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Daily Routine & Life Events

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Hit the sack

/ሂት ዘ ሳክ/

መተኛት

To go to bed

ለመተኛት ወደ አልጋ መሄድ::

In Practice

"I'm really tired, I think I'll hit the sack early."
"What time do you usually hit the sack?"
Fluent Tip

Informal context when ending the day.

Burn the midnight oil

/በርን ዘ ሚድናይት ኦይል/

እስከ አዳር መስራት

To work late into the night

እስከ እኩለ ሌሊት ድረስ መስራት ወይም ማጥናት::

In Practice

"I had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project."
"She's been burning the midnight oil lately."
Fluent Tip

Used for work or study routines.

Crack of dawn

/ክራክ ኦፍ ዳውን/

ማለዳ

Very early in the morning

በጣም በማለዳ ወይም ንጋት ላይ::

In Practice

"We left at the crack of dawn."
"He wakes up at the crack of dawn every day."
Fluent Tip

Describing early morning activities.

Once in a blue moon

/ዋንስ ኢን ኤ ብሉ ሙን/

አልፎ አልፎ

Very rarely

በጣም አልፎ አልፎ የሚከሰት ነገር::

In Practice

"I go to the gym once in a blue moon."
"He visits his hometown once in a blue moon."
Fluent Tip

Describing infrequent habits or life events.

Call it a day

/ኮል ኢት ኤ ዴይ/

የቀኑን ስራ ማቆም

To stop working for the day

ለዕለቱ ስራን ማቆም::

In Practice

"We've done enough, let's call it a day."
"I'm ready to call it a day and go home."
Fluent Tip

End of a work routine.

Piece of cake

/ፒስ ኦፍ ኬክ/

ቀላል ነገር

Something very easy

በጣም ቀላል የሆነ ተግባር::

In Practice

"The exam was a piece of cake."
"Fixing this is a piece of cake."
Fluent Tip

Describing a task in a routine.

Under the weather

/አንደር ዘ ዌዘር/

ህመም መሰማት

Feeling sick

የህመም ስሜት መሰማት::

In Practice

"I'm feeling a bit under the weather today."
"He stayed home because he was under the weather."
Fluent Tip

Describing health in daily life.

Back to the drawing board

/ባክ ቱ ዘ ድሮይንግ ቦርድ/

ከመጀመሪያው መጀመር

To start over because a previous attempt failed

የቀድሞው ሙከራ ስላልተሳካ እንደገና ከመጀመሪያው መጀመር::

In Practice

"The plan didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board."
"We need to go back to the drawing board."
Fluent Tip

Used when routines or projects fail.

Get the ball rolling

/ጌት ዘ ቦል ሮሊንግ/

ስራ መጀመር

To start something

አንድን ተግባር ወይም ሂደት መጀመር::

In Practice

"Let's get the ball rolling on this meeting."
"Who will get the ball rolling?"
Fluent Tip

Starting a daily task.

Pull yourself together

/ፑል ዩርሰልፍ ቱጌዘር/

ራስን መቆጣጠር

To regain control of your emotions

ስሜትን ተቆጣጥሮ መረጋጋት::

In Practice

"You need to pull yourself together."
"She pulled herself together after the news."
Fluent Tip

Used during significant life events.

Beat around the bush

/ቢት አራውንድ ዘ ቡሽ/

ነገር ማሽከርከር

Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it's uncomfortable

ዋናውን ጉዳይ ከመናገር መቆጠብ ወይም ማሽከርከር::

In Practice

"Don't beat around the bush, just tell me."
"Stop beating around the bush."
Fluent Tip

Communication in daily life.

Time flies

/ታይም ፍላይስ/

ጊዜ ይነጉዳል

Time passes very quickly

ጊዜ በጣም በፍጥነት ያልፋል::

In Practice

"Time flies when you're having fun."
"I can't believe it's already June; time flies."
Fluent Tip

Reflecting on life events.