To play possum خود را به موش مردگی زدن، خود را به خواب یا مردن زدن
To try to fool someone; to make believe one is asleep or dead
سعی در گول زدن کسی، متقاعد کردن کسی به اینکه فرد …
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Under the wire سر بزنگاه
Just in time درست به موقع
Hand hesitated about his term paper for two months and finally submitted it just under the wire.
<<هانگ>در مورد پروژه اش دو ماه تعلل کرد، و سر انجام آن …
To draw in one’s horns خشم خود را فرو خوردن
To check one’s anger, to restrain oneself عصبانیت خود را فرو بردن، خود را نگه داشتن
The performer drew in his horns when he saw that his critic was an …
Woolgathering خیالبافی، در عالم هپروت بودن
Absentmindedness or daydreaming گیجی و حواس پرتی یا خیال پردازی
When the young genius should have been doing his homework, he was frequently engaged in woolgathering.
نابغه جوان دائم در عالم هپروت به سر …
To bury the hatchet کدورت ها را کنار گذاشتن
To make peace آشتی کردن
After not speaking to each other for a year, they decided to bury the hatchet.
آنها تصمیم گرفتند بعد از یک سال که با همدیگر صحبت …
To take the bull by the horns در مقابل بلا سینه سپر کردن، با شاخ گاو در افتادن
To face a problem directly با مشکلی مستقیمأ و فورأ روبرو شدن
After several days of days, the minister decided to take …
To wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve احساس خود را زود بروز دادن
To make one’s feelings evident احساس خود را آشکار کردن
People who wear their hearts on their sleeves frequently suffer emotional upsets.
مردی که احساس خود را …
To feather one’s nest بار خود را بستن، پشت خود را بستن
Grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances با سوء استفاده از شرایط ثروتمند شدن
While working as the tax collector, he adroitly feathered his own nest.
او زمانی …
To pay the piper تقاص پس دادن
To bear the consequences پای لرزش نشستن
(From the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin)
( از داستان << نی زن خال خالی>اثر << هاملین>)
The cruel leader was doing well at the present time, but he …
To spill the beans بند را آب دادن
To give away a secret رازی را فاش کردن
Although he was naturally reticent, when the felon was intimidated by the members of the rival gang, he spilled the beans.
اگر چه …