For the Birds

uninteresting and meaningless

خسته کننده و بی معنا

Practical Story

They went to a poetry reading , but they got board and restless . As far as they were concerned , it was for the birds! They left during an intermission beacause they found the reading totally uninteresting and meaningless.

آنها به یک مراسم شعرخوانی رفتند، اما بسیار کسل و بی حوصله شدند. به نظر آنها بسیار کسل کننده و بی معنا بود. آنها بین اجرا مراسم را ترک نمودند. زیرا این مراسم برای آنها بسیار کسل کننده و بی مزه بود

Straight From the Horse's Mouth

from a reliable source

از یک منبع موثق

Practical Story

How did you find out that Jill was engaged? I got the information from a very reliable source. You mean Jill told you herself? - That's right. I got it from the horse's mouth

جهت دیدن ترجمه داستان به ادامه مطلب مراجعه نمایید

Fishy

strange and suspicious

عجیب و مشکوک

Practical Story

داستان کاربردی این اصطلاح را در ادامه مطلب بخوانید

Smell a rat

feel that something is wrong

احساس اینکه کاسه ای زیر نیم کاسه است

Practical Story

How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping?  -- I'm sure I did. I can't understand it. - Frankly, I smell a rat. - Me , too.  - I'm convinced that something is definitly wrong here. - We'd better call the police