lash out :

attack in speech or writing, (sözlü/yazılı) saldırı

"Clinton lashed out at obama"
 

to put your nose to the grindstone :

It means that you work very hard for a long time.

close to my heart :

If something is close to your heart, it means that it is very important to you.

sine qua non :

olmazsa olmaz

"It's sine qua non for Hasim and me to drop by ‘cream&dream’ everytime we go
to İstiklal"

high five,(esp AmE,slang) :

the action of hitting someone's open hand with your own above your heads to show that you are pleased about something.

"Contestant Hailey Unger high-fives with fellow contestant Dong from Canada after correctly spelling a word during the quarter-finals of the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 30"

to drown :

Suda boğulmak

(suffocate=havasızlıktan boğulmak)
(choke=soluksuz kalarak boğulmak)

to choke :

Soluksuz kalarak boğulmak

(drown=suda boğulmak)
(suffocate=havasızlıktan boğulmak)

to suffocate :

havasızlıktan boğulmak

(choke=soluksuz kalarak boğulmak)
(drown=suda boğulmak)

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, (AmE) :

used to say that children are usually similar to their parents, especially in a bad way. (=like father like son) (Armut dibine düşer)

to be the apple of sby's eye :

to be loved very much by someone. (gözbebeği olmak)

"Ben was always the apple of his father's eye."

to ring hollow :

sound hollow, sound insincere, sound dishonest (samiyetsiz görünmek /gelmek)

“Bush's new Iraq policy rings hollow.”

to squander stg. on stg. :

to spend wastefully or extravagantly, waste, dissipate, israf etmek, çarçur etmek

"They squandered the profits on expensive cars."

to squander :

to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc.

“The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half.”

“That other British ships had detected them was not unexpected by the Germans but that they would turn out to be capital ships was a nasty surprise.”

to bite the dust :

to die

to bite the bullet :

to start to deal with an unpleasant situation which cannot be avoided.

“I wasn't happy with the way my career was going so i decided to bite the bullet and look for another job.”

bite one another :

dalaşmak

"After all, the Democratic Party was traumatised by what many feel was an election stolen by George Bush in 2000. It would be odd indeed for something looking similar to happen in the party's own choice of a candidate this year."

Example of an elegant expression of thoughts and events. Isn't it?

nag : dırdır etmek

garrulous : geveze

isthmus : berzah, kıstak.

agony :
uncountable and countable

1. very severe pain.

"the agony of arthritis"

in agony
"I was in agony."
"He groaned in agony."

2. a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant experience.

"It was agony not knowing if she would live."

the likes of somebody/something :
spoken

=used to talk about people of a particular type.

“Tougher airport security restrictions could undermine the economics of airlines, airports, and of luxury goods manufacturers, the likes of Gucci and Prada, who make healthy profits from airport sales.”

quorum :
(singular)

a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business , yetersayı

“We need a quorum of 7.”

resounding :
(election results) (seçim)

çok büyük, ses getiren

a two/three/four etc horse race :

a competition or an election that only two/three etc. competitors can win.
2/3/4 başlı yarış/rekabet/mücadele

line-up : (seçim) kadro

turnout :

(seçim) katılım (oranı)

lieutenant :

somebody who holds a position in the absence of his or her superior
(lieu + tenant : the lieu meaning "place" as in a position + tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position")

in lieu of :

instead of

"The company offered us time off in lieu of extra payment."

bog down :

batağa saplanmak.

strip sby. of sth. :

birini bir şeyden mahrum bırakmak

red tape :

bureaucratic routine.

(kırtasiyecilik, bürokrasi - işlerin yavaşlaması manasında)

to be in the red :

(banka hesabı) ekside olmak, borçlu olmak.

My account is 100$ in the red.

trumpet :

(coşkuyla) ilan etmek.

stopgap :

something or someone that fills a need for a time, until a better one can be got.

"They have lent us an old tv as a stopgap until our new one is delivered."

"a stopgap secretary"

scrupulous :

1. fml. correct even in the smallest detail; exact.

"You must take the most scrupulous care to keep the wound free from dirt."

2. apprec. carefully doing only what is right; exactly honest.

"A less scrupulous man would not have given the money back."

sporadic :

happening irregularly, intermittent.

"There were reports of sporadic fighting in the streets."

"sporadic ourbursts of the disease/of violence"

enmity :

intense dislike

"if we would have peace as individuals, we must supplant (=yerini değiştirmek) enmity with forbearance (=affetme, sabır gösterme, kendini tutma), which means to refrain or abstain (=sakınmak) from finding fault or from condemning others"

antagonism :

noun (Count./uncount.) (to, towards)

(an example of) active opposition or hatred, esp. between people or groups (muhalefet)

"With more than $1 billion a day to spend, the Pentagon's budget dwarfs those of any of America's allies or antagonists."

"Their obvious antagonism towards this proposal."

nuts and bolts :

(with "the" (Plural))

the simple facts or skills of a subject or job.

"to learn the nuts and bolts of cooking."

pull out of :

to stop doing or being involved in something, or to make someone do this.

“They are trying to pull out of the agreement.”

“He threatened to pull his son out of the team.”

