Əsas səhifə İdiomlar MIND AND MEMORY IDIOMS

MIND AND MEMORY IDIOMS (Ağıl və yaddaş idiomları)

have a (good) mind to
 to consider doing;
intend to with a high degree of probability;		 nəzərdə tutmaq;
bir şeyi etmək üzrə olmaq;
bir işi görməyə meylli olmaq;
  • - The service in that shop was terrible. The way that assistant talked to you!
  • - Yes, I’ve got a good mind to write and complain.
  • "I’ve got a good mind to have a shot at it myself," said Michael .
on sb’s mind
 in one’s thoughts; müxtəlif fikirlərin beyni/ağılı məşğul etməsi, beyni qarışıq olmaq;
  • - Jim seems to be very quiet today. He’s not his usual self.
  • - No, I think he’s got something on his mind.
take your mind off things
 to make you forget about sth unpleasant for a short time; fikrini dağıtmaq, yüngülləşmək;
  • - Sorry, Paul, I’m not very good company this evening. I can’t stop thinking about that argument I had with Sally at work.
  • - Well, Why don’t we go out? It’ll take your mind off things.
give someone a piece of your mind
 to scold angrily;
say what you really think to;		 bir kəsin başına ağıl qoymaq;
kimisə yerində oturtmaq;
məsləhət vermək;
danlamaq;
  • - Did you see that woman hit that little girl?
  • - Hang on! I’m going to give her a piece of my mind.
come/spring to mind
 immediately think of sth; cəld fikirləşmək, yadına salmaq;
ağlına nəyisə/kimisə gətirmək;
  • - Now, who could we get to chair the new committee?
  • - Nobody springs to mind. I’m sorry to say.
  • … and the memory of her two days there with Charlie sprang instantly to mind .
with an open mind
 wait until you’ve all the facts before forming an opinion; ayıq başla;
diqqətlə;
  • Before you read this report, I’m going to tell you there are things in which you’re going to disagree with. All I ask is that you read it with an open mind.
mind over matter
 the power of mind over physical matters, such as illness, fear, etc; ağılın/insan zəkasının qələbəsi;
nəfsinə güc gəlmək;
  • Giving up smoking is just a question of mind over matter.
put sb’s mind at rest
 to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth; bir kəsi sakitləşdirmək;
təsəlli vermək;
rahatlaşmaq;
  • I’m sure she’s arrived safely, but why not phone her to put your mind at rest.
be bored out of your mind
 extremely bored; bezmək, yorulmaq;
  • She talked about nothing but only her husband all evening, I was bored out of my mind.
slip your mind/ memory
 to forget about something; yadından çıxarmaq, unutmaq;
  • I’m sorry, I forgot to give you a message. It completely slipped my mind.
  • "Has it slipped your memory that I’ve got a first night tonight?" .
be in your right mind
 accountable;
sane or sober;		 ağlı başında olmaq;
nə etdiyini bilmək;
  • Marry Karl? She’s mad. Nobody is in their right mind to marry with Karl.
  • If you were in your right mind, you wouldn’t be saying such stupid things to our boss.
be a load/ weight off your mind
 feel relieved because a worry is removed; rahatlaşmaq, yüngülləşmək;
məc. yük altından çıxmaq;
  • I have finally finished paying back my car loan. That’s a weight off my mind.
jog your memory
 make you remember sth; yadına salmaq;
yaddaşını tərpətmək (silkələmək);
  • - I don’t know anyone in your class.
  • - Have a look at this photograph. Perhaps it will jog your memory.
  • She had almost forgotten, her mother jogged her memory .
mind goes/ becomes blank
 can’t think of anything to say;
unable to remember anything;		 hər şeyi unutmaq;
yaddaşından silinmək;
  • I hate being asked questions. When they start asking difficult questions, my mind goes blank.
  • As she sat to sleep, his mind became blank .
refresh your memory
 to remind yourself sb or sth, especially with the help of sth that can be seen or heard; yaddaşını təzələmək, yadına salmaq, xatırlamaq;
  • - Are you sure you know the way to the museum from here?
  • - I’ve been there but I need a little time to refresh my memory.
ring a bell
 to make you remember something;
sound familiar;		 nəyisə xatırlamaq, qulağında cingildəmək;
tanış gəlmək/səslənmək;
  • - Have you heard of Quasimodo?
  • - Quasimodo? Yes, that name rings a bell.
  • It rang another bell too, but he could’t remember what, … .
bear something in mind
 in the center of your thought;
in your close attention;		 bir şeyi yadında saxlamaq;
beyninə həkk etmək;
  • - Don’t forget that Japanese people don’t like to talk about business straightway.
  • - Thanks. I’ll bear it in mind.
have a photographic memory
 to remember everything/ everyone; qeyri-adi yaddaşı olmaq;
hər şeyi/hər kəsi bir baxışdan yadında saxlamaq;
göz yaddaşına malik olmaq;
  • - If I want to remember anything, I have to write it down.
  • - Me too, but my boss is incredible. He’s got a photographic memory.
be on the tip of the tongue
 about to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc, but unable to remember it for the moment; xatırlamağa çalışmaq;
dilinin ucunda olmaq;
  • I am sure I know his name. It’s on the top of my tongue.
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
 (informal) to misunderstand something;
to understand sth in the wrong way;		 bir şeyi səhv/ tərsinə başa düşmək;
  • No, you must have got the wrong end of the stick. I said we should meet outside the cinema, not at my house.
go over the head
 not understandable;
beyond your ability to understand;
too hard or strange for you to understand;		 başa düşülməyən olmaq;
yadda qalmamaq;
ağıla batmamaq;
  • I can’t understand anything in my physics class. All the explanation goes right over my head.
lose someone
 to become confused; bir kəsi çaşdırmaq/çaşmaq;
başa sala bilməmək;
  • - Push these two buttons, then this one and then these two at the same time.
  • - Sorry, you’ve lost me! Can you show me again?
get/talk/be at cross purposes (pl)
 if two people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about or aiming at different things, without realizing it; bir-birini başa düşməmək;
hərənin öz aləmində olması;
birinin Leyli-Məcnundan, birinin Əsli-Kərəmdən danişması;
  • I was talking about my cat and Chris thought I was talking about my mother. It wasn’t until I said something about the cat’s tail and we realised we’d been talking at cross purposes.
can’t make head nor tail of smth
 to be unable to understand sth; bir şeyi anlamamaq;
başa düşməmək;
baş çıxarmamaq;
  • - Do you understand this letter from the solicitor?
  • - No, I can’t make head nor tail of it.
take a stroll/trip down memory lane
 remember some of the happy things you did in the past; keçmişdəki xoşbəxt günləri yada salmaq/ xatırlamaq;
  • We decided to visit the place where we’d spent our honeymoon and take a stroll down memory lane.
be in/within living memory
 can be remembered by people still alive; yaddaşlarda yaşamaq;
xatırlanmaq;
  • Streets lit by gas lamps are still within living memory.
a train of thought
 a series of consecutive thoughts; fikir düzümü/ardıcıllığı;
məc. düşüncələrin qatarı;
  • Oh no! I’m losing my train of thought.
  • He refolded the letter hastily and was in the act of replacing it in its envelope when his wife, who had no mail this morning, interrupted his train of thought .
commit something to memory
 make yourself re­member something; əzbərləmək, əzbər öyrənmək;
yadda saxlamaq;
yaddaşına yazmaq/köçürmək;
  • I never write exercise numbers down. I just commit them to memory.
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