Some expressions 

1. Out of the question - not possible or allowed - შეუძლებელი, დაუშვებელი 

Ex. Buying a new house in a pandemic time, was out of the question.

2. In two minds BR. Of two minds AM. - not decided or certain about  something, having two opinions or ideas about something- გაურკვევლობა, გადაწყვეტილების მიღების სირთულე 

Ex. I am of two minds about going outside. It is freezing, but I need to get some fresh air. 

3. Have a head for heights - to be in a high position without being afraid or feeling uncomfortable, to have the mental ability to do something well - შიშის არ ქონა სიმაღლეზე ყოფნისას, თავდაჯერებულობა

Ex. My sister has always been good at maths. I think - she just has a head for numbers

4. Cost an arm and a leg - be extremely expensive - დაუჯერებლად ძვირი. (ქართ) "მამა-პაპის ძვლები აყრია" 

Ex. Her shoes had cost her an arm and a leg. 

5. Catch someone's eye - be noticed by someone - თვალშისაცემი, თვალისმომჭრელი

Ex. A diamond ring on her finger caught my eye.  

6. Get the hang of - learn how to operate something -გაუგო რაღაცას, ისწავლო

Ex. My dad never got to hang of smartphones. 

7. Head in the clouds - be absentminded or impractical - დაბნეული, მოუხერხებელი 

Ex. I must have had my head in the clouds when I purchased this laptop. It doesn't work at all. 

Some grammar rules

Frequently asked questions - Structure and written expressions
1.Be careful with appositives:

Sally, the best student in the class, got A in her test

The best student in the class, Sally got A in her test

Subject, App, Verb

App, Subject Verb

2. Commer with coordinate connectors:

And, but, or, so, yet - Subject verb, Coordinate Connector subject-verb.

Ex: She laughed, but she wanted to cry.

3. Number with countable and amount with uncountable

Ex. Number of students, amount of water

4. Invert the subject and verb with place expressions

Place Verb Subject - In the classroom were some old books.

Place, subject verb - In the classroom, I studied very hard.

5. Invert the subject and verb with negatives

We put negative words first and then subject and verb are followed:

no, barely, not, hardly, never, neither, not, only, rarely, scarcely, seldom

Rarely were they so happy.

6. Invert subject and verb with conditionals:

We replace (invert) if with the following: had, should, were

Ex. Were he here, he would help.

Original sentence: If he were here, he would help.

7. Parallel structure with paired conjunctions

both and

either or

neither nor

not only but

Ex. Both Nika and Tatia are San Diego Students.

8. The -er, er structure

The er (more), same structure, The er (more), same structure

Ex. The harder you work, the more you accomplish.

9. Like, alike, alive, live...

alike, alive, alone, afraid, asleep - are predicative adjectives.

Ex. He is alive.

Like, live, the lone, frightened, sleeping, similar, living are adjectives they are used in front of nouns.

Ex. Like father, like son. Live TV, A lone fisherman.

10. Distinguish make and do

make - creating or constructing

Ex. Make a cake, make a mistake...

do - completing or performing

Do homework, do me a favor.

11. difference between other and another

other- not this, but different

another - one more

Ex. Give me another piece of cake, please?

I don't like this book, give me the other.

12. -ed and -ing adjectives

-ing active ( It does the action of the verb)

Ex. Happily playing children.

-ed passive - It receives the action of the verb.

Ex. The frequently asked questions.

