Idioms with Two-Three
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IDIOMS WITH TWO
>> to be very stupid (aptal olmak)
· You can not understand this question even if you want to do because you are as thick as two short planks .
2-be in/of two minds:
>> to be unable to decide about something.(iki arada bir derede kalmak)
· I’m in two minds whether I go out in Christmas or not.
3-be like a dog with two tails:
>> to be very happy (mutlu olmak)
· She was like a dog with two tails when she saw that her darling organized a surprise party for her.
4-be like two peas in a pod:
>> to be very similar (benzer olmak)
· I got suprised as soon as I saw them because they were like two peans in a pod.
5-not be short of a bob or two:
>> to have a lot of money (çok parası olmak)
· I wish I were not short of a bob or two, then I could buy a car for myself.
6-be ten/two a penny:
>> to be very common (yaygın olmak)
· That the students go to their school in a unwilling way and they don’t want to study hard is two a penny these days.
7-be two of a kind:
>> if two people are two of a kind, they have very similar characters (benzer karakterlere sahip olmak)
· My sister and I are not two of a kind so we argue with each other everytime.
8-be two sides of the same coin:
>> if two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem different (farklı görünmelerine rağmen yakından alakalı olmak)
· Everbody reject it but in my opinion, the students and the hospitals are two sides of the same coin ,especially in terms of psychological disorders.
9-a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush):
>> something that you say which means it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better (çantada keklik)
· If I were you , I would join into this meeting. I think it is a bird in the hand for you.
10-bring someone down a peg or two:
>> to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were
· Someone was needed to bring her down a peg or two and at last, I did.
11-cut both/two ways:
>> to have two different effects at the same time, usually one good and one bad
· Facebook cuts two ways;it provides us with connection with people we want, but it takes our lots of time.
12-fall between two stools:
>> if something falls between two stools, it fails because it is neither one type of thing nor another and if someone falls between two stools, they fail because they try to combine two different types of thing that cannot be combined
· If I try to write a book for both teenagers and the old, I ‘m sure that it will fall between two stools.
13-for two cents:
>> if you say that for two cents you would do something unpleasant to someone, you mean that you want very much to do it to them
· For two cents I would deceive him.He is in a bad mood.
14-not have two pennies to rub together:
>> to be very poor (çok fakir olmak)
· She doesn’t have two pennies to rub together so she has been experiencing hard days.
>> very soon (yakında)
· I will go to Istanbul to visit my friends in two shakes.
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16-it takes two to tango:
>> something that you say which means if two people were involved in a bad situation, both must be responsible
· My family blames me for my each argue with my sister.However, it takes two to tango.
17-kill two birds with one stone:
>> to manage to do two things at the same time instead of just one, because it is convenient to do both (bir taşla iki kuş vurmak)
· He killed two birds with one stone;he came to Ankara to see me but he went also to Anıtkabir,TBMM etc.
18-know a thing or two:
>> to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience
· My grandmother knows a thing or two about our hometown as she has been living there for years.
19-the lesser of two evils:
>> the less unpleasant of two choices, neither of which are good (aşağı tükürsen sakal yukarı tükürsen bıyık)
· I regard the election of students in our school as the lesser of two evils.
20- meat and two veg:
>> a traditional type of meal, often found in Britain, which is basic and slightly boring, usually a
piece of meat and two vegetables
· This food is meat and two veg. I think you should try it even once.
21-(There's) no two ways about it:
>> something that you say in order to emphasize that something is true
· She never lies.There’s no two ways about it.
22-no two ways about it:
>> there is no doubt about something (şüphesiz)
· He doesn’t deceive his wife , no ways about it.
23-of two minds (about something):
>> unable to decide about something (iki arada bir derede kalmak)
· I’m of two minds about whether I invite Ayse to my birthday party .
24-One step forward, two steps back:
>> something that you say which means every time you make progress, something bad happens which causes you to be in a worse situation than you were to begin with
· I can not get used to here,on the contrary,it is one step forward,two steps back.
25-a one-two punch:
>> two unpleasant things which happen together (çifte bela)
· Our teacher will give us a one-two punch with midterm and lots of homework.
26-put in/stick in your two penn'orth:
>> to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted (tavrını koymak)
· If I think I ‘m right about any subject , I put my two penn’orth.
27-put two and two together:
>> to guess the truth about a situation from pieces of information which you know about it
· I could not say something definite about his deceiving his wife but he always came to his home late so I put two and two together.
28-put two and two together and get/make five:
>> to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth
· I thought he loved me very much but I only put two and two together and make five.
29-put your two cents (worth) in:
>> to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted
· I think everybody should put their two cents worth in even if they think wrong.
30-put your two cents in:
>> to give your opinion (fikrini beyan etmek)
· I want to put my two cents in every subject whatever the situation is.
31-put/stick two fingers up at someone/something:
>> to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something
· At the end of the meeting ,she made me angry and I could not help putting two fingers up at her.
