En Närmare Titt - Lektion 9

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to {not} [know|recognize] {sb} from Adam [Fras]

to fail to recognize someone as one has never met them or knows nothing about them

Ex: When he approached me on the street, I had no idea who he was—I couldn't have recognized him from Adam.

charley-horse [Substantiv]

muskelkramp

dick [Substantiv]

detektiv

every Tom, Dick, and Harry [Fras]

all of the ordinary people

Ex: At the public event, it seemed like every Tom, Dick, and Harry was in attendance.

fanny [Substantiv]

rumpa

Ex: She slipped on the wet floor and landed right on her fanny .

Hon halkade på det våta golvet och landade rakt på sin rumpa.

to on the fritz [Fras]

to be malfunctioning or not working properly

Ex: My computer is on the fritz , and I ca n't seem to fix it .

guy [Substantiv]

kille

Ex: I met a guy at the library who loves the same books as I do .

Jag träffade en kille på biblioteket som älskar samma böcker som jag.

jack of all trades [Fras]

a person who is competent in many different tasks

Ex: Being a jack of all trades can be useful in a small business where employees need to wear many hats .

Joe [Substantiv]

Joe

joe blow [Substantiv]

medelmannen

john [Substantiv]

kund till en prostituerad

to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|) [Fras]

to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious

Ex: He frequently tries to slip unsuspecting victims a Mickey during parties, causing harm and distress.

to [have|know] {sth} down pat [Fras]

to know something so perfectly that one can do it at anytime without having to focus or think

Ex: The chef has the recipe down pat , and the dish always tastes amazing .

to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul [Fras]

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: Robbing Peter and paying Paul never works , but I guess you have to learn it the hard way .

to peter out [Verb]

sina

Ex: The trail peters out about half a mile up the mountain , making it difficult to follow .

Stigen tonar ut ungefär en halv mil uppför berget, vilket gör det svårt att följa.

randy [adjektiv]

kåt

roger [interjektion]

Uppfattat

Ex: Roger, heading north to intercept the fugitive.

Roger, på väg norrut för att avskära flyktingen.

uncle sam [Substantiv]

Farbror Sam

lazy susan [Substantiv]

snurrskiva

doubting Thomas [Substantiv]

tvilande Tomas

Ex: Despite the scientific evidence presented, she remains a Doubting Thomas when it comes to the theory's validity.

Trots de presenterade vetenskapliga bevisen förblir hon en tvivlande Tomas när det gäller teoriens giltighet.

tomfoolery [Substantiv]

dårskap

peeping Tom [Fras]

a person who secretly watches others without consent, often for sexual gratification

Ex: Sarah caught a Peeping Tom peeking through her bedroom window last night.

willy-nilly [adverb]

villigt eller ovilligt

Ex: She was dragged willy-nilly into the argument .

Hon drogs motvilligt in i argumentet.

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