Значение идиомы do one good
[do one good] or [do one’s heart good] {v. phr.} To give satisfaction; please; gratify. It does my heart good to see those children play.
Значение идиомы track
[track] See: COVER ONE’S TRACKS, IN ONE’S TRACKS, INSIDE TRACK, JUMP THE TRACK, KEEP TRACK, LOSE TRACK, MAKE TRACKS, OFF THE BEATENTRACK, ON THE TRACK OF, THE TRACKS.
Значение идиомы girl Friday
[girl Friday] {n.} A very dependable and helpful female officeworker; especially a secretary. Miss Johnson is the manager’s girlFriday. There was an advertisement in the newspaper for a girlFriday.
Значение идиомы sink or swim
[sink or swim] {v. phr.} To succeed or fail by your own efforts, without help or interference from anyone else; fail if you don’t workhard to succeed. When Joe was fourteen, his parents died,
Значение идиомы in bad form
[in bad form] {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or acceptedbehavior. When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without atie, his father-in-law told him that it was in bad form. Contrast: INGOOD
Значение идиомы sit by
[sit by] {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. The nurse wastold to sit by the patient until he woke up. Mother sat by hersick baby all night. 2. To sit and
Значение идиомы out of action
[out of action] {adv. phr.} Useless; crippled; damaged so as to bequiescent. American bombers put Nazi heavy industry out of actionduring World War II. When I broke my leg I was out of action
Перевод идиомы to top it all, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: to top it all Перевод: самое худшее, хуже всего (используется при описании какой-либо плохой ситуации для завершения описания, и чтобы показать, что то, что будет сказано далее, было хуже всего остального) Пример: The
Перевод идиомы (not) in so many words, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: (not) in so many words Перевод: (не) совсем верно, (не) вполне так, (не) подробно Пример: My teacher told me about the problems in our class but not in so many words. Мой учитель
Значение идиомы take for granted
[take for granted] {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to betrue. Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included hiswife. A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always dotheir homework.