04 Flashcards
sapling
“Saplings when the tomb was built, their granite-colored bark is now scarred with the names of generations of passing teenagers — human saplings already aware of their transience, already afflicted with that touching and terrible impulse to memorialize ourselves by any means.”
Fidan
1 : a young tree
specifically : one not over four inches (about 10 centimeters) in diameter at breast height
2 : YOUTH sense 2a
Hookup
Takılma
Let go of
“Let go of the door handle, please!”; “relinquish your grip on the rope–you won’t fall
Bırakmak, tutmayı bırakmak, salıvermek, salmak
= (deyim) Release one’s grasp.
“As soon as Sally let go of the leash, her dog ran away”
= release, as from one’s grip;
“Let go of the door handle, please!”; “relinquish your grip on the rope–you won’t fall
Lovey-dovey
Çifte kumru
Be on the rocks
“Our marriage is on the rocks”
Salllantıda olmak
Search me!
Hiç bir fikrim yok
Give it a shot
Bir dene bakalım
Talk is cheap
Demesi kolay
Fat chance
Hiç şansın yok
See eye to eye
Aynı fikirde olmak
Cut the crap
Boş yapma
Don’t push it
Uzatma
That works for me
Bana uyar
Don’t start with me
Benimle uğraşma
What are you up to?
Neyin peşindesiniz?
