[out of fashion] {adj. phr.} Having passed from vogue; out of thecurrent mode. The miniskirt is now out of fashion in most quarters, but it may very well come back some day.
[slow up] {v.} 1. To go more slowly. The truck slowed up as itapproached the toll gate. Construction on the road slows uptraffic. 2. To become less busy. Business slows up at the storesafter
Идиома: at the eleventh hour Перевод: в самый последний момент Пример: The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour. Компания и союз урегулировали стачку в самый последний момент.
Идиома: not born yesterday Перевод: не вчера родиться; понимать, как устроен мир Пример: I was not born yesterday and I do not believe what the woman is saying. Я не вчера родился, и я
Идиома: out of a clear (blue) sky Идиома: out of a clear (blue) sky Перевод: неожиданно, внезапно; словно из ниоткуда Пример: The boy asked his girlfriend, out of a clear blue sky, to get
Идиома: close one’s eyes to something Перевод: закрывать глаза на что-либо; не обращать внимания, игнорировать что-либо Пример: The teacher closed her eyes to the misbehavior of the students. Учительница закрывала глаза на плохое поведение
[line one’s pockets] also [line one’s purse] {v. phr.}, {informal}To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. Thepoliceman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector linedhis pockets by permitting
[as well] {adv. phr.} 1. In addition; also, too; besides. The book tells about Mark Twain’s writings and about his life as well. Tom is captain of the football team and is on the
[look as if one has come out of a bandbox] {v. phr.}, {informal} Tolook very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and puton all-new clothing. In spite of
[lay of the land] also [how the land lies] {n. phr.} 1. The naturalfeatures of a piece of land, such as hills and valleys. The styleof house the contractor builds depends partly on the