[double-header] {n.} Two games or contests played one right after the other, between the same two teams or two different pairs of teams. The Yankees and the Dodgers played a double-header Sunday afternoon. We
Идиома: know-how Перевод: знание и умение Пример: Our new boss has a lot of know-how about how to operate a business. Наш новый начальник много знает и умеет управлять предприятием.
[ring up] {v.} 1. To add and record on a cash register. Thesupermarket clerk rang up Mrs. Smith’s purchases and told her she owed$33. Business was bad Tuesday; we didn’t ring up a sale
Идиома: pat someone on the back Перевод: похвалить кого-либо, “похлопать по плечу” в знак одобрения Пример: The coach patted each player on the back after the team won the game. Тренер похлопал по плечу
Идиома: get the picture Перевод: понимать все положение дел, всю ситуацию Пример: I did not get the picture of what my friend was saying about his new girlfriend. Я не понял всего, что мой
[stick out] {v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface;project; extend. The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree. 1b. To be seen or noticed more easily or quickly
[pay for] {v.} To have trouble because of ; be punished or suffer because of. When Bob couldnot get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years offooling around
[look a gift horse in the mouth] To complain if a gift is notperfect. – A proverb. Usually used with a negative. John gave Joe abaseball but Joe complained that the ball was old.
Идиома: small talk Перевод: легкий разговор о мелочах; разговор о пустяках; светская болтовня, беседа Пример: We stood around making small talk until the guest of honor arrived. Мы стояли и разговаривали о мелочах, пока
Идиома: off limits Перевод: быть запрещенным Пример: The factory was off limits to everybody except the workers who worked there. Входить на завод было запрещено для всех, кроме рабочих, которые там работали.