Agriculture And Farm Idioms 50b2d

Definition and small brief Idiomatic expressions with their particular meaning and their translation Conclusion Bibliography & Webliography

Idiom / Idiomatic A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar expression to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in “keep tabs on” (To observe carefully e.g. Let’s keep tabs on the new guy).

An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. O expresie al cărui înțeles nu poate fi dedusă din sensuri ale cuvintelor care o compun.

To get the sack - means to get fired.(a fi concediat) e.g.

He got the sack when they found out that he'd lied about his qualifications. A fost concediat când au aflat că el ar fi mințit în legătură cu calificările sale. In his 1869 'Slang Dictionary', John Hotten records these alternatives get the bag (from the North of England) get the empty (from London).

 A pig in a poke - something that you buy without knowing if it is good or not  Un porc într-o traistă / O mare păcăleală

At the hiring fair, the farm-labourer would aim to buy a big to fatten for winter. Despite his taking care not to BUY A PIG IN A POKE a "free" drink would distract him while a cat was subtituted for his carefully selected piglet. Reaching home, his sense of triumph would soon become one of shame and misery as he LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

All hat and no cattle (Texas, U.S.A.) / big hat, no cattle Originally used in reference to people imitating the fashion or style of cowboys. Câinele care latră nu muşcă / E numai gura de el.

e.g. George says he's a great cook, but he sliced his thumb off trying to peel a potato. He's all hat, no cattle.

George spune că este un mare bucătar, dar şi-a tăiat degetul încercând să cureţe un cartof. E numai gura de el.

Go the whole hog (U.K., U.S.A. & Australia) also go whole hog (U.S.A.) – a face un lucru până la capăt It was going to cost so much to repair my computer, I thought I might as well go the whole hog and buy a new one. M-ar fii costat prea mult să îmi repar calculatorul, aşa că m-am gândit că aş putea foarte bine sa merg până la capăt si să îmi cumpăr unul nou.

Live high of the hog – a trăi pe picior mare Joe lived high of the hog for many years until he had no more money. Joe a trăit pe picior mare pentru mulţi ani, până când a rămas fără bani.

 Like a fox guarding the hen house / A predator among the prey e.g. Why did you put your spendthrift brother in charge of managing your inheritance? That is letting the fox guarding the hen house! De ce l-ai pus pe fratele tău risipitor să se ocupe de gestionarea moştenirii tale? Este ca şi cum ai lăsa o vulpe să păzească coteţul găinilor !

Put all one's eggs in one basket – A pune toate ouăle într-un singur coş; – A miza totul pe un singur lucru. e.g. Don't invest all your money in one company, I adivse you to diversify and not to put all your eggs in one basket. Nu-ţi investi toţi banii într-o singură companie, te sfătuiesc să te diversifici si să nu îţi pui toate ouăle într-un singur coş

Have a cow - to be very worried, upset, or angry about something - a înnebuni de nervi e.g. I thought he was going to have a cow when I told him I'd lost his key. Am crezut că va înnebuni de nervi când i-am spus că i-am pierdut cheia.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch - nu îţi număra

puii înainte de a ieşi din ou You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don't count your chickens before they hatch. S-ar putea să poţi să iei un împrumut de la bancă, dar nu-ţi număra puii înainte de a ieşi din ou / dar nu spune hop, până nu ai sărit şanţul.

Black sheep of the family - Oaia neagră a familie Mary is the black sheep of the family, she's always in trouble with the police. Mary este oaia neagră a familiei, ea mereu are probleme cu poliţia.

Buy the farm - to die; to get killed ↔ “a da ortul popii”

e.g. I'll through this illness; I'm too young to buy the farm. Voi trece de această boală, sunt prea tânăr ca să dau ortul popii.(sunt prea tânăr ca să mor)

Bet the farm/ranch (American) – to bet everything on something e.g. TV networks are obviously willing to bet the farm on special sports events; they paid millions to broadcast the Olympics. Reţelele de televiziune sunt gata sa mizeze tot pe evenimentele speciale din sport; au plătit milioane pentru a difuza Olimpicile.

Funny farm - Casă de nebuni / Spital de nebunii

If things get much worse they'll be carrying me off to the funny farm. Dacă lucrurile o să se înrăutăţească mai mult, o să mă bage la spitalul de nebuni.

Idioms

are present in any domain, any language, any nation more exactly they are everywhere

Idioms

are “the salt and the pepper” of any language;

Idioms

make a language sound very creative, and can also get you into trouble understanding it;

They

are not used to make things simple, some of them are really complicated and they don’t mean what they sound like;

They

allow people to express complex things in a more simplified

Aurel Trofin,1996 Bucureşti, Dicţionar Englez-Român Expresii idiomatice şi locuţiuni

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