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vendetta
یکشنبه 8 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 21:48
vendetta =============== a situation in which one person or group tries for a long time to harm another person
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Dressing up
یکشنبه 8 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 21:08
Dressing up =========== Dressing up is putting on more formal clothes Dressing down ================= Dressing down is putting on more casual clothes
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Ways of agreeing
یکشنبه 8 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 20:32
Ways of agreeing ======== I'm certainly with you on that I'm of a like mind on that, too we definitely see eye to eye on that one In that respect we are of target mind on that I can't argue with that Let's handle on that There's only one word I can use now to show my agreement and that's -- execute There's absolutely...
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Hobby Horse
سه‌شنبه 3 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 15:07
Hobby Horse ============== A hobbyhorse is a child's riding toy
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holly
سه‌شنبه 3 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 14:59
holly ========== a small tree with sharp dark green leaves and red berries (berry), or the leaves and berries of this tree used as a decoration at Christmas
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Prepositional Phrases
دوشنبه 2 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 23:49
I want everyone to be quiet at once at once ========= immediately or without delay My wife is at odds with my mother be at odds ============== to disagree Our neighbor is at large right now be at large ============= if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or have not been caught...
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bookish
دوشنبه 2 آذر‌ماه سال 1388 21:37
bookish ========== someone who is bookish is more interested in reading and studying than in sports or other activities
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capable hands
چهارشنبه 13 آبان‌ماه سال 1388 00:19
capable hands =============== someone who is able to do something well Helen was put in the capable hands of hair stylist Daniel Herson
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two
جمعه 24 مهر‌ماه سال 1388 22:58
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ============== A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush as they say when you have at least one definite thing in contrast to two uncertain things It wouldn't take much for me to cancel that trip in fact for two pins I think I will =========== it means that if given only...
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slangs
شنبه 18 مهر‌ماه سال 1388 15:14
The gang leader told his followers to waste their rivals on the weekend. They are all wanted criminals now to waste ====to kill Do you think I could borrow your wheels ? I have an important appointment this afternoon wheels====car My cousin is a computer whiz . He maintains my system for me whiz==== wizard I have to...
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la di da
شنبه 11 مهر‌ماه سال 1388 23:15
snobbish===la di da used to describe someone's behaviour when you think they are talking and behaving as if they consider themselves better than other people a la-di-da attitude
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ask
دوشنبه 23 شهریور‌ماه سال 1388 22:21
request to officially ask for something consult to ask someone for advice demand to ask for something very forcefully nag/pester to keep asking for something many times, in an annoying way beg/plead to ask for something in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much question/interrogate to ask someone...
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Time
جمعه 6 شهریور‌ماه سال 1388 00:19
Tell someone time and again ================= do this repeatedly Bags of time ====== a lot of time To have time to kill =========== have plenty of time have time to spare ============ have enough time available in order to relax have time on your hands =============== have a lot of time available and have nothing to...
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doubt
چهارشنبه 28 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 19:56
have (your) doubts have no doubts at all raise doubts =make people have doubt express/voice doubts =say that you have doubts nagging/lingering doubt =a doubt that does not go away serious/grave doubts an element of doubt =a slight doubt there is little/some/no doubt (that) =used to talk about how certain you are about...
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Tips for Getting People to Slow Down
چهارشنبه 28 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 17:46
Tips for Getting People to Slow Down One of the biggest problems is speed. Native speakers, especially business people, tend to speak very quickly on the telephone. Here are some practical tips to get native speakers of English to slow down Immediately ask the person to speak slowly When taking note of a name or...
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job words
دوشنبه 26 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 21:33
Work and jobs A job I got a job in a bank when I finished college Work A lot of people come to London to find work If you work for a person or company, you are an is your employer . The company employs you. If you work for yourself and do not have an employer, you are self-employed . If you work for different...
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tick somebody/something ↔ off
یکشنبه 25 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 18:40
tick somebody/something ↔ off to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of them Mrs Watts will tick you off if you're late again
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necktie
یکشنبه 25 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 18:25
necktie a man's tie how to tie the necktie
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earth
دوشنبه 19 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 17:55
earth ======= to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire = ground Make sure that the machine is properly earthed down-to-earth ========= practical and direct in a sensible honest way Fran's a friendly, down-to-earth person a chef with a down-to-earth approach to cooking earth mother...
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water
سه‌شنبه 13 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 00:22
he treated it as water off a duck's back ============= of no importance He was told that the new plan he'd developed just wouldn't hold water ==================== wouldn't work Every time we came up with a new proposal, he would throw cold water on it ==================== discourage it After all the money that she's...
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Civil
دوشنبه 12 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 21:30
Civil engineering مهندسی راه و ساختمان Civil law قانون مدنی Civil war جنگ داخلی Civil society جامعه مدنی Civil defense دفاع شهری Civil commotion آشوب شهری civil aviation nonmilitary flying civil code legal code in Québec civil day calendar day the period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight. civil disobedience the...
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pass the buck
شنبه 3 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 17:57
pass the buck ========= t o make someone else them responsible for something that you should deal with
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fuddy-duddy
شنبه 3 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 17:03
fuddy-duddy ========= someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes You're such an old fuddy-duddy
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shoo
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 19:08
shoo ====== to make an animal or a child go away, especially because they are annoying you shoo somebody away/out etc He shooed the kids out of the kitchen
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dress sense
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 17:57
dress sense ========== the ability to dress well in attractive combinations of clothes that suit you
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tattoo
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 13:17
tattoo ====== a picture or writing that is permanently marked on your skin using a needle and ink He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm tattoo parlor ========== a place where you can go to get a tattoo
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furtive
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 12:59
secretive =furtive ======== behaving as if you want to keep something secret = secretive There was something furtive about his actions furtive glances/looks Chris kept stealing furtive glances at me She opened the door and looked furtively down the hall
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to eat
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 12:50
to eat ======= eat • have • chew • swallow • lick • consume • dig in / tuck in • feed • chow down
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chow down
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 12:18
chow down =========== to eat She had to chow down with the others in the cafeteria
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chow
جمعه 2 مرداد‌ماه سال 1388 12:10
chow ====== food