Part 08

Question 1

سر و صداى زياد كردن

Answer 1

Bang about / around :

• (often + in) I could hear him banging about in the kitchen.
• The neighbours have been banging about next door all morning . I wonder what they are doing .
• I couldn’t get to sleep because of John banging around upstairs .

Question 2

ابراز عقيده كردن ( در حين بحث )

Answer 2

Pitch in :

• Meetings work best when everyone pitches in rather than one person talking all the time.
• (sometimes + with) The newspapers have all pitched in with advice about what the government should do.
• my brother pitched in with an offer to lend us some money .

Question 3

پخش شدن و به گوش رسيدن ( شايعه ، اتهام )

Answer 3

Fly around :

• (usually in continuous tenses) Nobody knew where George had gone, but there were all sorts of rumours flying around.
• There’s a ridiculous story about Jane having a drinking problem flying about the office.
• I hate the way rumours fly around the office .

Question 4

به راحتى كسى را شكست دادن

Answer 4

Sweep aside ( sb ) :

• England swept aside Holland 4-1 in the European Championship.
• Government troops were swept aside by the advancing rebel forces.

Question 5

تو خونه چرخيدن و كاراى كوچيك انجام دادن براى وقت گذرانى

Answer 5

Potter around :

• She spent the afternoon pottering about in the garden.
• Sunday is usually spent pottering around the house.
• Nothing much ! Just pottering about at home !
• I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat.

Question 6

يه جايى همين وراست !!!

Answer 6

Floating around / about :

• My copy’s floating about here somewhere but I just can’t find it .
• I’m sure I saw your list floating around somewhere.
• there’s a pen floating around here somewhere !

Question 7

طفره رفتن / پيچوندن ( در پاسخ دادن )

Answer 7

Skirt around :

• I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
• politicians often skirt around the truth and dont give direct answers to the questions .
• He always skirts around the issue whenever I bring up pay raises for the people on my team.

Question 8

بارش شديد باران

Answer 8

Pelt down :

• Take an umbrella with you - it’s pelting down outside.
• (sometimes + with) It’s been pelting down with rain all day.

Question 9

ختم شدن به …

Answer 9

Come down :

• It all comes down to money in the end.( همه چى دست اخر به پول ختم ميشه )

Question 10

قطع كردن تلفن

Answer 10

Put down :

• It was only after I’d put the phone down that I realised what I’d said.
• (sometimes + on) He put the phone down on me in the middle of what I was saying.

Question 11

مسخره بازى / دلقك بازى ( بزرگسال ها )

Answer 11

Clown around / about :

• Theo was clowning around last night at the party .
• He clowns around and makes you laugh.
• The girls have no musical experience and clown around with their instruments.
• I think he always clowns around a bit childish .
• He made the kids laugh by clowning around with pieces of fruit .

Question 12

تو دهن ها چرخيدن ( عقيده ، شايعه ، داستان )

Answer 12

Float around / about :

• Rumours about his condition had been floating about for a long time.

Question 15

شلوغ پلوغ كردن ، اينور اونور رفتن ، تكاپو

Answer 15

Run around :

• the children were running about in the garden .
• I think we should stop the car and let the children run around for a bit .

Question 16

شكست در رقابت ورزشى

Answer 16

Go down :

• They’re playing so badly, it’s obvious they’re going to go down.
• (often + to) England went down 4-2 to France in last night’s match.

Question 17

خوش خدمتى كردن / دنبال كاراى كسى دويدن

Answer 17

Run around after ( sb ) :

• Eleanor is sick of running around after him sorting out problems he’s caused .
• I seem to spend most of my time running around after the kids.

Question 18

رابطه مخفيانه داشتنِ فردى متاهل

Answer 18

Play around :

• Do you think he plays about with other women?
• If I ever caught him playing around I’d divorce him.

Question 19

قاچاقی سوار شدن (کشتی یا هواپیما)

Answer 19

Stow away :

• She stowed away on a freighter bound for Hong Kong.
• He stowed away on a ferry and landed in North Shields.

Question 20

رفت‌و‌آمد کردن ، گشتن، گشت‌وگذار کردن

Answer 20

Get around :

• Spain, Germany and Italy in one month? You certainly get around!
• The busses and subway make it easy to get around New York City. To

Question 21

جاى دو نفر يا دو چيز را باهم عوض كردن

Answer 21

Switch around :

• You’re a little bit taller than me, so let’s switch around for the photo.
• Dont forget that we switched our classrooms around this afternoon .
• The room looks different . Have you switched the furniture around ?

Question 22

پايين آمدن قيمت ، تخفيف دادن

Answer 22

Come down :

• Property prices have come down dramatically over the last few months.
• Strawberries usually come down (= get cheaper) at this time of year.
• Did he come down on price ?
• He’s asking £300 for the piano, but he might be prepared to come down a bit.

Question 25

زير و رو كردنِ خانه ( معمولا دزدى )

Answer 25

Turn over :

• Their flat was turned over while they were away.

Question 26

به یک شرکت خاص پيوستن ، یا شروع به انجام نوع خاصی از کار کردن

Answer 26

Go into ( sth ) :

• She’s going into the family business when she graduates.
• You’re not thinking of going into politics, are you?

Question 27

پخش و پلا

Answer 27

Lie around :

• (usually in continuous tenses) I wouldn’t leave money lying around the house if I were you.
• There were books lying around everywhere in the room .
• I think I have a copy lying around here somewhere !

Question 28

امر و نهى كردن / رئيس بازى درآوردن

Answer 28

Boss around :

• Did you notice the way he bosses his wife around?
• I was tired of being bossed around by you-know-who .( خودت ميدونى كى )

Question 29

پرس و جو كردن از ديگران

Answer 29

Ask around :

• I have asked around here and there to see if they need any full-time teacher.
• I’ll ask around at work and see if anyone can babysit.
• if you ask around , you might be able to find someone with a car for sale .

Question 29

كارهاى احمقانه كردن ( اغلب كودكان )

Answer 29

Play around :

• Come on, stop playing around and get on with your homework.
• (sometimes + with) You shouldn’t play around with matches - didn’t your mother ever tell you that?
• children! Stop playing around ! Sit politely .

Question 29

راهى براى غلبه بر مشكل پيدا كردن / فائق آمدن بر مشكلى

Answer 29

Work around :

• It’s a problem , but I’m sure we can work around it .
• They knew how to work around the import restrictions.
• I need to take the car into the garage some time today, but I’ll work round it somehow.

Question 29

كنار كشيدن ، بيرون امدن

Answer 29

Pull out :

• (often + of) After lengthy negotiations the company pulled out of the deal.
• They’ve pulled all their athletes out of the competition.
• The business was failing so my partner pulled out.

Question 29

قابل مقایسه بودن، (با چیز دیگر) سنجش پذیر بودن

Answer 29

Stack up : ( against )

• (usually + against) Our new car doesn’t stack up against (= is not as good as) our old one.
• our rural schools stack up well against their urban counterparts .
• Teachers will know how they stack up against national standards. ( چگونه با معيارهاى ملى سنجيده مى شوند )

Question 30

به زحمت انداختن كسى

Answer 30

Put out ( sb ) / put ( sb ) out :

• (usually negative) If we could bring Sam that would be great but I don’t want to put you out at all.
• (sometimes reflexive) It has to be said of Matthew that he doesn’t put himself out for anyone.