[horse trade] {n.} 1. The sale of a horse or the exchange of twohorses. It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animalgave a rifle to make the trade equal.
[riding for a fall] {adj. phr.} Behaving in an overconfident waythat is likely to lead to trouble; being too sure of yourself; doingsomething dangerous. The student who does not study for exams isriding for
Идиома: cut both ways Перевод: быть обоюдоострым оружием; играть двоякую роль Пример: What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it. То, что сказал этот человек, является обоюдоострым оружием,
Идиома: have it in for (someone) Перевод: затаить обиду на кого-либо, намереваться навредить кому-либо Пример: I have been having problems at work recently. I think that the new supervisor has it in for me.
[muscle-bound] {adj.} Having your muscles large, hard, and tightfrom too much exercising; having muscles so developed that you canhardly move. Bob was big and strong, but he was muscle-bound, andBill could beat him. An
Идиома: suffice it to say / suffice to say Перевод: достаточно сказать Пример: Suffice it to say, we get all the work done here. Достаточно сказать, что мы делаем здесь всю работу.
Идиома: sound like a broken record Перевод: говорить одно и то же снова и снова, как пластинка, которую заело Пример: The boy’s mother sounds like a broken record when she tells him to clean
Идиома: off season Перевод: не сезон Пример: It was off season so we got a very cheap rate for the hotel room. Был не сезон, поэтому мы недорого смогли снять комнату в гостинице.
Идиома: odds and ends Перевод: мелочь, остатки, обрывки, всякая всячина Пример: We made games for the children from odds and ends that we have at our house. Мы придумали игры для детей из всякой
[x-raying machine] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon}Speed detection device by radar used by the police. The smokies areusing the x-raying machine under the bridge! Y