Idioms-part two

Bury the hatchet

با هم کنار امدن

The 2 sisters buried the hatchet at last.

Better be safe than sorry

چرا عاقل کند کاری که باز آرد پشیمانی؟

For the wise man its better to be safe than sorry!

Better bend than break

احتیاط شرط عقل است

When I was driving carelessly my grandma told me that better bend than break!

Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth

آزارش به یک مورچه هم نمی رسد

Can you guaranty that we will be safe if we steal what Sam has?!

Yes make you sure even Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth!!

Break the ice

سر صحبت را باز کردن

We sat there without saying a word until I finally broke the ice by telling a joke

Catch once of that

چشمم آب نمی خوره

Will SAKHA be able to pass the term?

NO,I catch once of that!

Cut your coat according to your cloth

پا را به اندازه ی گلیم دراز کردن

If you don’t Cut your coat according to your cloth you will lose the game of the life!

comfortable he who doesn’t barley

آسوده کسی که خر ندارد

از کاه و جویش خبر ندارد

How is Tom, jack? You are so busy as I see!

Tom is relaxed .you know comfortable he who doesn’t barley.

Clean lines is next to God lines

النظافته من الایمان!

Clean lines is next to God lines.

Chicken out

تو زدن – جا خوردن

Jane was going to go to mountain climbing with us, but she chickened out at the last minute!!

Cant hold a candle to some one

به گرد کسی هم نرسیدن

You can't hold a candle to me when it comes to playing the piano

Cash cow

منبع خوبی از پول

This business is a cash cow

Cowards die many before their death

آدم ترسو هزار بار می میرد!

Cowards die many before their death

Catch some one red handed

مچ کسی را گرفتن

The hoodlums were tampering with the public phone when the police arrived and caught them red-handed

come alive

زنده شدن

When he arrived home, everyone came alive.

Cut corners

از سر و ته کاری زدن

Most contractors are always finding ways to cut corners.

Clothes make the man

احترام مرد به لباسش هم هست!

Why don’t you pay attention to your clothes? Clothes make the man.

cross my heart

به جون خودم!

I didn't break the glass, cross my heart!

Cross swords

سرشاخ شدن – جدل کردن

Whenever they see each other, they get along for the first few hours, but they finally end up crossing swords.

Cheating play never thrives.

بار کج به منزل نمی رسد!

Cheating play never thrives.

Children and fools tell the truth

حرف راست رو از بچه بشنو!

Children and fools tell the truth

Cattle do not die from the crows cursing

به حرف گربه ی سیاه باران نمی بارد!

Cattle do not die from the crows cursing

Chalk and cheese

اسمان و ریسمان به هم بافتن

Try not to chalk & cheese when you are not able to do something well.

Cock and bull story

چاخان گفتن – خالی بندی کردن

Who the hell do you expect to believe your cock and bull story?!

Clear the air

بر طرف کردن سو تفاهمات

I think now it is the best time to clear the air with SAKHA, don’t you?

Cut the crap

چرت و پرت نگو!چرند نگو!

Could you please cut the crap?

People are waiting for him with all their beings!

Cool ones heels

زیاد منتظر گذاشتن

We arrived on time, but the lawyer let us cool our heels outside of his office for hours

Cut from one end to the other

گوش تا گوش بریدن

SAKHAs dad has confined that if he doesn’t obey him, he will cut from one end to the other!

Charity begins at home

چراغی که به خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است!

Charity is the best but it begins at home!

Charity covers a multitude of sins

صدقه رفع بلاست

Franklins dad helps the poor because he believes that charity covers a multitude of sins

Come down to earth

واقع بین بودن

You should come down to earth; you can't become a runner with a lam leg.

Cat got your tongue?!

لالمونی گرفتی

Why did you come home so late last night? Answer me! Cat got your tongue!

Come off your high horse

پیاده شو با هم بریم

When SAKHA was showing off

His friend told him not to exaggerate and to come off his high horse!

Come hell or high water

هیچ فرقی نمی کنه چه اتفاقی بیفته!؟

Come hell or high water I will leave the country.

