IDIOMALAR

2023-04-13 05:01:14 Drop the ball
Xato qilmoq, qovun tushirmoq

— Anna, what's wrong? You look upset.
— I really dropped the ball. I forgot my great-aunt was coming to town.

— Anna, nima bo'ldi? Siz xafa ko'rinasiz.
— Men haqiqatan ham qovun tushirdim. Katta xolam shaharga kelayotganini unutibman. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-12 12:04:14 Behind the times
Zamondan orqada qolish

- If you don’t want to fall behind the times, read the newspaper every day.

- Agar zamondan orqada qolishni istamasangiz, har kuni gazeta o'qing. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-12 05:00:30 You wish!
Yanachi, yana nima xohlaysiz?(kinoyali javob tariqasida)

Will you buy me the new iPhone?
- Yeah, you wish!

- Menga yangi iPhone sotib olasizmi?
- Ha, yana nima xohlaysiz! Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-11 12:02:16 Cut to the chase.
Maqsadga o'ting

- I don't have time for idle talk, so cut to the chase and tell me what you want from me.

- Bekorchi gaplarga vaqtim yo'q, shuning uchun maqsadga o'ting, menda nima xohlayotganingizni ayting. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-11 06:12:49 At all costs
Qiyinchilik va xarajatlardan qat'i nazar, biror narsaga erishish uchun hamma narsani qilish.

- His dream is to become a great teacher at all costs.

- Uning orzusi har qanday holatda ham buyuk o'qtuvchi bo'lishdir. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-10 10:58:36 Couch potato.
Dangasa, yalqov

- I never imagined that people will call me a couch potato; I think I am addicted to the television now.

- Odamlar meni dangasa deyishlarini xayolimga ham keltirmagandim; Menimcha, men hozir televizorga qaram bo'lib qoldim. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-10 05:00:38 Hands are tied
¹Qo'llarim band, ²Qo'ldan hech narsa kelmay qolishlik.

-¹ I am sorry that I can’t help you but my hands are tied at the moment.

- Sizga yordam bera olmaganimdan afsusdaman, lekin hozir qo'llariim band edi.

-² The lawyer’s hands were tied when his client decided to plead guilty.

- Mijoz o'z aybini tan olishga qaror qilganida, advokatning qo'lidan hech narsa kelmadi. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-09 09:44:17 On pins and needles.
• Xavotirda, bir siqim tikon ustida.

- We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane had landed safely.

- Samalyotingiz eson-omon qo'nganini eshitgunimizcha, biz xavotirda edik. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-09 05:03:01 A little bird told me
Bittasi aytidi, bittasidan eshittim.

Thank you for the present! How did you know I wanted a green silk scarf ?
- A little bird told me, It doesn't matter.

- Sovg'a uchun rahmat! Yashil ipak sharf olishni xohlayotganimni qayerdan bildingiz?
- Bittasidan eshittim, Bu muhim emas. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-04-08 11:03:50 Up a tree
Qiyin vaziyatda, tang ahvolda.

- I have no idea how I'm going to get out of this contract — I'm really up a tree now.

- Men bu shartnomadan qanday chiqib ketishimni bilmayman - men hozir chindan ham qiyin vaziyatdaman. Ochish/sharhlash