Idioms, Proverbs, Expressions & Slang terms

[Marichka]

TURN ONE'S STOMACH
دل كسي را بهم زدن. حال كسي را بهم زدن
The party was so bad that it turned my stomach.

OFF THE HOOK
كسي را از توي هچل درآوردن. به داد كسي رسيدن. 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 كنده. رك و راست. بي شك و ترديد
Linda made no bones about telling John how much she hated him.

RING A BELL
به نظر كسي آشنا آمدن. به ذهن كسي آمدن
I have never met him, but his name rings abell.

FEED SOMEONE A LINE
فريب دادن. گول زدن. فريفتن
Trust people around you, but don't let anyone feed you a line.

NO ONE'S HIGH HORSE
باد كردن. خود را گرفتن
Our friend hasn't been paying much attention to anyone recently. He seems to bee on his high horse again.

PLAY IT COOL
خونسرد رفتار كردن. عادي رفتار كردن. آرام بودن
The cops won't suspect anything if yoou 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 HOLE
قرض بالا آوردن. زير بار قرض بودن. بدهكار بودن
I am five thousand bucks in the hole. I don't know what to do.

[Marichka]

KEEP SOMEONE POSTED
در جريان گذاشتن
Make sure to keep the doctor posted about the patiant's condition.

WALK ON AIR
از خوشحالي پر درآوردن. از خوشحالي روي ابرها راه رفتن.
Bob was walking on air on his graduation day.

WILD GOOSE CHASE
آب در هاون كوبيدن. كار بيهوده كردن
Doing business in this town is definitly a wild goose chase.

TALK SHOP
بي موقع از كسب و كار حرف زدن. از مسايل شغلي حرف زدن.
Okay guys, Let's stop talking shop and enjoy ourselves.

COCK-AND-BULL STORY
چاخان پاخان. خالي بندي
Who the hell do you expect to believe your cock and bull story?

TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT
پرت گفتن. صد تا يه غاز حرف زدن. جفنگ گفتن. ليچار گفتن
Don't listen to him. He's just talking through his hat.

ON ONE'S LAST LEGS.
نفسهاي آخر را كشيدن. به روغن سوزي افتادن
My car is on its last legs. I have to get ride of it as soon as I can.

MAKE WAVES
دردسر درست كردن. مشكل به وجود آوردن. شر به پا كردن.
Dick deosn't get along well with others at work. He's always trying to make waves.

UNDER ONE'S VERY NOSE
درست جلوي چشمان شخص
The witness told the court that the murder had been committed under his very nose.

[Marichka]

UNDER THE TABLE
رشوه. زير ميزي
I 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
خرابكاري كردن. گند زدن
I didn't write more than half of the question in the exam, I really blew it!

ROCK THE BOAT
آرامش را بر هم زدن. دردسر درست كردن
Everyone is living in peace and quite here. Don't rock the boat please.

GET OUT OF MY FACE.
از جلوي چشمم دور شو! گورتو گم كن!
Get outa my face if you know what's good for you!

ON THE HOUSE
مجاني. به حساب فروشنده يا رستوران
We had to pay for the food, but the drinks were on the house.

BLOW ONE'S TOP
از كوره در رفتن. به شدت عصباني شدن
Mom blew her top when she saw the room in a mess.

WEAR THE PANTS
رييس خانواده بودن. حاكم خانه بودن. مرد خانه بودن
In our family, it's my mother who wears the pants.

ON THE LINE
به خطر افتادن. در معرض خطر قرار گرفتن
The company has already lost two million bucks. A lot of jobs are on the line.

[farshid57]

more catholic than the pope
كاسه داغ تر از اش
is it true or not

[Marichka]

ONE'S NUMBER IS UP
اجل كسي رسيدن. عمر كسي به سر رسيدن. كار كسي تمام بودن
Granny is worried all the time. She thinks her number is up.

OUT OF THE BLUE
بي 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 WOODS
مشكل يا خطري را پشت سر گذاشتن. از خطر جستن
The doctor believes that the patient is out of the woods.

PAY LIP SERVICE
شعار دادن. حمايت تو خالي كردن
Don't sit and pay lip service to human rights. get busy!

WET BEHIND THE EARS
دهان كسي بوي شير دادن. بي تجربه و خام بودن. جوجه بودن. بچه بودن
He is too young to become a manager. He's still wet behind the ears!

POKE ONE'S NOSE INTO SOMETHING
در كاري فضولي كردن. در كاري دخالت بيجا كردن
Why don't you stop poking your nose into my business? You'd better mind your own life.

PAIN THE TOWN RED
حسابي خوش بودن. خوش گذراندن
Let's go out tonight and paint the town red!

PAY THROUGH THE NOSE
مبلغ گزافي پرداختن. مبلغ هنگفتي پياده شدن
We paid throught the nose to get the car fixed and it still doesn't go properly.

COME DOWN TO EARTH.
از رويا بيرون آمدن. واقع بين بودن
You gotta come down to earth; you can't become a runner with a lam leg.

