Идиома: good sport Перевод: человек, ведущий себя по-спортивному, играющий честно, достойно принимающий победу и поражение, принимающий шутки над собой Пример: My friend is a good sport and he never complains about losing. Мой друг ведет себя как спортсмен, и он никогда ни на что не жалуется.
[fellow traveller] {n.} A sympathizer with a political movement whodoes not officially belong to the political party in question. ManyGermans after World War II were innocently accused of being fellowtravellers of Nazism. During the McCarthy era, many Americans wereaccused of being Communist fellow travellers.
Идиома: feel at home Перевод: чувствовать себя как дома; чувствовать себя удобно и расслабленно Пример: I always feel at home when I visit my friend. Я всегда чувствую себя как дома, когда прихожу к своему другу.
[out of touch] {adj. phr.} Not writing or talking with each other;not getting news anymore. Fred had got out of touch with people inhis hometown. On his island Robinson Crusoe was out of touch withworld news. Compare: LOSE TOUCH, LOSE TRACK. Contrast: IN TOUCH.
[make it hot] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring punishment; causetrouble. Dick threatened to make it hot for anyone who tied knotsin his pajama legs again.
[pack up] {v. phr.} To pack one’s suitcase for traveling; prepare apackage. Without saying a single word, the unhappy husband packedup and left.
[purse strings] {n.} Care or control of money. Dad holds thepurse strings in our family. The treasurer refused to let go ofthe club’s purse strings.
[drive someone bananas] or [drive someone nuts] or [drive someone ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} {informal} To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. You’re driving me bananas with that kind of talk!
[keep after] {v.}, {informal} To speak to about somethingagain and again; remind over and over again. Some pupils will dosloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly. Sue’s mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom.
[keep down] {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep withinlimits; control. The children could not keep their voices down. We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds. You can’t keep a goodman down. Compare: GET AHEAD.
[foolproof] {adj.} So constructed that not even a fool can spoilit; easy. This entrance examination is so easy that it is actuallyfoolproof.
[get-together] {n.} A party; a gathering. I hate to break upthis nice get-together but we must leave. We manage to have aget-together with our old friends once or twice a year.
Идиома: at a loss Перевод: в нерешительности; не знать, что делать Пример: We were at a loss about what to do with the broken computer. Мы не знали, что делать со сломанным компьютером.
[wallflower] {n.} A girl who has to sit out dances because nobodyis asking her to dance. «I used to be a wallflower during my highschool days,» Valerie complained, «but my luck changed for better onceI got into college.»
[shoestring catch] {n.} A catch of a hit baseball just before ithits the ground. The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a linedrive to end the inning.
[put the bite on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To ask John put the bite on his friend for several tickets to thedance. Willie Mays put the bite on the Giants for a large raise.
[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; something must hethe matter with him.
Идиома: get the ball rolling / set the ball rolling / start the ball rolling Перевод: начать действовать, запустить процесс Пример: If we start the ball rolling I’m sure the others will help us with this project. Если мы начнем действовать, я уверен, что другие помогут нам с проектом.
[crown jewels] {n. pl.} The crown, staff, and jewels used for the crowning of a king or queen; the crown and jewels representing royal power and authority. The crown jewels are handed down from one king to the next when the new king is crowned.
[last leg] {n. phr.} 1. Final stages of physical weakness beforedying. The poor old man was on his last leg in the nursing home. 2. The final stage of a journey. The last leg of ourround-the-world trip was Paris to Chicago. See: LAST LAP.
Идиома: rub someone’s nose in it Перевод: тыкать кого-либо носом во что-либо; постоянно напоминать кому-либо о чем-либо с упреком Пример: Our supervisor always likes to rub our nose in it if we make a mistake. Наш надзиратель всегда тычет нам на наши ошибки, если мы их допустим.
[unknown quantity] {n.} Someone or something whose value andimportance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time orplace; a new and untested person or thing. What we would find if wecould fly to the moon is an unknown quantity. The new player isstill an unknown quantity. We’ll find out how good he is in … Читать далее
Идиома: all night long Перевод: всю ночь, ночь напролет Пример: We could hear the people next door talking all night long. Мы слышали, как соседи говорили всю ночь напролет.
[shoot straight] or [shoot square] {v.}, {informal} To act fairly;deal honestly. You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight withhis customers. We get along well because we always shoot squarewith each other. — [straight shooter] or [square shooter] {n.},{informal} Bill is a square-shooter. — [straight-shooting] {adj. } The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach.
[end of one’s rope] or [end of one’s tether] {n. phr.}, {informal}The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, orideas of how to do more. Frank was out of work and broke, and hewas at the end of his rope. The doctor saw that Mother had reachedthe end of her tether, … Читать далее
[lose oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To go wrong; miss your way; becomeunable to find the right direction. Fred lost himself in theconfusion of downtown Boston streets. 2. To conceal yourself; hide. The pick-pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police. 3.To become deeply interested and forget yourself; become absorbed. Sometimes Harry would lose … Читать далее
[falling-out] {n.} Argument; disagreement; quarrel. Mary andJane had a falling-out about who owned the book. The boys had afalling-out when each said that the other had broken the rules.
