მოსწავლეების თხოვნით წელს, განმეორებით მოეწყობა სასკოლო შეჯიბრი "idiom of the day"
გთავაზობთ ამ თვის იდიომებს:
KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
Meaning: If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action.
For example:
I need to go to the bank, and if I drop the books off at the library on the way I'll be killing two birds with one stone.
Jenny says that she kills two birds with one stone if she does her own housework because she gets the house clean and she gets some exercise at the same time.
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS
Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do.
For example:
He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
Meaning: You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.
For example:
Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.
Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."
START UP
Meaning: to create and run an organization such as a business, a club, a band, etc.
Synonym: set up, establish (formal)
For example:
start up sth After I finished university, I started up my own small business.
start sth up You had a chess club in your old school, so why don't you start one up in your new school as well?
Nouns often used as objects with
start up: business, company, service, club, web site, organization, charity, project, band, school
JUST IN TIME / JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME
Meaning: If you do something just in time, or just in the nick of time, you do it just before time runs out.
For example:
Jamie got his application form in just in time. If it had arrived a day later, it would've missed the deadline.
I got to the station just in the nick of time and jumped on the train just as it was leaving.
A QUESTION OF TIME
Meaning: You can say "it's only a question of time" before saying what you think will happen in the future.
For example:
It's only a question of time until we run out of oil, so we're going to need other forms of energy to power our cars.
If you keep on spending money like this, it'll just be a question of time before you have a serious debt problem.
Note: This idiom is almost always used with the word "only" or with the word "just", as in "It's only a question of time before ... " or "It's just a question of time."
TIME AFTER TIME
Meaning: If you do something time after time, you do it again and again, or repeatedly.
For example:
We've told our son time after time to call us if he's going to be late, but he still forgets sometimes.
Tiger wins major tournaments time after time. He really is a champion.
Note: The idiom "time and time again" has the same meaning, and can be used in the same way.
GIVE SOMEONE A HARD TIME
Meaning: If you give someone a hard time, you bother them or make trouble for them.
For example:
Some of the boys at Kenny's school started giving him a hard time and then said they wouldn't stop unless he gave them money every day.
My wife's been giving me a hard time ever since I forgot our anniversary.
IT'S HIGH TIME
Meaning: If you say it's high time something was done, you think it should have been done already, and is overdue.
For example:
It's high time Mick got a real job. He's been wasting his time singing in that Rolling Stones band for too long.
It's high time you started looking after your body. You're not a teenager any more, you know!
FACE THE MUSIC
If someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing something wrong.
For example:
To avoid facing the music and accepting his punishment for doing something bad, our little boy will tell lies with the skill of a well-trained actor.
Henry stole some money and bought a car, and when he realised he'd have to face the music he drove across the border to escape.
MUSIC TO YOUR EAR
Meaning: If something is music to your ears, it's just what you want to hear.
For example:
When Halle heard Jason say "I do" at their wedding, it was music to her ears.
After I'd done my final dive, the judges all said 9.9 or 10 and the crowd cheered. It was music to my ears!
BREAK OUT
Meaning: to escape from somewhere like a jail
or a detention centre
Synonym: escape
For example:
break out Have you seen that movie about
prisoners of war who broke out of a prison camp by digging a tunnel?
BREAK THE
ICE
Meaning: If you break the ice you say or do
something to create a more relaxed atmosphere when meeting people for the first
time.
For example:
What do you do in a new class to help break the
ice and get students talking?
Knowing how to break the ice is one of those
social skills that will come with experience and maturity.
Origin: Probably metaphorical, from the fact
that ships called ice-breakers cut channels through ice floes to allow other
ships to pass through.
BREAK DOWN
1)Meaning:
If someone breaks down, they start crying.
For
example:
break down
When his wife broke down at his funeral, relatives and friends tried to comfort
her.
break down
The prisoner broke down and wept when the judge sentenced him to life in
prison.
2)Meaning:
If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working because of a mechanical
problem.
