shredder

shredder  

a machine that cuts documents into small pieces so that no one can read them 

Sizdah Bedar

Sizdah Bedar

The thirteenth day of the new year festival is Sizdah Bedar (literally meaning "thirteen to out", figuratively meaning "hit the outdoors on the thirteenth"). This is a day of festivity in the open, often accompanied by music and dancing, usually at family picnics.

Sizdah bedar celebrations stem from the ancient Persians' belief that the twelve constellations in the Zodiac controlled the months of the year, and each ruled the earth for a thousand years at the end of which the sky and earth collapsed in chaos. Hence Nowruz lasts twelve days and the thirteenth day represents the time of chaos when families put order aside and avoid the bad luck associated with the number thirteen by going outdoors and having picnics and parties.

At the end of the celebrations on this day, the sabzeh grown for the Haft Seen (which has symbolically collected all sickness and bad luck) is thrown into running water to exorcise the demons (divs) from the household. It is also customary for young single women to tie the leaves of the sabzeh before discarding it, so expressing a wish to be married before the next year's Sizdah Bedar. Another tradition associated with this day is Dorugh-e Sizdah, literally meaning "the lie of the thirteenth", which is the process of lying to someone and making them believe it

no bed of roses

no bed of roses==not easy  

  Trying to work at two jobs is no bed of roses 

not happening==no go 

weekend are The plans for this no go 

continually==no end 

She cried no end after she lost her job 

no show==absent   

 think that she will be a no show 

difficult==no picnic  

This new job assignment is no picnic 

 not agreed to==no cigar 

He almost bought the car but in the end the sale was no cigar 

an intelligent and independent person==nobody's fool 

She is nobody's fool 

nuts about==enthusiastic 

She is really nuts about watching movies

lumberjack

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logger = lumberjack 

someone whose job is to cut down trees

extrovert

extrovert  

someone who is active and confident, and who enjoys spending time with other people 

Her sister was always more of an extrovert

introvert

introvert 

someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people 

Starting an Conversation

• Starting an Informal Conversation

• Listen to thisListen up

• Get a load of this

• Get this

• Guess what

• Guess what I just found outHave you heard the latest 

• Did you hear the news

• Starting a More Formal Conversation

• Can I talk to you

• Do you have a minute 

• Let's sit down and talk

• May I have a word with you  

ogle

ogle 

to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive - used in order to show disapproval 

I didn't like the way he was ogling me

latent=dormant 

something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future 

The virus remains latent in the body for many years

tooـــenough

too + adjective, not + adjective + enough

Mr. Hopkins was walking down the street one day when he noticed a small boy. The boy was standing outside a house. He was trying to ring the doorbell but the problem was that he was too short to reach up to the bell. As Mr. Hopkins watched, he tried to jump up to press the bell, but he just wasn't tall enough. Then the boy got a book out of his school bag and stood on it, but the book wasn't thick enough and the bell was still too high up for him to reach 
    The man felt sorry for the boy and decided to go and help him. He walked over to the door, smiled at the little boy and rang the door bell three times
    Then he turned to the boy and said kindly, 'So now what, little man'
    'Now,' the boy replied, 'we run away as fast as possible'

lemon squeezer

lemon squeezer 

 

a small kitchen tool that you use for getting the juice out of a lemon

oil lamp

 oil lamp

                                               

shadow, shade

shadow, shade  

A shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light  

 She saw his shadow on the wall.Shadow is an area of darkness made like this  

 The side of the valley was in shadow

Shade is a cool dark area where the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall • Let's eat our lunch in the shade. • He sat under the shade of a tree

mercy killing=euthanasia

mercy killing=euthanasia  

the deliberate killing of a person who is very ill and going to die, in order to stop them suffering

wearing good clothes and looking tidy

wearing good clothes and looking tidy 

well-dressed • smart • neat • presentable • well-groomed • sharp • dapper•   well turned out • snazzy

well-turned-out

well-turned-out 

someone who is well-turned-out wears nice, good quality clothes 

 Our customers want to be served by people who are well-turned-out 

crockeryــcutlery

crockery 

cups, dishes, plates etc 
 

a stack of dirty crockery 

 

cutlery 

knives, forks, and spoons that you use for eating and serving food   

crockery; = silverware AmE 

thimble

thimble 

a small metal or plastic cap used to protect your finger when you are sewing 

 

boggle

boggle   

if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it 

The sheer amount of data makes the mind boggle