[again] See: COME AGAIN, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, NOW AND THEN or NOW AND AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN or ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN, THEN AGAIN, TIME AND AGAIN, YOU SAID IT or YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
[give up the ship] {v. phr.} To stop fighting and surrender; stoptrying or hoping to do something. «Don’t give up the ship, John,»said his father when John failed a test.
[put to shame] {v. phr.} 1. To disgrace. The cleanliness ofEuropean cities puts our cities to shame. That filthy dump putsour town to shame. 2. To do much better than surpass. Einstein putother physicists to shame when he proved his theory of relativitycorrect.
Идиома: reach a compromise Перевод: найти компромисс Пример: The company tried very hard to reach a compromise with the workers. Компания очень старалась найти компромисс со своими работниками.
[answer one’s calling] {v. phr.} To fulfill one’s destiny in terms of work or profession by doing what one has a talent for. Don answered his calling when he became a chiropractor. Susy answered her calling when she became a violinist.
Идиома: close call Перевод: опасность, которую едва удалось миновать; опасная ситуация, которую почти не удалось избежать Пример: They had a close call. The train they were on nearly hit the bus! Они были на волосок от смерти. Поезд, на котором они ехали, почти столкнулся с автобусом!
Идиома: nothing to complain about Перевод: все хорошо, не на что пожаловаться Пример: I told my boss that I had nothing to complain about regarding my job. Я сказал своему начальнику, что с моей работой меня все устраивает.
[in the wind] {adj. phr.} Seeming probable; being planned; soon tohappen. Changes in top management of the company had been in thewind for weeks. Tom’s close friends knew that marriage was in thewind. Compare: IN THE AIR.
[early bird catches the worm] or [early bird gets the worm] Aperson who gets up early in the morning has the best chance ofsucceeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead ofothers. — A proverb. When Billy’s father woke him up for school hesaid, «The early bird catches the worm.» Charles began … Читать далее
[catch hold of] {v. phr.} To grasp a person or a thing. «I’ve been trying to catch hold of you all week,» John said, «but you were out of town.» The mountain climber successfully caught hold of his friend’s hand and thereby saved his life.
Идиома: beyond measure Перевод: чрезмерно Пример: The man’s love for his city was beyond measure. Любовь этого человека к своему городу была чрезмерной.
[turn an honest penny] {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. Tomturned an honest penny in the soybean trading business. Compare:PRETTY PENNY.
Идиома: in hopes of something Перевод: в надежде на что-либо, надеясь на что-либо Пример: I wrote the entrance exam in hopes of entering my favorite university. Я сдал вступительный экзамен, надеясь поступить в свой любимый университет.
[open marriage] {n. phr.} An arrangement by mutual agreementbetween husband and wife whereby they are both allowed to haveextramarital affairs. Chances are the open marriage arrangementthey had didn’t work out too well so they are getting a divorce.
Идиома: cast one’s lot in with someone or something Перевод: присоединиться к кому-либо или чему-либо; связать свою судьбу с кем-либо или чем-либо Пример: The woman cast her lot in with the new company and worked hard to make it a success. Женщина связала свою судьбу с новой компанией, и упорно трудилась, чтобы она процветала.
[hole out] {v.} To finish play in golf by hitting the ball into thecup. The other players waited for Palmer to hole out before theyputted.
Идиома: out of thin air Перевод: из ниоткуда Пример: The deer seemed to jump out of thin air and onto the road. Олень, казалось, выскочил из ниоткуда и выпрыгнул на дорогу.
[cart before the horse ] {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. — An overused expression. Usually used with «put» but sometimes with «get» or «have». When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn’t delivered, I told him he was putting the cart before the horse. To get married … Читать далее
[fight fire with fire] {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblicalorigin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defensesimilar to the attack. The candidate was determined to fight firewith fire in the debate.
[whole cheese] {slang} or {informal} [whole show] {n.}, {informal}The only important person; big boss. Joe thought he was the wholecheese in the game because he owned the ball. You’re not the wholeshow just because you got all A’s. Compare: BIG CHEESE.
[tell off] {v.} 1. To name or count one by one and give somespecial duty to; give a share to. Five boy scouts were told off toclean the camp. 2. {informal} To speak to angrily or sharply; attackwith words; scold. Mr. Black got angry and told off the boss. Bobby kept pulling Sally’s hair; finally … Читать далее
[hard sledding] or [rough sledding] or [tough sledding] {n.},{informal} Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. Jane hadhard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared. When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding for awhile but things got better.
[lady of the house] {n. phr.} Female owner, or wife of the owner, of the house; the hostess. «Dinner is served,» the lady of thehouse announced to her guests.
[worrywart] {n. phr.} A person who always worries. «Stop beingsuch a worrywart,» Bob said to Alice, who was constantly weighingherself on the bathroom scale.