32-[show/teach/tell etc.] someone a thing or two:
>> to know a thing or two - to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience
· I can tell you a thing or two about dormitory life.
33-stand on your own two feet:
>> to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you (kendi ayakları üstünde durmak)
· I have been standing on my own two feet as I have been living away from my family.
34-that makes two of us:
>> something that you say in order to tell someone that you are in the same unpleasant situation, or have the same negative feelings as them
· I did not enjoy with her at the party.That makes two of us.
35-two can play at that game:
>> something that you say when you intend to harm someone in the same way as they have harmed you (dişe diş başa baş)
· He has made me very sad.Well, two can play at the same game.
>> if one person does something wrong, someone else can do the same thing (herkes hata yapabilir)
· She has been lying to everybody about me.Well, two can play at the same game.
36-your two cents (worth):
>> to put your two cents (worth) in - to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted
· I think everybody should put their two cents worth in even if they think wrong.
>> something that you say when you think two people would prefer to be alone together than be with a third person
· She invited me to go to the theatre but I knowed that she would come with her boy friend so two’s company.
38-two-bit:
>> of very little value or not important (önemsiz)
· We argued with him because of two-bit reason.
39-two-faced:
>> a two-faced person says nice things about people when they are with them, but bad things about them to other people (iki yüzlü)
· I hate people who are two-faced; I think they should be warned about this.
40-two-time someone:
>> to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he hds been two-time me, I left him.
41-two-timer:
>> two-time someone - to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he hds been two-time me, I left him.
42-two-timing:
>> two-time someone - to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he had been two-time me, I left him.
43-a two-way street:
>> if a situation between two people is a two-way street, both people must make an equal effort in order to achieve good results
· Relationship between the teachers and the students has to be a two-way street-if they want to discuss our works,we want to discuss their performance to teach us what they must teach.
IDIOMS WITH THREE
1- be three sheets to the wind :
>> to be drunk (sarhoş olmak)
· When I see people who are three sheets to the wind , I fear very much.
2- the three R's :
>> reading, writing, and arithmetic (= mathematics)
· I think everybody should have habit of the three R’s.
3- a three-ring circus :
>> a lot of noisy or confused activity
· It’s such a three-ring circus in the meeting hall that people can not hear each other.
4- two's company (three's a crowd) :
>> something that you say when you think two people would prefer to be alone together than be with a third person
· One of my best friend and her darling would go to the theatre , they also invited me but I thought three was a crowd.
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IDIOMS WITH TWO
>> to be very stupid (aptal olmak)
· You can not understand this question even if you want to do because you are as thick as two short planks .
2-be in/of two minds:
>> to be unable to decide about something.(iki arada bir derede kalmak)
· I’m in two minds whether I go out in Christmas or not.
3-be like a dog with two tails:
>> to be very happy (mutlu olmak)
· She was like a dog with two tails when she saw that her darling organized a surprise party for her.
4-be like two peas in a pod:
>> to be very similar (benzer olmak)
· I got suprised as soon as I saw them because they were like two peans in a pod.
5-not be short of a bob or two:
>> to have a lot of money (çok parası olmak)
· I wish I were not short of a bob or two, then I could buy a car for myself.
6-be ten/two a penny:
>> to be very common (yaygın olmak)
· That the students go to their school in a unwilling way and they don’t want to study hard is two a penny these days.
7-be two of a kind:
>> if two people are two of a kind, they have very similar characters (benzer karakterlere sahip olmak)
· My sister and I are not two of a kind so we argue with each other everytime.
8-be two sides of the same coin:
>> if two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem different (farklı görünmelerine rağmen yakından alakalı olmak)
· Everbody reject it but in my opinion, the students and the hospitals are two sides of the same coin ,especially in terms of psychological disorders.
9-a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush):
>> something that you say which means it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better (çantada keklik)
· If I were you , I would join into this meeting. I think it is a bird in the hand for you.
10-bring someone down a peg or two:
>> to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were
· Someone was needed to bring her down a peg or two and at last, I did.
11-cut both/two ways:
>> to have two different effects at the same time, usually one good and one bad
· Facebook cuts two ways;it provides us with connection with people we want, but it takes our lots of time.
12-fall between two stools:
>> if something falls between two stools, it fails because it is neither one type of thing nor another and if someone falls between two stools, they fail because they try to combine two different types of thing that cannot be combined
· If I try to write a book for both teenagers and the old, I ‘m sure that it will fall between two stools.
13-for two cents:
>> if you say that for two cents you would do something unpleasant to someone, you mean that you want very much to do it to them
· For two cents I would deceive him.He is in a bad mood.
14-not have two pennies to rub together:
>> to be very poor (çok fakir olmak)
· She doesn’t have two pennies to rub together so she has been experiencing hard days.
>> very soon (yakında)
· I will go to Istanbul to visit my friends in two shakes.
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16-it takes two to tango:
>> something that you say which means if two people were involved in a bad situation, both must be responsible
· My family blames me for my each argue with my sister.However, it takes two to tango.
