Значение идиомы turn the other cheek
[turn the other cheek] {v. phr.} To let someone do something to youand not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient wheninjured or insulted by someone; not try to
Значение идиомы talk into
[talk into] {v.} 1. To get to agree to; make decide on by talking; persuade to. – Used with averbal noun. Bob talked us into walking home with him. Compare:TALK OVER. Contrast TALK OUT
Перевод идиомы warts and all, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: warts and all Перевод: без прикрас, со всеми недостатками Пример: He likes to be able to relax, warts and all, with his friends. Ему нравится, когда он может позволить себе расслабиться без прикрас
Перевод идиомы in the air, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: in the air Перевод: витать в воздухе; быть повсюду вокруг, быть у всех на устах, в головах, в мыслях, и т. п.; кроме того, данное выражение может выражать скорое наступление чего-либо Пример: There
Значение идиомы take one’s name in vain
[take one’s name in vain] {v. phr.} 1. To call upon as awitness to your truth or honesty when you are lying; swear by untruthfully. You shall not take the name of the Lord
Значение идиомы cut down to size
[cut down to size] {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks. The big boy told John he could beat him, but John was a good boxer and
Значение идиомы hold one’s fire
[hold one’s fire] or [hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back argumentsor facts; keep from telling something. Tow could have hurt Fred bytelling what he knew, but he held his fire. Mary held fire
Значение идиомы look sharp
[look sharp] {v.} To be alert; be very attentive; keep a closewatch. It pays to look sharp in traffic. The guide told us tolook sharp because there were rattlesnakes around.
Значение идиомы one foot in the grave
[one foot in the grave] {n. phr.} Near to death. The dog isfourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave. Grandfather has never been sick a day in his
Значение идиомы keyed up
[keyed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited; nervous; anxious to dosomething. Mary was all keyed up about the exam. Mother wouldnot let Tom read a ghost story at bedtime; she said it would get himkeyed up.