold autumn and winter months seen as a period when it is especially desirable to enter into a romantic relationship.
After meat, mustard
Geçti Borun pazarı sür eşeği Niğdeye
I haven’t gone all day
Bütün gün bekleyemem
fit
Outfit
Fit check
Fit check uses the word fit in the slang sense of a shortening of outfit. A fit check is a request for others to check (look at) their fit (outfit). The term fit check has been used on social media since at least 2017.
take a shine to someone
” It’s clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him.”
Kanı kaynamak, içi ısınmak
= to like someone immediately
“I think he’s taken a bit of a shine to you.”
= informal to like someone very much when you have only just met them
from the get-go
“She didn’t like me from the get-go.”
: from the very beginning
“They were involved in the project from the get-go.”
= the beginning, when someone starts to do something, or a process starts:
= from the get-go “The latest research shows that babies can be taught the difference between night and day from the get-go.”
I second that/it
Ben de katılıyorum
“I second that” is a common idiom in English used when confirming or agreeing with what another person has to say.
cut someone some slack
“Andrew’s late again.” “Cut him some slack - his wife just had a baby.”
Biraz rahat bırakmak
Biraz müsamaha göstermek
= to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time:
up to speed
“We arranged for some home tutoring to get him up to speed with the other children in his class.”
= If you are up to speed with a subject or activity, you have all the latest information about it and are able to do it well:
“Before we start the meeting I’m going to bring you up to speed with the latest developments.”
= (of a person) fully informed or up to date.
“that reminds me to bring you up to speed on the soap opera”
stalagmite
Dikit
ice out
“Why is my own mother icing me out? Goodness, it’s heartbreaking.”
Soğuk, ilgisiz davranmak
= To shun or snub; to give the cold shoulder.
= To treat someone with a lack of affection or warmth. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between “ice” and “out.”
“I don’t understand why Nelle is icing me out like this—what did I ever do to her?”
“Hey, I know you’re hurting, but don’t ice me out. I care about you and want to help.”
ick
used to express a feeling of shock or dislike that makes you feel sick:
“Then he kissed her! Ick!”
take off (on someone)
Aniden, beklenmeden terk etmek
Beat the rush
Kalabalığa kalmamak
Yoğunluğu atlatmak
= to arrive at a place or travel on a route before a large group of people also arrive or travel in that place.
split something four ways
Bir seyi dörde bölmek
Whimsy
“Add a touch of whimsy to your room with these cat sculptures.”
= unusual, funny, and pleasant ideas or qualities:
The film combines whimsy and tragedy in equal measure.
