[get off on the wrong foot] {v. phr.} To make a bad start; beginwith a mistake. Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her newteacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher
Идиома: not by a long shot Перевод: ни в коем случае, вряд ли Пример: Not by a long shot was I able to find enough time to finish reading the book. Мне никак не
[when hell freezes over] {adv. phr.}, {slang} Never. I’llbelieve you when hell freezes over. Contrast: UNTIL HELL FREEZESOVER.
Идиома: every living soul Перевод: все, каждый Пример: We gave a free newspaper to every living soul in the apartment building. Мы раздали бесплатные газеты всем в этом доме.
[make one’s bed and lie in it] To be responsible for what you havedone and so to have to accept the bad results. Billy smoked one ofhis father’s cigars and now he is sick.
Идиома: be sitting pretty Перевод: быть в хорошем, выгодном, удачном положении (обычно из-за наличия больших денег); неплохо устроиться; жить в комфорте и роскоши Пример: They bought their house when prices were much lower so
Идиома: do the trick Идиома: do the trick разг. Перевод: хорошо сработать, получиться, удаваться, достичь хорошего или желаемого результата Пример: I think that the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve
[That’s the ticket!] Informal way to say, “excellent; correct.” “First we’ll go up the Sears Tower, and then we’ll take a nightsightseeing tour on the lake,” Fran said. “That’s the ticket!” Stan, an old
[standard time] also [slow time] {n.} Clock time that is set by lawor agreement in a country or in part of a country; especially, in theUnited States: the clock time used between fall and
[by way of] {prep.} 1. For the sake or purpose of; as. By way of example, he described his own experience. 2. Through; by a route including; via. He went from New York to