Идиома: one’s hands are tied Перевод: быть не в состоянии помочь Пример: I am sorry that I can’t help you but my hands are tied at the moment. Извини, что не могу тебе помочь,
Идиома: be all things to all people Перевод: быть всем, чего хотят все люди Пример: The politician tries to be all things to all people and it is difficult to know what she really
[on the up and up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest; trustworthy;sincere. We felt that he was honest and could be trusted. Thisinformation is on the up and up. Compare: ON THE LEVEL.
[deliver the goods] {v. phr.} 1. To carry things and give them to the person who wants them. Lee delivered the goods to the right house. 2. {slang} To succeed in doing well what
[beggars can’t be choosers] People who can not choose what they will have, must accept what they get; if you are not in control, you must take what you can get. We wanted to
Идиома: keep one’s eyes open Перевод: смотреть в оба, держать ухо востро Пример: Please keep your eyes open for a good place to eat so that we can have lunch. Пожалуйста, смотри внимательно и
Идиома: up-to-date / up to date Перевод: современный, отвечающий последним требованиям Пример: The kitchen in our apartment is not up-to-date at all. Кухня в нашей квартире совсем не современная.
[any old how] [any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. “John,” the teacher said, “you can’t just do your homework any old way; you must pay
[burn one’s bridges] also [burn one’s boats] {v. phr.} To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got
[tilt at windmills] {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with animaginary foe. John is a nice guybut when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody’s timeby constantly tilting at windmills.