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If the time comes

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If the time comes, I know what to do

If the time comes, we can discuss it

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Smart mouth

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زبون دراز

She has a smart mouth.
Don’t smart mouth, Lisa.
When I was a kid, I had a smart mouth.

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Avert your eyes

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چشمات رو درویش کن

Reader, if you are squeamish, avert your eyes! (squeamish: سخت گیر)

Avert your eyes and pour in the 1 / 2 cup of hot water.

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My biggest FLEX

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Slang meaning of show off

He FLEXES his muscules everywhere

My biggest FLEX is I speak 9 languages

One of my flexes is dancing, I’m good at it.

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Turn off the Faucet

Turn on the faucet

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شیر آب رو ببند

شیر آب رو باز کن

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The water is cut off

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آب قطع است

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The power is out

The electricity went out

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برق رفته !

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The power is back on.

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برق اومد.

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It’s a blackout here!

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اینجا برق رفته و خیلی تاریکه

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Plug it in

Unplug it

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بزنش به برق

از برق بکشش

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My phone is out of juice
My phone is dying.
My phone is dead.

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گوشیم شارژ نداره

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Call the Shots

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She is the one that calls the shots.

Like it or not, they are the ones who call the shots.

Which authority calls the shots on the enforcement of safety laws?

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At times

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هر چند وقت یک بار

I have to admit that at times I got a little anxious.

At times it seemed Bob would do almost anything for money,

Q . Why does the Internet seem so slow at times?

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at present

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در حال حاضر

We must be realistic about what we can achieve at present.

At present, the group has balanced cash and debt position.

Their goal at present is to introduce the new reddish tones.

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Hell’s bells!

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به خشکی شانس، لعنتی !

Hells bells Mina!

oh, is that meeting today? Hell’s bells.

Hell’s bells, Don, you’re being unreasonable!

Hell’s bells, can’t you do anything right?

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Perceptive

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زیرک ، تیزبین ، هوشمندانه

If you are perceptive you are quick to notice things or to understand situations.

you’re very perceptive Mina.

She is a perceptive person.

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What are you staring at?

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to look steadily at someone.

به چی زل زدی

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My hair is very greasy!

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موهام خیلی چربه

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My hair is falling out (ladies)

I’m losing my hair (men)

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موهام میریزن

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My hair is thinning!

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موهام دارن کم پشت میشن

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You have a lot of dandruff

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تو یه عالمه شوره داری

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Where have I seen “it - this - that - him - her - them” before ?!

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فلانی یا فلان چیز رو قبلا کجا دیدم؟!

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Back down

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کوتاه نیا، پا پش نکش

Don’t back down!

He had two great years and then dropped back down.

That filtered all the way back down to the whole team,

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No less than

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دستکم

No less than half the students failed.

there were no less than a hundred people there.

No less than 10 players left the club since winning the title.

That face is worth no less than dlrs 6 . 5 million.

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Cut (classes, meeting)

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پیچوندن کلاس

I’ll cut classes tomorrow.

let’s cut the meeting today!

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Second to last
Third to last.
Forth to last.

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یکی مانده به آخر

The state ranked second to last in children with health insurance.

Her partner was Anton du Beke; they came second to last.

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Modern

synonyms:
1- state-of-the-art
2- cutting-edge

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in America, There are many state-of-the-art Technologies

Some of the universities Have The cutting-edge Laboratories

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Let’s call it a day

Let’s call it a night

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برای امروز دیگه بسه

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my gut tells me

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my instincts tell me that
حسم بهم میگه

My gut tells me that in January we could be playing.

My gut tells me that her idea is a sound one.

30
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The damage is done

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کار از کار گذشته

31
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I resent that!

A

ناراحت شدم !

“She resents being paid less than her co-workers”

He resents being called by his nickname.

I resent his dictatorial manner.

32
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make a fuss

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الم شنگه به پا کردن

to give too much attention to small matters that are not important, usually in a way that shows that you are worried and not relaxed

Let’s don’t make a fuss!

I won’t make a fuss, I can handle it!

don’t make a fuss!

33
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I’m not big on politics!

A

اهل سیاست نیستم

34
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It’s crowded out!

A

جای سوزن انداختن نیست !

35
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I’m all set!

A

من آماده ام !

36
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to be in a pickle

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توی دردسر بودن

I’m in a pickle!

due to the Coronavirus, the economy is in a pickle!

37
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no time like the present

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زمان بهتری از الان وجود نداره

there is no time like the present!

38
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I’m dying to know!

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Eager and excited to know something.
بدجور مشتاقم بدونم

everyone’s dying to know

39
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DIY

A

Do it yourself !

خودت انجامش بده

40
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  1. Lastly
  2. Overall
  3. All in all
  4. In the end
  5. As a result
  6. Last but not least
  7. To wrap things up
  8. Without further ado
A 
در نتیجه
روی هم رفته
در آخر
برای جمع بندی
آخری اما نه از لحاض اهمیت
بریم سر اصل مطلب
41
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It’s nothing personal

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قضیه شخصی نیست

42
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Don’t con me !

A

فریب دادن، کلاه گداشتن سر کسی

Are you trying to con me now?

don’t con me and don’t try.

43
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POV
ATM
NGL
DMs
OTW
IKR
A 
POV: Point of view
ATM: At the moment
NGL: not gonna lie
DMs: direct messages
OTW: on the way
IKR: I know, right?
44
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GTG
SNM
TMI
FR
ILY
AFK
TYSM
HTH
IMO
A 
GTG: got to go
SNM: say no more
TMI: too much information
FR: for real
ILY: I love you
AFK: way from keyboard
TYSM: thank you so much
HTH: hope this help
IMO: in my opinion
45
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You/I/ she,…. had it coming.

