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Not Hold Water
بي معني بودن. غير منطقي بودن. به عقل جور در نيامدن
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The Kiss Of Death
فاتحه چيزي را خواندن
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Get The Hang Of Something
قلق چيزي را به دست آوردن. راه كاري را ياد گرفتن
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Raise A Stink
الم شنگه به پا كردن. قشقرق راه انداختن
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Get Off Someone's Back
دست از سر كسي برداشتن
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Be Greek To One
قابل درك نبودن. سر در نياوردن
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Dressed To The Teeth
با سليقه لباس پوشيدن
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Not Have A Leg To Stand On
حتي يك دليل خوب براي ادعا نداشتن
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Out On A Limb
در موقعيت خطرناك قرار داشتن
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Up One's Sleeve
آماده داشتن. زير سر داشتن
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Fork Over
سلفيدن. رد كردن (پول)
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Eat One's Heart Out
حسودي كردن. دل كسي سوختن. غصه خوردن
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Give Someone A Buzz
به كسي زنگ زدن. تلفن زدن
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The Salt On The Earth
آدم هاي نازنين. آدمهاي بي نظير
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IN THE SAME BOAT
همدرد بودن
I am broke, can you lend me a couple of bucks?
Sorry I am at the same boat.
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TWIST ONE'S ARM
مجبور كردن. تحت فشار قرار دادن
Daddy won't buy me the car unless I twist his arm.
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IN ONE'S BOOK
به عقيده شخص
In my book, you are the most generous person in the world!
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
از منبع موثق. از دهان خود شخص شنيدن. دست اول
I have heard straight from the horse's mouth that he is gonna be the next president of the company.
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JUMP DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT
به كسي پريدن. از كسي به شدت عصباني شدن
Why do you jump down my throat before you listen to what I have to say?
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AT SIX AND SEVENS
سر در گم. هاج و واج. حيران و سرگردان
Henry was all at six and sevens since he lost his job.
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GO FLY A KITE!
برو پي كارت! بزن به چاك!
Stop bothering me! Go fly a kite!
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TOOT ONE'S OWN HORN
لاف زدن. منم منم كردن. از خود تعريف كردن
Richard's always tooting his own horn. All he does is to talk about how good he is.
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HANG IN THERE!
استقامت به خرج دادن. تاب آوردن. با اوضاع ساختن
I know things are pretty tough me. If you hang in there things will come out ok.
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HIT BELOW THE BELT
نامردي كردن. نارو زدن
I'll never do any business with Peter again. He really hits below the belt.
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LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
رازي از دهان كسي پريدن. پته كسي را روي آب انداختن
Nobody was supposed to tell him about the surprise party, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
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GET A KICK OUT OF SOMETHING
از چيزي كيف كردن. از چيزي حظ كردن
I always get a kick out of his jokes.
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COUGH UP
سلفيدن. اخ كردن
Come on man! Cough up the money you owe me!
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TALK SOMEONE'S EAR OFF
با پر حرفي سر كسي را بردن
My grandmother talks my ear off whenever I see her.
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GO GREAT GUNS
حسابي رو به راه بودن. قبراق بودن
How's business Ted? It's going great guns!
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ALL THUMBS
دست و پا چلفتي. ناشي
Let me do the dishes myself, you're all thumbs.
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HAVE SOMEONE'S NUMBER
دست كسي را خواندن. از نيت كسي آگاه بودن
Joe has been so friendly to me recently. But I have his number. He just needs my money.
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LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
دست و پا چلفتي. بي ملاحظه. بي فكر. بي احتياط
Each time you enter the room, you knock something down. You are really like a bull in a china shop!
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THE FAT IS IN THE FIRE
ديگه كار از كار گذشته. ديگه نميشه كاريش كرد. آب ريخته را نميشه جمع كرد
The fat's in the fire! There's 10 thousand $ missing from office safe.
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HIT THE ROAD
راه افتادن. عازم سفر شدن
It's getting really late. Let's hit the road
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JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN
از ترس زهره ترك شدن. از ترس قالب تهي كردن
You really scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin!
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KICK IN THE PANTS
ترغيب. تشويق
All he needs is a kick in the pants to get him going.
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PAIN IN THE NECK
مايه دردسر. مايه عذاب. بلاي جان
There's something wrong with my car almost everyday. It's really become a pain in the neck!
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GET THE JUMP OF SOMEONE
پيش دستي كردن. روي دست كسي بلند شدن
No one has ever been able to get the jump on Margie in swimming.
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OFF THE RECORD
غير رسمي. محرمانه
The mayor emphasized that what he had said was off the record.
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MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
از كاه كوه ساختن. چيزي را گنده كردن
Don't let such a trivial thing bother you so much. You're just making a mountain out of a molehill.
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You are not in the picture
تو باغ نیستی
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worm book
خر خوان
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a kick on the back
اردنگی
He was discharged with a kick in the pants.
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GET INTO HOT WATER
تو هچل افتادن. توي دردسر افتادن
I really get into hot water whenever I play hooky.
