علوم قرآن و حدیث

Take it with a grain of salt

✅ Don’t take it too literally or seriously
🗣 He exaggerates a lot, so take what he says with a grain of salt

Hit the ground running
✅ To start something energetically and successfully from the beginning
🗣 We need someone who can hit the ground running on day one

Back to the drawing board
✅ Start again after a failure
🗣 The client rejected our proposal—back to the drawing board

Jump through hoops
✅ To do a lot of extra tasks to achieve something
🗣 They made us jump through hoops just to get the permit

Go the extra mile
✅ Put in more effort than expected
🗣 She always goes the extra mile for her clients

Read between the lines
✅ Understand the hidden meaning
🗣 He didn’t say it directly, but reading between the lines, he’s unhappy

Let the dust settle
✅ Wait for things to calm down
🗣 Let the dust settle before we talk to the media

Bend over backwards
✅ Try very hard to help or please
🗣 They bent over backwards to make us feel welcome

Drop the ball
✅ Fail to do something properly
🗣 The assistant really dropped the ball on that project

Throw in the towel

✅ Give up; admit defeat
🗣 After several failed attempts, he finally threw in the towel

✅Wrap your head around something

🗣understand something complex

✅Jump on the bandwagon

🗣join a popular trend

✅Straight from the horse’s mouth

🗣directly from the source

✅Put your foot in your mouth

🗣say something embarrassing or inappropriate

✅Up in the air

🗣undecided or uncertain

✅Cut corners

🗣do something poorly to save time or money

✅In hot water

🗣in trouble

✅On thin ice

🗣in a risky or dangerous situation

✅Raise the bar

🗣increase standards or expectations

✅Shoot yourself in the foot

🗣harm yourself by mistake

✅Throw your weight around

🗣use authority aggressively

✅Walk on eggshells

🗣act carefully to avoid conflict

✅Go off the deep end

🗣react emotionally or irrationally

✅Put your money where your mouth is

🗣back up words with action