İngilizce Deyimler

COME OFF:1-)Succeed, of a plan or scheme(used in negative).
eg.)I’m afraid that scheme of yours won’t come off.It needs more capital than you have avaible.
2-)Take place; happen as arranged.
eg.)When is the weeding coming off?
 
COME OUT:1-)Be revealed, exposed.
eg.)They decided eveybody till they quarrelled among themselves; then one
publicly denounced the others and the whole truth came out.
2-)Be published(of books).
eg.)Her new novel will be coming out in time.
3-)Disappear(of stains).
eg.)Tomato stains don’t usually come out.
 
COME ROUND:1-)Finally accept a previously opposed suggestion.
eg.)Her father at first refused to let her study abroad but he came round in the end.
2-)Come to home.
eg.)I’ll come round after dinner and tell you the plan.
 
COME UP:1-)To appear above the soil.
2-)To rise.
3-)To be about to happen in the future.
eg.)I have an important meeting coming up next week.
4-)To be discussed.
eg.)The subject of religion came up.
eg.)The question of the caretaker’s wages came up at the last meeting.
 
CROP UP:Appear, arrive unexpectedly or by accident.
eg.)Some problems have cropped up that we weren’t expecting.
 
CUT DOWN:1-)To make sth fall down by cutting it.
eg.)If you cut down all the trees, you will ruin the land.
2-)Reduse in size or amount.
 
CUT ACROSS STH:To go beyond the limits of.
eg.)The qıestion of aid for the eartquake victims cuts across national boundaries.
CUT IN:Slip into traffic line ahead of another car when there isn’t room to do this safely
 
CUT SB\STH OFF:To stop the supply of sth to sb.
eg.)If you don’t pay your gas bill, they’ll cut you off.
 
CUT SB OFF:To stop or interrupt sb’s telephone conversations.
eg.)We were cut off before I could give her my message.
 
CUT OUT:1-)To remove sth or to form sth into a particular shape by cutting.
eg.)She cuts out a dress from a piece of cloth.
2-)(informal)(often in orders)To stop saying or doing sth.
eg.)Cut that out and leave me alone!
 
CUT STH UP:To cut sth into small pieces with a knife, etc...
 
GAIN IN STH:To get more of sth.
eg.)He’s gained in confidence in the past year.
GANG UP ON SB:To join together with other people in order to act againist sb.
eg.)She felt that all har friends were ganging up on her.
GEAR STH TO:To make sth suitable for a particular purpose.
eg.)There is a special course geared towards the older learner.
GET ABOUT/AROUND:To move or travel to many places.
eg.)The U.S.A. this week, Japan next week, you certainly get around.
GET STH ACROSS:To succeed in making people understand sth.
eg.)The party failed to get its policies across to the voters.
GET AWAY:To succeed in leaving or escaping from sb or a place.
eg.)He kept talking to me and I couldn’t get away from him.
eg.)The thieves *** away in a stolen car.
GET AWAY WITH STH/WITH DOING STH :To do sth bad and not be punished for it.
eg.)He lied but he *** away with it.
eg.)I don’t know how they get away with charging such high prices.
 
GET BACK:To return to the place where you live or work.
eg.)When did you get back from Ankara?
GET BACK TO SB:To speak to, write to or phone sb later, especially in order to give an answer or deal with sth.
eg.)I’ll get back to you when I’ve *** some more information.
GET BEHIND(WITH STH):To fail to do or produce sth on time.
eg.)We *** behind with our rent.
GET SB DOWN:To make sb miserable.
eg.)These cold winter days get me down.
GET STH DOWN:To make a note of sth, to write sth down.
eg.)Did you get the address for the competition down.
GET IN:To reach a place.
eg.)What time does your train get in?
GET STH IN:To manage to find an opportunity to say or do sth.
eg.)He talked all the time and I couldn’t get a word in.
GET OFF:Be acquitted or receive no punishment.
eg.)The boy had to appear before a magistrate but he *** off as it was his first offence.
GET ON:1-)To progress or become succesful in life, in a career, etc...
eg.)After leaving the university, my causing was determinated to get on.
2-)To be getting old.
eg.)He’s getting on, he’s over 60.
3-)To be getting late.
eg.)Time is getting old.
 
GET ON/ALONG:1-)To make progress.
eg.)How are you getting on in your course?
2-)To perform in a particular way or to have a good or bad experience in a particular situation.
eg.)How did you get on at your interview?
GET ON/ONTO STH:To climb onto sth.
eg.)I couldn’t get onto the bus, because it was full.

GET ON FOR:To approach a certain time or age.
eg.)I’m not sure how old he is but he must be getting on for 50.
GET OUT:Escape from, leave.
eg.)My grandmother is very old, so she doesn’t get out of the house much.
GET OVER STH:1-)To overcome a problem.
eg.)We’ll have to get over the problem of finding somewhere to live first.
2-)To recover from sth unpleasant, or from an illness.
eg.)He still hasn’t *** over his wife’s death.
eg.)It took her a long time to get over her operation.
eg.)I can’t get over how rude he was.
GET UP:Organize, arrange.
eg.)They *** up a concert in aid of concert research.
GET UP:Rise from bed.
eg.)I get up at seven o’clock every morning.
GIVE SB AWAY:To go with the bride into the church and officially give
her to the bridegroom during the marriage ceremony. eg.)Her father gave her away.
GIVE BACK:Restore a thing to its owner.
eg.) I must call at the library to give back this book.
 
