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Don' t look / never look a gift horse in the mouth

harvest moon - holdtölte full moon - telihold new moon - újhold waxing/waning telő/fogyó Fly me to the moon Let me sing among those stars Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars In other words, hold my hand In other words, baby kiss me Fill my heart with song Let me sing for ever…

the flip side - lemez túloldala és íme minden idők legjobb filmbéli poénja

all 's fair in love and war a skorpió, a béka, és a jellem  Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king's horses,And all the king's men,Couldn't put Humpty together again

leap year - szökőévPinky refers to the little finger, the smallest finger on a human hand.

consolation prize - vigaszdíj But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. --- Nem vagyunk hajlandóak elhinni, hogy az igazságosság kincstára csődbe ment. (M L K) egy szellemes Voltaire-idézetSi Dieu nous a faits à son image, nous le lui avons bien rendu. If…

hemorrhoid - aranyérconstipated - székrekedésstool/fecies - széklet

egy jópofaság - pangramma - nyelvi játék, egy adott nyelv összes betűjét felhasználva kell mondatot alkotni.The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.és még több

gallows humor - akasztófahumor It is similar to black comedy but differs in that it is made by the person affected. Murderer James French has been attributed with famous last words before his death by electric chair: "How's this for a headline? 'French Fries'".

Beggars can't be choosers.Prov. If someone gives you something you asked for, you should not complain about what you get. I asked Joe to lend me his bicycle, and he sent me this old, rusty one. But beggars can't be choosers. Jill: Let me wear your green dress; I don't like the blue one you lent me.…

state of the art - csúcstechnológia The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time. The earliest usage of the term "state of the art" documented by the Oxford English Dictionary dates back to 1910…

if push comes to shoveAlso, when push comes to shove. When matters must be confronted, when a crucial point is reached, as in If push comes to shove, the Federal Reserve Board will lower the interest rate, or They supposedly support equality, but when push comes to shove they always seem to…

a giccs angolul - mily érdekes  "kitsch", és hozzá német eredetű Pronunciation: \ˈkich\Function: nounEtymology: GermanDate: 19251 : something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality2 : a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition <teetering on…

Odysseus has his men fill their ears with wax and then has himself tied to the mast of the ship so that he can hear the sirens singing analfabéta - illiterate

"crane" egyszerre jelenti a madarat és az emelőszerkezetet, akárcsak a daru

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

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I give you my word of honour. - becsületszavamat adom  word of honour - becsületszóDutch: woord van eerFrench: mot d'honneurGerman: Wort der EhreItalian: parola di honorSpanish: palabra del honor  az úr a Pokolban is úr

civil ruhás rendőr - plainclothmanexpression in the US: "That's mighty white of you", meaning, "Thank you for being fair"bull in a china shop - elefánt a porcelánboltban ; érdekes amúgy ez a videó (érdemes rögtön a közepéig tekerni) az angol verzió tesztjéről, a…

művezetőm jegyezte meg az egyik öreg szakiról aki már rég nyugdíjas csak néha még be-benéz a gyárba: "oh, Joe, he forgot more of glass than I know of it. No, really, he is a very knowledgeable guy."

force of habit - a szokás ereje

scot free & hopscotch - ennek a két dolognak semmi köze a skótokhoz, legalábbis eszerint a cikk szerint. scot free - a scot szó ősi jelentése fizetség/járandóság/hozzájárulás, tehát a kifejezés tükörfordítása "fizetség nélkül", vagyis kb "ingyen és…

"Tell you a little secret about blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you gotta know why they need to be played." George Carlin

"All we ever see of stars are their old photographs." (Watchmen)

"We have a fantastic tendency at Bolton to make a mountain out of every molehill"aranyos kis szólás :) no kicsit utánakotortam még és lám, meg is lehet fordítani.a legjobb mégis ez:"Clever lawyers can make a molehill into a mountain."ejj, azok az okos…