[if. . . be anything to go by. ]: اگر بخوایم . . . رو در نظر بگیریم پس. . . با توجه به. . . پس. . . to go by = to be judged by; to judge by anything to go by= if we take the example of ... [مشاهده متن کامل]
If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching. با توجه به بازی های قبلیش، این بازی دیدن داره. If today's teenagers are anything to go by, then heaven help the next generation با توجه به نوجوون های امروزی، خدا به داد نسل بعد برسه. وقتی نوجوون های امروزی اینن، پس نسل بعدی چی هستن. اگه بخوایم نوجوون های حالا رو در نظر بگیریم، خدا به داد نسل بعد برسه. If his attitude is anything to go by ( = If his attitude is anything to be judged by ) then we had better not employ him. If the weather's anything to go by ( =if the weather's anything to judge by ) , then that's a great place for a holiday.
