idioms

تحدث كأهل اللغة : عبارات إنجليزية شائعة الإستخدام.


"wake up and smell the coffee" means To not ignore what is really happening, even if it is unpleasant.
 تستعمل هذا التعبير لتقول أو تقول لشخص بأن -  يستيقظ من غفلته و أن يدرك ما يجري حوله، تجعله يدرك حقيقة شيئ ما.
  • I found out my girlfriend cheated on me so it was time for me to wake up and smell the coffee and break up with her.

"cut the crap" means for someone to stop saying things that aren't relevant to a situation
 تستعمل هذا التعبير لتقول لشخص بأن -  يتوقف عن قول التفاهات
  • I was trying to get my uncle to pay me back the money he owes me and he started talking about the weather so I told him to cut the crap.

"out the window" means for something good to be wasted
 تستعمل هذا التعبير لتقول بأن شيئ ما -  ذهب سدا
  • Her healthy eating and exercising went out the window because she gained all the weight back.

"penny for your thoughts" means to ask someone who's being silent what they are thinking about
 تستعمل هذا التعبير لتسأل أو تقول لشخص هادئ لا يتحدث -  بماذا تفكر ، مالذي يدور بدهنك
  • She normally is very talkative and today she is silent so I said I'd give her a penny for her thoughts.

"add insult to injury" means to make an already bad situation worse
 تستعمل هذا التعبير عندما وضع ما سيئ،  يزداد سوءا  كأن تقول - و لأزيد الأمر سوءا -  و لأزيد الطين بلة - يزيد الأمر  سوءا -  و ليزداد الأمر سوءا
  • My house flooded with water and to add insult to injury, my electricity went out too.
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