GIVE IN:Admit defaat, yield.
eg.)Everyone said I was wrong so I gave in to their options.
eg.)The problem was too difficult for me. I had to give in.
GIVE UP:Cease, stop.
eg.)My father gave up cigarettes six months ago.
eg.)It’s hard to give up and old habbit.
GIVE UP:Surrender, abandon.
eg.)The wanted man gave himself up tp the police.
eg.)Our old house was too far away from town, so we gave up living in it.
GIVE OFF:Exude(of smells)
eg.)The liquid in the bottle game off a strong smell of almonds.
eg.)When water is heated, it gives off stream.
GIVE OUT:Become exhausted.
eg.)The gold in the mine gave out evebtually.
eg.)He struggled againist the bear until his strength gave out.
GIVE OUT:Distribute.
eg.)At the new hospital, they give out free medicine to everbody.
eg.)A boy stood at the door giving out programmes to the visitors.
GLANCE OFF(STH):To hit sb at an angle and move off again in another direction.
eg.)The ball glanced off the goalpost and into the net.
GLAZE OVERused about the eyes)To show no interest or expression.
GLORY IN STH:To take pleasure or pride in sth.
eg.)He gloried in his sporting success.
GO AGAINIST STH:To be opposed to or opposite to sth/not to be in agreement with sth.
eg.)It goes againist my principles to use violence.
GO AHEAD:Proceed, continue.
eg.)You go ahead and I’ll follow; I’m not quite ready.
GO AWAY:1-)To leave the place where you live for a period of time of at least one night.
eg.)We’re going away this weekend and we’ll be back on Sunday evening.
2-)To disappear.
eg.)I’ve tried to remove the stain in the carpet, but it won’t go away.
GO BACK:Return, retire, retreat.
eg.)I’m never going back to that hotel. It’s the most uncomfortable.
GO DOWN:1-)(used about a ship, etc...)To sink.
2-)(used about the sun)To disappear from the sky.
3-)To become later in price, level, etc...; to fall.
eg.)The price of these computers has gone down in the last years.
eg.)The number of people out of work went down last month.
GO DOWN WITH STH:To catch an illness; to become ill with sth.
eg.)Ten of our staf have gone down with flu.
 
GO FOR SB:To attack somebody.
eg.)The cat went for the dog and chased it out of the hall.
GO FOR SB/STH:To be true for a particular person or thing.
eg.)We’ve *** financial problems but I suppose the same goes for a great many people.
GO IN:1-)Enter.
2-)(used about the sun)To disappear behind a cloud.
GO OFF:Explode(by itself), fire(by itself)like a gun.
eg.)A bomb has gone off in the city center.
GO OFF:Become stale, begin to root.
eg.)This egg has gone off.
GO OFF:To make a sudden loud noise.
eg.)I woke up when my alarm clock went off.
GO ON:Cease, continue.
eg.)Please go on with your game.
eg.)This is a difficult problem but it won’t go on forever.
GO OUT:Stop shining, stop burning.
eg.)The fire has gone out and I’m cold.
eg.)We saw a sudden flash and the lights went out.
 
GO OUT:Leave the house.
eg.)Mum!I’m going out.
GO OVER STH:To look at, think about or discuss sth carefully from beginning to end.
eg.)Go over your work before you hand it in.
GO ROUND:1-)SUFFICE.
eg.)Will there be enough wine to go round?
2-)Go to his/her...etc...house.
eg.)I said that I’d go round and see her during the weekend.
GO THROUGH:To be completed succesfully.
 
GO THROUGH WITH STH:To do sth unpleasant or difficult that you have decided, agreed or threatened to do.
eg.)Do you think she’ll go through with her threat to leave him?
GO TOWARDS STH:To be used as part of the payment for sth.
eg.)The money, I was given for my birthday went towards my new bike.
GO UNDER:1-)To sink below the surface of water.
2-)(informal)(used about a company)To go out of business.
eg.)A lot of firms are going under in the recession.
GO UP:1-)To start burning suddenly and strongly.
eg.)The car crashed into a wall and went up in flames.
2-)To become higher in price, level, amount, etc...
eg.)Petrol has gone up again.
eg.)The birth rate has gone up by 10%
GO WITHOUT STH:To manage without having sth.
eg.)They went without sleep many nighs when the baby was ill.
 
GRASP AT STH:To try to seize or grasp sth.
eg.)He grasped at the swinging rope, but missed.
GROW INTO STH:1-)To become.
eg.)She has grown into a very attractive child.
2-)To become big enough to fit clothes, etc...
eg.)The coat is too big for him, but he will soon grow into it.
GROW UP:To become mature or adult.
eg.)What do you want to be when you grow up?
GROW OUT OF:Abandon, on becoming older, a childish habit.
eg.)He used to tell a lot of lies as a young boy but he grew out of that letter on.
GUARD AGAINIST STH:To try to prevent sth or stop sth happening.
eg.)A good diet helps to guard againist disease.
 
