idiom آموزش اصطلاح زبان انگلیسی

for the time being

Meaning: If something will be the way it is "for the time being", it will be that way for a limited period of time only.

For example:

• You can stay here for the time being, but you'll have to move out when you find your own place.
• My car is being repaired, so for the time being I'll have to use the bus. 

Idioms آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی

Forgive and forget.
To Forgive someone for something and forget that It ever happened.
I'm sorry John, Lets forgive and forget .

Get down to Business.
To begin to get serious; to begin to negotiate or conduct business.
All right everyone,Let's get down to business.

Get someone off the hook.
To free someone from an obligation;To help someone out of an awkward situation.
Thanks for getting me off the hook,I didn't want to attend that meeting.

english idioms آموزش زبان انگلیسی

Idiom: The ayes have it

If the ayes have it, those who voted in favour of something have won

Idiom: Off on one

If someone goes off on one, they get extremely angry indeed

ALL SET

If you're all set, you are ready for something.

FOOD IDIOMS

FOOD IDIOMS

apple of her/his eye

MEANING: someone or something that one likes a lot

EXAMPLE:

The little girl is the apple of her grandfather’s eye.

bad egg

MEANING: a bad person, bum

EXAMPLE:

That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

big cheese

MEANING: an important person, a leader

EXAMPLE:

He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

bread and butter

MEANING: basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing)

EXAMPLE:

The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

bring home the bacon

MEANING: earn your family’s living

EXAMPLE:

Recently he has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else.

butter up
MEANING: flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship

EXAMPLE:

He spends most of his free time trying to butter up his boss so that he won’t have to work so hard.

carrot and stick
MEANING: promising to reward or punish someone at the same time

EXAMPLE:

The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

cool as a cucumber

MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious

EXAMPLE:

He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

couch potato

MEANING: a very lazy person

EXAMPLE:

He is a real couch potato and just sits around watching TV and staying indoors all day.

cream of the crop

MEANING: best of a group, the top choice

EXAMPLE:

The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

cry over spilt milk
MEANING: cry or complain about something that has already happened

EXAMPLE:

Don’t cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you can’t do anything to change it.

cup of tea
MEANING: something one enjoys or does well

EXAMPLE:

Going to art galleries is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home this evening and not go with you.

eat crow

MEANING: admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement

EXAMPLE:

I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructuring of our company.

eat dirt

MEANING: act humble, accept another’s insult or bad treatment

EXAMPLE:

We made him eat dirt after he accused us of lying about the salary cut.

eat humble pie
MEANING: be humbled, admit one’s error and apologize

EXAMPLE:

Our boss was forced to eat humble pie after everyone realized that he had made the wrong budget estimate for next year.

eat one’s cake and have it too

MEANING: use or spend something and still keep it

EXAMPLE:

He refuses to give up anything and always wants to eat his cake and have it too.

eat one’s words

MEANING: take back something one has said, admit something is not true

EXAMPLE:

I told my boss that I would be leaving but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.

egg on
MEANING: urge someone on

EXAMPLE:

Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.

finger in the pie

MEANING: participate in something that is happening

EXAMPLE:

He always tries to keep his finger in the pie so that he can control everything.

full of beans

MEANING: feel energetic, in high spirits

EXAMPLE:

She is full of beans tonight and doesn’t want to stop talking.

gravy train

MEANING: a job or work that pays more than it is worth

EXAMPLE:

For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company has become very strict and will not pay overtime.

half-baked

MEANING: not thought out or studied carefully

EXAMPLE:

He has a half-baked idea about starting a new business but most of us think that it will fail.

hand to someone on a silver platter

MEANING: give a person something that has not been earned

EXAMPLE:

His education was handed to him on a silver platter and now he is very spoiled and selfish.

hard nut to crack

MEANING: something or someone difficult to understand or do

EXAMPLE:

He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

(get or) have egg on one’s face

MEANING: be embarrassed

EXAMPLE:

He has egg on his face because everyone knows that he was sick at the party.

hit the sauce

MEANING: drink alcohol - usually regularly

EXAMPLE:

