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Question 1

Few
Little

Answer 1

Çok az

Question 2

with a will

Answer 2

= with a lot of enthusiasm and energy

“She set about the workwith a will.”

Question 3

scowl

His narrow eyes peer over a long, stern nose, and his resting scowl is framed by an untidy white beard, which he occasionally strokes, more in irritation than in contemplation.

Answer 3

Kaş çatmak

Question 4

Cypress

“My vineyard goes way across. See those cypress trees? I go beyond that.”

R. Scott

Answer 4

Selvi

Question 5

quail

“In one experiment, scientists took asmall portion of developing brain tissue from a quail and put it into the samespot of a chicken embryo.”

Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger
Peter Bevelin

Answer 5

bıldırcın

Question 6

I thought as much

Answer 6

Hiç şaşırmadım
Zaten bunu bekliyordum

Question 7

I need some space

Answer 7

Biraz yalnız kalmaya ihtiyacım var

Question 8

jammy

Answer 8

ballı
şanslı

Question 9

swing by

Answer 9

geçerken uğramak

Question 10

Basil

Answer 10

Fesleğen
Reyhan

Question 11

Tiff

“We can even get a taste of their private lives: their marital tiffs, their cash-flow problems, their grief at the death of beloved children, or occasionally of their beloved slaves.”

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard

Answer 11

a petty quarrel

Question 12

force of habit

Answer 12

alışkanlıktan

Question 13

down the drain

Answer 13

boşa gitti

Question 14

Slit

Answer 14

Yarık, dar aralık

Question 15

Hey, yourself

Answer 15

Sana da merhaba

Question 16

walk up

“I walked up to Bob and handed him the note.”

Answer 16

Yaklaşmak

= To come up to someone or something on foot. Often followed by “to” and a specific person or thing.

“The thief just walked right up and took the merchandise off the table in broad daylight.”

Question 17

walk away

Answer 17

Çekip gitmek

Question 18

recoup

“The men who were successful in the elections had the chance to recoup their outlay, legally or illegally, with some of the perks of office.”

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard

Answer 18

= regain (something lost or expended).

“rains have helped recoup water levels”

Question 19

foregone conclusion

“That crowning success had not been an entirely foregone conclusion. For all his celebrity, Cicero faced the disadvantage of being a ‘new man’, ”

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard

Answer 19

= a result that can be predicted with certainty.

“the result of her trial was a foregone conclusion”

Question 20

Turn in

“I usually turn in at about midnight.”

Answer 20

Uyumaya gitmek
Yatmaya gitmek

Question 21

Your fly is down

Answer 21

Fermuarın açık

Question 22

rizz

Answer 22

= romantic appeal or charm

Çekici ve karizmatik

“Ultimately, everyone has their own special sort of rizz. Maybe it’s a pick-up line (are you from Tennessee?) or the fact that they go to therapy (that’s hot)”
.—AlexisMorillo

Question 23

Here you go

Answer 23

Buyur al

Question 24

And there you have it

Answer 24

İşte bu kadar

Question 25

Right as rain

Answer 25

Turp gibi sağlam Sapasağlam

Question 26

Don't be a dead horse

Answer 26

Boşa kürek çekme

Question 27

Don't get smart with me

Answer 27

Bilmiş bilmiş konuşma

Question 28

Heifer "Cassandra’s warnings were vivid but cryptic: “Keep the bull away from the heifer! "

Answer 28

Düve Doğurmamış genç inek

Question 29

Has it in for someone "That new boss has it in for me"

Answer 29

Birine takmak Gıcık olmak (Biriyle uğraşmak)

Question 30

Every nook and cranny

Answer 30

Köşe bucak, didik didik