[go begging] {v. phr.} To be not needed or wanted. Many oldhomes in the city go begging. Most of the apples on the marketwent begging.
[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from the target orthe thing aimed at. James threw a stone at the cat but it went wideof the mark. 2. Far from the
[all the way] or [the whole way] {adv. phr.} 1. From start to finish during the whole distance or time. Jack climbed all the way to the top of the tree. Joe has played
Идиома: air one’s dirty laundry in public / air one’s dirty linen in public Идиома: air one’s dirty laundry in public / air one’s dirty linen in public Перевод: выносить на достояние общественности что-либо
[add fuel to the flame] {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. By criticizing his son’s
[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Won or arranged as you wish;decided. They thought they had the game sewed up, but the otherteam won it with a touchdown in the last quarter. Dick thought hehad
[feel up] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To arouse sexually bymanual contact. You mean to tell me that you’ve been going out forsix months and he hasn’t ever tried to feel you up? Contrast: COP
[see off] {v.} To go to say or wave goodbye to. His brother wentto the train with him to see him off. When Marsha flew to Paris, Flo saw her off at the airport.
[run a tight ship] {v. phr.} To run an organization with a firmhand, with strict rules and regulations. Our dean of the collegeruns a very tight ship; he tolerates no mistakes.
Идиома: make good time Перевод: удаваться прибыть куда-либо в назначенное время или раньше, чем ожидалось Пример: We made good time yesterday and arrived home before it got dark. Вчера нам удалось приехать домой до