I think that she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job.

hot potato

MEANING: a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle

EXAMPLE:

The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

in a nutshell

MEANING: briefly, in a few words

EXAMPLE:

We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell what would be happening to everyone next year.

in the soup

MEANING: in serious trouble, in disorder

EXAMPLE:

She is really in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

make one’s mouth water

MEANING: look or smell very good, want to eat or drink very much

EXAMPLE:

The restaurant is supposed to be wonderful and every time that I see the menu it makes my mouth water.

nutty as a fruitcake

MEANING: crazy

EXAMPLE:

He is a very nice man but he acts strange sometimes and I often think that he is as nutty as a fruitcake.

out of the frying pan and into the fire

MEANING: go from something bad to something worse

EXAMPLE:

She quit the job because of some small problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because now her problems are much worse.

out to lunch

MEANING: crazy, mad

EXAMPLE:

She is totally out to lunch and you should never believe what she tells you.

piece of cake

MEANING: a task that is easily accomplished

EXAMPLE:

It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

polish the apple

MEANING: flatter someone

EXAMPLE:

Nobody likes her because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher.

souped up

MEANING: change something to make it faster or more powerful by changing or adding something

EXAMPLE:

The new car that his neighbor bought is a souped up model of the one that he had last year.

salt away

MEANING: save money

EXAMPLE:

He has been working there for seven years and has been able to salt away quite a lot of money.

sell like hotcakes

MEANING: sell quickly or rapidly

EXAMPLE:

The new CD has only been released for about a week but already it is selling like hotcakes.

spill the beans

MEANING: tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it

EXAMPLE:

Please don’t spill the beans about my plans to quit working and go back to school next year.

stew in one’s own juice

MEANING: suffer from something that one has caused to happen

EXAMPLE:

He is the one who caused the problem for himself and is now being forced to stew in his own juice.

take with a grain of salt

MEANING: accept or believe only part of something

EXAMPLE:

You should take everything that he says with a grain of salt as everyone knows that he likes to exaggerate things when he is speaking.

upset the applecart

MEANING: ruin a plan or event by surprise or accident

EXAMPLE:

Everything was going well at the company until he came along and upset the apple cart.

worth one’s salt

MEANING: being a good worker, worth what one is paid

EXAMPLE:

He has only been working here for a month but over and over he has proved that he is worth his salt.

Idiom

*strong as a horse and *strong as an ox; *strong as a lion

Cliché [of a living creature] very strong. (*Also: as ~.) Jill: My car broke down; it's sitting out on the street. Jane: Get Linda to help you push it; she's as strong as a horse. The athlete was strong as an ox; he could lift his own weight with just one hand. The football player was strong as a lion.

beard the lion in his den and beard someone in his den

Prov. to confront someone on his or her own territory. I spent a week trying to reach Mr. Toynbee by phone, but his secretary always told me he was too busy to talk to me. Today I walked straight into his office and bearded the lion in his den. If the landlord doesn't contact us soon, we'll have to beard him in his den.

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

Prov. It is better to be the leader of a less prestigious group than to be a subordinate in a more prestigious one. Joe: I can be the headmaster of a small secondary school, or I can be a teacher at a famous university. Which job offer do you think I should take? Nancy: Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. A professional writing workshop had asked Bob to join, but he elected to stay with his amateur group, since he thought it better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb, and In like a lion, out like a lamb.

Prov. The month of March usually starts with cold, unpleasant weather, but ends mild and pleasant. (Either part of the proverb can be used alone.) March certainly is coming in like a lion this year; there's been a snowstorm every day this week. Jill: Today is March twenty-fifth, and it's beautiful and warm outside, when just two weeks ago, everything was covered with ice. Jane: In like a lion and out like a lamb, all right.

the lion's share

the biggest part of something The lion's share of the museum's budget goes on special exhibitions.

The story of idioms

The story of idioms
 

Once upon a time there was a 13 year old kid named Nick. He lived in a city called idioms.There language mostly uses idioms in it.

