Idioms and Expressions
He leads a life of object poverty. انه يعيش فى فقر مدقع
I have no money about me. ليس معى نقود
Do something instead of looking about. لا تقف مكفوف الايدى
There is no arguing about this matter. لا فائده من الجدال فى هذه المسأله
No question about it.
لا جدال فى ذلك
I was wrong about you.
لقد خاب ظنى فيك
He is all abroad.
انه شارد الفكر
It is an abstract idea.
انها فكره مبهمه
You have the desire but not the ability.
ان لديك الرغبه ولكن تنقصك القدره
He is absorbed in conversation.
كان مستغرق فى الحديث
He did that of his own accord.
لقد فعل ذلك من تلقاء نفسه
Take this into account.
ضع ذلك فى اعتبارك
It is time to square our accounts.
لقد ان الاوان لتسويه مابيننا من حساب
He was within an ace of death.
لقد كان على شفا الموت
It is an act of god.
انه قضاء الله وقدره
I shall act for myself.
ساتولى امر نفسى
She has an aching tooth at men.
بينها وبين الرجال عداء مستحكم
He has a heart of adamant.
ان قلبه متحجر
He made advantage of his position.
استغل مركزه
He is afraid of his own shadow.
انه يخاف من خياله
He is of age.
انه بالغ سن الرشد
He is under age.
انه قاصر
She is my all-in-all.
انها عندى كل شئ(الكل فى الكل)
I’ll do all the talking.
ساتولى الحديث كله
Make allowance for what he did.
التمس له عذرا فى ما فعل
You have to face both alternatives.
عليك بمواجهه كلا الاحتمالين
Any time you wish?
فى اى وقت تشاء
Anything I can do for you?
اى خدمه
I have another version.
لى وجهه نظر اخرى
Thanks in anticipation.
شكرا مقدما
I’ll approach him in the matter.
سافاتحه فى الموضوع
She is the apple of my eye.
انها قره عينى
I don’t want anyone around.
لا اريد احدا حولى
He is my arch enemy.
انه الد اعدائى
Be nice as far as you can.
كن لطيفا بقدر ماتستطيع
Don’t make an ass of yourself.
لا تستغفل نفسك
I am so ashamed of you.
اننى فى شده الخجل منك
He did that behind my back.
لقد فعل ذلك خلسه دون علمى
Don’t bend the back.
لا تتذلل
He did me a bad turn.
لقد قابل احسانى بالأساءه
She has a baby on the way.
انها حامل
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