A

حقش بود

If someone had it coming, something bad happened to them that was deserved:

■ They had it coming.

■ - I had it coming. -No.

■ I guess she had it coming, didn’t she?

46
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All in due time

A

همه چی به وقتش

47
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Who could that be?

A

کی میتونه باشه ؟

48
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It’s better late than never

A

دیر تر شدن بهتر از هرگز

49
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Half of the job is done!

A

نصف کار انجام شده

50
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I’m sorry, I didn’t quite hear you. what was the total?

A

I’m sorry, how much do I owe ?

I’m sorry, how much was that ?

51
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Hold on. Hold on a sec. Wait a minute here.

A

Whoa. Hold your horses. Stop.

Not so fast. Not so fast. Wait.

52
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That’s neat.
That’s cool.
I find that fascinating. How long were you gone for?

A

That’s really interesting. So you like camping?

I find that pretty neat. I’ve always wanted to do that. Was it hard to get started?

53
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I’m going to try and get closer slowly but surely. But eventually, they will fly away.

A

There they go. They must have seen us.

54
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“Hey Dave. Long time no see. It is good to see you.”

note: we use ‘ It is good to see you’ just for greeting someone you know extremely well like a family member.

A

“Hey Dave. It has been a while. How have you been?”

55
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Could you give me a hand with this box?

A

Would you be able to help me lift this box?

Could you help me lift this box?

more directly for help:
Little help here please!
Give me a hand!

56
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more ways that you can tell someone that they’ve done a good job in English:

A 
Good stuff.
Nice going. 
Way to go. Keep going.
You’re getting the hang of it.  You’re getting the hang of it John.  Don’t fall.
I knew you could do it.
Excellent.

Awesome.

Super.

Cool.

Fantastic.

57
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disagree with somebody:

A

I see Dave, but in my opinion, we shouldn’t have to pay for water. It should be free.

I understand where you are coming from Dave, but I think…

Dave, I see your point of view, but I think it would be better if…

Hmmm. That’s interesting, but the way I see it, it would be better if…

Dave, I’m not sure I agree with that. I think we would be better

58
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Although his idea seems to be a sound one, my gut tells me that it won’t work.

A

اگرچه به نظر می رسد ایده او یک ایده درست باشد

59
Q

are you still sick?

A

I would probably respond by saying:

I’m on the mend. (Mend: to fix something )
I think I’m over the worst of it.
not completely over the sickness.
I’m feeling (a little bit) (a lot) better
I’m getting better
I’m not quite 100%.

I’m better.
I feel great.

60
Q

I got COVID

What it should have been like if I had gotten COVID without being vaccinated. ?

A

In fact, slowly but surely everyone in my house got COVID over the Christmas holidays.
it started with one of my kids, way back at the end of December.

mine wasn’t severe… (Severe: Very bad, hard, harsh)

I had a very mild case of COVID.
it took a few days to start feeling better.
I tested positive.
my symptoms were not mild, but not severe.
I had some sniffles like runny nose.

My body ached, I had a stuffed up nose which become a runny nose after a while, so I had to blow my nose a lot.

61
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Just to get back at it, just to get my feet wet again.

A

begin to participate in an activity.

62
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I’ll put together

A

make something by assembling different parts or people.
“he can take a clock apart and put it back together again”
Will you help me put this desk together?

63
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we will go from there

A

از آنجا پیش خواهیم رفت

64
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even though it’s been a few days

A

I’ve had a good break, but it’s been a little bit diffrent than what we were expecting.

three out of six people in our house/family have tested positive for COVID.

65
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back and forth

flip back and forth

A

Back-and-forth is used to describe something having a movement pattern in which it repeatedly moves somewhere and returns to where it started.

66
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Action Verbs:

A 
blink: پلک زدن
Wink: 
Nod:
Nose =>
pick your nose:
blow your nose:
sneeze:
sniff:
plug your nose:
wiggle your nose:
mouth =>
whistle:
whisper:
hum(humming):
Chew:
Cough:
lick:

plug your ears:
cover your ears:
cup your ear:

pinch:
poke:
punch:
slap:
yank: pull really hard (like yanking the car door in winter time)
tug: pull really hard (like tugging the car door in wintertime)
snap your fingers:
flick: flick it away (mosquitoes)
swat: swatting the mosquitoes
clap:
applause: تحسین, تشویق و تمجید
bump elbows: we use that these days instead of shaking hand
tickle: makes people giggle. I’m a very ticklish person, I do not like to be tickled.
rub:
Shrug: when you don’t know something you can shrug.

foot =>
trip: trip on something means you walk into something ( I tripped on that bump and fall down)
slip: when you walking along the ice and you might slip on it.
hop: روی یک پا جستن, رازک بار اوردن, لی لی کردن,
squat: چمباتمه زدن, چمباتمه نشستن “squat and look at something on the ground”
kick:
tiptoe: با نوک پا راه رفتن
skip ورجه ورجه کردن

67
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Demonstrate

A

give a practical exhibition and explanation of (how a machine, skill, or craft works or is performed).
“computerized design methods will be demonstrated”

clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.

“I’ll demonstrate using my hand”
شیه سلزی کردن، تضاهر کردن

68
Q

Order food in a restaurant:

“My kids are eagerly waiting at home to see what food I order and what food I bring home today.”

A

I would like to order (I’d like to order…)
I will have a burger and the combo (I’ll have a burger…)

do you want a fountain drink or a bottle today ? fiountain please.

69
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Sliver

A

a small, thin piece of something cut or split off a larger piece. تکه باریک
we can use tweexers when we get a sliver to pull out the sliver.

70
Q

every once in a while

A

هرچند وقت یکبار

I need to take a pill every once in a while

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