Act one's age (fig) o'zini yoshga yarasha tutmoq, o‘ziga (yoshiga) yarashadigan ish qilmoq.
Do not behave like a child, act your age.
Stop yelling, at first, you are in a public place, at second, act your age, please.
Add fuel to the fire (add fuel to the flame) (fig) mavjud ahvolni yanada yomonlashtirmoq, muammoni yanada qiyinlash tirmoq, olovga moy sepmoq, alangalatmoq, battar qilmoq.
Speaking to an angry personjust adds fuel to the fire.
Everybody was upset hut when John brought even sadder news it added fuel to the flame.
Add insult to injury (fig) o'gir ahvolni yanada og'irlashtirmoq, yaraga tuz sepmoq, o'lganni usti ga tepmoq.
To add insult to injury, he forgot to bring my book.
As I was going to be late to les son, to add insult to injury, I got into wrong bus.
Afraid of one's own shadow (fig) qo'rqmoq, quyonyurak yoki juda osonlikcha qo'rqmoq, o‘z soyasidan ham qo'rqmoq, qush pir etsa yuragi shir etmoq.
After John was threteaned, he was afraid ofhis own shadow.
He is so timid boy, he is even afraid ofhis own shadow.
After a fashion qaysidir, chidasa bo'ladigan, o'rtacha, yomonmas.
He is thin, black haired and, after a fashion handsome.
He can sing, after a fashion.
After hours ish vaqtidan keyin, odatdagi ish vaqti tugagandan keyin.
John got a job as a janitor in shop after hours.
He refused to go to the club be cause it was after hours.
Against all odds; juda kam koniyat bo'lishiga qaramay, iloji yo'q bo'lishiga qaramay, qiyinchi liklarga qaramay, imkoniyatlar past bo'lishiga qaramay.
Against all odds, he could make his success in small business.
Against all odds, John overcame all ohstacles and won grant to study abroad.
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