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كتاب Street Talk 3 - الدرس 3

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Street Talk 3
to [break] the news
to break the news
[عبارة]

to inform someone of important or disturbing information

Ex: She had to break the news gently to her friend that their planned trip had to be postponed. 
cold feet
cold feet
[اسم]

the state in which one loses all one's confidence and willingness to continue doing something

تراجع من الخوف, فقدان الجرأة فجأة

تراجع من الخوف, فقدان الجرأة فجأة

Ex: He got cold feet just before signing the contract. 
to [come] clean
to come clean
[عبارة]

to finally reveal or admit the truth about something

يعترف بالحقيقة, يبوح بالحقيقة كاملة

يعترف بالحقيقة, يبوح بالحقيقة كاملة

Ex: After years of hiding the truth, he finally decided to come clean about his involvement in the scandal. 
to [face] the music
to face the music
[عبارة]

to accept and confront the punishment or consequence of one's wrongdoings or irresponsible actions

يواجه العواقب, يدفع ثمن فعلته

يواجه العواقب, يدفع ثمن فعلته

Ex: After lying to the committee, he had to face the music. 
to [fly] off the handle

to suddenly become angry

ينفجر غضبًا, يفقد أعصابه فجأة

ينفجر غضبًا, يفقد أعصابه فجأة

Ex: He flew off the handle when he saw the broken window. 
to fork over
to fork over
[فعل]

to give something particularly one's possessions to someone, often unwillingly

تسليم, التخلي عن

تسليم, التخلي عن

Ex: The company demanded that employees fork over their personal cell phone numbers for emergency contact purposes. 
a good head on {one's} shoulders

used to refer to someone who has a good judgment and is intelligent enough to make wise decisions

عنده عقل وحكمة, عاقل

عنده عقل وحكمة, عاقل

Ex: She has a good head on her shoulders and won't rush into a bad deal. 
if worst comes to worst

used for saying if the worst possible or most difficult thing happens

في أسوأ الأحوال, على أقصى تقدير

في أسوأ الأحوال, على أقصى تقدير

Ex: If worst comes to worst, we can stay at my brother's house for a few nights. 
when push [come] to shove

used when a situation reaches a critical point and one must take action in order to deal with it

عندما تحين ساعة الحسم, عند الجد

عندما تحين ساعة الحسم, عند الجد

Ex: When push comes to shove, we will have to make a decision. 
off the hook
off the hook
[عبارة]

no longer facing a difficulty, danger, or punishment

خارج الورطة, لم يعد مهددًا

خارج الورطة, لم يعد مهددًا

Ex: Thanks to the extension granted by the teacher, I'm off the hook for submitting the assignment today. 
to [let] {sth} slide

to intentionally not take action or not address an issue or problem, especially when one should have, often resulting in a negative consequence

Ex: He noticed the mistake but decided to let it slide. 
on second thought
on second thought
[عبارة]

used to state that one has adopted a different opinion

بعد تفكير, عند إعادة التفكير

بعد تفكير, عند إعادة التفكير

Ex: I was going to order coffee, but on second thought, I'll have tea. 
bunch
bunch
[اسم]

a large quantity or number of something, typically used in an informal context

حفنة, كومة

حفنة, كومة

Ex: I’ve got a bunch of work to do before the weekend. 
line
line
[اسم]

slick or flattering words often used to manipulate

كلام معسول, كلام مخادع

كلام معسول, كلام مخادع

Ex: He gave me the usual sales line. 
right arm
right arm
[اسم]

someone who is a highly valued and reliable partner, often someone essential to a person's success or well-being

الذراع الأيمن, اليد اليمنى

الذراع الأيمن, اليد اليمنى

Ex: She’s been my right arm through this whole project—couldn’t have done it without her. 
to strong-arm

to use force, threats, or coercion to make someone do something against their will

يُجْبِر, يُكْرِه

يُجْبِر, يُكْرِه

Ex: He tried to strong-arm me into signing the contract. 
to [walk] arm in arm
to walk arm in arm
[عبارة]

to walk closely with one's arm linked through another's

Ex: They walked arm in arm through the park, looking like an old couple. 
to turn back
to turn back
[فعل]

to change one's mind or undo something that has been done, said, or promised

التراجع, العودة عن

التراجع, العودة عن

Ex: Once you've signed the contract, there's no turning back; you're committed to the terms and conditions. 
bare-bone essentials

the most fundamental, minimal elements or components required for something to function or exist, without any extras or non-essential details

الأساسيات الضرورية, الحد الأدنى من المتطلبات

الأساسيات الضرورية, الحد الأدنى من المتطلبات

Ex: We had to reduce the budget to the bare-bone essentials for the project. 
bone-breaking

physically demanding, intense, or capable of causing injury, particularly to the bones, often used to describe strenuous or brutal activities

مرهق, شاق

مرهق, شاق

Ex: The marathon was a bone-breaking challenge, but she finished strong. 
lazybones
lazybones
[صفة]

used to describe someone who is habitually lazy or unwilling to work or exert effort

كسول, متكاسل

كسول, متكاسل

Ex: Stop being such a lazybones and help me clean the house! 
pea brain
pea brain
[اسم]

someone that is very unintelligent or foolish

دماغ البازلاء, أحمق

دماغ البازلاء, أحمق

Ex: He tried to fix the computer with a hammer—what a pea brain! 
to [blow] it out {one's} ear

to tell someone to stop talking or to ignore their irritating remark, implying that their opinion is unimportant or not worth listening to

Ex: When he started complaining again, she just told him to blow it out his ear. 
earful
earful
[اسم]

an excessive amount of verbal input, usually referring to someone talking too much or giving a long-winded explanation

محاضرة طويلة, توبيخ

محاضرة طويلة, توبيخ

Ex: He gave me an earful about his new project, and I could hardly get a word in. 
ear
ear
[اسم]

good hearing

أذن, سمع

أذن, سمع

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