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English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
consideration on/over		consideration of
copping stick		receiving (often friendly) verbal abuse
Could not agree more		I agree to the utmost	Rajan Chopra
Entered by: Rajan Chopra
cover all the bases		To be cautious and cover all possibilities in a given situation or plan or endeavor.
cradle-snatch		relationship/intercourse with a much younger partner (or under age person)
crest on a necktie		woven or embroidered decoration on a tie	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
cross-eyed		not seeing things clearly/straight, (muddled/bewildered)	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
crowded to the wall		Gone to the wall (Bankrupt)	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
cut one's eyeteeth on (something)		one's experience in (something) is long-standing...
cuts across the grain		goes against natural/ normal tendencies
do handsprings of delight		jump with joy (but more so)
down to the wire with		in the final stages of a close contest
drag off		Take them away against their will
dressed to the nines		dressed to kill/ dressed to the max
drop the rope of your struggle with reality		stop fighting against reality (/imagining you will change the world)
eat high on/off the hog; live high on the hog		live in style/live the good life
enjoy with reserve		enjoy in moderation
every minute mindset		an attitude of \"every minute counts\"
Everything continues to proceed the way it's started		As the twig is bent, so grows the tree
explode in one's face		suddenly turn out to have unexpected and undesirable consequences.
exponentially		many times over
fill in the facts		take into account the statistics	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
Finding Our Ground		being in a place where you feel safe and what you really are	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
first person to try tomato		First person with the courage to try something new	Denyce Seow
Entered by: Denyce Seow
flat assumptions		blanket assumptions
flat out		absolutely
flip to		pass	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
flipping at the mouth		swearing or talking back
float in the wind		elusive and tenuous
flying this roost		he is likely to be staying there	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
from our own (friends come) the arrows (Ex oikeion ta veli)		betrayed from within	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
get a toehold		obtain an initial, stable position
get everybody on board		to assure, first, that everyone knows what the purpose of the program is and, secondly,...
get my sad on		to become sad
gold mine		where the streets are paved with gold	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
grappling hold on you		won't let you get away
guilt trip		make others feel guilty
have all sorts of fun		fun in several different ways	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
have it out for sb		yes, the same
he can charm the birds out of the trees		an idiom

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