اصطلاحات و عبارات انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی

مطالب و توضیحات اصلی درس

دنیای اصطلاحات و عبارت و جملات انگلیسی با معنی و ترجمه فارسی

 fly a kite
برو پی کارت! بزن به چاک!
Stop bothering me! Go fly a kite!
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TOOT ONE'S OWN HORN
لاف زدن
منم منم کردن
از خود تعریف کردن
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 tough me
If you hang in there, things will come out ok.
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HIT BELOW THE BELTنامردی کردن
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
رازی از دهان کسی پریدن
پته کسی را روی 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 چیزی کیف کردن
از چیزی حظ کردن
I always get a kick out of his jokes.
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COUGH UP
سلفیدن
اخ کردن
Come on man! Cough up the money you owe me!
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TALK SOMEONE'S EAR OFFبا پر حرفی سر کسی را بردن
My grandmother talks my ear off whenever I see her.
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GO GREAT GUNS
حسابی رو به راه بودن
قبراق بودن
How's business Ted?It's going great guns!
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ALL THUMBS
دست و پا چلفتی
ناشی
Let me do the dish myself, you're all thumbs
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HAVE SOMEONE'S NUMBER
دست کسی را خواندن
از نیت کسی 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
بی ملاحظه
بی فکر
بی احتیاط
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 FIREدیگه کار از کار گذشته
دیگه نمیشه کاریش کرد
آب ریخته را نمیشه جمع کرد
The fat's in the fire! There's 10 thousands $ missing from office safe.
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HIT THE ROADراه افتادن
عازم سفر شدن
it's getting really late
Let's hit the road
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JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKINاز ترس زهره ترک شدن
از ترس قالب تهی کردن
You really scared me
I nearly jumped out of my skin!
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KIVK IN THE PANTS
ترغیب
تشویق
All he needs is a kick in the pants to get him going.
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PAIN IN THE NECK
مایه دردسر
مایه عذاب
بلای 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 SOMEONEپیش دستی کردن
روی دست کسی بلند شدن
No one has ever been able to get the jump on Margie in swimming.
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OFF THE RECORD
غیر رسمی
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 کاه کوه ساختن
چیزی را گنده کردن
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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a kick on the back
اردنگی
he was discharged with a kick in the pants
till I come again.
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GET INTO HOT WATERتو هچل افتادن
توی دردسر افتادن
I really get into hot water whenever I play hooky.
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DOG-EAT-DOG
هر کی هرکی
ظالم، بی رحم
It's pretty though to survive in this dog-eat-dog world.
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GO COLD TURKEYیک مرتبه عادتی را کنار گذاشتن
بی مقدمه اعتیاد را ترک کردن
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 می زنه رو سنگ بذاری سنگ آب میشه! پول حلال مشکلاته!!
ِ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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GO BANANASاز شدت خوشحالی یا عصبانیت دیوانه شدن
The children will go bananas when you tell them that trip is cancelled.
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GIVE ME FIVEبزن قدش!
Hey, man! Give me five!
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BURY THE HATCHET
آشتی کردن
دشمنی و کینه را کنار گذاشتن
با هم کنار آمدن
You'd better bury the hatchet before things get worse between you two.
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SELL SOMEONE SHORT
ارزش قایل نشدن
به شخصی بها ندادن
He couldn't prove his invention because everybody used to sell him short.
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HAVE A FROG IN SOMEONE'S THROAT
گرفته بودن صدای کسی
صدا از گلوی کسی درنیامدن
Excuse me, I can't talk clearly
I have a frog in my throat.
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LOSE ONE'S SHIRT
آس و پاس شدن
دار و ندار خود را باختن
I almost lost my shirt on that damn business.
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KEEP SOMETHING UNDER ONE'S HAT
راز داری کردن
بروز ندادن
I want to tell you a secret, but you got to promise to keep it under your hat.
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FACE THE MUSIC
خربزه خوردن و پای لرز نشستن
I told you not to spend all your money, but you did, and now you're going to have the face the music.
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GET IN SOMEONE'S HAIR
ذله کردن
به ستوه آوردن
کلافه کردن
I went home to get some rest, but the kids kept getting in my hair.
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SITTING PRETTYدر بهترین شرایط قرار داشتن
He won the lottery and now he is really sitting pretty.