One day Nicks mom ask him to clean his room and Nick said why should I.Nicks mom said um well and then Nick said hay mom, cat got your toung.So nick got grounded and had to clean his room.

The next week after nick wasnt grounded anymore nick had some friends over.It was a really hot day so they decided to go swimming.Nick was walking on the edge of the pool when Nicks friends pushed nick in with all of his cloths on.Nick got out of the pool and told his friends they were sitting ducks.So nick decided to chase after them and Nick got in trouble bye the life gaurd said stop running and Nick said for what and the life guard said well um and Nick said what cat got your toung.So nick had to walk home while his friends got to swim and have fun.Nick was very mad as a wet hen.The next day nick had to go to school and nick was very tired.There was a half an hour left of school and nick was really ready to go home and nick was not paying attention and his teacher got mad at him and told nick that he had to stay after school and nick was hot under the collar.When Nick left school he told the teacher that he should keep it under the hat, the teacher said if the shoes fit,wear it.So nick said ok.So nick told his mom and his mom said why were you off your rocker.So nicks mom told nick his punishment was to work in the garden with his mom.So nick complained that he had a green thumb.When nick was working in the garden hismom was back seat driving him.So nick told his mom to bug off.Nicks mom did not like that at all so Nick had to work in the garden for longer time. 

سلام... 

شرمنده برای مدتی تقریبا طولانی نبودم ... 

از این به بعد بیشتر و منسجم تر در خدمت هستم... 

فاطمه

English idioms using آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی

to be hot = very popular / fashionable: "Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment." 

a hot favourite = someone / something most likely to win: "Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National." 

a hot tip = important or useful suggestion: "He gave me a hot tip for my interview." 

a hot topic = an issue which is important: "Climate change is a hot topic at the moment."  

hot off the press = very new story: "This gossip is hot off the press." 

to get too hot = become too dangerous: "Things are getting too hot and the relief agencies are pulling out of the area." 

a hot date = a date with someone you find very attractive: "She's got a hot date tonight!" 

hot stuff = attractive: "Her new boyfriend is hot stuff." 

in the hot seat = in a position of responsibility: "You make the decisions – you're in the hot seat now!" 

in hot water = in trouble because you have done something wrong: "If you send that email now, you'll find yourself in hot water with the boss." 

have a hot temper = to get angry easily: "He has a hot temper, so don't provoke him into an argument." 

get hot under the collar = get angry about something which isn't very important: "You always seem to get hot under the collar about people's driving habits. Don't let it worry you!" 

hot and bothered = feeling uncomfortable, either because it's too hot, or because you have too much to do in too little time: "She's all hot and bothered now that she's been invited to the theatre this evening." 

be like a cat on a hot tin roof = restless or jumpy: "He's like a cat on a hot tin roof with all this talk about redundancies." 

in hot pursuit = to follow closely: "The pickpocket ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit." 

hot on the trail = close to finding something: "The police are hot on the trail of the mastermind behind the bank robbery." 

hot air = something which is not as important or true as it sounds: "What he says is just a lot of hot air – don't take it too seriously." 

more (something) than you've had hot dinners = an expression to mean that you've had a lot of something: "I've had more jobs than you've had hot dinners!" 

blow hot and cold = keep changing your mind about something: "I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside."

آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی ـ English Idioms

"stretch the truth" = exaggerate the truth

"My brother said he saw an alien, but he sometimes stretches the truth. It probably was just a bear."

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"cool as a cucumber" = very relax and at ease

"The captain was cool as a cucumber when aliens boarded our ship."

آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی English Idioms

Idiom:

An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Look Daggers at someone

to give a dirty look

Dont you dare look daggers at me.

Speak of the devil

When sb whose name has just been mentioned appears or is heard from.

Speak of the devil,Hello Tom, we were just talking about you

هر کسی دوست داشته باشه اینجا همکاری کنه آدرس ایمیل بده دعوتنامه میفرستم براش تو این وبلاگ بنویسه.  

