Идиома: go by the book Перевод: строго следовать правилам Пример: Most police officers go by the book when they arrest a criminal. Во время ареста большинство офицеров полиции строго следуют правилам.
[speak] See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLSSPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, SHORT-SPOKEN, SOTO SPEAK, TO SPEAK OF.
[soda jerk] or [soda jerker] {n.}, {informal} A person who servessoda and ice cream to customers, usually in a drug store or ice creamparlor. Bob worked as a soda jerk at the drug store all summer. He is just a soda jerker with no future.
[hem in] or [hem around] or [hem about] {v.} 1. To put somethingaround, or to be placed around; surround. Mountains hemmed the townin on all sides. As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, theywere hemmed around by other boys. 2. See: FENCE IN.
Идиома: hide one’s light under a bushel Перевод: скрывать свой талант, ум, способности (обычно из-за скромности, застенчивости) Пример: I didn’t realize you could play the piano — you’ve been hiding your light under a bushel. Я и не знал, что ты умеешь играть на пианино — ты умело скрывал свой талант.
Идиома: go out of one’s way (to do something) Перевод: делать все возможное, стараться из всех сил, прилагать все усилия Пример: My aunt went out of her way to help me when I visited her. Моя тетя старалась изо всех сил, чтобы мне помочь, когда я пришел к ней в гости.
Идиома: get a load of someone or something Идиома: get a load of someone or something разг. Перевод: хорошо взглянуть на кого-либо или что-либо; обратить внимание на кого-либо или что-либо Пример: «Get a load of that man over there with the four dogs.» Обратите внимание на того человека вон там с четырьмя собаками.
[backfire] {v.} To misfire; to have a reverse effect from what was intended. Mimi’s gossip about the Head of the Department backfired wizen people began to mistrust her.
[cash in on] {v.}, {informal} To see and profit by it; take advantage of. Mr. Brown cashed in on people’s great interest in camping and sold three hundred tents.
[flying high] {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. Jack wasflying high after his team won the game. Compare: IN THE CLOUDS, ONTOP OP THE WORLD.
[get through to] {v.} To be understood by; make understand. The little boy could not get through to hishousemother. Deaf people sometimes find it hard to get through tostrangers. When the rich boy’s father lost his money, it took along time for the idea to get through to him that he’d have to workand support … Читать далее
[not the thing] {n. phr.} Not the accepted form of action;something socially improper. It is simply not the thing to wearblue jeans to the opera.
[with good grace] {adv. phr.} With pleasant and courteous behavior;politely; willingly; without complaining. The boys had beenwell-coached; they took the loss of the game with good grace. Theprincipal scolded Nora, who accepted his criticism with good grace. Contrast: WITH BAD GRACE.
Идиома: go to any length / go to any lengths / go to great lenghts Перевод: делать все необходимое; ни перед чем не останавливаться, чтобы выполнить что-либо Пример: The man will go to any length to get what he wants. Этот человек ни перед чем не остановится, чтобы получить то, чего он хочет. I went … Читать далее
[deal with] {v. phr.} 1. To conduct negotiations or business dealings with. John refuses to deal with the firm of Brown and Miller. 2. To handle a problem. Ted is a very strong person and dealt with the fact that his wife had left him much better than anyone else I know.
[as is] {adv.} Without changes or improvements; with no guarantee or promise of good condition. — Used after the word it modifies. They agree to buy the house as is. He bought an old car as is. Compare: AT THAT.
Идиома: take heart Перевод: воодушевиться, воспрянуть духом Пример: When we had troubles, Grandpa said, «Take heart, my children.» Когда у нас были неприятности, дедушка говорил: «Не падайте духом, дети».
[with a whole skin] also [in a whole skin] {adv. phr.} With noinjury; unhurt; safely. The boy was lucky to escape with a wholeskin when the car went off the road. Jack came through the gamewith a whole skin. The horse threw him off, but he got away in awhole skin. Syn.: SAFE AND SOUND.
Идиома: bite someone’s head off Идиома: bite someone’s head off разг. Перевод: разговаривать, общаться с кем-либо грубо, со злостью Пример: She bites his head off every time he opens his mouth. Она кидается на него всякий раз, когда он пытается что-то сказать.
[banana oil] {n.}, {slang} Flattery that is an obvious exaggeration; statements that are obviously made with an ulterior motive. Cut out the banana oil; flattery will get you nowhere!
[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune;becoming rich overnight. The Smiths went from rags to riches whenthey unexpectedly won the lottery.
[whale away] {v.}, {informal} 1. To beat or hit hard; strike againand again. — Often used with «at». The boxer is whaling away at hisopponent with both fists. 2. To attack severely or again and again;go on without stopping or with great force; pound away. Mary hasbeen whaling away on the typewriter for an hour. … Читать далее
Идиома: queer as a three-dollar bill Перевод: очень странный Пример: The woman is the strangest person that I have ever seen and she is as queer as a three-dollar bill. Эта женщина — самый странный человек, которого я когда-либо встречал, она очень чудаковатая.
[fall back] {v.} To move back; go back. — Usually used with a groupas subject. The army fell back before their stubborn enemies. The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted «Givehim air!» Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY.
