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

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

MISS THE BOAT
دیر جنبیدن. 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 کار بر کنار شدن
I got the ax two months ago. I have been able to find a new job yet.

GO TO BAT FOR SOMEONE
از کسی طرفداری کردن. از کسی جانبداری کردن
I expect you to go to bat for me whenever you hear anyone gossip about me.

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

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

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JUMP THE GUN
زودتر از وقت شروع کردن. قبل از موعد مقرر کاری را انجام دادن. عجله کردن
They were scheduled to be married in June, but they jumped the gun.

MAKE A SPLASH
کولاک کردن. معرکه کردن. غوغا کردن
She made quite a splash in literary with her first book

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

GIVE SOMETHING ONE'S BEST SHOT
نهایت سعی خود را کردن
-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
زیاد معطل شدن. زیاد 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 فلاکت زندگی کردن. زندگی رقت بار داشتن. زندگی سگی داشتن
I gotta get rich realsoon. I'm quite tired of leading a dog's life

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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 روی دم سگ نگذاشتن. دنبال دردسر نگشتن. پا روی دم کسی نگذاشتن
Don't raise the issue again. It's almost forgotten. Let sleeping dogs lie.

DOG IN THE MANGER
آدم بخیل. 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 کردن. زد و بند کردن. گاوبندی کردن
You can't do any business in this town if you don't wheel and deal.

MONKEY BUSINESS
دوز و کلک. حقه بازی. مسخره بازی
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

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GO INTO A NOSEDIVE
سریع افت کردن. مثل برق پایین آمدن. شدیدا تنزل کردن
oill prices are doing to a nosedive.

TAKE A RAIN CHECK
به وقت دیگری موکول کردن
I'm pretty busy on Friday, could I take a rain check on your invitation?

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

CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED
سر بزنگاه کسی را دستگیر کردن. مچ کسی 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 می خورم!
I didn't break the glass. cross my heart!

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

BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.
صغری کبری چیدنو طفره رفتن. حاشیه رفتن
Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly!

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GET INTO HOT WATER
تو هچل افتادن. توی دردسر افتادن
I really get into hot water whenever I play hooky.

DOG-EAT-DOG
هر کی هر کی. ظالم بی رحم
It's pretty though to survive in this dog-eat-dog world.

GO COLD TURKEY
یک مرتبه عادتی را کنار گذاشتن. بی مقدمه اعتیاد را ترک کردن
The doctor believes in that if he opium addict had gone cold turkey, he might have not survived

SKELETON IN ONE'S CLOSET
راز شرم آور. نقطه ضعف
my father was once behind bars. That's our family's skeleton in the closet.

MONEY TALKS!
پول رو رو سنگ بذاری سنگ آب میشه! پول حلال مشکلاته!پول حرف اول رو می زنه!
ِDon't worry. I have a way of getting things done. Money talks!

MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S
مواظب رفتار و زبان خود بودن. مودب بودن
you must mind your p's and q's at the reception tonight

GO BANANAS
از شدت خوشحالی یا عصبانیت دیوانه شدن
The children will go bananas when you tell them that trip is cancelled

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HAVE SOMEONE'S NUMBER
دست کسی را خواندن. از نیت کسی آگاه بودن
joe has been so friendly to me recently. but i have his number. He just needs my money.

LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
دست و پا چلفتی. بی ملاحظه. بی فکر. بی احتیاط
Each time you enter the room, you knock something down. You are really like a bull in a china shop!

THE FAT IS IN THE FIRE
دیگه کار از کار گذشته. دیگه نمیشه کاریش کرد. آب ریخته را نمیشه جمع کرد
The fat's in the fire! There's 10 thousend $ missing from office safe.

HIT THE ROAD
راه افتادن. عازم سفر شدن
it's getting really late. Let's hit the road

JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN
از ترس زهره ترک شدن. از ترس قالب تهی کردن
You really scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin!

KIVK IN THE PANTS
ترغیب. تشویق
All he needs is a kick in the pants to get him going.

PAIN IN THE NECK
مایه دردسر. مایه عذاب. بلای جان
There's something wrong with my car almost everyday. It's really become a pain in the neck!

GET THE JUMP OF SOMEONE
پیش دستی کردن. روی دست کسی بلند شدن
No one has ever been able to get the jump on Margie in swimming.

OFF THE RECORD
غیر رسمی. محرمانه
The mayor emphasized that what he had said was off the record

MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
از کاه کوه ساختن. چیزی را گنده کردن
Don't let such a trivial thing bother you so much. You're just making a mountain out of a molehill

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GO FLY A KITE!
برو پی کارت! بزن به چاک!
stop bothering me! go fly a kite!

TOOT ONE'S OWN HORN
لاف زدن. منم منم کردن. از خود تعریف کردن
Richard's always tooting his own horn. All he does is to talk about how good he is.

HANG IN THERE!
استقامت به خرج دادن. تاب آوردن. با اوضاع ساختن
I know things are pretty tough me. If you hang in there things will come out ok.

HIT BELOW THE BELT
نامردی کردن. نارو زدن
iI'll never do any business with Peter again. He really hits below the belt

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
رازی از دهان کسی پریدن. پته کسی را روی آب انداختن
Nobody was supposed to tell him about the surprise party, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.

GET A KICK OUT OF SOMETHING
از چیزی کیف کردن. از چیزی حظ کردن
I always get a kick out of his jokes.

COUGH UP
سلفیدن. اخ کردن
Come on man! Cough up the money you owe me!

TALK SOMEONE'S EAR OFF
با پر حرفی سر کسی را بردن
My grandmother talks my ear off whenever I see her.

GO GREAT GUNS
حسابی رو به راه بودن. قبراق بودن
How's business Ted?
It's going great guns!

ALL THUMBS
دست و پا چلفتی. ناشی
Let me do the dishes myself, you're all thumbs

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PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
ملانصرالدینی عمل کردن. کارها 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. هفتیر کش فرز
Peter's really quick on the trigger. He has a ready answer to almost any question.

SAVE SOMEONE'S NECK
به داد کسی رسیدن. کسی 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 فکر چیزی خلاص کردن. موضوعی را به کلی فراموش کردن
Mrs. Abrameshas not been able to get the memory of her husband's death out of her system yet.

SEE STARS
برق از چشم کسی پریدن
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 کسی را رسیدن. نقشه کسی را نقش بر آب کردن. کار کسی را خراب کردن
Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

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

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UNDER THE TABLE
رشوه. زیر میزی
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
خرابکاری کردن. 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 کردن
Everyone is living in peace and quite here. Don't rock the boat please.

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

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

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

WEAR THE PANTS
رییس خانواده بودن. حاکم 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.

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Kiss sth. goodbye: If someone tells you that you can kiss something goodbye, you have no chance of getting or having it.

If they find out that you were the one who stole the chemistry test, you have to kiss college goodbye.
اگه بفهمن تو بودی که تست شیمی رو دزدیدی، پشت گوشِت رو دیدی،
(رنگ) دانشگاه رو هم میبینی