English phrasal Verbs using in

There are many English phrasal verbs that use 'in'. Here is a selection of some of the more common. 

break in (1) = interrupt: "He broke in to their conversation to add that he couldn't work overtime." 

break in / into (2) = burgle / steal: "Thieves broke into the warehouse and stole 100 computers." 

bring in (1) = introduce: "She has brought in some changes to the company." 

bring in (2) = receive income: "He brings in a lot of money as a computer programmer." 

cave in = accept someone's idea or decision: "The unions finally caved in and accepted the new contracts." 

chip in = contribute: "We're all chipping in for Maria's birthday present." 

fill in (1) = complete: "You need to fill in this form." 

fill in (2) = act as a substitute: "As Robert is on holiday, you'll have to fill in for him this week." 

fill in (3) = bring someone up to date: "Can you fill me in on the new project?" 

fit in = be accepted by a group: "He doesn't really fit in at work. He's very different from us." 

give in = finally accept something: "She gave in to her children's demands for sweets." 

hand in = give something to someone: "They handed in their assignment early." 

kick in = start to have an effect: "The painkillers have finally kicked in. I feel much better." 

lead in = start with something: "In our presentation, we are going to lead in with our vision for the future." 

move in = occupy a house: "Some new neighbours have moved in next door." 

take in (1) = understand: "I still can't take in the news." 

take in (2) = deceive someone: "He really took me in with his hard-luck story." 

take in (3) = provide refuge: "She took the old couple in." 

work in = incorporate: "Is there any way of working in this paragraph? The text is a little unclear otherwise."

English phrasal verbs with

There are many phrasal verbs in English that use the word "off". Here are some of the more common. 

Break off= end: "Talks have broken off between the union and management." 

Bring off = succeed in something difficult: "The new management brought off an amazing recovery in the company's fortunes." 

Call off = cancel: "The proposed merger has been called off." 

Cut off = disconnect: "Their electricity was cut off when they didn't pay the bill." 

Lay off = make workers redundant: "The car manufacturer laid off 5000 workers." 

Live off = get money from another source: "He invested the money and lived off the interest." 

Pay off = settle your debt: "She saved money every month and finally managed to pay off her student loan." 

Put off = (1) postpone: "They put off the decision for another month."

= (2) dissuade: "Falling prices put me off investing in the English property market." 

Take off = do well: "Business has really taken off!" 

Write off = accept a loss: "We'll never get the money back – I think we should write it off."

English phrasal verbs with آموزش زبان انگلیسی

Some common business English phrasal verbs that use "on". 

Get on = (1) have a good relationship with someone: "She gets on well with the Accounts Director" 

= (2) to progress: "How are you getting on with the launch?" 

Take on = employ people: "We aren't taking on any more staff this year." 

Go on = continue: "Please go on. I'd like to hear more about your plans for the new office." 

Sit on = to stall or delay something: "We proposed this some time ago, but the Chairman has been sitting on the plans and we're no further forward." 

Build on = use your successes to go further: "They built on their early success and soon expanded to become the biggest catering firm in the South East." 

Crack on = work fast: "I'm sorry I can't stop and talk – I need to crack on with some work." 

Work on = use your influence with someone: "Leave it with me – I'll work on the boss over the next fortnight." 

Pick on = bully: "She feels that her colleagues are picking on her because she is so popular with management." 

Decide on = choose: "What colour have you decided on for the staff canteen?" 

Hold on = wait: "Please hold on and I will see if Mr Harris is available." 

Pass on = give a message to someone: "I'll pass your message on to her when she returns." 

Try on = test someone's authority: "Don't take any notice of his behaviour – he's just trying it on with you!"

آموزش زبان انگلیسی English phrasal verbs with

Some common business English phrasal verbs that use "down". 

Back down (or climb down) = to no longer stick to your original ideas or position: "After weeks of negotiating, she backed down and accepted their conditions." 

Break down (1) = examine the different parts of something: "The profits break down in the following way – 50% profit in European sales, a 20% profit in North American sales and a 30% profit in Asian sales." 

Break down (2) = when communication stops between two parties: "The negotiations broke down after two days." 

Bring down = destroy something: "A series of disastrous investments brought down the company." 

Cut back on = reduce something: "The government has cut back on its defence budget." 