Some common idioms

Driving nuts - making smb crazy - აგიჟებდე ვინმეს
Number is up - smb is going to die - დღეები დათვლილია
 Mileage may vary - smb may have different results - შესაძლოა სხვადასხვა შედეგი მიიღო
Your guess is as good as mine - I don't know - არ ვიცი
You snooze, you lose - if you delay, you miss opportunities - თუ შეყოვნდები, შესაძლებლობას ხელიდან გაუშვებ
You know the drill - you are already familiar with the procedure - უკვე იცნობ სიტუაციას, პროცედურებს
You can't make fish of one and fowl of the other - people must be treated equally - არ უნდა განასხვავო
You can take it to the bank - absolutely guaranteed - გარანტირებული
You can say that again - I totally agree - აბსოლიტურად გეთანხმები (არ თქვა, არ თქვა :)
Who is she, the cat's mother? - why does she have such a high opinion of herself? - რატომ აქვს თავის თავზე ასეთი დიდი წარმოდგენა?
When the chips are down - when a situation becomes urgent and difficult - როცა სიტუაცია საგანგებო და რთულია
When pigs fly - never  - არასოდეს, "როცა ვირი ხეზე გავა"
When it rains, it pours - problems tend to come in groups - ყველა პრობლემა ერთად იყრის თავს
When hell freezes over - never - არასოდეს
What do you make of him/her? - what is your evaluation of this person? - რას ფიქრობ მასზე?
Things may get out of hand - the situation may become difficult to control - შესაძლოა სიტუაცია ძნელი სამართავი გახდეს
The world is your oyster - you have many opportunities and choices - ბევრი შესაძლებლობები და არჩევანი გაქვს
The cat is out of the bag - the secret has been revealed - საიდუმლო გამჟღავნდა
That's all she wrote - this is the end of this story - სულ ესაა ყველაფერი
That's music to my ears - I am very happy to hear this - მიხარია ამის გაგება
That's corny - it is sentimental, old and not funny anymore - მოსაწყენი, სენტიმენტალური
TGIF - thank god it's Friday - let's be happy because the workweek is over - მადლობა ღმერთს,
She will dig in her heels - she won't compromise - არ დათმობს
I have had it up to here - my patience is almost exhausted - მოთმინება გამომელია
It is not rocket science - it is easy to understand - ადვილი გასაგები

Word Parts

Things you do

cede/ceed - go - proceed, recede, succeed, exceed, 
cred -belief - credit - credibility, credentials, credo
graph - write - autograph, biography, stenography
ject -throw - eject - inject, reject
mit/miss -send - emit, emission, emissary
mute - change - commute,
port - carry - deport, report, export, import, porter
rupt - break - erupt, eruption, rupture
scrib/scrip - write - describe, scribble
sect -cut - bisect, section, sector, intersect,
ven -come - intervene, prevent, avenue, revenue
ver -turn - divert, convert, avert, revert
viv -live - survive, revive, vivid, vivacious
cap - take by force - capture, captive


Where 

cir - around - circulate, circular, circumstances
ex - out - exit, expel,
in - in -  include, interior, inner, intention
re - back - return, reboot, restart
sub - under - subway, subterranean, subzero, submarine
tele - far - telephone, teleshopping, telecommunication
trans - across - transatlantic, transgender, transatlantic, transmission


When

ante - before - anterior, anteroom, antedate, antemeridian
fore - before - foretell, forecast, forehead, foreman
fin - end - finish, confine, define, definition, finance
pre - before - previous, prejudice, prevent, predict, prepare
post - after - postpone, postwar, postpone


Universe

geo - earth - geology, geography, geometry
terr - earth - territory, terrace, terrain
hydr - water - hydroplane, hydraulic, dehydration
aqua - water - aquamarine, aquatic, aqua puncture
astr -star - astronaut, astrophysics
pyr - fire - pyrotechnics


Body

corp - body - corporation, corporate, corp
card - heart - cardiology, cardiovascular
derm - skin - dermatologist, trans-dermal
man - hand - manual, man-made, manipulation
dent - teeth - dentist, dental, denture
ped/pod - feet - pedestrian, pedicure, pedal
cap - head - captain, capital, capitalist, cap


Human States

am - love - amiable, amateur, Amanda
phil - love - Philadelphia, philodendron
bene - good - benefit, benefactor, beneficial
eu - good - euphemism,
mal - bad - malcontent, malfunction, malnutrition
dys - bad - dysfunction, dysrhythmia, dysentery
path - feeling - sympathy, empathy, apathy
mania - crazy - maniac, kleptomania, bibliomania
phobia - fear - claustrophobia, arachnophobia, homophobia
psycho - mind - psychology,
bio - life - biology, bioproducts
mor - death -  mortal, immortal


