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[Angel]

Cat Got Your Tongue?

زبونت رو موش خورده؟

CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?

Meaning:
Have you nothing to say?

زبونت رو موش خورده؟

Example:
Hi! How are you? How's your husband? Are you surprised to see me? What's the matter, CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?

[Angel]

Monkey Business

دوز و کلک - حقه بازی

MONKEY BUSINESS

Meaning:
Silly or dishonest behaviour

دوز و کلک - حقه بازی

Example:
Our teacher warned us not to try any MONKEY BUSINESS while she was out of the room.

[Angel]

Full of Hot Air

پر گو - حرف مفت گو - روده دراز

FULL OF HOT AIR

Meaning:
to talk a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning

پر گو - حرف مفت زن - روده دراز

Example:
Did the salesman tell you anything new, or was he just FULL OF HOT AIR?

[Angel]

Open a Can of Worms

موضوع بیخ داری را مطرح کردن

OPEN A CAN OF WORMS

Meaning:
to creat a situation that will cause a lot of problems

موضوع چالش برانگیز یا بیخ داری را مطرح کردن

Example:
Darling! I don't want to OPEN A CAN OF WORMS, but I found a woman's phone number in your pocket.

[Angel]

BE ALIVE AND KICKING

سرزنده و سرحال بودن

Be Alive and Kicking

Meaning:

To be in good health and active

سُر و مُر و گنده بودن

Example:

How is your grandmother? - She is ALIVE AND KICKING!

[Angel]

Black Sheep of the Family

لکه ننگ خانواده

MEANING:
Some one who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of his family

Example:
My father was the BLACK SHEEP, he ran away at 16 to become an actor and his parents never forgave him.

[Angel]

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
کسی که ساز مخالف میزند

Meaning:
A person who advocates an opposing view, often for the sake of argument.

Example:
I agree with your plan. I'm just playing the DEVIL'S ADVOCATE so you'll know what the opposition will say.