اصطلاح و ضرب المثلهای انگلیسی

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When there is a will, there is a way
خواستن توانستن است

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do
خواهي نشوي رسوا همرنگ جماعت شو

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Dump sb
رابطه خود را با كسي تموم كردن. كات كردن با كسي
George dumped Jane because he couldn't trust her anomore
جرج رابطشو با جين تموم كرد چو ديگه نميتونست بهش اعتماد كنه.

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Leave a sour taste in one's mouth
خاطره بدي در ذهن كسي به جا گذاشتن
Losing the game after a lot of practice left a sour taste in my mouth
باخت در بازي ای كه اينقدر واسش تمرين كرده بودم خاطر بدي در ذهنم به جاي گذاشت

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Wash one's hands of sth
از كاري دست كشيدن/ كنار گذاشتن كاري
Maria washed her hands of math when she realized she loves zoology
ماريا وقتي فهميد كه عاشق جانور شناسيه خواندن رياضي را كنار گذاشت

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Give sb a free hand
به كسي آزادي عمل دادن
David likes to do those jobs in which his boss gives him a free hand
ديويد اون كارهايي را دوست داره انجام بده كه در انجام آنها رعيسش بهش آزادي عمل بده.

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To have a sweet tooth
عاشق شيريني و شكلات و غذاهاي شيرين بودن
Anthony's gotten diabetes because he has a sweet tooth and eats too much sweet junk food during the day

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You could have fooled me/ i am not falling for that one
خر خودتي!
A: I dreamed last night that if you lend me $1000, you will hear good new the day after
B: you could have fooled me
شخص اول: ديشب خواب ديدم كه اگه ١٠٠٠ دلار به من قرض بدي، يه خبر خوب ميشنوي
شخص دوم:خر خودتي!

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To have a shoulder to cry on
همدم داشتن، مونس داشتن
if you have shoulder to cry on in a foreign country, you can cope with homsickness more easily
اگه خارج از كشور همدم يا مونسي داشته باشي بهتر ميتوني با غربت كنار بياي

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To build castles in the air
وهم و خيال باطل داشتن
Most teenagers' life is devoted to building castles in the air
زندگي بيشتر نوجوانان به وهم و خيال باطل ميگذرد

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A red-letter day
يه روز به يادموندني
It'll be a red-letter day for all of us when we get our visas

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to have second thoughts about
دو دل بودن
Some people have second thoughts about moving to a new country because they don't have any relations there
بعضی از افراد دو دلند که آیا به کشور دیگه مهاجرت کنند یا نه چون هیچ فامیل یا آشنایی اونجا ندارند.

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Dog in the manger
Kathryn never gives away anything she herself has no use for. She is such a dog in the manger!

آدم بخیل، تنگ نظر

 

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a back-seat driver
کسی که هنگام رانندگی از آدم اشکال میگیره
Fathers are usually back-seat drivers when they are in your car sitting next to you

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In the bag
I've got the election in the bag. Everyone's gonna (going to ) vote for me!
100%-روی شاخ بودن