[hit or miss] also [hit and miss] {adv.} In an unplanned oruncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn’t know whichhouse on the street was Jane’s, so he began ringing doorbells hit ormiss.
[all along] or [right along] {adv. phr.} All the time; during the whole time. I knew all along that we would win. I knew right along that Jane would come.
[hang one’s head] {v. phr.} To bend your head forward in shame. Johnny hung his head when the teacher asked him if he broke thewindow. Compare: HIDE ONE’S HEAD.
[close to home] {adv. phr.} Too near to someone’s personal feelings, wishes, or interests. When John made fun of Bob’s way of walking, he struck close to home. When the preacher spoke about prejudice, some people felt he had come too close to home.
[all manner of] {adj. phr.}, {formal} Many different kinds of; all sorts of. In a five-and-ten-cent store you can buy all manner of things.
[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] {informal} Give abad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he maymake a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. — A proverb. Johnny is always stealing and hasn’t been caught. But give him enoughrope and he’ll hang himself. — … Читать далее
[all over] {adv. phr.} 1. In every part; everywhere. He has a fever and aches all over. I have looked all over for my glasses. Compare: FAR AND WIDE. 2. {informal} In every way; completely. She is her mother all over. 3. {informal} Coming into very close physical contact, as during a violent fight; wrestling. … Читать далее
[cash-and-carry ] {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting the customer carry them home, not having the store deliver them; also sold in this way. This is a cash-and-carry store only. You can save money at a cash-and-carry sale.
Идиома: make oneself at home Перевод: чувствовать себя, как дома Пример: She always makes herself at home when she goes to visit her friends. Она всегда чувствует себя, как дома, когда навещает своих друзей.
[chew out] {v.}, {slang} To scold roughly. The boy’s father chewed him out for staying up late. The coach chews out lazy players. Syn.: BAWL OUT, CALL ON THE CARPET, HAUL OVER THE COALS.
Идиома: on the contrary Перевод: как раз наоборот Пример: I thought that the speech would be boring but on the contrary it was quite interesting. Я думал, что речь будет скучной, но она напротив, оказалась весьма интересной.
[set aside] {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a group orcollection. She set aside the things in the old trunk which shewanted to keep. 2. To select or choose from others for some purpose. The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving. 3. To pay noattention to ; leave out. The complaint was … Читать далее
Идиома: all but Перевод: 1. все, кроме; каждый, кроме 2. почти, едва не Пример: All but them came to this meeting. Все, кроме них, пришли на это собрание. In some areas, bus service has all but disappeared. В некоторых районах автобусы почти совсем перестали ходить.
[brown study] {n. phr.} A time of deep thought about something; a deep thoughtful mood. When his wife found him, he had pushed away his books and was in a brown study.
Идиома: without further ado / without more ado Перевод: без дальнейших церемоний, сразу Пример: Without further ado they ended the meeting and began to serve coffee. Они сразу закончили собрание и начали подавать кофе.
[hot air] {n.}, {informal} Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted wordscharacterized by emotion rather than intellectual content. That wasjust a lot of hot air what Joe said.
Идиома: set (someone) back on someone’s heels Перевод: удивить, шокировать, смутить кого-либо Пример: The announcement by the principal set the teachers back on their heels. Объявление директора неприятно поразило учителей.
[stand a chance] or [stand a show] {n. phr.} To have a possibilityor opportunity; be likely to do or get something. Fred doesn’tstand a chance of being elected. We stand a good chance of seeingMary at the party.
[in the wrong] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or truthagainst you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong. In attacking asmaller boy, Jack was plainly in the wrong. Mary was in the wrongto drink from a finger bowl. Since he had put pennies behind thefuses, Bill was in the wrong when fire broke out. … Читать далее
[out of date] {adj. phr.} Old fashioned; superseded; no longervalid; too old to be used. Father’s suit is out of date; he needs anew one. The news magazines in the doctor’s office were all out ofdate.
Идиома: pass the time Перевод: проводить время Пример: My grandfather usually passes the time reading and working in his garden. Мой дедушка обычно проводит время за чтением и работой в своем саду.
[trade on] {v.} To use as a way of helping yourself. The coachtraded on the pitcher’s weakness for left-handed batters by using allhis southpaws. The senator’s son traded on his father’s name whenhe ran for mayor.
[no deal] or [no dice] or [no go] or [no sale] or [no soap] {slang}Not agreed to; refused or useless; without success or result; no;certainly not. — Used in the predicate or to refuse something. Billy wanted to let Bob join the team, but I said that it was no dealbecause Bob was too young. … Читать далее