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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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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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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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butterflies in your stomach

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gergin ve heyecanlı olmak

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A blessing in disguise

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a good thing that seemed bad at first

as part of a sentence
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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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Better late than never

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Geç olsun güç olmasın

by itself
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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

as part of a sentence
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Break a leg

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Good luck
şeytanının bacağını kırmak

by itself

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Call it a day

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Paydos etmek
Stop working on something

as part of a sentence
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Cutting corners

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

as part of a sentence

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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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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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Hang in there

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Sık dişini
Don’t give up

by itself
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Hit the sack

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Yatağa gitmek

as part of a sentence
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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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Miss the boat

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Fırsatı kaçırmak

as part of a sentence
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On the ball

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Olup biteni bilen

as part of a sentence

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Pull yourself together

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Kendinize gelin
Calm down
by itself

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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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Speak of the devil

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İti an çomağı hazırla

The person we were just talking about showed up!

by itself

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That's the last straw
Bu bardağı taşıran son damla olduğunu My patience has run out by itself
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The best of both worlds
Bir taşla iki kuş vurmak An ideal situation as part of a sentence
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Time flies when you're having fun
eğlenirken zaman su gibi gider You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun by itself
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To get bent out of shape
Küplere binmek To get upset as part of a sentence
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To make matters worse
Daha da kötüsü Make a problem worse as part of a sentence
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Under the weather
Keyifsiz Sick as part of a sentence
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We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
Zamanı gelince hallederiz Let's not talk about that problem right now by itself
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You can say that again
Doğru söze ne denir That's true, I agree by itself
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Your guess is as good as mine
Sizin bildiğiniz kadarını biliyorum I have no idea by itself
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A penny saved is a penny earned
Damlaya damlaya göl olur Money you save today you can spend later by itself
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Bugünkü tavuk yarınki kazdan iyidir What you have is worth more than what you might have later by itself
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Add insult to injury
Tuz biber ekmek To make a bad situation worse as part of a sentence
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Barking up the wrong tree
Yanılgıya düşmek To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place as part of a sentence
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Bite off more than you can chew
Boyundan büyük işlere kalkışmak Take on a project that you cannot finish as part of a sentence
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Costs an arm and a leg
Servete mal olmak Very expensive as part of a sentence
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Do something at the drop of a hat
Bir çırpıda, bir şeyler yapmak Do something without having planned before hand as part of a sentence
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Don't cry over spilt milk
iş işten geçtikten sonra dövünmenin anlamı yok son pişmanlık fayda etmez There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed by itself
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Tüm yumurtaları aynı sepete koymayın What you're doing is too risky by itself
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Her işte bir hayır vardır Good things come after bad things by itself
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Give someone the cold shoulder
Birine soğuk davranmak Ignore someone as part of a sentence
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Good things come to those who wait
Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş Be patient by itself
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Hit the nail on the head
Taşı gediğine koymak Get something exactly right by itself
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It ain't over till the fat lady sings
Henüz her şey bitmedi This isn't over yet by itself
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It's a piece of cake
Çocuk oyuncağı It's easy by itself
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It's raining cats and dogs
Bardaktan boşalırcasına yağıyor It's raining hard by itself
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Let the cat out of the bag
baklayı ağzından çıkarmak Give away a secret by itself
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Live and learn
I made a mistake by itself
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Once in a blue moon
kırk yılda bir as part of a sentence
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Rain on someone's parade
Tekere çomak sokmak To spoil something as part of a sentence
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Saving for a rainy day
Kara gün için biriktirmek Saving money for later as part of a sentence
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Take a rain check
Bir dahaki sefere Postpone a plan as part of a sentence
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The ball is in your court
Top sizde It's your decision by itself
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The devil is in the details
Şeytan ayrıntıda gizlidir It looks good from a distance, but when you look closer, there are problems by itself
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The early bird gets the worm
Erken kalkan yol alır The first people who arrive will get the best stuff by itself
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The elephant in the room
The big issue, the problem people are avoiding as part of a sentence
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There are other fish in the sea
It's ok to miss this opportunity. Others will arise. by itself
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There's no such thing as a free lunch
Her şeyin bir bedeli vardır Nothing is entirely free by itself
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make matters worse while trying to be helpful
kaş yapayım derken göz çıkarmak
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keep your hair on
biraz sabırlı ol! kızma sakin ol
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the best thing since sliced bread
``` mükemmel harika yok böyle birşey çok iyi fikir çok iyi buluş ```
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that's not on!
olamaz | kabul edilebilir değil
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play it by ear
olayların akışına göre hareket etmek | duruma göre hareket etmek
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full of beans
kanı kaynamak yerinde duramamak hayat dolu olmak
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Back to the drawing board
Sil baştan Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!
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cut to the chase
Sadede gelin Come on, cut to the chase. We haven’t got all day!
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go the extra mile
Elinden gelenin fazlasını yapmak My mother will always go the extra mile to help people.
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over the moon
mutluluktan kendinden geçmiş Sevinçten uçmak I was over the moon when he asked me to marry him.
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jump the gun
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.
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chip on the shoulder
öfkesi burnunda olmak
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If it’s not one thing, it’s the other.
aksilikler/sorunlar hep üst üste gelir
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kick the bucket
tahtalıköyü boylamak | öbür dünyayı boylamak
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let sleeping dogs lie
bana dokunmayan yılan bin yıl yaşasın | işi oluruna bırakmak
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sit on the fence
kararsız olmak muallakta kalmak herhangi bir karar almaktan kaçınmak
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pull one's leg
kafa bulmak biriyle dalga geçmek birini işletmek
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smell a rat
kuşkulanmak | içine kurt düşmek
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the spitting image
hık demiş burnundan düşmüş
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tongue-in-cheek
samimiyetsiz | alaylı
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be flogging a dead horse
boşa kürek çekmek | havanda su dövmek
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bend over backwards
aşırı çaba sarfetmek

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