30 Idiom (2) Flashcards
Have a lot/ enough on your plate
To have a lot of problems to deal with
Exp: i have a lot on my plate after accept the new job
Give someone a taste/ dose of their own medicine
تلافي كردن
Exp: my friend always didn’t invite me to his fun parties. So this year i am going to give him a taste of his own medicine and not invite him to my birthday party
To be in hot water
تو درد سر افتادن
Exp: Bob was in hot water when the government found out about his years of tax evasion
Give someone a run for their money
كسي را به چالش كشيدن
Exp: i like to practice in challenges, so whenever i want to do , i will give my friends a run for their money
Think outside the box
To think of new, different or unusual ways of doing sth , especially in business
Exp: think outside the box, instead of working for another company , you should start your own business
A real dog
Sth that is of very poor quality
Exp: samsung galexy was a real dog. It would break down after first or second day of use
My gut tells me…
دلم ميگه…
Exp: my gut tells me that trump is not going to elected on the next presidential election.
Sb face the music
عاقبت اعمال خود را چشیدن، نتیجه ی ناخوشایند عملی را تحمل کردن
Exp: if you driving at high speed . So you must face the music
Roll with the punches
دست و پنجه نرم كردن براي حل مشكل با روش هاي مختلف
Exp: i should roll with the punches and make better my life
Sth/ sb cheesy
Cheap and not of good quality, not cool and funny
Exp: i don’t want to watch cheesy tv shows when i can watch friends instead.
On sb’s crash
On sb’s place
To stay at someone’s house for the night
Exp: my friend asked me , he crash at my house when he was travelling to vancouver