Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Bear/Keep something in mind |
To remember something that is very important.
Examples
➡Keep in mind that some places are more dangerous than others for women traveling alone. |
خلي في بالك |
|
|
Cross your mind. |
If something crosses your mind,you suddenly think of it.
Examples ➡It crossed my mind that she might be lying about her age. ➡Going to college never crossed her mind as she knew how expensive it is. |
يخطر في بالك |
|
|
Food for thought |
If you give someone food for thought, you make them think hard.
Examples ➡He knows so much that listening to him always gives me food for thought. |
يثير التساؤل -يجعله يفكر بعمق |
|
|
A gut feeling. =A gut instinct=A gut reaction (They are all the same. ) Instinct=حس/حدس/غريزة/على السليقة Gut=امعاء/حدس |
A feeling or a reaction that happens fast without reasons.
Examples ➡Jack had a gut feeling that Sarah was lying. Gut=امعاء/حدس |
شعور/احساس داخلي أو حدس |
|
|
Lose the plot. |
If someone loses the plot, they become confused or crazy or no longer how to deal with a situation.
Examples ➡Vicky works so many hours that she started losing the plot. She is making mistakes and keep falling asleep on the job. |
Plot=plan or story أو سير الأحداث(الحبكة القصصية أو السيناريو ) بمعنى فقد التركيز او السيطرة على مجريات الأمور. أو لم يعد يعرف كيف يتعامل مع الوضع
|
|
|
Miles away. |
If someone is miles away, they are completely unaware of what is happening because they are thinking deeply about something else.
Examples ➡You didn't hear a word I said, did you? You were miles away. |
شارد الذهن |
|
|
A mind like a sieve. |
If you have a mind like a sieve or a brain like a sieve you have a bad memory and often forget things.
Examples ➡He lost his keys again. He has got a mind like a sieve. |
كثير النسيان/ذاكرة فطيس Sieve=غربال/منخل/مشن(مصفى) |
|
|
Off the top of your head. |
If you comment on something off the top of your head, what you are about to say is not thought of previously. You haven't thought of it before saying it and it might not be correct. Example A) How much does a house in Cairo cost?. B) Off the top of my head, I'd say about 50000$. |
ليس لدي أدنى فكرة وإنما تخمين على ما أظن... على ما اعتقد...حسب ظني |
|
|
Off your head. Informal-British |
If you say that someone is off their head or out of their head, you mean that they are very strange or foolish.
Example ➡You must be off your head you continue living in this very expensive city after losing your job. |
تفكير غريب أو أحمق |
|
|
On the tip of your tongue. Tip=طرف |
It has two meanings: The first one is 1) if a question or a comment on the tip of your tongue, you want to say it, but you stop yourself. Example ➡ It was on the tip of my tongue to tell her that I saw him with another girl, but I said nothing.
The second one is 2) If a word or a name or an answer is on the tip of your tongue, you know it and you almost remember it , you just don't . Example Do you remember that guy who gave us the tickets? Oh, what was his name? Oh, it is on the tip of my tongue! That's annoying, why can't I remember his name ? |
على طرف لساني معنيان الأول عندما يكون هناك سؤال أو تعليق على طرف لسانك وتريد أن تقوله ولكنك لم تفعل.
الثاني عندما يكون هناك كلمة أو اسم أو إجابة على طرف لسانك وتعرفها أو تكاد تتذكرها ولكن دون جدوى. |
|
|
Out of your mind.(American) = off your head (British) |
If you say that someone is out of their mind you mean that they are very stupid.(informal idiom).
Example You spent five hundred dollars on a jacket. Are you out of your mind? |
غبي جدا |
|
|
Out of their mind with worry Out of their mind with boredom Out of their mind with... |
Out of their mind with worry= they are extremely worried. Out of their mind with boredom = to be extremely bored.
Out of your mind with ...= to feel something strongly. Example She is out of her mind with worry, she hasn't seen her husband in days. Or She is going out of her mind with worry, she hasn't seen her husband in days. |
ان تشعر بشيء ما(قلق/ملل) بقوة |
|
|
Rack your brain/brains. Rack=Wrack (old fashion). |
If you rack your brain, you think very hard about something or try very hard to remember it. Example ➡They asked me for fresh ideas, so I racked my brain for the whole day. ➡Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he had put his keys. |
عصر ذهنه في التفكير أو محاولة تذكر شيء ما |
|
|
Ring a bell. |
If something rings a bell, it is slightly familiar to you and you know you have heard it before , but you don't remember it fully. Example The name rings a bell, but I can't remember where I have heard it. |
شيء مألوف لديك بعض الشيء وقد سمعته من قبل ولكن تتذكره كليا. |
