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Read the handwriting on the wall (fig)


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Read the handwriting on the wall (fig) oldindan nima bo'lishini taxmin qilmoq, bil moq, sezmoq birorbir alomat lar, nishonlar yordamida.

  1. I know I am going to he fired. I can read the handwriting on the wall.

  2. Can not you read the handwrit ing on the wall? Can not you see what they are planning?

Real McCoy (fig) haqiqiy, chin narsa yoki shaxsning o‘zi.

  1. He asked Sue what kind of en gagement ring she wanted. She said she did not want an imita tion diamond. She wanted the real McCoy.

  2. You have to be careful when you go shopping in some places in Europe. Tourist are sold a lot of items like watches and purses that supposedly are famous brands but they are not the real McCoy.

Rear its ugly head (fig) o'zini namoyon qilmoq, bo'yin ko'rsatmoq, paydo bo'lmoq, kelib chiqmoq.

  1. Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their marriage.

  2. One problem after another reared its ugly head.

Receive someone with open arms (welcome someone with open arms) bag'rini, qo'llarini keng ochib kutib olmoq, intizorlik bilan kutib olmoq, quchoq ochib kutib olmoq.

  1. His mother received him with open arms at the door.

2.1 am sure they wanted us to stay for dinner. They welcomed us with open arms.
Red herring yolg'on, soxta ma'lumot, dalil, chalg'ituvchi birorbir narsa (to'g'ri narsadan yoki aso siy narsadan chalg'itadigan).

  1. The detectives were following a red herring, but they are on the right track now.

  2. The mystery novel has a couple of red herrings that keep readers surprised.

Red in the face qizarib ketgan (xijolatdan) uyalib ketgan, xijolat bo'lgan.
1. He had not the gift of words. Always he grew confused, and turned red in the face.
2. The speaker kept making errors and became red in the face.
Red ink (fig) qarz, kamomad, zarar (moliyaviy).

  1. am in red ink right now I think I have to keep my spending down.

2. Too much red ink and the compa ny will collapse.
Red tape (fig) qog'ozbozlik, ras- miyatchilik, byurokratizm, yugur-yugur.

  1. Because ofred tape, it took John weeks to get avisa.

  2. When my father was rushed to the hospital, the head nurse cut through all the red tape so that he could get to see a doctor immedi ately.


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