Значение идиомы sweat out
[sweat out] {v.}, {informal} To wait anxiously; worry whilewaiting. Karl was sweating out the results of the college exams. The search plane signaled that help was on the way. The men in thelifeboat just
Значение идиомы get it all together
[get it all together] {v. phr.} 1. To be in full possession andcontrol of one’s mental faculties; have a clear purpose well pursued. You’ve sure got it all together, haven’t you? 2. Retaining one’sself-composure
Перевод идиомы for that matter, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: for that matter Перевод: к тому же Пример: I do not want to go shopping with you and for that matter I do not want to go anywhere with you. Я не хочу
Значение идиомы flash card
[flash card] {n.} A card with numbers or words on it that is usedin teaching, a class. The teacher used flash cards to drill theclass in addition.
Значение идиомы curl one’s hair
[curl one’s hair] {v. phr.}, {slang} To shock; frighten; horrify; amaze. Wait till you read what it says about you – this’ll curl your hair. The movie about monsters from another planet curled his
Значение идиомы cotton picking
[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin’] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers! You’ve got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton-pickin’ mess!
Значение идиомы walk a tightrope
[walk a tightrope] {v. phr.} To be in a dangerous or awkwardsituation where one cannot afford to make a single mistake. “Whenwe landed on the moon in 1969,” Armstrong explained, “we were walkinga tightrope
Значение идиомы get in on the
[get in on the] or [one’s act] {v. phr.} To do something becauseothers are engaged in the same act; join others. John’s business issucceeding so well that both of his brothers want to get
Значение идиомы death knell
[death knell] {n.}, {formal} 1. The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral. The people mourned at the death knell of their friend. 2. {literary} Something which shows a future failure. Bill’s
Значение идиомы bull in a china shop
[bull in a china shop] {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. We were talking politely and carefully with the