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Deteriorate |
بدتر شدن خراب شدن 1. to become worse:
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Distort |
تحریف کردن، غیر عادی جلوه دادن، ] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear: Tall buildings can distort radio signals. 2. [transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct: His account was badly distorted by the press. 3. [transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally be: |
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Status quo |
وضع موجود the state of a situation as it is |
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Do away with |
Get rid of |
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Do up |
Repair, paint, and improve an old building, car, boat, etc
Fasten( an item of clothing) |
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Key in |
Put info into a computer or other electronics machine using keys or keyboard |
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Test out |
Try using something to find out whether it work correctly or it is satisfactory |
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Use up |
Use all of supply of something |
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Wear out |
Use something a lot so that it no longer works or can no longer be ysed |
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Hatch |
سر از تخم در اوردن |
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A leopard can’t change its spot |
Used fir saying that someone will never change their behavior or character |
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All mod cons |
All modern conveniences, The machines and pieces of equipment, that make life easier |
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Break the mould |
Change a situation by doing something that us very different from what most people usually do or have done in the past |
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Change your tune |
Change your opinion or attitude |
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Have a change of heart |
Change your opinion about something or decide not to do something you were planning to do |
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Know something inside out |
Be very familiar with |
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Reinvent the wheel |
Waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well |
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Stuck to your guns |
Refuse to change what you are saying or doing despite the opposition or criticism |
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The tools of the trade |
The skills and equipment that you need in order to do your job |
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Turn over a new leaf |
Change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad havit |