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1
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Ignorance is bliss

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Cehalet Mutluluktur

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Love is blind

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Aşkın gözü kördür

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Kill two birds with one stone

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bir taşla iki kuş avlamak

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Actions speak louder than words

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lafla peynir gemisi yürümez

icraat kelimelerden daha etkilidir

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5
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like a fish out of water

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rahatsız durumlarda kullanılır
kendimi suyun dışındaki balık gibi hissediyorum
“I feel like a fish out of water at my new school.”

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6
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Hold your horses

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If someone says, ”Hold your horses,” they’re asking you to slow down or wait a moment. They might want you to be more careful or to stop and think about your options.

“Hold your horses, guys! Let’s take a minute to think about this.”

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7
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butterflies in your stomach

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gergin ve heyecanlı olmak

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8
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A blessing in disguise

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a good thing that seemed bad at first

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9
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Beat around the bush

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Lafı gevelemek
Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable

as part of a sentence

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10
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Better late than never

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Geç olsun güç olmasın

by itself
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11
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Bite the bullet

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Cesaretle göğüs vermek

Çok Zor Bir Karar Almak

To get something over with because it is inevitable

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12
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Break a leg

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Good luck
şeytanının bacağını kırmak

by itself

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13
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Call it a day

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Paydos etmek
Stop working on something

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14
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Cutting corners

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Ucuza halletmek
Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

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15
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Get out of hand

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Çığrından çıkmak
birşeyin kontrolden çıkması

as part of a sentence
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16
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Give someone the benefit of the doubt

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Birinin sözüne inanmak
Trust what someone says

as part of a sentence

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17
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Hang in there

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Sık dişini
Don’t give up

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18
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Hit the sack

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Yatağa gitmek

as part of a sentence
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19
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Make a long story short

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Uzun sözün kısası
Tell something briefly

as part of a sentence
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20
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Miss the boat

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Fırsatı kaçırmak

as part of a sentence
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21
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On the ball

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Olup biteni bilen

as part of a sentence

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22
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Pull yourself together

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Kendinize gelin
Calm down
by itself

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23
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So far so good

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Şimdilik fena değil
Things are going well so far

by itself

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24
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Speak of the devil

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İti an çomağı hazırla

The person we were just talking about showed up!

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25
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That’s the last straw

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Bu bardağı taşıran son damla olduğunu

My patience has run out

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26
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The best of both worlds

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Bir taşla iki kuş vurmak

An ideal situation

as part of a sentence

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27
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Time flies when you’re having fun

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eğlenirken zaman su gibi gider

You don’t notice how long something lasts when it’s fun

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28
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To get bent out of shape

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Küplere binmek

To get upset

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29
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To make matters worse

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Daha da kötüsü

Make a problem worse

as part of a sentence

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30
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Under the weather

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Keyifsiz

Sick

as part of a sentence

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31
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We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

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Zamanı gelince hallederiz

Let’s not talk about that problem right now

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32
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You can say that again

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Doğru söze ne denir

That’s true, I agree

by itself

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33
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Your guess is as good as mine

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Sizin bildiğiniz kadarını biliyorum

I have no idea

by itself

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34
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A penny saved is a penny earned

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Damlaya damlaya göl olur

Money you save today you can spend later

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35
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A

Bugünkü tavuk yarınki kazdan iyidir

What you have is worth more than what you might have later

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36
Q

Add insult to injury

A

Tuz biber ekmek

To make a bad situation worse

as part of a sentence

37
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Barking up the wrong tree

A

Yanılgıya düşmek

To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place

as part of a sentence

38
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Bite off more than you can chew

A

Boyundan büyük işlere kalkışmak

Take on a project that you cannot finish

as part of a sentence

39
Q

Costs an arm and a leg

A

Servete mal olmak

Very expensive

as part of a sentence

40
Q

Do something at the drop of a hat

A

Bir çırpıda, bir şeyler yapmak

Do something without having planned before hand

as part of a sentence

41
Q

Don’t cry over spilt milk

A

iş işten geçtikten sonra dövünmenin anlamı yok

son pişmanlık fayda etmez

There’s no reason to complain about something that can’t be fixed

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42
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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

