25 Flashcards

(31 cards)

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when the going gets tough

the tough get going

A

= when the situation becomes difficult, strong people are able to step up and handle it”. Attributed to both John F. Kennedy’s father and the American coach K. Rockne, it was also popularised by Billy Ocean’s homonymous song.

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2
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Probation period

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Deneme süresi

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3
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What is your sign?

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Burcun ne?

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4
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Hit on someone

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Birine asılmak

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5
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Foxy

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Sexy

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6
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for crying out loud

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(deyim)Eyvahlarolsun,

For crying out loud, what I see .

Canınayandığımın

(deyim)allahrızasıiçin

bırakallahaşkına

= used to express one’sirritationorimpatience.

“why do you have to take everything so personally, for crying out loud?”

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7
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It’s a breeze

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Çok basit

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8
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It’s a cinch

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Çantada keklik

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9
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The penny dropped!

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Jeton düştü

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10
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Mutt

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Melez
Kırma (köpek)

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11
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Odd number

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Tek sayılar

X = even number

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12
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push someone’s buttons

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= arouse or provoke a reaction in someone.

“don’t allow co-workers to push your buttons”

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13
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Let’s get off the subject

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Konuyu kapatalım

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14
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Shy away from

“I’ve never shied away from hard work.

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Yapmaktan çekinmek

= to avoid something that you dislike, fear, or do not feel confident about:

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15
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Bring forward

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(Bir randevu vs.yi) daha yakın bir tarihe almak

Zıttı = Push back

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16
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dead​beat

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:LOAFER

2:one who persistently fails to pay personal debts or expenses

17
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the Great Beyond

The afterlife

“It’s such a shame that Tom has passed on to the Great Beyond. When is his funeral?”

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= The afterlife; where one is said to go after dying.

= life after death

“The fortuneteller claimed to get messages from the great beyond.”

18
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To get turned around

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Kaybolmak

= to lose one’s way.

19
Q

Mint

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Darphane
Para basmak

Nane

20
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Kernel

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Tane
Çekirdek
Nüve

“Corn kernel” = mısır tanesi

21
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Cob

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Mısır koçanı

22
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Eddy

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Anafor yapmak
Girdap
Fırıl fırıl dönmek

23
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Vet

“All our requests for documents were vetted by a woman from the KGB”
.—Orlando Figes

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= to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance

“vet the candidates for a position”

24
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Headboard

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Yatak başlığı

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Wetwork "The Romanovs invented modern secretpolice. They crushed rebellions but rarely assassinated enemies.Lenin & Stalin disdained their softness. NKVD/KGB prided themselves on WetWork. Their heirs FSB SVR GU share their enthusiasm even if they lost their finesse" Montefiore
= is a  euphemism  for  murder  or  assassination  that alludes to spilling blood. The expression and the. similar  wet job,  wet affair, or  wet operation  are all  calques  of  Russian  terms for such activities and can be traced to  criminal slang  from at least the 19th century  and originally meant  robbery  that involved murder, or spilling blood. The operations are reputed to have been handled by the CIA and by the KGB's SpecBureau 13 (Spets Byuro 13), known as the "Department of Wet Affairs"
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Doormat
Paspas Kendisini ezdiren ve şikayetçi olmayan kimse
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comeuppance “Very few were taken aback by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death, even if the means — plunging from the sky in a plane crash — were undeniably dramatic,” writes @Stanovaya. “To many, it was only a matter of time until he got his comeuppance.”
Hak edilen ceza = a  deserved  rebuke  or  penalty :  DESERTS "One of  these  days, he'll get his  comeuppance  for  treating  people  so  arrogantly."
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Skint
Züğürt Beş parasız
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What's shaking?
Ne var ne yok?
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Chock-a-block
Tıklım tıklım
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