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| It’s in the bag | [b]L’afar nel sak.[/b] ([b]Lo pesh nel rish.[/b]) |
| There’s nothing doing! | [b]Nilo fenda![/b] |
| No kidding! | [b]No blagu![/b] |
| I am sick of it! | [b]Me trosufe![/b] |
| And the lot! | [b]E l’bazar![/b] – [b]E l’enta bazar![/b] |
| He doesn’t worry. – Don’t worry! | [b]Il no bilar.[/b] – [b]No bilu![/b] |
| Well, that’s the limit! (the last straw) | [b]Ben, eto lo kolmo![/b] ([b]lo last palyo[/b]). |
| It was grand! | [b]Sir splenda! – Sir marva![/b] |
| It’s the obvious thing to do. | [b]Eto klare lo fenda.[/b] |
| Serves him right for being so greedy! | [b]Ben meritat, sinde tan edema![/b] |
| It’s all the same to me. | [b]Me tote egala.[/b] |
| It doesn’t mean a thing to me. | [b]Me mindar nix.[/b] |
| It’s all Greek to me! | [b]Eto po mi Sanskrit![/b] |
| All the same, it is cheek! | [b]Kele, eto tup![/b] |
| He is two-faced. | [b]Il bifaca. Il falsun.[/b] |
| Double talk. | [b]Dipla parlo.[/b] |
| He’s a lucky chap! | [b]Il cansun![/b] – [b]Il cansa kerlo![/b] |
| It amounts to the same thing. | [b]Sar sama.[/b] – [b]Valar same.[/b] – [b]Sar parelya.[/b] |
| That’s not very nice! | [b]Eto no muy gentila![/b] |
| It’s none of my business. | [b]Eto no ma eco.[/b] |
| That doesn’t concern me. | ([b]Eto[/b]) [b]no me koncernar.[/b] |
| Do you follow me? – (Have you got that?) | [b]Cu vu me folgar?[/b] – [b]Cu vu kapar?[/b] |
| And what do you infer from that? | [b]E ke dedukar vu da eto?[/b] |
| Is everything going all right? | [b]Cu to ben?[/b] |
| Not a bit of it! (Not a scrap of it!) | [b]Nix![/b] – [b]No kelo![/b] |
| It’s a nasty business. | [b]Sar un lur eco.[/b] – [b]Sar un afaraco.[/b] |
| It was only to be expected. | [b]Sir ya expektenda.[/b] |
| You haven’t a dictionary, by any chance? | [b]Cu kaze u vu un dixonar?[/b] |
| That’s new to me. | [b]Eto me nuva.[/b] |
| Don’t believe a word of it! | [b]No en kredu un vort![/b] |
| I should be delighted. | [b]Mi sur ixa.[/b] ([b]Mi sur carmat.[/b]) |
| I should be surprised. | [b]Mi sur surprenat.[/b] – [b]Me surprenur.[/b] |
| I shouldn’t be surprised. | [b]No me surprenur.[/b] |
| And we can do nothing about it. | [b]E nos ye par nix.[/b] |
| What more do you want? | [b]Ke nok dezar vu?[/b] |
| Let us say no more about me! | [b]Nos no en parlu plu![/b] |
| Don’t ask me any more about it. | [b]Me asku plu nix etpropone.[/b] |
| You look very well. | [b]Vu aspar muy ben.[/b] – [b]Vu muy bonaspa.[/b] |
| I am in a great hurry. (tearing hurry) | [b]Mi muy asta[/b] ([b]astega[/b])[b].[/b] |
| I don’t care. | [b]Mi no zorgar.[/b] – [b]No me vikar.[/b] |
| It is the last word! (“all the rage”) | [b]Sar lastmodya.[/b] – [b]Sar lo last tico.[/b] |
| Tell it to the Marines! | [b]Dicu a osunos![/b] – [b]A osunos![/b] |
| What a row! – What a mess! | [b]Ka bukan![/b] – [b]Ka petodaro![/b] |
| Mum’s the word! | [b]Motus![/b] [b]No un vort![/b] – [b]No apru bok![/b] |
| In short... | [b]Breve...[/b] |
| Let’s go! | [b]Nos giu![/b] |
| Go to it! – Go on! | [b]Giu![/b] – [b]Ye giu![/b] |
| Of course! | [b]Certe![/b] |
| Dash! | [b]Bakus![/b] – [b]Saprico![/b] |
| So much the worse! | [b]Tanpize![/b] |
| All the better! | [b]Tanmele![/b] |
| It doesn’t matter! | [b]No vikar![/b] |
| It doesn’t matter at all! | [b]Vikar nix![/b] |
| Pardon, what did you say? | [b]Ko, pli?[/b] – [b]Pardon, ke dicir vu?[/b] |
| He’s a real pal! | [b]Il un carma kerlo![/b] |
