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الخميس تشرين الأول 13, 2011 6:02 م
have-
Perhaps we will have a good summer this year.
spend summer/winter
I spent the winter indoors.
-approach
The days become shorter and temperatures drop as
autumn approaches.
-arrive, begin, come
Autumn arrived early that year.
winter sets in
The aid must reach the refugees before winter sets in.
summer/winter pass, wear on, (come to an) end
As the summer wore on food became scarce.
-months
summer/winter period
spring/summer/winter time (also springtime, etc.)
The museum is open daily during the summer
months.
It was springtime and the slopes were ablaze with almond
blossoms.
-day/morning/night, etc.
It's hard to sleep on hot summer nights.
during/in (the)-
The wood is carpeted with bluebells in spring.
over the summer/winter.
The repairs will be carried out over the summer.
through/throughout (the)-
The meat is salted so it keeps through the winter.
for (the)-
She's gone to Ireland for the summer.
the-of 2001, etc.
The winter of 2001was especially cold.
a summer's/winter's day/morning/night, etc.
a lazy summer's day
all summer/winter long
It rained all summer long.
the height of summer
the depths of winter
He always wore a short-sleeved shirt, even in the
depths of winter.
all year round throughout all the seasons of the year;
during the entire year. _ The public swimming pool is
enclosed so that it can be used all year round. _In the South
they can grow f lowers all year round.
open season
legal to hunt or kill at this time
Nancy said there should be an open season on drug offenders.
السبت تشرين الأول 15, 2011 12:59 ص
Performing arts
write-
He's written a new WestEnd musical.
do, present, perform, produce, put on, stage-
We are proud to present the play 'Rocket to the Moon'.
The drama group is doing a show.
direct-
She is directing Verdi's opera 'La Traviata' at La
Scala next year.
act in, appear in, perform in, sing in, star in-
He starred in the WestEnd hit musical 'Josepli and
the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat'.
rehearse (for)-
We had no time to rehearse for the play.
go to the ballet! opera/theatre
I haven't been to the theatre for ages.
see-
Have you seen that new production of' Macbeth'?
-open
'The Nutcracker' opens in December.
-play, run
The show has been playing to packed houses.
The show ran for years on Broadway.
«close
The musical closes this week after a record number of
performances.
a play/show folds
The play folded after poor reviews.
at the ballet! opera/theatre
We met at the opera.
in a/the
the characters in the play
-by
a comedy by Moliere
الثلاثاء تشرين الأول 18, 2011 1:12 م
__ -savvy: knowledgeable about ___ .
"If you're having problems with your hard disk, talk to Jim.
He's very computer-savvy. "
schmooze: make relaxed, casual conversation.
"No, we weren't talking about anything important.
We were just schmoozing."
shoot the breeze: make relaxed, casual conversation.
"No, we weren't talking about anything important.
We were just shooting the breeze."
sleep on it: take at least a day to think about something before making a decision.
"The job that you're offering me sounds really good, but I'd like
to sleep on it before giving you my final decision."
a snap: something that's very easy to do.
A: "Is your job difficult?"
B: "No, actually it's a snap. In fact, it's so easy that it's a little bit boring."
Someone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her lie in it.: Someone has caused
his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
A: Jim upset everyone when he got angry at the meeting. Can we do anything
to make the situation better?
B: No. He's made his own bed; now let him lie in it."
sooner or later: eventually.
"You've been working too hard for too long. If you don't relax a little,
sooner or later you're going to get sick."
sort of: rather; somewhat.
"I think I'll lie down. I feel sort of dizzy."
so-so: fair; not particularly good.
A: "How're you doing?"
B: "So-so. I've been better, but I've also been worse."
state of the art: using the latest technology.
"The company is very proud of the equipment in its
computer room. It's state of the art."
Step on it!: Hurry up!
"Step on it! The taxi will be here at any time and you're not even dressed!"
الثلاثاء تشرين الأول 18, 2011 1:16 م
Safwat God bless you brother
Your topics are designed to be "professional", these idioms should be studied by those who are interested in Conversation, this means by all students ^^
I' am happy to pursue your useful topics.
Go ahead!
الجمعة تشرين الأول 21, 2011 11:46 ص
Ranaa,
Go ahead!
