Идиома: get ready Перевод: подготовиться, готовиться к чему-либо Пример: First I must get ready for work, then I will help you. Сначала я должен подготовиться к работе, потом я помогу тебе.
Идиома: truth be told / to tell you the truth Перевод: по правде говоря Пример: Truth be told, you have done better on that test. По правде говоря, ты написал эту контрольную лучше.
[on the rocks] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. Mr. Jones’ business and marriage were both on the rocks. 2. With iceonly. At the restaurant, Sally ordered orange juice on the rocks.
[let alone] {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. — Used aftera negative clause. I can’t add two and two, let alone dofractions. Jim can’t drive a car, let alone a truck. Compare:MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2. [let alone] or [leave alone] {v.} Tostay away from; keep hands off; avoid. When Joel gets mad, … Читать далее
[blank check] {n.} 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. John’s father sent him a blank check to pay his school bills. 2. {informal} Permission to another person to do anything he decides to do. The teacher gave the pupils a blank check to … Читать далее
[ill at ease] {adj. phr.} Not feeling at ease or comfortable;anxious; worried; unhappy. Donald had never been to a big partybefore and he was ill at ease. When Joe first went to dancingschool, he was ill at ease, not knowing how to act. Contrast: ATEASE.
Идиома: lay it on the line Перевод: сказать ясно, не оставлять сомнений; недвусмысленно заявить Пример: The librarian had to lay it on the line and tell everyone not to bring drinks into the library. Библиотекарю пришлось прямо всем сказать, что в библиотеку нельзя приносить напитки. You can lay it on the line. I want to … Читать далее
Идиома: get the hang of something Перевод: научиться делать что-либо; суметь справляться с чем-либо Пример: The boy was asked to help with the sound system after he got the hang of it. Мальчика попросили помочь с звуковой системой, после того, как он научился управлять ей.
Идиома: go without saying Перевод: что-либо, само собой разумеющееся; что-либо, не требующее объяснений Пример: The man is a hard worker so it goes without saying that his boss is very happy with him. Этот человек много работает, поэтому вполне естественно, что его начальник очень доволен им.
[put to sea] {v. phr.} To start a voyage. The captain said theship would put to sea at six in the morning. In the days ofsailing ships, putting to sea depended on the tides.
[in one’s behalf] or [on one’s behalf] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1.For someone else; in your place. My husband could not be heretonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf. 2. For the good ofanother person or group; as a help to someone. My teacher went tothe factory and spoke in my behalf when … Читать далее
[out of the corner of one’s eye] {adv. phr.} Without looking at aperson or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed. The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye. Mikewatched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as hemowed the lawn.
[take out on] {v. phr.} To vent one’s sadness, frustration, oranger on someone who is usually innocent of the problem at hand. «Why are you always taking out your frustrations on me?» Jane askedTom, when he slammed the door.
[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost mywallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused tostart. It was just one damn thing after another! Compare: IF IT’S NOTONE THING IT’S ANOTHER.
[hold one’s tongue] {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. — May be considered rude. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer peoplewould be hurt
[cocksure] {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. Paul was cocksure that it wasn ‘t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house.
[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. The baby did a job on Mary’s book. Jane cut her hair and really did a job on herself.
Идиома: fly off the handle Идиома: fly off the handle разг. Перевод: выйти из себя, разозлиться; «слететь с катушек» Пример: My friend flew of the handle when he was the bill for the meal. Мой друг вышел из себя, когда увидел счета за еду.
[squared away] {adj. phr.} Looked after properly; tucked away;arranged. My first two daughters are happily married, but my thirdone, Jennifer, isn’t squared away yet.
[free enterprise] {n. phr.} A system in which private business iscontrolled by as few government rules as possible. The UnitedStates is proud of its free enterprise.
[take the bread out of one’s mouth] {v. phr.} To take away or notgive your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure. She accused her husband of drinking and gambling — taking bread outof his children’s mouths.
[for shame] {interj.} Shame on you; you should be ashamed ofyourself. — An exclamation no longer in common use, having beenlargely replaced by «shame on you». «For shame, John, taking thetoy from your baby brother!»
Идиома: hard-nosed Перевод: практичный, решительный, настроенный Пример: The company had a hard-nosed attitude while bargaining with the union. Компания была настроена очень решительно во время переговоров с союзом.
[finger in the pie] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to do with whathappens; part interest or responsibility. When the girls got up aChristmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie. TheJones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we knew Mr. Smith had a finger in the pie. Jack is … Читать далее
[at times] {adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; not every day; not every week; occasionally; sometimes. At times Tom’s mother lets him hold the baby. You can certainly be exasperating, at times! We have pie for dinner at times. Syn.: FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW AND THEN, ONCE IN A WHILE.
Идиома: a little bit Перевод: маленькое количество; немного Пример: I only had a little bit of time so I didn’t talk to my mother about her recent problems. У меня было очень мало времени, поэтому я не поговорил со своей матерью о ее недавних проблемах.
