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Idioms: people and relationships

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች፦ ሰዎችና ግንኙነቶች

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Many English idioms describe how people treat each other. When two old rivals "bury the hatchet", nobody digs a hole: they simply stop arguing and make peace.

ብዙ የእንግሊዝኛ ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች ሰዎች እርስ በርስ እንዴት እንደሚተያዩ ይገልጻሉ። ሁለት የቆዩ ተቀናቃኞች "bury the hatchet" ሲሉ ማንም ጉድጓድ አይቆፍርም፤ ጠባቸውን ትተው ይታረቃሉ ማለት ነው።

Idioms like "a chip on your shoulder" or "a wolf in sheep's clothing" judge a person strongly. Saying them about someone to their face can sound rude.

እንደ "a chip on your shoulder" ወይም "a wolf in sheep's clothing" ያሉ ፈሊጦች ሰውን አጥብቀው ይፈርጃሉ። ለሰውየው ፊት ለፊት መናገር ብልግና ሊመስል ይችላል።

Words

bury the hatchetAfter years of not speaking, the two brothers finally buried the hatchet at their father's birthday.ጠብን ትቶ መታረቅ
give someone the cold shoulderEver since I forgot her wedding, Meron has been giving me the cold shoulder.አንድን ሰው ሆን ብሎ ችላ ማለት፣ ፊት መንሳት
a chip on your shoulderHe has a chip on his shoulder because he never went to university.በቀድሞ በደል ምክንያት የቆየ ቂምና በቀላሉ የመቀየም ባሕርይ
bite your tongueI wanted to tell my boss he was wrong, but I bit my tongue.ለመናገር እየፈለጉ ራስን ገትቶ ዝም ማለት
rub someone up the wrong wayThe new supervisor rubs everyone up the wrong way with his comments.አንድን ሰው ሳያስቡት ማበሳጨት፣ አለመጣጣም
a wolf in sheep's clothingThe friendly investor turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.ደግና ጉዳት የሌለው መስሎ የሚታይ ግን አደገኛ ሰው
on thin iceAfter arriving late three times this week, you're on thin ice.በአደገኛ ሁኔታ ላይ መሆን፣ አንድ ስሕተት ቢጨመር ችግር ውስጥ የሚገባ
let sleeping dogs lieI thought about asking him about the old argument, but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.ያለፈና የበረደ ችግርን ቆስቁሶ አለማንሳት
burn your bridgesBe polite when you resign. You don't want to burn your bridges.ወደ ኋላ መመለስ በማይቻልበት ሁኔታ ግንኙነትን ማበላሸት
keep someone at arm's lengthShe's polite to her new neighbours, but she keeps them at arm's length.ከአንድ ሰው ጋር በጣም ላለመቀራረብ ርቀትን መጠበቅ

Exercises

  1. "The two ministers have finally buried the hatchet." What happened?

    "The two ministers have finally buried the hatchet." ምን ሆነ?

    • ☐ a) They left the government.
    • ☐ b) They made peace.
    • ☐ c) They started a new argument.

  2. Which idiom describes a person who seems kind but is really dangerous?

    ደግ መስሎ የሚታይ ግን አደገኛ የሆነን ሰው የሚገልጸው የትኛው ፈሊጥ ነው?

    • ☐ a) a wolf in sheep's clothing
    • ☐ b) a chip on your shoulder
    • ☐ c) on thin ice

  3. "I really wanted to argue, but I bit my tongue." What did the speaker do?

    "I really wanted to argue, but I bit my tongue." ተናጋሪው ምን አደረገ?

    • ☐ a) stayed silent
    • ☐ b) said something rude
    • ☐ c) hurt their mouth

  4. "Don't burn your bridges with your old company." What is the advice?

    "Don't burn your bridges with your old company." ምክሩ ምንድን ነው?

    • ☐ a) Don't damage the relationship for ever.
    • ☐ b) Don't travel to the old office.
    • ☐ c) Don't go back to your old job.

  5. Since our argument, my colleague has been giving me the cold _______________.

    ከጠባችን ወዲህ የሥራ ባልደረባዬ ፊት ነስቶኛል።

  6. That problem was solved years ago. Let sleeping _______________ lie.

    ያ ችግር ከዓመታት በፊት ተፈትቷል፤ መልሰህ አታንሳው።

  7. onYou'reice.alreadythin

    አሁኑኑ በአደገኛ ሁኔታ ላይ ነህ።

    1. 1. keep someone at arm's length → ___
    2. 2. rub someone up the wrong way → ___
    3. 3. a chip on your shoulder → ___
    4. 4. bury the hatchet → ___
    • a) የቆየ ቂም
    • b) ርቀትን መጠበቅ
    • c) መታረቅ
    • d) ማበሳጨት

Answer key

  1. b) They made peace.
  2. a) a wolf in sheep's clothing
  3. a) stayed silent
  4. a) Don't damage the relationship for ever.
  5. shoulder
  6. dogs
  7. You're already on thin ice.
  8. 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

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