12 Flashcards

1
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be in labor

A

doğum sancısı çekmek

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2
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on a whim

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Düşünüp taşınmadan, birdenbire

= sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained:

“We booked the trip on a whim.”

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3
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Serves you right!

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Oh olsun,
Bunu hakettin

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4
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I call shotgun!

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Ön koltuk benim

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5
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To what end

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Ne amaçla

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6
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Spare me

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Bırak bu işleri
Bana masal anlatma
Hadi be sende

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7
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No harm done

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Zararı/ziyanı yok
Bir şey olmadı

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8
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I’m so parched

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Dilim damağım kurudu

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9
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Get over it

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Geç bunları
Aş bunları artık

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10
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Make do with

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…ile yetinmek

… ile idare etmek

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11
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that gets under my skin

“I’ve noticed that little things have been getting under my skin lately – things that shouldn’t upset me.”

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Sinirini bozmak

to make you annoyed or angry:

“I’ve noticed that little things have been getting under my skin lately – things that shouldn’t upset me.”

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12
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rub someone (up) the wrong way

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= to annoy someone without intending to

“As soon as they met they started to rub each other the wrong way”

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13
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Wag the dog

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Wag the dog is, as a political term,the act of creating a diversion from a damaging issue usually through military force.

It stems from the generic use of the term to mean a small and seemingly unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important one (the dog).

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14
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infernal

It is an infernal riddle of digital culture that “authenticity” is constantly breeding its opposite: the “spontaneous” event that proves to be no such thing, the “surprise” that turns out to be staged, the emotional outburst that has been practised.

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Cehennemi, sinir bozucu

relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.

“the infernal regions”

irritating and tiresome (used for emphasis).

“you’re an infernal nuisance”

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15
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To tender one’s resignation

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İstifasını sunmak

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16
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To hang it up

“The chief engineer is hanging it up after 40 years with the company”

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Elini eteğini çekmek, kenara çekilmek

= toquit,resign,giveup, etc

“The chief engineer is hanging it up after 40 years with the company”

17
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brassic

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Having no money.Very poor.

: “Come on, borrow us 17p for the vending machine, will you? I’m proper brassic.”

Synonyms: skint, broke.

18
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uncalled for

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(especially of a person’s behaviour) undesirable and unnecessary.

“uncalled-for remarks”

19
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inside joke

A

Aramızda bir şaka

20
Q

Hard pass

A

Kesinlikle olmaz

21
Q

Never say die

A

Asla vazgeçme

22
Q

I’ll say

A

Kesinlikle

23
Q

Put up your dukes

A

Yumruklarını kaldır ve benimle dövüşmeye hazırlan

24
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Hit me

A

Söyle bakalım, gönder gelsin

25
But I go by ...(Fatoş)
Ama ...kullanıyorum
26
You've outdone yourself
Kendini aştın
27
To each his own
Herkesin tercihi kendisine Herkesin zevki kendisine Herkesin fikri kendini bağlar
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Read the room
Halden anla, durumu anla Etrafına bak
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Run about “And the Jews, they were a problem … the lowest class of people, full of lice, dirty, poor, running about in their Ghettos in filthy caftans. And they came here and got rich by unbelievable methods after the first war.” Dirty Work by Eyal Press
koşuşturmak, öteye beriye koşmak
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Stuffy
Havasız