عبارات أمريكية ستسمعها تستعمل بشكل يومي.
يطعن بالظهر - يخون الثقة
- I gave my friend money to be his partner in the flower shop and he stabbed me in the back and used the money to buy a new car instead.
"an arm and a leg" means that something is very expensive
يستعمل هذا التعبير ليعبر عن مدى غلا ء شيء ما - كلفه الكثير من المال
- His new Armani suit cost him an arm and a leg.
"face the music" means for someone to take responsibility for something they did
يتحمل عواقب أو نتائج أفعاله
- He knew it was time to face the music and confess his crime to the police.
"at the drop of a hat" means to do something suddenly without thinking
بدون سابق انذار
- At the drop of a hat, he decided to fly to Germany just to attend a music festival.
"on the ball" means for someone to be quick in reacting to something
متيقظ ، سريع البديهة
- As soon as the electricity went out, he was on the ball and unplugged his computer and television to protect them from a power surge.
