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 two

147 She stood on the balcony, inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping, and amicably welcoming him in. an actor's vocal warmup for lips and tongue

148 The big black bug bit the big black bear, but the big black bear bit the big black bug back!

149 Dust is a disk's worst enemy.

150 I see a sea down by the seashore. But which sea do you see down by the seashore?

151 Old Mr. Hunt had a cuddy punt Not a cuddy punt but a hunt punt cuddy.

152 As one black bug, bled blue, black blood. The other black bug bled blue.

153 Mommy made me eat my M&Ms.

154 I'm not the fig plucker, nor the fig plucker's son, but I'll pluck figs till the fig plucker comes.

155 A gazillion gigantic grapes gushed gradually giving gophers gooey guts.

156 Aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum, aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum, aluminum, linoleum, molybdenum

157 Thin grippy thick slippery.

158 A tree toad loved a she-toad, Who lived up in a tree. He was a three-toed tree toad, But a two-toed toad was she. The three-toed tree toad tried to win, The two-toed she-toad's heart, For the three-toed tree toad loved the ground, That the two-toed tree toad trod. But the three-toed tree toad tried in vain. He couldn't please her whim. From her tree toad bower, With her two-toed power, The she-toad vetoed him.

159 The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his inside inn.

160 If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.

161 If you understand, say "understand". If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". how do I understand that you understand. Understand!?

162 She sees cheese.

163 Brent Spence Bridge Clay Wade Bailey Bridge places in Ohio

164 Chukotko-Kamchatkan pertaining to the Siberian people living in Kamchatka

165 There those thousand thinkers were thinking where did those other three thieves go through.

166 Five frantic frogs fled from fifty fierce fishes.

167 One smart fellow, he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows, they felt smart. Four smart fellows, they felt smart. Five smart fellows, they felt smart. Six smart fellows, they felt smart.

168 Seven sleazy shysters in sharkskin suits sold sheared sealskins to seasick sailors.

169 I would if I could! But I can't, so I won't!

170 But a harder thing still to do. What a to do to die today At a quarter or two to two. A terrible difficult thing to say But a harder thing still to do. The dragon will come at the beat of the drum With a rat-a-tat-tat a-tat-tat a-tat-to At a quarter or two to two today, At a quarter or two to two. from a college drama class

171 Love's a feeling you feel when you feel you're going to feel the feeling you've never felt before.

172 Silly sheep weep and sleep.

173 Truly rural, truly rural, truly rural, ...

174 A turbot's not a burbot, for a turbot's a butt, but a burbot's not.

175 I know a boy named Tate who dined with his girl at eight eight. I'm unable to state what Tate ate at eight eight or what Tate's tête à tête ate at eight eight.

176 The seething sea ceaseth; thus the seething sea sufficeth us.

177 Real weird rear wheels by Michael Dworkin and Bill Harvey

178 I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet I sit.

179 A pessimistic pest exists amidst us.

180 Knife and a fork bottle and a cork that is the way you spell New York. Chicken in the car and the car can go, that is the way you spell Chicago.

181 Five fuzzy French frogs Frolicked through the fields in France.

182 Two to two to Toulouse?

183 Swatch watch

184 Dr. Johnson and Mr. Johnson, after great consideration, came to the conclusion that the Indian nation beyond the Indian Ocean is back in education because the chief occupation is cultivation.

185 Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.

186 Buckets of bug blood, buckets of bug blood, buckets of bug blood

187 I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks. I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks. I'm a sock cutter and I cut socks.

188 If coloured caterpillars could change their colours constantly could they keep their coloured coat coloured properly?

189 We won, we won, we won, we won, ...

190 Thirty-three thousand people think that Thursday is their thirtieth birthday. by Julia Dicum

191 How much ground could a grounghog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?

192 How may saws could a see-saw saw if a see-saw could saw saws? by Jillian Goetz

193 As he gobbled the cakes on his plate, the greedy ape said as he ate, the greener green grapes are, the keener keen apes are to gobble green grape cakes, they're great! from Dr. Seuss's O Say Can You Say?

194 How much myrtle would a wood turtle hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle? A wood turtle would hurdle as much myrtle as a wood turtle could hurdle if a wood turtle could hurdle myrtle.

195 Shut up the shutters and sit in the shop.

196 Rattle your bottles in Rollocks' van.

197 A fly and flea flew into a flue, said the fly to the flea 'what shall we do?' 'let us fly' said the flea said the fly 'shall we flee' so they flew through a flaw in the flue.

198 How much dew does a dewdrop drop If dewdrops do drop dew? They do drop, they do As do dewdrops drop If dewdrops do drop dew.

199 If Kantie can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kantie can.

200 Bake big batches of bitter brown bread.

201 But she as far surpasseth Sycorax, As great'st does least. Caliban describing Miranda's beauty in "The Tempest", by William Shakespeare

202 Bake big batches of brown blueberry bread.

203 She sits in her slip and sips Schlitz.

204 Which wristwatch is a Swiss wristwatch?

205 Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter.

206 Mummies make money.

207 Crush grapes, grapes crush, crush grapes.

208 An elephant was asphyxiated in the asphalt.

209 A black bloke's back brake-block broke.

210 This is a zither.

211 Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh.

212 There was a minimum of cinnamon in the aluminum pan.

213 Really leery, rarely Larry.

214 Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood.

