Значение идиомы go to pot
[go to pot] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be ruined; become bad; bedestroyed. Mr. Jones’ health has gone to pot. The motelbusiness went to pot when the new highway was built. Compare: GO TOWRACK AND
Перевод идиомы out of hand, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: out of hand Перевод: сразу же, без лишних раздумий Пример: The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand. Полиция сразу же отклонила мою жалобу на моих соседей.
Значение идиомы put that in your pipe and smoke it
[put that in your pipe and smoke it] {v. phr.}, {informal} Tounderstand something told you; accept something as fact or reality;not try to change it. – Usually used as a command, normally only inspeech,
Значение идиомы have been around
[have been around] {v. phr.}, {informal} Have been to many placesand done many things; know people; have experience and be able to takecare of yourself. Uncle Willie is an old sailor and has really
Значение идиомы let the grass grow under one’s feet
[let the grass grow under one’s feet] {v. phr.}, {informal} Towaste time; be slow or idle. Grandpa spends so much time sittingand thinking that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow underhis feet.
Значение идиомы change one’s mind
[change one’s mind] {v. phr.} To alter one’s opinion or judgment on a given issue. I used to hate Chicago, but as the years passed I gradually changed my mind and now I actually
Перевод идиомы give someone one’s word, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: give someone one’s word Перевод: дать кому-либо свое слово, пообещать что-либо кому-либо Пример: My friend gave me his word that he would meet me at the library. Мой друг дал мне слово, что
Значение идиомы in good time
[in good time] or [in good season] {adv. phr.} 1. A little early;sooner than necessary. The school bus arrived in good time. Thestudents finished their school work in good time. We reached thestation in
Значение идиомы go to waste
[go to waste] {v. phr.} To be wasted or lost; not used. Thestrawberries went to waste because there was nobody to pick them. Joe’s work on the model automobile went to waste when he
Значение идиомы read between the lines
[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer’smeaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. Some kinds ofpoetry make you read between the lines. A clever foreigncorrespondent can often