| Deyimsel fiiller |
| İngilizce | Türkçe |
| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | vazgeçmek f. |
| caymak f. |
| Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (doğum sırasında) | ıkınmak geçişsiz f. |
| The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down vi phrasal | US (apply pressure, concentrate) | bastırmak f. |
| güç kullanmak f. |
| You have to know when to conserve your strength and when to bear down with every bit of energy you have. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | bastırmak f. |
| Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) (birisini) | sıkıştırmak f. |
| üstüne gelmek f. |
| Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | -e doğru gelmek f. |
| hızla yaklaşmak f. |
| The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | üstüne varmak, üstüne gelmek f. |
| The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (sun: shine brightly and hot) (güneş) | üzerine vurmak f. |
| The sun was beating down on our backs. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) (yağmur) | üzerine yağmak f. |
| The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (negotiate lower price from) (mecazlı) | pazarlık edip fiyat düşürmek f. |
| Amy beat the seller down to £20 for the vase. |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) (mecazlı) | pazarlık edip fiyat düşürmek f. |
| We beat the price down to $45. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) | yıldırmak f. |
| moralini bozmak f. |
| gücünü kırmak f. |
| Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) (korku, vb.) | bastırmak f. |
| Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | yatıp uyumak f. |
| yatmaya gitmek f. |
| I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | yatırmak f. |
| yatırıp uyutmak f. |
| Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| bend down vi phrasal | (lean over) | eğilmek f. |
| öne eğilmek f. |
| The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces. |
bog [sth] down,
bog down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) | çamura saplamak f. |
| The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
| bog [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: hinder, burden) (mecazlı) | çıkmaza sokmak f. |
| batağa sokmak f. |
| açmaza düşürmek f. |
| Work is really bogging me down lately. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | suyunu çektirmek geçişli f. |
| The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) | suyunu çekmek geçişsiz f. |
| Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | -den ibaret olmak f. |
| demeye gelmek f. |
| indirgenmek f. |
| What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | özetlemek geçişli f. |
| If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fasten, secure [sth]) | sabitlemek f. |
| sıkıca bağlamak f. |
| Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat [sth] quickly) | aceleyle yemek f. |
| Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend, kneel in respect) | eğilmek, öne eğilmek f. |
| (mecazlı) | (birisine) boyun eğmek f. |
| She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) (araç, makina) | bozulmak, çalışmamak geçişsiz f. |
| Not: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) (kişi) | ağlamak f. |
| Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | bozulmak f. |
| The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | kırmak geçişli f. |
| yıkmak geçişli f. |
| The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | parçalamak geçişli f. |
| parçalara ayırmak geçişli f. |
| Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | analiz etmek f. |
| (bölümler halinde) | incelemek f. |
| We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| bring [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (cause demise) | çökertmek geçişli f. |
| devirmek geçişli f. |
| indirmek geçişli f. |
| The scandal brought down the government. |
| bring [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative, slang (make sad) | moralini bozmak geçişli f. |
| canını sıkmak geçişli f. |
| üzmek geçişli f. |
| If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
bucket down,
bucket vi phrasal | informal, figurative (rain heavily) | bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmak f. |
| (gündelik dil) | şakır şakır yağmak f. |
| Not: Most commonly used in the continuous |
| Don't forget your umbrella - it's bucketing down out there. |
| buckle [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (fasten: shoe, seatbelt) (emniyet kemeri, vb.) | bağlamak geçişli f. |
| Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) (mecazlı) | işe koyulmak f. |
| (mecazlı) | işe girişmek f. |
| I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (work diligently) (mecazlı) | dört elle sarılmak f. |
| I have to buckle down and finish this term paper. |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | azarlamak, paylamak f. |
| (argo) | fırçalamak, fırça atmak, fırça çekmek f. |
| calm down vi phrasal | (become calmer) | sakinleşmek geçişsiz f. |
