to [have] another thing coming

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

fena halde yanılmak, kötü bir sürprizle karşılaşmak

fena halde yanılmak, kötü bir sürprizle karşılaşmak

Ex: If you think this project will be easy, you have another thing coming when you face the challenges ahead. 
to [beat|bang|hit] {one's} head against (a|the) (brick|) wall

to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

boşuna uğraşmak, sonuçsuz çabalamak

boşuna uğraşmak, sonuçsuz çabalamak

Ex: I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall with this problem. 
come to think (of|about) it

used to introduce a thought or realization that occurred to one during a conversation

aklıma gelmişken

aklıma gelmişken

Ex: Come to think of it, I haven't seen Sarah at the office for a few days. 
in {one's} shoes

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

onun yerinde olmak, onun durumunda

onun yerinde olmak, onun durumunda

Ex: I wouldn't know what to do in her shoes. 
[let] {sb} have it

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

birine ağzının payını vermek, birini fena haşlamak

birine ağzının payını vermek, birini fena haşlamak

Ex: Upset with the repeated mistakes, the manager finally let the employee have it during the performance review. 
to [give] it to {sb} straight

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

doğrudan söylemek, lafı dolandırmadan söylemek

doğrudan söylemek, lafı dolandırmadan söylemek

Ex: I appreciate when my friends give it to me straight and offer their honest opinions, even if it's not what I want to hear. 
to [nip] {sth} in the bud

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

başından önünü kesmek, daha büyümeden bastırmak

başından önünü kesmek, daha büyümeden bastırmak

Ex: The teacher nipped the bullying in the bud before it spread through the class. 
to [take] {sth} in stride

to calmly cope with something that is difficult or disturbing

sakin karşılamak, soğukkanlılıkla atlatmak

sakin karşılamak, soğukkanlılıkla atlatmak

Ex: She took the bad news in stride and started looking for a solution. 
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

umursamamak

umursamamak

Ex: He noticed the mistake but decided to let it slide. 
to [take] {sth} lying down

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

not allowed or possible

söz konusu bile değil, imkânsız

söz konusu bile değil, imkânsız

Ex: A pay cut is out of the question after all the extra hours we worked. 
to [turn] over a new leaf

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

kendine çeki düzen vermek, yeni bir sayfa açmak

kendine çeki düzen vermek, yeni bir sayfa açmak

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