اطلاعات عمومی

Beats me

اصلاً سر در نمیاورم، متوجه نمی شوم

مثال:

It Beats me how he could survive in the battle while he was alone.

Think over

به دقت روی مسئله ای فکر کردن

مثال:

Tom in now thinking over the major he wants to choose at university.

Wear out

کهنه کردن

مثال:

Paul wore out his favorite shirt after wearing it for 5 years.

Dressed to the teeth

تیپ زدن، شیک و پیک کردن

مثال:

Sally is really dressed to the teeth for that party.

Be taken aback

جا خوردن، یکه خوردن

مثال:

Jack was takenaback when he saw his friend after such a long time.

Hold up

دستبرد زدن

مثال:

Today a masked robber with a gun held up the bank and ran away.

On the tip of one's tongue

نوک زبان کسی بودن

مثال:

The answer was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't say.

Take down

نوشتن، یادداشت کردن

مثال:

The police took down the witness's statements when he arrived the scene.

Sitting pretty

در بهترین شرایط قرار داشتن، سکه بودن وضع و حال

مثال:

He won the lottery and now he is really sitting pretty.

Drop someone a line

چند خطی برای کسی نوشتن، نامه کوتاهی نوشتن

مثال:

She promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to New York.