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1
Q

Talk sb into doing sth

A

Persuade sb to do sth(FML)

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2
Q

Talk sb out of doing sth

A

Dissuade sb to do
منصرف کردن

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3
Q

bring a topic up

A

raise/ Fml
رِیز
مطرح کردن

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4
Q

get across

A

communicate with sb clearly

به روشنی تفهیم‌کردن
fml

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5
Q

butt in on a conversation

A

interrupt a conversation
دخالت بی جا کردن
پریدن به میان یک مکالمه

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6
Q

drag out
prolong

A

کش دادن
- He dragged out the speech much too long.
- سخنرانی‌اش را بیش از حد کش داد

  • The meeting dragged on for hours.
  • جلسه ساعت‌ها به طول انجامید.
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7
Q

own up to

A

confess
اعتراف کردن

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8
Q

go on at sb

A

critisize sb

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9
Q

hit back at

A

retaliate
تلافی کردن

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10
Q

it does a way with a tax

A

it abolishes it
əˈbɑːlɪʃ
منسوخ کردن

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11
Q

call off

A

cancel

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12
Q

make up for sth

A

compensate for sth
جبران کردن

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13
Q

make out

A

claim
Fml

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14
Q

be taken in by sb’s charm

A

be decieved by it

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15
Q

row
fracas/ˈfreɪkəs
brawl
quarrel
dispute
fray
affray

A

جروبحث
بگومگو
قیل‌وقال، مزاحمت، زد‌وخورد، بلوا
- The principal of the school had to come and stop the fracas in the hallway.
- مدیر مدرسه مجبور شد به سرسرا بیاید و به کتک‌کاری خاتمه بدهد.

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16
Q

make it up with them

A

be reconciled with them
ˈrekənsaɪl

17
Q

take a machine apart

A

dismantle it
take it to pieces
اوراق کردن