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Idioms
ENGLISH IDIOMS
1.A fish of water(feel
uncomfortable,like you do not
belong in a particular situation)
2.Come hell or high water ( If
you say you will do something
come hell or high water,it means
you will definitely do it, no
matter what difficulties appear)
3. In Deep Water (in a difficult
situation – especially one that is
beyond the level of your abilities
– or in trouble)
4. In Hot Water(in trouble,
usually when somebody will be
angry at you or you will be
punished)
5. Dead In The Water(if a project
or plan is dead in the water, it
means it is stopped, without any
chance for success or progress)
6. Not Hold Water(if a statement
or belief doesn’t hold water, it
means it has some flaws and is
probably not completely true or
correct)
7. Test The Waters(to test the
waters means trying to discover
a little more about a situation
before you go ahead and
become very involved)
8. Keep Your Head Above
Water(this idiom means you are
trying very hard to survive
financially, or you are barely able
to handle a lot of work which is
almost too much)
9. A Watering Hole(this is a slang
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RUSSIAN IDIOMS KAZAKH IDIOMS
«Вывести на чистую воду»- Су тегін ( means cheap)
this is what they say when they
manage to expose the dark
deeds of a not very nice person
«Он вышел сухим из воды» Екі тамшы су сияқты ( about
this is how they say about a the remarkable similarty)
person who managed to get out
of a difficult situation without
loss.
«Она прошла сквозь огонь и Желедегі жетінші су (it is a very
воду» this is what they say distant relationship)
about a woman who
experienced a lot of trouble in
her life, but they did not break
her, but only added to her
experience.
«Их водой не разольёшь»they Қолтыққа cу бүрікті (tempted)
say about true friends who love
to spend all the time together.
«С него как с гуся вода» this is Иығына су кету (getting
what they say about a person depreseed)
who doesn’t care, who doesn’t
respond to any comments.
«В мутной воде рыбу ловить» Көңілі су сепкендей басылды
this is what they say about (disappointment)
people who deliberately confuse
things in order to later receive
some additional preferences
from this.
«Толочь воду в ступе», а Мұрнына су жетпеді ( to be
также «носить воду в решете» busy)
these idioms are used when they
talk about some kind of vain
work.
«Тише воды, ниже травы»this
is what they say about a very
modest person.
«Спрятать концы в воду»that's
word for a bar. The literal what they say when they want
meaning is a small lake or pond no one to know about it.
where wild animals go to drink…
so a place where people go to
drink (alcohol) is also called a
watering hole.)
10. Water Under The Bridge(this
idiom refers to something that
has happened in the past and
can’t be changed (so there’s no
point worrying about it)