GUN SB DOWNINFORMAL)To shoot sb and kill or seriously injure him\her.
HAND IN:To give sth to sb in authority.
eg.)I found a wallet and handed it in to the police.
eg.)She handed in her resignation.
HAND ON:To send or give sth to another person.
eg.)When you have read the article, please hand it on to Pınar.
HAND OUT:To give sth to many people in a group.
eg.)Food was handed out to the starving people.
HAND OVER:Surrender authority or respobsibility to another.
eg.)The Outgoing Minister handed over his department to his successor.
HAND ROUND:To give or show to each person present.
eg.)The hostess handed round coffee and cakes.
HANG ABOUT/AROUND:To stay in or near a place not doing very much.
eg.)I really hate hanging around in airports.
HANG BACK:To show unwillingness to act.
eg.)Everyone approved off the scheme but when we asked for volunteers, they all hung back.
HANG STH OUT:To put washing, etc. on a clothesline, so that it, car dry.
HAVE(***)STH ON:1-)To be wearing sth.
eg.)She’s *** a green jumper on.
eg.)What did the man on?
2-)(infomal)To have an arrangement to do sth.
eg.)I have *** nothing on, on Monday.
HEAD FOR:To move towards a place. eg.)I think it’s time to head for home.
HEAD FROM SB:To receive a letter, telephone call, etc... from sb.
HELP(SB)OUT:To help sb in a difficult situation or to give money to help sb.
eg.)My parents have promised to help us out with buying the car.
HEM SB IN:To surround sb and prevent him/her from moving away.
eg.)We were hemmed in by the crowd and couldn’t leave.
HINGE ON STH:To depend on sth.
eg.)The future of the project hinges on the meeting today.
HIT BACK:To attack(with words)sb who attacked you.
eg.)The Prime Minister of Türkiye hit back at his crities.
HOLD ON:WAIT.
eg.)Operator:Mr.Çevik’s line is engaged, will you hold on please?
eg.)Hold on! I’ll be with you in a minute.
HOLD OUT:Resist, survive.
eg.)Although they hadn’t eaten or slept for a week the regiment held out for three more days.Because they were Turks.
HOLD UP:Rob(using weapons)
eg.)Three masked men with pistols held up a bank yesterday.
HOLD OFF:Keep at distance, stay away.
eg.)The rain fortunately held off till after the school sports day.
HOOK(SB)UP:To link one television station with another.
eg.)The TRT is hooked up with NTV.
HOT UP:(informal)To become more exciting, with more things happening.
eg.)The election compaign has really hotted up in the past few days.
HURRY UP:(informal)To move or do sth quickly.
eg.)Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.
HUSH STH UP:To stop people knowing about sth;to keep sth secret.
eg.)The police managed to hush up the whole affair.
ICE OVER:To cover become covered with ice.
eg.)The windscreen of the car had iced over in the night.
IDENTIFY WITH SB:To feel that you undersand and share what sb else is feeling.
eg.)I found it hard to identify with the woman in the film.
INQUIRE AFTER SB:To ask about sb’s health.
JOIN IN:To take a part in an activity.
eg.)She wouldn’t join in when everbody else playing basketball.
JOIN UP:To become a member of the army, navy or air force.
eg.)When the war was declared he joined up first.
JOT STH DOWN:To make a quick short note of sth.
eg.)Let me jot down your address.
JUMP AT STH:To accept an opportunity, offer,etc eagerly.
eg.)They asked me if I’d like to go on holiday with them and jumped at it.
JUT OUT:To stand out from sth.
eg.)Rocks that jut out into the sea.
KEEL OVER:To fall over sideways.
eg.)Several people keeled over in the heat.
KEEP STH DOWN:To make sth remain at a low level, to stop sth increasing.
eg.)Keep of your voice down.
eg.)The government is trying to keep prices down.
KEEP OFF STH:Not approach or go on sth.
eg.)Keep off the grass!
KEEP ON:To continue doing sth.
eg.)He keeps on interrupting me.
KEEP OUT:Not enter sth.
eg.)The sign said “Danger!Keep out!”
KEEP UP:To move at the same speed as sb.
eg.)Can’t you walk a bit slower?I can’t keep up.
KEEP UP:To know about what is happening.
eg.)You have to read the latest magazines if you want to keep up.
KICK OFF:To start a game of football.
KNOCK ABOUT/AROUND:(informal)To be in a place.
eg.)I’m sure last week’s newspaper is knocking around here somewhere.
eg.)I spent a few months knocking around Europe before I went to the university.
KNOCK OFF(INFORMAL):To stop doing work, etc...
eg.)What time do you knocked off?
KNOCK SB OUT:1-)To hit sb so that he/she becomes unconscious or cannot get up again for a while.
eg.)The punch on the nose knocked him out.
KNOCK OVER:To cause sb/sth to fall over.
eg.)Be careful not to knock over the drinks.
 
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