| Just you dare! | [b]Ozu nur![/b] |
| I’ll make it my business to find out! | [b]Sor ma eco skopri![/b] |
| I don’t care a rap! | [b]Mi surfishar![/b] |
| That is a dig at me. | [b]Eto igel kontre mi.[/b] |
| Much ado about nothing. | [b]Mul rum po nix.[/b] |
| There’s something in the wind (a snake in the grass). | [b]Ye sepro sub l’ebro.[/b] – [b]Ye somet erye.[/b] |
| I could go there with my eyes shut. | [b]Mi pur ye gi kloz-oke.[/b] |
| I am all ears. | [b]Mi plen-uda.[/b] |
| I’m beginning to lose my temper. | [b]Mi irsensar.[/b] |
| He can’t bear me. | [b]Il no par me fyuti.[/b] |
| I answered him like a flash. | [b]Mi rispir a il tanilke.[/b] |
| That’s the least of my worries. | [b]Sar ma minsta zorgo.[/b] |
| Don’t you dare do it again! | [b]No ozu reensi![/b] |
| I don’t give a hoot! | [b]Mi surfishar![/b] |
| He’s just kidding! | [b]Il nur umbar![/b] – [b]Il plezantar![/b] |
| He won’t set the Thames on fire. | [b]Il no inventir pulvo.[/b] |
| He is putting on an act! | [b]Il komedar.[/b] |
| Let him go to the devil! | [b]Il giu al dyablo![/b] |
| He leads the life of a lord. | [b]Il tranadar as Prins.[/b] |
| He is a spendthrift. | [b]Il ar man forat.[/b] |
| His eyes are bigger than his belly. | [b]La okos granira qam la panco.[/b] |
| I’m telling you once and for all. | [b]Mi ve dicar unyes po sem.[/b] |
| He promised me the moon. | [b]Il me promonir.[/b] – [b]Il me promir lo lun.[/b] |
| Your ears must have burned. | [b]Va orelos certe prurir.[/b] |
| He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. | [b]Il nasir vestat.[/b] – [b]Il nasir cap on cef.[/b] |
| He is dressed to kill to-day. | [b]Il oje manekenat.[/b] |
| It’s all up with him! | [b]Il liqidat![/b] – [b]Em la endo![/b] |
| Take a chance! | [b]Eselu canso![/b] |
| That’s just like him! | [b]Eto vere il![/b] |
| I am used to it. | [b]Mi ja abituat.[/b] |
| You have no say in the matter. | [b]Vu ar no vot nel mat.[/b] |
| I mustn’t grumble! | [b]Mi no par lamenti![/b] |
| Take it or leave it! | [b]Prenenda o latenda![/b] – [b]Pren~ o latenda![/b] |
| I told him where he got off! | [b]Mi lu dicir ma veros![/b] |
| Did he put you wise to it? (Did he clue you up?) | [b]Cu il ve informonir?[/b] |
| He is proud as a peacock. | [b]Il fyera as paon.[/b] |
| He is as mean as Midas. | [b]Il un Arpagon.[/b] – [b]Il iska as Arpagon.[/b] |
| He is as rich as Croesus. | [b]Il un Kresus.[/b] – [b]Il rika as Kresus.[/b] |
| He is as poor as a churchmouse. | [b]Il pova as Job.[/b] |
| He is as strong as an ox! | [b]Il forta as tauro![/b] |
| She is as gay as a lark. | [b]El gada as lerko.[/b] |
| He is as dull as ditch water. | [b]Il trista as yemnox.[/b] |
| She chatters like a magpie. | [b]El bavardar as pigo.[/b] |
| He is as quiet as a mouse. | [b]Il keda as stagnaqo.[/b] |
| He is as nimble as a monkey. | [b]Il lesta as sim.[/b] |
| He is as deaf as a post. | [b]Il surda as olso.[/b] |
| He is as thin as a rake. | [b]Il minsa as fil.[/b] |
| He is as fat as a barrel. | [b]Il grasa as bot.[/b] |
| Long as a month of Sundays. | [b]Longa as un id sen fud.[/b] |
| He is as honest as the day is long. | [b]Il onesta[/b] ([b]sincera[/b]) [b]as bon pan.[/b] |
| He is sleeping like a top. | [b]Il dormanda as gliro.[/b] |
| It is as old as the hills. | [b]Sar olda as Noe.[/b] |
| They are as like as two peas. | [b]Zi semblucar as pizelos.[/b] |
| It is as clear as daylight. | [b]Sar klara as ida lum.[/b] – [b]Sar klara as id.[/b] |