Synonym:
conk out (informal)
For
example:
break down
Our bus broke down so we had to get out and wait for another one to come.
break down
Production has stopped because one of the machines at our factory has broken
down.
BREAK
INTO
Meaning:
If someone breaks into a building or a vehicle, they force their way in,
usually to steal something.
Synonym:
burgle
For
example:
break into
sth The burglars broke into the house and stole some jewellery and paintings.
break into
sth My wife's car has been broken into three times in the last year.
Note: The
phrasal verb "break in" has a similar meaning.
BREAK
UP
Meaning:
If you break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you end your relationship
with him or her.
Synonym:
split up
For
example:
break up
Sayoko and Hiroko seem to be fighting a lot lately, so I think they might break
up soon.
break up
with sb I broke up with my first boyfriend after I found out he was seeing
someone else.
TURN
DOWN
1)
Meaning: If you turn down an offer or a request, you decide not to accept it.
Synonym:
refuse, reject
For example:
turn down
sth/sb The bank turned down Kenny's application for a loan because he'd just
lost his job.
turn
sth/sb down The club turned his transfer request down, so Patrice had to stay
with the club.
Nouns
often used as objects with
turn down
(2): offer, request, appeal, proposal, invitation, application
2)Meaning:
to decrease or lower the volume, heat, power, etc. of an appliance by turning a
knob or pressing a button
For
example:
turn down
sth We'd better turn down the volume or the neighbours might complain.
turn sth
down It's cool enough now, so let's turn the air conditioner down.
Nouns
often used as objects with
turn down
(1): television, TV, volume, air conditioner, heater.
TURN
IN
Meaning:
If you turn somebody in, you tell the police that the person has committed a
crime or you hand them over to the police yourself.
For
example:
turn in sb
Would you turn in your best friend if you knew he'd broken the law?
turn sb in
The police have asked members of the public to turn the thieves in if they know
who they are.
TURN
UP
Meaning:
If someone turns up somewhere, they arrive without being expected or without
telling anyone they'd be coming.
Synonym:
appear, show up
For
example:
turn up
Everyone was surprised when Harry's ex-wife turned up at his wedding.
turn up
Thousands of fans turned up at the airport to welcome the team back home.
TURN
AWAY
Meaning:
If someone turns you away, they don't allow you to enter a place.
Synonym:
send away, refuse entry to
For
example:
turn sb
away They turned us away at the door because we didn't have tickets.
turn away
sb Doormen at five star hotels sometimes turn away people who aren't properly
dressed.
be turned
away Several protesters were turned away by security guards when they tried to
enter the meeting.
TURN
INTO
Meaning:
to change from one thing into another
Synonym:
transform into
For example:
turn into
sth/sb Isn't it incredible how caterpillars turn into butterflies, and tadpoles
turn into frogs? Nature really is amazing!
turn
sth/sb into sth/sb This guy is a great businessman. He turned a small company
into a huge global corporation.
A
ZEBRA CROSSING
Meaning: A
zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with painted
black and white stripes.
For
example:
Visitors
to Britain are sometimes confused when they're told there's a zebra crossing up
ahead. Some even expect to see a zebra walking across the road.
If someone
steps onto a zebra crossing, all cars must stop and wait for them to cross the
road.
Variety:
This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other
varieties of English too.
CHEW THE FAT/CHEW THE RUG
Meaning: If you chew the fat, or chew the rag, you have a long, friendly chat with someone.
For example:
I sometimes call Wendy late at night and we chew the fat for an hour or so before going to sleep.
Why don't you come over on Sunday morning and I'll make some breakfast and we can chew the rag for a couple of hours?
Note: "Chew the fat" is used more in British and Australian English, while "chew the rag" is used more in American English.
A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
Meaning: A wolf in sheep's clothing is someone who
seems to be a good person but is really a bad person.
For example:
The priest at our church seemed to be a very warm and
caring man, but we later found out that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
People in our town suspected that Henry was a wolf in
sheep's clothing, but I think they were wrong.
