CASH COW

მომსახურება, ქონება, პროდუკტი ან სხვა რამე, რისი მეშვეობითაც დიდი ფული იშოვება.

Peter should not sell the farm, it s the family s cash cow. How are they going to make a living?

GO BANANAS

1) გაბრაზება, გაბრაზების ემოციურად გამოხათვა

2) ემოციური საქციელი, "გაგიჟება"

You mom will go bananas when she knows you failed the exam!

Fans go bananas at Justin Bieber concerts.

WHEN PIGS FLY

ეს იდიომა ნიშნავს რომ ის, რაზეც საუბრობთ არასოდეს მოხდება - "როცა მწყერი ხეზე შეჯდება"

- Do you think I will be accepted into Harvard?
- Yeah, when pigs fly!

THE APPLE OF MY EYE

თვალის ჩინი

Mr. Smith has a little daughter and everybody knows that she is the apple of his eye.

IN A NUTSHELL

შედეგად

You haven't studied hard enough and missed a lot of lessons, in a nutshell, you'll have to sit the exam again.

BY AND LARGE

ზოგადად

He has never owned a dog, but by and large he liked them.

COMMON SENSE

საღი აზრი

AS USEFUL AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT

სრულიად უსარგებლო, არასაჭირო რამ

In hot countries big coats are as useful as a chocolate teapot.

A PIECE OF CAKE

ძალიან ადვილი რამე

The test was not a piece of cake. I worry about the result.

When you know what you are doing, it's a piece of cake.

IN THE NICK OF TIME

რამეს გაკეთების ბოლო მომენტში მოსწრება

I arrived just in the nick of time to catch my train.

- Were you late?
- No, I got there just in the nick of time

CUT ONE S TEETH

კონკრეტულ საქმიანობაში საწყისი პრაქტიკა, გამოცდილების მიღება

Before I became a chef, I cut my teeth by working at a small restaurant.

NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL

არც წყალია და არც ღვინო

IN NO TIME

ძალიან სწრაფად

I finished my homework in no time, so I could watch TV.

JAW AT SOMEONE

ვინმესთან კამათი, ვინმეს გაკრიტიკება

The football players were jawing at each other after the penalty.

I don't like it when people jaw at me, so I never play competitive sports.

SHOW SOMEONE THE ROPES

აჩვენო რა და როგორ გაკეთდეს

On your first day we'll get someone to show you the ropes at the office. They will teach you to make copies, answer the phone etc.

BITE THE BULLET

ამ ფრაზას ვიყენებთ როდესაც მაინც გვიწევს იმის გაკეთება რაც არ გვინდა, მაგრამ რისი თავიდან აცილებაც არ შეგვიძლია.

ასევე:  კბილის კბილზე დაჭერით დათმენა

I know it’s not easy to tell Sophie that she is fired, but you will have to do it anyway. So bite the bullet and do it now.

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do what needs to be done, rather than what you would prefer to do.

I DONT KNOW OFFHAND

ამ ფრაზას იყენებენ, როდესაც რამე ინფორმაციის სიზუსტეში არ არიან დარწმუნებული და საჭიროა გადამოწმება

- How many hours are we ahead of Los Angeles?
- I don't know offhand. I think it is written on the map, though.

H M U

ინტერნეტ–სლენგი: Hit Me Up 

შემატყობინე

If you would like to come to the party, please HMU on Facebook, send a message or write on my wall.

NO WONDER

რასაკვირველია

– I feel tired.
- No wonder - after all this travel...

I TELL YOU WHAT

ამ ფრაზას იყენებენ შეთავაზების დროს  (დაახლოებით როგორც ქართული "იცი რა...")

– Any plans for tonight?
- No, why?
- I tell you what. Let's go to a pub and watch football there.

- Seems I'll never do it on my own. I tell you what. If you help me, I'll buy you a dinner.
- OK. What do you want me to do?

IF I WERE YOU

შენს ადგილას (რამეს გავაკეთებდი ან პირიqით)

- I feel tired.
- If I were you I'd take a leave and spend some days in the country.

- Can I come later tomorrow?
- I wouldn't if I were you. You know the boss doesn't like when somebody is late.

PAINT THE TOWN RED

სასიამოვნო ამბის თავაშვებულად აღვნიშვნა, ქეიფი

- Why do you look so terrible?
- I went out last night and painted the town red! I went to the bar, three night clubs and a stripclub.
- Why?
- It was my birthday.

Nick got a new job so we are painting the town red tonight!

GIVE IT A REST

ამ ფრაზას იყენებენ როდესაც სურთ რომ ვინმემ შეწყვიტოს რაიმე თემაზე საუბარი

-Jackie's parents gave her a laptop. And they gave her a new mobile phone. And they bought her...
-Give it a rest! I don't want to hear about Jackie any more!

-It's got a great engine! And it's only done 50 thousand miles! And the colour...
-Give it a rest! I am not interested in cars! Let's talk about something different.

ON TOP OF THAT

ამასთან, გარდა ამისა

- What do you like about living here in the mountains?
- Well, I love the fresh air, the people are friendly and on top of that it's cheap!

TIME WILL TELL

დრო გვიჩვენებს

- Do you think their marriage will last? They are so young...
- Time will tell. I hope so.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

იშვიათად

Since Maria moved away, I don't see her often - I only see her once in a blue moon.

I usually drink tea. Once in a blue moon I like to have a cup of coffee.

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING

რა თქმა უნდა, თავისთავად ცხადია

Do you think Nick and Mary will be at Peter's party?
Of course. It goes without saying. They've been best friends for years.

A LEOPARD CANT CHANGE ITS SPOTS

ადამიანის ბუნების შეცვლა შეუძლებელია.

- Why wouldn't you go to a swimming pool with us?
- Well, I have never done it in my life. A leopard can't change its spots, you know. I' m not going to start it now!

PASS SOMETHING WITH FLYING COLOURS

Mam! Dad! I passed my math test with flying colours!!
You may be considered for scholarship if pass all the exams with flying colours.

გამოცდაზე (ტესტირებაზე) ძალიან მაღალი ნიშნის მიღება

SICK AND TIRED OF

I am sick and tired of this heat!

მომბეზრდა, დამღალა ამ სიცხემ!

 I am sick and tired of you! - მომბეზრდი...

COME RAIN OR SHINE

Come rain or shine, we're having a party this weeekend!

რაც არ უნდა მოხდეს,  შაბათ–კვირას წვეულება გვაქვს!

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE

When a fact or opinion is neither here nor there, it is NOT IMPORTANT (არ აქვს მნიშვნელობა)

I am not interested in her opinion on this matter. Her views are neither here nor there to me.

RIGHT UP YOUR STREET

ზუსტად ის, რაც გჭირდება(თ)

მაგალითად:  You need to improve your English. A short language course will be right up your street.