❣Ask_around :

* لما تسأل نفس السؤال لأكثر من شخص .

* To talk to several people in order to get or learn something.


* If you ask around, I'm sure someone there can give you directions to the museum.

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❣idiom مصطلح عامي😬

(to) lose one's temper -

to become very angry

أن تفقد مزاجك / أن تصبح غاضب جداً
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Bob always loses his temper when his kids start talking on the telephone during dinner.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

When Ted handed in his essay two weeks late, his teacher really lost her
temper.

❣idiom #مصطلح عامي

😖lost cause -
‎فقد الامل / يأس
something hopeless

EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Cindy spent five years studying Russian. Finally, she realized it was a lost cause. She would never learn it.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣


Jack needs to stop drinking so much coffee, but he's so ad- dicted to caffeine that it's a lost cause.
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❣idiom مصطلح عامي

Hang in there🔴
كن صبوراً ولا تستسلم


🔹 I know the atmosphere is very tense, but just hang in there 😇and things will eventually calm down.

أعلم أن الجـو متوتر جداً ،ولكن كن صبورا ولاتستسلم الأمـور في نهاية الأمـر ستهـدأ .

❣on track = على المسار الصحيح

❣off track = منحرف عن المسار الصحيح

#Examples :

1⃣ Well, everything seems right on track.
حسنا" ، كل شيء يبدو انه يسير في المسار الصحيح. (كما هو مخطط له)


2⃣ I tried to get my life back*on track*after my divorce.
حاولت أن أعيد حياتي الى المسار الصحيح بعد طلاقي.


3⃣ The*project*seems to have*gone*a*little*off*track.
يبدو أن المشروع منحرف قليلا عن المسار الصحيح.


4⃣ We got off track with a number of technical issues.
انحرفنا عن المسار الصحيح بسبب بعض المسائل التقنية.X_X

❣idiom مصطلح عامي

cost an arm and a leg

غالي جدا


🔹 The new house cost us an arm and a leg, but we have no regret
البيت الجـديد غالي جـداً ولكن ليس لدي اي ندم

💟idiom مصطلح عامي

❤️Hit the nail on the head
أصاب كَبِد الحقيقة

🔹 I think 🤔 Nashwan hit the nail on the head when he said that what’s lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.
أظن أن نشوان أصـاب كبـد الحقيقة عـندما قال بأنـ هذه الشركـة تفتقر/بحاجة إلى الأحساس بالثـقة .

❣idiom # مصطلح عامي

(to) make a bundle -

ان تحصل على الكثير من المال/

تكسب الكثير من المال

to make a lot of money
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Bob's friend Charles made a bundle in the stock market and retired at age 45.

EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Sara made a bundle selling her old fur coats on eBay, a website where you can buy and sell used things.

❣idiom مصطلح عامي

(to be) in a bad mood -

#معكر المزاج / منزعج، غير سعيد

unhappy; depressed;
irritable
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

After her boyfriend broke up with her, Nicole was in a bad mood for several days.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

I don't like to see you in a bad mood. How can I cheer you up?

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❣idiom مصطلح عامي

Add insult to injury
يزيد الطين بلة (كناية عن تدهور الأمور وتحولها من سيئ لأسوء)


🔹 As if the hostile takeover weren't enough, to add insult to injury they scrapped ninety percent of our products and replaced them with their own.

وكأن الإحتـلال العدواني لم يكن كافي ،لتدهور الأوضاع إنهم باعوا 90% من منتجاتنا وإستبدلوهـابـ خصوصيتهم.

▪️idiom #
🔺مصطلح عامي

kill two birds with one stone
ساضرب عصفورين بحجر

🔹That*way*I*kill*two*birds with*one*stone.

هكذا،*سـأضرب*عصفورين بحجر*واحد.

❣idiom مصطلح عامي

(to) work like a dog -

to work very hard
ان تعمل بجهد / بمشقة
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Larry became an investment banker after college, and now he works like a dog.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Ali worked like a dog on his term paper and got an "A+" on it.
SYNONYMS: المرادف

to work one's tail off; to work like a horse; to work one's fingers to the bone

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❣idiom. مصطلح عامي

🔷Nosy parker

شخص فضولي يتدخل في أمور لا تعنيه

🔹 Stop being such a nosy parker! They’re having a private conversation
توقف عن الفضول والتدخل فيما لايعنيك! لديهم محادثة سرية .