215 Elizabeth has eleven elves in her elm tree.

216 Her whole right hand really hurts. difficult in Brazil

217 Come, come, Stay calm, stay calm, No need for alarm, It only hums, It doesn't harm.

218 Tie a knot, tie a knot. Tie a tight, tight knot. Tie a knot in the shape of a nought.

219 Red blood, green blood

220 I'm a sheet slitter. I slit sheets. I'm the sleekest sheet slitter that ever slit sheets.

221 Busy buzzing bumble bees.

222 A lump of red leather, a red leather lump

223 Nat the bat swat at Matt the gnat.

224 I shot the city sheriff. I shot the city sheriff. I shot the city sheriff.

225 A lady sees a pot-mender at work at his barrow in the street. "Are you copper-bottoming 'em, man?" "No, I'm aluminiuming 'em, Mam."

226 I am not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son but I'll be plucking pheasants When the pheasant plucker's gone.

227 Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop. All day long she sits and shines, all day long she shines and sits, and sits and shines, and shines and sits, and sits and shines, and shines and sits. Suzie, Suzie, working in a shoeshine shop. Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop. All day long he fits and tucks, all day long he tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits, and fits and tucks, and tucks and fits. Tommy, Tommy, toiling in a tailor's shop. sung by Ian Mackintosh

228 Preshrunk silk shirts.

229 Craig Quinn's quick trip to Crabtree Creek.

230 Six shining cities, six shining cities, six shining cities.

231 While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

232 A big black bear sat on a big black bug.

233 A bloke's bike back brake block broke.

234 Sweet sagacious Sally Sanders said she sure saw seven segregated seaplanes sailing swiftly southward Saturday.

235 Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better. So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better. So 't was better Betty Botter bought some better butter.

236 How much oil boil can a gum boil boil if a gum boil can boil oil?

237 Good blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood, good blood, bad blood.

238 No nose knows like a gnome's nose knows. by the Hofman family

239 Freshly fried fresh flesh

240 There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, from two to two to two, too.

241 There once was a man who had a sister, his name was Mr. Fister. Mr. Fister's sister sold sea shells by the sea shore. Mr. Fister didn't sell sea shells, he sold silk sheets. Mr. Fister told his sister that he sold six silk sheets to six shieks. The sister of Mr. Fister said I sold six shells to six shieks too!

242 Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?

243 She stood on the steps of Burgess's Fish Sauce Shop, mimicking him hiccuping and amicably welcoming him in.

244 Swan swam over the sea. Swim, swan, swim! Swan swam back again. Well swum swan!

245 Sally is a sheet slitter, she slits sheets.

246 She sells sea shells on the sea shore; The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure. So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore, I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.

247 You know New York. You need New York. You know you need unique New York.

248 What noise annoys an oyster most? A noisy noise annoys an oyster most.

249 Ripe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right.

250 Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.

251 Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs.

252 She slits the sheet she sits on.

253 A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

254 A twister of twists once twisted a twist. and the twist that he twisted was a three-twisted twist. now in twisting this twist, if a twist should untwist, would the twist that untwisted untwist the twists?

255 Red lolly, yellow lolly.

256 Mrs Hunt had a country cut front in the front of her country cut pettycoat.

257 Knapsack strap.

258 John, where Molly had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had " had had the teachers approval

259 Miss Smith's fish-sauce shop seldom sells shellfish.

260 Great gray goats

261 Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot. We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not.

262 Sunshine city, sunshine city, sunshine city, ...

263 The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!

264 There's a sandwich on the sand which was sent by a sane witch.

265 How many yaks could a yak pack pack if a yak pack could pack yaks?

266 Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.

267 If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker it is slick to stick a lock upon your stock or some joker who is slicker is going to trick you of your liquor if you fail to lock your liquor with a lock.

268 Clowns grow glowing crowns.

269 Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?

270 Sister Suzie sewing shirts for soldiers Such skill as sewing shirts Our shy young sister Suzie shows Some soldiers send epistles Say they'd rather sleep in thistles Than the saucy, soft short shirts for soldiers Sister Suzie sews.

274 Richard's wretched ratchet wrench.

275 Rugged rubber baby buggy bumpers.

276 A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer.

277 When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?

278 What to do to die today at a minute or two to two. A terribly difficult thing to say and a harder thing to do. A dragon will come and beat his drum Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-too at a minute or two to two today. At a minute or two to two. Who is the author?

279 If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

280 The soldier's shoulder surely hurts!

281 She sees seas slapping shores.

282 A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule. by Ray Weisling

283 Greek grapes.

284 Mr. See owned a saw and Mr Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See.

285 Six sick sea-serpents swam the seven seas.

286 There was a little witch which switched from Chichester to Ipswich.

287 A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.

288 Don't trouble trouble, until trouble troubles you! If you trouble trouble, triple trouble troubles you!

289 Theophilus Thadeus Thistledown, the succesful thistle-sifter, while sifting a sieve-full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. Now, if Theophilus Thadeus Thistledown, the succesful thistle-sifter, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, while sifting a sieve-full of unsifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.

290 Shoe section, shoe section, shoe section, ...

291 A smart fella, a fella smart. It takes a smart fella to say a fella smart.

292 She is a thistle-sifter. She has a sieve of unsifted thistles and a sieve of sifted thistles and the sieve of unsifted thistles she sifts into the sieve of sifted thistles because she is a thistle-sifter.