![to {not} [know|recognize] {sb} from Adam](/assets/img/no-pic-260w.png "to {not} [know|recognize] {sb} from Adam")
to fail to recognize someone as one has never met them or knows nothing about them
Ex:
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fanny
[ουσιαστικό]
πισινός
Ex:
She
told
the
kids
to
sit
their
fannies
down
and
listen
to
the
story
.
Είπε στα παιδιά να καθίσουν τους πισινό τους και να ακούσουν την ιστορία.
to on the fritz
[φράση]
to be malfunctioning or not working properly
Ex:
My
computer
is
on
the
fritz
,
and
I
ca
n't
seem
to
fix
it
.
guy
[ουσιαστικό]
τύπος
Ex:
She
met
a
nice
guy
at
the
coffee shop
and
they
talked
for
hours
.
Συνάντησε έναν ωραίο τύπο στο καφέ και μίλησαν για ώρες.
jack of all trades
[φράση]
a person who is competent in many different tasks
Ex:
She
's
a
jack
of
all
trades
in
the
office
,
handling
everything
from
administrative
tasks
to
marketing
.
![to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43448/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)")
to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)
[φράση]
to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious
Ex:
![to [have|know] {sth} down pat](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44780/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [have|know] {sth} down pat")
to [have|know] {sth} down pat
[φράση]
to know something so perfectly that one can do it at anytime without having to focus or think
Ex:
After
years
of
practice
,
he
has
the
presentation
down
pat
and
can
deliver
it
without
any
hesitation
.
![to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44650/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul")
to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue
Ex:
They
're
robbing
Peter
to
pay
Paul
with
these
budget cuts
;
it
's
a
temporary
fix
.
to peter out
[ρήμα]
εξαντλούμαι
Ex:
Μετά την αρχική έκρηξη ενδιαφέροντος, το ενδιαφέρον για το νέο παιχνίδι ξεθύμανε μέχρι το τέλος του έτους.
roger
[Επιφώνημα]
Ελήφθη
Ex:
Roger,
heading
north
to
intercept
the
fugitive.
Roger, κατεύθυνση βόρεια για να υποceptίσουμε τον δραπέτη.
doubting Thomas
[ουσιαστικό]
άπιστος Θωμάς
Ex:
Despite
the
scientific
evidence
presented,
she
remains
a
Doubting
Thomas
when
it
comes
to
the
theory's
validity.
Παρά τα επιστημονικά στοιχεία που παρουσιάστηκαν, παραμένει ένας άπιστος Θωμάς όταν πρόκειται για την εγκυρότητα της θεωρίας.
peeping Tom
[φράση]
a person who secretly watches others without consent, often for sexual gratification
Ex:
willy-nilly
[επίρρημα]
θέλοντας και μη
Ex:
They
accepted
the
decision
willy-nilly
because
there
was
no
alternative
.
Δέχτηκαν την απόφαση θέλοντας και μη επειδή δεν υπήρχε εναλλακτική.