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HAVE A SCREW LOOSEیک تخته کم داشتن
بالاخانه خود را اجاره دادن، عقل کسی پاره سنگ برداشتن
He never talks sense
He seems to have a screw loose!
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GET OFF SOMEONE'S CASEدست از سر کسی برداشتن
کسی را ول کردن
Come on! Get off my case! Stop nagging me.
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RAIN OR SHINE
هر طور شده
در هر شرایطی
I'll always go see Dad on Fridays, rain or shine.
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BY THE BOOKطبق مقررات یا قانون
If the boss had gone by the book, he would have fired some of the workers who were on strike.
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HAVE A SWEET TOOTHبه چیزهای شیرین علاقه داشتن
Daddy eats sweets and chocolates everyday
He has a sweet tooth.
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FLY OFF THE HANDLE.
از جا در رفتن
ازکوره در رفتن،
Every time we talk about money, my father flies off the handle.
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FOR A SONGمفت
ارزان
My house is very expensive, but I bought it for a song two years ago.
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BITE THE DUST
نقش بر زمین شدن
به هلاکت رسیدن
شکست خوردن
A bullet hit the burglar in the back, and he bit the dust.
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NECK AND NECKپا به پای هم
دوش به دوش
They were coming toward the finish line neck and neck.
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THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX
،کاسه وکوزه
 همه چیز
What Robert said at the meeting ruined the whole ball of wax.
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FEEL UNDER THE WEATHER
دمغ بودن
دل و دماغ نداشتن
حال کسی گرفته بودن.
I don't feel like going to work today
I feel under the weather.
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FEATHER IN ONE'S CAPمایه ی سر افرازی
مایه ی افتخار
His last book was another feather in his cap.
STICK TO ONE'S GUNSپای حرف خود ایستادن
از حق خود دفاع کردن
Many people tried to change his mind, but he stuck to his guns
EATING SOMEONE معذب بودن People tell me what has been eating you maybe we can work your problem out together.*** ALIVE AND KICKING سرو مرو گنده، سالم و سرحال، چاق و چله -Lynne, how is your uncle?-He is alive and kicking!*** THROW THE BOOK AT به اشد مجازات محکوم کردن
شدیدا مواخذه و تنبیه کردنYou've stolen a car and struck a cop
I'm going to throw book at you
***   DRAG ONE'S FEETلفت دادن
فس فس کردن
این پا و آن پا کردن If you keep dragging your feet, you'll miss the train.***CUT CORNERS سمبل کردن
از سر و ته کاری زدن
از کار دزدیدن Most contractors are always finding ways to cut corners.*** GET SOMEONE'S GOAT روی سگ کسی را بالا آوردن
کفر کسی را بالا آوردن The way you treat me in front of other people get my goat.*** FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE مستقیم رفتن
راسته ی دماغتو بگیر برو جلو! Excuse me, where is the nearest gas station?Just follow your nose!*** ON ICEراکد گذاشتن
عقب انداختن
در آب نمک خوابانیدن I have two pieces of land
One I sell and the other I keep on ice for a rainy day
***HAVE ONE'S CAKE AND EAT IT TOOهم خدا و هم خرما را خواستن George wants a regular income but doesn't want to work
He can't have his cake and eat it too!***KEEP YOUR SHIRT ONجوش نزن
عجله نکن
دقیقه صبر کن
یه Keep your shirt on! You're next in line
***   HOT UNDER THE COLLARجوش آوردن
دو آتیشه عصبانی بودن
داغ کردن   Daddy was hot under the collar when we told him his car had been stolen.*** PULL STRINGS پارتی بازی کردن
اعمال نفوذ کردن Is it possible to get anything done around here without pulling strings?*** WHERE IS THE BEEF? اصل قضیه کجاست؟ از مایه چه خبر؟ Your proposal seems to be really appealing, but where is the beef?***   RIGHT OUT OFF THE BATفورا بلافاصله، بدون معطلی، The police nabbed the burglars and locked them in jail right off the bat.*** NO SPRING CHICKEN سنی از کسی گذشتن