Down to the ground

از سیر تا پیاز گفتن

Dad told me to tell him the down to ground of things that they happened.

Damn it!

لعنتی!

I parked the car there but when I returned I didn’t found it. It was stoled. Damn it!

Deep water

مشکل سخت

Passing the terms in ILI is never a deep water!

Do a number on some one

کسی را خیانت کردن – نارو زدن

Doing a number on someone wont be acceptable near God.

Dress to the teeth

با سلیقه لباس پوشیدن

All the Moslems are ordered to dress to the teeth whenever they pray.

Dress to kill

بهترین لباس خود را پوشیدن

Im going to see my friend and I should dress to kill!!

Drag ones feet

لفت دادن

If you keep dragging your feet, you'll miss the train.

Don’t miss the bout

وقت را از دست ندادن

When SAKHA was joking during the examination, his friend told him not to miss the bout!

Do a number on some one

نارو زدن!

Parents never try to do a number on their children!

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

دندان اسب پیشکش را نمی شمارند

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

Draw fire

مورد هدف قرار دادن

Draw fire the red apple and shoot!

Do your best

حداکثر تلاشت را بکن

If you do your best & then couldn’t reach the goal, that’s no problem with you!

Depend on some one

روی کسی حساب کردن

If you depend on him you will lose the game!

Draw off

عقب نشینی کردن

We wont draw off even if we lose the war!

Don’t keep on me!

پیله نکن!

Don’t keep on me mom! Im not a child!

Die game

دلیرانه جان دادن

Die game is our propose.

Die the death

غزل خداحافظی خواندن

When I saw him I started to die the death.

Danger better face a danger once than be always in

مرگ یک بار- شیون یک بار!!

Danger better face a danger once than be always in

Doctor after die some one

نوش داروی پس از مرگ!

Marry was the doctor after die Sam.

Don’t buy everything that is cheap

ارزان خری انبان خریست!

Don’t buy everything that is cheap

Dog eat dog world!

دنیای هرکی هرکی

It's pretty tough to survive in this dog-eat-dog world.

Drive someone up a wall!

کلافه کردن کسی

Cut the noise, kids. You're driving me up the wall.

Drop ones teeth

از تعجّب شاخ در آورن

I dropped my teeth when I heard the news

Escape with life and limb

جان سالم به در بردن

We have to thank God that we could
escape with life & limb!

Easy money

پول باد آورده

Never do easy money can change the face of the life.

Escape narrowly

جان مفت به در بردن

They were bad killers and we could hardly escape narrowly!

Eat to live-not live to eat

خوردن برای زندگی نه زندگی برای خوردن

A good rule in life is this: Eat to live and try not to live to eat!

Eating some one

معذب بودن

Please tell me what has been eating you maybe we can work your problem out together!

Easy come-easy go

باد آورده را باد می برد گی برای خوردن

There is a very important sentence which is used in business which sais: Easy come- Easy go!

Every dog has his chance

هر کسی یک شانسی دارد

Every dog has his chance

Everything is good in its season

هر سخن جایی و هر نکته مکانی دارد!!؟

Everything is good in its season

Eat ones hat

اسم خود را عوض کردن

You're not studying hard enough. I'll eat my hat if you pass the test!!

Eat ones heart out

حسودی کردن

Do you like my new car? Well, eat your heart out! It's one of a kind.

For mad words defers

جواب ابلهان خاموشی است

For mad words defers

For the life of me

این تن بمیره!

For the life of me  Im not kidding. why don’t you believe?!

Face the music

عواقب کار خود را پذیرفتن – خربزه خوردن و پای لغزش نشستن!

I told SAKHA not to spend all his money, but he did, and now he is going to have to face the music.

Face it out

جسورانه مقاومت کردن

If we don’t face it out, they will kill us.

Follow your nose

مستقیم برو

Excuse me, where is the nearest gas station?

Just follow your nose!

Feel like a million dollars

کوک کوک بودن

How're you doing, SAKHA?