Drive down = work hard to reduce prices or costs: "Over the last year we have driven down the distribution costs." 

Live down = when other people can forget a bad reputation: "I was two hours late for the meeting and now my colleagues will never let me live it down." 

Play down = minimise the importance of something: "She played down the fact that her father was the boss." 

Set down = put something in writing: "The conditions are set down in the contract." 

Stand down = resign: "After ten years at the head of the company, the chairman has decided to stand down." 

Take down = write notes in a meeting: "Can someone take down the minutes?" 

Wear down = argue so much that the other person abandons their position: "The unions finally wore the management down on the issue of overtime pay." 

Write down (or note down) = write something: "Could you write down your mobile phone number?"

idiom

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.

Idioms about music آموزش زبان انگلیسی

با درود خدمت همه دوستان عزیزم

شرمنده یه کوچولو بیزی هستم.برا همین دیر به دیر آپ میکنم.

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And all that jazz

This idiom means that everything related or similar is included.

Bells on

(USA) To be somewhere with bells on means to arrive there happy and delighted to attend.

Blow your own horn

If you blow your own horn, you boast about your achievements and abilities. ('Blow your own trumpet' is an alternative form.)

Blow your own trumpet

If someone blows their own trumpet, they boast about their talents and achievements.  ('Blow your own horn' is an alternative form.)

Call the tune

The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.

Change your tune

If someone changes their ideas or the way they talk about them, they change their tune.

Clear as a bell

If something is as clear as a bell, it is very clear or easy to understand.

Face the music

If you have to face the music, you have to accept the negative consequences of something you have done wrong.

Fiddle while Rome burns

If people are fiddling while Rome burns, they are wasting their time on futile things while problems threaten to destroy them.

Fine tuning

Small adjustments to improve something or to get it working are called fine tuning.

Fit as a fiddle

If you are fit as a fiddle, you are in perfect health.

For a song

If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap.

It takes two to tango

This idiom is used to suggest that when things go wrong, both sides are involved and neither side is completely innocent.

March to the beat of your own drum

If people march to the beat of their own drum, they do things the way they want without taking other people into consideration.

Music to my ears

If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear.

Play by ear

If you play by ear, you deal with something in an impromptu manner, without guidelines or rules. It refers to playing music without using written notation.

Play second fiddle

If you play second fiddle, you take a subordinate role behind someone more important.

Pull out all the stops

If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want.

See you on the big drum

A good night phrase to children.

Strike a chord

If strikes a chord, it is familiar to you, reminds you of something or is connected to you somehow.

Toot you own horn

If someone toot their own horn, they like to boast about their achievements.

Whistle for it

If someone says that you can whistle for something, they are determined to ensure that you don't get it.

Whistle-stop tour

A whistle-stop tour is when someone visits a number of places quickly, not stopping for long.

Whistling Dixie

(USA) If someone is whistling Dixie, they talk about things in a more positive way than the reality.

Whistling in the dark

If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen.

You can't unring a bell

This means that once something has been done, you have to live with the consequences as it can't be undone.

آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی Love idioms

Love idioms

A guide to idioms of love.

Falling in love

catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone: "The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye

."

to fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive: "My friend fancies you

!"

to have a crush on someone = to only be able to think about one person: "When I was at school, I had a crush on a film star

."

to have a soft spot for someone = to have a weakness for someone: "She has a soft spot for Richard - he can do anything

!"

to have the hots for someone = to find someone very attractive: "She's got the hots for the new office manager

."

to go out with someone (British English) = to date someone: "They've been going out together for years

!"

to go steady = to go out with someone: "They've been going steady since their first year at university

."

to fall for someone = to fall in love: "He always falls for the wrong types

!"

to fall head over heels for someone = to completely fall in love: "He fell head over heels for her

."

to be lovey-dovey = for a couple to show everyone how much they are in love: "They're so lovey-dovey, always whispering to each other and looking into each other's eyes

."

to have eyes only for = to be attracted to one person only: "He's dropped all his old friends, now that he has eyes only for Susie

."

to be the apple of someone's eye = to be loved by someone, normally an older relative: "She's the apple of her father's eye."

to be smitten by someone = to be in love with someone: "I first met him at a party and from that evening on, I was smitten

."

a love-nest = the place where two lovers live: "They made a love-nest in the old basement flat

."

to be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love: "They are one loved-up couple

!"

to be the love of someone's life = to be loved by a person: "He has always been the love of her life

."