دیگر جوان نبودن I am not as agile as I used to be
I am no spring chicken.***   TONGUE-IN-CHEEKشوخی بی منظور
کنایه آمیز Even though Mary's remarks about her sister were strictly tongue-in-cheek, she was offended.*** PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT نسنجیده حرف زدن I really put my foot in it by telling my brother's secret at the party last night
*** DRIVE SOMEONE UP A WALLکلافه کردن
عاجز کردن
ذله کردن   Cut the noise kids
You're driving me up the wall! ***CHICKEN OUTتو زدن
جا زدن   Jane was going to go to mountain climbing with us, but she chickened out at the last minute
***SHOOT THE BREEZEاختلاط کردن گپ زدن We sat around at home, shooting the breeze for hours
-YOURS TRULYچاکر
مخلص
بنده If you leave everything to yours truly, there won't be any problem
***MAKE A SCENEالمشنگه به را ه انداختن
جار و جنجال به پا کردن
قشقرق راه انداختن -Hey look! There is a fly in my tea
I'm going to tear the restaurant down!-Come on, don't make a scene
Just forget about it
***HEAR OVER THE GRAPEVINEاز این طرف و آن طرف شنیدن -How do you know Mr
Smith is resigning?-I heard it over the grapevine
***   AT THE END OF ONE'S ROPEجان کسی به لب رسیدن
کارد به استخوان کسی رسیدن Tell the kids to stop fighting
I am at the end of one's rope
***PARDON MY FRENCHببخشید بددهنی می کنم
با عرض معذرت He is really a bastard, If you'll pardon my French
***SHOT IN THE ARMدلگرمی
محرک
مشوق The good test grade was a shot in the arm for John
***KNOW BY ROPESسر رشته داشتن
فوت و فن کاری را دانستن
کارکشته بودن Let Granny do the job, she knows the ropes
***CUT THE CRAP!چرت و پرت نگو
چرند نگو
مزخرف نگو Cut the crap! Talk straight or buzz off! ***BENN OVER BACKWARDSاز جان مایه گذاشتن For passing all the exams successfully, his parents bent over backwards to help him
***BITE THE BULLETطاقت آوردن
تحمل کردن
دندان روی جگر گذاشتن I hate my present job
I gotta bite the bullet for a while until I find a new job
***HOLD ONE'S TONGUEجلو زبان خود را گرفتن
 مواظب زبان خود بودن
hold your tongue, Steve! You can't talk to your sister that way
***   HOLD YOUR HORSESدست نگه دار
تند نرو
عجله نکن Hey! Don't get so mad! Hold your horses and let us explain
***SPREAD ONESELF TO THINبا یک دست چند هندوانه برداشتن
خود را گرفتار کارهای مختلف کردن Things must be done one at a time
You shouldn't spread yourself too thin.***   TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHESپا را از گلیم خود درازتر کردن
از حد خود تجاوز کردن You're too big for your bitches, young man! You'd better be more respectful.*** NO STRINGS ATTACHED بدون قید و شرط
بدون تعهد You don't need to worry about it
You can use my car with no strings attached.*** PASS THE BUCK تقصیر را گردن دیگران انداختن
مسئولیت را متوجه دیگران ساختن
No one will take the blame for the mistake
They keep passing the buck.*** GIVE SOMEONE THE SLIP جیم شدن
فرار کردن The street was really full of people that the thief managed to give them the slip.***TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNSشخصا با مشکلات روبرو شدن
مستقیما وارد عمل شدن You can't expect a miracle
You're going to take the bull by the horns and settle the matter once and for all
***   LOOK DRAGGERS AT SOMEONEچشم غره رفتن Why are you looking draggers at me? Have I done anything wrong?*** TURN SOMEONE OFF حال کسی را گرفتن
دلسرد کردن You really turn me off when you talk with your mouth full
***HEN-PECKED HUSBANDمرد زن ذلیل
شوهر تو سری خور I respect my wife's views, but I'm not a hen-pecked husband
***WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONEجان کندن
پدر خود را در آوردن
سخت کارکردن I work my fingers to the bone to support my children, but they don't appreciate it.***   CALL A SPADE A SPADEبدون رو در بایستی گفتن
رک و پوست کنده گفتن