I feel like a million dollars!

For a song

مفت و ارزان

My house's very expensive now, but I bought it for a song two years ago

Full of it

چرت و پرت گفتن

Oh, shut up, Roger! You'r full of it.

From now on

از همین لحظه به بعد

From now on no one is permitted to inter the room whit out permission.

Fill it out

پرش کن

The jet could easily fill the airplane up in the colorful sky.

Force a smile

تبسم کردن

Sometimes even forcing a small smile can solve a lot of problems.

From fame to infamy is a beaten road

ز هستی تا عدم موئی امید است

ولی آن موی خود موئی سفید است

From fame to infamy is a beaten road

Friends’ short reckoning makes long

حساب حساب ،کاکا برادر

When I was ignoring to get the money back from daddy, he said: Friends’ short reckoning makes long!

Fools tie knots and wise men loose them

یک دیوانه سنگی را به چاه می اندازد

صد عاقل نمی تواند آن را بیرون بیا ورد!

Fools tie knots and wise men loose them

Fly like a kite!

بزن به چاک!

You are annoying me a lot, hurry up, fly like a kite!

Feel under the water

دمق بودن – دل و دماق نداشتن

I don't feel like going to work today. I feel under the weather.

Feather in ones cap

مایه ی سر افرازی بودن

His last book was another feather in his cap.

Feed some one a line

فریب دادن و گول زدن.

Trust people around you, but don't let anyone feed you a line

Fall in love

عاشق شدن

When you fall in love, you don’t hear & see!

Fly off the handle

از کوره در رفتن

Every time we talk about money, my father flies off the handle!

Face the music

خربزه خوردن و پای لرزش نشستن

You have kicked the little boy, &you should face the music!

For the birds

به درد نخور بودن

Let's get out of here! What he's saying is for the birds

Give someone ones word

به کسی قول دادن

I give you my word that I will help you the next day.

Fishy

مشکوک زدن

When he saw the interance door open, he found something fishy!

Get the ax

اخراج شدن

I got the ax two months ago. I have been able to find a new job yet

 Go escrow your self

برو کنار بزار باد بیاد!؟

When the little boy was speaking a lot, the old man said go escrow your self.

Good thing come in small package

فلفل نبین چه ریزه بشکن ببین چه تیزه

Good thing come in small package, why do you sell him short?!

God’s mill grids slow but sure

چوب خدا صدا ندارد-آنگه بزند دوا ندار

Try not to annoy the old man, God’s mill grids slow but sure.

God bless him

خدا رحمتش کند...

He was the salt of the earth. may god bless him!

Good fences make good neighbors

مالت را محکم بگیر-همسایه ات را دزد نگیر

Good fences make good neighbors

God helps those who help them selves

از تو حرکت از خدا برکت

God helps those who help them selves

Get the hang of some thing

قلق کاری را به دست آوردن - لم کاری را به دست آوردن

As soon as you get the hang of this computer, you'll be able to work much faster.

tongue twisters-part one

1 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2 I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.

3 How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored? from the comic Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Waterson

4 How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

5 Send toast to ten tense stout saints' ten tall tents. by Raymond Weisling

6 Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas.

7 Coy knows pseudonoise codes. by Pierre Abbat

8 Sheena leads, Sheila needs.

9 The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

10 Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning. by Meaghan Desbiens

11 Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

12 Seth at Sainsbury's sells thick socks.

13 You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus! from a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson

14 Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.

15 Clean clams crammed in clean cans.

16 Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

17 I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

18 Stupid superstition!

19 There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure. Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in. Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.

20 World Wide Web

21 To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block! To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block! A dull, dark dock, a life-long lock, A short, sharp shock, a big black block! To sit in solemn silence in a pestilential prison, And awaiting the sensation From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block! by W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan from The Mikado

22 Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut-Butter, 'tis the peanut-butter picky people pick. from a commercial

23 If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

24 Luke Luck likes lakes. Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck licks lakes. Luck's duck licks lakes. Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes. Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes. from Dr. Seuss' Fox in Socks

25 Seventy seven benevolent elephants harder than it seems

26 There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.

27 Santa's Short Suit Shrunk name of a children's book

28 I was born on a pirate ship Hold your tounge while saying it.

29 I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream!

30 Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses.