People

pater - father - patriarch
mater - mother - maternity
frater - brother - fraternal
domin - master - dominant
jud - judge - judgment
anthro - people - anthropology
demo - people - democracy


Senses

spec - see - spectator, spectacle, inspect
vis/vid - see - visit, video, visible
scope - see - telescope, scope
phon - hear - telephone
aud - hear -  audience, audible
dic - say - dictate,dictionary,dictation
loc/loq - speak - eloquent, loquacious


Size 

min- small - minimum, minimal
micro - small - microphone, microbiology
macro - large - macroeconomics
mega - large - megaphone, megalopolis
magn - large - magnify, magnet


Amount

ambi - both - ambivalent
multi - many - multiple, multi-functional
poly - many - polygon, polygamous
omni - all - omnipotent, omnibus
auto - self - automatic, automobile


Number

sol - one - solo, soloist
uni - one - unique, universal
mono - one - monologue, monogamous
bi - two - bicycle, bilingual
du - two - duet, dual
tri - three - triple, triangle
quad - four - quadruplets, quadriplegic
oct - eight - octopus, octogenarian
dec - ten - decade, decimeter
cent - hundred - century
mil - thousand - millimeter, millennium
semi- haf - semifinal, semisweet, semitropical


Opposites

anti - against - antiwar, anti-smoking
contra - against - contrast, contravention, contrast
miss - error - mistake, misspell, misunderstand
un - not - untrue, unbelievable, unreliable
dis - not - dislike, distrust, disbelieve,
im - not - imperfect, impossible, immortal
il - illegal - illegible, illegitimate
in - not - incorrect, incompetent
ir - not - irregular, irresponsible

Animal Idioms

                                       
   Catnap - a short nap or sleep - წათვლემა, წაძინება 

    Copycat - someone does the exactly same as someone else does - მიმბაძველი

    Curiosity killed the cat - curiosity can be dangerous - ცნობისმოყვარეობამ კატა მოკლა, ცნობისმოყვარეობა საშიშია

    Dog days - very hot days - აუტანელი სიცხე 

    Hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover - ალკოჰოლი, რომელიც ნაბახუსევზე გამოგიყვანს 

    For donkey's years - for a very long time - დიდი ხანი 

    Lions share - the largest portion - უდიდესი წილი

    Hold your horses - wait a minute - მოიცადე, მოცდა

    Play cat and mouse - to engage in a suspenseful relationship where one is the pursuer and the other one is being pursued - კატა-თაგვობანას თამაში, მოტყუება, სხვისი მდგომარეობის ცუდად გამოყენება 

    Until the cows come home - a long time, defining being late  - ძალიან გვიან

    A little bird told me - when one doesn't want to reveal the source of information - ჩიტმა მომიტანა ამბავი 

