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For the birds

مفت گران بودن، به درد نخور، بي فايده

“Let’s get out of here! What he’s saying is for the birds.”

. No spring chicken

سني از كسي گذشتن، ديگر جوان نبودن

“I’m not as agile as I used to be. I’m no spring chicken.”

. Play gooseberry

سر خر بودن، موي دماغ بودن، مزاحم بودن

“I guess you two wanna be left alone. I’m not gonna play gooseberry.”

On easy street

در ناز و نعمت، مرفه

“Everyone has problems, even people who live on easy street.”

. The last straw

طاقت كسي طاق شدن، كاسه صبر كسي لبريز شدن

“She’s always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when she started insulting my sister.”

. Rain or shine

هر جور شده، در هر شرايطي

“I’ll always go see Dad on Fridays, rain or shine.”

. Do a number on someone

نارو زدن، خيانت كردن، كسي را خرد كردن

“Richard did a number on his wife. He sold his house without her knowledge.”

. All wet

كور خواندن، سخت در اشتباه بودن

“If you think you can change my opinion about marriage, you’re all wet.’

. Bury the hatchet

آشتي كردن، كينه و دشمني را كنار گذاشتن، با هم كنار آمدن

“You’d better bury the hatchet before things get worse between you two.”

Dressed to the teeth

با سليقه لباس پوشيدن

“A: What’s your idea about Sally’s dress?
B: That’s perfect. She’s really dressed to the teeth.”

. The whole ball of wax

كاسه و كوزه، همه چيز

“What Robert said at the meeting ruined the whole ball of wax.”

. Beat about the bush

صغري كبري چيدن، طفره رفتن، حاشيه رفتن

“Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly.”

. Knock on wood

بزنم به تخته! بزن به تخته!

“The children haven’t had a cold so far this winter, knock on wood!”

. Blow the whistle on someone

لو دادن، راپرت دادن، رسوا كردن

“The gangs in our neighbor have become intolerable. It’s definitely time we blow the whistle on them.”

. 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.”

. Sell like hot cakes

سر دست رفتن، مثل برق فروش رفتن

“The new cordless phones are selling like hot cakes.”

. Play it cool

خونسرد رفتار كردن، عادي رفتار كردن، آرام بودن

“The cops wont suspect anything if you play it cool.”

.Pain in the neck )

مايه درد سر، مايه عذاب، بلاي جان

“There’s something wrong with my car almost everyday. It’s usually become a pain in the neck.”

Have one’s cake and eat it too

هم خدا و هم خرما را خواستن

“George wants a regular income but doesn’t wanna work. He can’t have his cake and eat it too!”

. Snow job

بازار گرمي، زبان بازي

“That car dealer did a snow job on me by selling me a car that was a piece of junk.”

. Keep something under one’s hat

راز داري كردن، بروز ندادن

“I wanna tell you a secret, but you gotta promise to keep it under your hat.”

. Feather in one's cap

مايه سر افرازي، مايه افتخار

“His last book was another feather in his cap.”

مدير دسترسي عمومي براي نوشتن را غيرفعال كرده.

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