IDIOMS OF THE DAY : IDIOMS OF THE DAY

მოსწავლეების თხოვნით წელს, განმეორებით მოეწყობა სასკოლო შეჯიბრი "idiom of the day"

გთავაზობთ ამ თვის იდიომებს:

53. TO FALL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE
to fall completely in love
Ex. He has fallen head over heels in love with Jane.

52. TO BE A SOUL MATE

to be someone who understands and accepts the other person complete
Ex. My husband is my best friend and my soul mate.

51. TO TAKE ONE'S BREATH AWAY

when you are so in love with that person that you find it difficult to breathe
Ex. You are so beautiful that you take my breath away (To be extra romantic you could play “Take my Breath Away” by Berlin!)

50.
FRESH AS A DAISY
ენერგიულად გრძნობდე თავს

Meaning: If you feel as fresh as a daisy, you feel energetic and lively.

For example:
I might look awful first thing in the morning, but after a cup of tea and a bit of meditation I'm as fresh as a daisy.

George looked terrible when he got to work, so Annie said, "Fresh as a daisy this morning, are we?" and George just grunted.

49.
FOR THE TIME BEING
გარკვეული პერიოდით, ამასობაში
Meaning: If something will be the way it is "for the time being", it will be that way for a limited period of time only.

For example:
You can stay here for the time being, but you'll have to move out when you find your own place.

My car is being repaired, so for the time being I'll have to use the bus.

48.
FACE TO FACE
პირისპირ, ერთი ერთზე
Meaning: If people meet face to face, they meet in person in the real world.

For example:
We became friends after meeting online in a chat room, but we've never actually met face to face.

We always need to have a face-to-face interview with a job applicant before making a final decision.

Note: This idiom is written with hyphens, as in "face-to-face", if it's used as an adjective in front of a noun or a noun phrase.

47.
CANCEL SOMEONE'S CHRISTMAS
მოკლა, გაანადგურო ვინმე

(Sl). to kill someone; to destroy someone

46.

TRIM THE TREE

ნაძვის ხის მორთვა

This is an old reference to decorating a pine tree with ornaments, lights, and whatever glittery bits strike a family’s fancy.

45.
KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
ერთი გასროლით ორი ჩიტი მოკლა/ერთდროულად 2 კურდღელი დაიჭირო.

Meaning: If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action.

For example:
I need to go to the bank, and if I drop the books off at the library on the way I'll be killing two birds with one stone.

Jenny says that she kills two birds with one stone if she does her own housework because she gets the house clean and she gets some exercise at the same time.

44.
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS
არსებული სირთულეების მიუხედავად

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do.

For example:
He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.

No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal.

43.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Meaning: You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.

For example:
Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.

Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."

42.
START UP
წამოწყება, დაარსება, შექმნა

Meaning: to create and run an organization such as a business, a club, a band, etc.
Synonym: set up, establish (formal)

For example:
start up sth After I finished university, I started up my own small business.

start sth up You had a chess club in your old school, so why don't you start one up in your new school as well?

Nouns often used as objects with
start up: business, company, service, club, web site, organization, charity, project, band, school

41.
JUST IN TIME / JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME
დროულად, პიწკზე

Meaning: If you do something just in time, or just in the nick of time, you do it just before time runs out.

For example:

Jamie got his application form in just in time. If it had arrived a day later, it would've missed the deadline.

I got to the station just in the nick of time and jumped on the train just as it was leaving.

40.

A QUESTION OF TIME

დროის საკითხი

Meaning: You can say "it's only a question of time" before saying what you think will happen in the future.

For example:
It's only a question of time until we run out of oil, so we're going to need other forms of energy to power our cars.

If you keep on spending money like this, it'll just be a question of time before you have a serious debt problem.

Note: This idiom is almost always used with the word "only" or with the word "just", as in "It's only a question of time before ... " or "It's just a question of time."

39.
TIME AFTER TIME

დრო და დრო, პერიოდულად

Meaning: If you do something time after time, you do it again and again, or repeatedly.

For example:
We've told our son time after time to call us if he's going to be late, but he still forgets sometimes.

Tiger wins major tournaments time after time. He really is a champion.

Note: The idiom "time and time again" has the same meaning, and can be used in the same way.

38.
GIVE SOMEONE A HARD TIME
ვინმეს შეწუხება ნა გაბრაზება

Meaning: If you give someone a hard time, you bother them or make trouble for them.

For example:
Some of the boys at Kenny's school started giving him a hard time and then said they wouldn't stop unless he gave them money every day.

My wife's been giving me a hard time ever since I forgot our anniversary.

37.

IT'S HIGH TIME

უკვე დროა

Meaning: If you say it's high time something was done, you think it should have been done already, and is overdue.

