Идиома: know something inside out Перевод: очень хорошо знать что-либо, досконально знать что-либо Пример: I know the history of our city inside out. Я отлично знаю историю нашего города.
[square away] {v. phr.} 1. To arrange the sails of a ship so thatthe wind blows from behind. The captain ordered the crew to squareaway and sail before the wind. 2. {informal} To put
[mixed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Confused in mind; puzzled. Bob was all mixed up after the accident. Compare: BALL UP. 2.Disordered; disarranged; not neat. The papers on his desk weremixed up. 3. {informal} Joined
[keep late hours] {v. phr.} To go to bed late; habitually stay up late. “If you always keep such late hours, your healthmight suffer,” Tom’s doctor said.
[fly in the ointment] {n. phr.}, {informal} An unpleasant part of apleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. We had a lotof fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was
Идиома: give something one’s best shot Перевод: очень постараться, сделать все возможное Пример: I plan to give the new job my best shot. Я намерен очень постараться на новой работе.
[come to light] {v. phr.} To be discovered; become known; appear. John’s thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection. When the old woman died
Идиома: lady’s man Перевод: мужчина, который пользуется популярностью у женщин Пример: He is a lady’s man and always seems to have a woman interested in him. Он пользуется популярностью у женщин и кажется, что
[go down] {v. phr.} 1. To deteriorate in quality. This hotel, which used to be one of the best, has gone down during the past fewyears. 2. To become lower in price. It is
Идиома: fly in the ointment Перевод: ложка дегтя в бочке меда; неприятная вещь, неприятный момент, портящий общее впечатление Пример: The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.