Idioms

[shekoofeh]

Idiom (Latin: idioma, "special property", f. Greek: ἰδίωμα – idiōma, "special feature, special phrasing", f. Greek: ἴδιος – idios, "one’s own") is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made.[1] There are estimated to be at least 25,000 idiomatic expressions in the English language.

Wikipedia

I thought we can explain about idioms here.
( I dont know if we had this topic befor )
this book is very useful if u want to leran idioms : 101 American English Idioms ; Harry Collis

I'll Start with a very famous idiom :
Smell a rat : to Feel Something is Wrong

 

[N.M]

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To weep crocodile tears​

اشکش دمِ مشکشه

True happiness springs from moderation​

اندازه نگه دار که اندازه نکوست

 

[kasandan s]

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cross your heart=promise to tell the truth
make monkey=make face for some one
horse play joke=شوخی خرکی

 

[smart girl]

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talk to devil:I was just talking about u
teacher's pet:خود شیرین​

 

[Hamid.s]

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any site for looking up the meaning of idioms?

 

[poorya.kh]

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what about this?

there is some idioms that I think they can be useful

:)​

 

[meli]

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Eat your heart out--------> دلت بسوزه

Talk behind some body back -----> غیبت کردن

On the tip of my tongue-----> نوکه زبونمه ها

Luck was on my side -----> خوش شانسی اوردم

 

[ibtkm]

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Keep under one's hat : Keep sth secret
Sell smb down the river : betray smb
Lose one's shirt : lose a great deal of money
kick up one's heels: celebrate
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[روژین د.]

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Kill two birds with one stone : to do one thing which will achieve two results
Get down to business : to start the work that has to be done
See eye to eye with sb : agree with sb or have the same opinion as them
Hit it off (with sb) : to like sb when you first meet him/her​

 

[ali.mashi]

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talk to devil:I was just talking about u
teacher's pet:خود شیرین​

i think it is mostly used as "speaking of the devil" meaning -halal zadeh or sth like that

 

[soliloquize]

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Hi buddies,I`d like to know how do U say "Jigareto"in English?????U`re highly appreciated in advance considering my request #-o

 

[Elis4]

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Up in the air: پا در هوا

Give me 5: بزن قدش

As easy as A, B, C : به آسوني آب خوردن

Go fly a kite: برو پي نخود سيا

Week of Sunday, When it snows in heal, when pigs fly: وقت گل ني

East, west, home’s the best:هيچ جاي دنيا خونه آدم نمي شه

Dog eat dog:خر تو خر

You cross the line:پاتو از گليمت دراز تر كردي

 

[el nino]

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The coast is clear:The danger is over
Winner....Winner.....chicken dinner:ما بردیمُ ما بردیم.....چلو کبابُ ما خوردیم

 

[Ham!D ShojaE]

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tie the knot : get marriage
once in a blue moon : go very rarely
do s.th in no time : do s.th very fast
Curiosity killed the cat : کنجکاوی کار دست گربه میده !
drop off : feel asleep
have butter-fly in stomach : be stress full

I can't remember s.th more right now !

 

[فات]

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Here are some idoms for U:
cool one's heel:معطل کردن
straight from the horse's mouse:خبر دست اول
talk through one's hat:حرف صدتا یه غاز
lay an egg:خیط کردن
horse of a different color:بی ربط بودن

 

[robomash]

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hit the hay=sleep
catch somebody's red handed=find out s.b is guilty
the penny dropped?or dropped?=did u understand what i said?​

 

[ali.mashi]

Re

Get in the red
have less money than the requierment for a job, etc.

 

[الهام1375]

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chill out : to stay calm and feel relaxed.
pass with flying colors : to pass a test or exam very well.
cut class: جیم شدن : to be absent from a class without permission

 

[AliReza_k]

A common idiom :
Birds of a feather flock together.
:كبوتر با كبوتر باز با باز

This was the first idiom i learnt.

 

[newthink]

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as sure as eggs is eggs:quit sure
you can not make an omelette without breking eggs:هرچی پول بدی اش میخوری
just my luck! به خشکی شانس