The idioms

of the first unit from pearson

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‫ﺣﻔﻈﻴﺎت اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻻوﻟﻰ‬
‫ﺑﻴﺮﺳﻮن‬

‫ﻟﻄﻠﺐ اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻗﻪ‬
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 ‫اﻧﺲ اﻟﺒﻠﻮي‬.‫أ‬ ‫ﺣﻔﻀﻴﺎت اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻷوﻟﻰ ﺑﻴﺮﺳﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻴﺎر اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ‬
‫ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺘﻮﺟﻴﻬﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷردن‬

Collocations synonyms
English Collocation Arabic Meaning English Word Synonym Arabic Meaning of Word
establish contact ‫إﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﺗﺻﺎل‬ terrified frightened ‫ﻣﺬﻋﻮر‬
astonished surprised ‫ﻣﻨﺪھﺶ‬
maintain contact ‫اﻟﺣﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﺗﺻﺎل‬ exasperated annoyed ‫ﻏﺎﺿﺐ‬
livid furious ‫ﻏﺎﺿﺐ ﺑﺸﺪة‬
lose touch ‫ﻓﻘدان اﻻﺗﺻﺎل‬
tense nervous ‫ﻣﺘﻮﺗﺮ‬
deliver the message ‫إﯾﺻﺎل اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ ecstatic thrilled ‫ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة‬
bewildered confused ‫ﻣﺸﻮش‬
pass on the message ‫ﻧﻘل اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ‬ devastated sad ‫ﻣﻨﮭﺎر‬

English phrases and their intended emotional functions

English Phrase Function Arabic Meaning
I’m worried sick about ... Expressing anxiety ‫أﻧﺎ ﻗﻠﻖ ﺟﺪًا ﺑﺸﺄن‬...
It’s been keeping me up at night. Expressing anxiety ‫ﻟﻢ أﺳﺘﻄﻊ اﻟﻨﻮم ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ذﻟﻚ‬.
That’s a weight off my mind. Expressing relief ً ‫ھﺬا أزال‬.
‫ﺣﻤﻼ ﻋﻦ ﻛﺎھﻠﻲ‬
I can breathe a sigh of relief now. Expressing relief ‫أﺳﺘﻄﯿﻊ أن أﺗﻨﻔﺲ اﻟﺼﻌﺪاء اﻵن‬.
I’ve had it up to here with ... Expressing annoyance and ‫ﻟﻘﺪ طﻔﺢ اﻟﻜﯿﻞ ﻣﻌﻲ ﺑﺸﺄن‬...
frustration
... is driving me up the wall! Expressing annoyance and ...‫!ﯾُﺠﻨﻨﻨﻲ‬
frustration
... really gets on my nerves. Expressing annoyance and ...‫ﯾﻐﻀﺒﻨﻲ ﺑﺸﺪة‬.
frustration

You’ve got to be kidding me! Expressing surprise or disbelief ‫!ﻻ ﺑﺪ أﻧﻚ ﺗﻤﺰح‬
Who would have thought it? Expressing surprise or disbelief ‫ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎن ﻟﯿﻈﻦ ذﻟﻚ؟‬
Get out of here! Expressing surprise or disbelief ‫!ﻻ أﺻﺪق ذﻟﻚ‬
I’m feeling a bit blue. Expressing sadness ً‫أﺷﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻻﻛﺘﺌﺎب ﻗﻠﯿﻼ‬.
I’m heartbroken. Expressing sadness ‫ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﻣﻜﺴﻮر‬.
I’m feeling a bit down in the dumps. Expressing sadness ‫أﺷﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺰن واﻟﻜﺂﺑﺔ‬.
I’m walking on air! Expressing enjoyment or ‫!أﺷﻌﺮ وﻛﺄﻧﻨﻲ أطﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺮح‬
happiness
I can’t stop smiling. Expressing enjoyment or ‫ﻻ أﺳﺘﻄﯿﻊ اﻟﺘﻮﻗﻒ ﻋﻦ اﻻﺑﺘﺴﺎم‬.
happiness

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 ‫اﻧﺲ اﻟﺒﻠﻮي‬.‫أ‬ ‫ﺣﻔﻀﻴﺎت اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻷوﻟﻰ ﺑﻴﺮﺳﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻴﺎر اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ‬
‫ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺘﻮﺟﻴﻬﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷردن‬

