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Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence! clean up your act  [ Informal ]: to start behaving in a more suitable and sensible way, I need to improve my behaviour خۆت چاك بكه‌، خوڕه‌وشتت چاك بكه‌ He turned up late for work every day looking a real mess, so they told him to clean up his act or face losing his job. هه‌موو ڕۆژێك دره‌نگ ده‌هاته‌ سه‌ركار زۆر به‌ناڕێكی به‌دیار ده‌كه‌وت، بۆیه‌ پێیان گوت كه‌ خۆی چاك بكات ئه‌گه‌رنا سه‌ره‌نجام كاره‌كه‌ی له‌ده‌ست ده‌دات.

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence! you're pulling my leg! : to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke گاڵته‌م له‌گه‌ڵ ده‌كه‌ی، به‌ ڕاستت نییه‌ I think he was just pulling your leg. پێم وایه‌ ته‌نها گاڵته‌ی له‌گه‌ڵ ده‌كردی.

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence! one good turn deserves another : used for saying that you should be kind to someone who has been kind to you, I mean when someone does something to help you, you should do something helpful in return. پێویسته‌ چاكه‌ی كه‌س له‌بیر نه‌كه‌ی (تۆش چاكه‌ی له‌گه‌ڵ بكه‌یه‌وه‌) He helped me fix my car, so I was happy to let him borrow it if he needed to – one good turn deserves another. له‌ چاككردنه‌وه‌ی سه‌یاره‌كه‌م یارمه‌تی دام، بۆیه‌ خۆشحاڵبووم ئه‌گه‌ر پێویستی پێبوو ئۆتۆمبێله‌كه‌م بخوازێت.  پێویسته‌ چاكه‌ی كه‌س له‌بیر نه‌كه‌ی.

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!a pain (in the neck) fall at the first/final hurdle [or fall at the first/final fence ]: to fail at the beginning or near the end of something that you are trying to do له‌ سه‌ره‌تاوه‌/ كۆتاییه‌كه‌ی شكستی هێنا The campaign could fall at the first hurdle if they fail to secure planning permission. هه‌ڵمه‌ته‌كه‌ له‌ سه‌ره‌تاوه‌ شكست ده‌هێنێ ئه‌گه‌رنه‌توانرێ ڕێگه‌پێدانی پلاندانانه‌كه‌ به‌ده‌ست بهێنرێ.

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!a pain (in the neck) a pain in the neck [ informal ]: someone or something that is very annoying: زۆر هه‌راسانكه‌ره‌، زۆر بێزاركه‌ره‌ That child is a real pain in the neck. ئه‌و منداڵه‌یه‌ به‌ڕاستی بێزاركه‌ره‌ (زۆر موزعیجه‌).

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence! burn a hole in sb's pocket: if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it. هه‌رچی هاته‌ ده‌ستی سه‌رفی ده‌كات، لای ئه‌و پاره‌ خۆی ناگرێ A: My daughter is getting married next year. ساڵی داهاتوو كچه‌كه‌م شووده‌كات. B: Oh that's fantastic news. ئۆهـ، هه‌واڵێكی زۆر خۆشه‌. A : Yes, it is. But I think the cost of the wedding will burn a hole in my pocket. به‌ڵێ، وایه‌. به‌ڵام وا هه‌ست ده‌كه‌م بۆ تێچووی ئاهه‌نگی بووك گواستنه‌وه‌كه‌ پاره‌ له‌ گیرفانم خۆی ناگرێ.

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence! going forward : used to say 'in the future' or 'from now on' in a way that is often redundant because you are talking about the future anyway.  له‌ داهاتوو، له‌ ئێستاوه‌ This could become a problem going forward. ئه‌وه‌ له‌وانه‌یه‌  له‌ داهاتوو  ببێته‌ كێشه‌.