The Idiom: - Meaning (in English)

Sample Sentence:

Turkish Equivalence:

 

1.Back and forth:Backwards and forwards; first one way and then another way.

While wayching the match, I went back and forth in my room.

İleri geri volta atmak..

2.Back down from someone or something=back off from someone or something:to yield to a person or a thing,to fail to carry through on a threat.

He saw the last soldier's dying and he understood that there was no remedy else to back down from the enemy.

Teslim bayrağı çekmek,pes etmek

3.back in circulation:(of a thing)available to the public again.

Seeing the advertise, Dvd of' Devrim Arabaları' is back in circulation, I rushed to shop.

Bir ürünün gelmesi,örneğin: Devrim Arabaları geldi.

4.Back order something:to order sth. which is not in stock and then make delivery to customer when the goods become available.

I can't have it now but thanks to the back order service I'll get the cd a month later.

5.Back out of something=back out:to fail to keep a promise or an arrangement.

When he backed out,I went to film with my sis.

Yarı yolda bırakmak

6.Back s.o or sth. up=back up s.o or sth.:1.to cause someone or something to move backwards.

2.to support someone or something.

I thought I was going to be alone against the committee but he backed me up.

Destek çıkmak

7.Back to back:1.Adjacent and touching backs.

2.Following immidiately

We had no exams and we watch 2 films back to back.

Peşpeşe

8.back to drawing board:time to start over again.

When the first trying came up with a failure, they had to back to drawing board.

Baştan başlamak

9.back to salt mines:time to return to work.school or something else which might be unpleasant.

After this wonderful holiday, it is time to back to salt mines.

10.Back East: to,in or from eastern U.S.

He likes living in back east but he has to move beacuse of his job.

11.At the back of your mind: If something is at/in the back of your mind, you intend to do it, but are not actively thinking about it.

Visiting you is always at the back of my mind.

Aklının bir köşesinde olmak.

12.at/in back of beyond:a place far away from any big town

This village is hillarious but it is in the back of beyond.

Allah'ın unuttuğu yerde olmak

13.back the wrong horse: to make the wrong decision and support a person or action that is later unsuccessful.

I think, the boss is backing the wrong horse by attaining her this position.

Güvendiği dağlara kar yağmak.

14.to be fed up/ sick to back teeth:very fed up

I'm fed up to back teeth of doing assignments.

canına tak etmek.

15.To be on sb's back:to keep asking s.o to do sth. or to keep criticizing someone in a way that annoys them.

This man is on my back and I can't stand him anymore.

Burnundan getirmek.

16.To be on the back burner:If something is on the back burner, it is temporarily not being dealt with or considered, especially because it is not urgent or important

It's important to buy this car, modifying it is on the back burner.

Göz ardı etmek.

17.Behind s.o.'s back: doing sth. without s.o. knowing.

The children played cards behind their mother's back.

Arkasından iş çevirmek.

18.Could do sth.with one arm/hand tied behind their back:to do sth very easily.

Michael Schumacher could drive this car with his one hand tied behind him.

Gözü kapalı yapmak.

19.to fit/write sth. on the back of a postage stamp:to know very little about about a subject.

I fit physic on the back of a postage stamp.

Bişeyden çakmamak.

20.Get someone off your back:to stop s.o.trying to force you to do sth. or to stop someone criticizing you.

At last I can't stand and get him off my back.

Sabrı taşmak.

21.Get/put s.o back(Get back at s.o) :to do or to say something thich annoys someone because he or she has done you a unpleasant thing.

I'll get you back for your this unreasonable behaviour.

Öc almak

22.to have your back against the wall:to have a very serious problem which limit the ways in which you can act.

When she lost her mom,she had her back against the wall.

Dara düşmek,Sabır taşı çatlamak

23.off the back of a truck:something is probably stolen.

There was nothing left at shop,goods were off the back of a truck.

malı götürmek

24.put your back into sth.:to use a lot of effort to try to do something.

To pass this exam, students put their back into studying.

canını dişine takmak

25.take a back seat:1. if an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that.

2.to let people take a more active and responsible part in a organization.,

A good teacher should know how to take a back seat to let his students develop themselves.

göz ardı etmek

26.turn your back on sb.: to refuse to help someone.

Despite wealth of him, he turned his back on poors.

sırt çevirmek

27.When/While sb's back is turned:If someone's back is turned, he or she is unable to notice what is going on.

When my back is turned,they read my private letters.

ayakta uyutmak,arkasından iş çevirmek.

28.The minute sb's back is turned:as soon as s.o. can't see what is happening.

During a exam the minute teacher's back is turned,the students tries to cheat.

kaşla göz arasında.

29.Break your back:to work extremely hard

The workers are breaking their back to build the garage on time.

canı çıkarcasına çalışmak.

30.Break the back of something:to get most or the worst part of a particular task done

After breaking the back of project,we will have a short break.

çoğunun bitip azının kalması.

31.cover your back:to make sure that you cannot be blamed or criticized later for something you have done.

I examined my book in detail to cover my back.

işini sağlama almak.

32.know something like the back of your hand: to know very much about a subject ,each detail of it.

I've living here for 18 years, so I know the city like the back of my hand.

avcunun içi gibi bilmek

33.to be back on the rails:to be making progress once more.

Despite the economic crises, he managed to be back on the rails.

işleri tekrar yoluna koymak,işleri düzeltmek

34.To ride on the back of something:to use something successful which already exists or has already happened in order to achieve something else.

