Proverbs

Question 1

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Answer 1

prov

Question 2

march to a different drummer

Answer 2

(idiomatic) To do things in one’s own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations

Question 3

painting unreal picture of the other

Answer 3

paint a picture (of something) definition: 1. to describe or show something in a particular way: 2. to describe something in a particular…

Question 4

curiosity killed the cat

Answer 4

being inquisitive about other people’s affairs may get you into trouble
used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation
کنجکاوی زیاد سر آدم رو به باد میده

Question 5

actions speak louder than words

Answer 5

prov

Question 6

drops make a sea

Answer 6

prov

Question 7

haste makes waste

Answer 7

عجله کار رو خراب میکنه

Question 8

prevention better than cure

Answer 8

پیشگیری بهتر از درمان

Question 9

Time is money, money is honey

Answer 9

Proverb

Question 10

if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Answer 10

سری که درد نمیکنه دستمال نبند، چیز سالم رو انگولک نکردن

Question 11

take/bring sb down a peg (or two)

Answer 11

to make someone realize that they are not as important or skilled as they think they are
　Evans is an arrogant bully who needs taking down a peg or two.
کسی رو سرجای خودش نشاندن

Question 12

hammer home

Answer 12

(idiomatic) To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

Question 13

we were on the moon

Answer 13

e:super- market order, for a palette of Shower Power worth $3000. “We were over the moon

Question 14

hand to mouth

Answer 14

بخور نمیر

e:was very tough. “It was hand-to-mouth, cashflow was very difficult

Question 15

doom and gloom

Answer 15

سرنوشت بد و غم
(=when there seems to be no hope for the future
e:The press might have been overdoing the doom and gloom

Question 16

wax and wane

Answer 16

to increase and decrease over time

　Interest in the show has waxed and waned.

Question 17

nail in the coffin of sth

Answer 17

کنایه از کوتاه کردن عمر و ضربه زدن به کسی یا چیزی
If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure.
A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.

Question 18

chance favors the prepared mind

Answer 18

شانس تمایل داره به سمت ذهن های آماده

louis Pasteur

Question 19

a new lease of life

Answer 19

امیدی تازه به زندگی بخشیدن

e: was about to be given a new lease of life thanks to another new technology

Question 20

catch sb with their pants/trousers down

Answer 20

to discover that someone is doing something that they should not be doing or has not done something that they should have done

Question 21

A picture is worth a thousand words

Answer 21

complex and sometimes multiple ideas[1] can be conveyed by a single still image

Question 22

Attack is the best form of defense

The best defense is a good offense

Answer 22

دست پیش گرفتن

پیش میفته که پس نیفته

Question 23

be at/near etc the end of your rope

Answer 23

especially AmE to have no more patience or strength left to deal with a problem or a difficult situation
　My son is causing endless problems, and I’m close to the end of my rope.
کنایه از صبر کسی به آخر رسیدن

Question 24

lion’s share

Answer 24

e: They take the lion share and split the rest of it,

Question 25

rear its ugly head

Answer 25

if a problem or difficult situation rears its ugly head, it appears and is impossible to ignore
　The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again.
چهره زشتشو پدیدار کرد

Question 26

the power to hire and fire

Answer 26

(=employ and dismiss people)

قدرت استخدام و اخراج کارفرما

Question 27

gaining ground

Answer 27

become widespread and popular
جای خودش را باز میکند
e: Cloud computing is gaining ground in the digital and business world

Question 28

healthy mind in a healthy body

Answer 28

عقل سالم در بدن سالم

Question 29

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Answer 29

فقط کار کردن بدون تفریح کردن، فرد را هم کسل‌کننده و هم کسل می‌کند

Question 30

seal of approval

Answer 30

if you give something your seal of approval, you say that you approve of it, especially officially
　A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
مهر تایید

Question 31

“The idle man tempts the Devil to tempt him.”

~C.H. SPURGEON

Answer 31

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Question 32

Love/Money makes the world go round

Answer 32

پول/عشق دنیا رو میچرخانه

Question 33

gird (up) your loins

Answer 33

to get ready to do something difficult - used humorously

کمر همت بستن، آماده شدن برای کار سخت

Question 34

we will leave no stone unturned for finding the theft

Answer 34

ما همه جا رو خواهیم گشت

Question 35

it got away from me

Answer 35

means u lost sth

از دست دادن، از دست و کنترل دور شدن

Question 36

make or put a dent on sth

Answer 36

to reduce an amount of something, esp. money or work:
Buying a new car put a big dent in our savings.
I haven’t even made a dent in that huge stack of papers I have to read.

Question 37

put a pin in sth

Answer 37

hold onto that thought/idea and we’ll come back to it later

Question 38

i was gonna be up and down

Answer 38

بالا پایین شدن، بد حال شدن

Question 39

grasping at straws

Answer 39

trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work:
We searched all the backup tapes, trying to find the missing files, but we knew we were grasping at straws.
کنایه از تلاش بی نتیجه کردن

Question 40

your word is your bond

Answer 40

If someone’s word is their bond, they always keep a promise:
“But listen, you have to promise never to tell anyone.” “My word is my bond.”
حرفت حجته
حرف من قوله

Question 41

barking up the wrong tree

Answer 41

عوضی گرفتن، بیهوده کوشیدن

Question 42

who do take risks often reap the rewards

Answer 42

هر کسی خودش را به ریسک می اندازد پاداشش راهم می برد

Question 43

you reap what you sow

Answer 43

هر چیزی بکاری همون رو برداشت میکنی!

Question 44

make hay while the sun shines

Answer 44

تا تنور داغ است نان را بچسبان، از فرصت استفاده کن

Question 45

there is always a way to oil everyone’s lock

Answer 45

همیشه راهی برای حل مشکل هرکس هست

Question 46

if you’ve got it, flaunt it

Answer 46

spoken used humorously to tell someone not to hide their beauty, wealth, or abilities
اگر داری در آر نشان بده!
اگه داری، باهاش پز بده. ( معادل فارسی: دارندگی و برازندگی)!

Question 47

The devil is in the detail

Answer 47

It means that when you do not concentrate on the details of something you may run into unexpected problems
سختی کار در جزئیاتش هست

Question 48

never make the same mistake twice

Answer 48

آدم عاقل از یک سوراخ دوبار گزیده نمیشود

Question 49

I got canned today

Answer 49

از کار اخراج شدم
I got fired
usually because they take their personal luggage with can, it stems from there

Question 50

slow and steady wins the race

Answer 50

آهسته و پیوسته رفتن

Question 51

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Answer 51

همه تخم مرغ هاتو تو یک سبد نذار

Question 52

small gift better than a great promise

Answer 52

سرکه نقد به از حلوای نسیه

سنگ بزرگ علامت نزدن است

Question 53

old habits die hard

Answer 53

used to say it is hard to stop doing things that one has been doing for a long time I just can’t seem to give up smoking

Question 54

it is hard to teach old dog new tricks

Answer 54

کنایه از آدم پیر و سرسخت را وادار به ترک روش یا مطالب جدید یادگرفتن