Worth someone's while biror kishining sarflagan vaqti va xarajatiga to'g'ri kelmoq,
mos kelmoq, xarajat va sa’yharakatlarni ko'tarmoq, qoplamoq.
The job pays so badly it is not worth my while even going for an interview.
It is not worth Sue's whilegoing all that way just for a onehour meeting.
Wrote the book on something (fig) biror nima haqida juda ko‘p bilmoq, biror narsa haqida yetarlicha bilmoq (hattoki kitob yozadigan darajada), biror nima haqida barcha ma'lumotga ega bo'lmoq.
John wrote the book on unem ployment. He has been looking for ajob work for two years.
Do I know ahout misery? I wrote the book on misery!
Yellow streak (fig) qorqmoq, quyonyuraklik qilmoq.
You always have yellow streak when you have to tell the truth.
The outlaws knew they could ride into town and took over because the sheriffhad ayellow streak.
Yellow journalism bo'rttirma chilik,
orttirib yuborish, ko'pi rish, vahimachilik, shovshuv (muxlislarni tortish uchun qo‘ shish, o'ylab topish).
«Do you think this article in the paper sounds like yellow journal ism?» asked John.
Some newspaper reporters ap proach yellow journalism to sell more copies of their newspaper. They unnecessariiy report the sho cking details of events such as murders just to get headlines that catch the eye.
Yoke around someone's neck (fig) biror kishiga tashvish bo‘lmoq, og‘ir yuk bo'lmoq, boshga bitgan balo bo'lmoq.
John's greedy children are a yoke around his neck.
The Smiths have a huge mort gage that has become ayoke around their necks.
You make me laugh! kclgimni qistatmagin, odamni kuldirma gin.
John: I have a plan to make elec tricity from garhage. Sue: What a dumb idea! You make me laugh!
John: I am really sorry. Give me another chance. I will never do it again! Tom: You make me laugh!
Your guess is as good as mine sen qanchalik bilsang,
men ham shunchalik bilaman, sen qancha bilsang,
men ham shuncha bilaman, sendan ortig'ini bilmay man,
sen bilmasang, men qayer dan bilaman.
1.1 do not know where the scissors are. Yourguess is asgood as mine.
2. «What are they talking?» «Your guess is as good as mine.»
You scratch my back and I will scratch yours sendan ugina, mendan bugina. Meng senga yordam
beraman sen esa menga