بی پرده حرف زدن Grandfather hates fancy words; He always calls a spade a spade.*** MAKE ENDS MEET دخل و خرج را جور کردن Things are so expensive nowadays that it's very difficult to make ends meet.*** STRIKE WHEN THE IRON IS HOT تا تنور داغ است نان را چسبانیدن
از فرصت استفاده کردن The boss is in a good mood today
Go and talk to hint about your salary increase now
You've got to strike while the iron is hot
***   HIT THE HEYتوی رختخواب پریدن
خوابیدن Okay guys, we have to get up early
I guess it's about time to hit the hey!*** WHAT'S COOKING? چه خبرا؟ تازه چه خبر؟ - What's cooking, Pat?-Well, nothing much.*** LAY THE EGGخیط شدن
ضایع شدن
خراب کردن I hope I won't lay an egg when it's my turn to sing!*** HORSE AROUNDبیهوده دور خود چرخیدن از
زیر کار در رفتن
ورجه وورجه کردن
بازیگوشی کردن Stop horsing around and get to work.*** FOR THE BIRDS مفت گران بودن
به درد نخور
بی فایده Let's get out of here! What he's saying is for the birds!***   DROP INE'S TEETHاز تعجب شاخ در آوردن I dropped my teeth when I heard the news.***   EAT ONE'S HATاسم خود را عوض کردن You're not studying hard enough
I'll eat the hat if you pass the exam
*** STRING ALONGکسی را به بازی گرفتن
کسی را سر کار گذاشتن Bob doesn't wanna marry your sister
He's just stringing her along.*** IN STITCHES از خنده روده بر شدن ریسه رفتن، The play had us in stitches for hours.*** IN THE DOGHOUSEکم محلی کردن ،محل سگ هم به کسی نگذاشتن
توی دردسر افتادن Because I forgot my wife's birthday, I have been in the doghouse for the pa
*** GO INTO A NOSEDIVEسریع افت کردن
مثل برق پایین آمدن
شدیدا تنزل کردن Oil prices are doing to a nosedive.*** TAKE A RAIN CHECKبه وقت دیگری موکول کردن I'm pretty busy on Friday, could I take a rain check on your invitation?*** GET AWAY CLEANاز مجازات فرار کردن After robbing the bank, the robbers spent off in a waiting car and got away clean.***CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED سر بزنگاه کسی را دستگیر کردن
مچ کسی را گرفتن The hoodlums were tempering with the public phone when the police arrived and caught them red-handed
***CROSS MY HEART!به جون خودم قسم می خورم! I didn't break the glass
Cross my heart!***GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICKکلاه سر کسی رفتن
به حق خود نرسیدن Martin's very unhappy because he got the short end of the stick again
*** HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEADتو 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!*** LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE پا روی دم سگ نگذاشتن
دنبال دردسر نگشتن
پا نگذاشتن روی دم کسی Don't raise the issue again
It's almost forgotten
Let sleeping dogs lie.*** DOG IN THE MANGER آدم بخیل
آدم تنگ نظر Kathryn never gives away anything she herself has no use for
She is such a dog in the manger*** WHEEL AND DEAL ساخت و پاخت کردن
زد و بند کردن
گاوبندی کردن You can't do any business in this town if you don't wheel and deal.*** MONKEY BUSINESS دوز و کلک
حقه بازی
مسخره بازی Stop the monkey business
This is serious.*** 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.*** 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? ***   JUMP THE GUNزودتر از وقت شروع کردن
قبل از موعد مقرر کاری را انجام دادن
عجله کردن They were scheduled to be married in June, but they jumped the gun.*** MAKE A SPLASH کولاک کردن
معرکه کردن
غوغا کردن She made quite a splash in literary with her first book*** GET ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS بی قرار شدن
دلشوره گرفتن I always get ants in my pants before a lecture.*** GIVE SOMETHING ONE'S BEST SHOT نهایت سعی خود را کردن -Do you think you can fix the washing machine?-I'm not sure, but I'll give it my best shot.*** COOL ONE'S HEELS زیاد معطل شدن
زیاد منتظر شدن We arrived on time, but the lawyer let us cool our heels outside of his office for hours.-LEAD A DOG'S LIFEبا فلاکت زندگی کردن
زندگی رقت بار داشتن
زندگی سگی داشتن I gotta get rich real soon
I'm quite tired of leading a dog's life
***   GET ONE'S TICHET PUNCHEDشناسنامه کسی باطل شدن
مردن