Types of love

puppy love = love between teenagers: "It's just puppy love - you'll grow out of it

!"

cupboard love = love for someone because they give you food: "I think my cat loves me, but it's only cupboard love

!"

Getting married

to get hitched: "They're getting hitched next Saturday

."

to tie the knot: "So when are you two tying the knot?"

If it goes wrong

…

to go through a bit of a rough patch = when things are not going well: "Since the argument, they've been going through a bit of a rough patch

."

to have blazing rows = to have big arguments: "We had a blazing row last night

."

can't stand the sight of someone = to not like someone: "She can't stand the sight of him any more

!"

to call it a day = to agree that the relationship has ended: "We decided to call it a day

."

to be on the rocks = a relationship that is in difficulty: "Once she moved out, it was clear their marriage was on the rocks

."

to have a stormy relationship = a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship

."

a love-rat = a man who betrays his girlfriend / wife: "He's had affairs with three different women - he's a complete love-rat

."

Sayings

Marry in haste, repent at leisure = if you marry too quickly, you have the rest of your life to regret it

!

Love is blind = when you love someone, you can't see their faults

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder = beauty is subjective

Let your heart rule your head = allow your emotions to control your rational side

Wear your heart on your sleeve = show other people how you are feeling

یه درخواست کوچولو:

همه کسانی که از این وبلاگ مطلبی اصطلاحی گرامری حتی شده یه لغت یاد گرفتن لطفا به این پست نظر بدن.میخوام بدونم تو این 6 سال به هدفم رسیدم؟ تونستم کمکی به زبان آموزان باشم؟ اگر بله که ادامه میدم این راه رو اگه نه هم از همین حالا بهم بگین تا در اینجا رو تخته کنم.

یه نکته کنکوری: برای اینکه یه مترجم خوب و توانایی بشی باید دوست عزیزمن فقط ترجمه کنی

بهترین راه برای تقویت ترجمه ترجمه کردنه.فارسی به انگلیسی یه کم مشکلتره اما میشه باور داشته باش که تو هر کاری رو اراده کنی میتونی انجامش بدی.فقط باید وقت صرف کنی و تمرین کنی.همین.

قود لاک اوری وان.

آموزش زبان انگلیسی

سلام

امیدوارم که خوب باشید.

ببخشید یه مدتی نبودم سرم خیلی شلوغ بود و اصلا وقت نداشتم.

من آدم بد قولی نیستم

 سعی میکنم از این به بعد به صورت مداوم همکاری کنم.

و اما مطلب امروز: 

1.pretext:means watchful

e.g : Her pretext of being tired did not fool us for an instant.

2.out of gear: means out of control

e.g:she said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.

3.all round:means with a wide range of skill or abilities.

e.g:she is a good all round player.

Let give bill a dunk in the pool 4.

سر کسی را توی آب کردن

5.get off to a flying start

شروع موفقیت آمیزی داشتن

6.taste the water

سر و گوشی آب دادن

7.she is going off me.

از من بدش میاد.

8.I always start the day by going through the email.

همیشه روزم  رو با چک کردن ایمیل هام آغاز می کنم.

9.give 3 cheer for s.b

به افتخار کسی هورای بلند کشیدن

10.to be great one for s.th

اهل چیزی بودن

11.what goes around. comes around.

از هر دستی بدی از همون دست می گیری.

12.sworn enemies

دشمن قسم خورده

13.breeze new life into s.th

تحول ایجاد کردن

14.all talk no trousers

همش حرف می زنه عمل نمی کنه

15.talk break to s.b

حاضر جوابی کردن

16.weight up your word

حرفتو ارزیابی کن

17.run that by me again

دیگه تکرار نکن

18.I've learnt this off by heart.