| The street market is closed until the weather has calmed down. |
calm [sb] down,
calm down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (make calmer) | sakinleştirmek geçişli f. |
| She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) (Amerikan folk dansında) | çizginin dışına çıkmak f. |
| The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (tree: fell, cut down) (ağaç) | kesmek geçişli f. |
| Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| clamp down vi phrasal | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | üzerine gitmek f. |
| Not: Single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| There is a big problem with dangerous driving on this stretch of road, but the police are clamping down. |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | göz açtırmamak f. |
| aman vermemek f. |
| The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down vi phrasal | UK, figurative (accept defeat) (mecazlı) | yenilgiyi kabullenmek f. |
| alttan almak f. |
| There was a public outcry at the proposals and the government was forced to climb down. |
| close down vi phrasal | (business: cease trading) (iş, şirket) | kapanmak geçişsiz f. |
| When the doctor was killed, the clinic was forced to close down. |
| close [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (prevent [sth] from operating) | kapatmak geçişli f. |
| çalışmasını engellemek geçişli f. |
| The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop. |
| come down vi phrasal | (descend) | aşağı inmek f. |
| aşağı gelmek f. |
| Go upstairs and tell your sister to come down for dinner. |
| come down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) (bina) | yıkılmak f. |
| After the wrecking ball hit the side of the building it came down quickly. |
| come down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (punish) (birisini) | cezalandırmak geçişli f. |
| The teacher came down on him for his repeated absence. |
| come down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (collapse) | tepesine düşmek geçişsiz f. |
| yıkılmak geçişsiz f. |
| çökmek geçişsiz f. |
| The bedroom ceiling came down on us during the hurricane. |
| come down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be essentially) | demek olmak geçişsiz f. |
| What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff. |
| come down with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (fall ill) | hastalanmak geçişsiz f. |
| (nezle, grip, vb.) | olmak geçişsiz f. |
| I've just come down with a cold. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (become less hot) | soğumak f. |
| Give the cookies ten minutes to cool down. |
| cool down vi phrasal | figurative, informal (become less angry) | sakinleşmek, yatışmak f. |
| It took Andy a while to cool down after the argument with his brother. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (slow pace to end exercise) (egzersiz) | yavaşlamak geçişsiz f. |
| It is important to spend five minutes cooling down after a vigorous exercise session. |
| cool [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (make less hot) | soğutmak f. |
| Ben took a cold shower to cool himself down after the race. |
| count down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (prepare for, anticipate [sth]) (mecazlı) | sabırsızlıkla beklemek f. |
| -e hazırlanmak f. |
| As soon as one birthday is over, Tommy starts counting down to the next one. |
| count down vi phrasal | (count back to zero) (sıfıra kadar) | geriye saymak f. |
| The anaesthetist told the patient to count down from 100. |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insep | (count backwards to event) (bir olay için) | geri sayıma başlamak f. |
| It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| cow down vi phrasal | US, informal (be intimidated) | gözü korkmak f. |
| sinmek f. |
| Jeff tried to intimidate me but I refused to cow down. |
| cow down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be intimidated) (birisine) | boyun eğmek f. |
| I'm not going to cow down to her. She doesn't scare me! |
| crack down vi phrasal | informal (enforce laws) | sıkı önlem almak f. |
| kanunu uygulamak f. |
| The police will no longer tolerate public drunkenness; they're going to crack down. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | göz açtırmamak f. |
| tolerans göstermemek f. |
| aman vermemek f. |
| The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) | cezalandırmak f. |
| ceza uygulamak f. |
| Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| crouch down vi phrasal | (squat, hunker) | çömelmek geçişsiz f. |
| çömmek geçişsiz f. |
| I crouched down to hide behind the low wall. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | azaltmak f. |
| kısmak f. |
| If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | -i azaltmak f. |
| -i kısmak f. |
| It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce) | azaltmak f. |
| When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (kill, strike down) | öldürmek f. |
| Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
