Значение идиомы switched on
[switched on] {adj.}, {slang} 1. In tune with the latest fads, ideas, and fashions. I dig Sarah, she is really switched on. 2.Stimulated; as if under the influence of alcohol or drugs. How comeyou’re
Значение идиомы go out of business
[go out of business] {v. phr.} To cease functioning as a commercialenterprise. The windows of the store are all boarded up becausethey went out of business.
Значение идиомы judgment seat
[judgment seat] {n.} A place where you are judged; a place wherejustice and punishment are given out. Mrs. Smith is so bossy, shealways acts as though she is in the judgment seat.
Значение идиомы at the point of
[at the point of] {prep.} Very near to; almost at or in. When Mary broke her favorite bracelet, she was at the point of tears. The boy hurt in the accident lay at the
Значение идиомы rack one’s brain
[rack one’s brain] {v. phr.} To try your best to think; make agreat mental effort; especially: to try to remember something you haveknown. Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left thebook.
Значение идиомы throw a curve
[throw a curve] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To mislead ordeceive someone; to lie. John threw me a curve about the hiring. 2. To take someone by surprise in an unpleasant way. Mr. Weiner’sannouncement
Значение идиомы end for end
[end for end] {adv. phr.} In a reversed or opposite position ; the other way around; over. The boxturned end for end as it fell, and everything spilled out. Thewind caught the canoe and
Значение идиомы feel like a new man
[feel like a new man] {v. phr.} To feel healthy, vigorous, and wellagain after a major physical illness or emotional upheaval. Tedfelt like a new man after his successful heart bypass operation.
Значение идиомы curiosity killed the cat
[curiosity killed the cat] {informal} Getting too nosy may lead a person into trouble. – A proverb. “Curiosity killed the cat,” Fred’s father said, when he found Fred hunting around in closets just before
Значение идиомы packed like sardines
[packed like sardines] {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded thatthere is hardly room to turn. The trains are so full during rushhour that we must go to work packed in like sardines.