PIECE OF CAKE
مثل آب خوردن. خيلي 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 كسي دادن. با كسي همكاري كردن
Look pal! If you play ball with me, we'll be able to do almost anything together.

WET BLANKET
آيه ياس. حالگير
You shouldn't invite him to your birthday party. He's such a wet blanket.

PUT HEADS TOGETHER
با هم مشورت كردن. با هم طرح ريختن. همفكري كردن
If we put our heads together, we may be able to settle the problem.

RUB IT IN
سرزنش كردن. ملامت كردن. سركوفت زدن
I know I made a terrible mistake but there is no need to rub it in.

SPILL THE BEANS
بند را آب دادن. حرفي از دهان كسي پريدن
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 چيزي سر در نياوردن
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؟! لالموني گرفتي؟ زبونت بند اومده؟
Why did you come home so late last night? Answer me! Cat got your tongue?

DRESSED TO KILL
بهترين لباس خود را پوشيدن
That party was really important to everyone, so all the guests were dressed to kill.

[Marichka]

PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
ملانصرالديني عمل كردن. كارها 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, Sut up, Roger! You are full of it!

QUICK ON THE TRIGGER
حاضر جواب. فرز. هفتير كش فرز
Peter's really quick on the trigger. He has a ready answer to almost any question.

SAVE SOMEONE'S NECK
به داد كسي رسيدن. كسي را نجات دادن
Thanks for not letting the boss fire me. You saved my neck in time.

GET SOMETHING OUT OF ONE'S SYSTEM
خود را از فكر چيزي خلاص كردن. موضوعي را به كلي فراموش كردن
Mrs. Abrameshas not been able to get the memory of her husband's death out of her system yet.

SEE STARS
برق از چشم كسي پريدن
I saw stars when I hit my head againt 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 كسي را رسيدن. نقشه كسي را نقش بر آب كردن. كار كسي را خراب كردن
Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

SELL SHORT
دست كم گرفتن
Don't sell him short, he is a smart lawyer

[AB]

Like a fish out of water
با محیط نا آشنا بودن

all thumbs
دست و پا چلفتی

go cold turkey
یک مرتبه عادتی را رها کردن

pull strings
پارتی بازی کردن

shoot the breeze
صحبت کردن .گپ زدن

walk on air
از خوشحالی پر در آوردن

miss the boat
شانس رو از دست دادن

pain in the ass
مایه دردسر

Lemon!
دچار دردسر شدن

Go bananas
از عصبانیت ترکیدن

IF YOU LIKE I WILL CONTINUE

[Marichka]

FISHY
مشكوك
When he saw the intrance door open, he found

something fishy.

SHAKE A LEG
عجله كردن. جنبيدن
It's getting late. Come onm 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 كن يا بزن به چاك
He always went to his work late, at last his boss told

himto shape up or ship out.

BARK WORSE THAN ONE'S BITE
به اندازه اي كه نشون ميده بد نيست
Our boss is so strike and everyone is scared of him but all know that his bark worse than his bite.

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.

SHOOT FROM THE HIP
نسنجيده حرف زدن. نسنجيده عمل كردن
Don't pay any attention to my brother. It's just his nature to shoot from the hip.

SHOOT OFF ONE'S MOUTH
دهن لقي كردن. قپي اومدن. لاف زدن
Stop shooting off your mouth! You could cause a lot of trouble.

[Marichka]

PUT ONE'S MONEY WHERE ONE'S MOUTH IS
به قول خود وفا كردن
She at last could get the A in her exams, how about putting your money where your mouth is?

ALL EARS
سراپا گوش بودن
Well, tell mee the story. I'm all ears!

ALL WET
كورخواندن. 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. بيخيال
A wheel comes off his car but he was as cool as a cucumber.

AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS IN A POD
مثل سيبي كه از وسط نصف كرده باشند. كاملا شبيه هم بودن
The two sisters are as like as two peas in a pod.

BARK UP THE WRONG TREE
سوراخ دعا را گم كردن. بيراهه رفتن. اشتباه رفتن
Chirs suspects Mark stealing her watch, but I bet she is bark up the wrong tree

[Marichka]

BE UP TO ONE'S EARS TO SOMETHING
تا خرخره در چيزي غرق بودن.
I am up to my ears in dept

BEATS ME!
اصلا نمي دونم!‌سر در نمي آرم!‌نمي دونم!
-Nina, do you know how the world came to existence?
-Beats me!

BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW
لقمه بزرگتر از دهان خود برداشتن
You won't be able to handle the project. You're bitting off more than you can chew.

SELL SOMEONE DOWN THE RIVER
به كسي خيانت كردن. لو دادن. فريب دادن
The police raided the gangsters' den and arrested the all. Apparently, someone has sold them down the river.

PLAY IT BY EAR
بدون تدارك قبلي كاري را انجام دادن
-What are we gonna do after the movie tonight?
-We'll play it by ear.

GIVE SOMEONE THE RASPBERRY
براي كسي شيشكي بستن
The audience gave the poor actor raspberry after the play.