کشته شدن The poor man got his ticket punched while he was crossing the street!***DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKSسلیقه ها مختلفه
هر کسی به چیزی علاقه داره My husband likes witching T.V , but I like reading books
Well, different strokes for different folks
***MISS THE BOATدیر جنبیدن
فرصت را از دست دادن There were still some tickets available last week
You could have bought one, but you missed the boat
***GET THE AXاخراج شدن
از کار بر کنار شدن I got the ax two months ago
I have been able to find a new job yet
***GO TO BAT FOR SOMEONEاز کسی طرفداری کردن
از کسی جانبداری کردن I expect you to go to bat for me whenever you hear anyone gossip about me
***LEMONخراب شدن چیزی
دچار دردسر شدن She got a real lemon by her new car!*** BUY A PIG IN A POKE ندیده خریدن، چشم بسته خریدن I won't buy your car without checking it
I can't buy a pig in a poke
***   HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLORبی ربط بودن
یک موضوع دیگر
یک چیز دیگر I was talking about trees, not bushes
Bushes are a horse of different color.***PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONESرطب خورده منع رطب کی کند؟ She always criticized her friends for driving too fast but she herself used to did it
At last I told her: "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".*** KICK THE BUCKET غزل خداحافظی را خواندن
مردن I hope I won't kick the bucket before my grandchild is born!*** PASS THE HAT اعانه جمع کردن
پول جمع کردن No matter how hard he tries, he will not be able to pay his debts
I guess we'll have to pass the hat for him.*** TALK OF THE DEVIL! عجب حلال زاده ای!‌ انگار که موشو آتیش زدن! Talk of the devil! We just mentioned your name before you stepped in!*** THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG کار دنیا وارونه شده
کارها برعکس شده! nowadays, children control parents
It's a case of the tail wagging the dog!*** LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER کاملا با محیط نا آشنا بودن
در محیط نا مانوس بودن For the first few days in network, I was like a fish out of water
***   GO TO THE DOGSبه گند کشیده شدن
به مخروبه تبدیل شدن Our neighborhood has really gone to the dogs since a bunch of drug addicts moved in.***   STRING SOMEONE ALONGبه بازی گرفتن کسی
گول زدن کسی By seeing him with another woman, she was realized that he was stringing her along
*** TEST THE WATERS سبک سنگین کردن
اوضاع را سنجیدن
اوضاع را محک زدن We have to test the waters before we make a final decision.*** SCRATCH ONE'S BACK هوای کسی را داشتن If you lend me the money I need, I'll help you paint your house
You scratch my back and I scratch yours!*** ALL'S WELL THAT END WELL موفقیت ارزش تلاش را دارد Assuming your efforts, I'm sure you'll find a good job
As they say: "All's well that ends well." ***   TALK TURKEYجدی صحبت کردن
رک و پوست کنده حرف شدن Let's stop joking around
We've got to sit down and talk turkey.*** GREASE ONE'S PALM سبیل کسی را چرب کردن، پاچه خواری کردن He would have signed the contract if I'd greased his palm.*** KEEP ONE'S EYE ON THE BALL حواس خود را جمع کردن You gotta keep your eye on the ball or you'll lose your job.*** SMELL A RAT مشکوک بودن
مظنون بودن I smelled a rat as soon as I saw a strange man walking on our farm.*** HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH SOMEONE ،از کسی دلخور بودن گله داشتن
با کسی خرده حساب داشتن از کسی Betty, I've got a bone to pick with you
Why didn't you come and see me yesterday? I waited for you for hours.*** STICK ONE'S NECK OUT خود را سپر بلا کردن
خود را به خطر انداختن
 ریسک کردن Why should I stick my neck out to help him? What's he ever done for me?*** THE PARTY IS OVER! دیگه بازی تموم شد Freeze! Stick'em up! The party is over!*** LIKE THE BACK OF ONE'S HAND مثل کف دست I know the city like the back of my hand.***KICK UP ONE'S HEELSخوش بودن
جشن گرفتن I like to go to their party and really kick up my heels.*** BLOW THE WHISTLE ON SOMEONE لو دادن