Strong adjectives

very Afraid – fearful - შეშინებული 

very angry – furious - გაბრაზებული

very annoying – exasperating -  შემაწუხებელი

very bad – awful - საშინელი

very beautiful – gorgeous - ლამაზი

very big – massive -  დიდი

very boring – dull - პირქუში, მოსაწყენი

very bright – luminous - კაშკაშა

very busy – swamped - დაკავებული

very calm – serene - მშვიდი

very careful – cautious - ფრთხილი

very cheap – stingy - იაფი, ძუნწი

very clear – obvious - ცხადი

very cold – freezing -  ცივი, მყინავი

very colorful – vibrant -ფერადოვანი, 

very competitive – cutthroat - კონკურენტუნარიანი

very complete – comprehensive - სრული, გასაგები

very confused – perplexed - ძალიან დაბნეული

very creative – innovative - შემოქმედებითი 

very crowded – bustling - გადაჭედილი

very cute – adorable - საყვარელი 

very dangerous – perilous - საშიში

very dear – cherished - ძვირფასი 

very deep – profound - ღრმა 

very depressed – despondent - დეპრესიული 

very detailed - meticulous - დეტალური

very different – disparate - განსხვავებული 

very difficult – arduous - რთული 

very dirty – filthy - ჭუჭყიანი, ბინძური 

very dry –arid - მშრალი 

very dull - tedious - მოსაწყენი

very easy – effortless - ადვილი 

very empty – desolate - ცარიელი 

very exited – thrilled - აღფრთოვანებული 

very exciting – exhilarating - აღმაფრთოვანებელი 

very expensive – costly - ძვირი 

very fancy – lavish - მოდური 

very fast – swift - სწრაფი 

very fat – obese - მსუქანი, ჭარბწონიანი 

very friendly – amiable - მეგობრული 

very frightened – alarmed - შეშინებული 

very frightening – terrifying - საშიში 

very funny – hilarious - სასაცილო 

very glad – overjoyed - მოხარული 

very good – excellence -კარგი 

very great – terrific - დიდებული 

very happy – ecstatic - ბედნიერი 

very hard – difficult - რთული 

very hard-to –find – rare - იშვიათი 

very heavy – leaden - მძიმე 

very high – soaring - მაღალი 

very hot – sweltering - ცხელი 

very intelligent – brilliant - განათლებული 

very huge – colossal - უზარმაზარი 

very hungry – starving - დამშეული 

very hurt – battered - ნატკენი 

very important – crucial - მნიშვნელოვანი 

very interesting- captivating - საინტერესო 

very large- huge - უზარმაზარი 

very lazy – indolent - ზარმაცი 

very little – tiny - პაწაწინა 

very long – extensive - გრძელი, ხანგრძლივი  

very long-term – enduring - ხანგრძლივი 

very loose – slack - მოშვებული 

very loud – thunderous -ხმამაღალი 

very mean – cruel - ბოროტი 

very messy – slovenly - არეული, უწესრიგო 

very necessary – essential - საჭირო 

very nervous – apprehensive - ნერვული 

very nice- kind -კეთილი 

very noisy – deafening - ხმაურიანი 

very often – frequently - ბშირად 

very old – ancient - უძველესი 

very old-fashion  - archaic - ძველმოდური 

very open – transparent - გამჭვირვალე 

very painful – excruciating - მტკივნეული 

very pale – ashen - ფერმკთალი 

very perfect – flawless - ბრწყინვალე 

very poor – destitute - ღარიბი 

very powerful – compelling - ძლიერი 

very pretty – beautiful - ლამაზი 

very quick – rapid - სწრაფი 

very quiet – hushed - წყნარი 

very rainy – pouring - წვიმიანი 

very rich – wealthy - მდიდარი 

very sad – sorrowful - მოწყენილი 

very scared – petrified - შეშინებული 

very scary – chilling - საშიში 

very serious – grave - სერიოზული 

very sharp – keen - მახვილგონიერი 

very shiny – gleaming - მბრწყინავი 

very short – brief - მოკლე 

very shy – timid -მორცხვი 

very simple – basic - ძირითადი 

very skinny – skeletal - გამხდარი 

very small – petite - პატარა 

very smart – intelligent - განათლებული, ჭკვიანი 

very smelly – pungent - აქოთებული  

very smooth – sleek - გლუვი 

very soft – downy - ნაზი, რბილი 

very sorry – apologetic - მობოდიშე 

very special –exceptional - განსაკუთრებული 

very strong – forceful - ძლიერი 

very stupid – idiotic - სულელი 

very sure – certain - დარწმუნებული 

very sweet – thoughtful - კარგი, სასიამოვნო 

very talented – gifted - ნიჭიერი 

very tall – towering - მაღალი 

very tasty – delicious - გემრიელი 

very thirsty – parched - მწყურვალე 

very tight – constricting - მჭიდრო

very tiny – minuscule - პაწაწინა 

very tired – exhausted - დაღლილი 

very ugly – hideous - მახინჯი 

