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Not your cup of tea. |
Don't feel very interested or passionate about something. الا تشعر بالشغف والحماس والاهتمام نحو شيء ما. Examples ➡️I have never been the greatest traveler. Sitting for hours on the highways is not really my cup of tea. ➡️I don't have much time for TV. Books actually are my cup of tea. المعاني Passionate حماسة وشغف Highways الطريق السريع/العام |
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Have an ax to grind |
To have a strong opinion about something for personal selfish reasons. ان يكون لك رأي قوي حول شيء ما لأسباب شخصية أنانية/الانحياز في الرأي المعاني Selfish =اناني Ax=Axe=فأس Grind=يطحن/يسحق/يصقل p&p.p=ground /noun=طحن// النطق لgrind =ɡraɪnd Stress =يشدد/يضغط Examples ➡️The president denied that he had an ax to grind and and he stressed that he represents all the people of the country. ➡️I've done my homework number 1. Number 2 I don't have an ax to grind with anybody. |
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In the picture. |
To get someone involved or informed about a situation. تضعه في الصورة / تعلمه بالتفاصيل Examples ➡️Tell me everything, I want to be back in the picture. |
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Jump on the bandwagon. |
To join or follow something once it is successful or popular. الانضمام الى الفريق الرابح(خاصة في السياسة ) Examples ➡️A) I thought your mom hated that man. B) Well, he is the president now and very popular, so she decided to jump on the bandwagon. ➡️If everyone agrees with your opinion online more tend to jump on the bandwagon. Bandwagon =عربة السيرك |
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Keep a low profile. |
To avoid doing things that will make people notice you. Or to avoid drawing attention,scrutiny, or observation to oneself. ان تتجنب عمل الاشياء التي تجعل الناس تلاحظك/تجنب لفت الانتباه Scrutiny =noun /تدقيق/إمعان النظر/تفحّص Drawing attention =لفت الانتباه Draw=verb(يرسم/يخسر او يربح او يغرق/يسحب قرعة) noun تعادل Examples ➡️It is hard for celebrities to keep a low profile when they go out in public. ➡️Where is Gentral Kelly? Where is our General Kelly? He likes to keep a low profile. Look at him sitting in the back, but, boy, is he watching?. |
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A labor of love. |
If you do something as a labor of love, you do it because you love it and enjoy it. ان تعمل شيئا بدافع الشغف والحب(العمل بحب وشغف /الاستمتاع وانت تقوم بعمل شيء ما) وليس من أجل المكسب /يعمل بقلبه Examples ➡️Katherine spends all of her free time knitting baby clothes for her friends. It must be a labor of love. ➡️It is actually hard-work making these videos, but I'm not complaining as it is a labor of love. ➡️I'm very proud of this book, it has been a labor of love for twenty years, updating it every year.
Knitting =حياكة (knit,knitted,knitted يحيك/يقطب) |
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Mean business. |
To be serious. ان تكون جادا./من جد/ Examples ➡️One of them pointed a gun at me. I could see he meant business. ➡️Mom sounded like she means business, so you better clean your room. ➡️Iran knows we mean business and they will behave better. Point at يصوب على/باتجاه |
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A nosey Parker. |
A nosey parker is someone who wants know too much about other people. حشري/الشخص الذي يريد ان يعرف كثيرا عن الناس الاخرين Examples ➡️Olive is such a nosey parker! She likes to spy on her neighbors. |
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Poke/Stick your nose into something. Keep your nose out of something. Poke =حشر/اقحم/بحث بفضول Stick=الصق/حشر/اقحم/غرز |
To involve yourself in something that is not your business.تحشر نفسك فيما لايعنيك Keep your nose out of something لاتحشر نفسك/لاتتدخل Examples ➡️Don't poke your nose into my business. I don't need your help. ➡️Nancy keeps her nose out of everybody's business. That is what I like most about her. ➡️So, this has to be one of the best job in the world. Mostly, I have the freedom to poke my nose into almost everything and learn. |
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Steer clear of something. |
To avoid someone or something on purpose. ان تتجنب شخصا او شيئا ما عن عمد وقصد. ابتعد عن ➡️If you have dry skin, you should steer clear of soap. ➡️Try to steer clear of the boss today, he is yelling at everyone he sees. ➡️It seems like every time we get near change; we steer clear of change. |
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Try your hand at something. |
To try something new or to try something for the first time. ان تجرب شيئا جديدا او للمرة الأولى Examples ➡️I need a new hobby. Maybe I'll try my hand at painting. ➡️I told my teacher, who was himself a translator, that I wanted to try my hand at translation. |
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Up to your ears. |
If you are up to your ears in work or in an unpleasant situation, you are very busy with it or are deeply involved in it. غارق لشوشته/حانب لاذانه. Examples ➡️There is no way I can take a vacation right now. I'm up to my ears in work. ➡️Sorry guys, I can't come out this evening. I'm up to my ears in homework. |
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Whet someone's appetite. |
If something whets your appetite for a specific thing , it makes you want it. It creates the desire and the inerest in you. يفتح شهيتك /يثير الرغبة والاهتمام لديك. Examples ➡️The first chapter of that book really whetted my appetite. I'm looking forward to reading more of it tonight. ➡️I can only hope I've whet your appetite to go out and see and learn.
Whet =/اثار/شهى/حرك/شحذ Appetite شهية |
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Your heart isn't in something. |
If your heart isn't in something you're doing, you aren't passionate in it. You aren't very interested in it. لست متحمس او مهتم. Examples |
