ENGLISH VOCABULARY Table idioms SHORTS

You probably know the noun 
“table”, but do you know the verb? 

As a verb it means to postpone, 
to put off do to something later. 

For example, let’s table the discussion 
this discussion until we have all the data. 

Now we also have three useful idioms.
Idiom 1: Off the table 

This means not a possibility.
Where do you want to go on vacation? 

I don’t know but anywhere I have to fly to is 
off the table because I can’t afford to fly. 

Number 2: To bring to the table
That means to contribute. 

You brought a lot to the table on this 
project. You had so many good ideas! 

Idiom #3: The tables have turned.
Shall we turn it this way? 

No, this isn’t literal. This means something 
has completely changed direction, something is  

going to be the opposite of what you thought. For 
example, a basketball game. One team is crushing  

it, doing so well but then, their best player gets 
injured. And they start playing horribly. Well,  

the tables have turned and it looks 
like the other team is going to win.

您可能知道名词
“table”,但您知道动词吗?

作为动词,它的意思是推迟
,推迟做某事。

例如,让我们将讨论表
这个讨论,直到我们拥有所有数据。

现在我们也有了三个有用的习语。
成语 1: Off the table

这意味着不可能。
你想去哪里度假?

我不知道,但我必须飞往的任何地方都不
在桌面上,因为我负担不起飞行费用。

第 2 点:提出来
这意味着贡献。

你在这个项目上带来了很多东西
。 你有这么多好主意!

成语#3:形势已经逆转。
我们要这样转吗?

不,这不是字面意思。 这意味着某些事情
已经完全改变了方向,某些

事情将与您的想法相反。
例如,篮球比赛。 一支球队正在粉碎

它,做得很好,但随后,他们最好的球员
受伤了。 他们开始玩得很糟糕。 好吧

,形势已经逆转,
看起来另一支球队会赢。