Idioms Flashcards
I’d like to Pick your brain
Ask ur opinion
مث آب خوردن
3s
Easy Peasy
It’s a piece of cake
Walk in the park
کما بیش
I bought this T-shirt $12 give or take a few

گل و بلبل
hunky-dory 
کوچول موچول
Itsy bitsy 
دغل بازی
jiggery-pokery 
صحیح و سالم
She got home safe and sound 
خزعبلات
Hocus Pocus
She will have to learn a lot on the beginning of the job 
It will be a steep learning curve 
Working harder than it is expected from you 
Go the extra mile 
Tiger parenting
Comparing their children to others
Forcing them to success 
Helicopter parenting
همش توی زندگی بچه هاشونن
What would you do in my shoes? 
What would you do (if you were) in my position?
What would you do if you were me?
What would you advise (me to do)?
What do you suggest (that I do)?
to put someone in harm’s way
در معرض خطر قرار دادن
to put someone in a dangerous situation
there’s talk about something
something is being debated or discussed
to associate something with something
else
to make a connection between one thing and another
to wreak havoc on something
to cause high levels of damage or destruction
May December relationship
رابطه ی عاشقانه با اختلاف سن زیاد
صعود
Ramp up
Skyrocket
it’s easier said than done 
گفتنش اسونه
I was dealt a bad hand 
دست بدی بم افتاد
They found myself in negative circumstances which were beyond my control
Michael has done really well in life considering the terrible hand he was dealt!
I’m desperate to get on the property ladder!
I really want to buy my first house.
To take an idea and run with it
ایده رو دست گرفتم و پیش رفتم
We use this expression in situations where we have an initial idea for something and then further develop it in a much bigger way.
I’d argue… (a statement)
به بحث و سوال و چالش مکشم فلان چیزا
(خیلی موافق میستم با فلان چیز)
I’d argue that very few billionaires out there are truly self-made, they ve usually had financial help from someone…
Superficial
Skin-deep
If we feel something is “superficial” we may describe it as being “skin-deep”.
“Mars’s many enigmas are more than skin deep”
Full of beans
Having lots of energy
The bottom line
The main point
From scratch
From the beginning 
It goes without saying
It’s very obvious
run out of something
To use all of something to have nothing left
They paused their plans due to weather conditions 
They put their plans on ice 
He accused his wife of cheating without much proof 
He was skating on thin ice 
He turn a blind eye to it.
او از این چشم‌پوشی کرد
Lots of people breed animals illegally, but the police turn a blind eye to it.
The police will crack down on criminals.
مجازات و‌سخت‌گیری سفت و سخت
they are giving out more severe punishments than before.
دادگاه رفتن
Appear in court
She is appearing on court today, on charges of fraud 
Don’t bullshit a bullshitter 
ذغال فروشا سیاه نکن
تپلی و خشوک
Chubby
Plump
هنوز اول کاره
هنو تازه شروع کردم
It’s early days..
کتاب خشی ک مخای تا تهش بوخونی
Page-turner
Folan book may be over a thousand pages long, but it’s still a real page-turner.
کتابی ک هیشطری پیش نمره
Heavy going
Lots of people recommended
“Finnegan’s Wake” by James Joyce to me, but personally I found the book heavy going.
It just doesn’t live up to my expectations
Not as good as I thought it would be 
تا چه حد یکی میتونه کسیو دوس داشته باشه ؟
To what extent can someone love other person ?
I cant squeeze that in (my schedule)
If you can’t “squeeze something in” to your schedule it means there’s too much to do and not enough time to do.
I really wanted to see inside the Brighton Pavilion, but we couldn’t squeeze it in. Next time!
I’m in a bad mood
I got up on the wrong side of the bed 
At the drop of a hat
Something that occurs suddenly and unpredictably
I have to be so careful with what I say around her. She cries at the drop of a hat.
I have a trip on my shoulder in this ward 
means you feel upset because you think you’ve been treated unfairly.
Being angry, and feeling unfair 
“it definitely seems like he has a chip on his shoulder about the fact that you’re earning more than him now.”
