Idioms, Proverbs, Expressions & Slang terms

GO INTO A NOSEDIVE
سريع افت كردن. مثل برق پايين آمدن. شديدا تنزل كردن
oill prices are doing to a nosedive.

TAKE A RAIN CHECK
به وقت ديگري موكول كردن
I'm pretty busy on Friday, could I take a rain check on your invitation?

GET AWAY CLEAN
از مجازات فرار كردن
After robbing the bank, the robbers spent off in a waiting car and got away clean.

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.

CROSS MY HEART!
به جون خودم قسم مي خورم!
I didn't break the glass. cross my heart!

GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK
كلاه سر كسي رفتن. به حق خود نرسيدن
martin's very unhapppy because he got the short end of the stick again.

BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.
صغري كبري چيدنو طفره رفتن. حاشيه رفتن
Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly!

پی کسی افتادنTo follow someone .
او وراج است he is glib
فرق سر را باز کردن To part the hair
تیشه به ریشه خود زدن To lay axe to ones own root
خوب از جلوش در امدم I gave it to him hot
هرچی تلافی داره گله ندار Tit for tat
با باد وفیس وارد شد She arrived in pomp and pride

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!

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.

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

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.

MONKEY BUSINESS
دوز و كلك. حقه بازي. مسخره بازي
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 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.

MAKE A SPLASH
كولاك كردن. معركه كردن. غوغا كردن
She made quite a splash in literary with her first book

GET ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS
بي قرار شدن. دلشوره گرفتن
I always get ants in my pants before a lecture.

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.

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.

LEAD A DOG'S LIFE
با فلاكت زندگي كردن. زندگي رقت بار داشتن. زندگي سگي داشتن
I gotta get rich realsoon. I'm quite tired of leading a dog's life.

GET ONE'S TICHET PUNCHED
شناسنامه كسي باطل شدن. مردن. كشته شدن
The poor man got his ticket punched while he was crossin the street!

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
سليقه ها مختلفه. هر كسي به چيزي علاقه داره
My husband likes watchin T.V. , but I like reading books. well, different strokes for different folks.

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.

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.

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.

LEMON
خراب شدن چيزي. دچار دردسر شدن
She got a real lemon by her new car!

BUY A PIG IN A POKE
نديده خريدن. چشم بسته خريدن
I won't buy your car without checking it. I can't buy a pig in a poke.

HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
بي ربط بودن. يك موضوع ديگر. يك چيز ديگر
I was talking about trees, not bushes. Bushes are a horse of different color

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW
رطب خورده منع رطب كي كند؟
She always criticized her friends for driving too fast but she herself used to did it. At last I told her: "Poeple who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

KICK THE BUCKET
غزل خداحافظي را خواندن. مردن
I hope I won't kick the bucket befor my grandchild is born!

PASS THE HAT
اعانه جمع كردن. پول جمع كردن
No matter how hard he tries, he won't be able to pay his debts. I guess we'll have to pass the hat for him.

TALK OF THE DEVIL!
عجب حلال زاده اي!‌انگار كه موشو آتيش زدن!
Talk of the devil! We just mentioned your name before you stepped in!

THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG
كار دنيا وارونه شده. كارها برعكس شده!
nowadays, children control parents. It's a case of the taol wagging the dog!

LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER
كاملا با محيط نا آشنا بودن. در محيط نا مانوس بودن
for the first few days in newyork, I was like a fish out of water.

GO TO THE DOGS
به گند كشيده شدن. به مخروبه تبديل شدن
Our neighborhood has really gone to the dogs since a bunch of drug addicts moved in.

STRING SOMEONE ALONG
به بازي گرفتن كسي. گول زدن كسي
By seeing him with another woman, She was realized that he was stringing her along

TEST THE WATERS
سبك سنگين كردن. اوضاع را سنجيدن. اوضاع را محك زدن
We have to test the waters before we make a final decision

SCRATCH ONE'S BACK
هواي كسي 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
موفقيت 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 TURKEY
جدي صحبت كردن. رك و پوست كنده حرف شدن
Let's stop joking around. We've got to sit down and talk turkey

GREASE ONE'S PALM
سبيل كسي را چرب كردن
He would have signed the contract if I'd greased his palm.

KEEP ONE'S EYE ON THE BALL
حواس خود را جمع كردن
You gotta keep your eye on the ball or you'll lose your job

SMELL A RAT
مشكوك 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 كسي دلخور بودن. از كسي گله داشتن. با كسي خرده حساب داشتن
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 كردن. خود را به خطر انداختن. ريسك كردن
Why should I stick my neck out to help him? What's he ever done for me?

THE PARTY IS OVER!
ديگه بازي تموم شد
Freeze! Stick'em up! The party is over!

LIKE THE BACK OF ONE'S HAND
مثل كف دست
I know the city like the back of my hand.

KICK UP ONE'S HEELS
خوش گذران بودن. خوش 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 كردن
The gangs in our neighborhood have become intolerable. It's definitly time we blow the whistle on them.

BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO DO SOMETHING
از جان مايه گذاشتن. نهايت سعي خود را كردن
Mom and dad bend over backwards to please us.

HAVE THE WORLD BY THE TAIL
دنيا به كام كسي بودن
With the new car Daddy's bought me, I have the world by the tail!

FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS
كوك كوك. شنگول
-How are you doing pal?
-I feel like a million bucks!

BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL
دود چراغ خوردن. تا پاسي از شب درس خواندن
I gotta go home and burn the midnight oil tonight. I have to take a big test tomorrow.

IN THE BAG
روي شاخ بودن. صد در صد
I've got the election in the bag. Everyone's gonna vote for me.

GET THE BALL ROLLING
دست به كار شدن. شروع كردن
Move it guys! If you wanna get the job before dark, you gotta get the ball rolling now.

PLAY GOOSEBERRY
سرخر بودن. موي دماغ بودن. مزاحم بودن.
I guess you two wanna be left alone; I'm not gonna play gooseberry.

SPLIT HAIRS
مته به خشخاش گذاشتن. مو را از ماست كشيدن
Let's stop splitting hairs. We should look at the problem as a whole.

KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSED
براي كسي آرزوي موفقيت كردن
I'm gonna take a big test tomorrow.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

CROSS SWORDS
سرشاخ شدن درگير شدن. بحث و جدل كردن
Whenever they see each other, they got along for the first few hours, but they finally end up crossing swords.

HIT THE SPOT
چسبيدن. جون دادن
It is so hot in here. A cool drink really hit the spot.

GET COLD FEET
جا زدن. تو زدن. دچار دودلي 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!

THE BALL IS IN SOMEONE'S COURT
گوي و ميدان دست كسي بودن. نوبت كسي بودن
I did all I could. NOw, the ball is in your court.