work up
: very angry, excited, or upset about something.
“What is she so worked up about?”
al fresco
“Most summer evenings we eat al fresco.”
(especially of food and eating) outside:
an al fresco lunch on the patio
get something out of your system
“I had a good cry and got it out of my system.”
If you get something out of your system, you get rid of a wish or emotion, especially a negative one, by allowing yourself to express it:
Trots
That takeaway gave me the trots.
diarrhea
open a can of worms
“She is afraid that she will open a can of worms if she speaks out about the problem.”
= to create a situation that causes a lot of problems when it starts to be dealt with:
“Corruption is a serious problem, but nobody has yet been willing to open up that can of worms.”
Not my circus, not my monkeys
Not my problem, not my responsibility
feel someone/something out
“I think they are trying to feel out what the new relationship should be.”
Nabzını yoklamak
= to try to get information from someone or from a situation without asking direct questions:
Why don’t you feel them out to see if they’ll invite me over too?
If I had my way
“If I had my way, I would go to the beach every day.”
Benim elimde olsaydı
= It implies that if you had the opportunity or power to do something, you would take a particular action.
feel the pinch
When my father lost his job and we had to live on my mother’s earnings, we really started to feel the pinch.
= to have problems with money because you are earning less than before:
Take a back seat
“in future he would take a back seat in politics”
: to have or assume a secondary position or status
: to be or become less important, active, or powerful
“Howard loved directing “more than I even thought I would,” and his acting career has taken a back seat ever since.”
—Newsweek
The gift of the gab
“She’s got the gift of the gab - she should work in sales and marketing.”
= the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you:
Paper over the cracks
“She tried to paper over the cracks, but I could see that the relationship was failing.”
= to hide problems, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is:
props
“I’ve got to give her her props for being such a great athlete.”
= respect for someone:
Hugger
Kucaklaşmayı seven ve genelde el sıkışmak yerine kucaklaşmayı tercih eden kişi
Primp
“I spend hours primping in front of the mirror”
= spend time making minor adjustments to one’s hair, make-up, or clothes.
Flip out
“I nearly flipped out when she told me she and David were getting married.”
to become extremely angry or to lose control of yourself from surprise or shock:
Becoming angry and expressing anger.
= especially : to become very angry
“… he flipped out on the server when they messed up his wife’s order.”
= to lose one’s reason or composure
She’s going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her!
Slim to none
Neredeyse yok
Here go nothing
= I’m going to attempt this, even though I doubt that I’ll be successful, do well, or enjoy it. Often used somewhat ironically, in a way that indicates optimism despite the possibility of failure.
“Here goes nothing,” he muttered, as he began the final exam.”
“My rocket is ready for launch! Here goes nothing!”
= Inf. I am beginning to do something that will fail or be poorly done.
“Sally stood on the diving board and said, “Here goes nothing.” As Ann walked onto the stage, she whispered, “Here goes nothing.”
= a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried. Well, I checked everything and I think it’s wired up correctly, so I guess all that’s left is to turn it on
Goof around
“Quit goofing around and get back to work already!”
=To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting; to fool around.
“You’d probably have better grades if you didn’t goof around so much in class.”
Putting yourself down
= to say bad things about yourself, criticise yourself or doubt your own abilities.
Get cold feet
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
Leave someone high and dry
“They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.”
= to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation:
- To leave one in a situation in which one has little chance of escaping or improving.
“You really left me high and dry when you forgot to pick me up last night. I had no way of calling or getting home!”
Fair and square
“He won the election for president fair and square.”
= in an honest way and without any doubt:
“We won the match fair and square.”
Get past something
“Nobody likes to be rejected, but I got past it.”
= to be able to stop something from affecting you, upsetting you, or influencing you:
“If you can get past the old-fashioned photos, this is a great cookbook.”