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❣idiom مصطلح عامي

pipe dream -
حلم غير واقعي❕

an unrealistic hope
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Susan would like to move to New Zealand and write ro- mance novels, but she knows that's just a pipe dream.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

You want to become a famous actor on Broadway? That sounds like a pipe dream..

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🔺idiom. مصطلح عامي

▪️by far -

حتى الأن

by a wide margin; by a great difference
EXAMPLE 1️⃣
Some people think Tom Hanks is by far the best actor in America today.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Mediterranean Grill is by far the best restaurant in town. No wonder it's so hard to get a reservation there!
SYNONYMS:
المرادف
by a long shot; far and away; hands down

🔺idiom . مصطلح عامي

to) count on someone )

يعتمد على

to depend or rely on someone
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

My brother has a great sense of humor, so I can always count on him to cheer me up.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

If I can count on you to wake me up, I won't set my alarm clock.

❣idiom. مصطلح عامي


🔹Break a leg

المعنى الحرفي يكسر ساق
المعنى المجازي حظاً موفقاً، بالتوفيق، حظاً سعيداً

🔻Break a leg, Clark.
حظاً سعيداً يا كلارك.

🔅We just came by to tell you to break a leg.
*جِئنا إلى هنا فقط لنتمنى لك حظا موفقا.

▪️idiom. مصطلح عامي#

never mind - ❣

لا تقلق /لا تهم( يعني ريح بالك)

don't worry

about something; forget it; it doesn't matter
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

You forgot to pick up eggs at the supermarket? Never mind. I'll get them tomorrow morning.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Never mind what your friends say. You need to do what you think is right.

♦️idiom..مصطلح عامي

🔸your guess is as good as
mine -

انا لا اعرف .. لا اعرف اكثر منك.


I don't know; I don't know any more than you do

🔅EXAMPLE 1:

Will we ever find intelligent life on other planets? Your guess is as good as mine.
🔅EXAMPLE 2:

Will Ted graduate on time? Your guess is as good as mine!

♦️idiom. مصطلح عامي


rest assured -
متأكد/ واثق..
be sure
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Rest assured that the police will find the thieves.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Rest assured I'll take good care of your dog while you're on vacation.

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▪️idiom.. مصطلح عامي

🔻Go the extra mile

يبذل جهداً إضافياً لتحقيق أهدافه!

🔹 My teacher goes the extra mile to help us ☺️
إن معلمـي يبـذل جـهدا إضافيـاً لـمساعدتنا .

♦️idioms..مصطلح عامي

(to) rant and rave -

يتكلم بصوت مرتفع بغضب

to talk loudly, often in anger

EXAMPLE 1️⃣

1: A customer in the video rental store was ranting and raving that the DVD he rented was broken.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣


Please stop ranting and raving! Let's discuss this issue in a calm manner.

♦️idiom.. مصطلح عامي


out of the question🔸
مستحيـل

🔹 The*solution*he*proposed was*completely*out*of*the question 😅.

الحل*الّذي*اقترحـَهُ*مستحيل تماماً.

♦️idiom... مصطلح عامي


🔅cream of the crop -

🔅الأفضل فى المجموعة.

the best of a group
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

In the world of women's tennis, the Williams sisters are the cream of the crop
. EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Of course you'll get accepted to Harvard. Don't forget, you're the cream of the crop!

♦️idiom...مصطلح عامي

as a matter of fact -

فى الحقيقة / فى الواقع

in fact; actually

EXAMPLE 1️⃣


We need more milk? As a matter of fact, I was just going to ask you to go shopping.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

This isn't the first time Andy has gotten in trouble at school. As a matter of fact, just last month he was suspended for an entire week.

♦️idiom... مصطلح عامي

🔸look like a million dollars

يبدو جذاب للغاية ، جميل ، رائع

🔹 She ​looks like a million ​dollars in that ​dress.

إنها تبدوا رائعه للغاية بذلك الفستان .

♦️idiom...مصطلح عامي

all over - 🔻

🔺فى كل مكان.

throughout; everywhere

EXAMPLE 1️⃣

Nicole's classmates are from all over the world, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Ukraine.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Oh no! I got ketchup all over my white sweater.

❣idiom...
♦️مصطلح عامي

take it easy🍁

خذ الامر ببساطه

🔸You're*working*too*hard Take*it easy*for*a*while.

انت*تعمل*بمشقة*كبيرة*.

استرح*لبعض*الوقت*.

♦️idiom...

