[leak out] {v. phr.} To become known; escape. The famous beautyqueen tried to keep her marriage a secret, but news of it soon leakedout.
[engage in small talk] {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger orcasual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order tomake the time go faster. The patients in the doctor’s waiting roomengaged in
[see through] {v.} 1. To understand the real meaning of or reasonfor; realize the falseness of. Mother saw through Johnny’s excusesnot to go to bed on Christmas Eve. She knew he wanted to stay
[afraid of one’s shadow] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. Mrs. Smith won’t stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own
Идиома: quick as a flash Перевод: очень быстро; быстро, как молния Пример: I was able to get out of the house as quick as a flash and go to work. Я смог очень быстро
Идиома: a dirty look Перевод: взгляд, в котором читается неприязнь или неодобрение Пример: The boy’s mother gave the boy a dirty look when he began to run in the kitchen. Мать мальчика взглянула на
[pin one’s faith on] {v. phr.} To depend upon; trust. We pinnedour faith on our home basketball team to win the state finals, andthey did!
[left field] {n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to thebatter’s left. Right-handed batters usually hit to left field. Compare: CENTER FIELD, RIGHT FIELD. 2. See: OUT IN LEFT FIELD. – [leftfielder] {n.}
Идиома: one in a million / one in a thousand / one in a hundred Перевод: уникальный, один из очень немногих; один на миллион Пример: I only had a one in a million chance
[come on strong] {v. phr.}, {slang} To overwhelm a weaker person with excessively strong language, personality, or mannerisms; to insist extremely strongly and claim something with unusual vigor. Joe came on very strong last