[make one’s head spin] {v. phr.} To be bewildered; be confused. It makes my head spin to think about the amount of work I still haveto do.
[at most] or [at the most] {adv. phr.} By the largest or most generous guess; at the upper limit; by the maximum account; not more than; at best; at worst. It was a minor
Идиома: take / knock someone down a peg / a notch (or two) Перевод: сбить с кого-либо спесь, поставить кого-либо на место Пример: The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with
[mad as a hatter] or [mad as a March hare] {adj. phr.} Not able tothink right; crazy. Anyone who thinks the moon is made of greencheese is mad as a hatter.
[closed shop] {n. phr.} 1. A plant or factory that employs only union workers. Our firm has been fighting the closed shop policy for many years now. 2. A profession or line of work
[for sure] or [for certain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt;certainly; surely. He couldn’t tell for sure from a distancewhether it was George or Tom. He didn’t know for certain which busto take. I know
[on one’s own time] {adv. phr.} During one’s free time; not duringworking or school hours. If you want to play football, you’ll haveto do it on your own time.
[anything but] {adv. phr.} Quite the opposite of; far from being. I don’t mean he’s lazy – anything but! The boys knew they had broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when
[take turns] {v. phr.} To do something one after another instead ofdoing it all at the same time. In class we should not talk all atthe same time; we should take turns. Jean and
[get up the nerve] {v. phr.} To build up your courage until you arebrave enough; become brave enough. Jack got up the nerve to askRuth to dance with him. The hungry little boy got