These everyday-life idioms can help foreign learners acquire spoken English skills so that they can engage in fluent communication. The key expressions will be explained, supported by example, sentences and where relevant, language help notes. Leave a comment by giving an example for each idiom. I dread to think : if you say that you I dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant. نازانم دهبێ، ئهرێ دهبێ: دهتهوێ جهخت لهوه بكهیتهوه كاتێك نیگهرانی سهبارهت به شتێك كه ڕووبدات زۆر ناخۆش بێت. I dread to think what it will cost. ئهرێ دهبێ چی تێبچێ؟ Note : you can use I hate to think in the same way نازانم دهبێ، ئهرێ دهبێ: دهتهوێ جهخت لهوه بكهیتهوه كاتێك نیگهرانی سهبارهت به شتێك كه ڕووبدات زۆر ناخۆش بێت. I hate to think how much money I have spent. نازانم دهبێ چهند پارهم سهرف كردبێت.
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