🔺مصطلح عامي...

🔸Big deal! -

صفقة كبيرة / صفقة هامة

So what? That doesn't really matter.
EXAMPLE 1️⃣

You won five dollars in the lottery? Big deal!
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Your father has a job with a big company in New York City? Big deal!

♦️idiom...
🔺مصطلح عامي...


🔹over my dead body!


عندما ترفض شئ وتحاول منعه (يعني انك ستعمل اي شئ لمنع حدوثه ... )

🔹 He says he's going to ​buy a big truck. Over my dead ​body!😤

يقـول إنـهُ سيشتري شاحنة كبيرة . علـى جثـتـي (يعني أنك ستعمل أي شئ لمنع حدوثه)

❣idiom...
🔻مصطلح عامي...

Don’t judge a book by its cover

لا تحكم على الشئ من ظاهره (يُقصد بها أن المظاهر خادعة)

🔹 She doesn’t look very intelligent, but you can't judge a book by its cover
إنـها لاتبدوا ذكية جداً ، ولكن لاتحكم على الشئ من ظاهرة .

♦️idiom...
🍁مصطلح عامي...

(to) wrap up -

يكمل / ينتهي / يخلص..

to finish

EXAMPLE 1️⃣

If you wrap up your homework by eight o'clock, we'll have time to catch a movie tonight.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Okay folks, let's wrap up these exercises so we can go home early tonight.

❣idiom...
🔺مصطلح عامي...



🔹see the color of
someone's money .

تأكد من شخص ما إذ كان لديه المال الكافي ليدفع قبل ان تسوي له اي شئ .


•*I want to see the color of his money before shipping the goods.

إنني أُريد أن أتأكد ما إذا كان لديه المال الكافي قبل شحن البضاعة .

♦️idiom...
🍁مصطلح عامي...

🔹Cry wolf
يخدع، يضلل الآخرين

🔹 You always cry wolf , people will stop believing you 😏
إنـك دائمـاً تـُ ضـلل الآخرين ، النـاس ستتوقف عن تصديقـك .

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❣idiom...
🍁مصطلح عامي...


in the long run 🔹

على المدى الطويل

🔹 It seems a lot of effort but I’m sure it’s the best solution in the long run

يظهـر الكثير من الجهـد ولكن متأكد إنهُ الحل الأفضل على المدى الطويل .

❣idiom...
🍁مصطلح عامي

(to) lend a hand -

مساعدة / مصدر عون

to help

EXAMPLE 1️⃣

When Amber saw Susan washing the cookie sheets, she of- fered to lend a hand.
EXAMPLE 2️⃣

Would you mind lending a hand in the garden? We need to finish planting these flowers before it starts raining.

❣Idioms ...
مصطلحات عامية🔺


Early bird🐣

Night owl 🦉

‹شخص يرقد من حين ويقوم من حين 😁نقوله👈🏻 early bird

Example :
I'm not an early bird.😅

*وشخص يسهر الليل وينام متأخر 😬نقوله👈🏻 night owl

I'm a night owl🦉😃

طيب اذا جلسيت طول الليل تتقلب ماقدرت ترقد ايش تقول 👇
*I was tossing and turning all the night* .😩

ايضا هذه الجملة
* I didn't sleep a wink* 👇🏻
لم يغمض لى جفن.😯

وممكن تقول couldn't
I couldn't sleep a wink😬

وجمله اخرى 😁👇

I stayed up all the night
يعنى سهرت طول الليل 😓

❣Idioms...
مصطلح عامي🔻

🔹lead a double life .

🔖 يعيش حياتين مختلفتين .

____________
💮 Description
leading two different lives .

________
🛑 Example
🔹 I know a man who was*leading a double*
life: abusinessman by day and a beggar by night .

🔺businessman.رجل اعمال
🔺begger. متسول
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♨️Idiom ...
🔺مصطلح عامي...

🔸Some hope

احتمال ضئيل /بعض الأمل

🔑 Meaning: fat chance; very little possibility

Example :

1️⃣Do you think I can speak French perfectly in a year?

2️⃣Some hope! I've been learning for ten years and I still can't speak fluently.

❣idiom...
🍁مصطلح عامي...

out of the blue
فجأه


🔹She sent him a letter, out of the blue, telling him that she was in love with another guy.
إنـها أرسلت إليـه رسالـه، فجـأتـاً ، تخـبره أنـها كانت واقـعـه بحـب شخـص آخـر.