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A 9 Year Boy went to an ICE CREAM shop. . .
Waiter :- What do you want.?

Boy :- How much a CONE ICE CREAM costs ?

... Waiter :- Rs.15/-
Then the BOY checked his pocket & asked cost of small cone ?
Irritated Waiter angrily said :- Rs.12/-

Boy ordered a small cone, had it, paid bill & left. .
When the waiter came to pick the EMPTY PLATE, tears rolled down from his eyes. .

The boy had left Rs 3 as Tip for him. .
MORAL:- "MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY WITH SOMETHING YOU HAVE". That's Life.



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جمعه 01 دی 1391 :: 11:55
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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:59
vrdifferent

sure thing

قطعاً! - مشخص بودن عاقبت کاری

an outcome that is assured

EXAMPLE 1:  Gary bet all his money on a horse named Tricia, thinking she was a sure thing.

EXAMPLE 2: Nicole has a good chance of getting accepted to Yale, but it's still not a sure thing.
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:56
vrdifferent

set the record straight

درستی چیزی را نشان دادن

to correct an inaccurate account

EXAMPLE 1:  Ken knew his father was innocent, and he hoped he could set the record straight one day.

EXAMPLE 2: Let me set the record straight. I won the last game.

 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:55
vrdifferent

put the blame on (sb)

تقصیر را بر سرکسی انداختن


to name somebody else as responsible for a misdeed or misfortune

EXAMPLE 1: Mrs. Lopez put the blame on her husband for losing their life savings in the stock market.

EXAMPLE 2: Don't put the blame on me that your plants died while you were on vacation. You forgot to tell me to water them!
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:54
vrdifferent

mess up

خراب کردن

to make a mistake; to spoil an opportunity

EXAMPLE 1:  Amber messed up and put salt instead of sugar in the cookies.

EXAMPLE 2: Ted really messed up on his chemistry test. He got a "D."

 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:54
vrdifferent

make a fool of oneself

خراب کردن کسی جلوی بقیه

to cause oneself to look stupid

EXAMPLE 1:  Dan drank too much and then made a fool of himself.

EXAMPLE 2: Please stop arguing with me in front of all these people. You're making a fool of yourself!
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:53
vrdifferent

live with it

با مسئله ای کنار آمدن

to accept a difficult reality

EXAMPLE 1:  Your boss is an idiot. Live with it.

EXAMPLE 2: Your hair will never be straight. Just live with it!
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:53
vrdifferent

go wrong

اشتباه رفتن - چیزی به چیزی نمی خورد - غلط از آب درآمدن

to make a mistake; to go astray; to malfunction; to work incorrectly

EXAMPLE 1:  Follow the directions I gave you, and you can't go wrong.

EXAMPLE 2: Something went wrong with my neighbor's car alarm system, and the alarm wouldn't stop ringing all night.
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:52
vrdifferent

give up

کم آوردن و انطراف دادن

to admit defeat; to surrender

EXAMPLE 1:  Bill gave up golf after realizing he'd never be good at it.

EXAMPLE 2: I know you're 100 points ahead of me, but I still might win the Scrabble game. I'm not giving up yet!
 



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پنج‌شنبه 16 آذر 1391 :: 13:52
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