[do one a good turn] {v. phr.} To perform an act of kindness, friendship, or help to another person, unselfishly, without expectation of reward. «I’ll be happy to help you any time you need it,» John said. «After all you have done me so many good turns.»
[put through one’s paces] {v. phr.}, {informal} To test thedifferent abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a showof what one can do. He put his new car through its paces. Manydifferent problems put the new mayor through his paces in the firstmonths of his term.
Идиома: twist someone’s arm Перевод: выкручивать руки (заставлять кого-либо сделать что-либо против воли, желания) Пример: My friend did not have to twist my arm to get me to go to the movie. I wanted to go anyway. Моему другу не пришлось ничего делать, чтобы уговорить меня пойти в кино. Я сам хотел пойти.
Идиома: quite a bit Перевод: много (употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми существительными) Пример: I had quite a bit of time so I decided to go to the library. У меня было много времени, поэтому я решил пойти в библиотеку.
[bring home the bacon] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To support your family; earn the family living. He was a steady fellow, who always brought home the bacon. 2. To win a game or prize. The football team brought home the bacon.
[enlarge on] or [enlarge upon] or [expand on] or [expand upon] {v.}To talk or write more about; say or explain more completely or atgreater length. The teacher enlarged on the uses of atomic power.
[hard row to hoe] or [tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life tolive; a very hard job to do. She has a hard row to hoe with sixchildren and her husband dead. Young people without enougheducation will have a tough row to hoe when they have to supportthemselves. Syn.: HARD SLEDDING. Compare: DOWN … Читать далее
[grease monkey] {n., {slang} 1. A person who greases or works onmachinery; a mechanic or worker in a garage or gasoline station. Hey, grease monkey, fill up my gas tank! The grease monkey wasall dirty when he came out from under the car. 2. Airplane mechanic. Jack was a grease monkey in the Air Force.
[finders keepers] or [finders keepers, losers weepers] {informal}Those who find lost things can keep them. — Used usually by childrento claim the right to keep something they have found. I don’t haveto give it back; it’s finders keepers. Finders keepers, losersweepers! It’s my knife now!
[opposite sex] {n. phr.} The sex different from the one beingdiscussed or mentioned. Fred came out and said he was gay, havingnever had any interest in the opposite sex.
[lowdown] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The inside facts of a matter;the total truth. Nixon never gave the American people the lowdownon Watergate.
[dead ahead] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly in front; before. The school is dead ahead about two miles from here. Father was driving in a fog, and suddenly he saw another car dead ahead of him.
Идиома: at stake Перевод: быть поставленным на карту; быть в опасности Пример: Much money was at stake during the negotiations for the new stadium. На карту было поставлено много денег во время переговоров о новом стадионе.
[last word] {n.} 1. The last remark in an argument. I never winan argument with her. She always has the last word. 2. The final sayin deciding something. The superintendent has the last word inordering new desks. 3. {informal} The most modern thing. Mrs. Green’s stove is the last word in stoves.
[world without end] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Endlessly; forever;eternally. Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on worldwithout end.
[hot potato] {n.}, {informal} A question that causes strongargument and is difficult to settle. Many school boards foundsegregation a hot potato in the 1960s.
[bear trap] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A police radar unit designed to catch speeders. Watch the bear trap at exit 101.
[plough] or [plow through] {v. phr.} Pass through laboriously. Saw had to plough through hundreds of pages of American history toget ready for his test.
[piece] See: BY THE PIECE, CONVERSATION PIECE, GIVE A PIECE OFONE’S MIND, GO TO PIECES, OF A PIECE, PIECE OF CAKE, SAY ONE’S PIECEor SPEAK ONE’S PIECE, TO PIECES.
Идиома: call someone or something into question Перевод: подвергать сомнению, усомниться Пример: The lawyer called the man’s statement about his neighbor into question. Адвокат подверг сомнению заявление мужчины о своем соседе.
[call on] or [call upon] {v.} 1. To make a call upon; visit. Mr. Brown called on an old friend while he was in the city. 2. To ask for help. He called on a friend to give him money for the bus fare to his home.
Идиома: instead of Перевод: вместо чего-либо; вместо того, чтобы Пример: Let’s meet at the restaurant instead of the department store as we had planned. Давай встретимся в ресторане вместо универмага, как мы договорились.
Идиома: for the sake of someone or something Перевод: ради кого-либо или чего-либо Пример: My father decided to quit his job for the sake of his health. Мой отец решил бросить свою работу ради своего здоровья.
[whether — or] or [whether — or whether[] 1. {coord. conj.}Used to introduce an indirect question. You must decide whether youshould go or stay. I don’t know whether Jack or Bill is a betterplayer. Compare: EITHER — OR. Used to show a choice of things, or that different things are possible. Whether the bicycle was … Читать далее
[old maid] {n. phr.} A spinster; a woman who has never married. Because my old maid aunt is a terrific cook as well as a good-lookingwoman, nobody understands why she never married.
[pure and simple] {adj.} Simply stated; basic. — Follows the nounit modifies and is used for emphasis. The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby-sitter. The question, pure and simple, iswhether you will support me. Compare: BOIL DOWN.