Идиома: on the one hand Перевод: с одной стороны Пример: On the one hand I want to go on a nice holiday but on the other hand I don’t have enough money. С одной
Идиома: forever and ever Перевод: навсегда Пример: The little boy promised that he would be a good boy forever and ever. Маленький мальчик пообещал, что он навсегда станет хорошим мальчиком.
Идиома: bag of tricks Перевод: набор особых методов, способов Пример: The teacher has a bag of tricks to keep her students occupied. Учительница знает несколько способов занять своих учеников.
[make friends] {v. phr.} To become friends; form a friendship. Mrs. Jones invited Bobby to her home to play with Don. She hoped thatthey would make friends with each other. You can make friends
[brush back] {v.} To throw a baseball pitch close to. The pitcher threw a high inside pitch to brush the batter back. Syn.: DUST OFF.
[keep things humming] {v. phr.} To cause thing to perform smoothlyand efficiently. Until Mr. Long joined our computer center, we hadall sorts of problems, but he has corrected them and really keepsthings humming.
[who’s who] or [who is who] {informal} 1. Who this one is and whothat one is; who the different ones in a group of people are or whattheir names or positions are. It is
[marked man] {n. phr.} A man whose behavior has made him the objectof suspicion; a man whose life may be in danger. When Dave dared tocriticize the dictator openly, he became a marked man.
[on the fence] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not able, or not wanting tochoose; in doubt; undecided. – Often used with “sit”. Jack sat onthe fence for a week last spring before he finally joined
[bad paper] {n.}, {slang} 1. A check for which there are no funds in the bank. 2. Counterfeit paper money. Why are you so mad? – I was paid with some bad paper.