Идиома: miss the boat / miss the bus Перевод: упустить шанс, упустить возможность, “опоздать на поезд” Пример: I must hurry and get my application in or I will miss the boat and not get
Идиома: (every) now and then / (every) now and again / (every) once in a while Перевод: иногда, время от времени Пример: I like to go to that restaurant now and then. Время от
[body English] {n.}, {informal} The wishful attempt to make a ball move in the right direction after it has been hit or let go, by twisting the body in the desired direction. He tried
[call it quits] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits. 2. To agree that each side in
[make a fuss over] {v. phr.} 1. To quarrel about something orsomeone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets thedrumstick. 2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something;worry. Let’s not
[what’s the big idea] or [what’s the idea] {informal} What is thepurpose; what do you have in mind; why did you do that; what are youdoing; how dare you. – Often used to question
[sell out] {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a storehas in stock. In the store’s January white sale the sheets andpillowcases were sold out in two days. 1b. To sell
[put wise] {v.}, {slang} To tell facts that will give himan advantage over others or make him alert to opportunity or danger. The new boy did not know that Jim was playing a trick
Идиома: ipso facto Перевод: в силу самого факта, самим фактом, существом дела Пример: Whatever the captain does on board ship is right ipso facto. Все, что капитан делает на борту корабля, самим фактом является
Идиома: something else Перевод: быть настолько хорошим, что не поддаваться описанию; быть чем-либо совершенно другим Пример: The movie was something else. It was the best movie that I have seen in many years. Фильм