psychology / employment

assail

saldırmak

attack strongly

The army was assailed by enemies.

preside

başkanlık etmek

be in charge of a meeting

She presided over the conference.

gratify

memnun etmek

give pleasure or satisfaction

The praise gratified him greatly.

reiterate

tekrar etmek

say something again

He reiterated his opinion.

listen in on

gizlice dinlemek

secretly listen to a conversation

He listened in on our phone call.

hear him out

sonuna kadar dinlemek

listen until someone finishes speaking

Please hear him out before judging.

play it by ear

duruma göre hareket etmek

decide as things happen

We don’t have a plan yet; we’ll play it by ear.

up to/out of his ears

fazlasıyla sahip olmak

have too much of something

He has money coming out of his ears.

up to my ears in

işe boğulmuş olmak

very busy with something

I’m up to my ears in homework.

make your ears prick up

dikkatini çekmek

make you suddenly interested

That comment made my ears prick up.

give someone an earful

birini sert şekilde azarlamak

strongly criticize someone

The boss gave me an earful for being late.

***sway

etkilemek, fikrini değiştirmek

influence someone

Ads can sway our opinions.

***face the music

sonuçlarına katlanmak

accept punishment or criticism

He had to face the music after lying.

save face x lose face

itibarını kurtarmak

avoid embarrassment

The company apologized to save face.

throw it back in someone’s face

iyiliği başa kakmak / ters tepmesi

reject help angrily

I tried to help, but she threw it back in my face.

**get carried away

kendini kaptırmak

become too excited

He got carried away and spent too much money.

*throw something together

hızlıca hazırlamak

make something quickly

I threw together a quick meal.

*not give an inch

taviz vermemek

*get up someone’s nose

sinirini bozmak

annoy someone

His constant talking gets up my nose.

*make a meal of something

basit şeyi gereksiz uzatmak

make something seem difficult

Don’t make a meal of this task.

*too big for your boots

kendini beğenmiş olmak

think you are too important

He became too big for his boots after success.

*wriggle out of something

bir şeyden sıyrılmak

avoid responsibility cleverly

He wriggled out of doing the work.

*pull your socks up

kendine çeki düzen vermek

improve your behavior or effort

You need to pull your socks up at school.

*throw your weight around

gücünü kullanıp insanları ezmek use power aggressively The boss throws his weight around.

*up against

bakmak / aramak

searching

He’s looking through job adverts.