[all-out war] {n.} Total war including civilian casualties as opposed to a war that is limited only to armies. Hitler was waging an all-out war when he invaded Poland.
[find oneself] {v. phr.} To find out what one is fitted for andsucceed in that. Mary tried several lines of work, but at lastfound herself as a teacher. Sometimes young people move around along time from job to job before they find themselves.
[clean bill of health] {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country. 2. {informal} A report that a person is free of guilt or fault. The stranger was suspected in the bank robbery, but … Читать далее
[bring in] {v.} In baseball: To enable men on base to score, score. Dick’s hit brought in both base runners. A walk and a triple brought in a run in the third inning.
[goof off] {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or beserious; fool around. Tow didn’t get promoted because he goofed offall the time and never did his homework. If you goof off on thejob too much, you’ll be fired.
[go-go] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Vigorous youthful, unusuallyactive. Joe is a go-go kind of guy. 2. Of a discotheque or themusic or dances performed there. 3a. Unrestrained. 3b. Veryup-to-date, hip. Mary wore handsome go-go boots to the discothequelast night.
[shoot the breeze] or [bat the breeze] or [fan the breeze] or[shoot the bull] {v. phr.}, {slang} To talk. Jim shot the breezewith his neighbor while the children were playing. Come into thekitchen and we’ll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee. The womenwere shooting the breeze about Jim’s latest trouble with the police. … Читать далее
[up and about] or [around] {adv. phr.} Recovered and able to moveabout; once again in good health after an illness. My sister wasill for several weeks, but is now up and about again.
[hot number] {n.}, {slang} A person or thing noticed as newer, better, or more popular than others. The boys and girls thoughtthat song was a hot number. The new car that Bob is driving is areal hot number. John invented a new can opener that was a hotnumber in the stores.
[talk up] {v.} 1. To speak in favor or support of. Let’s talk upthe game and get a big crowd. 2. To speak plainly or clearly. Theteacher asked the student to talk up. Syn.: SPEAK UP. 3. {informal}To say what you want or think; say what someone may not like. Talkup if you want more … Читать далее
[out of work] {adv. phr.} Having no income-producing job;unemployed. When too many people are out of work, it is a sign thatthe economy is in a recession.
[draw and quarter] {v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry citizens of ancient Frankfurt. 2. To punish someone very severely. «If you … Читать далее
[roughhouse] {v.} To play very wildly; be running around as youngboys usually do. «Stop roughhousing this minute,» Grandma cried.»Your father will be home soon.»
[keep back] {v. phr.} To refrain or be restrained from entering;remain back. The police had a hard time keeping back the crowd whenthe astronauts came to town after walking on the moon.
[tut-tut] {interj.}, {informal} Used to express mild disapproval. «Tut-tut,» said the teacher. «You shouldn’t cross the street withoutlooking.» Tut-tut, put that piece of candy back. You’ve alreadyhad three pieces.
[come out for] {v. phr.} To support; declare oneself in favor of another, especially during a political election. Candidates for the presidency of the United States are anxious for the major newspapers to come out for them.
[a few] {n.} or {adj.} A small number ; some. The dry weather killed most of Mother’s flowers, but a few are left. In the store, Mary saw many pretty rings and bracelets, and she wanted to buy a few of them. After the party, we thought that no one would help clean up, but … Читать далее
[hook, line and sinker] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question ordoubt; completely. Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell forJoe’s story, hook, line and sinker. Mary was such a romantic girlthat she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook, lineand sinker. Bobby trusted Jim so he was taken in by his hard-luckstory … Читать далее
[raise a row] {v. phr.} To cause a disturbance, a fuss, or a scene. He raised quite a row when he noticed that someone had scratchedhis brand new car.
[have no business] {v. phr.} To have no right or reason. Jackhad no business saying those nasty things about Dick. Vern’smother told him he had no business going swimming that day.
[kangaroo court] {n.} A self-appointed group that decides what todo to someone who is supposed to have done wrong. The Chicago mobheld a kangaroo court and shot the gangster who competed with AlCapone.
[under one’s wing] {adv. phr.} Under the care or protection of. Helen took the new puppy under her wing. The boys stopped teasingthe new student when Bill took him under his wing. Compare: IN TOW.
[time off] {n. phr.} A period of release from work. If I hadsome time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters Ipromised to my family.
[to scale] {adv. phr.} In the same proportions as in the true size;in the same shape, but not the same size. The statue was made toscale, one inch to a foot. He drew the map to scale, making oneinch represent fifty miles.
[go up] {v.} 1. To go or move higher; rise. Many people came towatch the weather balloon go up. The path goes up the hill. 2. Tobe able to become heard; become loud or louder. A shout went upfrom the crowd at the game. 3. Grow in height while being built; tobe built. The new … Читать далее
[sleep with] {v. phr.} To have a sexual affair with someone; havesex; copulate. It has been rumored in the office that the bosssleeps with all the girls he hires.