[put out] {v.} 1. To make a flame or light stop burning;extinguish; turn off. Please put the light out when you leave theroom. The firemen put out the blaze. 2. To prepare for thepublic; produce; make. For years he had put out a weeklynewspaper. It is a small restaurant, which puts out an excellentdinner. 3. … Читать далее
[kick off] {v. phr.} 1. To make the kick that begins a footballgame. John kicked off and the football game started. 2. {informal}To begin; launch; start. The candidate kicked off his campaign witha speech on television. The fund raising drive was kicked off witha theater party. 3. {slang} To die. Mr. Jones was almost ninetyyears … Читать далее
[go hog wild] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become extremely agitated andgo out of control. After the soccer game was won, the fans went hogwild.
[have someone by the balls] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar},{avoidable} To have someone at a disadvantage or in one’s power. The kidnappers had the company by the balls for six long weeks.
[back out] {v. phr.} 1. To move backwards out of a place or enclosure. Bob slowly backed his car out of the garage. 2. To withdraw from an activity one has promised to carry out. Jim tried to back out of the engagement with Jane, but she insisted that they get married. Compare: BEG OFF, … Читать далее
[pride oneself on] {v. phr.} To be proud ot, take satisfaction in;be much pleased by. She prided herself on her beauty. He pridedhimself on his strength and toughness. Compare: PLUME ONESELF.
[wear out one’s welcome] {v. phr.}, {informal} To visit somewheretoo long or come back too often so that you are not welcome any more. The Smith children have worn out their welcome at our house becausethey never want to go home. This hot weather has worn out itswelcome with us.
[section hand] {n.} A worker who repairs railway track; one of themen in a section gang. The section hands moved off the track whilethe train went by.
Идиома: all one (to someone) / all the same (to someone) Перевод: быть безразличным, неважным (для кого-либо), не иметь значения Пример: Whether we go out or stay in, it’s all one to me. Мне без разницы, пойдем ли мы куда-нибудь, или останемся дома.
Идиома: come hell or high water Перевод: что бы ни случилось Пример: Come hell or high water I plan to go to the concert next week. Что бы ни случилось, на следующей неделе я собираюсь пойти на концерт.
[nip in the bud] {v. phr.} To check at the outset; prevent at thestart; block or destroy in the beginning. The police nipped theplot in the bud. The teacher nipped the disorder in the bud.
Идиома: twist someone’s words around Перевод: неправильно пересказать, перефразировать чьи-либо слова Пример: The supervisor twisted my words around when he repeated my complaint to the manager. Надзиратель неправильно пересказал мои слова, когда он передавал мою жалобу менеджеру.
[track down] {v.} To find by or as if by following tracks or atrail. The hunters tracked down game in the forest. She spentweeks in the library tracking the reference down in all their hooks onthe subject. Compare: HUNT DOWN.
[put on the dog] {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms ofdress and manner. «Stop putting on the dog with me,» Sue cried atRoy. «I knew the real you from way hack!»
Идиома: in fact / in point of fact Перевод: собственно говоря, фактически, на самом деле, в действительности, и т. д. Пример: He’s been to China before. In fact he’s been there three times. Он уже бывал в Китае. На самом деле, он был там три раза.
[feast or a famine] {n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success orbad failure. In this business it’s either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a faminewith him.
[see daylight] {v. phr.}, {informal} To know that an end or successis near. We thought we would never finish building the house, butnow we can see daylight. Sarah thought it would take forever toread the book for her report, but finally she saw daylight.
Идиома: on one’s toes Перевод: начеку, наготове, готовый к действию (обычно употребляется с глаголами Be, Keep, и Stay) Пример: A good goalkeeper should always be on his toes. Хороший вратарь всегда должен быть начеку.
[snake in the grass] {n. phr.}, {informal} A person who cannot betrusted; an unfaithful traitor; rascal. Did Harry tell you that? He’s a snake in the grass! Some snake in the grass told theteacher our plans.
[die on the vine] or [wither on the vine] {v. phr.} To fail or collapse in the planning stages. The program for rebuilding the city died on the vine.
[nightcap] {n.} A good-night drink; a drink taken just beforebedtime. Let’s have a nightcap and then go to sleep. Would youlike to come up to my place for a nightcap?
[after one’s own heart] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Well liked because of agreeing with your own feelings, interests, and ideas; to your liking-agreeable. Used after «man» or some similar word. He likes baseball and good food; he is a man after my own heart. Thanks for agreeing with me about the class party; you’re a girl … Читать далее
Идиома: zero hour Перевод: точное время, в которое начнется нападение или любая другая военная операция Пример: The air force planes waited until zero hour in order to start out on their bombing mission. Воздушные войска ждали назначенного часа, чтобы начать операцию по бомбардировке.
Идиома: ups and downs Перевод: взлеты и падения, удачи и неудачи, тяжелые и легкие времена, превратности судьбы Пример: He is having a few ups and downs but generally he is doing well. У него бывают и взлеты, и падения, но в целом у него все хорошо.