LESSON 14
1- Heat….up= نرم کردن
Waiter, this soup is cold. Would you heat it up for me?
2- Pay ….up = کاملاً چیزی را پرداخت کردن ، مخصوصاً با فشار
A guy from the collection agency called and told me I’d better pay up.
3- Plug up = باعث گرفتگی شدن – مسدود کردن – بتن
Don’t pour bacon grease in the sink, it will plug up the drain.
4- Plugged up = مسدود – گرفته
Call the plumber, the sink’s plugged up.
5- Wipe up = پاک کردن سطح چیزی – یا پاک کردن مایعی از روی چیزی
Susie spilled the milk, and her mother told her to wipe it up.
6- Crack down= سخت گیری کردن
The students have been coming to class later and later every day. It is time to start cracking down.
Out of the blue = به طور غیر منتظره – ناگهان
On a shoestring = با حداقل پول – با هیچ چی
Feather in one’s cap = باعث افتخار و مباهات بودن
Take a beating = پول از دست دادن
Strike while the iron is hot = از موقعیت استفاده کردن – تا تنور گرممه چسباندن
Wind up = ختم کردن – پایان یافتن – ختم شدن
Well – heeled = مایه دار – پول دار
Through the mill = سختی کشیدن
Mike: Out of the blue, he opened up a business on a shoestring.
Erik: That’s a feather in his cap.
Mike: I hope he doesn’t take a beating.
Eric: I don’t think so. He struck while the iron was hot.
Mike: He’ll probably wind up being very well-heeled.
Eric: I hope so. He’s been through the mill.
مایک : به طور غیر منتظره و ناگهان او یک کار (بیزینس) را با هیچ چی شروع کرد
اریک: خیلی به این مسئله می نازه
(مایک : امیدوارم که بد نیاره (پولش را از دست نده
(اریک: فکر نمی کنم، از موقعیت خوب استفاده کرد (تا تنور گرم بود چسباند
(مایک: احتمالاً آدم پولداری خواهد شد (کارش به پول دار شدن ختم خواهد شد
اریک : امیدوارم – خیلی سختی کشیده
a)strike while the iron is hot b)took a beating c)a feather in your cap d)out of the blue e)well-heeled f)wind up g) through the mill h) on a shoestring
1. You need a lot of capital to open up a business today. No longer can you do it……..
2. She’s had a difficult life. She’s been…………….
3. He was always such a happy child. Now that he’s a man, how did he…………?
4. Her father can buy anything. He’s………………..
5. Ask him for money on payday. ……………….
6. When you finally get that promotion, it will be……………….. .
7. He bought that stock at $100 a share and sold it at $50 a share. He…………..
8. I didn’t know he was seriously dating a girl. …………….., he told me he was getting
married. I was surprised.
1. h 2.g 3.f 4.e 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.d
1- Hired gun = حلال مشکلات
Bret Lewis is the lawyer I was telling you about. He is our new hired gun.
2- Between jobs = بیکار – بدون شغل
I heard you’re between jobs. Is that true?