He rode on the back of our slogan to attract customers.

Sırtından geçinmek

35.You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours:something that you say to tell someone that you will help them if they will help you

He borrowed money from his friend by saying:"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."

Bugun bana yarın sana.

36.to be glad/happy/pleased etc.to see the back of something: to be pleased when someone leaves or when something ends because you did not like them

I'm sure he was happy to see the back of mine while I'm leaving.

37.To stab s.o in the back:to do something harmful to someone who trusted you.

He stabbed his father in the back by escaping from home.

sırtından bıçaklamak.

38.to talk out of the back of s.o's head:If someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish

I was bored becuse he didn't do anything else talking out of the back of his head.

saçma sapan konuşmak.

39.To turn your back on something:to stop being involved in something

As soon as I learned my boss giving money to the drug-sellers I turned my back on my job.

bir işi, bir şeyi bırakmak.

40.to watch your back:to be careful of the people around you, making sure that they do nothing to harm you

You should watch your back if you have to go out at night.

arkasını kollamak

41.A good friend would give you the shirt off his back:good friends can do everything for each others.

I'm sure that he would give me the shirt off his back.

İyi arkadaşlar birbileri için herşeyi yaparlar.

42.by/through the back door:not in a direct, official, or honest way

The shop assistant put some kind of goods by the back door.

örtülü olarak yapmak.iş çevirmek.

43.to put/turn the clock back:to make things the same as they were at an earlier time

In spite of technology, my grandpa tries to repair the car by putting the clock back.

eski düzen yapmak

44.a back-handed compliment:a remark which seems approving but which is also negative

Dad gave me a back-handed compliment,he said I drove better than my sis did.

45 .to come back from the dead=to rise from the dead: to become successful or popular again after a period of not being successful or popular

With her new album, she came back from dead.

yeniden doğmak

46. to pin back your ears:to listen carefully to something

Before explaning the rules of exam, he wanted us to pin back our ears.

can kulağıyla dinlemek

47.to come (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump/jolt)=bring sb (back) down to earth:to have to start dealing with the unpleasant or boring things that happen every day after a period of excitement and enjoyment.

After the christmas, we'll come back down to eart with a bang beacuse of our exams.

48.to have eyes in the back of your head:to know everything that is happening around you.

Some teachers have eyes in the back of their head,so it's impossible to cheat in their exams.

arkada gözü olmak,cin gibi olmak..

49. to throw sth back in sb's face: to refuse to accept someone's advice or help in an angry or unpleasant way

He understood what a big mistake he did by throwing back advices of his dad in his face, when he got a traffic accident.

geri tepmek

50.to be back in harness:to have returned to work again after not working for a period of time

He was back in harness after his annual permission.

işe dönmek

51. laid-back: a person who is laid-back is very relaxed and does not get anxious or angry very often

He is a laid-back man so that he looks very young.

rahatına bakmak

52.to go back a long way:if two people go back a long way, they have known each other for a long time

It's 10 years since the last time we met, so we have gone back a long way.

yüzüne hasret kalmak.

53.to cast your mind back: to try to remember something

In the exam I casted my mind back but I couldn't remember the correct answer.

54.a monkey on sb's back:a serious problem that will not go away

These bills are a monkey on my back.

yük olmak

55.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.

Whenever I try to make something for her,she misunderstands me,so it's one step forward two steps back.

bir ileri iki geri

56.to pay sb back in their own coin:to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated you

When she ask me to lend her money I remembered last year and I paid her back in her own coin.

öc almak,ödeşmek

57.a pat on the back:if you give someone a pat on the back, you praise them for something good that they have done.

Teacher gave her a pat on the back for her top point in the exam.

göklere çıkarmak

58.to make a rod for your own back:to do something that is likely to cause problems for you in the future

By choosing this field, I made a rod for my own back.

Kendin edip kendin bulmak.

59.a slap on the back:praise or approval

He got a slap on the back by studying hard.

60.back to square one:if you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed and the progress you made is now wasted.

The lines were burned out, so we had to back to square one and make a new cycle.

Baştan almak,başa sarmak

61.the straw that breaks the camel's back:the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation.

I can't stand the straw that breaks the camel's back and give up this organisation.

sıdkı sıyrılmak

62.to be (like) water off a duck's back: if criticism is water off a duck's back to someone, it has no effect on them at all

Don't try much to talk,because your criticism is water off a duck's back.

umrunda olmamak,sallamamak

63.to claw your way back from sth:if you claw your way back from a bad situation, you succeed in improving your situation again by making a big effort

I'm determined to claw my way back from smoking.

paçayı sıyırmak,kendini kurtarmak

64. Back Seat Driver:People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

You 're just a back seat driver, the only thing you can do is to demoralize me.

65.quarterback something:to direct a project

I quarterbacked energy-save project when I was in high school.

sorumlu olmak,yürütmek

66.drop back: 1. to move back behind the offensive line in order to pass or run around the end

2. to go back

We lost the matcht because you didn't drop back enough.

geri gelmek,defans yapmak

67.horseback riding:1.to be riding fast and/or dangerously

2.to risk an accident or failure

Be careful! You're doing horseback riding and I don't want to die now.

riske atmak.

 

Sources and References:

Ntc's American Idiom Dictionary

Cambridge Idiom Dictionary

Oxford Idiom Dictionary

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/Default.asp?dict=I

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Macmillian English Dictionary for Advanced Learners

http://www.sozcukara.com/deyimler-sozlugu.html

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