كتاب Street Talk 3 - الدرس 9

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بطاقات الفلاش

الهجاء

اختبار قصير

to [have] another thing coming [عبارة]

to say that someone's opinion or judgment is completely wrong

Ex: If you assume the task is simple , you have another thing coming when you see the detailed requirements .

to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

Ex: After numerous attempts to convince the stubborn team member to cooperate , it felt like I was banging my head against a brick wall .

come to think (of|about) it [ظرف]

بالتفكير في الأمر

Ex: We were discussing our travel plans , and come to think of it , I might need to renew my passport before the trip .

كنا نناقش خطط سفرنا، و بالتفكير في الأمر، قد أحتاج إلى تجديد جواز سفري قبل الرحلة.

in {one's} shoes [عبارة]

in a similar or identical situation to someone else, particularly a difficult or unpleasant one

Ex: Having been in his shoes during a similar crisis , she offered valuable advice on how to cope with the situation .

[let] {sb} have it [جملة]

to violently criticize or punish a person over what they did or said

Ex:

to [give] it to {sb} straight [عبارة]

to directly tell a person a fact, usually one that is unpleasant

Ex:

to [nip] {sth} in the bud [عبارة]

to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

Ex: She realized that her bad habits were forming , so she decided to nip them in the bud before they got out of control .

to [take] {sth} in stride [عبارة]

to calmly cope with something that is difficult or disturbing

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to [let] {sth} slide [عبارة]

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

Ex: She used to be strict but now lets things slide at work .

to [take] {sth} lying down [عبارة]

to suffer or endure something unfair without ever complaining or protesting

Ex: He can't treat you like that! Surely you're not going to take that lying down!

out of the question [عبارة]

not allowed or possible

Ex: Borrowing his friend 's antique car for the road trip was out of the question ; it was far too valuable .

to [turn] over a new leaf [عبارة]

to make changes to one's behavior or mindset in order to become a better and more responsible person

Ex: Apparently he 's turned over a new leaf and he 's not smoking any more .