31 In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly Hever 'appen. from the film "My Fair Lady"

32 One-one was a race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too.

33 Eleven benevolent elephants

34 Celibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, celibate celebrant, ...

35 Willy's real rear wheel David Bowser in Harrisburg, PA

36 If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's packers packed survive for two and a half years? from Naomi Fletcher's real life

37 Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards

38 Gobbling gorgoyles gobbled gobbling goblins.

39 Did Dick Pickens prick his pinkie pickling cheap cling peaches in an inch of Pinch or framing his famed French finch photos?

40 Pirates Private Property

41 What a terrible tongue twister, what a terrible tongue twister, what a terrible tongue twister...

42 When you write copy you have the right to copyright the copy you write. ...

43 A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose! by Kitty Morrow

44 Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

45 Ann and Andy's anniversary is in April.

46 Flash message!

47 Frogfeet, flippers, swimfins.

48 Hassock hassock, black spotted hassock. Black spot on a black back of a black spotted hassock.

49 How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

50 How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.

51 How much pot, could a pot roast roast, if a pot roast could roast pot.

52 How much wood could Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck, if Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood? If Chuck Woods' woodchuck could and would chuck wood, how much wood could and would Chuck Woods' woodchuck chuck? Chuck Woods' woodchuck would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck would, if a woodchuck could and would chuck wood.

53 Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me. My mother's making me marry Mary Mac. Will I always be so Merry when Mary's taking care of me? Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac? from a song by Carbon Leaf

54 Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, and twit an twat, to learn the letter "T".

55 Pete's pa pete poked to the pea patch to pick a peck of peas for the poor pink pig in the pine hole pig-pen.

56 She saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure she saw Sherif's shoes on the sofa?

57 Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze. Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze. That's what made these three free fleas sneeze. from Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss

58 Two tried and true tridents

59 rudder valve reversals the cause of some plane crashes

60 Birdie birdie in the sky laid a turdie in my eye. If cows could fly I'd have a cow pie in my eye.

61 How many cans can a cannibal nibble if a cannibal can nibble cans? As many cans as a cannibal can nibble if a cannibal can nibble cans.

62 Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber on Thursday.

63 Four furious friends fought for the phone.

64 Plymouth sleuths thwart Luther's slithering.

65 Bobby Bippy bought a bat. Bobby Bippy bought a ball. With his bat Bob banged the ball Banged it bump against the wall But so boldly Bobby banged it That he burst his rubber ball "Boo!" cried Bobby Bad luck ball Bad luck Bobby, bad luck ball Now to drown his many troubles Bobby Bippy's blowing bubbles. from mid-Willamette Valley theater

66 Black background, brown background.

67 Why do you cry, Willy? Why do you cry? Why, Willy? Why, Willy? Why, Willy? Why?

68 Very well, very well, very well ...

69 Tie twine to three tree twigs.

70 Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.

71 Mares eat oats and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy. A Kid will eat ivy too, wouldn't ewe?

72 Three short sword sheaths.

73 Caution: Wide Right Turns seen on semi-tractor trailers

74 Rolling red wagons

75 Green glass globes glow greenly.

76 Robert Wayne Rutter personal name

77 I stood sadly on the silver steps of Burgess's fish sauce shop, mimicking him hiccuping, and wildly welcoming him within.

78 As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I'd like to see the saw you saw saw.

79 black back bat

80 The queen in green screamed.

81 How many berries could a bare berry carry, if a bare berry could carry berries? Well they can't carry berries (which could make you very wary) but a bare berry carried is more scary!

82 What did you have for breakfast? - rubber balls and liquor! What did you have for lunch? - rubber balls and liquor! What did you have for dinner? - rubber balls and liquor! What do you do when your sister comes home? - rubber balls and liquor!

