27 Flashcards
Lie in state
“Mama Corleone lies in state. Fredo
and Connie embrace and as they walk away from the casket Fredo encounters Neri”
= of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honour before burial.
“the candlelit chapel where the king’s body lay in state”
Up for the grabs
“The job was still up for grabs.”
Herkese açık
Available
Snitch
İspiyoncu
What’s the catch?
Olayı nedir?
Karşılığında ne istiyorsun?
= is a retort when one believes that an offer is too good to be true. One may ask what’s the catch? if he believes that a situation or deal is being presented on its best face and that problems or drawbacks are being hidden.
Charley horse
Kramp
What are you getting at?
Nereye varmaya çalışıyorsun?
what have you been smoking?
Neyin kafasını yaşıyorsun?
Tatletale
İspiyoncu
Nothing fancy
Ahım şahım / abartılacak bir şey yok
Pipe down
“pipe down, will you, I’m on the phone”
Sus artık
= stop talking; be less noisy.
I’m very cross with you
Sana çok kızgınım
I’m at the end of my tether!
Canıma tak etti!
Bite your tongue!
Ağzından yel alsın!
Like he owns the place
Sanki babasının yeri
Go against the grain
Beklenenin tersini yapmak