[pull the plug on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To expose secretactivities. The citizens’ committee pulled the plug on the mayor, and he lost his election.
[map out] {v. phr.} To arrange; lay out; plan. The candidatewill meet with his campaign manager tomorrow to map out his campaignstrategy.
[sign on] {v. phr.} 1. To sign an agreement to become an employee. The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada. 2.To start a radio or television broadcast. Station WLAK signs
Идиома: get / sink one’s teeth in(to) something Перевод: серьезно заняться чем-либо, погрузиться, окунуться с головой Пример: The problem is difficult and is very hard to sink your teeth into. Эта задача сложная, и
[fill the gap] {v. phr.} To supply a missing piece ofinformation; provide a clue during the course of solving a mystery. Sherlock Holmes said, “These fingerprints are bound to fill the gapin our investigation.”
[poor-mouth] {v.} To be constantly complaining about one’s poverty;keep saying how one cannot afford the better things in life. UncleJack indulges in an awful lot of poor-mouthing, but we know that hehas half a
Идиома: pull (some) strings Перевод: потянуть за ниточки, тайно использовать свое влияние и власть Пример: Our boss was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer. Наш начальник
Идиома: put right Перевод: исправить, поправить; вернуть, как было Пример: You should put right everything that you did wrong. Вам следует исправить все, что вы сделали неправильно.
Идиома: let go of something Перевод: отпустить что-либо Пример: He let go of the rope and the suitcase fell off the luggage rack. Он отпустил веревку, и чемодан упал с сетки для багажа.
[left-wing] {adj.} That which is or belongs to a group of people inpolitics that favors radical change in the direction of socialism orcommunism. The left-wing faction called for an immediate strike.