Идиома: it girl Перевод: «светская львица»; молодая женщина, девушка, добившаяся знаменитости и известности благодаря своему светскому образу жизни Пример: It seems as if she knows everybody around here. They say she is It Girl. Кажется, что она знает здесь всех. Говорят, она светская львица.
[in] or [into the limelight] {adj. phr.} In the center ofattention. Some people will do almost anything to be able to stepinto the limelight. Compare: IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
[tongue twister] {n.} A word or group of words difficult topronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty ofenunciation. «She sells sea shells by the seashore» is a popularAmerican tongue twister.
Идиома: use one’s head / use one’s bean / use one’s noodle / use one’s noggin Перевод: подумать, как следует Пример: You should use your head a little more and try not to make the same mistake again. Тебе следует подумать, как следует, и не совершать той же ошибки.
Идиома: white lie Перевод: невинная ложь, ложь во спасение (мелкая ложь с целью пощадить чьи-либо чувства) Пример: I told the woman a white lie when I said that I would be too busy to meet her. Я специально солгал этой женщине, чтобы ее не расстраивать, когда сказал, что буду занят и не смогу с ней … Читать далее
Идиома: get a move on Идиома: get a move on разг. Перевод: поторопиться Пример: Please get a move on. We are already three hours late. Пожалуйста, поторопись. Мы уже опаздываем на три часа.
Идиома: right away Перевод: немедленно, тотчас же Пример: I forgot to bring my book but I will go home and get it right away. Я забыл принести свою книгу, но я сейчас же пойду домой и возьму ее.
Идиома: kiss and make up Перевод: уладить ссору, устранить разногласия, помириться Пример: I want to kiss and make up with my friend after our argument. Я хочу помириться со своим другом после спора.
Идиома: get on someone’s nerves Идиома: get on someone’s nerves разг. Перевод: действовать кому-либо на нервы Пример: The woman’s constant complaining is beginning to get on my nerves. Постоянное нытье этой женщины начинает действовать мне на нервы.
Идиома: right under one’s nose Перевод: у кого-либо под носом; в очевидном и близком месте Пример: I found the calculator right under my nose after searching for it for an hour. Я нашел калькулятор прямо у себя под носом после того, как проискал его целый час.
[mental telepathy] {n. phr.} The passing of one person’s thoughtsto another without any discoverable talking or carrying of signalsbetween them. Mrs. Smith knew the moment her husband’s ship sank onthe other side of the world. It seems like a case of mentaltelepathy. Most or all men who practice mental telepathy on stagehave really trained themselves … Читать далее
[hell-on-wheels] {n.}, {slang} A short-tempered, nagging, or crabbyperson especially one who makes another unhappy by constantlycriticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong. Finnegancomplains that his wife is hell on wheels; he is considering getting adivorce.
[stage fright] {n. phr.} The fear one feels before appearing infront of an audience. Many famous actors and actresses admit thatthey often have stage fright before the curtain goes up.
[Indian giver] {n. phr.} A person who gives one something, butlater asks for it back. — An ethnic slur; avoidable. John gave me abeautiful fountain pen, but a week later, like an Indian giver, hewanted it back.
[road sign] {n.} A sign on which there is information about a roador places; a sign with directions to drivers. The road sign read,»25 MPH LIMIT» but Jack drove along at fifty miles an hour. Theroad sign said Westwood was four miles away.
[sit with] {v.}, {informal} To be accepted by; affect. — Used ininterrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by «well». How did your story sit with your mother? Bob’s poorsportsmanship doesn’t sit well with the coach.
[sit back] {v.} 1. To be built a distance away; stand away. Our house sits back from the road. 2. To relax; rest, often while others are working; take time out. Sit back for aminute and think about what you have done.
Идиома: after hours Перевод: после закрытия, окончания работы Пример: The library has a place to return books after hours. Библиотека располагает местом, куда можно сдать книги после ее закрытия.
[at work] {adj, phr.} Busy at a job; doing work. The teacher was soon hard at work correcting that day’s test. Jim is at work on his car.
[look out] or [watch out] {v.} 1. To take care; be careful; be onguard. — Usually used as a command or warning. «Look out!» Johncalled, as the car came toward me. «Look out for the train,» thesign at the railroad crossing warns. 2. To be alert or watchful; keepwatching. A collector of antique cars asked … Читать далее
Идиома: take ill / take sick Перевод: заболеть Пример: The woman took ill during her holiday and spent most of the time in her hotel. Женщина заболела во время отпуска, и провела большую часть времени в своей гостинице.
[climb the wall] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To react to a challenging situation with too great an emotional response, frustration, tension, and anxiety. By the time I got the letter that I was hired, I was ready to climb the wall. 2. To be so disinterested or bored as to be most anxious to … Читать далее
Идиома: any number of (someone or something) Перевод: большое количество (людей или вещей) Пример: I had any number of reasons not to buy the computer. У меня было много причин не покупать компьютер.
[keep on] {v.} 1. To go ahead; not stop; continue. The neighborsasked them to stop making noise, but they kept right on. Columbuskept on until he saw land. — Often used before a present participle. Relentlessly, the boy kept on asking about the birds and the bees. The boy kept on talking even though the … Читать далее
[fool and his money are soon parted] A foolish person soon wasteshis money. — A proverb, Jimmy spends all his pennies for candy. Afool and his money are soon parted.
