Idioms, Proverbs, Expressions & Slang terms

[afsane b]

GET SOMEONE'S GOAT
روي سگ كسي را بالا آوردن. كفر كسي را بالا آوردن
The way you treat me in front of other people get my
goat.


FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE
مستقيم رفتن. راسته ي دماغتو بگير برو جلو!
Excuse me, where is the nearest gas station?
Just follow your nose!


ON ICE
راكد گذاشتن. عقب انداختن. در آب نمك خوابانيدن
I have two pieces of land. One I sell and the other I keep on ice for a rainy day.

[گیسو]

سحر خیز باش تا کامروا شوی
a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success
He always goes to work before his colleagues because he knows that the early bird catches the worm

[afsane b]

HAVE ONE'S CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
هم 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 ON
جوش نزن. عجله نكن. يه دقيقه صبر كن
Keep your shirt on! You're next in line.

HOT UNDER THE COLLAR
جوش آوردن. دو آتيشه عصباني بودن. داغ كردن
Daddy was hot under the collar when we told him his car had been stolen.

[afsane b]

PULL STRINGS
پارتي بازي كردن. اعمال نفوذ كردن
Is it possible to get anything done around here without pulling strings?

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.

[گیسو]

بی تاثیر،بدون تغییر عقیده

whithout effect

He always criticizes his friend who always ignores it so it falls away like water off a duck's back

[محمد88]

It's raining cats and dogs : It is the heaviest rain I have ever seen

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Let's talk turkey : Let's begin to talk seriously

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Don't let the cat out of the bag : Don't tell our secret

[afsane b]

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.

[محمد88]

[afsane b]

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES
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: "People 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 before my grandchild is born!

PASS THE HAT
اعانه جمع كردن. پول جمع كردن
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.

[SCYTHE]

darkest hour is just before the dawn and It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Prov. When things are extremely bad, it may signal that they are about to get much better.

Jill: I feel like giving up. I don't have a job, my boyfriend left me, and they're raising the rent for my apartment. Jane: It's always darkest just before the dawn.l