01.01.2020 Flashcards
frugal
kanaatkar, idareli, sade ve ucuz, tutumlu
errands,
run errands running errands, run errands for someone, I have some errands to run
ayak işleri, getir götür
günlük işler,
getir götür işlerine bakmak, angaryaların/ayak işlerinin yapılması, birinin ayak işlerini yapmak, hallettmem gereken bir kaç işim var
adage, e.g. “out of sight, out of mind”
atatsozu, ör: “gözden uzak olan, gönülden de uzak olur”
hone
bilemek, bileği taşı
mediocre
average quality, not very good
Revamp.
You might understand my shock when they unveiled a revamped weather app today.
Yenileştirmek, modernize etmek, revizyondan geçirmek.
Onlar yenilenmiş hava durumu uygulamasını yayınladığında geçirdiğim şoku anlamışsınızdır.
Unveil.
You might understand my shock when they unveiled a revamped weather app today.
Ortaya çıkarmak, açığa vurmak.
Onlar yenilenmiş hava durumu uygulamasını yayınladığında geçirdiğim şoku anlamışsınızdır.
condemn, condemned
mahkum etmek, mahkum
dump
çöplük, çöp dökmek, yığmak,
dumb
aptal, budala
Raise a leader
lider yetiştirmek
livable, inhabitable, habitable, viable environment
yaşanabilir çevre
unique tastes, gourmet delicacies
eşsiz lezzetler, gurme lezzetler
befitting
yakışan
close lay together juxtapose thickset opposite (or two) side of the coin close-knit close-run thing
yakın yan yana dizme yakın dizme, yan yana dize sıkı, yan-yana ekilmiş bitkiler yakın/aynı fikrin iki farklı yüzü birbirine yakın, kenetlenmiş sonuçları birbirine yakın yarışma
match each other
birbirine uymak, yakışmak
gastronomi and culinary arts
gastronomi ve mutfak sanatları
gastronomy
yemek sanatı
prospective, future, intended, expectant
müstakbel, gelecekteki, umulan, beklenen
fine with me, fine by me, works for me, fits me, suits me (fine), be cool with it
bana uyar, benim için ok…
as of such date
ilgili tarih itibariyle
heinous, heinous crime, heinous attack
attracious/henious/outrageous/hateful attack
iğrenç, tiksindirici suç, çirkin saldırı
menfur saldırı
wag the dog, the tail wagging the dog
ayakların baş olması?
The term ‘wag the dog’ comes from the expression that a dog is smarter than its tail, but if the tail were smarter than the dog, the tail would be in control.
The tail wagging the dog is an American idiom that dates back to at least the 1870s. Research by Gary Martin for the UK-based website Phrase Finder first finds the expression in an 1872 local newspaper, The Daily Republican: “Calling to mind Lord Dundreary’s conundrum, the Baltimore American thinks that for the Cincinnati Convention to control the Democratic party would be the tail wagging the dog.” For the tail to wag the dog, then and now, indicates a backwards situation where a small or unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important one (the dog).
According to research Barry Popik, the variation, don’t let the tax tail wag the investment dog, emerged in the 1960s to caution businesspeople against making decisions solely on the bases of tax concerns.
Wag the dog went on to develop its own specialized political meaning. In 1997, a film called Wag the Dog came out, based on a 1993 novel of the same name by Larry Beinhart. The plot revolved around efforts to distract attention from a presidential scandal by fabricating a war.
The story intruded into real politics not long after its release. In 1998, when Bill Clinton’s scandal regarding Monica Lewinsky broke, he was accused of “wagging the dog.” Three days after admitting he had inappropriate relations with Lewinsky, he ordered missile strikes against two countries, allegedly to divert public attention from his sex scandal.
conundrum
muamma, bilmece, merak konusu
