عبارات أمريكية : مجموعة مهمة من العبارات الأمريكة المتداولة.

"look like sth the cat dragged in"
Meaning : for someone to be in bad condition or appearance

نقوله لشخص يبدو في حالة يرثى لها

• After a night of drinking they came back looking like something the cat dragged in.

"like herding cattle"
Meaning :  something that is very difficult to handle or control

نقولها عن شيئ أو شخص يصعب التعامل معه أو التحكم به

• My brother’s children are like herding cattle, every time they visit us I have to watch that they don't break anything.

"flies on shit"
Meaning : when someone is immediately attracted to something

نعتذر غن هذا التعبير و لكن من الضروري إدراجه.
تعني أن شخص ما ينجذب على الفور لشيئ ما و يريد الحصول عليه

• When Apple announced a free trial of their latest phone, the public responded like flies on shit.

"put it to the bed"
Meaning : for someone to end or postpone a topic of discussion

تعني أن شخص ما ينهي أو يؤجل النقاش حول موضوع ما لوقت آخر

• I don't want to discuss our financial problems in front of our friends so can we please put the topic to bed until after we leave the party?

"bound and gagged"
Meaning :  when someone is unable to move and speak because his mouth is covered with sth and he is tied up

تعني أن شخص ما مقيد و فمه مكمم

• Kim Kardashian was found bound and gagged in her hotel room in the city of Paris.

"cut sth short"
Meaning : when someone quickly ends a conversation

تعني أن شخص ما ينهي محادثة ما بسرعة

• My mother called me right before my meeting was about to start so I had to cut her short.

 "still at large"
Meaning : when someone suspected of committing a crime has avoided being arrested

تعني أن شخص ما إرتكب جريمة لا يزال حرا طليقا

• The bank robber is still at large.

"drag his feet"
Meaning: when someone procrastinates

تعني أن شخص ما يستمر في تأجيل شيئ ما لسبب ما ، أو يقوم بعمل ما ببطئ  لأنه لا يرغب القيام به.   بمعنى يماطل

• I think he is dragging his feet on making a decision whether to accept the job offer because it would mean having to move far away.