17-kill two birds with one stone:
>> to manage to do two things at the same time instead of just one, because it is convenient to do both (bir taşla iki kuş vurmak)
· He killed two birds with one stone;he came to Ankara to see me but he went also to Anıtkabir,TBMM etc.
18-know a thing or two:
>> to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience
· My grandmother knows a thing or two about our hometown as she has been living there for years.
19-the lesser of two evils:
>> the less unpleasant of two choices, neither of which are good (aşağı tükürsen sakal yukarı tükürsen bıyık)
· I regard the election of students in our school as the lesser of two evils.
20- meat and two veg:
>> a traditional type of meal, often found in Britain, which is basic and slightly boring, usually a
piece of meat and two vegetables
· This food is meat and two veg. I think you should try it even once.
21-(There's) no two ways about it:
>> something that you say in order to emphasize that something is true
· She never lies.There’s no two ways about it.
22-no two ways about it:
>> there is no doubt about something (şüphesiz)
· He doesn’t deceive his wife , no ways about it.
23-of two minds (about something):
>> unable to decide about something (iki arada bir derede kalmak)
· I’m of two minds about whether I invite Ayse to my birthday party .
24-One step forward, two steps back:
>> something that you say which means every time you make progress, something bad happens which causes you to be in a worse situation than you were to begin with
· I can not get used to here,on the contrary,it is one step forward,two steps back.
25-a one-two punch:
>> two unpleasant things which happen together (çifte bela)
· Our teacher will give us a one-two punch with midterm and lots of homework.
26-put in/stick in your two penn'orth:
>> to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted (tavrını koymak)
· If I think I ‘m right about any subject , I put my two penn’orth.
27-put two and two together:
>> to guess the truth about a situation from pieces of information which you know about it
· I could not say something definite about his deceiving his wife but he always came to his home late so I put two and two together.
28-put two and two together and get/make five:
>> to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth
· I thought he loved me very much but I only put two and two together and make five.
29-put your two cents (worth) in:
>> to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted
· I think everybody should put their two cents worth in even if they think wrong.
30-put your two cents in:
>> to give your opinion (fikrini beyan etmek)
· I want to put my two cents in every subject whatever the situation is.
31-put/stick two fingers up at someone/something:
>> to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something
· At the end of the meeting ,she made me angry and I could not help putting two fingers up at her.
32-[show/teach/tell etc.] someone a thing or two:
>> to know a thing or two - to have a lot of practical skills and knowledge learnt through experience
· I can tell you a thing or two about dormitory life.
33-stand on your own two feet:
>> to be independent and provide yourself with all the things that you need to live without having to ask anyone else to help you (kendi ayakları üstünde durmak)
· I have been standing on my own two feet as I have been living away from my family.
34-that makes two of us:
>> something that you say in order to tell someone that you are in the same unpleasant situation, or have the same negative feelings as them
· I did not enjoy with her at the party.That makes two of us.
35-two can play at that game:
>> something that you say when you intend to harm someone in the same way as they have harmed you (dişe diş başa baş)
· He has made me very sad.Well, two can play at the same game.
>> if one person does something wrong, someone else can do the same thing (herkes hata yapabilir)
· She has been lying to everybody about me.Well, two can play at the same game.
36-your two cents (worth):
>> to put your two cents (worth) in - to give your opinion in a conversation, often when it is not wanted
· I think everybody should put their two cents worth in even if they think wrong.
>> something that you say when you think two people would prefer to be alone together than be with a third person
· She invited me to go to the theatre but I knowed that she would come with her boy friend so two’s company.
38-two-bit:
>> of very little value or not important (önemsiz)
· We argued with him because of two-bit reason.
39-two-faced:
>> a two-faced person says nice things about people when they are with them, but bad things about them to other people (iki yüzlü)
· I hate people who are two-faced; I think they should be warned about this.
40-two-time someone:
>> to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he hds been two-time me, I left him.
41-two-timer:
>> two-time someone - to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he hds been two-time me, I left him.
42-two-timing:
>> two-time someone - to have a sexual or romantic relationship with two people at the same time
· As soon as I realized he had been two-time me, I left him.
43-a two-way street:
>> if a situation between two people is a two-way street, both people must make an equal effort in order to achieve good results
· Relationship between the teachers and the students have to be a two-way street-if they want to discuss our works,we want to discuss their performance to teach us what they must teach.
IDIOMS WITH THREE
1- be three sheets to the wind :
>> to be drunk (sarhoş olmak)
· When I see people who are three sheets to the wind , I fear very much.
2- the three R's :
>> reading, writing, and arithmetic (= mathematics)
· I think everybody should have habit of the three R’s.
3- a three-ring circus :
>> a lot of noisy or confused activity
· It’s such a three-ring circus in the meeting hall that people can not hear each other.
4- two's company (three's a crowd) :
>> something that you say when you think two people would prefer to be alone together than be with a third person
· One of my best friend and her darling would go to the theatre , they also invited me but I thought three was a crowd.
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