Значение идиомы take part

[take part] {v. phr.} To have a part or share; join. Jim saw thenew boy watching the game and asked him to take part. The Swissdid not take part in the two World Wars.

Значение идиомы short of

[short of ] {adj. phr.} 1. Less or worse than. Don’t doanything short of your best. 2. Not having enough. We did not buyanything because we were short of money. The girls were asked

Значение идиомы play possum

[play possum] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To pretend to be asleep. Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he wasplaying possum. 2. To stay quiet for self-protection; try to escapeattention

Значение идиомы out of breath

[out of breath] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily orregularly; gasping; panting. The fat man was out of breath afterclimbing the stairs. The mile run left Bill out of breath.

Перевод идиомы stretch one’s legs, значение выражения и пример использования

Идиома: stretch one’s legs Перевод: размять ноги; пройтись после того, как сидеть или лежать долгое время Пример: We stopped to stretch our legs after driving for several hours. Мы остановились, чтобы размять ноги, после

Значение идиомы vote a straight ticket

[vote a straight ticket] {v. phr.} To not differentiate one’sballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for allcandidates for all positions of the same party. “I never havetime. to study the

Значение идиомы all right

[all right ] {adv. phr.} 1. Well enough. The new machine is running all right. 2. {informal} I am willing; yes. “Shall we watch television?” “All right.” Compare: VERY WELL. 3. {informal} Beyond question,

Значение идиомы sit up and take notice

[sit up and take notice] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be surprised intonoticing something. Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearingthat she had won the essay contest made them sit up and take notice. George’s

Перевод идиомы beat one’s brains out, значение выражения и пример использования

Идиома: beat one’s brains out Перевод: ломать голову над чем-либо; сильно трудиться, чтобы добиться чего-либо Пример: We beat our brains out in order to think of a name for the new magazine. Мы себе

Значение идиомы of late

[of late] {adv. phr.}, {formal} In the recent past; not long ago; ashort time ago; lately; recently. There have been too many highschool dropouts of late.
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