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>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> to be drunk (sarhoş olmak)
· When I see people who are three sheets to the wind , I fear very much.
>> reading, writing, and arithmetic (= mathematics)
· I think everybody should have habit of the three R’s.
>> 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.
>> 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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>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> to be drunk (sarhoş olmak)
· When I see people who are three sheets to the wind , I fear very much.
>> reading, writing, and arithmetic (= mathematics)
· I think everybody should have habit of the three R’s.
>> 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.
>> 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.