English Idiom and their Definition

English Idiom Definition (English) Arabic Meaning
jump down to react angrily to something ‫أن ﯾﺮد ﺑﻐﻀﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‬
somebody’s throat
put somebody on to embarrass someone by forcing them ‫إﺣﺮاج ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺈﺟﺒﺎره ﻋﻠﻰ‬
the spot to answer a difficult question ‫اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺆال ﺻﻌﺐ‬
fire questions at to ask someone a lot of questions ‫طﺮح اﻟﻜﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
someone quickly ‫ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﺎ‬
refuse to let to not stop talking about something ‫ﻋﺪم اﻟﺘﻮﻗﻒ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‬
something drop
insist on having the to have to make the final point ‫اﻹﺻﺮار ﻋﻠﻰ أن ﺗﻜﻮن اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ‬
last word ‫اﻷﺧﯿﺮة ﻟﮫ‬
not get a word in to be unable to say anything because ‫ﻋﺪم اﻟﻘﺪرة ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮل أي ﺷﻲء ﺑﺴﺒﺐ‬
edgeways someone else is talking all the time ‫ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﺷﺨﺺ آﺧﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻤﺮار‬

English idiom with suitable situations

English Idiom situations Arabic Meaning
put somebody on the spot Then the boss asked me to say who I ‫إﺣﺮاج ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺈﺟﺒﺎره ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
thought was to blame. It was so ‫ﺳﺆال ﺻﻌﺐ‬
embarrassing!
insist on having the last You always have to be the last one to ‫اﻹﺻﺮار ﻋﻠﻰ أن ﺗﻜﻮن اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ اﻷﺧﯿﺮة ﻟﮫ‬
word speak, don't you?
refuse to let something I told him I didn't want to talk about it ‫ﻋﺪم اﻟﺘﻮﻗﻒ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‬
drop anymore, but he wouldn't stop.
fire questions at someone He just kept asking me one thing after ‫طﺮح اﻟﻜﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺨﺺ‬
another for what seemed like ages. ‫ﻣﺎ‬
jump down somebody's When I told her I was going to be a few ‫أن ﯾﺮد ﺑﻐﻀﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‬
throat minutes late, she got really angry!
not get a word in edgeways She talked so much that I didn't manage to ‫ﻋﺪم اﻟﻘﺪرة ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮل أي ﺷﻲء ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺣﺪﯾﺚ‬
say anything at all during lunch. ‫ﺷﺨﺺ آﺧﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻤﺮار‬

Phrases and their descriptions in English

Phrase Description (English) Arabic Meaning
mobile phones, make it easier to stay in touch nowadays ‫ﺗﺴﮭﻞ اﻟﺒﻘﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ اﺗﺼﺎل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
Internet ‫اﻟﺤﺎﺿﺮ‬
smoke signals were a good way to quickly spread the ‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖ وﺳﯿﻠﺔ ﺟﯿﺪة ﻟﻨﺸﺮ رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬
message that an enemy was coming ‫ﺑﺄن اﻟﻌﺪو ﻗﺎدم‬
telegraph, mobile can carry a message over a long distance ‫ﯾﻤﻜﻨﮭﺎ ﺣﻤﻞ رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻟﻤﺴﺎﻓﺔ طﻮﯾﻠﺔ‬
phones
telegraph, mobile can be used to convey a short and simple ‫ﯾﻤﻜﻦ اﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﮭﺎ ﻟﻨﻘﻞ رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﻗﺼﯿﺮة‬
phones message ‫وﺑﺴﯿﻄﺔ‬
message in a could be a good way to make contact if ‫ﻗﺪ ﺗﻜﻮن وﺳﯿﻠﺔ ﺟﯿﺪة ﻟﻠﺘﻮاﺻﻞ إذا‬
bottle you were stuck on a desert island ‫ﻛﻨﺖ ﻋﺎﻟﻘًﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺰﯾﺮة ﻣﮭﺠﻮرة‬

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 ‫اﻧﺲ اﻟﺒﻠﻮي‬.‫أ‬ ‫ﺣﻔﻀﻴﺎت اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻷوﻟﻰ ﺑﻴﺮﺳﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻴﺎر اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ‬
‫ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻃﻠﺒﺔ اﻟﺘﻮﺟﻴﻬﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷردن‬