کاملا اینو بلدم

19.give s.b the sack

اخراج کردن

20.go off with s.th

دزدیدن

سبز باشید....

American Idiomsآموزش زبان انگلیسی

 In The Name of Almighty Allah 

Hi every body

I hope my friends will be fine. My name is Javid. this is my first post.

Well I like English and I think you can learn English just when you are interested in it. If you want to learn English you should try hard, because I believe that a successful outcome is worth the effort.

Today I wanna start my work with some Idioms. And also I will bring a short story for each Idiom as an example.

Good luck 

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Smell a Rat 

(Feel that something is wrong)

How come the front door is open? Didn’t you close it before we went shopping?

I’m sure I did. I can’t understand it.

Frankly,I smell a rat.

Me,too. I’m convinced that something is definitely wrong here.

We’d better call the police.

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Cat Got Your Tongue? 

(Can’t talk?)

Come om,connie! Tell us what you think about our little ride down the rapids yesterday.

Well,uh…

Wasn’t it exciting?

I,uh…

What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?

If you must know, I’m keeping quiet because I was scared out of my wits!

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Straight From the Horse’s Mouth

 

(from a reliable source)

How did you find out that Jill was engaged?

I got the information from a very reliable source.

You mean Jill told you so herself?

That’s right. I got it straight from the horse’s mouth!

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English Idiomsآموزش زبان انگلیسی

