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I am Ihsan Saber, an English Language Teaching (ELT) professional with an M.A. degree from the University of Sussex, in the U.K. I am currently an English lecturer within the College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil.

Cook the Books


Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

cook the books [informal]: to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts (= financial records) of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it
گۆڕینی ژماره‌ به‌ ناشه‌ریفانه‌ له‌ تۆماری دارایی رێكخراوێك به‌تایبه‌تی بۆئه‌وه‌ی پاره‌ بدزی.

Johnny went to jail for cooking the books at his office.
جۆنی خرایه‌ زیندانه‌وه‌ به‌هۆی گۆڕینی ژماره‌ به‌ ناشه‌ریفانه‌ له‌ تۆماری دارایی نووسینگه‌كه‌ی.

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