30 Idioms (1) Flashcards
Go bananas
You become very angry or excited
Wear the pants
Someone who make decision
كسي كه در خانواده تصميم گيرندست
Can’t hold a candle to sb/sth
I’m a very talented to driver , but i can’t hola a candle to michael schumacher
not as good as the other thing or person
به خوبي اون چيز يا اون كس نبودن
On the rocks
(you like your drink on the rocks)
Opp:neat
You like to have ice in your drink
do you prefer your drinks neat or on the rocks
Cold turkey
An unpleasant physical condition suffered by people who stop taking a drug that they are addicted to
ترك اعتياد
Cup of tea
(I really wanna go to his party because he’s not really my cup if tea )
( classical music is not my cup of tea)
Is sbh or sth is not the type of think that you like
Hit the books
I have a very important exam next week, so i would better hit the books all weekend
Start studying
Wild goose chase
Is a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to find, so that you waste a lot of time
دنبال نخود سياه كسي رو فرستادن
Exa: always parents send their children on wild goose chase whenever they want to be alone
Butter sb up
To be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do
پاچه خواري
Exa: if you wanna get a promotion, you need butter up your boss
Have a sweet tooth
To like food that taste sweet, like candy, cake, chocolate
Have/has sticky fingers
If somebody has sticky fingers , it means that they they have a tendency to steal stuff
دستش كجه
When i was a child , one of my cousin had sticky fingers. She stole my dolls.
take sth with a Pinch of salt
To not completely believe sth that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true
Exp: you have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, because she tends to exaggerate
Take every thing she said about the wedding party with a pinch of salt
پياز داغ چيزي رو زياد كردن
Keep your chin up
To remain cheerful in difficult circumstances
سرت رو بالا بگير
Exp: if the economy is not doing well and you just lost your job, keep your chin up, you will find a better paying job.
Knock off
A cheap copy of an expensive and designer product.
Exp: after i showed that rolex watch to my brother, he told me that it’s just a knock off
محصول تقلبي يا كپي شده
Rings a bell
If something rings a bell, it means that it reminds you of something but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
Exp; her name rings a bell, but i can’t really remember her face
چيزي نوك زبان بودن
Have a frog in your throat
If you have a frog in your throat it means that you have difficultly in speaking especially because of a sore throat.
گلو گرفته شده
Spill the beans
Reveal s secret to that person
راز كسي را لو دادن
A friend of mine has a big mouth and most of the time spill the beans! So i keep in my mind not telling him most of my secrets
Bite off more than you can chew
Try to do more than cable of doing
لقمه بزرگتر از دهن برداشتن
I bought a $50,000 car last week, and now i don’t have money to pay for my rent, i think i bit off more than i could chew
Once in a blue moon
If you do something once in a blue moon, you rarely / hardly ever do that thing
خيلي كم/ به ندرت
I clean my room once in a blue moon
Rule of thump
ReferS to a rule or a guideline that is based on experience rather than scientific facts.
Exp: when cooking fish, a good rule of thumb is 10 minutes in the oven for each inch of thickness.
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Cakewalk
A very easy thing to do
Exp: don’t expect the next soccer game to be a cakewalk, their team is stronger than you think.
Bun in the oven
To be pregnant
Exp: my friend got married two month ago and now she has a bun in the oven
Cost an arm and a leg
To be Very expensive
Exp: the iphone xs costs an arm and leg. There’s no way i can afford one.
Down to earth
واقع بين
Exp: all the players liked the coach because he was down to earth and honest with them
