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no wonder

 تعجبی نیست که

it's not surprising

EXAMPLE 1:  Brian's entire body is in pain. It's no wonder since he ran a marathon yesterday!

EXAMPLE 2: No wonder you're cold - it's January and you're walking around outside without a coat!
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:31
vrdifferent

nervous wreck

 بسیار عصبی

a person feeling very worried

EXAMPLE 1:  Ted was a nervous wreck before his chemistry test.

EXAMPLE 2: Whenever Nicole rides on the back of her friend's motorcycle, Susan is a nervous wreck.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:30
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look like

شبیه کسی

have the appearance of

EXAMPLE 1:  Before agreeing to go out on a date with her, Keith wanted to know what my cousin Maria looked like.

EXAMPLE 2: Please tell me what the cover of that new book looks like so it will be easier for me to find it in the bookstore.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:30
vrdifferent

load off one's mind

اشاره به خبری است که دغدغه فکری کسی را برطرف کردن

a relief

EXAMPLE 1:  When Amber called Ted to tell him that she arrived home safely, it was a big load off his mind.

EXAMPLE 2: Finishing her English essay was a load off Nicole's mind.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:29
vrdifferent

in reality

 در واقعیت

in fact; actually

EXAMPLE 1:  Ted thinks it'll be easy to become a rock star. In reality, it will take years of hard work.

EXAMPLE 2: I know you think it'll be easy to get cheap tickets to a Broadway play. In reality, we'll have to wait in line for hours!
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:28
vrdifferent

I'll say!

بله قطعاً

yes, definitely!

EXAMPLE 1:  "Did you enjoy the Madonna concert?" - "I'll say!"

EXAMPLE 2: "Your sister must've been very happy after winning $50,000 in the lottery." - "I'll say!"
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:27
vrdifferent

conventional wisdom

دیدگاه عموم مردم

a widely held belief

EXAMPLE 1:  According to conventional wisdom, a diet high in salt can cause high blood pressure.

EXAMPLE 2: Challenging conventional wisdom, the psychologist said that sometimes it's healthy to be in a bad mood.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:18
vrdifferent

big head

متکبر

arrogant; too proud of oneself

EXAMPLE 1:  Stop bragging so much about the award you got at work! People will think you've got a big head

EXAMPLE 2: Jenny has such a big head. No wonder nobody wants to be friends with her!
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:17
vrdifferent

basket case [slang]

کسی که در شرایط بدی باشد

 someone or something in a useless or hopeless condition

EXAMPLE 1:  After working a 12-hour day and then coming home and cooking dinner for her family, Tanya felt like a basket case.

EXAMPLE 2: After running the marathon, Brian felt like a basket case.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 14:15
vrdifferent

treat (sb) like dirt

رفتار بدی با دیگری داشتن

to behave in a nasty way towards someone; to treat someone poorly

EXAMPLE 1:  Nobody was surprised when Nicole's boyfriend broke up with her, since she treated him like dirt.

EXAMPLE 2: I feel sorry for Jeffrey. The kids at school are very nasty to him. They really treat him like dirt.
 



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جمعه 12 آبان 1391 :: 00:35
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