Expresii idiomatice din viața reală în engleză, cu traducere

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Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
cost an arm and a leg	B2	a costa ochii din cap	to be very expensive
twist someone's arm	B2	a forța mâna cuiva	to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do
rack your brains	B2	a-și frământa mintea	to think very hard to remember or solve something
get cold feet	B2	a se codi în ultima clipă	to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned
off the top of my head	B2	așa, din memorie	from memory, without checking or thinking carefully
a pain in the neck	B1	o pacoste	an annoying person or thing
play it by ear	B2	a face după cum vine	to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan
get it off your chest	B2	a-ți descărca sufletul	to tell someone about something that has been worrying you
bite your tongue	B2	a-și mușca limba	to stop yourself from saying something you want to say
pay through the nose	C1	a plăti un preț exorbitant	to pay far too much for something
a slip of the tongue	B2	un lapsus, o scăpare	a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean
keep your fingers crossed	B1	a ține pumnii	to hope that something will happen the way you want
stick your neck out	C1	a-și asuma un risc	to take a risk by saying or doing something others avoid
head over heels	B2	îndrăgostit lulea	completely in love with someone
give someone the cold shoulder	B2	a trata cu răceală	to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them

Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
hold your horses	B1	stai așa, nu te grăbi	wait and slow down; don't rush
the black sheep	B2	oaia neagră	a person in a family who is seen as bad and different
a dark horse	B2	un outsider surprinzător	a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people
the early bird catches the worm	B2	cine se trezește de dimineață departe ajunge	the person who acts first has the best chance of success
the lion's share	B2	partea leului	the largest part of something
a fish out of water	B2	ca peștele pe uscat	a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation
take the bull by the horns	B2	a lua taurul de coarne	to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way
a bull in a china shop	B2	ca un elefant într-un magazin de porțelanuri	a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly
a can of worms	B2	un cuib de viespi	a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it
smell a rat	B2	a mirosi ceva necurat	to sense that something is wrong or dishonest
a wild goose chase	C1	o goană inutilă	a hopeless search or pointless effort
straight from the horse's mouth	B2	direct de la sursă	directly from the person who really knows
like a deer in the headlights	C1	împietrit de spaimă	so shocked or scared that you cannot move or react
ants in your pants	B2	neastâmpărat	unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient
the world is your oyster	C1	lumea îți stă la picioare	you are free to do or achieve anything you want

Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
break the bank	B2	a da peste cap bugetul	to cost more money than you can afford
cost a fortune	B1	a costa o avere	to be very expensive
foot the bill	B2	a achita nota de plată	to pay for something, often for other people
tighten your belt	B2	a strânge cureaua	to spend less money because you have less
bring home the bacon	B2	a aduce bani în casă	to earn money to support your family
make ends meet	B2	a o scoate la capăt	to earn just enough money to cover your needs
the daily grind	B2	rutina zilnică	the boring, repetitive routine of daily work
call it a day	B1	a încheia ziua de lucru	to stop working for the day
back to square one	B2	înapoi la punctul zero	back to the starting point after a failure
climb the ladder	B2	a urca pe scara carierei	to move up to higher positions at work
a rip-off	B1	o țeapă	something that costs much more than it is worth
cut corners	B2	a face de mântuială	to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality
in the red	B2	pe minus	owing money; having spent more than you have
a dead-end job	B1	o slujbă fără viitor	a job with no chance of progress or promotion
burn the midnight oil	C1	a munci până noaptea târziu	to work or study late into the night

Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
egg on your face	B2	a se face de râs	looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did
a hard nut to crack	B2	o nucă tare	a difficult problem or person to deal with
in a nutshell	B1	pe scurt	in a few words; briefly
not my cup of tea	B1	nu e genul meu	not something you enjoy or are interested in
food for thought	B2	motiv de reflecție, ceva de gândit	something that makes you think carefully
take it with a pinch of salt	B2	a lua cu rezervă	to not fully believe something
bite off more than you can chew	B2	a-și lua prea mult în spinare	to take on more than you can handle
butter someone up	B2	a peria pe cineva	to be extra nice to someone so they help you
the icing on the cake	B2	cireașa de pe tort	an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better
sell like hot cakes	B2	a se vinde ca pâinea caldă	to sell very quickly and in large numbers
a couch potato	B1	leneș de canapea	a lazy person who watches a lot of TV
go bananas	B1	a o lua razna	to become very excited, angry, or crazy

Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
every now and then	B1	din când în când	occasionally; from time to time
the calm before the storm	B2	liniștea dinaintea furtunii	a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity
the ship has sailed	B2	trenul a plecat deja	it is too late; the opportunity has passed
a close call	B2	la mustață, la un pas	a situation where something bad nearly happened
under the radar	B2	pe sub radar, discret	without being noticed
third time's the charm	B2	a treia oară cu noroc	said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures
out of the woods	B2	scăpat de pericol	no longer in danger or difficulty
better safe than sorry	B2	paza bună trece primejdia rea	it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening
hit the sack	B2	a se băga în pat	to go to bed
out of the blue	B2	din senin	suddenly and unexpectedly
in the nick of time	B2	în ultima clipă	just before it is too late
against the clock	B2	contra cronometru	rushing to finish before a deadline

Cuvânt	Nivel	Traducere	Definiție
get your act together	B2	a se aduna	to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively
ring a bell	B2	a-i suna cunoscut	to sound familiar; to remind you of something
cut to the chase	B2	a trece la subiect	to get to the main point without wasting time
a wake-up call	B2	un semnal de alarmă	an event that warns you to change or take action
hit the roof	B2	a sări în sus de furie	to become extremely angry
blow off steam	B2	a-și descărca nervii	to release anger or energy in a harmless way
jump the gun	B2	a se pripi	to act too soon, before the right time
the bigger picture	B2	imaginea de ansamblu	the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects
pull strings	C1	a trage sfori	to use your influence or connections to get something
a long shot	B2	o șansă mică	an attempt with little chance of success
call the shots	B2	a conduce, a decide	to be the person in control who makes the decisions
a ballpark figure	C1	o cifră aproximativă	a rough estimate of a number or amount

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