English phrasal verb with their definision

English Phrasal Verb Definition (English) Arabic Meaning
pick up to receive sounds, phone signals, etc. ‫اﺳﺘﻘﺒﺎل اﻷﺻﻮات أو إﺷﺎرات‬
‫ إﻟﺦ‬،‫اﻟﮭﺎﺗﻒ‬
bring about to cause something to happen ‫اﻟﺘﺴﺒﺐ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺪوث ﺷﻲء‬
point out to tell someone something you think they ‫ﻟﻔﺖ اﻧﺘﺒﺎه ﺷﺨﺺ إﻟﻰ ﺷﻲء ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ أﻧﮫ‬
don’t know ‫ﻻ ﯾﻌﺮﻓﮫ‬
make out to see something with difficulty ‫رؤﯾﺔ ﺷﻲء ﺑﺼﻌﻮﺑﺔ‬
wipe out to destroy something completely ‫ﺗﺪﻣﯿﺮ ﺷﻲء ﺗﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ‬
get across to successfully communicate a message/an ‫إﯾﺼﺎل رﺳﺎﻟﺔ أو ﻓﻜﺮة ﺑﻨﺠﺎح‬
idea
spell out to explain something very clearly ‫ﺷﺮح ﺷﻲء ﺑﻮﺿﻮح ﺷﺪﯾﺪ‬
come across to meet or find something or someone ‫ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﺔ أو اﻟﻌﺜﻮر ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻲء أو‬
‫ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﺎ‬
figure out to solve or understand something ‫ﺣﻞ أو ﻓﮭﻢ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺎ‬
take in to understand and remember something ‫ﻓﮭﻢ وﺗﺬﻛﺮ ﺷﻲء ﻗﯿﻞ ﻟﻚ‬
you are told
Sentences and their transformations.
Original Sentence Transformed Sentence Arabic Meaning
He started talking to the new He struck up a conversation ‫ﺑﺪأ ﻣﺤﺎدﺛﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺠﺎر‬
neighbour. STRUCK He... with the new neighbour. ‫اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪ‬.
She gave the impression of being She came across as being very ‫ﺑﺪت وﻛﺄﻧﮭﺎ واﺛﻘﺔ ﺟﺪًا ﻣﻦ‬
very self-confident. ACROSS She... self-confident. ‫ﻧﻔﺴﮭﺎ‬.
Abeer commented on how nice her Abeer paid a comment about ‫ﻋﻠﻘﺖ ﻋﺒﯿﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺪى‬
shoes were. PAID Abeer... her shoes. ‫ﺟﻤﺎل ﺣﺬاﺋﮭﺎ‬.
I immediately liked him. TOOK I... I took an immediate liking to ‫ﻓﻮرا‬
ً ‫أﻋﺠﺒﻨﻲ‬.
him.
We found it really funny. LAUGH We had a really good laugh ‫ﻛﺜﯿﺮا ﺑﺸﺄن ذﻟﻚ‬
ً ‫ﺿﺤﻜﻨﺎ‬.
We... about it.
I didn’t really like her friends when I didn't really hit it off with her ‫ﻟﻢ أﻧﺴﺠﻢ ﺣﻘًﺎ ﻣﻊ‬
I met them. OFF I... friends when I met them. ‫أﺻﺪﻗﺎﺋﮭﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ اﻟﺘﻘﯿﺖ‬
‫ﺑﮭﻢ‬.

Sentences and their transformations.

Original Sentence Transformed Sentence Arabic Meaning
I found it hard to understand what I found it hard to figure out ‫وﺟﺪت ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻓﮭﻢ ﻣﺎ‬
the physics teacher was talking what the physics teacher was ‫ﻛﺎن ﯾﺘﺤﺪث ﻋﻨﮫ ﻣﺪرس‬
about. FIGURE talking about. ‫اﻟﻔﯿﺰﯾﺎء‬.
You must explain your idea very You must spell out your idea so ‫ﯾﺠﺐ أن ﺗﻮﺿﺢ ﻓﻜﺮﺗﻚ‬
clearly so he understands. SPELL he understands. ‫ﺑﺸﻜﻞ واﺿﺢ ﻟﻜﻲ ﯾﻔﮭﻤﮭﺎ‬.
Rana has drawn my attention to a Rana pointed out a problem to ‫ﻟﻔﺘﺖ رﻧﺎ اﻧﺘﺒﺎھﻲ إﻟﻰ‬
problem. POINTED me. ‫ﻣﺸﻜﻠﺔ‬.
I couldn’t process so much I couldn't take in so much ‫ﻟﻢ أﺳﺘﻄﻊ اﺳﺘﯿﻌﺎب ﻛﻞ ھﺬه‬
information. TAKE information. ‫اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬.