| صيغ مركبة |
| and all that goes with it adv | informal (and everything that it entails) | وكل ما يحمله ذلك من |
| | She gave her sister a birthday party, with cake, ice cream, and all that goes with it. |
| and all the rest of it adv | informal (et cetera, etc.) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| and all the rest of it adv | US (et cetera) | إلخ، وهلم جرا، وهكذا |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | كما هو الحال |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | بوضعه الحالي |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, such as it is. |
| as it ought to be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | كما ينبغي |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) | بطريقة مثالية |
| as it should be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | كما ينبغي |
| as it should be adv | (in a desirable state) | بطريقة مرغوبة |
| as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | إذا جاز التعبير |
| as luck would have it adv | idiom (fortunately) | لحسن الحظ |
| | As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home. |
| ask for it v | informal (invite trouble) | يستاهل، يستحق العقاب |
| | I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| at it adj | slang (having sex) | يمارس للجنس |
| | I couldn't sleep because, they were at it all night! |
| battle it out vi | informal (compete) | ينافس |
| | Todd and Tina usually don't compete, but this time they battled it out. |
| beat it interj | slang (go away, leave) | اخرج، اذهب |
| | No, I will not give you any money. Now beat it!. |
| beat it v | slang (leave, go) | اذهب، اخرج، غادر المكان |
| blow it v | slang (fail completely) | يفشل تماماً |
| | I totally blew it, and I'm so embarrassed; I don't know when I've performed so badly. |
| break it off v | informal (end a relationship) | يقطع العلاقة |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| break it up v | informal (stop a fight, fighting) | يوقف القتال |
| | You can't fight in this bar. Break it up or I'll call the police and they'll break it up for you. |
| bring it on interj | informal (expressing eagerness) | أحضره! للتعبير عن الشوق |
| bring it on interj | (challenge to fight) | تعال هنا! تحد للقتال |
| | If you think you can do better, then bring it on! |
| call it a day v | informal (stop doing sth) | يتوقف عن عمل شيء |
| | I've been working for hours, I'm going to call it a day. |
| call it quits v | informal (stop or end sth) | يوقف او ينهي شيئاً ما |
| | I'm too tired to continue; I'm calling it quits. |
| chance it vi | informal (take a chance or risk) | يجرب حظه، يجازف |
| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. |
| | Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
| check it out interj | slang (look at this) | افحص! انظر! |
| | Check out that car, it is too cool. |
| consider it done interj | informal (agreeing to a request to do sth) | فلنتعبره منجزاً |
| | I know you want the report finished tonight, so just consider it done. |
| cool it interj | slang (calm down) | اهدأ |
| | Cool it kid, or you're going to get in trouble. |
| cool it vi | slang (calm down) | يهدأ |
| cut it out interj | slang (stop it) | يوقف |
| | Oi! You! Yes you! Cut it Out! Stop doing that or I'll stop you! |
| cut it out v | slang (stop: doing sth) | يتوقف |
| damn it interj | (expressing annoyance) | يا للعنة ! |
| | Damn it! I hit my knee on the desk again! |
| deal with it interj | informal (accept reality) | يقبل بالأمر الواقع |
| | You don't like your job? Deal with it! You need the money. |
| dish it out v | slang (be very critical or verbally abusive) | يجرج، يؤلم شفوياً |
| dish it out v | (mock, attack sb verbally) | يستهزئ، يتهكم |
| | Oh sure, you can dish it out, but when I say I don't like your new dress, I'm horrible? |
| dish it out v | informal (distribute or dispense it) | يوزع الطعام في صحون |
| | I cooked it, so you can dish it out. |
| dish it out v | (inflict pain, punishment) | يضر ويؤلم الآخرين |
| do it yourself, do-it-yourself vi | (carry out home improvements) | ينفذ إصلاحات منزلية |
| | If you want it done right call an electrician, don't try to do it yourself. |
| do it yourself, do-it-yourself adj | (sth done by amateur) | أعمال هواة |
| | People that can build and repair things at home without the help of paid professionals are called 'do-it-yourselfers' or 'DIYs'. |
| don't mention it interj | (you're welcome) | على الرحب والسعة |
| | Not at all. Don't mention it. |
| drop it interj | informal (stop talking about it) | توقف عن طرح الموضوع |
| | I don't want to discuss the subject anymore, just drop it. |
| drop it v | (stop talking about it) | يتوقف عن طرح الموضوع |
| easy does it expr | (go slowly, be careful) | تمهّل، كن حذراً |
| face it interj | informal (accept reality) | قبول الواقع |
| | You need to face it, Peter. You're just not a very good singer. |
| | Face it, your mother is gone, and nothing you can do can bring her back. |
| fight it out vi | literal + figurative (resolve sth by fighting) | يحسم بالقتال |
| | She said we could fight it out, but one of us had to stay late to complete the task. |
| for the fun of it adv | (purely for enjoyment) | للمتعة فقط |
| | They love taking a drive in the country just for the fun of it. |
| for the hell of it adv | (for no particular reason) | بدون سبب محدد |
| | He often jumps over the wall for the hell of it. |
| forget about it interj | slang (don't mention it, you're welcome) | عفواً: رداً على الشكر |
| | A: You have done so much for me! B: Forget about it! |
| | Forget about it! You don't owe me a thing. |
| forget about it interj | slang (don't worry, it's not important) | انسى الأمر |
| | Look, it's not such a big deal that I lied to you, so forget about it already! |
| forget about it interj | (stop thinking about it) | لا تفكر في الأمر |
| forget it interj | slang (certainly not) | لا عليك |
| | If you think I'm doing the dishes for you again tonight, you can just forget it! |
| f*** it interj | slang, vulgar (expressing annoyance) | اللعنة!(تعبير انزعاج) |
| | Oh f*** it; I don't understand this mathematics at all! |
| f*** it interj | slang, vulgar (expressing dismissiveness) | للتعبير عن عدم الرضى |
| | Fuck it, I'll just stay in tonight since we can't make a decision. |
| get it vi | slang (understand) | يدرك، يفهم |
| | Hey, man! Do you get it?? |
| get it over with v | (not delay sth unpleasant) | لا يؤجل أمراً محموداً |
| | | يتغلب على |
| | It's best to get it over with now, rather than leave it to the last minute. |
| get it right vi | informal (do sth correctly) | يعمل شيئاً صحيحاً |
| | If you can't get it right, don't bother trying! |
| get over it interj | informal (put it out of your mind) | يتجاهل أمراً |
| | Is his rude remark still bothering you? Just get over it. |
| | Your ex-girlfriend broke up with you two years ago, so get over it already! |
| get over it! interj | slang (stop making a fuss! forget about it!) | عليك بتجاوز المشكلة |
| | So he left you. Get over it. You can find better men anyway. |
| get with it interj | slang (don't be so old-fashioned) | لا تكن رجعياً! |
| | Get with it Mom; nobody says "jeepers" anymore! |
| get with it vi | slang (hurry up) | يهرول، يسرع |
| give it a second thought v | informal (reconsider or reflect on it) | يفكر مليّاً في الأمر |
| | He dropped what he was doing and went to her without giving it a second thought. |
| go for it interj | informal (expressing encouragement) | تعبير تشجيعي |
| | You want to buy a new car? I say go for it! |
| go for it! interj | informal (expressing encouragement, motivation) تشجيع للحصول على شيء | الحق! |
| go through with it v | informal (carry out sth daunting) | يجازف |
| ham it up vi | informal (overact, perform in an exaggerated way) | يبالغ |
| | The kid was really hamming it up, and the crowd loved it. |
| have at it v | slang (attempt to do sth) تعبير عامي | يحاول عمل شيء ما |
| | If you think you can do a better job, just have at it! |
| have had it v | slang (be fed up, have had enough) تعبير عامي | يتشبع، يأخذ ما فيه الكفاية |
| | I am angry and have had it with his bad behavior. |
| have it bad vi | slang (suffer disadvantage) | يعاني |
| | These kids have it bad, growing up in the slums the way they do. |
| have it bad vi | slang (be infatuated with sb) | يفتتن بـ |
| | I would say from the look on his face whenever she's around that Steve has it bad for Linda. |
| have it easy v | informal (face no hardships) | يحصل بسهولة |
| | People born into money are considered to have it easy. |
| have it in for vtr | slang (hold a grudge against) | يحمل ضغينة |
| | That teacher has had it in for me ever since I spilled my soda in class. |
| have it made vi | slang (be successful) | ينجح |
| have it made vi | (have guarantee of success) | مضمون النجاح |
| | Get a good degree at Oxford or Cambridge and you've got it made! |
| have it out vi | informal (resolve sth through discussion) | يحل الأمور |
| have to hand it to vtr | informal (must credit, must concede sth to) | يتوجب عليه التنازل عن أو منح |
| | You have to hand it to the team: they may have lost their last ten matches, but they have never stopped trying! |
| have what it takes vi | expr (be able or qualified for sth) | قادر على |
| | Do you have what it takes to become a soldier? |
| hit it off vi | slang (get on well) | ينجح في |
| | I was happy when I really hit it off with my new roommate. |
| hit sb where it hurts v | figurative (attack sb's weak spot) | يضرب في المكان المؤلم، يهاجم نقطة ضعفه |
| | His divorce hit him where it hurts, in his wallet. |
| | When he said I was ugly he hit me where it hurts. |
| hold it interj | informal (wait, stop) | قف! انتظر! |
| | Wait a minute! Hold it, everybody! |
| hold it against sb vi | (resent sb, bear a grudge against sb) | يستاء من، يحقد |
| | She insulted him years ago, and he still holds it against her. |
| hold it! interj | (wait!) صيغة أمر | انتظر! |
| | Hold it! I want to say one more thing before you go. |
| hoof it vi | slang (walk, go on foot) | يمشي على الأقدام |
| | Our car ran out of petrol so we had to hoof it to the petrol station. |
| | We lost our subway passes, so we had to hoof it thirty blocks in high heels. |
| how goes it? | informal (how are you?) | كيف حالك؟ |
| | Hello, John - long time, no see! How goes it? |
| how is it that...? | (can you explain how …?) | كيف يكون ذلك؟ اشرح لي |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | الواقع، واقع الحياة |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| I got it interj | informal (I understand) | فهمت |
| | Ah, now I've got it. Thanks for the explanation! |
| I got it interj | informal (I have the matter in hand) | حصلت عليه |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | أستحسن ذلك |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| if it be so | literary (in that case, if so) | في هذه الحالة، إن كان الأمر كذلك |
| | I don't believe he would lie to you, but if it be so, you should not trust him again. |
| isn't it? | (question tag) | أليس كذلك؟ سؤال قصير يستخدم للتأكيد |
| | This is your book, isn't it? |
| it depends on | (it is reliant on) | يعتمد على |
| | The plant needs sunlight; it depends on light to make food. |
| it depends on | (it is conditional on) | مشروط بـ |
| | We might go to the beach tomorrow. It depends on the weather. |
| it does not matter | (it is unimportant or irrelevant) | لا اهمية له, لا يهم |
| | It does not matter if you wear the red shirt or the blue. Both look good on you. |
| | It doesn't matter what you say; I'm still going to do what I want. |
| it is advisable to | (it is wise to) | من الحكمة أن ... |
| | When you visit a new city, it is advisable to take a map. |
| it is all for the best | (it is the most beneficial outcome) | أفضل الحلول |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| it is all in the mind | (it is imaginary, it is not real) | أمر خيالي |
| | Some people believe they have been cured by faith-healers, but it's all in the mind. |
| it is all the same | (there is no difference, it makes no difference) | لا فرق، لا يوجد اختلاف |
| | I can either go to the party or stay home. It's all the same to me. |
| it is necessary | (it is essential or required) | هذا ضروري |
| | I could buy tickets in advance, but I don't think it is necessary. |
| it is necessary to | (it is required or essential for one to) | من الضروري أن.... |
| | It is necessary to buy your tickets in advance. |
| it is written that | (Bible: it has been prophesied that) | قول مُنزَل |
| | It is written that the meek shall inherit the earth. No sign of that so far. |
| it matters not | poetic (it does not matter) | لا يهم |
| | You can come with me or stay here - it matters not. |
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