Əsas səhifə İdiomlar HOUSE AND HOME IDIOMS

HOUSE AND HOME IDIOMS (Evlə bağlı işlənən idiomlar)

hit/strike home
 if a remark, etc. hits/strikes home, it has a strong effect on sb, in a way that makes them realize what the true facts of a situation are;
strike a vulnerable spot;		 bir kəsin yaralı, zəif yerinə toxunmaq;
kefinə soğan doğramaq;
  • It wasn’t until I got home and sat down that the news about my job really hit home. Twenty-five years in the same factory and now it’s closing.
  • And what she had said to him hit home [21, p.125).
a few home truth
 (usually pl.) a true but unpleasant fact about a person, usually told to them by sb else; xoşagəlməz/pis/acı həqiqət;
  • My flat mate never cleans or does the dishes. I think I am going to have to tell her a few home truths.
  • "Now, Miranda, it’s time for a few home truth. If you think I’m your servant, you’re mistaken".
eat someone out of house and home
 (informal) to eat so much as to cause eco­nomic hardship;
to overstay one’s welcome;		 hər şeyi yeyib qurtarmaq;
kiminsə qonaqpərvərliyindən sui istifadə etmək, haradasa uzun müddət qalmaq;
bir kəsi talamaq, var-yoxdan çıxarmaq;
  • My brother and his family came to stay with us at Christmas. They nearly ate us out of house and home. We spent a fortune on food.
till the cows come home
 until sunset;
until the last;		 şər qarışana kimi;
çox gec saata kimi;
  • - He likes to talk, doesn’t he? It’s sometimes difficult to shut him up.
  • - Yes, he’ll sit and talk until the cows come home if you let him.
the lights are on but no one at home
 (humorous) used to describe sb who is stupied, not thinking clearly or not paying attention; axmaq/ağlı başında olmayan adam;
  • - Pan can be a bit slow sometimes. I often have to explain things three times.
  • - I know what you mean. I don’t like saying this, but sometimes it seems as if the lights are on but there’s no one at home.
bring the house down
 to start an audience laughing or clapping enthusiastically; gurultulu alqışlara səbəb olmaq;
uğur əldə etmək;
  • Her last song brought the house down.
  • It used to bring the house down .
nothing to write home about
 nothing interesting or significant;
nothing to brag about;		 danışılası (qeyri adi) bir şey yoxdur;
adi, heç nəyi ilə fərqlənməyən;
  • - Have you seen Christine’s new boyfriend? What is he like?
  • - Well, he’s OK, I suppose. But nothing to write home about.
put your own house in order
 to sort out one’s own problems first; özünə umac ova bilməyib, başqasına əriştə kəsmək;
öz problemləri ilə məşğul olmaq;
  • He needs to put his own house in order.
Put your own house in order!
 Öz işinlə məşğul ol!;
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