Идиома: make sure Перевод: убедиться, удостовериться Пример: I want to make sure that my friend is going to meet me tomorrow. Я хочу удостовериться, что мой друг собирается завтра со мной встретиться.
[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the matter; reach the central question or fact. Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come to the point. A good newspaper story must come … Читать далее
[lay in] {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for futureuse. Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so shelaid in a hundred pounds of it. Before school starts, theprincipal will lay in plenty of paper for the students’ written work. Compare: LAY UP.
[get one’s goat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a person disgustedor angry. The boy’s laziness all summer got his father’s goat. The slow service at the cafe got Mr. Robinson’s goat.
Идиома: behind schedule Перевод: запаздывать; не успевать сделать что-либо по графику, по расписанию, по договоренности Пример: The trains were behind schedule because of the accident early in the morning. Поезда задерживались из-за аварии, которая произошла рано утром.
[out of whack] {adj. phr.}, {slang }1. Needing repair; not workingright. Ben was glad the lawn mower got out of whack, because hedidn’t have to mow the lawn. Syn.: OUT OF ORDER. 2. Not goingtogether well; not in agreement. The things Mr. Black does are outof whack with what he says. George’s earnings and his … Читать далее
[back away] {v.} To act to avoid or lessen one’s involvement in something; draw or turn back; retreat. The townspeople backed away from the building plan when they found out how much it would cost.
[wild goose chase] {n. phr.} An absurd and completely futileerrand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a manwho never really existed.
[midfield stripe] {n.} The line across the center of a footballfield; the 50-yard line. The visitors were able to cross themidfield stripe once during the whole game.
[get to the heart of] {v. phr.} To find the most important factsabout or the central meaning of; understand the most important thingabout. You can often get to the heart of people’s unhappiness byletting them talk. «If you can find a topic sentence, often itwill help you get to the heart of the paragraph,» said … Читать далее
Идиома: card up one’s sleeve Перевод: припрятанный козырь, карта в рукаве; довод, аргумент, план, намерение, которое будет использовано в будущем в случае необходимости Пример: I think that our boss has a card up his sleeve and he will be able to help us later. Думаю, у нашего начальника есть на руках пара козырей, и потом … Читать далее
[no matter what] {adv. phr.} Under any circumstances. We will goto Europe this summer, no matter what. Charles had decided to goto the football game and he felt he must go no matter what. Compare:COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
[go off] {v.} 1. To leave; to depart. Helen’s mother told hernot to go off without telling her. 2a. To be fired; explode. Thefirecracker went off and scared Jack’s dog. 2b. To begin to ring orbuzz. The alarm clock went off at six o’clock and woke Father. 3.To happen. The party went off without any … Читать далее
Идиома: in good spirits Перевод: в хорошем расположении духа, в хорошем настроении Пример: Everyone was in good spirits when they went to the beach for a picnic. Все были в приподнятом настроении, когда пошли на пляж на пикник.
[stare in the face] {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happento Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her inthe face. Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers foughton bravely. 2. To be easy to see; be plain. Are you looking foryour pencil? It’s on your desk, staring … Читать далее
[go into a tailspin] or [go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal}To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team wentinto a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badlybeaten. 2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or mentallysick; give up hope. The man went into a tailspin after … Читать далее
[daily dozen] {n.}, {informal} Gymnastic exercises; especially, several different exercises done daily. The boys did their daily dozen early each morning.
[have one’s wits about one] {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; notpanic. Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when thefloodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard.
Идиома: have mixed feelings about someone or something Перевод: быть неуверенным в ком-либо или чем-либо; не определиться в своих чувствах по отношению к кому-либо или чему-либо Пример: I have mixed feelings about moving away and taking the new job. Я все еще не определился, стоит ли мне переезжать и принимать эту новую работу.
[make eyes at] {v. phr.}, {informal} To look at a girl or boy in away that tries to attract him to you; flirt. The other girlsdisliked her way of making eyes at their boyfriends instead of findingone of her own.
[open one’s heart] {v. phr.} 1. To talk about your feelingshonestly; confide in someone. After going around worrying, Maryopened her heart to her mother. John felt much better after heopened his heart to Betty. 2. To be sympathetic to; give love or helpgenerously. Mrs. Smith opened her heart to the poor little boy. After the … Читать далее
[get something over with] See: OVER WITH. Get something straight {v. phr.} To clearly comprehend an issue. «Let me get this straight,» Burt said. «You want $85,000 for thismiserable shack?»
[floorwalker] {n.} A section manager in a department store. Toexchange this pair of shoes, you must first get the floorwalker’sapproval.
[figure on] {v.} 1. To expect and think about while making plans. We did not figure on having so many people at the picnic. Hefigured on going to town the next day. Syn.: PLAN ON. 2. To dependon; be; sure about. You can figure on him to be on time. Syn.:COUNT ON.
[come over] {v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling in; happen to. A sudden fit of anger came over him. A great tenderness came over her. What has come over him?
[party line] {n. phr.} Ideas, policies, and goals set forth by theleadership of a group or organization. Dan seldom has an originalidea but he keeps faithfully repeating his company’s party line.
Идиома: think big Перевод: иметь большие, грандиозные планы и намерения Пример: When it comes to starting your own business, it can pay to think big. Когда начинаешь свой бизнес, неплохо бы иметь далеко идущие планы.
