اصطلاحات و افعال عبارتي همراه با مثال و معني فارسي

Rip someone or something off

تيغ زدن، کلاه کسي را برداشتن، گوش کسي را بريدن

مثال:

I was ripped off by the mechanics at that gas station.

Have a clue

سرنخ داشتن، ردپا از چيزي داشتن

مثال:

Why do you think I have a clue about Tom's disappearance?

Get a word in edgeways

مجال صحبت داشتن، فرصت حرف زدن پيدا کردن

مثال:

Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways.

Make a name for oneself

شهرت پيدا کردن، اسم در کردن

مثال:

Sally wants to work hard and make a name for herself.

Break into

دزدکي يا به زور وارد شدن

مثال:

Last night a burglar broke into my house and stole my television set.

Give oneself up

تسليم کردن

مثال:

The police surrounded the criminal's house and ordered him to give himself up.

Look for

دنبال چيزي يا کسي گشتن

مثال:

It'sabout two days I'm looking for my blue shirt and can't find it.

Lay off

موقتا از کار بيکار کردن

مثال:

Last year the manager laid off a hundred workers because business was very bad.

Look down on

حقير شمردن، پست تر دانستن

مثال:

Sir Douglas is a very rich man. Fred is a very poor tramp. Sir Douglas looks down on Fred.

Put someone off

حواس کسي را پرت کردن

مثال:

Ron was trying to read, but the noise from the television put him off and he had to stop.

Look up to

تحسين کردن، ستودن

مثال:

Young Jimmy's favourite footballer is Ted Ross of Arsenal. Jimmy looks up to Ted and he tries to be like him.

Go for

حمله کردن

مثال:

The dog went for Joe and hurt his arm.

Cut off

قطع کردن تلفن

مثال:

Paul was talking to Anna on the telephone. Suddenly they were cut off.

Come alive

زنده شدن، به وجد آوردن

مثال:

When he arrived home, everyone came alive.

Run into

اتفاقي برخوردکردن

مثال:

I was on my way to work when I ran into Jeremy Thomas.

Drop off

پياده کردن، رساندن

مثال:

David drove his wife, Sue, into town and dropped her off at the cinema.

A toss up

احتمال پنجاه پنجاه، شانسي بودن

مثال:

It was a toss-up whether prices would go up or down.

Cost an arm and a leg

هزينه زياد در بر داشتن

مثال:

The car cost an arm and a leg, so I didn't buy it.

Drop off

به خواب رفتن

مثال:

John sat in his favourite armchair and dropped off.

Look after

مراقبت کردن، نگهداري کردن

مثال:

looking alter a baby is a full time job. You have to bath it, dress it and feed it.

Break up

پايان دادن، تمام شدن

مثال:

Jack broke up his friendship with Tom after 10 years.

Break down

خراب شدن (براي ابزار و ماشي آلات)

مثال:

My car broke down on my way to work and took me some time to fix it.

Lay (pour) it on thick

مبالغه کردن، چيزي را بزرگ جلوه دادن

مثال:

He really began to lay it on thick while taking about his victory.

Get off someone's back

دست از سر کسي برداشتن

مثال:

Hey get off my back! Am not on the mood today.

Catch on

مد شدن، متداول شدن

مثال:

This strange new hair-style is catching on.

Try (on)

پرو کردن، امتحان کردن لباس

مثال:

I tried three shirts but none of them suited me!

Off the top of one's head

از حفظ

مثال:

He knew the names of all the team members off the top of his head.

Give out

توزيع کردن

مثال:

As soon as the teacher gave the papers out, the exam began.

Have one's hands tied

بسته بودن دست و بال، راه چاره نداشتن

مثال:

I can't help you. I was told not to. So I have my hands tied.

Make ends meet

جور کردن دخل و خرج، به اندازه جيب خرج کردن

مثال:

Things are so expensive these days and it's so hard to make ends meet.

Beats me

اصلاً سر در نمياورم، متوجه نمي شوم

مثال:

It Beats me how he could survive in the battle while he was alone.

Think over

به دقت روي مسئله اي فکر کردن

مثال:

Tom in now thinking over the major he wants to choose at university.

Wear out

کهنه کردن

مثال:

Paul wore out his favorite shirt after wearing it for 5 years.

Dressed to the teeth

تيپ زدن، شيک و پيک کردن

مثال:

Sally is really dressed to the teeth for that party.

Be taken aback

جا خوردن، يکه خوردن

مثال:

Jack was takenaback when he saw his friend after such a long time.

Hold up

دستبرد زدن

مثال:

Today a masked robber with a gun held up the bank and ran away.

On the tip of one's tongue

نوک زبان کسي بودن

مثال:

The answer was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't say.

Take down

نوشتن، يادداشت کردن

مثال:

The police took down the witness's statements when he arrived the scene.

Sitting pretty

در بهترين شرايط قرار داشتن، سکه بودن وضع و حال

مثال:

He won the lottery and now he is really sitting pretty.

Drop someone a line

چند خطي براي کسي نوشتن، نامه کوتاهي نوشتن

مثال:

She promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to New York.

Take in

گول زدن، فريب دادن

مثال: .You shouldn`t take your teacher in when you don`t do your homework

Be off

خراب بودن، فاسد بودن

مثال: .Don`t eat that food. It`s for yesterday and is off

Sell someone short

ارزش قائل نشدن، بها ندادن به شخص

مثال: .Everyone sells him short and he can`t prove himself

Cut down on

کم کردن

مثال: .You should cut down on the cigarettes you smoke

Tell off

سرزنش کردن، موأخذه کردن

مثال: .Jack told his son off for braking the window

Take after

به کسي رفتن، شبيه کسي بودن

مثال: .John really takes after his father

Beat up

به شدت کتک زدن

مثال: .Two men beat Fred up in the street and ran away

Wear off

کم کم از بين رفتن

مثال: .My headache Wore off after some days

Calm down

آرام شدن، آرام گرفتن

مثال: .He hardly calms down in arguments

Be over

تمام شدن

مثال: .The rain is over and we can go out now

Hit someone under the belt

نامردي کردن، نارو زدن

مثال: .Peter is not my friend anymore! He really hit below the belt

آشنايي با چند اصطلاح انگليسي (1)

Wear out

کاملاً خسته

مثال: .Hard work wore me out

Lemon

به درد نخور، بنجل

مثال: .Her new house is a lemon

Break down

کنترل خود را از دست دادن

مثال: .My boss broke down and fired me when he understood my goof

Run in

آب بندي کردن اتومبيل

مثال: .Before driving fast you should run in your car

Look forward to

مشتاقانه منتظر بودن

مثال: .I look forward to seeing you

*نکته: فعل بعد از look forward to هميشه با مصدر فرم ing مي آيد.

Run out of

تمام کردن

مثال: .The car has run out of gas,we should stop

Out of hand

فوراً، بي درنگ

مثال: .Please answer the phone out of hand. I am waiting for an important call

Pass away

مردن، فوت کردن (اصطلاح مؤدبانه)

مثال: .My grandfather passed away two years ago

Fishy

مشکوک

مثال: .The story looks fishy