[calm down] {v. phr.} To become quiet; relax. “Calm down, Mr. Smith,” the doctor said with a reassuring smile. “You are going to live a long time.”
[nose out of] {informal} Curious attention; bothering. – Usuallyused with a possessive and usually used with “keep”. When Billyasked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose outof her
[have it out] {v. phr.} To settle a difference by a free discussionor by a fight. Joe called Bob a bad name, so they went back of theschool and had it out. Joe got
[alpha wave] {n.} A brain wave, 8-12 cycles per second, associated with a state of relaxation and meditation and, hence, free of anxieties. Try to produce some alpha waves; you will instantly feel a
[wet behind the ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not experienced; notknowing how to do something; new in a job or place. The new studentis still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the
Идиома: heart and soul Перевод: всей душой, всеми силами; полностью отдаваясь, вкладывая всю душу Пример: My friend is putting his heart and soul into his new job. Мой друг всю свою душу вкладывает в
[in a nutshell] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a few words; briefly, without telling all about it. We are in a hurry, so I’ll give youthe story in a nutshell. In a nutshell, the car
Идиома: go ahead (and do something) Перевод: продолжать, сделать что-либо Пример: Let’s go ahead and start now. We can’t wait any longer. Давайте начинать. Мы больше не можем ждать.
Идиома: throw (some) light on something / shed (some) light on something Перевод: пролить свет на что-либо, прояснить ситуацию Пример: The investigation did not throw any light on the problem with food safety. Расследование
[take pity on] also [take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy orpity and do something for. Mary took pity on the orphan kittens. The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them