“Argentina's government marked the 25th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War with an announcement that it was pulling out of an agreement with Britain regarding oil exploration in the South Atlantic.” (The Economist - Politics This Week: 31st March - 6th April 2007)

sucker for :

(informal)

1. a person who is easily deceived or tricked.

"You are a sucker to believe his stories!"

2. someone who likes the stated thing so much that they cannot refuse it.

"I'm a sucker for ice cream."

"He is a sucker for beautiful women. (=is so attracted by them that they can easily take advantage of his fondness)

fond of :

1. (of) having a great liking or love. (for someone or something, esp. as a result of a long relationship)

"She has many faults, but we're all very fond of her."

"My young nephews are fond of playing practical jokes on me."

2. loving in a kind, gentle, or tender way.

"a fond farewell"

3. foolishly loving, giving in weakly to loving feelings.

"A fond mother may spoil her child."

4. foolishly trusting or hopeful .

"She is waiting patiently in the fond belief he'll come back to her."

the lesser evil / the lesser of two evils :

ehvenişer, iki kötü seçenekten daha iyi olanı, kötünün iyisi

show (sby.) around/round (stg.) :

(transitive) to be a guide to (someone) on a first visit to (a place) .

"Before you start work, I'll show you around (the building) so that you can meet everyone."

come across with something :

to provide money or information when it is needed.

“I hoped he might come across with a few facts.”

come across :

1. (transitive, no passive) (come across stg/sby) to meet, find, or discover, esp. by chance.

"She came across some old letters in the course of her search"

“I came across an old diary in her desk.”
“I've never come across anyone quite like her before.”

2. if an idea comes across well, it is easy for people to understand.

“Your point really came across at the meeting.”

3. if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities. [= come over]

ostensible :

seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose

"ostensible reason/purpose/aim"
"The ostensible reason for his resignation was ill health."

vanguard :

1. (the+S) the leading position at the front of an army or group of ships moving into battle.

2. (C+sing./pl. v) The soldiers who take up this position.

"The vanguard is/are under attack."

3. (the+S) the leading or most advanced position in any course of development.

"In the 19th century Britain was in the vanguard of industrial progress."

in/at the vanguard (of something)

in the most advanced position of development.

“The shop has always been in the vanguard of London fashion trends.”

“The prototype was in the vanguard of technical development.”

to grudge :

To be reluctant to give or admit,
to do or give something very unwillingly

"He even grudged the tuition money."

To resent for having; begrudge

"He grudged him his good ways with the children."
"I don't grudge him his success."

grudge :

a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past

"Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her?"
"Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges ."
"I'm not harbouring some secret grudge against you."
"It could be the work of someone with a grudge against the company."
"You let nasty little personal grudges creep in."

grudgingly :

istemeyerek

"He gave his permission grudgingly."
"He grudgingly admitted he'd been wrong."

grudging :

unwilling or showing unwillingness.

"She was very grudging in her thanks/praise."

to corrupt :

Alter from the original.

"One theory is that it comes from the French term "joli rouge", (beautiful red) which the English corrupted into "Jolly Roger".

to fly :

Display in the air or cause to float.

"Fly a kite."

"All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

mutiny :

(n) Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

"He led a mutiny against the captain."
 
(v) To engage in mutiny.

"The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages."

exploit :

(v) 1. use or manipulate to one's advantage.

“He exploit the new taxation system.”

2. draw from; make good use of.

“We must exploit the resources we are given wisely.”

3. work excessively hard.

“He is exploiting the students.”

(n) a notable achievement

bellwether :

1. Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity.

2. Sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

fond :

liking something, or finding enjoyment in doing it.

“She's too fond of the sound of her own voice.”

“His dog is fond of chasing rabbits.”

"Claude Monet was exceptionally fond of painting controlled nature"

weep :

cry, to shed tears

“They walked behind the coffin, weeping silently.”

choked up

very distressed or disappointed.

overcome by emotion, usually unhappiness, disappointment, or resentment. (informal) U.K. term choked

"The judge choked up frequently and wept as he explained his decision."

conspicuous:

1. easily visible: easily or clearly visible.

The building's most conspicuous feature is its dome-shaped roof.“

2. attracting attention: attracting attention through being unusual or remarkable

“He felt uncomfortably conspicuous, since he was the only man in evening dress.”

to overtake :

1. go past: to catch up with and pass a person or vehicle traveling in the same direction.
 
2. do better than somebody: to reach and then surpass a level achieved by somebody or something.

3. come over somebody suddenly: to come over somebody suddenly or catch somebody by surprise.

“Sleep overtook them.”

4. catch up with somebody: to go after and catch up with somebody.

"Samsung Electronics, which saw record profits and revenue in 2004 and 2005, overtook Sony as one of the world's most valuable consumer electronics brands"

to throw out the baby with the bathwater:

To reject something in its entirety without discriminating between what is bad and what is good or would be useful to retain.

"Once it is understood that his project is plagiarized the committee threw out the baby with the bathwater."

Atatürk'ün sözü

Peace at home, peace in the World.

Yurtta barış, dünyada barış.

Barbaros'un sözü

One who rules the seas rules the World.

Denizlere hakim olan Cihan'a hakim olur.