What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries
A towel.
What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
A rug.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
A nose.
I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I?
A sponge.
http://www.rinkworks.com/brainfood/p/riddles1.shtml
rain or shine
اگر سنگ از اسمون بباره
rain day
روز مبادا
salad days
دوران جوانی و خامی
salt of the earth
برکت زمین
you are a doll
تو یه فرشته ای
week of Sundays
وقت گل نی
منبع:کتاب اصطلاحات دکتر نیلی پور
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/opposites1.htm
| back | in front of |
| background | foreground |
| backward | forward |
| bad | good |
| bad luck | fortune, good luck |
| beauty | ugliness |
| before | after |
| to begin | to end, to stop, to finish |
| beginning | end, ending |
| behind | in front of |
| below | above |
| best | worst |
| better | worse |
| beautiful | ugly |
| big | small, little |
| birth | death |
| bitter | sweet |
| black | white |
| blunt | sharp |
| body | soul |
| to bore | to amuse, to be interested in |
| boring | exciting, interesting |
| to borrow | to lend |
| bottom | top |
| boy | girl |
| brave | cowardly, afraid |
| to break | to mend, to fix |
| broad | narrow |
| brother | sister |
| to build | to destroy |
| busy | lazy |
| to buy | to sell |
http://www.bitrin.com/ARTICLE10658.html
داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی
| on cloud nine |
A person who is
on cloud nine is very happy because
something wonderful has happened. When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine. |
| cry one's eyes out |
If you cry your eyes out, you cry a
lot and for a long time. My son cried his eyes out when he discovered his bike had been stolen. |
| like a dog with two tails | If someone is
like a dog with two tails, they are
extremely happy. When Paul won the first prize he was like a dog with two tails. |
| down in the dumps | Someone who is
down in the dumps is depressed or
feeling gloomy. Alex has been down in the dumps since he failed his exam. |
| down in the mouth | When someone is
down in the mouth, they look unhappy,
discouraged or depressed. You look a bit down in the mouth. What's the matter? |
| face like a wet week-end | If someone has a face like a wet
week-end, they look sad and miserable. What's wrong with Pete? He's got a face like a wet week-end! |
| fool's paradise | If someone is living in a fool's
paradise, they are in a state of
contentment that will not last because their
happiness is based on illusion or false hope. Lisa is living in a fool's paradise if she thinks her boss is going to marry her. |
| fulls of the joys of spring | If you are full of the joys of
spring, you are happy, enthusiastic and
full of energy. Barbara is full of the joys of spring at the moment! Has she got a new boyfriend? |
| grin from ear to ear | If somebody
grins from ear to ear, they look vey
satisfied and happy. When we saw Paul grinning from ear to ear, we knew he had passed the exam. |
| grin like a Cheshire cat | When someone has a
smile on their face because they are happy
or satisfied about something, they grin
like a Cheshire cat. I knew she had succeeded when I saw her with a grin like a Cheshire cat. |
http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/happiness-sadness/happiness-sadness1.html