LESSON 30
1- Rule out = حذف کردن – از لیست حذف کردن – صرف نظر کردن
The detective interviewed all the suspects and ruled out everyone except the victim’s ex-wife.
2- Clean out = گول زدن و پول کسی را خوردن
A con artist cleaned my grandmother out of $50.000.
3- Clear out = ترک کردن جایی – متفرق شدن
After the police threw tear gas, the crowd cleared out.
4- Empty out = خالی کردن
The police officer told me to empty out my pocked.
5- Fall out = عصبانی و پکر شدن
Alfonso fell out with his sister when he criticized her husband.
6- Go out = خاموش شدن
The camp fire went out during the night.
Behind the 8- ball = توی مخمصه – توی دردسر
Make a dent in = پیش بردن امور – پیشرفت کردن
Buckle down = سخت درس خواندن یا کار کردن
Up in your ears = تا کله توی چیزی بودن – تاخرخره
No bed of roses = سخت – باعث ناراحتی
Off one’s rocker = دیوونه
Watch (mind) one’s P’s and Q’s = به دقت عمل کردن – کاملاً مواظب بودن
Can = اخراج کردن
Chris: I’m behind the 8-ball.
Ben: What did you do wrong now?
Chris: I have so much work. I can’t make a dent in it.
Ben: Maybe if you’d buckle down, you wouldn’t be up to your ears in work.
Chris: My job is no bed of roses and my boss is off his rocker.
Ben: you’d better watch your P’s and Q’s before you get canned.
کریس: توی مخمصه افتاده ام
بن: این دفعه چی شده (چکار کردی)؟
کریس: کلی کار دارم. نمی تونم از پس اش بر بیام
بن: شاید اگر سخت تر کار کنی اینقدر تا خرخره کار نداشته باشی
کریس: کارم خیلی سخته و رئیسم آدم دیونه ایه
بن: بهتره مواظب همه چیز باشی قبل از اینکه اخراج بشی
a) Of your rocker b) make a dent in c) up to my ears d) buckle down
e) canned f)mind your P’s and Q’s g) no bed of roses h) behind the 8-ball
1. If you’re having dinner with your boss, you have to……………..
2. Every day he took a two-hour lunch. The boss ………………him.
3. Being married to a policeman is……………….
4. He didn’t get his wife a birthday present. He is……………..
5. If you think I’m going to loan you $1.000 to take a vacation, you’re……………………..
6. I’m trying to finish up my work but they keep giving me more. I can’t ………… it.
7. If you want to learn English, you have to…………
8. In the winter, I’m not so busy, but during the summer, I’m……………….. in work.
1 .f 2.e 3.g 4.h 5.a 6.b 7.d 8.c
1- On the job = در حال کار
Todd was caught drinking on the job again. If it happens one more time, he is going to get himself fired.
2- Out of the loop = در جریان نبودن
What happened at the office yesterday? I am out of the loop!