Ok , just be ready
الثلاثاء تشرين الثاني 01, 2011 12:55 ص
Mad as a cute sneak
Very mad. Go crazy and out of control
Made as a wet hen
Very mad, Very angry.
Made of money
Very rich
Make a better fist
Make something better
Make a clean breast of
Confess/ Admit the truth
Make a meal of something
Put extra effort to do something
Make a pig's ear
Mess up something
Make someone's blood boil
Make someone very angry
Make up one's mind
Make the decision
Make up with
Recover close relationship
Man of means
Rich man
Made of straw
Weak person. A person who is not fight for anything
Man upstairs
Refer to god
Master of
Expert of
Meet a half way
Both parties accept to lose something to complete agreement
Memory like an elephant
Very good memory
Miss the bus / Miss the boat
Miss / lost some opportunities
Money for jam
Easy earned money.
Money to burn
Has a lot of money to spend with no worry.
Monkey business
Illigal business/ activity.
Month of Sunday
A very long month/ very long period of time.
Mountain to climb
Hard work to do ahead
My heart bleeds
Feel very sad or sympathy on something
الثلاثاء تشرين الثاني 01, 2011 12:55 ص
Safe and sound
Completely save
Salad days
The awkward old time which could be happy to think of.
Salt of the Earth
People who dedicate their life to make the world better.
Salty dog
An expert sailor/ fisherman
Save face
Save the reputation from public
Save your skin
Stay away from problems
Sea legs
Do/ try something new.
Second to none
The best
See eye to eye
Two or more people are agree on something
See red
Very angry
Seed money
First amount of money to start your business.
Sell down the river
Betray. Not follow agreement.
Sell someone down the river
Betray someone
Shake a leg
Hurry up
Shoot off the mouth
Show opinion very loudly
Shot in the dark
Do something with little direction and hope to be successful.
Sit on the fence
Does not want to make the decision
Slip one's mind
Completely forget something
Smell a rat
Compete with someone
Snow job
Dishonesly talking
So to speak
Refer to someone's speech
Sooner or later
In the near future
Slip one's mind
Completely forget something
Speak of the devil
Someone you are talking about (probably in a negative way) is arrived.
Stand me up
Miss an appointment with me.
Stick out the neck
Take the risk
الثلاثاء تشرين الثاني 01, 2011 12:57 ص
Face the music
Accept the negative consequences of something
Face to face
Seeing each other (usually use in a meeting).
Face value
Interest in appearance more than the detail inside
Fair and square
Very fair
Fall between two stools
Something try to be two things but is not good at being either
Fancy man
new lover
Fat cat
Very rich person
Fat head
Stupid person
Feed someone a line
trick someone
Feel blue
Feel sad
Feel like a million dollar
Feel very good
Feeling a bit under the weather
Feeling a bit sick
Fishy smell
Something strange
Flea market
A Market where sells second hand goods
Flood the market
Too much supply (products or services) in the market.
Fly a kite
Test reaction of the idea
Fly blind
Work without training or instruction
Follow one's nose
Strictly follow one's direction.
Food for thought
Something to think about
For ages
Very long time
For the birds
Something which are not interesting
Fork over
Give / offer
الجمعة كانون الأول 02, 2011 6:57 م
Peace be upon you......
Dog's life:
He leads a dog's life/He’s tired of living a dog's life.If some has a dog's life, they have a very unfortunate and wretched life. In other words it means that life is hard and unpleasant
knock somebody dead:
You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonightTo impress somebody very much.
Knock/throw somebody for a loop American English
to shock or surprise somebody
I’m gonna knock him for a loop /The result of the election knocked most people for a loop.
On your last legs | on its last legsI just finished paying for the car and it’s on its last legsIf you say you're on your last legs, it can mean you're close to exhaustion, or it can mean you're close to death. If a thing is on its last legs, it's close to breaking or wearing out.
:arrow: To be quick on the uptake
The opposite is "slow on the uptake"
If you are quick on the uptake, you're smart and you can understand things quickly./quick to understand or learn something,
Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she's so quick on the uptake
I 've put some idioms that I 've just recently came across in order to refresh the thread Safwat's world of Idioms
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étoile في السبت كانون الأول 03, 2011 2:08 ص، عدل 2 مرات
السبت كانون الأول 03, 2011 12:28 ص
étoile,
please add as much as you can , and thank u