A

Tüm yumurtaları aynı sepete koymayın

What you’re doing is too risky

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43
Q

Every cloud has a silver lining

A

Her işte bir hayır vardır

Good things come after bad things

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44
Q

Give someone the cold shoulder

A

Birine soğuk davranmak

Ignore someone

as part of a sentence

45
Q

Good things come to those who wait

A

Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş
Be patient

by itself

46
Q

Hit the nail on the head

A

Taşı gediğine koymak

Get something exactly right

by itself

47
Q

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings

A

Henüz her şey bitmedi

This isn’t over yet

by itself

48
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It’s a piece of cake

A

Çocuk oyuncağı

It’s easy

by itself

49
Q

It’s raining cats and dogs

A

Bardaktan boşalırcasına yağıyor

It’s raining hard

by itself

50
Q

Let the cat out of the bag

A

baklayı ağzından çıkarmak

Give away a secret

by itself

51
Q

Live and learn

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I made a mistake

by itself

52
Q

Once in a blue moon

A

kırk yılda bir

as part of a sentence

53
Q

Rain on someone’s parade

A

Tekere çomak sokmak

To spoil something

as part of a sentence

54
Q

Saving for a rainy day

A

Kara gün için biriktirmek

Saving money for later

as part of a sentence

55
Q

Take a rain check

A

Bir dahaki sefere

Postpone a plan

as part of a sentence

56
Q

The ball is in your court

A

Top sizde

It's your decision

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57
Q

The devil is in the details

A

Şeytan ayrıntıda gizlidir
It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there are problems

by itself

58
Q

The early bird gets the worm

A

Erken kalkan yol alır

The first people who arrive will get the best stuff

by itself

59
Q

The elephant in the room

A

The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

as part of a sentence

60
Q

There are other fish in the sea

A

It’s ok to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.

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61
Q

There’s no such thing as a free lunch

A

Her şeyin bir bedeli vardır

Nothing is entirely free

by itself

62
Q

make matters worse while trying to be helpful

A

kaş yapayım derken göz çıkarmak

63
Q

keep your hair on

A

biraz sabırlı ol!
kızma
sakin ol

64
Q

the best thing since sliced bread

A 
mükemmel 
harika
yok böyle birşey
çok iyi fikir
çok iyi buluş
65
Q

that’s not on!

A

olamaz

kabul edilebilir değil

66
Q

play it by ear

A

olayların akışına göre hareket etmek

duruma göre hareket etmek

67
Q

full of beans

A

kanı kaynamak
yerinde duramamak
hayat dolu olmak

68
Q

Back to the drawing board

A

Sil baştan

Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!

69
Q

cut to the chase

A

Sadede gelin

Come on, cut to the chase. We haven’t got all day!

70
Q

go the extra mile

A

Elinden gelenin fazlasını yapmak

My mother will always go the extra mile to help people.

71
Q

over the moon

A

mutluluktan kendinden geçmiş
Sevinçten uçmak

I was over the moon when he asked me to marry him.

72
Q

jump the gun

A

başlanması gereken zamandan önce başlamak
Aceleci Davranmak

You are taking your IELTS test next week?? Aren’t you jumping the gun. You’ve only just started studying.

73
Q

chip on the shoulder

A

öfkesi burnunda olmak

74
Q

If it’s not one thing, it’s the other.

A

aksilikler/sorunlar hep üst üste gelir

75
Q

kick the bucket

A

tahtalıköyü boylamak

öbür dünyayı boylamak

76
Q

let sleeping dogs lie

A

bana dokunmayan yılan bin yıl yaşasın

işi oluruna bırakmak

77
Q

sit on the fence

A

kararsız olmak
muallakta kalmak
herhangi bir karar almaktan kaçınmak

78
Q

pull one’s leg

A

kafa bulmak
biriyle dalga geçmek
birini işletmek

79
Q

smell a rat

A

kuşkulanmak

içine kurt düşmek

80
Q

the spitting image

A

hık demiş burnundan düşmüş

81
Q

tongue-in-cheek

A

samimiyetsiz

alaylı

82
Q

be flogging a dead horse

A

boşa kürek çekmek

havanda su dövmek

83
Q

bend over backwards

A

aşırı çaba sarfetmek

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