ضرب المثل های انگلیسی سری دوم

THE FAT IS IN THE FIRE

ديگه كار از كار گذشته. ديگه نميشه كاريش كرد. آب ريخته را نميشه جمع كرد

The fat’s in the fire! There’s 10 thousand $ missing from office safe.

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HIT THE ROAD

راه افتادن. عازم سفر شدن

It’s getting really late. Let’s hit the road

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JUMP OUT OF ONE’S SKIN

از ترس زهره ترك شدن. از ترس قالب تهي كردن

You really scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin!

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KICK IN THE PANTS

ترغيب. تشويق

All he needs is a kick in the pants to get him going.

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PAIN IN THE NECK

مايه دردسر. مايه عذاب. بلاي جان

There’s something wrong with my car almost everyday. It’s really become a pain in the neck!

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GET THE JUMP OF SOMEONE

پيش دستي كردن. روي دست كسي بلند شدن

No one has ever been able to get the jump on Margie in swimming.

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OFF THE RECORD

غير رسمي. محرمانه

The mayor emphasized that what he had said was off the record.

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MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL

از كاه كوه ساختن. چيزي را گنده كردن

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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You are not in the picture

تو باغ نیستی

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worm book

خر خوان

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a kick on the back

اردنگی

He was discharged with a kick in the back.

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GET INTO HOT WATER

تو هچل افتادن. توي دردسر افتادن

I really get into hot water whenever I play hooky.

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DOG-EAT-DOG

هر كي هر كي. ظالم بي رحم

It’s pretty though to survive in this dog-eat-dog world.

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GO COLD TURKEY

يك مرتبه عادتي را كنار گذاشتن. بي مقدمه اعتياد را ترك كردن

The doctor believes in that if he opium addict had gone cold turkey, he might have not survived

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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.

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MONEY TALKS!

پول رو رو سنگ بذاري سنگ آب ميشه! پول حلال مشكلاته!‌پول حرف اول رو مي زنه!

ِDon’t worry. I have a way of getting things done. Money talks!

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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.

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Shake a leg

عجله كردن، جنبيدن

It’s getting late. Come on, shake a leg!

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GO (Be)  BANANAS

از شدت خوشحالي يا عصبانيت ديوانه شدن

The children will go bananas when you tell them that trip is cancelled.

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GO INTO A NOSEDIVE

سريع افت كردن. مثل برق پايين آمدن. شديدا تنزل كردن

Oil prices are going into a nosedive.

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TAKE A RAIN CHECK

به وقت ديگري موكول كردن

I’m pretty busy on Friday, could I take a rain check on your invitation?

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GET AWAY CLEAN

از مجازات فرار كردن

After robbing the bank, the robbers spent off in a waiting car and got away clean.

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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.

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CROSS MY HEART!

به جون خودم قسم مي خورم!

I didn’t break the glass. Cross my heart!

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GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK

كلاه سر كسي رفتن. به حق خود نرسيدن

Martin’s very unhappy because he got the short end of the stick again.

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BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.

صغري كبري چيدن و طفره رفتن. حاشيه رفتن

Stop beating about the bush! Answer my question frankly!

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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!

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LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE

دنبال دردسر نگشتن. پا روي دم كسي نگذاشتن

Don’t raise the issue again. It’s almost forgotten. Let sleeping dogs lie.

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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.

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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.

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MONKEY BUSINESS

دوز و كلك. حقه بازي. مسخره بازي

Stop the monkey business. This is serious.

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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.

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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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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.

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MAKE A SPLASH

كولاك كردن. معركه كردن. غوغا كردن

She made quite a splash in literary with her first book.

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GET ANTS IN ONE’S PANTS

بي قرار شدن. دلشوره گرفتن

I always get ants in my pants before a lecture.

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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.

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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.

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LEAD A DOG’S LIFE

با فلاكت زندگي كردن. زندگي رقت بار داشتن. زندگي سگي داشتن

I gotta get rich real soon. I’m quite tired of leading a dog’s life.

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GET ONE’S TICKET PUNCHED

شناسنامه كسي باطل شدن. مردن. كشته شدن

The poor man got his ticket punched while he was crossing the street!

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DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS

سليقه ها مختلفه. هر كسي به چيزي علاقه داره

My husband likes watching T.V., but I like reading books. Well, different strokes for different folks.

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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.

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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.

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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