Значение идиомы look up
[look up] {v.} 1. {informal} To improve in future chances; promisemore success. The first year was tough, but business looked upafter that. 2. To search for; hunt for information about; find. Itis a good
Значение идиомы under one’s spell
[under one’s spell] {adv. phr.} Unable to resist one’s influence. From the first moment they saw each other, Peter was under Nancy’sspell.
Значение идиомы give someone his rights
[give someone his rights] or [read someone his rights] {v. phr.},{informal} 1. The act of advising arrested criminals that they havethe right to remain silent and that everything they say can be heldagainst them
Значение идиомы to speak of
[to speak of] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Important; worth talkingabout; worth noticing. – Usually used in negative sentences. Did itrain yesterday? Not to speak of. What happened at the meeting? Nothing to speak of. Judy’s
Значение идиомы first-string
[first-string] {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or Ateam. He was the first-string quarterback. 2. Of the best quality;foremost. He was the least expensive of the city’s first-stringlawyers.
Значение идиомы out of one’s element
[out of one’s element] {adv. phr.} Outside of your naturalsurroundings; where you do not belong or fit in. Wild animals areout of their element in cages. Chris is out of his element insinging class.
Значение идиомы coast is clear
[coast is clear] No enemy or danger is in sight; there is no one to see you. When the teacher had disappeared around the corner, John said, “Come on, the coast is clear”. The
Значение идиомы daydream
[daydream] {v.} To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the day. John spends so much time daydreaming that he never gets anything done.
Значение идиомы follow suit
[follow suit] {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color andkind that another player has put down. When diamonds were led, Ihad to follow suit. 2. To do as someone else
Значение идиомы air shuttle
[air shuttle] {n.}, {informal} Air service for regular commuters operating between major cities at not too far a distance, e. g., between Boston and New York City; such flights operate without reservation on a