[working girl] {n.}, {slang} 1. Aprostitute. I didn’t know Roxanne was a working girl. 2. A girl, usually single, who supports herself by working in an honest job, suchas in an office, etc. The average working girl can’t afford such afancy car.
[till the last gun is fired] or [until the last gun is fired] {adv. phr.} Until the end; until everything is finished or decided. Fredalways liked to stay at parties until the last gun was fired. Thecandidate didn’t give up hope of being elected until the last gun wasfired.
[cat’s meow] or [cat’s pajamas] {n.}, {slang} Something very wonderful, special, or good. John’s new hike is really the cat’s meow. Mary’s party is going to be the cat’s pajamas.
[high] See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, FLYING HIGH, GO THROUGH HELLAND HIGH WATER, HELL AND HIGH WATER, HIT THE HIGH SPOTS, LIVE HIGH OFFTHE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG, OFF ONE’S HIGH HORSE, ON TOP OF THEWORLD or SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD also SITTING ON HIGHCOTTON, RIDING HIGH.
[would that] or [I would that] or [would God] or [would heaven]{literary} I wish that. — Used at the beginning of a sentenceexpressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostlyin poetry and older literature. Would that I could only dropeverything and join you. Would that my mother were alive to see … Читать далее
[take back] {v.} To change or deny something offered, promised, orstated; admit to making a wrong statement. I take back my offer tobuy the house now that I’ve had a good look at it. I want you totake back the unkind things you said about Kenneth.
Идиома: hot under the collar Идиома: hot under the collar разг. Перевод: очень рассерженный, злой Пример: Our boss is hot under the collar today because three of the staff came late. Наш начальник сегодня очень рассержен из-за того, что трое сотрудников пришли с опозданием. It’s only a joke. Don’t get hot under the collar. Это … Читать далее
[bubble gum music] {n.}, {slang} The kind of rock’n’roll that appeals to young teenagers. When will you learn to appreciate Mozart instead of that bubble gum music?
[mark time] {v. phr.} 1. To move the feet up and down as inmarching, but not going forward. The officer made the soldiers marktime as a punishment. 2. To be idle; waiting for something to happen. The teacher marked time until all the children were ready for thetest. 3. To seem to be working or … Читать далее
[be a fly on the wall] {v. phr.} To eavesdrop on a secret conversation. How I wish I could be a fly on the wall to hear what my fiance’s parents are saying about me!
[take shape] {v. phr.} To grow or develop into a certain fixedform. Plans for our vacation are beginning to take shape. Theirnew home took shape as the weeks went by. Compare: SHAPE UP.
Идиома: none other than someone Перевод: не кто иной, как; тот самый человек (о котором, возможно, идет речь) Пример: I went to the airport and I saw none other than the president of our company. Я поехал в аэропорт, и знаешь, кого я увидел? Президента нашей компании.
Идиома: vote of thanks Перевод: благодарная речь (организатору чего-либо, выступающему, и т. д.) Пример: The speaker received a vote of thanks from the audience. Слушатели поблагодарили выступающего.
[weigh one’s words] {v. phr.} To choose your words carefully; becareful to use the right words. When a teacher explains aboutreligion, he must weigh his words because his pupils may be of severaldifferent faiths. When old Mr. Jones talked to the students aboutbecoming teachers, he spoke slowly, weighing his words. In adebate, a political candidate … Читать далее
[stand in for] {v. phr.} To substitute for someone. The famousbrain surgeon was called out of town so his assistant had to stand infor him during the operation.
[throw a monkey wrench] or [throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal}To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. The game wasgoing smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works byfussing about the rules. The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench intothe Wisconsin team’s offense. He hoped to see the class plan failand looked … Читать далее
[close one’s eyes] or [shut one’s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: OPEN ONE’S EYES.
Идиома: mean well Перевод: иметь добрые намерения Пример: Although the woman means well, she always seems to cause herself many problems. Хоть у этой женщины и добрые намерения, кажется, будто она всегда причиняет себе много проблем.
Идиома: the name of the game Перевод: главная, важная часть чего-либо Пример: The name of the game is selling cars and not worrying about other things. Главное — это продавать машины и не волноваться ни о чем другом.
[in all] {adv. phr.} 1. All being counted; altogether. You havefour apples and I have three bananas, making seven pieces of fruit inall. In all we did very well. 2. See: ALL IN ALL.
[blockhead] {n.}, {informal} An unusually dense, or stupid person whose head is therefore exaggeratedly compared to a solid block of wood. Joe is such a blockhead that he flunked every course as a freshman.
Идиома: more or less Перевод: более или менее Пример: I more or less have decided to study business next year. В следующем году я более-менее решился изучать бизнес.
[Father Christmas] {n.}, {British} The joyful spirit of Christmas;Santa Claus. English children look forward to the visit of FatherChristmas.
[I declare] {interj.}, {dialect} Well; oh my; truly. — Used foremphasis. I declare, it has been a very warm day! Mother said,»I declare, John, you have grown a foot.»
[happy hour] {n.}, {informal} A time in bars or restaurants whencocktails are served at a reduced rate, usually one hour before theystart serving dinner. Happy hour is between 6 and 7 P. M. atCelestial Gardens.