have bigger/other fish to fry

have more important fish to fry

to have other  more important or more interesting things to do,to have other opportunities.

I have other fish to fry and I don’t plan to spend any more time talking about my friend’s problems

a queer fish

a strange  and odd person

Our highschool science teacher was certainly a gueer fish.

a fishing expedition

someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to obtain

information in any way possible.

"The lunch invitation was clearly a fishing expedition to obtain

 information about his private life."

Gerçekleri su yüzüne çıkarmak

fish for something

to try to get information from someone

The teacher spent a lot of time fishing for the right answer from the students.

fish in troubled waters

Don't fish in muddy waters 

to involve oneself in a difficult/confused or dangerous situation in order to gain an advantage

the company could make more money by selling armaments abroad ,but they would be fishing in troubled water

Ali is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that campany .They are supposed to be in financial difficulty.

tehlikeli sularda yüzmek

fishy

to be suspicious/ unlikely

there is something fishy about this agreement

bir bit yeniği olmak

like shooting fish in a barrel

it is easy to success

We can put the collection box directly under the chute. It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel

Tereyağından kıl çeker gibi

live in a fish bowl

to live a life where everyone is watching

Most movie artists live in a fish bowl

Gözler önünde olmak

Like a fish gets water

Be very happy

When I won the lottery I feel like a fish gets water

Define bulmuş gibi sevinmek

Swim like a fish

To swim very beautiful

I was in a pool jumpin in and out the water like a fish

Balık gibi yüzmek

be like a fish out of water

Someone who doesn’t fit in,an uncomfortable or awkward feeling.

Mesude is an engineer .She was like  a fish out of water when she was put into finance.

Sudan çıkmış balığa dönmek.

be another/a different kettle of fish

if you say that something or someone is a different kettle of fish, you mean that they are completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about.

Andy was never very interested in school, but Anna, now she was a completely different kettle of fish..

be neither fish nor fowl

something that doesn’t belong to definite group or category.

I don’t know what you should call the strange food.It is neither fish nor fowl.

a cold fish

a person who is unfriendly and doesn’t mix other people.

When Suna heard Ahmet’s misfortune .she said nothing at all.She is a real cold  fish.

Soğuk nevale

a big fish

an important or powerful person in a group or organization.

Mrs Coughlin is one of the directors – a big fish.

Büyük balık,büyük lokma

a big fish in a small pond

one of the most important people in a small group or organization, who would have much less power and importance if they were part of a larger group or organization.

The man wasn’t so important in the city but in small town he was big fish in small pond

drink like a fish 

to regularly drink alcohol excessive amount.

The man drank like a fish atthe party and he had to go home by taxi!

Zil zurna sarhoş olmak

Sünger gibi içmek

a fine/pretty kettle of fish

a situation that isn’t satisfactory, a mess

That's a fine kettle of fish – now I will be late for next meeting

fish for compliments

to try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them.

When she showed me her new dress,I could tell that she was fishing for a compliment.

gösteriş meraklısı

Fish or cut bait(proverb)

To either do what you are supposed to do or quit and let someone else handle the problem.

It was time to fish or cut bait so I decided to let someone else handle the problem

Ya bu deveyi güdersin ya bu diyardan gidersin

Sleeping with fishes

To be dead to be found dead

He sleep with the fishes…from the godfather

There is a good fish in the sea as ever come out of it

There are plenty more fish in the sea

He /she isn’t the only fish in the sea

He or she isn’t unique in this world there are plenty of him/her

Ayşe wasunhappy that ali had gone of with another girl.I told her to cheer up that there were plenty more fish in the sea

Bulunmaz hint kumaşı değil

To feed the fishes

Drawn in the sea,vomit because of sea sickness

Whenever I get in the ship, I feed the fishes

Fish story

Unbelievable  or extraordinary story,events

Though some of the listeners were impressed,John’s tale sounded to me exactly like a fish story

Kurt masalı

Like a fish in the flood

Keep your eyes open

While wandering around there ,you should be like a fish in the flood because here is full of dangerous

Gözünü dört açmak

fish and company stink after three days(proverb)

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long

misafirlik 3 gün sonra cıkar

busy as a fish peddler in Lent

very busy

becuse of my exams I am busy as a fish peddler in Lent

basını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak

 

crooked as a barrel of fish hooks

dishonest

this business man has a fame as a crooked as a barrel of fish hooks

saman altından su yürüten,düzenbaz,

to cry stinking fish

defame somebody for their own profit

he is very dishonest person, everytime he cries stinking fish

all his fish comes to his net

take the advantage of all the opportunities that come your way

he is very intelligent,he take the advantage of all the opportunities that come his way

acıkgöz,uyanık

a poor fish

foolish,valueless

she is  naive so her friends call her”a poor fish”

teach fish to swim(proverb)

tell someone something which he/she has already known

I have already known it not teach fish to swim

Tereciye tere satmak

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle(slogan)

A feminist slogan, suggesting that men are superfluous to women's needs

Cambridge idioms dictionary

NTC’ s American dictionary

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