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                                                                         IDIOMS WITH LEG

1)       an arm and a leg

 

 

             a lot of money   (pahalı)

 

 

            The  taste  of  the  foods  was   delicious,but  they costed  an arm and a leg.

 

 

2)    be on its last legs (informal) 

 

 

           If a machine is on its last legs, it is in bad condition because it is old and it will probably stop working soon     (yıkılmak üzere)

 

 

           My  mothey  is using her  washing  machine  for  many  years,and  it  is  on its last legs. 

 

 

3)    be on your last legs

 

 

a)     to be going to die soon.

 

 

          He took  his  father to the hospital last night,and now  he is very  bad,it seems that  he is on your last legs.

 

 

           b)  to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work.

 

 

           Today,i  hang around  all day  long,and  now  i am  on my  last  legs.

 

 

4)    break a leg

 

 

          something that you say to wish someone good luck, especially before they perform in the theatre  (bol şanslar)

           This week  my  sister  will  play  in  a theatre,and i say to her  that  break  a leg!

5)    can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey (British, humorous)

 

 

         If you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot.  (geveze/düşük çeneli)

 

 

        My   friend  is  so talkative  that  she  can  talk the hind  leg off  a donkey.

 

 

6)    can talk the legs off an iron pot

 

 

         If someone can talk the legs off an iron pot, they talk a lot.  (düşük çeneli,geveze)

 

 

         My  father  is  always complining that  i can talk  the leg off  an iron pot.

 

 

7)    cost (someone) an arm and a leg (informal)

 

 

         to be very expensive. (pahalıya patlamak)

 

 

        The  dress  that she  was wearing  was  so  elegant ,but  it  costs  an  arm and  a leg.

 

 

8)    get a leg up (informal)

 

 

       give someone a leg up - to help someone to be more successful   (destek olmak)

 

 

      I  leg  up  my  sister  so  that  she  will have  high  grades.

 

 

9)    get your leg over (British & Australian, very informal!)

 

 

       If a man gets his leg over, he succeeds in having sex with someone

 

 

      The  idiom that  is ‘get  your  leg  over’  is  open ended.

 

 

10)   get your sea legs

 

 

        to get used to a new situation   (alışmak)

 

 

       After  high  school, she  couldn’t   get  her  sea  legs  in  university.

 

 

11)    give someone a leg up (informal)

         to help someone to be more successful.  (birine yardım etmek)

 

 

        She  is   a  benevolent  person,so she  is  successfull  in giving  someone  a leg up.

 

 

12)   not have a leg to stand on

        to be in a situation where you cannot prove something   (desteksiz/dayanaksız olmak)

 

 

        I  don’t  have  a   leg  to stand  on,because  there  was  nobady when  the  burglar  took  my bullet.

 

 

 

 

13)   have a leg up on someone (American)

        to have an advantage over someone else.

 

 

        The  prof.  has  a leg  up on  the  student,as  he  has mastery.

 

 

14)   have legs (mainly American)

        To be likely to succeed or to continue(for an idea/plan/topic)   (bu fikir tutacak gibi)

 

 

       The  election  of  the  prime  minister  in USA  has  legs.

 

 

15)   a leg up (on someone/something)

        an advantage over someone or something 

 

        Her  being  graduated  ffrom  university  is  a  leg up on  the other  applicant  graduated  from high schoool.

 

 

16)   pull someone's leg (informal)

        to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them  (biriyle dalga geçmek)

 

 

       Firstly  i thought  that  he  was  pulling  my  leg,but  then   i understood that  he  was serious.

 

 

17)   Pull the other leg/one (it's got bells on)!

 

 

        something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe what they have just said  (ufak at!!)

   

       They  say  that  i can go  bungee  jumpimg,but  pull  the  other  leg i cannot  even  run.

 

 

18)   your sea legs

 

 

        the ability to keep your balance when walking on a moving ship and not feel ill.

 

 

       It  took  long  time  to get  my sea legs,but  fortunately  i took them.

 

 

19)   Shake a leg! (old-fashioned, informal)

 

 

         something that you say in order to tell people to hurry up   (acele et/kıpırda)

 

 

        When  we go  to the  other  city,i cannot  go  out in time,and my friend  says me always shake a leg.

 

 

20)   Show a leg! (British, old-fashioned, informal)

 

 

        something that you say in order to tell someone to get out of  bed

 

 

        My  sister  loves sleeping,and  evry  morning  she makes  my  mother frusrated,and  she  says it is  very  late  show  your leg.

 

 

21)   stretch one’s  leg

 

 

        to move around after having to be in one place or position for a long time 

 

 

        When  i am going back to my  hometown,during  our trip  we  take a break to stretch  our legs.

 

 

22)   your tail between your legs

        feeling ashamed and embarrassed  (yüzü kızarmak)

 

 

        When  the child  poured  the tee on the table,he went out  with  his tail  between his legs.

                                                                           

                                                                               

23)   have a hollow  leg

        to be able to eat or drink a lot        

         People  with  the illness of  obesity  has a hollow.

24)    pay an arm and a leg(for something)

           to pay a lot of money for something    (ateş pahası)

My grandmother  paid an arm and a leg for her new  house.

 

25)   with one’s tail between one’s leg

          Feeling beaten or humiliated like a frightened or defeated dog as it walkss away    (yüzü kızarmak)

         Her friend  left the classroom with her tail between her leg,because she couldn’t do her homework,

26)     crooked  as a dog’s hind leg

         Being  very dishonest    

        He is always telling lies to his family,and he is crooked as a dog’s hind leg.

27)    gate leg table

          A kind of table that has the qualitiy of both opening and closing                            (açılır kapanır masa)

        The child  fell down near gate leg table.

 

28)      the leg is heavy

          This  means that ‘i don’t  want to go to the place,but i must go.’    (ayakları geri geri gitmek)

          My leg is heavy to go to my exam,because i am very ill today .

                                       

29)   lies have  short legs

         This means that  lies aren’t powerfull things.(Yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar.)

       When his father understood that he was telling a lie,he  realized that lies  have short legs.

 

 

30)    to clasp the legs in entreaty

        to beg to someone to make something done      (ayağa sarılmak)

       He clasped his legs in entreaty to his mother to let him go out.

 

 

31)    to cross one’s legs

        To sit by crossing legs   (ayak ayak üstüne atmak)

       It is a shame in our society to to cross your leg  in front of your family.

 

 

32)   leg it round the corner

        To escape by turning the corner   (köşeyi dönerek kaçmak)

        The police  saw the burgler legging round the corner.

33)   roll up the  legs of the trousers  before  wading into the water

       To prepare for something beforehand that isn’t certain  (dereyi görmeden paçayı sıvamak)

        She rolled up the legs of the trousers before wading into the water,and she regreted for doing it.

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