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against his will,
against her will adv | (in opposition to wishes) | رغمًا عنه |
| | Abby was taken to the cabin in the woods against her will. |
| bring [sb] to his/her/their knees v expr | figurative (force into submission) (مجازي: يجبره على الخضوع) | يُركِع شخصًا |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) | يجنّن شخصًا |
| | (مجازي) | يطيّر عقل شخص |
| | The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) | يهيّج شخصًا |
| | (مجازي) | يطيّر عقل شخص |
| | Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own expr | (everyone has their own preferences) | لكل شخص ذوقه، لكل شخص تفضيلاته |
| Get a load of this/that/him/her! interj | slang (look at that) | انظر إلى هذا/إليه/إليها! |
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine v expr | figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods) | يردّ لشخص صاعًا بصاع، يفعل بشخص ما يفعله الشخص به |
give [sb] his walking papers,
give [sb] her walking papers v expr | US, slang (terminate [sb]'s employment) | يُنهي خدمات شخص، يصرف شخصًا من العمل |
| | After Smith's plan went badly wrong his boss gave him his walking papers. |
| give [sb] his/her/their due v expr | (give credit to) | يكون منصفًا بحق شخص |
| | | يعطي شخصًا حقَّه |
| grace n | usually capitalized (title) (لقب دينيّ) | نيافة |
| | (لقب غير دينيّ) | سموّ |
| ملاحظة: Usually preceded by his, her, your. |
| | His Grace appeared at the king's court last week. |
| | جاء نيافته إلى بلاط الملك في الأسبوع الماضي. |
| | جاء سموّه إلى بلاط الملك في الأسبوع الماضي. |
| Her Majesty n | (the Queen) | جلالة الملكة |
| | Queen Elizabeth II is known as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. |
| HM n | initialism (Her Majesty) | صاحبة الجلالة |
| HMSO n | initialism (Her Majesty's Stationery Office) | مكتب قرطاسية صاحبة الجلالة |
keep [sb] on their toes,
keep [sb] on his toes,
keep [sb] on her toes v expr | (make [sb] concentrate) | يُبقي شخصًا متيقظًا، يُبقي شخصًا متنبِّهًا |
| | The teacher kept the students on their toes by giving them a surprise test. |
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal v expr | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) | يُذلّ شخصًا، يُنزل شخصًا من عليائه |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
your ladyship,
her ladyship n | sometimes capitalized (term of address for a Lady) | حضرتكِ |
| | Would your ladyship like another cup of tea? |
| leave [sb] to his/her/their own devices v expr | (not supervise [sb]) | يتركه يتصرَّف على هواه، يتركه يتصرَّف كما يحلو له |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) | متروك بدون تدخّل |
| | | متروك على هواه |
let off the leash,
let [sb] off the leash,
let [sb] off his/her leash v expr | figurative (release [sb] from restraint, control) (مجازي) | عِنان |
| | When they saw that he could handle the job, they let him off his leash and he quickly moved up to a higher position. |
| | عندما رأوا أنه قادر على تولي المهمة، أطلقوا له العنان وسرعان ما ترقّى إلى منصب أعلى. |
make [sb] lose his concentration,
make [sb] lose her concentration v expr | (distract [sb]) | يُفقد شخصًا تركيزه |
| | The loud music made me lose my concentration. |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) (مجازي) | يجعل شخصًا يتقلَّب في قبره |
| | | كان سيثير غضب شخص لو كان حيًّا |
OHMS,
O.H.M.S. expr | written, initialism (On His/Her Majesty's Service) | في خدمة جلالته |
| | | في خدمة جلالتها |
On Her Majesty's Service,
On His Majesty's Service expr | UK, Can, AU, written (franking on government correspondence) | في خدمة جلالته/جلالتها |
on her own,
all on her own adv | (without company) | وحدها، بمفردها |
| | Sarah often eats out at restaurants on her own. |
on her own,
all on her own adv | (without help) | بمفردها، بدون مساعدة من أحد |
| keep [sb] on his/her toes v expr | figurative, informal (keep [sb] alert, ready) | يُبقي شخصًا متنبِّهًا، يُبقي شخصًا يقظًا، يُبقي شخصًا مركِّزًا |
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin v expr | figurative (retaliate) | ينتقم من شخص، يردّ بالمثل، يردّ لشخص صاعًا بصاع |
| pay [sb] back in his/her/their own coin v expr | figurative (behave toward [sb] in a like way) | يردّ له صاعًا بصاع |
| put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) | يؤنّب شخصًا |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يوقف شخصًا عند حده |
| | Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
| put [sb] in his/her/their place v expr | (humble [sb]) | يضع شخصًا عند حدِّه |
| put [sb] on his/her guard v expr | (make wary) | يُبقي شخصًا حذِرًا |
| | The way she looks at me puts me on my guard. |
| put [sb] on his/her/their mettle v expr | (incite, encourage) | يختبر معدن شخص، يحث شخصًا ليبذل قصارى جهده |
| put [sb/sth] out of his/her/its misery v expr | (kill [sb/sth]) (بمعنى يقتله) | يريح شخصًا/شيئًا من بؤسه |
| | The dog was so ill that the vet said it would be kinder to put him out of his misery. |
| put [sb] out of his/her misery v expr | figurative (finally give an answer, etc.) | لا يترك شخصًا ينتظر أكثر |
| | The judges finally put the contestants out of their misery by announcing the winner. |
| put [sb] through his/her/their paces v expr | (test [sb]'s skill, ability) | يختبر قدرات شخص |
| put yourself in [sb]'s shoes v expr | figurative (try to empathize) | يضع نفسه مكان شخص |
relieve of their job,
relieve [sb] of his job,
relieve [sb] of her job v expr | (dismiss or fire [sb]) | يصرف شخصًا من عمله |
| stop [sb] in his/her tracks v expr | figurative (halt [sb]) (مجازي) | يجمِّد شخصًا في مكانه |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | يوقع شخصًا في حبّه، يفتن شخصًا، يسحر شخصًا، يسلب قلب شخص |
take [sb] at their word,
take [sb] at his word,
take [sb] at her word v expr | (believe [sb] is speaking honestly) | يصدّق كلام شخص |
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own expr | (everyone has different preferences) | الأذواق تختلف |
| | Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own. |
what's-her-name,
whatshername n | informal (female with forgotten name) | التي تسمّى... |
| | | نسيت اسمها، ناسٍ اسمها |