پیشنهاد‌های مهرداد (١٠١)

a lemon – something that has serious problems, often problems you don’t discover until after you have bought it * He promised me that it wasn’t a lem ...

to get up the nerve – to have the courage to do something * I can’t get up the nerve to fly in an airplane for the first time.

to give ( someone ) credit – to give someone respect; to believe that a person has the ability to do something * Give me some credit. I know how to f ...

to whisper sweet nothings – to say quietly in someone’s ear romantic or loving things * As we walked along the beach, Tom whispered sweet nothings in ...

take it from me – listen to me; believe me; I assure you * Take it from me: Charlie is a great guy.

to cut ( someone ) some slack – to give someone some time or space to make mistakes without punishing them for it, usually because they have a good r ...

retreat – an informal meeting away from the workplace where employees of a company spend time together and getting to know each other better * Are yo ...

to hog – to not share; to use something and not let anyone else use it * Casper was cold during the night because his wife was hogging the blankets.

to run into – to meet someone without meaning to meet that person; to meet someone that one had not intended to meet * His mother ran into his aunt w ...

blow – something bad that happens when one is not expecting it and has a very bad effect on one’s life * Loosing his job was a huge blow to Carlos si ...

quarter – the amount of money a company earns over a three month period; the amount of money a company earns in one of four three - month periods eac ...

prenatal – before birth, often referring to visits to the doctor or medical care that a woman gets before she gives birth, to keep the woman and her ...

casual – not committed; not romantically serious or official * Chris and Jennifer were in a casual relationship and had no plans of getting married.

lift – a ride in a car; a drive to a location one needs to go to * Trent gave Jane a lift to the store since Jane’s car stopped working.

flake – a person who cannot be trusted; a person who forgets important things and does not keep promises * Mariah was a flake and forgot to return th ...

مبلغ پیشنهادی یا براورد هزینه اجرا bid – the amount of money a person or company says it will charge to do work that the person or company wants to ...

to shed – to slowly lose something, such as weight; to remove something from oneself slowly * Terrence got home, took off his shoes, and shed his coa ...

to mess around – to spend time doing something that is unproductive or that is not a good use of one’s time; to spend one’s time in a silly way or do ...

grating – irritating; annoying; aggravating; unpleasant * It’s grating to call an office and have to listen to a recorded message for 20 minutes befo ...

laughable – something that is so bad that it is funny, because one cannot do anything other than laugh about it, not believing that it can be as bad ...

sequel – the second part of something; the continuation of a book or movie in a second book or movie * Have you seen the sequel to this movie?

falling out – a fight or a difference in opinion that causes two people who were friendly in the past to stop being friendly with each other * Mason ...

inspired – having very good qualities; being exciting and interesting * The professor gave an inspired lecture on Greek philosophy and the students w ...

“bandied about” ( used casually )

dump – an old, ugly, dirty, broken, and poorly maintained building that is almost falling apart * As an intern, Harrison didn’t have much money, so h ...

perk – benefit; something one gets that is not part of the money one earns working in a job * Permission to use the exercise room and swimming pool w ...

thrilled – excited; very happy * The students were thrilled when Mr. Cassano canceled their test.

strapless – a piece of clothing that does not have any fabric going over a woman’s shoulder, usually a dress or bra * Beth plans to wear a strapless ...

underwire – a curved piece of metal that is sewn into some bras to provide extra support for large breasts * Some women think that wearing a bra with ...

“to lure someone” ( to get someone to go somewhere where something else will happen to them )

to narrow down – to become more specific in what one is looking for * There are more than 400 restaurants in the city, so we’ll need to narrow down w ...

extension – numbers dialed after a standard phone number that one uses to reach a specific phone or person * The phone number to the office is 1 - 55 ...

corkage fee – money one must pay to bring alcohol into a restaurant instead of ordering alcohol from the restaurant * The restaurant did not serve hi ...

hopping – busy; exciting, usually because of a large crowd of people * The music at the club was really good, so the club was almost always hopping a ...

venue – the place where a special event happens; the location of an event * The venue for the play was damaged during a storm, and the actors needed ...

It is a combination of the words “stay” and “vacation. ”

to be stowed – to be put away; to be hidden away instead of kept out * The extra pencils and pens are stowed away in the top desk drawer.

to be waited on – to be served by an employee; to have an employee ask what one wants to buy and bring that thing to oneself * At the restaurant last ...

chutzpah – nerve; the courage or confidence to do something that other people probably wouldn’t do, usually because they would be scared to do it * Y ...

infuriating – something that makes one very angry and upset; very annoying * That woman is so infuriating! I hate listening to her give her opinions.

turned around – disoriented; not knowing where one is or which direction one should go; not knowing which way is north, south, east, or west * If you ...

extras – anything that is part of a project or plan, but not the main part; something that is added to the main part * The cost of the main project ...

detour – an alternate route; a way to go from one place to another place when the normal way is closed, usually because of construction or a special ...

posted – put where many people can see something; hung or held up in a public place * The little girl posted her telephone number and a picture of he ...

hairy – complicated; difficult to do or to understand * The politician had a hairy schedule, visiting five states in three days.

to settle in – to become comfortable with something new * It took a few weeks for Broderick to settle in to his new school, but he eventually liked b ...

to give some assistance to complete something

burned completely

to come at ( one ) – to attack one with force; to move quickly and forcefully toward one, usually to fight * Two big guys came at me outside of the b ...

to linger – to stay in a place longer than one has to, usually because one does not want to leave. * Don’t linger in the videogame store too long. W ...