idioms Flashcards
Ignorance is bliss
Cehalet Mutluluktur
Love is blind
Aşkın gözü kördür
Kill two birds with one stone
bir taşla iki kuş avlamak
Actions speak louder than words
lafla peynir gemisi yürümez
icraat kelimelerden daha etkilidir
like a fish out of water
rahatsız durumlarda kullanılır
kendimi suyun dışındaki balık gibi hissediyorum
“I feel like a fish out of water at my new school.”
Hold your horses
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.”
butterflies in your stomach
gergin ve heyecanlı olmak
A blessing in disguise
a good thing that seemed bad at first
as part of a sentence
Beat around the bush
Lafı gevelemek
Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable
as part of a sentence
Better late than never
Geç olsun güç olmasın
by itself
Bite the bullet
Cesaretle göğüs vermek
Çok Zor Bir Karar Almak
To get something over with because it is inevitable
as part of a sentence
Break a leg
Good luck
şeytanının bacağını kırmak
by itself
Call it a day
Paydos etmek
Stop working on something
as part of a sentence
Cutting corners
Ucuza halletmek
Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
as part of a sentence
Get out of hand
Çığrından çıkmak
birşeyin kontrolden çıkması
as part of a sentence
Give someone the benefit of the doubt
Birinin sözüne inanmak
Trust what someone says
as part of a sentence
Hang in there
Sık dişini
Don’t give up
by itself
Hit the sack
Yatağa gitmek
as part of a sentence
Make a long story short
Uzun sözün kısası
Tell something briefly
as part of a sentence
Miss the boat
Fırsatı kaçırmak
as part of a sentence
On the ball
Olup biteni bilen
as part of a sentence
Pull yourself together
Kendinize gelin
Calm down
by itself
So far so good
Şimdilik fena değil
Things are going well so far
by itself
Speak of the devil
İti an çomağı hazırla
The person we were just talking about showed up!
by itself
That’s the last straw
Bu bardağı taşıran son damla olduğunu
My patience has run out
by itself
The best of both worlds
Bir taşla iki kuş vurmak
An ideal situation
as part of a sentence
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
To get bent out of shape
Küplere binmek
To get upset
as part of a sentence
To make matters worse
Daha da kötüsü
Make a problem worse
as part of a sentence
Under the weather
Keyifsiz
Sick
as part of a sentence
We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it
Zamanı gelince hallederiz
Let’s not talk about that problem right now
by itself
You can say that again
Doğru söze ne denir
That’s true, I agree
by itself
Your guess is as good as mine
Sizin bildiğiniz kadarını biliyorum
I have no idea
by itself
A penny saved is a penny earned
Damlaya damlaya göl olur
Money you save today you can spend later
by itself
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
Add insult to injury
Tuz biber ekmek
To make a bad situation worse
as part of a sentence
Barking up the wrong tree
Yanılgıya düşmek
To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place
as part of a sentence
Bite off more than you can chew
Boyundan büyük işlere kalkışmak
Take on a project that you cannot finish
as part of a sentence
Costs an arm and a leg
Servete mal olmak
Very expensive
as part of a sentence
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
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
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Tüm yumurtaları aynı sepete koymayın
What you’re doing is too risky
by itself
Every cloud has a silver lining
Her işte bir hayır vardır
Good things come after bad things
by itself
Give someone the cold shoulder
Birine soğuk davranmak
Ignore someone
as part of a sentence
Good things come to those who wait
Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş
Be patient
by itself
Hit the nail on the head
Taşı gediğine koymak
Get something exactly right
by itself
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings
Henüz her şey bitmedi
This isn’t over yet
by itself
It’s a piece of cake
Çocuk oyuncağı
It’s easy
by itself
It’s raining cats and dogs
Bardaktan boşalırcasına yağıyor
It’s raining hard
by itself
Let the cat out of the bag
baklayı ağzından çıkarmak
Give away a secret
by itself
Live and learn
I made a mistake
by itself
Once in a blue moon
kırk yılda bir
as part of a sentence
Rain on someone’s parade
Tekere çomak sokmak
To spoil something
as part of a sentence
Saving for a rainy day
Kara gün için biriktirmek
Saving money for later
as part of a sentence
Take a rain check
Bir dahaki sefere
Postpone a plan
as part of a sentence
The ball is in your court
Top sizde
It's your decision
by itself
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
The early bird gets the worm
Erken kalkan yol alır
The first people who arrive will get the best stuff
by itself
The elephant in the room
The big issue, the problem people are avoiding
as part of a sentence
There are other fish in the sea
It’s ok to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
by itself
There’s no such thing as a free lunch
Her şeyin bir bedeli vardır
Nothing is entirely free
by itself
make matters worse while trying to be helpful
kaş yapayım derken göz çıkarmak
keep your hair on
biraz sabırlı ol!
kızma
sakin ol
the best thing since sliced bread
mükemmel harika yok böyle birşey çok iyi fikir çok iyi buluş
that’s not on!
olamaz
kabul edilebilir değil
play it by ear
olayların akışına göre hareket etmek
duruma göre hareket etmek
full of beans
kanı kaynamak
yerinde duramamak
hayat dolu olmak
Back to the drawing board
Sil baştan
Oh well, I got 5.5 in IELTS again. Back to the drawing board!
cut to the chase
Sadede gelin
Come on, cut to the chase. We haven’t got all day!
go the extra mile
Elinden gelenin fazlasını yapmak
My mother will always go the extra mile to help people.
over the moon
mutluluktan kendinden geçmiş
Sevinçten uçmak
I was over the moon when he asked me to marry him.
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.
chip on the shoulder
öfkesi burnunda olmak
If it’s not one thing, it’s the other.
aksilikler/sorunlar hep üst üste gelir
kick the bucket
tahtalıköyü boylamak
öbür dünyayı boylamak
let sleeping dogs lie
bana dokunmayan yılan bin yıl yaşasın
işi oluruna bırakmak
sit on the fence
kararsız olmak
muallakta kalmak
herhangi bir karar almaktan kaçınmak
pull one’s leg
kafa bulmak
biriyle dalga geçmek
birini işletmek
smell a rat
kuşkulanmak
içine kurt düşmek
the spitting image
hık demiş burnundan düşmüş
tongue-in-cheek
samimiyetsiz
alaylı
be flogging a dead horse
boşa kürek çekmek
havanda su dövmek
bend over backwards
aşırı çaba sarfetmek
