[for one’s part] also [on one’s part] {adv. phr.} As far as you areconcerned; the way you feel or think. I don’t know about you, butfor my part I don’t want to go to
[let one in on] {v. phr.} To reveal a secret to; permit someone toshare in. If I let you in on something big we’re planning, will youpromise not to mention it to anyone?
[handle with gloves] or [handle with kid gloves] {v. phr.},{informal} 1. To treat very gently and carefully. An atomic bomb ishandled with kid gloves. 2. To treat with great tact and diplomacy. Aunt Jane
[before long] {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon. Class will be over before long. We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before
[get in on the ground floor] {v. phr.} To be one of the firstmembers or employees to participate in the growth of a firm, educational institution, etc. Elliott got in on the ground floorand
Идиома: one and the same Перевод: одно и то же, то же самое Пример: It is one and the same if we finish the job today or continue until tomorrow. Будет одно и то
[on the alert] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. Campersmust be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak. Drivers mustbe on the alert for traffic signals. Compare: ON ONE’S TOES.
Идиома: stick together Перевод: держаться вместе Пример: The children like to stick together when they go to the beach. Детям нравится держаться вместе, когда они ходят на пляж.
[voiceprint] {n.}, {technological}, {colloquial} The graphicpattern derived from converting an individual’s voice into a visiblegraph used by the police for identification purposes, much asfingerprints. They have succeeded in identifying the murderer byusing a voiceprint.
Идиома: babe in the woods Перевод: сущий младенец; неопытный, простодушный, или наивный человек Пример: As a painter Bill is fine, but he was a babe in the woods when it comes to writing songs