[liquor up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To drink an excessive amount ofliquor before engaging in some activity as if comparing oneself to acar that needs to be filled before a journey. Joe always liquors upbefore
[That’s the story of my life…] Usually spoken when something goeswrong. I spent seven years writing a novel, but no publisher wantsto accept it. That’s the story of my life.
[go like clockwork] or [go off like clockwork] {v. phr.},{informal} To run smoothly and regularly like the workings of a clock;go smoothly and without difficulty; go on time or as planned. Thecar’s motor went
Идиома: come as no surprise Перевод: не вызывать удивления, не быть удивительным Пример: It came as no surprise when the government decided to have an election. Никто не удивился, когда правительство решило провести выборы.
Идиома: keep a straight face Перевод: стараться не улыбнуться или не засмеяться Пример: It was difficult to keep a straight face when the man fell off his chair into the grass. Трудно было не
[sail through] {v. phr.} To conclude easily and rapidly;finish something. The bright young man sailed through the bar examin record time.
[to the kings taste] or [to the queen’s taste] {adv. phr.}Perfectly; just as anyone could want it; very satisfactorily. Therooms in her new home were painted and decorated to the queen’staste. The soldiers dressed
[heel] See: AT ONE’S HEELS, COOL ONE’S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL orDOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE’S FEET or DRAG ONE’S HEELS, HEAD OVER HEELS, KICK UP ONE’S HEELS, ON ONE’S HEELS or ON THE HEELS OF, SET
[on account of] {prep.} As a result of; because of. The picnicwas held in the gym on account of the rain. Compare: ON ONE’SACCOUNT, OF ONE’S OWN ACCORD.
[tight-lipped] {adj.} A taciturn person; one who doesn’t say much. The witness was tight-lipped about what she saw for fear ofphysical retaliation by the mob.