| He is as happy as a sandboy. | [b]Il ixa as Roy.[/b] |
| It will go swimmingly. | [b]Gor as rotetos.[/b] |
| He is as regular as clockwork. | [b]Il regla as oril.[/b] |
| It’s no laughing matter. | [b]Ye nix ridenda.[/b] |
| There’s nothing to worry about. | [b]Ye nilo zorgenda.[/b] |
| There’s no harm in trying. | [b]Tralo no danga.[/b] – [b]No danga trali.[/b] |
| You have overstepped the mark. | [b]Vu depasir lo mezur.[/b] |
| He let the cat out of the bag. | [b]Il vodecir.[/b] ([b]Il lir skapi l’sekro.[/b]) |
| I’m not up to much to-day. | [b]Mi oje no nel uza.[/b] |
| On the level: Honour bright. | [b]In ben e onor.[/b] |
| They are in a bad way. | [b]Zi malvege.[/b] |
| And to think I trusted him! | [b]Pensu ke mi le konfidir![/b] |
| Don’t blame anyone but yourself. | [b]Blamu nilosun qam vuself.[/b] |
| He was pulling your leg, old man. | [b]Il ve rishinir, ma oldun. [/b] |
| She didn’t turn up. | [b]El falsir apuntado.[/b] |
| They left me in the lurch. | [b]Zi me lir panke.[/b] |
| We split the difference. | [b]Nos dimir lo def.[/b] |
| He is a first class bore. | [b]Il un fama bartoner.[/b] |
| We are after the same thing. | [b]Nos kirar lo sam lep.[/b] ([b]Nos kirar samo.[/b]) |
| He has plenty of nerve. – What a nerve he has! | [b]Il no timar frigo.[/b] – [b]U il kan energo![/b] ([b]kan frigsang![/b]) |
| What’s biting you? | [b]Cu somo ve pungar?[/b] |
| I am not in his good books. | [b]Mi no in la bon listos.[/b] |
| He was caught red-handed. | [b]Il sir fengat ol fakto.[/b] |
| She gave me the cold shoulder. | [b]El me montrir frigo.[/b] |
| He killed two birds with one stone. | [b]Il fir du kolpos unmove.[/b] |
| He has the gift of the gab. | [b]Il ar parlo-dot.[/b] |
| That sets my teeth on edge. | [b]Eto grinsifar ma dentos.[/b] |
| I have pins and needles in my legs. | [b]Ma pedos pungolar.[/b] |
| You will be sorry for it. | [b]Vu en or ringo.[/b] |
| He said it with his tongue in his cheek; take it with a pinch of salt. | [b]Il dicir it nur plezante; no v’en formalu.[/b] |
| He practises what he preaches. | [b]Il agar as il preskar.[/b] |
| Yesterday he was making whoopee. | [b]Yer il bombansir.[/b] |
| To-day he has a hangover. | [b]Oje il ar spirtalgo.[/b] ([b]bevalgo[/b]) |
| He is very wide-awake. | [b]Il muy velyala.[/b] |
| It’s his spitting image. | [b]Sar la dupla imago.[/b] |
| That makes my hair stand on end. | [b]Eto ergar ma kaplos.[/b] |
| He gave him a beating-up. | [b]Il le tabakonir.[/b] |
| He completely lost his temper. | [b]Il tote perdir frigsango.[/b] |
| He is a good chap. | [b]Il un bon tip[/b] ([b]un bon kerlo[/b])[b].[/b] |
| He is an ace (He turned up trumps). | [b]Il un aso.[/b] |
| He is a trifle close-fisted. | [b]Il isketa.[/b] |
| Why beat about the bush so much? | [b]Kur tan cirkonloqi?[/b] ([b]Kur tan umtorni?[/b]) |
| He puts the cart before the horse. | [b]Il tar lo plug antel bov.[/b] |
| I don’t do things by halves. | [b]Mi no agar dime.[/b] – [b]Mi ye gar rexe.[/b] |
| He soon goes off the deep end. | [b]Il vit surbolar.[/b] – [b]Il irsonocar.[/b] – [b]Il bolar as lakto.[/b] |
| You are making a mountain out of a mole-hill. | [b]Vu far un mont da un talpayo.[/b] – [b]Vu far un mont da nix.[/b] |
| It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. | [b]Sar as ner cap e cap nera.[/b] |
| I would swear to it. | [b]Mi pur juri it.[/b] – [b]Mi tur ma man fokye.[/b] |
