Idioms สำนวนภาษาอังกฤษแปลกๆ
ที่คุณบางคนที่อาจจะไม่เคยได้ยินมาก่อน (รวมทั้งเจ้าของบล็อกด้วย อิอิ)
Talk with friend
How come = why?
OKEY DOKEY = OK
How did sth. Go? (Go = turn out, work out)
How did your present go?
That much?, This much ? ขนาดนั้นเลยเหรอ
Watch your mouth ระวังปาก
Break a leg = Good luck
In luck = lucky
Gee-whiz = Jesus
Jove = Jupiter
Beat it = Fuck off = Get lost = Go away ไปให้พ้น
You bet! = And How? = Sure = Definitely = Of Course
You better believe it! = That's for sure
You are close เกือบถูก
I will bet! = I am sure = Are you sure? ..... I'm positive
Do you buy it! = Do you believe?
What she's getting at = what she's saying
Pardon me = Excuse me = Please say again
Take it over = took it again
To be in/on good term with s.o. = to be friendly with s.o.
Guest what? = รู้ไหม
No kidding จริงๆนะ
Just kidding ล้อเล่น
Didn't it though? = I agree = You can say that again = Tell
me about that!
I knew it ฉันว่าแล้วเชียว
You guy = your group
Guys ชาย gals หญิง
Bloke หมอนั่น
Broad นางนั่น bitch ยายแสบ
What a mess ดูของเธอซิ
We are even-steven = เราเสมอกัน
Even you กระทั่งคุณ
Oh no you didn't = you should not do that
Come on รำคาญ ให้กำลังใจ เร่ง มาเถอะ
Thank to = because of = owing to =on account of = duo to =
what which
I owe you one = Thank you = I am grateful (thankful) from
your help
Thank but no thanks ขอบใจแต่ไม่เอา
You are welcome = Not at all = my pleasure
No harm ไม่เป็นไร
Well done = Congratulation = way to go = attaboy = that's
the boy = that's my boy = เก่ง
attgirls =that is my girls เด็กของฉันล่ะ ทำได้แล้ว
You don't suppose คุณคงไม่ว่าอะไร
Do me favor = help me
That is what I am here for = ฉันมีหน้าที่ตามนี้
That's what friends are for
How can I be of help? = What can I do for you?
Ask s.o. ahand(help) with sth.
Could you use ahand? = Could you help me?
I was wondering if(whether) you could ขอร้อง
Turn down = reject, refuse, spurn ปฏิเสธแบบดูถูก
You shortchange me ปฏิบัติไม่ดีตามที่ต้องการ
ทอนเงินไม่ครบ
Look up ตรวจดู
Look it over ดูให้หน่อย
Go over = look over = review = repeat = reiterate
Look after = take care of = care for = keep an eye on
Care for = like
Something to write home about = ต้องเอาไปเล่าให้ที่บ้านฟัง
I am wondering ชักสงสัยแล้ว
Soothing word คำพูดที่ฟังแล้วสบายใจ
I'd like to say ฉันอยากจะย้ำว่า
Brag about =boast about คุยโม้กับคนอื่นๆ
Bow one's thumpet own horn ยกยอตัวเอง
Was to = had to
Argue that = contend that
To address = to speak
What's wrong (the matter) with him?
Give and take = compromise
I must = I am supposed to = I am required to
To be suppose to = should
What am I suppose to do? = What should I do ?
I gotcha you = เธอถูกฉันหลอกแล้ว
To think I trusted you = I think I can trust you
Be search = request = in behalf of = solicit
One behalf of = in the interest of = for = as a represent of
I get = I think
I doubt = I don't think
In my book = In my opinion
When push comes to shave เมื่อถึงเวลาตัดสินใจ
If only = I wish = would that
If I were only = I would rather = I prefer
Wouldn't I love to = I wish I could
Wouldn’t it? = It sure would
Look forward to = anticipate = expect รอคอยมานาน
Take part in = participate in
To boot = as well = too ด้วย
Bring up = mention พูดขึ้นมา
As well as, in addition to, besides, moreover = to do sth.
On the side
Not on your life = no way= no chance =perish that thought =
No way Jose! = Not on my chinny
= not on my dead body ข้ามศพฉันไปก่อน = not for
anything in the world = that’ll be the day คงมีวันหรอก
Out of question = impossible
Out of = without
That will never do = that won't do
That is not acceptable (desirable, suitable)
You sure as a lot of question ถามหลายคำถามจริงนะ
Or else = if not = otherwise
That’s why = therefore
By the way = by the by = อีกประการหนึ่ง
Also = นอกจากนี้
go back = back track
Came into = inherited= bequest มรดก
Pushovers = fools
Prone to = subject to = affected by = susceptible to =
exposed to
Of little importance to = all the same to
Far from it
Show up = come up = turn up = appear
Show off โอ้อวด
Took forever = took a long time = overstatement พูดเกินจริง
On condition that, providing that , provided that = if
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Quantity ปริมาณ
Go up เพิ่ม
Quite a few = many
Quite a little = much
Way to high =very high
A couple of = a few of
Few and far between น้อย
Well below ต่ำมากๆ
Ever so = very
Even so = อย่างไรก็ตาม Nevertheless
Even = only
Quite a = amazing
Rain man, rain child = quite a memory ปัญญาอ่อน
แต่เก่งพิเศษบางอย่าง
I am must of a student ผมเรียนไม่เก่ง
I am must of a conservationist ผมพูดไม่เก่ง
Tidy out = clear out = remove = pull out
Single out = target = identify
Open to = available to
Make end meet = make living = keep body and soul together =
take out of กระเบียดกระเสียร
More or less = about ประมาณ
Nothing less than = completely = utterly = absolutely =
wholly
No another one มีมากพอแล้ว
Well-staffed คนงานพอ
Over staffed คนงานมากไป
Under staffed คนงานน้อยไป
Cut down = fell
Cut down on =cut back on= reduce = make down
Discount = knock off, ignore
Take off = touchdown = land
Left out = omit ตัดออก
On one's own = by one's self = so far alone = alone
Turn one's back on s.o. = refuse to help s.o.
Peter out แคบลง
Narrow "___"/Boil "___"/Pare
"___"/Fine"___"/Zero"___"/Window"___"
The rest of = the remain of
Worth the extra dollar or two มีค่ามากกว่า
Knock oneself out on sth. = exert/exhaust oneself to the
utmost ทำงานเหนื่อยเหลือเกิน
Warn out = exhausted หมดแรง =use up = deplete = run
out of = all in = done in = played in
Run down = dilapidated
Run away = flee
Run away price ราคาที่ควบคุมไม่ได้
Runaway inflation = rampant = uncontrolled
Give up = quit = resign for
Give up on s.o. หมดหวัง
Give in = surrender = bow (โค้งให้) = accede = yield =
acquiesce in/to
Give off = พ่นออกมา =emitted = discharge =
release
Wear out ใช้หมด
Wear and tear = erode, erosion กัดกร่อน
Get rid of = dispose of = discard = throw away = eliminate
Die out = become extinct
Tear down = destroy = raze= demolish
Put up = build = erect
Build up = collect = accumulated