For example:

It's high time Mick got a real job. He's been wasting his time singing in that Rolling Stones band for too long.

It's high time you started looking after your body. You're not a teenager any more, you know!

36.
FACE THE MUSIC
ცუდი საქციელის შედეგი მოიმკო

If someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing something wrong.
For example:
To avoid facing the music and accepting his punishment for doing something bad, our little boy will tell lies with the skill of a well-trained actor.

Henry stole some money and bought a car, and when he realised he'd have to face the music he drove across the border to escape.

35.
MUSIC TO YOUR EAR
ყურს მალამოდ ედებოდეს რაიმე

Meaning: If something is music to your ears, it's just what you want to hear.

For example:
When Halle heard Jason say "I do" at their wedding, it was music to her ears.

After I'd done my final dive, the judges all said 9.9 or 10 and the crowd cheered. It was music to my ears!

34.
BREAK OUT
გაპარვა

Meaning: to escape from somewhere like a jail or a detention centre

Synonym: escape

For example:

break out Have you seen that movie about prisoners of war who broke out of a prison camp by digging a tunnel?

33.
BREAK THE ICE
ადამიანთან ურთიერთობისას ყინულის გალღობა

Meaning: If you break the ice you say or do something to create a more relaxed atmosphere when meeting people for the first time.

For example:

What do you do in a new class to help break the ice and get students talking ?

Knowing how to break the ice is one of those social skills that will come with experience and maturity.

Origin: Probably metaphorical, from the fact that ships called ice-breakers cut channels through ice floes to allow other ships to pass through.

32.
BREAK DOWN
ტირილი

1)Meaning: If someone breaks down, they start crying.

For example:

break down When his wife broke down at his funeral, relatives and friend tried to comfort her.

break down The prisoner broke down and wept when the judge sentenced him to life in prison.

გაფუჭება

2)Meaning: If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working because of a mechanical problem.

Synonym: conk out (informal)

For example:

break down Our bus broke down so we had to get out and wait for another one to come.

break down Production has stopped because one of the machines at our factory has broken down.

31.
BREAK INTO
შეჭრა

Meaning: If someone breaks into a building or a vehicle, they force their way in, usually to steal something.

Synonym: burgle

For example:

break into sth The burglars broke into the house and stole some jewellery and paintings.

break into sth My wife's car has been broken into three times in the last year.

Note: The phrasal verb "break in" has a similar meaning.

30.
BREAK UP
გაშორება

Meaning: If you break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you end your relationship with him or her.

Synonym: split up

For example:

break up Sayoko and Hiroko seem to be fighting a lot lately, so I think they might break up soon.

break up with sb I broke up with my first boyfriend after I found out he was seeing someone else.

29.
TURN DOWN
უარის თქმა

1) Meaning: If you turn down an offer or a request, you decide not to accept it.

Synonym: refuse, reject

For example:

turn down sth/sb The bank turned down Kenny's application for a loan because he'd just lost his job.

turn sth/sb down The club turned his transfer request down, so Patrice had to stay with the club.

Nouns often used as objects with

turn down an offer, request, appeal, proposal, invitation, application

ჩაწევა,დაწევა ( ხმის, გაზის ...)

2)Meaning: to decrease or lower the volume, heat, power, etc. of an appliance by turning a knob or pressing a button

For example:

turn down sth We'd better turn down the volume or the neighbours might complain.

turn sth down It's cool enough now, so let's turn the air conditioner down.

Nouns often used as objects with

turn down (1): television, TV, volume, air conditioner, heater.

TURN IN
ვინმეს ჩაშვება

Meaning: If you turn somebody in, you tell the police that the person has committed a crime or you hand them over to the police yourself.

For example:

turn in sb Would you turn in your best friend if you knew he'd broken the law?

turn sb in The police have asked members of the public to turn the thieves in if they know who they are.

27.
TURN UP
აღმოჩენა (ეს სიმართლე აღმოჩნდა)

Meaning: If someone turns up somewhere, they arrive without being expected or without telling anyone they'd be coming.

Synonym: appear, show up

For example:

turn up Everyone was surprised when Harry's ex-wife turned up at his wedding.

turn up Thousands of fans turned up at the airport to welcome the team back home.

26.
TURN AWAY
ვინმეს გაბრუნება, შენობაში არ შეშვება

Meaning: If someone turns you away, they don't allow you to enter a place.

Synonym: send away, refuse entry to

For example:

turn sb away They turned us away at the door because we didn't have tickets.

turn away sb Doormen at five star hotels sometimes turn away people who aren't properly dressed.

be turned away Several protesters were turned away by security guards when they tried to enter the meeting.

