Lingemi Idioms

Question 1

Seize the day

Answer 1

دم را غنيمت شمار

Question 2

Comfort zone

Answer 2

كنج راحتي، محيط امن

Question 3

Muster up the courage

Answer 3

شجاعت به خرج دادن

Question 4

Pluck up the courage

Answer 4

شجاعت به خرج دادن

Question 5

Window shopping

Answer 5

براي زماني است كه فقط دلمون ميخواد ويترين ها رو تماشا كنيم و قصد خريد نداريم

Question 6

I’m just browsing

Answer 6

اگه فقط براي ديدن مدل ها وارد فروشگاه شديم يا چيز خاصي مدنظرمون نيست ميتونيم اينو به فروشنده مقابل سوالش كه پرسيده چيزي ميخوايم يا نه بگيم

Question 7

To lose face

Answer 7

بي آبرو شدن

He thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake

Question 8

To get away with something

Answer 8

قسر در رفتن

She thought she could get away with cheating on her taxes

Question 9

To take sides

Answer 9

در بحث و دعوا طرف كسي رو گرفتن

My mother never takes sides when my brother and i argue

Question 10

To beat around the bush

Answer 10

طفره رفتن

Don’t beat around the bush and tell me what’s on your mind

Question 11

To call it a day

Answer 11

دست از كار كشيدن ، كار رو تعطيل كردن

What do you say we call it a day

Question 12

To get one’s act together

Answer 12

عزم خود را جزم كردن

If he doesn’t get his act together soon, he will risk losing his job

Question 13

To give someone a taste/ dose of their own medicine

Answer 13

مقابله به مثل كردن، نتيجه عمل كسي رو به خودش برگردوندن

Don’t be rude to others. You won’t like it when you get a taste of your own medicine

Question 14

To bark up the wrong tree

Answer 14

در جاي اشتباهي دنبال راه حل گشتن

All along he was misleading us and we were all barking up the wrong tree

Question 15

To break the ice

Answer 15

سر صحبت رو باز كردن

Someone suggested that we play a partly game to break the ice

Question 16

To read between the lines

Answer 16

معني ضمني مطلب رو فهميدن، مو رو از ماست كشيدن

Reading between the lines, i’d say he isn’t happy with the situation

Question 17

To save for a rainy day

Answer 17

پول پس انداز كردن براي روز مبادا

Luckily, she had saved some money for a rainy day

Question 18

To hang by a thread

Answer 18

به مويي بند بودن

Everyone felt that their job was hanging by a thread

Question 19

To drive someone crazy

Answer 19

كسي رو ديوونه كردن، كسي رو سخت عصباني كردن

My children drive me crazy when they are tired and in a bad mood

Question 20

To be/get off the hook

Answer 20

از مخمصه خلاص شدن

Since it was his first offense, he was let off the hook with just a warning

Question 21

In the heat of the moment

Answer 21

در اوج، در بحبوحه

He really didn’t mean what he said about you. He said it in the heat of the moment

Question 22

The ball is in your court

Answer 22

توپ توي زمين توئه، تصميم با خودته

I’ve done all i can, now the ball is in your court

Question 23

The elephant in the room

Answer 23

مشكل مهمي كه معمولا ناديده گرفته مي شه

When i had dinner with my parents, the elephant in the room was the fact that i’m forty five years old and still single

Question 24

You can’t have your cake and eat it too

Answer 24

نمي شه همه چيز رو با هم داشت، هم خدا رو مي خواي هم خرما

If you want more local service, you can’t expect to pay less tax. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Question 25

Once in a blue moon

Answer 25

به ندرت، صد سالي يه بار My sister lives in alaska , so i only see her once in a blue moon

Question 26

It takes two to tango

Answer 26

وقتي يه مشكلي وجود داره، هر دو طرف مقصر هستن We will never reach an agreement unless we sit down for a discussion. It takes two to tango

Question 27

Like two peas in a pod

Answer 27

براي بيان شباهت زيادي كه بين دو نفر وجود داره از اين اصطلاح استفاده ميشه ، مثل سيبي كه از وسط دو نيم كرده باشن They are as a like as two peas in a pod

Question 28

Through thick and thin

Answer 28

در همه حال، با وجود همه مشكلات و گرفتاري ها My best friend has supported me through thick and thin

Question 29

The tip of the iceberg

Answer 29

گوشه كوچيكي از چيزي، ظاهر قضيه As with many injuries, the damage we can see is only the tip of the iceberg

Question 30

Someone’s true colors

Answer 30

چهره واقعي شخص I thought he was a really sweet guy, but then he got mad and showed his true colors

Question 31

Not being someone’s cup of tea

Answer 31

باب ميل و طبع كسي نبودن، پسند كسي نبودن Hiking is not my cup of tea, but my husband enjoys it

Question 32

It’s water under the bridge

Answer 32

كاريش نمي شه كرد، گذشته ها گذشته I guess we did have our disagreements but that’s water under the bridge now

Question 33

Your guess is as good as mine

Answer 33

زماني استفاده مي كنيم كه به طور غير مستقيم مي خوايم بگيم نميدونم I asked my wife how long it would take for the pie to bake, and she said your guess is as good as mine

Question 34

You can say that again

Answer 34

موافقم، درسته A: wow traffic is really heavy this time of day B: you can say that again

Question 35

In a nutshell

Answer 35

در يك كلمه، خلاصه In a nutshell, the problem is that we had to move out of that office

Question 36

Lost cause

Answer 36

عمل محكوم به شكست Every day was a lost cause but we kept fighting