راپرت دادن
رسوا کردن The gangs in our neighborhood have become intolerable
It is definitely time we blow the whistle on them.*** BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO DO SOMETHING از جان مایه گذاشتن
نهایت سعی خود را کردن Mom and dad bend over backwards to please us
***   HAVE THE WORLD BY THE TAILدنیا به کام کسی بودن With the new car Daddy's bought me, I have the world by the tail!*** FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS کوک کوک
شنگول -How are you doing pal?-I feel like a million bucks!*** BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL دود چراغ خوردن
تا پاسی از شب درس خواندن I gotta go home and burn the midnight oil tonight
I have to take a big test tomorrow.-IN THE BAGروی شاخ بودن
صد در صد I have the election in the bag
Everyone is going to vote for me.*** GET THE BALL ROLLING دست به کار شدن
شروع کردن Move it guys! If you wanna get the job before dark, you gotta get the ball rolling now.***   PLAY GOOSEBERRYسرخر بودن
موی دماغ بودن
مزاحم بودن
I guess you two want to be left alone; I am not going to play gooseberry.*** SPLIT HAIRS مته به خشخاش گذاشتن
مو را از ماست کشیدن Let's stop splitting hairs
We should look at the problem as a whole
***   KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSEDبرای کسی آرزوی موفقیت کردن -I'm gonna take a big test tomorrow
-I will keep my fingers crossed for you
*** CROSS WORDS سرشاخ شدن درگیر شدن
بحث و جدل کردن   Whenever they see each other, they got along for the first few hours, but they finally end up crossing words.***   TURN ONE'S STOMACHدل کسی را به هم زدن
حال کسی را به هم زدن The party was so bad that it turned my stomach.*** OFF THE HOOK کسی را از توی هچل درآوردن
به داد کسی رسیدن
از هچل درآمدن It's his own fault for getting himself into this situation, but we'll have to think of a way to get him off the hook.*** MAKE NO BONES ABOUT SOMETHING صاف و پوست کنده
رک و راست
بی شک و تردید Linda made no bones about telling John how much she hated him
*** RING A BELL به نظر کسی آشنا آمدن
به ذهن کسی آمدن I have never met him, but his name rings a bell
*** FEED SOMEONE A LINE فریب دادن
گول زدن
فریفتن Trust people around you, but don't let anyone feed you a line.*** ON ONE'S HIGH HORSE باد کردن
خود را گرفتن Our friend hasn't been paying much attention to anyone recently
He seems to be on his high horse again.*** PLAY IT COOL خونسرد رفتار کردن
عادی رفتار کردن
آرام بودن The cops won't suspect anything if you play it cool.*** LAY ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE رو راست بودن
صادق بودن Come on; lay your cards on the table
Tell me what you really think
*** IN THE WHOLE قرض بالا آوردن
زیر بار قرض بودن
بدهکار بودن I am five thousand bucks in the hole
I don't know what to do
***   KEEP SOMEONE POSTEDدر جریان گذاشتن Make sure to keep the doctor posted about the patient's condition.*** WALK ON AIR از خوشحالی پر درآوردن، از خوشحالی روی ابرها راه رفتن
Bob was walking on air on his graduation day.*** WILD GOOSE CHASE آب در هاون کوبیدن
کار بیهوده کردن Doing business in this town is definitely a wild goose chase.***TALK SHOP بی موقع از کسب و کار حرف زدن
از مسایل شغلی حرف زدن
Okay guys, let's stop talking shop and enjoy ourselves.*** COCK-AND-BULL STORY خالی بندی،شر و ور گفتن Whom do you expect to believe your cock and bull story?*** TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT پرت گفتن
صد تا یه غاز حرف زدن
جفنگ گفتن
Don't listen to him
He's just talking through his hat.*** ON ONE'S LAST LEGS
نفسهای آخر را کشیدن
به روغن سوزی افتادن My car is on its last legs
I have to get ride of it as soon as I can.*** MAKE WAVES دردسر درست کردن
مشکل به وجود آوردن
شر به پا کردن
Dick doesn't get along well with others at work
He's always trying to make waves.*** UNDER ONE'S VERY NOSE درست جلوی چشمان شخص The witness told the court that the murder had been committed under his very nose