| He blows his own trumpet too much. | [b]Il trombegar.[/b] |
| She is a first-class cook. | [b]El un blukordon.[/b] ([i]f[/i] [b]blukordin[/b]) |
| Don’t meddle with it! | [b]No ye friku![/b] |
| You will laugh on the other side of your face. | [b]Vu jalridor.[/b] |
| I was worried yesterday. | [b]Yer mi sir zorga.[/b] |
| When pigs have wings. | [b]Van bovos or alos.[/b] |
| He is always making difficulties where there is none. | [b]Il krear dufos vo nix.[/b] – [b]Il kirar peshos erye.[/b] |
| I am dying to see it. | [b]Mi bramar[/b] ([b]mi brular[/b]) [b]vidi it.[/b] |
| You have missed the bus. | [b]Vu mankir lo bus.[/b] |
| He has put his foot in it. | [b]Il gafonir.[/b] – [b]Il tir sa ped nel mirmuyo.[/b] – [b]Il pedinir.[/b] |
| It’s an open secret. | [b]Sar sekro tosia.[/b] |
| That gets on my nerves. | [b]Eto urtar ma nervos.[/b] |
| I might do it at a pinch. | [b]Mi pur fi it es nesa.[/b] |
| He is very up-to-date. | [b]Il muy idala[/b] |
| He is worth his weight in gold. | [b]Il valar sa auropezo.[/b] |
| You must be mistaken. | [b]Vu certe erorar.[/b] |
| When you say that, you have said it all. | [b]Dicinde eto, vu dicir to.[/b] |
| This has nothing to do with this business. | [b]Eto ar nil ril kon et eco.[/b] |
| He made eyes at her. | [b]Il ley okadelir.[/b] |
| He is up to his tricks again. | [b]Em il refar sa trukos.[/b] |
| He wasn’t born yesterday. | [b]Il no nasir yer.[/b] |
| It’s too good to be true. | [b]Tro bela po si vera.[/b] |
| He will laugh in your face. | [b]Il ridor on va faco.[/b] – ([b]vaface[/b]) |
| He astonished me. | [b]Il me astonir.[/b] – [b]Il me stupir.[/b] |
| He doesn’t do a stroke of work. | [b]Il far nix.[/b] – [b]Il no far un fil.[/b] |
| He sulked for an hour. | [b]Il broncir dun un or.[/b] |
| You have scored a bull’s-eye there. | [b]Vu trir inte mil.[/b] |
| He can take it! | [b]Il spar inkasi![/b] |
| He struck oil. | [b]Il trir lo filon.[/b] |
| I gave him a good telling-off. | [b]Mi le grondonir plenkonte.[/b] |
| I had nothing to do with it. | [b]Mi ir ye nix; eto sir nile ma fakto.[/b] |
| He pokes his nose everywhere. | [b]Il tar sa nazo toye.[/b] |
| Everything went wrong. | [b]To volvir male.[/b] |
| He is a real wet-blanket. | [b]Il un vera dijoyer.[/b] |
| He was within an ace of succeeding. | [b]Lu mankir un fil po riusi.[/b] |
| That is splitting hairs. | [b]Esto as dimi kaplos.[/b] |
| He has bats in the belfry. | [b]Il ar moskos nel plafon.[/b] |
| He has a crush on her. | [b]Il ley libolar.[/b] |
| He has a black eye. | [b]Il ar un batok.[/b] |
| He has the fidgets. | [b]Il ar movit.[/b] |
| He hasn’t much common sense. | [b]Il no ar mul rajonel.[/b] |
| He has the blues. | [b]Il nervidar.[/b] – [b]Il skurvidema.[/b] |
| Let us go and have a snack. | [b]Nos giu mensuli.[/b] – [b]Nos giu po un snak.[/b] |
| Let us go for a drink. | [b]Nos giu po un drink.[/b] |
| If it suits you. | [b]Es ve plar.[/b] [b]Es ve ridelar.[/b] [b]Es ve konvenar.[/b] |
| He has the wind up. | [b]Il fifa.[/b] – [b]Il frusar.[/b] |
| It is selling like hot cakes. | [b]Eto vendat as panelos.[/b] |
| The sooner the better. | [b]Suneste meleste.[/b] |
| A little bird told me so. | [b]Ma letel me dicir it.[/b] – [b]Un ezet me dicir it.[/b] |
| He is as changeable as the wind. | [b]Il volvar kelvente.[/b] – [b]Il un volvirel.[/b] |
| It’s a long road that has no turning. | [b]Sen tornotos rut sem longa.[/b] |
| Mad as a March hare. | [b]Fola as marsa lep.[/b] |