پیشنهادهای مهرداد (١١٠)
to chalk it up to – to be the reason for; to credit
the money that a worker does not receive because it is taken out of his or her payments in order to pay taxes
" Many cars also have front and rear “bumpers” ( that goes across the front and back of a car a long piece of metal and plastic ) that ...
to wrap things up – to finish something so that one is available to do something else; to end something * Let’s hurry up and wrap things up so that w ...
to be tied up – to be busy doing something; to be unable to do something because one has to finish something else first * Chandy wanted to have lunch ...
gigs – jobs ( slang ) * Do you think we would get more gigs if we had our own website?
curse – something that is believe to cause harm or bad luck * Sometimes I think that being tall is a curse because I am always hitting my head agains ...
to have had enough – to lose patience; to no longer be willing to tolerate something * She had had enough of his careless spending of their family sa ...
to rear - end – to crash into the back of a car * The man rear - ended my car while talking on his cell phone.
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 ...
balding – beginning to lose the hair on one’s head; with some of one’s hair lost from one’s head * Jake is balding, while his twin brother has a full ...
militant” ( aggressive; wanting to fight )
to feel free – to feel as though one can do something without special permission * Benjamin was very close to his best friend’s family, so he felt fr ...
at ( one's ) wits' end – unable to think of any solutions to a problem; unable to remain patient or willing to accept a bad situation * After Mrs. De ...
pearl – a small round bead, usually white in color, that is often used for jewelry * A small white pearl hung on the delicate chain necklace.
how much you like to talk to other people
to come out of – to come from; to be created in a certain location * The new band came out of England, but they were popular in other countries, too.
( long piece of material that connects a machine to a power source )
frantic – panicked; very worried * When she heard that her uncle had gotten into a car accident, Takako became frantic until she learned that he was ...
handout – a piece of paper given to students that explains information students need to know about a task * Each student received a handout with spec ...
to feel cooped up – to feel trapped; to feel confined inside of a space * After staying inside the house for four full days, Herminia began to feel c ...
administrative assistant – someone who helps a manager or boss with basic paperwork and important tasks * Mr. Peplinski had so much work to do that h ...
to flame – to send a message that is rude ( impolite ) or angry to other people on a website * Many people started flaming Jonathan after he wrote a ...
screen name – the short combination of letters and numbers that a person uses as his or her name or identification when writing online * Her real nam ...
to mop – to clean floors by dipping a stick with a long handle and soft material at one end into water and then moving it over the floors When the ...
filthy – very dirty; extremely unclean * Your shoes are filthy! Please take them off before going inside.
on the right track – doing something the right way; making progress on something and doing it right, even though one is not finished with it yet * Ph ...
to report back to ( someone ) – to give someone an update on what one has done; to tell someone how well or poorly one is doing on a project * They’r ...
“hit up” ( borrow money from )
out of breath – panting; taking large breaths of air because one does not have enough air in one’s lungs, often as a result of physical exercise * Af ...
to cool off – to calm down; to spend time calming down after an event or action that made one angry * After the bad argument with her mother, Rosalin ...
fall out – a consequence one does not expect; the unexpected result of something, usually when that result is negative * Jason ended the argument bet ...
to blow it off – to let it go; to ignore something * Charise was supposed to go to a meeting yesterday, but she blew it off because she didn’t think ...
to have the nerve – to have courage; to have the courage to do something unkind or dishonorable * Louis did not want to believe that his son had the ...
to keep an open mind – to be willing to consider multiple options; to be willing to think about or to try something different new or different * Even ...
to land – to catch; to get something one has actively tried to get * After meeting and working with the client for several months, Mr. Dolan landed t ...
to go too far – to continue with an action or behavior beyond what is needed or wanted, causing problems or negative results * Tony likes to joke aro ...
co - pay – a small amount of money that one pays for medical services when another part of the payment is paid by an insurance company ( a company th ...
to merge – to move your car into the flow of other, faster - moving cars * Merging onto the freeway was one of the scariest parts of learning how to ...
transmission – the system that passes energy from the car’s engine to its wheels * I couldn’t believe it when the mechanic said that I needed to repl ...
to rinse off – to use water to remove soap from something * Kelly’s son cried when she rinsed him off because she accidentally got soap in his eyes.
jarring – irritating, unpleasant, or annoying to one’s ears * The children were fighting during the car trip and their arguments became very jarring ...
to pick up the tab – to pay for a group meal; to pay for the food and drinks of everyone who is at the table * At dinner last night, Ulma picked up t ...
to air ( someone’s ) dirty laundry – to tell someone’s bad secrets to another person; to share secret information about something bad that shouldn’t ...
common area – shared area; an area that is shared by many people * This apartment building’s common areas include a gym, computer room, laundry room ...
board of directors – the group of people who make important decisions for a business or organization and are responsible for hiring the president * T ...
to kiss and touch someone sexually for a long time
to shed – to get rid of something; to lose something; to reduce something
to stand ( someone ) up – to not meet someone when one is supposed to, especially if the two people arranged a romantic date
a car that has stopped working while it is on the road
with eyes partially closed so that only a small horizontal line of the eye can be seen
ego – self - importance; the feeling or opinion that one has about oneself * Simon has a huge ego and thinks he’s better than everyone else.
to interfere; to prevent someone from doing what he or she wants or needs to do
competition between two friends that is not serious to see which person can do something better than the other one can
to end something that is difficult; to finish something that is unpleasant
to have a fistfight to decide something; to fight by hitting another person so that the winner wins the argument
The two men are duking it out because they are in love with the same woman.
almost unnoticeable; not easy to notice; not easily seen; not drawing attention to oneself; hidden
to show one’s good luck, money, beauty, or success to other people to get their admiration and/or to make them envious
is a building where many elderly people live :nursing home
A “nursing home” is a building where many elderly people live