do a crash course in something

jelentés / meaning: 
gyorstalpaló tanfolyamon vesz részt (nem feltétlenül tényleges tanfolyamon),
gyorsan, a "helyzet hozta szükség okán" tanul meg valamit 

a rapid and intense course of training
detailed explanation

példák / examples:

• He took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy.
• I am going to do a crash course in Spanish before my holiday.
• The main focus at Crashcourse is to offer a choice of intense, 1-day, hands-on courses on specific topics in Linux and open source.  (Itt a crash course-okat kínáló cég neve  Crashcourse. )
• Keep in mind this is the 4 Hour Photoshop Crash Course - not the 4 minute crash course.
• a crash course in clothing  

 
A crash course in motorcycle safety :

 

sound somebody out about something

jelentés / meaning:

megkérdezi valaki véleményét egy adott dologban, kikérdez valakit valamiről

•  to try to find out what someone thinks (about something)
• to question (someone) in order to discover (opinions, facts, etc.)

 példák / examples:

• I don't know what Jane thinks about your suggestion, but I'll sound her out.
• John was keen on knowing what Sarah thought of his new movie. He wanted me to sound her out.”  
• You should sound him out about the matter.

 
Ask him out or not? (source:forum of TheSite.org )

• A: Ok, some quick advice needed people!
  Guy at work - I like him - I want to ask him out - I'm scared he'll say no and then work will be really weird - how will I face him? We don't work in the same office but we would have to see each other every morning and potentially pass each other during the day.
  What should I do?? One of my male co-workers was trying to sound him out subtly
• B: Have you had any signs that he also likes you? Are you both single? 
• A: Both single. Have had a few flirty conversations and one majorly flirty text conversation! One of my male co-workers was trying to sound him out subtly and doesn't think (through male intuition) that he's looking for a relationship. But how would I know if I never asked? 

no strings attached

jelentés / meaning: 

kötöttségek nélkül, feltételek nélkül, kötelezettségek nélkül

no special demands or limits that you have to accept  , no obligations

példák / examples:

• For a friend, I'll help out for free, no strings attached. 
• What exactly does 'no strings attached' mean when it comes to dating?
• Most of these so-called special offers come with strings attached.
• The bank's agreed to lend me £1000, no strings attached.

pig-headed / pigheaded

jelentés / meaning: 

makacs (mint az öszvér) 

szó szerint= disznó-fejű

stupidly stubborn, obstinate/

not willing to change your opinions or intentions , even when it is obvious that they are not right  - source

példák / examples:

• a pigheaded businessmen
• According to Herber Hoover, the possibility of war was not a certainty, and the greedy pig-headed politicians of the day did little to prevent war.
• He is a pig-headed fool.

an honest mistake

jelentés / meaning:

véletlen, őszinte, akaratlan  botlás, tévedés vagy hiba 

a mistake or bad choice that is unintentional

 forrás/ source

példák / examples:

• Patients will understand an honest mistake if the doctor tells the truth. link
• I gave her the wrong amount of money, but it was an honest mistake.
• An example would be a situation in which the waitress accidentally added the check incorrectly, overcharging the customer, but with no intention of keeping the extra money.
• It was an honest mistake on his part. 
• It was a stupid mistake, but an honest mistake.

(to be) all thumbs

jelentés / meaning: 

kétbalkezes 

(szó szerint= csupa hüvelykujj)

awkward in handling things 

példák / examples:

•  I'm sorry, I'm all thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to type one short letter correctly.
•  Poor Joe can't play the piano at all. He's all thumbs.
•  David is all thumbs when it comes to gardening.
• I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards. (kártya keverés)

idioms with head

under his/her belt

jelentés / meaning:

• valami a tarsolyában van (képesség), 
• valamivel ( tapasztalattal )  a háta mögött
• valami a "bendőjében" van

to have something under his/her belt: have something achieved, counted or scored.

to get something under your belt: to learn, to master something

to have something under his/her belt: have sg. eaten or drunk and in one's stomach.

 példák / examples:

• Frank has over four hundred wins under his belt.
• Finally, she got good painting techniques under her belt.  
• When I get the right procedures under my belt, I will be more efficient. 
• She was a capable individual, with fourteen years as managing director under her belt. 
• He has several major drama awards under his belt.

forrás, source : free dictionary

try his/her hand at something

jelentés / meaning:

kipróbálja magát valamiben 

to try doing something for the first time, to attempt to do something

 példák / examples:

• I might try my hand at a bit of Indian cooking.
• Peter worked as a journalist, and he also tried his hand at writing fiction for a time. 
• John has decided to try his hand at bee-keeping. 

heads will roll

jelentés / meaning: 

(ezért még) fejek fognak hullni  

szó szerint: fejek fognak gurulni

people will get into severe trouble/ something that you say which means people will lose their jobs as punishment for making serious mistakes

 

 példák / examples:

• How could the air force have bombed a school by mistake? Heads will roll, believe me!
• Have you any idea how much money this mistake will cost the company? You can be sure that heads will roll. 
• When the company's year-end results are known, heads will roll.
• You can rest assured that heads will roll for this.

hand over fist

jelentés / meaning: 

játszva, könnyedén, gyorsan (szerzel vagy veszítesz el pénzt)

szó szerint: kéz az ököl felett

if you make or lose money hand over fist, you make or lose large amounts of it very quickly

"Rovio is making money hand over fist from its most popular game, Angry Birds."  read more

példák / examples:

• What a busy day. We took in money hand over fist.  
• They were buying things hand over fist.
• Business was good and we were making money hand over fist.  
• Last year their company was losing money hand over fist.

keep somebody at arm's lenght

jelentés / meaning: 

három lépés távolságot tart valakivel

(= "kartávolágban tart valakit, nem engedi annál közelebb ")

 

If you keep someone or something at arm's length, you keep a safe distance away from them.

példák / examples:

• There is an art in managing to be polite while keeping your neighbours at arm's length.
• Martha always keeps her coworkers at arm's length.

(Martha, who works in an office, is very careful when it comes to sharing personal details at work. Her coworkers are always trying to engage Martha in personal conversations. They invite Martha to parties and other social events. Martha always refuses the invitations. Martha prefers to keep her professional work life very separate from her personal life.) source