have got
يمتلك
to have, to possess
Curtis has got a bad cold. He's sneezing and coughing a lot.
How much money have you got with you right now?
have got to
مضطر إلى
must (also: have to)
She has got to go to Chicago today to sign the contract papers.
I have to be back home by two o'clock or my wife will feel ill at ease.
to keep up with
يحافظ على
to maintain the same speed or rate as
Frieda works so fast that no one in the office can keep up with her.
You'll have to walk more slowly. I can't keep up with you.
on the other hand
من جانب آخر
however, in contrast
Democracies provide people many freedoms and privileges. On the other hand, democracies suffer many serious problems such as crime and unemployment.
My sister takes after my father in appearance. On the other hand, I take after my mother.
to turn down
يقلل من لمعان او من علو الصوت
to reduce in brightness or volume (S); to reject, to refuse (S)
Please turn down the radio for me. It's too loud while I'm studying.
Laverne wanted to join the military but the recruiting officer turned her application down because Laverne is hard of hearing in one ear.
fifty-fifty
النصف بالنصف – مناصفة – المقاسمة
divided into two equal parts
Let's go fifty-fifty on the cost of a new rug for our apartment.
The political candidate has a fifty-fifty chance of winning the election.
to break in
يقتحم
gradually to prepare something for use that is new and stiff (S); to interrupt (for the second definition, also: to cut in)
It is best to break a new car in by driving it slowly for the first few hundred miles.
While Carrie and I were talking, Bill broke in to tell me about a telephone call.
Peter, it's very impolite to cut in like that while others are speaking.
a lost cause
قضية ميئوس منها
a hopeless case, a person or situation having no hope of positive change.
It seems that Charles will never listen to our advice. I suppose it's a lost cause.
The police searched for the missing girl for two weeks, but finally gave it up as a lost cause.
Children who have committed several crimes as teenagers and show no sorrow about their actions are generally lost causes.
above all
علاوة على ذلك
mainly, especially
Above all, don't mention the matter to Gerard; he's the last person we should tell.
Sheila does well in all her school subjects, but above all in mathematics. Her math scores are always over 95 percent.
to do without
يستغنى عن
survive or exist without something (also: to go without)
With prices so high now, I'll have to do without a new suit this year.
As a traveling salesperson, Monica can't do without a car.
It's a shame that so many poor people in the world have to go without basic necessities of life such as nutritious food and suitable ****ter.
according to
طبقا لـــ
in the order of; on the authority of
The students on the football team were ranked according to height, from shortest to tallest.
According to my dictionary, you are using that word in your essay incorrectly.
to be bound to
أصبح من المحتم
to be certain to, to be sure to
This idiom is used when the occurrence of an event seems inevitable or unavoidable.
We are bound to be late if you don't hurry up.
With the economy improving now, their business is bound to make more money this year.
for sure
دونما شك – بالتأكيد
without doubt (also: for certain)
In the dark, I couldn't tell for sure whether it was Polly or Sarah who drove by.
I now for certain that Gene will move back to Washington next month