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Go Dutch

دنگی دونگی

Each person paying for themselves

E.g.: You don't have to pay for me. Let's go dutch today.

Asking about health / life

When we meet somebody we know it's polite to ask a question or two about their health and their life. There are many different phrases in English for doing this. Here are ten of them.

idiom 16

Call it a day

برای امروز کافیه یا فعلا تعطیل می کنیم.

Used to express that the work day is over.

E.g.: It is already nine o'clock. Let's call it a day

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Read one's mind

ذهن کسی را خواندن 

When someone says something that you were also thinking about.

A: Do you want to go to play?
B: You read my mind. that's what i was thinking too.

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Couch potato

معتاد تلوزیون یا خوره تلوزیون

Used when someone watches too much television.This was created for someone watching too much television because in some western countries, a person usually sits on the "couch" and eats "potato" chips while watching television.

ٍE.g.: My husband is a couch potato. He sits in front of the TV all day long.   

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There's no place like home

هیچ کجا مثل خونه ی خود آدم نمیشه!

Your own home is the most comfortable place to be.

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A picture is worth a thousand words

شنیدن کی بود مانند دیدن

Pictures convey emotions and messages better than written or spoken explanations.

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Birds of a feather flock together

کبوتر با کبوتر ، باز با باز

People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.

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When in Rome, do as the Romans

خواهی نشوی رسوا، همرنگ جماعت شو

Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you're traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you're used to.

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thick as thieves

دوستای جون جونی، دوستای صمیمی

Cliché very close-knit; friendly; allied.

E.g.: Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together.