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DOG-EAT-DOG
هر كي هر كي. ظالم بي رحم
It's pretty though to survive in this dog-eat-dog world.
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GO COLD TURKEY
يك مرتبه عادتي را كنار گذاشتن. بي مقدمه اعتياد را ترك كردن
The doctor believes in that if he opium addict had gone cold turkey, he might have not survived
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SKELETON IN ONE'S CLOSET
راز شرم آور. نقطه ضعف
My father was once behind bars. That's our family's skeleton in the closet.
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MONEY TALKS!
پول رو رو سنگ بذاري سنگ آب ميشه! پول حلال مشكلاته!پول حرف اول رو مي زنه!
ِDon't worry. I have a way of getting things done. Money talks!
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MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S
مواظب رفتار و زبان خود بودن. مودب بودن
You must mind your p's and q's at the reception tonight.
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Sake a leg
عجله كردن، جنبيدن
It's getting late. Come on, shake a leg!
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GO (Be) BANANAS
از شدت خوشحالي يا عصبانيت ديوانه شدن
The children will go bananas when you tell them that trip is cancelled.
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GO INTO A NOSEDIVE
سريع افت كردن. مثل برق پايين آمدن. شديدا تنزل كردن
Oil prices are going into a nosedive.
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TAKE A RAIN CHECK
به وقت ديگري موكول كردن
I'm pretty busy on Friday, could I take a rain check on your invitation?
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GET AWAY CLEAN
از مجازات فرار كردن
After robbing the bank, the robbers spent off in a waiting car and got away clean.
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CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED
سر بزنگاه كسي را دستگير كردن. مچ كسي را گرفتن
The hoodlums were tempering with the public phone when the police arrived and caught them red-handed.
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CROSS MY HEART!
به جون خودم قسم مي خورم!
I didn't break the glass. Cross my heart!
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GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK
كلاه سر كسي رفتن. به حق خود نرسيدن
Martin's very unhappy because he got the short end of the stick again.
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BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.
صغري كبري چيدن و طفره رفتن. حاشيه رفتن
Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly!
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HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
تو خال زدن. به هدف زدن. درست حدس زدن
I guess we need a lot of money to carry out the plan. You're absolutely right. You've hit the nail right on the head!
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LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
پا روي دم سگ نگذاشتن. دنبال دردسر نگشتن. پا روي دم كسي نگذاشتن
Don't raise the issue again. It's almost forgotten. Let sleeping dogs lie.
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DOG IN THE MANGER
آدم بخيل. ادم تنگ نظر
Kathryn never gives away anything she herself has no use for. She is such a dog in the manger.
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WHEEL AND DEAL
ساخت و پاخت كردن. زد و بند كردن. گاوبندي كردن
You can't do any business in this town if you don't wheel and deal.
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MONKEY BUSINESS
دوز و كلك. حقه بازي. مسخره بازي
Stop the monkey business. This is serious.
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GO DOWN THE DRAIN
به هدر رفتن. بر باد رفتن. نقش برآب شدن
All the money I invested in that damned business went down the drain.
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GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED
از دنده چپ بلند شدن. عبوس بودن
Why are you so grouchy today? Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?
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JUMP THE GUN
زودتر از وقت شروع كردن. قبل از موعد مقرر كاري را انجام دادن. عجله كردن
They were scheduled to be married in June, but they jumped the gun.
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MAKE A SPLASH
كولاك كردن. معركه كردن. غوغا كردن
She made quite a splash in literary with her first book.
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GET ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS
بي قرار شدن. دلشوره گرفتن
I always get ants in my pants before a lecture.
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GIVE SOMETHING ONE'S BEST SHOT
نهايت سعي خود را كردن
Do you think you can fix the washing machine? I'm not sure, but I'll give it my best shot.
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COOL ONE'S HEELS
زياد معطل شدن. زياد منتظر شدن
We arrived on time,but the lawyer let us cool our heels outside of his office for hours.
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LEAD A DOG'S LIFE
با فلاكت زندگي كردن. زندگي رقت بار داشتن. زندگي سگي داشتن
I gotta get rich real soon. I'm quite tired of leading a dog's life.
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GET ONE'S TICHET PUNCHED
شناسنامه كسي باطل شدن. مردن. كشته شدن
The poor man got his ticket punched while he was crossing the street!
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DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
سليقه ها مختلفه. هر كسي به چيزي علاقه داره
My husband likes watching T.V., but I like reading books. Well, different strokes for different folks.
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MISS THE BOAT
دير جنبيدن. فرصت را از دست دادن
There were still some tickets available last week. You could have bought one, but you missed the boat.
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GET THE AX
اخراج شدن. از كار بر كنار شدن
I got the ax two months ago. I have been able to find a new job yet.
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GO TO BAT FOR SOMEONE
از كسي طرفداري كردن. از كسي جانبداري كردن
I expect you to go to bat for me whenever you hear anyone gossip about me.
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