She’s been passed over for promotion three times now and she’s got a chip on her shoulder about it.
Let’s not beat around the bush
prefers to be direct, and not “beat around the bush” (not avoid talking about the issue or what’s important.)
رابطه‌ت با خونواده‌‌ت خوبه ؟
Do you get on/along well with your family?
به خواهرت نزدیکی ؟
Are you close to your sister?
(not near)
روی نظرم وای میسم!
نظر راسخ
to take a stance : to think about something in a certain way
I take a firm stance on this idea
I’d have to do more research on gene editing technologies before taking a firm stance on their use.
We don’t have to take a stance (give opinion)
To give ur two cents
To give ur unsolicited opinion
Two cents: someone’s opinion about something, esp. when it was not asked for or wanted
If you want my two cents, social media companies need to crack down on vaccine misinformation.
“We gave our two cents.”
We expressed our opinion about something.
My mother-in-law is always trying to give her two cents about how to raise our
kids, but we really don’t see eye to eye
on parenting styles.
We don’t see eye to eye
You “don’t see eye to eye” with someone, means you disagree with them.
While you may sometimes hear this expression used in an affirmative sentence, it’s far more likely you’ll hear it used with a negative form and meaning.
We really don’t see eye to eye. (We disagree with each other.)
My mother and I have never seen eye to eye on that. (We’ve never agreed with each other.)
We are not on the same page.
We don’t take the same stance.
Not everyone sees eye to eye about the COVID-19 vaccination being safe.
با هم هم‌نظریم/موافقیم
We are on the same page.
Americans aren’t all on the same page about the legalisation of marijuana.
باهات تا حدودی/نسبتا موافقم
تا یجاییش بات موافقم
I agree with you up to a point.
partially agree
technically, you’re not wrong.
I’m having second thoughts.
I’ve changed my mind.
Take something for granted
چیز مثبتی را همیشگی فرض کردن و قدر آن را ندانستن
Chow down on
Eat
Chow down on this food
Bed of roses
Easy
It’s not always a bed of roses
اب خوردن
Looming over my head
خطر قریب الوقوع
It could potentially happen at any time .
I cannot seem to achieve anything if I don’t have a deadline with a date and a fixed hour, looming over my head.
Straight from the horse”s mouth
از یه منبع موثق شنیدم
I heard it a straight from the horse’s mouth
Green thumb
To have a green thumb means to have a natural talent for gardening or growing plants
Go paint the town red
This means to go out and have a lively, enjoyable time, often involving celebration
After acing the exam, he painted the town red.
It goes to my roots and bones
ریشه عمیقی تو من‌داره
No-brainer
And moving to SF, It felt like a no brainer!
اصن نیاز نبود فکر کنم برا انتخابش!
Dull moment
Opposite
A time when nothing exciting is happening
Opposite: Never a dull moment with this baby!
زمان زود میگذره
Time flies
Time really flies!!
To lack motivation
انگیزه ای ندارم
If your burned out you might lack the motivation to do anything.
To work your way up
Over the years, Mary worked her way up to become a vice president. It’s not reasonable to give all of that up.
To get the hang of sth
داره دستش میاد
He’s finally getting the hand of the new software his department has switched to.
To go for something
To choose
Offered the choice between a higher salary and remote work, I know I’ll go for the latter.
I’d go for this job if it weren’t for the long working hours.
She is really happy
She is on cloud nine
He is sad
He feels blue
She is anxious
She is on pins and needles
He’s confused about the new project
He’s scratching his head over the new project
What does ‘a dime a dozen’ mean?
Something common
This phrase indicates that something is very common and therefore has little value.
What does ‘Break a leg’ mean?
Good luck
This idiom is often used to wish someone success, especially before a performance.
What does the idiom ‘hit the sack’ mean?
Go to sleep
U Missed the boat
It’s too late
Put up with sth
Idiom
Tolerate sth
I’m too tired to put up with any nonsense
A phrase to ask smone to speak louder
Sorry, could you speak up?
A phrase to ask smone to speak slower
Sorry, could you slow down a bit?
