تحدث الإنجليزية : تعابير أمريكية شائعة.
"rub someone the wrong way" means for someone's behavior to be annoying or offensive
يثير أعصابه، يغيظه بتصرفاته
- It really rubs me the wrong way when he keeps repeating himself.
"have something down pat" means to learn something completely
تتعلم شيئ ما و تتتقنه بشكل كامل
- I've been rehearsing my speech for days and I have it down pat.
"call it a day" means to stop what you are doing
لنوقف ما نعمله الأن و نقوم به لاحقا، يكفي لهذا اليوم
- Let's call it a day after we plant this row of seeds and finish planting the rest tomorrow.
"get a second wind" means to get the energy to do something
تسترجع نشاطك أو قوتك
- He sat in the corner at the party exhausted from a long day at work, but when Janice arrived, he got a second wind and asked her to dance.
"push someone's buttons" means for someone to upset you
تقوم عن قصد بجعل شخص ما غاضب و منزعج
- He really knows how to push my buttons, talking about my mother in a disrespectful way.