25.
TURN INTO
გადაქცევა

Meaning: to change from one thing into another

Synonym: transform into

For example:

turn into sth/sb Isn't it incredible how caterpillars turn into butterflies, and tadpoles turn into frogs? Nature really is amazing!

turn sth/sb into sth/sb This guy is a great businessman. He turned a small company into a huge global corporation.

24.
A ZEBRA CROSSING

Meaning: A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with painted black and white stripes.

For example:

Visitors to Britain are sometimes confused when they're told there's a zebra crossing up ahead. Some even expect to see a zebra walking across the road.

If someone steps onto a zebra crossing, all cars must stop and wait for them to cross the road.

Variety: This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

23.
CHEW THE FAT/CHEW THE RUG
ბაასი
Meaning: If you chew the fat, or chew the rag, you have a long, friendly chat with someone.

For example:
I sometimes call Wendy late at night and we chew the fat for an hour or so before going to sleep.

Why don't you come over on Sunday morning and I'll make some breakfast and we can chew the rag for a couple of hours?

Note: "Chew the fat" is used more in British and Australian English, while "chew the rag" is used more in American English.

22.
A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
ცხვრის ტყავში გახვეული მგელი

Meaning: A wolf in sheep's clothing is someone who seems to be a good person but is really a bad person.

For example:

The priest at our church seemed to be a very warm and caring man, but we later found out that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

People in our town suspected that Henry was a wolf in sheep's clothing, but I think they were wrong.

21.
IT IS HANDY
გამოსადეგი,პრაქტიკული

When something is useful, convenient or helpful we can say it is handy.

“An iPad is a handy thing to have when you travel.”

“My apartment is handy for school.” – My apartment is near to school.

20.
AS USEFUL A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT
უსარგებლო (ნივთი)

Totally useless! When someone or something has no use it is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Can you imagine trying to put boiling water into a pot made of chocolate? It would melt!

"Because it's so hot in my country, big coats are as a useful as a chocolate."

19.
THE APPLE OF SOMEONE’S EYE
თვალის ჩინივით ძვირფასი

Usually used to describe a family member that you love very much, typically when an older family member loves a younger member.

"Thomas just became a father. His new baby daughter is the apple of his eye."

18.
AS COOL AS CUCUMBER
ძალიან მშვიდი

very calm; they don't worry about things even in difficult/stressful situations.

"Even during the fire, Simon was as cool as a cucumber."

17.
SPILL THE BEANS
საიდუმლოს გათქმა

To tell someone a secret, especially when you should not.
"I've bought Sarah a necklace for her birthday. If you see her, please don't spill the beans."

16.
BIG CHEESE
უფროსი, ლიდერი

the boss or leader.

"He loves being the big cheese of his company."

15.
COUCH POTATO
ტელევიზორზე მიჯაჭვული

A lazy person who likes to sit on the couch (sofa) and watch TV. They don't do enough exercise.

"I used to play a lot of sport in school, but I've become a bit of a couch potato since I started my job."

14.
RING THE NEW YEAR
31 დეკემბრის ღამეს ახალი წლის აღნიშვნა

to celebrate the beginning of the new year at midnight on December 31.

Example: “We are planning a big party to ring in the new year.”

13) AS FLAT ASA A PANCAKE
ბრტყელი

When something is very flat we can compare it to a pancake .For ex: it is as flat as a pancake.

"There are no hills or mountains where I live. The countryside is as flat as a pancake."

12) AS EASY AS PIE
ძალიან ადვილი

Very easy . Example : This job is as easy as pie!

11) LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD
ტყუპის ცალივით ჰგავდე ვინმეს

When two things, especially people, are very similar.

Exemple : "James and I are like two peas in a pod. We like the same things and we are always together."

10) FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS
შესანიშნავად გრძნობდე თავს ან შესანიშნავად გამოიყურებოდე

feel beautiful or wonderful.

9) NOT (someone's) CUP OF TEA

არ გაინერესებდეს რაიმე, არ წარმოადგენდეს შენი ინტერესის სფეროს.
something you have a personal dislike for.

Example: This book is not my cup of tea, could you give me another one please?

8) EAT LIKE A BIRD

ჭამდე ჩიტივით ცოტას
to eat very little.

7) IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS
თავსხმა წვიმა

We use this idiom to say that it is (or was) raining VERY heavily. Examples:"The weather was horrible on Saturday. It was raining cats and dogs all day."

6) CHEAP AS CHIPS

ჩალის ფასი, ძალიან იაფი
Very cheap, inexpensive.

5) CHANGE YOUR TUNE

აზრი შეიცვალო რაიმეზე; შეცვალო საუბრის ტონი
Change your idea or the way you are talking -Example : The teller was most unpleasant until she learned that I'm a bank director. Then she changed her tune.