83 Snap Crackel pop, Snap Crackel pop, Snap Crackel pop

84 Six slimy snails sailed silently.

85 I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you.

86 Seven slick slimey snakes slowly sliding southward.

87 Red Buick, blue Buick

88 Roofs of mushrooms rarely mush too much. by Matt Duchnowski

89 He threw three balls.

90 The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.

91 Singing Sammy sung songs on sinking sand.

92 We're real rear wheels.

93 Rhys watched Ross switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.

94 I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch.

95 Near an ear, a nearer ear, a nearly eerie ear.

96 On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.

97 Scissors sizzle, thistles sizzle.

98 Tom threw Tim three thumbtacks.

99 How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?

100 He threw three free throws.

101 Fresh French fried fly fritters

102 Gig whip, gig whip, gig whip, ...

103 I was born on a pirate ship. Say it while holding your tongue.

105 Little Mike left his bike like Tike at Spike's.

106 Eddie edited it.

107 Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thick, say it quick! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thicker, say it quicker! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Don't eat with your mouth full!

108 Wow, race winners really want red wine right away!

109 The ruddy widow really wants ripe watermelon and red roses when winter arrives.

110 I'll chew and chew until my jaws drop.

111 Triple Dickle a strong drink

112 How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets?

113 Supposed to be pistachio, supposed to be pistachio, supposed to be pistachio. by Diane Estep

114 Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheep cheddar cheese. from a high school singing class

115 Real rock wall, real rock wall, real rock wall

116 Argyle Gargoyle

117 Peggy Babcock, Peggy Babcock, Peggy Babcock, ... personal name

118 If you're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts, buy a cunning stunning stunt kite.

119 Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.

120 Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds. by Pierre Abbat

121 Willie's really weary.

122 Yally Bally had a jolly golliwog. Feeling folly, Yally Bally Bought his jolly golli' a dollie made of holly! The golli', feeling jolly, named the holly dollie, Polly. So Yally Bally's jolly golli's holly dollie Polly's also jolly! by Mistah Twistah, Tony Valuch

123 Out in the pasture the nature watcher watches the catcher. While the catcher watches the pitcher who pitches the balls. Whether the temperature's up or whether the temperature's down, the nature watcher, the catcher and the pitcher are always around. The pitcher pitches, the catcher catches and the watcher watches. So whether the temperature's rises or whether the temperature falls the nature watcher just watches the catcher who's watching the pitcher who's watching the balls. by Sharon Johnson

124 Tommy Tucker tried to tie Tammy's Turtles tie.

125 John, where Peter had had "had had", had had "had"; "had had" had had his master's approval.

126 Excited executioner exercising his excising powers excessively.

127 Pail of ale aiding ailing Al's travails. from India

128 Double bubble gum, bubbles double.

129 If you can't can any candy can, how many candy cans can a candy canner can if he can can candy cans ?

130 Octopus ocular optics. and A cat snaps a rat's paxwax. by Pierre Abbat

131 This is the sixth zebra snoozing thoroughly.

132 Salty broccoli, salty broccoli, salty broccoli ....

133 I saw Esau kissing Kate. I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

134 A slimey snake slithered down the sandy sahara.

135 Suzie Seaword's fish-sauce shop sells unsifted thistles for thistle-sifters to sift.

136 I eat eel while you peel eel

137 Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.

138 Casual clothes are provisional for leisurely trips across Asia.

139 East Fife Four, Forfar Five an actual football result from the Scottish third division

140 Roy Wayne Roy Rogers Roy Rash personal names

141 11 was a racehorse, 22 was 12, 1111 race, 22112. Wunwun was a racehorse, Tutu was one too. Wunwun won one race, Tutu won one too.

142 It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in!

143 She said she should sit.

144 Mo mi mo me send me a toe, Me me mo mi get me a mole, Mo mi mo me send me a toe, Fe me mo mi get me a mole, Mister kister feet so sweet, Mister kister where will I eat !?

145 Will you, William? Will you, William? Will you, William? Can't you, don't you, won't you, William?

146 I wish you were a fish in my dish