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Question 1

Double down

“Iran Doubles Down on Arms for Russia - Despite fresh salvos of Western sanctions, Tehran and Moscow are buddying up on defense ties.”

Answer 1

1.Bahsi iki katına çıkarmak

2.bir şeyi iki kat artırmak

Question 2

I slept funny

Answer 2

Rahatsız, garip bir pozisyonda uyudum

Question 3

(may) come in handy

Answer 3

İşine yarayabilir

turn out to be useful.

“the sort of junk that might come in handy one day”

Question 4

dot the i’s and cross the t’s

“The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i’s and cross the t’s.”

Answer 4

Her bir ayrıntıya büyük önem vermek

= they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time

= to paycarefulattentionto all thedetailswhen you arefinishingsomething

Question 5

Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer 5

İşi oluruna bırakmak

= said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about

Question 6

Stay sharp

Answer 6

Tetikte, uyanık ol

Question 7

I stand corrected

Answer 7

Yanıldığımı kabul ediyorum

Question 8

What’s with you?

Answer 8

Neyin var senin?

Question 9

We’ve got company

Answer 9

(Beklenmedik) ziyaretçimiz var

Question 10

Who am I kidding?

Answer 10

Kimi kandırıyorum?

Question 11

Crabby

“He gets crabby if he doesn’t have his morning coffee.”

Answer 11

Uyuz, huysuz, sinirli

= easily irritated: peevish and irritable: GROUCHY

Question 12

Fawn over someone

“I hate waiters who fawn over you. “

Answer 12

Birine yalakalık yapmak, yaltaklanmak, yılışmak

= to praise someone too much and give them a lot of attention that is not sincere, in order to get a positive reaction:
Praising insincerely or too eagerly.

Question 13

spill the tea

Girl, did you knowReneeis having ANOTHER baby? And thebabbydaddy is the same guy who she found out has beencheatingon her!”

“OMG, spill the tea on that drama!!!!”

Answer 13

= To share or reveal gossip. “Tea” is a slang term for gossip.

“OK, what happened at Blair’s party last night? Spill the tea!”

= when one tells an especially juicy bit of gossip

Question 14

read the tea leaves

“Everyone says things are going great for our company, but if you read the tea leaves you’ll see trouble ahead.”

Answer 14

= Predict the future from small signs

This comes from the practice of fortune-telling by examining the patterns of tea leaves in the bottom of a cup.

= to use signs or signals to predict something that’s going to happen in the near future. It all started with the fortune telling community. Fortune tellers would use actual tea leave patterns at the bottom of a cup when the tea was gone to try and predict the future.

Question 15

Whirlpool

Answer 15

Girdap, anafor

Question 16

Bite the bullet

Answer 16

Göğüs germek, katlanmak, dişini sıkmak

Question 17

Garment

Answer 17

Elbise
Giyim eşyası, esvap

Question 18

well advised

Progressives would be well advised to steer clear of the losing battle over hurt feelings and focus on promoting their economic and political agendas.

Ian Bruma

Answer 18

sensible; wise.

“you would be well advised to obtain legal advice”

Question 19

We have a openning

Answer 19

Boş bir kadromuz var

Openning = boşalan yer, kadro açığı

Question 20

Ain’t

“You can cry, ain’t no shame in it”

Answer 20

There is not

Ağlayabilirsin, bunda utanacak bir şey yok

Question 21

When are you due?

Answer 21

Doğum ne zaman

Question 22

It’s no picnic

“Bring up six children is no picnic”

Answer 22

Hiç kolay iş değil

Question 23

You’re a peach

Answer 23

Sen bir tanesin
Çok yardımcı olmak,
Müthiş olmak

Question 24

You went behind my back

Answer 24

Arkamdan iş çevirdin

Question 25

Fluster “System 2 needs time and labor to process new information—and as a result, it uses more brain energy and can be tiring or draining. That flustered and fatigued feeling you might get while studying or reading a book isn’t because you can’t understand it or are bored; it’s an actual biological imperative.” Excerpt From Mental Models Peter Hollins

Answer 25

make (someone) agitated or confused. "there's nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie"

Question 26

be all about (someone, something, or oneself) “Seeing and thinking clearly is not something we instinctually do. Humans are all about survival, pleasure, avoiding pain, food, sex, and sleep.” Mental Models Peter Hollins

Answer 26

1. To be focused on someone or something as the subject or topic. “This documentary is all about the fashion industry.” “I think the book is really all about the ways that we deceive ourselves.” 2. To be completely preoccupied with oneself. “She's all about herself these days, so I doubt she even heard a word you said.” 3. To be passionate about or very much in favor of someone or something. “Yes I'd like one! I'm all about getting free stuff!” “I never liked them as a group, but I'm all about their solo projects.”

Question 27

Why are going through my stuff Go through one's stuff

Answer 27

Neden eşyalarımı karıştırıyorsun? "Did you go through my phone?"

Question 28

Intertwine

Answer 28

İç içe geçmek

Question 29

Waddle

Answer 29

Badi badi yürümek paytak  paytak  yürüyüş Sallayarak yürümek

Question 30

lollygag

Answer 30

Boş boş dolaşmak