English Idioms

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borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> face=Arial>Idiom	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> face=Arial>Meaning
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> Have an axe to grind	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> If you have an axe to grind, you have personal reasons for becoming involved in something or adopting a particular attitude. "It was decided that the best candidates would be selected by a recruitment agency who had no axe to grind within the company."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> Have your back to the wall	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> If you have your back to the wall, you are in serious difficulty. "With his back to the wall, the supplier had to accept the deal."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> At someone's beck and call	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> If a person is at somebody's beck and call, they are always ready to do things for them or obey orders to please them. "Parents should not be at the beck and call of their children."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0> Below the belt	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   An action or remark described as below the belt means that   it is considered unfair or cruel.   "Politicians sometimes use personal information to hit their rivals   below the belt."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Birds of a feather	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To say that two people are birds of a feather means that they   are very similar in many ways.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Breathe down someone's neck	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If somebody is breathing down your neck, they are watching you   too closely and making you feel uncomfortable.   "The atmosphere at work isn't great; the boss keeps breathing down   our necks all the time
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Build bridges.	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If a person builds bridges between opposing groups, they help   them to cooperate and understand each other better.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   face=Arial>Dance attendance (on somebody)	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you dance attendance on someone, you are constantly available   for that person and attend to their wishes.   "She's rich and famous and expects everyone to dance attendance   on her."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Let sleeping dogs lie!	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If someone tells you to let sleeping dogs lie, they are asking you   not to interfere with a situation so that it does not become a problem.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   See eye to eye with someone.	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To see eye to eye with somebody means that you agree with   them.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Fair-weather friend	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not there   when you are in trouble, is called a fair-weather friend.   "I thought I could count on Bill, but I've discovered he's just a   fair-weather friend."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Get on like a house on fire	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Two people who get on like a house on fire have similar interests   and quickly become good friends.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Get a raw deal.	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you say that someone has got a raw deal, you think they    have been treated unfairly or badly.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Go with the flow	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you go with the flow, you follow the general tendency and go   along with whatever happens.   "When my colleagues organize an office party, I just go with the flow   when it comes to the details. "
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Good walls make good neighbours	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   This expression means that respecting one another's privacy   helps create a good relationship between neighbours.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Play gooseberry	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you play gooseberry, you join or accompany two people who   have a romantic relationship and want to be alone.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Help a lame dog over a stile	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you help a lame dog over stile, you help someone who is   in difficulty or trouble.   "You can trust him - he always helps a lame dog over a stile."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Herding cats	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   This expression refers to the difficulty of coordinating a situation   which involves people who all want to act independently.   "Organizing an outing for a group of people from different countries   is like herding cats!
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Know someone/something inside out.	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you know someone or something inside out, you know them   very well.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   It takes two to tango	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   You say this when you think that a difficult situation or argument   cannot be the fault of one person alone   "OK, we've heard Jack's side of the story - but it takes two to tango!"
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Keep someone at arm's length	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you keep someone at arm's length, you do not allow yourself   to become too friendly with them.   "It's not easy to become friends with Sophie; she tends to keep   everyone at arm's length."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   At loggerheads	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you are at loggerheads with a person or organization,   you disagree very strongly with them.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   face=Arial>Nodding terms	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you are on nodding terms with someone, you don't know them   very well, just well enough to say 'hello' when you meet them.   "We haven't made any friends yet but we're on nodding terms with   out neighbours."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To be at odds with somebody	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If one person is at odds with another, they disagree with   each other.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Play the game	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you play the game, you accept to do things according to   the rules laid down by others.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Pull strings	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If somebody pulls strings, they use influential friends in order   to obtain an advantage.   "David found a job easily - his Dad just pulled a few strings!"
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Send someone packing	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you send someone packing, you tell them to leave, in a very   forceful and unfriendly way.   "When Amanda discovered that Jack had been unfaithful,   she sent him packing."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Rub shoulders	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you rub shoulders with someone, you have an opportunity to   meet and talk to a person who is wealthy, famous or distinguished.   "In her job in public relations, she sometimes rubs shoulders with   famous people."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Give someone the cold shoulder.	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To give someone the cold shoulder means to deliberately   ignore someone.   "After giving my opinion, he gave me the cold shoulder."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Significant other	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   The term significant other refers to a person, such as a spouse,   partner or lover, with whom you have a long-term relationship.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0 align=left>   Sface=Arial>peak the same language	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0 align=left>   If two or more people speak the same language, they have similar   tastes and ideas.   "We work well together because we speak the same language."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   face=Arial>Speed networking	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   This refers to a relatively new urban trend which consists in   making a potential business contact by briefly talking to a series of   people at an organised event and exchanging contact details.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Starter marriage	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   A starter marriage is a short-lived first marriage that ends in   divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets.
A stormy relationship	If you have a stormy relationship with someone, you have a lot of   arguments and disagreements.   "After a very stormy relationship, they decided to separate."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0 align=left>   Sface=Arial>trange bedfellows	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0 align=left>   This expression refers to the unusual or unlikely association of two or   more people, companies or states.   "A car manufacturer and a bakery - strange bedfellows don't you think?"
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To be as thick as thieves	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If two people are "as thick as thieves", it means that they are   very good friends.
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Two's company ... (three's a crowd)	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   This is said of two people, particularly lovers, who would prefer   to be alone together than to have someone else with them.   "Would you like to come to the cinema with us?"   "I'd rather not, thanks. Two's company..."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   Walking papers	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   If you are given your walking papers, your contract or a   relationship is ended.   "After causing a diplomatic incident, Carter got his walking papers."
borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>  On the same wavelength	borderColorDark=#c0c0c0>   To say that two people are on the same wavelength means   that they understand each other well because they share   the same interests and opinions.

آموزش زبان انگلیسی Idiom

 English idioms relating to
ANXIETY - FEAR - NERVOUSNESS

Afraid of one's own shadow

A person who is afraid of their own shadow is very nervous
  or easily frightened.
  "I've never seen anyone so easily scared - she's afraid of her
  own shadow."

Bundle of nerves

If you describe somebody as a bundle of nerves, you mean that
  they are very nervous, tense or worried.
  "My son is doing his driving test today. Needless to say he's a bundle
  of nerves!"

Have butterflies in your stomach

 If you have butterflies in your stomach, you are feeling very nervous.
  "At the beginning of an exam, I always have butterflies in my stomach."

Like a cat on hot bricks

A person who is like a cat on hot bricks is very nervous or restless.
  "The week before the results were published, she was like a cat on
  hot bricks."

On the edge of one's seat

 Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested in
  something and finds it both extremely exciting and nerve-wracking.
  "Look at Bob! He's on the edge of his seat watching that rugby match."