English Expressions For Real Life

Question 1

Something is:

Right (just) around the corner

Answer 1

Κάτι θα συμβεί στο κοντινό μέλλον

Summer vacation is right around the corner!

Question 2

To get away from it all

Answer 2

To να ξεφεύγεις απ’ τους πάντες και τα πάντα

I want to quit my job and get away from it all!

Question 3

Chill out

Answer 3

χαλαρώνω, ηρεμώ

Question 4

Let me

Put it (to someone) this way

Answer 4

Το θέτω ως εξής

Let me put it to you this way: if you don’t study, you won’t pass.

Question 4

Let me

Put it (to someone) this way

Answer 4

Το θέτω ως εξής

Let me put it to you this way: if you don’t study, you won’t pass.

Question 4

Let me

Put it (to someone) this way

Answer 4

Το θέτω ως εξής

Let me put it to you this way: if you don’t study, you won’t pass.

Question 5

Getting all worked up over nothing

Answer 5

Συγχύζομαι, χωρίς λόγο

He started getting all worked up over nothing because of the movie.

Question 6

Contain yourself (or Keep yourself together)

Answer 6

Σύνελθε

-Please, contain yourself!
-I can’t! I haven’t seen her for a year

Question 7

Make a pact (make an agreement/ make a deal)

Answer 7

Κάνω συμφωνία

We made a pact to always help each other in emergencies

Question 8

Come to your senses

Answer 8

Δες μια κατάσταση ρεαλιστικά/όπως πρέπει (σύνελθε)

The bank robber finally came to his senses and released the hostages

Question 9

Check out

Answer 9

Τσέκαρε, δες κάτι

-Don’t forget to check out the email I’ve sent to you!
-I sure will

Question 10

Something is

A long shot

Answer 10

Κάτι έχει λίγες πιθανότητες να επιτευχθεί

-I couldn’t convince Mike to do the job
- Well, it was a long shot

Question 11

Get back on track

Answer 11

Ξαναμπαίνω σε πρόγραμμα

After my vacation it was difficult to get back on track

Question 12

Someone or something

Get’s on my nerves

Answer 12

Με εκνευρίζει

My boss gets on my nerves all year round

Question 13

End up with

Answer 13

Καταλήγω με/σε (κάτι)

We have been talking for hours but ended up with nothing

Question 14

Lose my mind

or simply: I lose it

Answer 14

Χάνω τα λογικά μου

If I had a boring job I would definately lose my mind!

Question 15

Watch your step

Answer 15

Πρόσεχε (έχε το νου σου)

Watch your step! This is a bad neighborhood…

Question 16

Break it to (someone)

Answer 16

Ανακοινώνω κάτι σε κάποιον απότομα

Sorry to break it to you, but Alex is dead

Question 17

Something is

Beyond me

Answer 17

Με ξεπερνάει, δεν το καταλαβαίνω.

How you’ve managed to quit smoking is beyond me. Tell me your secret!

Question 18

As for (someone)

Answer 18

Όσο για - όσο αφορά (κάποιον/ κάτι)

-Go to his house. As for me, Ι’ll drop by his work. We’ll find him!

Question 19

Tell (someone) off

Answer 19

Του τη λέω (μαλώνω)

The teacher told the girls off because of laughing in class.

Question 20

(I) Can’t figure out

Answer 20

Δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω

He doesn’t speak to me and I can’t figure out why!

Question 21

Break a habit

Answer 21

Σταματώ μια κακιά συνήθεια

Kate has to break her habbit of smoking

Question 22

Someone is

Down in the dumps

Answer 22

Λυπημένος

Kelly was down in the dumps because of her cheating boyfriend!

Question 23

Look on the bright side of things

Answer 23

Δες την καλή πλευρά (των πραγμάτων/ κατάστασης)

Question 24

Go for it!

Answer 24

Κάντο! Τόλμησέ το!

I really wanted to take part in the competition, so I
went for it.