Идиома: wait (on) tables Перевод: работать официантом, официанткой; подавать еду (в ресторане, в кафе, и т. п.) Пример: He spent the summer waiting tables at the resort. Он провел лето, работая официантом на курорте.
Идиома: at someone’s (earliest) convenience Перевод: как или когда будет удобно кому-либо Пример: I plan to speak to the bank manager at his earliest convenience. Я собираюсь поговорить с менеджером банка, как только ему будет удобно.
[end up] {v.} 1. To come to an end; be ended or finished; stop. How does the story end up? 2. To finally reach or arrive; land. Ihope you don’t end up in jail. 3. {informal} To die, be killed. The gangster ended up in the electric chair. 4. or [finish up]. Toput an end … Читать далее
[start up] {v.} 1. To begin operating, The driver started up themotor of the car. The engine started up with a roar. 2. To beginto play. The conductor waved his baton, and the bandstarted up. The orchestra started up a waltz. Compare: STRIKE UP.3. To rise or stand suddenly. When he heard the bell, he … Читать далее
[in one’s mind’s eye] {adv. phr.} In the memory; in theimagination. In his mind’s eye he saw again the house he had livedin when he was a child. In his mind’s eye, he could see just whatthe vacation was going to be like.
[road show] {n.} A theatrical play that is performed for a few daysin one town and then moves to other towns. Many actors get theirstart in road shows. The road show is often not as good as theoriginal play on Broadway.
[make a motion] {v. phr.} To propose in some committee meeting orlegislative group that a certain action be taken. The secretarymade a motion that the minutes of the last meeting be accepted.
[ghost of a] Least trace of; slightest resemblance to; smallest biteven of; a very little. Usually used with «chance» or «idea» innegative sentences, or with «smile». There wasn’t a ghost of achance that Jack would win. We didn’t have the ghost of an ideawhere to look for John. The teacher scolded Harold for drawing afunny … Читать далее
[alive and kicking] {adj. phr.} Very active; vigorous; full of energy. Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking.
[upper story] {n.} 1. A floor or level of a building above thefirst floor. The apartment house where Gene lives is five storieshigh and he lives in one of the upper stories. 2. {slang} A person’shead or brain. Lulu has nobody home in the upper story. Bill’ssister says he is weak in the upper story.
[go in one ear and out the other] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be notreally listened to or understood; be paid no attention. Theteacher’s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other. Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other.
Идиома: turn up one’s nose at something Перевод: относиться к чему-либо с неуважением; смотреть свысока; задирать нос Пример: My friend turned up his nose at the job offer in another department of his company. Мой друг с неуважением отнесся к предложению о работе в другом отделе его компании.
[check in] {v.} 1a. To sign your name. The last guests to reach the hotel checked in at 12 o’clock. Contrast: CHECK OUT. 1b. {informal} To arrive. The friends we had invited did not check in until Saturday. 2. To receive back and make a record of it. The coach checked in the football uniforms … Читать далее
Идиома: now or never Перевод: сейчас или никогда Пример: It was now or never so the young man asked his girlfriend to marry him. Вопрос должен был решиться прямо в ту же секунду, поэтому молодой человек попросил свою девушку выйти за него замуж.
[come out with] {v. phr.} 1. To make a public announcement of; make known. He came out with a clear declaration of his principles. 2. To say. He comes out with the funniest remarks you can imagine.
[give voice] {v. phr.}, {formal} To tell what you feel or think;especially when you are angry or want to object. — Used with «to». The students gave voice to their pleasure over the new building. Little Willie gave voice to his pain when the dog bit him by cryingloudly. Compare: CRY OUT, SPEAK OUT.
[run away] or [run off] {v.} To leave and not plan to come back; gowithout permission; escape. Many times Tommy said he would run awayfrom home, but he never did. The guards in jail make sure thatnone of the prisoners run away. Compare: GET AWAY.
[kick it] {v. phr.}, {slang} To end a bad or unwanted habit such asdrinking, smoking, or drug addiction. Farnsworth finally kicked it;he’s in good shape.
[color] See: CHANGE COLOR, GIVE COLOR TO or LEND COLOR TO, HAUL DOWN ONE’S COLORS, HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, NAIL ONE’S COLORS TO THE MAST, OFF-COLOR or OFF-COLORED, SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS, SEE THE COLOR OF ONE’S MONEY, SHOW ONE’S COLORS, WITH FLYING COLORS.
[two cents] {n.} {informal} 1. Something not important or verysmall; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two centshe would quit the team. When John saw that the girl he wasscolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or [two cents worth]Something you want to say; opinion. — Used with a … Читать далее
Идиома: not at all Перевод: совсем нет, абсолютно нет Пример: I am not at all happy with my new computer. Я совсем не доволен своим новым компьютером.
[come down off one’s high horse] {v. phr.} To become less arrogant; to assume a more modest disposition. The boastful candidate for Congress quickly came down off his high horse when he was soundly beaten by his opponent.
[in one’s bad graces] {adj. phr.} Not approved by; not liked by. John was in his mother’s bad graces because he spilled his milk onthe tablecloth. Don got in the bad graces of the teacher bylaughing at her hat. Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR. Contrast: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.