[bird] See: EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM or EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM, EAT LIKE A BIRD, FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS, FOR THE BIRDS, KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
[pen pal] {n.} A friend who is known to someone through an exchangeof letters. John’s pen pal writes him letters about school inAlaska.
[press box] {n.} The place or room high in a sports stadium that isfor newspaper men and radio and television announcers. In baseballthe official scorer sits in the press box.
[silence gives consent] If you say nothing or do not say no tosomething, it means that you agree. – A proverb. Don’t be afraid tosay, if you don’t like something. Silence gives consent.
[bear with] {v.}, {formal} To have patience with; not get angry with. Your little sister is sick. Try to bear with her when she cries. It is hard to bear with criticism. Syn.: PUT
[get in on] {v. phr.} To be permitted to participate; become privyto; be included. This is your chance to get in on a wonderful dealwith the new company if you’re willing to make an
[put their heads together] or [lay their heads together] {v. phr.},{informal} To plan or consider things together; discuss something as agroup; talk it over. They put their heads together and decided on agift. We
Идиома: the moment of truth Перевод: момент истины; момент, который кто-либо долго ждал Пример: The moment of truth for the sprinter came when the final qualifying race for the Olympics began. Для бегуна настал
[sooner or later] {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future;sometime. John will come back sooner or later. Grandpa is veryslow about fixing things around the house, but he always does itsooner or
[put ideas into one’s head] {v. phr.} To persuade someone to dosomething negative; put one up to something. Billy would never havepoured glue into his father’s shoes if the neighbor’s son hadn’t beenputting ideas