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اصطلاح
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معنی
انگلیسی
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معنی
فارسی
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مثال
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1
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one's ears are ringing
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to have a ringing
sound because of an illness or other condition;
very loud music,
or some other very
loud sound.
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صدای قزقز توی گوش به خاطر مریضی
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After the explosion, my ears were ringing for hours. My ears are ringing because I have a sinus infection.
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2
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pin back your ears
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to listen carefully
to something (often an order)
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بادقت گوش
دادن
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Pin back your ears - she could be about to say something important.
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3
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pin someone's ears back
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Defeat, overcome, punish
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شکست دادن، تنبیه کردن کسی
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You'll get your
ears pinned back
if you're late.
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4
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pound one's ear
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to sleep
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خوابیدن
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I've got to spend more time pounding my ear. She went home to pound her ear an hour or two before work.
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5
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prick your ears up (informal)
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to start to listen
carefully to what someone is saying, often
because you think
you may find
out something interesting
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با دقت گوش کردن به کسی تا یه
نکته ی جالب تو حرفاش پیدا کنی.
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Eve pricked her ears up when she heard her name being mentioned.
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6
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put a bug in someone's ear
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Give someone a hint
about something,
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به یه نفر راه و چاه رو نشون
دادن. به یه نفر پیشنهاد دادن
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Janet put a bug
in her husband's ear about getting
the children a dog
for Christmas.
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7
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set (someone) by the ears
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To cause (someone, generally
a group of two or more people) to engage
in a squabble, dispute, or altercation.
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موجب ایجاد درگیری و تنش بین
مردم
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The entire town was set by the ears when it was announced that a giant megastore would be replacing many of its local shops and grocery marts.
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8
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throw (one) out on
one's ear
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to remove someone from
a place forcibly.
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کسی رو به زور از جایی بیرون
کردن
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The caretaker caught us and threw us out on our ear.
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