*** UNDER THE TABLEرشوه
زیر میزیI had to pay one grand under the table to have the contract signed.*** BIG MOUTH وراج
دهن لق
زبان دراز Don't tell him any secrets
He's a big mouth.*** BLOW IT خرابکاری کردن
گند زدن I didn't write more than half of the question in the exam, I really blew it!*** ROCK THE BOAT   دردسر درست کردن ،آرامش را بر هم زدن Everyone is living in peace and quite here
Don't rock the boat please.***GET OUT OF MY FACE.از جلوی چشمم دور شو! گورتو گم کن! Get outa my face if you know what's good for you!*** ON THE HOUSE مجانی
 به حساب فروشنده یا رستوران We had to pay for the food, but the drinks were on the house.*** BLOW ONE'S TOP از کوره در رفتن
به شدت عصبانی شدن Mom blew her top when she saw the room in a mess.***   WEAR THE PANTS رییس خانواده بودن
حاکم خانه بودن
مرد خانه بودن In our family, my mother wears the pants.***ON THE LINEبه خطر افتادن
در معرض خطر قرار گرفتن The company has already lost two million bucks
Many jobs are on the line
***   ONE'S NUMBER IS UPاجل کسی رسیدن
عمر کسی به سر رسیدن
 کار کسی تمام بودن Granny is worried all the time
She thinks her number is up.***OUT OF THE BLUEبی خبر
مثل اجل معلق As soon as the burglar stepped out of the house, a cup appeared out of the blue and busted him.***OUT OF THE WOODSجستن
مشکل یا خطری را پشت سر گذاشتن از خطر The doctor believes that the patient is out of the woods.*** PAY LIP SERVICE شعار دادن
حمایت تو خالی کردن Don't sit and pay lip service to human rights
Get busy!*** WET BEHIND THE EARS ،دهان کسی بوی شیر دادن تجربه و خام بودن
جوجه بودن
بچه بودن  بی He is too young to become a manager
He's still wet behind the ears!*** POKE ONE'S NOSE INTO SOMETHING در کاری فضولی کردن
در کاری دخالت بیجا کردن Why don't you stop poking your nose into my business? You'd better mind your own life.*** PAIN THE TOWN RED حسابی خوش بودن
خوش گذراندن Let's go out tonight and paint the town red!*** PAY THROUGH THE NOSE مبلغ گزافی پرداختن
مبلغ هنگفتی پیاده شدن We paid through the nose to get the car fixed and it still doesn't go properly.***COME DOWN TO EARTH.از رویا بیرون آمدن
واقع بین بودن You gotta come down to earth; you can't become a runner with a lam leg.*** PIECE OF CAKE مثل آب خوردن
خیلی آسان I'll fix the T.V
in a flash
It's a piece of cake.*** EYES ARE BIGGER THAN ONE'S STOMACH حرص زدن She ordered too much dessert; I don't think she can finish her food
Her eyes are bigger than her stomach.*** PLAY BALL WITH SOMEONE دست به دست کسی دادن
با کسی همکاری کردن Look pal! If you play ball with me, we'll be able to do almost anything together.***WET BLANKETآیه یاس
حالگیر You shouldn't invite him to your birthday party
He's such a wet blanket.*** PUT HEADS TOGETHER با هم مشورت کردن
با هم طرح ریختن
همفکری کردن If we put our heads together, we may be able to settle the problem.*** RUB IT IN سرزنش کردن
ملامت کردن
سرکوفت زدن I know I made a terrible mistake but there is no need to rub it in.*** SPILL THE BEANS بند را آب دادن
حرفی از دهان کسی پریدن He has no idea what I've got for his birthday party I beg you not to spill the beans!*** CAN'T MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF SOMETHING از چیزی سر در نیاوردن I can't make head or tail of what you're saying
Why don't you speak more clearly?*** CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE? گربه زبونتو خورده؟! لالمونی گرفتی؟ بند اومده؟ زبونت Why did you come home so late last night? Answer me! Cat got your tongue.***DRESSED TO KILL   بهترین لباس خود را پوشیدن That party was really important to everyone, so all the guests were dressed to kill
*** PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSEملانصرالدینی عمل کردن
کارها را وارونه انجام دادن
سرنا را از سر گشاد زدن Hey Tom! Why are you eating your dessert first? You're putting the cart before the horse.*** FULL OF IT چرت و پرت گفتن
مزخرف گفتن Oh, shut up, Roger! You are full of it!*** QUICK ON THE TRIGGER حاضر جواب
فرز