very unhappy – miserable - უბედური, საცოდავი 

very upset – distraught - გაბრაზებული

very warm – hot - ცხელი 

very weak – frail - სუსტი 

very well-to-do – wealthy - მდიდარი 

very wet – soaked - სველი, გაჟღენთილი 

very wide – expensive - ფართო 

very willing - eager - მონდომებული 

very windy – blustery - ქარიანი 

very wise –sage - ბრძენი 

very worried – distressed - შეწუხებული 

very tired – exhausted - დაღლილი, დაქანცული 

very worried – anxious - ანერვიულებული, შეწუხებული 

Fruit Idioms

1. The apple of your eye - ძვირფასი არსება, როგორც თვალისჩინი The person who you are very fond of
E.g. Her baby daughter is the apple of her eye.
2. Go bananas - გაბრაზება, გადარევა
To become very angry, crazy or annoyed E.g. I’ll go bananas if I hear him cursing again.
3. A bite at the cherry - შესაძლებლობა, შანსი
An opportunity to achieve something:
E.g. She definitely wants a bite of the cherry.
4. Not give a fig - არ გაინტერესებდეს
Not to feel interested in something E.g. You can do what you want. I don’t give a fig.
5. Apples and oranges - განსხვავებული
To be different from each other E.g. My son and my daughter are just apples and oranges.
6. Lemon - მწყობრიდან გამოსული მანქანა A vehicle that does not work properly E.g. They sold me a lemon.
7. Peach - სასიამოვნო, კარგი, მშვენიერი A person or thing that is beautiful E.g. You brought me a gift? Ah, you're a peach.
8. Go pear-shaped - წარუმატებლობა, მარცხი To fail; to be unsuccessful E.g. What are we going to do this weekend if our plans go pear-shaped?
9. A plum job - ძალიან კარგი სამუშაოVery good job E.g. He got a plum job in Spain
10. The apple never falls far from the tree - შვილის მსგავსება მშობელთან To say that “the apple never falls far from the tree” is to suggest that a person’s personality traits are close to those of the person’s parents.E.g. Her daughter soon showed her own musical talent, proving that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
11. Bad apple (especially US) - კორუმპირებული, ბოროტი პიროვნება a person who is corrupt or wicked E.g. It is hoped the inquiry will pick out the bad apples in the police force.
12. Upset the apple cart - გეგმების ჩაშლაMeaning: To “upset the apple cart” is to ruin plans. E.g. Look, he's not trying to upset the apple cart—he just needs to meet latrine the day now, that's all.
13. Second banana - მეორე პირი, მთავარზე დაქვემდებარებული A “second banana” is a subordinate, and the “top banana” is the leader. E.g. I generally don't mind playing second banana when I'm with such a legendary comedian, but it would be nice to be the one getting all the laughs once in a while.
14. Top banana - ლიდერი, მთავარიThe “top banana” is the leader.E.g. You’ll have to ask the top banana. He’s out right now.
15. Life is a bowl of cherries - ცხოვრება მარტივიაMeaning: “Life is a bowl of cherries” means that life is easy.E.g. Life's not exactly a bowl of cherries when you're an international champ.
16. Cherry-pick - ფრთხილად, დაკვირვებით შერჩევაTo “cherry-pick” is to select carefully. E.g. I can't believe he left the company and then cherry-picked the best employee in my department!
17. Peaches and cream - ცხოვრება მშვენიერია When everything is “peaches and cream,” life is going well.E.g. I've heard that women in older times actually bathed with milk to maintain a peaches-and-cream complexion.
18. As American as apple pie - ამერიკული კულტურის და ღირებულების მთავარი წარმომადგენელი “As American as apple pie” means that something is quint essentially representative of American culture or values.E.g. Baseball is as American as apple pie.
19. Speak with a plum in (one's) mouth - მაღალი სოციალური წარმომადგენლებისთვის დამახასიათებელი ლაპარაკი To speak in a manner that is indicative of a high social class. Primarily heard in UK.E.g. He spoke with such a plum in his mouth that none of us working-class sods could stand to listen to him.
20. Sour grapes - კრიტიკა მოიწვდომელი სიამოვნებაზე One is said to have “sour grapes” when one be little something one covets but cannot obtain.E.g. Criticizing it is just sour grapes, but you still really want it.

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