Collocations

Question 1

be over the moon (about/with) (v.)

Answer 1

çok mutlu olmak/sevinmek (bir konuda, bir şey hakkında)
#Merve was over the moon when the doctor told her she was going to to have triplets.

Question 2

stick to (v.)

Answer 2

bir şeye bağlı kalmak
#stick to the rules,
#stick to the left,
#stick to what I have told you

Question 3

make an effort to (v.)

Answer 3

(bir şey/bir şey yapmak için) bir çaba harcamak
#He at least made an effort to lie

Question 4

Narrow-minded (adj.)

Answer 4

sabit fikirli
#My mother can be pretty narrrow-minded sometimes.

Question 5

(to tie) Shoelaces (v.)

Answer 5

(bağlamak) ayakkabı bağı

Question 6

Wet Wipes (n.)

Answer 6

ıslak mendil

**wipe = silmek
#I want to die before I can’t wipe my own ass

Question 7

Strictly forbidden (n.)

Answer 7

kesinlikle yasak
# There is nothing strictly forbidden in law, something is either forbidden or not.

**Restriction = kısıtlama, yasak

Question 8

Bitterly cold/extremely cold (adj.)

Answer 8

acayip soğuk
#It was so bitterly cold yesterday that even the bitter chocolate I bought was frozen.

Question 9

Pitch black (adj.)

Answer 9

kapkaranlık
#The road to Çeşme was so pitch black that driving a car turned into a nightmare for me.

Question 10

Breed crime (v.)

Answer 10

suç türetmek/doğurmak
#Poverty breeds crime, therefore if the government wants to reduce the rate of crime, firstly it should find a way to solve the problem of poverty.
#What else breeds crime? (extreme self-confidence?)

**breed = beslemek, çiftleştirmek, yetiştirmek
#He breeds Horses for a living.

Question 11

A big meal = a substantial meal (n.)

Answer 11

büyük bir öğün için söylenir.
#We had a big meal for dinner.

Question 12

Over the moon (about/with) (v.)

Answer 12

çok mutlu olmak/sevinmek (bir konuda, bir şey hakkında)
#Merve was over the moon when the doctor told her she was going to have triplets.

Question 13

Give someone a lift (v.)

Answer 13

birini bırakmak (genelde arabayla)
#She put me in a position where I had to give her a lift.
#Who did you reluctantly give a lift?
#Do you want me give you a lift to the airport?

Question 14

put me in such a position that (v.)

Answer 14

beni öyle bir pozisyona soktu ki
#She put me in such a position that I had to give her a lift.
#She put me in such a position that I had to offer her to come with us.

Question 15

Make one’s way (to something)

Answer 15

biryere yola koyulmak
#Merve made her way to the courtroom as soon as she “got the call”.
#I will make my own way there.

Question 16

Lead + adj + life (v.)

Answer 16

iyi/kötü/heyecanlı… bir hayatı olmak
#He leads a good life.
#She leads a happy life with 3 children, though she has put on quite a lot of weight since I last saw her.

Question 17

put on quite a lot of weight (v.)

Answer 17

oldukça çok kilo almak = gain so much weight
#He has so put on quite a lot of weight that I could not recognize him.

Question 18

Desperately jealous/extremely jealous (adj.)

Answer 18

no very!
#She is so desperately jealous that this behaviour causes her to lead a bad life.

Question 19

To the extent/degree/point that

Answer 19

derecesine/noktasına kadar
#She is jealous to the extent that she does not let him come home late.

Question 20

To the point of (X)

Answer 20

noktasına kadar, noktasına varacak kadar
#She is jealous to the point of insanity.