هفت تیر کش فرز Peter's really quick on the trigger
He has a ready answer to almost any question.*** SAVE SOMEONE'S NECK به داد کسی رسیدن
کسی را نجات دادن Thanks for not letting the boss fire me
You saved my neck in time.***GET SOMETHING OUT OF ONE'S SYSTEMخود را از فکر چیزی خلاص کردن
موضوعی را به کلی فراموش کردن Mrs
Abrameshas not been able to get the memory of her husband's death out of her system yet.*** SEE STARS برق از چشم کسی پریدن I saw stars when I hit my head against the door.*** SELL LIKE HOTCAKES سر دست رفتن
مثل برق فروش رفتن The new cordless phones are selling like hot cakes.*** COOK ONE'S GOOSE حساب کسی را رسیدن
نقشه کسی را نقش بر آب کردن
کار کسی را خراب کردن Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.*** SELL SHORT دست کم گرفتن Don't sell him short, he is a smart lawyer
***   FISHYمشکوک When he saw the entrance door open, he found something fishy.***SHAKE A LEGعجله کردن
جنبیدن It's getting late
Come on shake a leg!*** COME ALIVE زنده شدن
به وجد آمدن When he arrived home, everyone came alive.*** HANG ON ثابت قدم ماندن You need to hang on if you want the business to succeed.*** SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT درست رفتار کن یا بزن به چاک He always went to his work late, at last his boss told him to shape up or ship out.***BARK WORSE THAN ONE'S BITEبه اندازه ای که نشون میده بد نیست Our boss is so strike and everyone is scared of him but all know that his bark worse than his bite
*** SNOW JOB بازار گرمی
زبان بازی That car dealer did a snow job on me by selling me a car that was a piece of junk.*** SHOOT FROM THE HIPنسنجیده حرف زدن
نسنجیده عمل کردن Don't pay any attention to my brother
It's just his nature to shoot from the hip.*** SHOOT OFF ONE'S MOUTHدهن لقی کردن
قپی اومدن
لاف زدن Stop shooting off your mouth! You could cause a lot of trouble
Like a fish out of water
***   PUT ONE'S MONEY WHERE ONE'S MOUTH ISبه قول خود وفا کردن She at last could get the A in her exams, how about putting your money where your mouth is?*** ALL EARSسراپا گوش بودن Well, tell me the story
I'm all ears!*** ALL WET کورخواندن
سخت در اشتباه بودن If you think you can change my mind about marriage, you're all wet.*** AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER خونسرد
آرام
بیخیال A wheel comes off his car but he was as cool as a cucumber.*** AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS IN A POD مثل سیبی که از وسط نصف کرده باشند
کاملا شبیه هم بودن The two sisters are as like as two peas in a pod.*** BARK UP THE WRONG TREE سوراخ دعا را گم کردن
بیراهه رفتن
اشتباه رفتن Chris suspects Mark stealing her watch, but I bet she is bark up the wrong tree
***   BE UP TO ONE'S EARS TO SOMETHING تا خرخره در چیزی غرق بودن
I am up to my ears in dept***BEATS ME!اصلا نمی دونم! سر در نمی آرم!‌ نمی دونم -Nina, do you know how the world came to existence?-Beats me!***   BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEWلقمه ی بزرگتر از دهان خود برداشتن You won't be able to handle the project
You're biting off more than you can chew
***SELL SOMEONE DOWN THE RIVERبه کسی خیانت کردن
لو دادن
فریب دادن The police raided the gangsters' den and arrested the all
Apparently, someone has sold them down the river.***   PLAY IT BY EARبدون تدارک قبلی کاری را انجام دادن -What are we gonna do after the movie tonight?-We'll play it by ear.*** GIVE SOMEONE THE RASPBERRY برای کسی شیشکی بستن The audience gave the poor actor raspberry after the play
***HIT THE SPOTچسبیدن
جون دادن It is so hot in here
A cool drink really hit the spot.*** GET COLD FEET جا زدن
تو زدن
دچار دودلی شدن I usually get cold feet when I have to speak in public.*** KNOCK ON WOOD بزنم به تخته! بزن به تخته! The children haven't had a cold so far this winter, knock on wood!not Hold Water
***   BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.صغری کبری چیدن و طفره رفتن
حاشیه رفتن Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly!