Идиома: never mind Перевод: не обращайте внимания на что-либо; не стоит беспокоиться о чем-либо; не имеет значения Пример: If you don’t have time to pick up my laundry today, never mind, I will get it tomorrow. Если сегодня у тебя не будет времени забрать из прачечной мои вещи, то не беспокойся, я сам их завтра … Читать далее
[put about] {v. phr.} — Nautical usage. To turn in the oppositedirection; turn around. When we saw the storm clouds thickening inthe sky, we put about quickly and raced ashore.
[jack of all trades] {n.}, {informal} A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can beused as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context andthe intonation. Peter is a jack of all trades; he can surviveanywhere! «How come Joe did such a sloppy job?» Mary asked. «He’sa jack of all trades,» Sally … Читать далее
[in search of] or {literary} [in quest of] {prep.} Seeking orlooking for; in pursuit of. Many men went West in search of gold. The hunter stayed in the woods all day in quest of game. Welooked everywhere in search of our dog.
[toll call] {n. phr.} A long distance telephone call for which onehas to pay. We had several toll calls on last month’s telephonebill.
Идиома: short shrift Перевод: мало, недостаточно внимания, малое значение (обычно используется с глаголами Get и Give) Пример: Bus riders feel they’ve been getting short shrift from the transit agency for years, and they are angry about the new fare increase. Те, кто ездят на автобусах, чувствуют, что транспортное агентство уделяло им мало внимания уже много … Читать далее
[generation gap] {n.}, {informal}, {hackneyed phrase} Thedifference in social values, philosophies, and manners betweenchildren and their parents, teachers and relatives which causes a lackof understanding between them and frequently leads to violentconfrontations. My daughter is twenty and I am forty, but we haveno generation gap in our family.
[keep company] {v. phr.} 1. To stay or go along with sothat he will not be lonely to visit with. John kept Andycompany while his parents went to the movies. I’ll go shoppingwith you just to keep you company. 2. To go places together as acouple; date just one person. After keeping company for one … Читать далее
[smack-dab] also {Southern} [smack-to-dab] {adv.}, {informal}Exactly; squarely. The ball landed smack-dab at our feet. Theplane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of thehay field.
[in the wake of] {prep.}, {literary} As a result of; right after;following. Many troubles follow in the wake of war. There wereheavy losses of property in the wake of the flood.
[go at] {v.} 1. To start to fight with; attack. The dog and thecat are going at each other again. 2. To make a beginning on;approach; tackle. How are you going to go at the job of fixing theroof? Compare: START IN. Syn.: GO ABOUT.
Идиома: blue blood Перевод: аристократическое происхождение, “голубая” кровь Пример: The art exhibition attracted many of the blue bloods in the town. Выставка искусства в городе привлекла много людей голубой крови.
[name is mud] {informal} are in trouble; a person is blamedor no longer liked. — Used in the possessive. If you tell yourmother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud. Your namewill be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did. Compare: IN THE DOG HOUSE.
[double-check] {v.} 1. To do a double check on; look at again very carefully. When the last typing of his book was finished, the author double-checked it. 2. To make a double check; look carefully at something. The proofreader double-checks against errors.
[run up] {v. phr.} 1. To add to the amount of; increase. Karlran up a big bill at the bookstore. 2. To put together or makehastily; sew quickly together. Jill ran up a costume for the partyon her sewing machine. 3. To pull upward on a rope; put up quickly. The pirates ran up the … Читать далее
[rain cats and dogs] or [rain buckets] or [rain pitchforks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To rain very hard; come down in torrents. In themiddle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybodygot soaked. Terry looked out of the window and said, «It’s rainingpitchforks, so we can’t go out to play right now.»
[hatchet job] {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The act of saying or writingterrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf of one’sboss or organization. When Phil makes speeches against thecompetition exaggerating their weaknesses, he is doing the hatchet jobon behalf of our president. 2. A ruthless, wholesale job of editing ascript whereby entire paragraphs or … Читать далее
[food for thought] {n. phr.} Something to think about or worththinking about; something that makes you think. The teacher toldJohn that she wanted to talk to his father, and that gave John foodfor thought. There is much food for thought in this book.
Идиома: all hell breaks loose Идиома: all hell breaks loose разг. Перевод: начинается полный хаос; все летит ко всем чертям Пример: When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose. Когда прозвучала пожарная сигнализация, начался полный хаос.
[figure up] {v. phr.} To calculate; add up. If you can figure uphow many phone calls I’ve made from your home, I will pay you rightaway.
Идиома: in all probability Перевод: судя по всему, по всей вероятности Пример: In all probability I will be unable to attend my classes during the next two weeks. Судя по всему, в течение следующих двух недель я не смогу ходить на занятия.
[put in the way of] or [put in one’s way] {v. phr.} To set before ; give to ; show the way to; help toward. AfterJoe graduated, the coach put him in the way of a good job. Thelibrarian put me in the way of a lot of new material on the subject ofmy report.
[break camp] {v. phr.} To take down and pack tents and camping things; take your things from a camping place. The scouts broke camp at dawn.
[shoe] See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, FILLONE’S SHOES, IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT, IN ONE’S SHOES, SHAKE IN ONE’SSHOES, SADDLE SHOE, STEP INTO ONE’S SHOES, WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES.
[look into] {v.} To find out the facts about; examine; study;inspect. The mayor felt he should look into the decrease of incomefrom parking meters. Mr. Jones said he was looking into thepossibility of buying a house. Compare: GO INTO, SEE ABOUT.
[command module] {n.}, {Space English} 1. One of the three main sections of the basic Apollo spacecraft. It weighs six tons and is cone shaped. It contains crew compartments and from it the astronauts can operate the lunar module, the docking systems, etc. 2. {Informal transferred sense.} The cockpit, the chief place where a person … Читать далее
[go sit on a tack] {v.}, {slang} Shut up and go away; stopbothering. — Usually used as a command and considered rude. Henrytold Bill to go sit on a tack. Compare: GO JUMP IN THE LAKE.
Идиома: spill the beans Перевод: рассказать секрет, тайну Пример: My friend promised not to spill the beans about my plans to get married. Мой друг пообещал, что никому не расскажет о моих планах пожениться.
Идиома: bide one’s time Перевод: дожидаться своего часа, дожидаться удобного случая Пример: The man is biding his time as he waits to become president of the company. Мужчина дожидается своего часа — он ожидает, что станет президентом компании.
[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue orshade; not matching a standard color sample. The librariancomplained that the painter had used an off-color green on the walls. 2. {informal} Not of the proper kind for polite society; in bad taste;dirty. When Joe finished his off-color story, no one was pleased.
[all kinds of] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Plenty of. People say that Mr. Fox has all kinds of money. When Kathy was sick, she had all kinds of company. Compare: GREAT DEAL.
[by all odds] {adv. phr.} Without question; certainly. He was by all odds the strongest candidate. By all odds we should win the game, because the other team is so weak. Compare: FAR AND AWAY.
[mend one’s ways] {v. phr.} To reform; change one’s behavior fromnegative to positive. He had better mend his ways or he’ll wind upin jail.
Идиома: eat one’s cake and have it too / have one’s cake and eat it too Перевод: пытаться совместить несовместимое; пытаться усидеть на двух стульях Пример: The man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything. Этот человек всегда пытается усидеть на двух стульях, и он никогда … Читать далее
[draw a blank] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in return for an effort made or to get a negative result. I looked up all the Joneses in the telephone book but I drew a blank every time I asked for Archibald Jones. 2. To fail to remember something. I am trying to think … Читать далее
Идиома: here and now Перевод: немедленно, прямо сейчас Пример: I want you to do that work right here and now. Я хочу, чтобы ты сделал эту работу немедленно.
[pep talk] {n.}, {informal} A speech that makes people feel good sothey will try harder and not give up. The football coach gave theteam a pep talk. Mary was worried about her exams, but felt betterafter the teacher’s pep talk.
[make a point] {v. phr.} To try hard; make a special effort. — Usedwith «of» and a verbal noun. He made a point of remembering to gethis glasses fixed. He made a point of thanking his hostess beforehe left the party.
Идиома: up someone’s alley / down someone’s alley Идиома: up someone’s alley / down someone’s alley разг. Перевод: быть в кругу чьих-либо способностей, интересов Пример: He is very good at solving difficult math problems; this job is right up his alley. Он очень хорошо решает трудные математические задачи, эта работа как раз по его линии.
[ham actor] {n. phr.}, {slang} An untalented actor; someone whotries so hard to act that his performance becomes foolishlyexaggerated. Fred is a ham actor who, instead of memorizing hislines, keeps moving around in a ridiculous way.
[gift of gab] or [gift of the gab] {n. phr.}, {informal} Skill intalking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believeyou. Many men get elected because of their gift of gab. Mr. Taylor’s gift of gab helped him get a good job.
[hash out] {v.}, {informal} To talk all about and try to agree on;discuss thoroughly. The teacher asked Susan and Jane to sit downtogether and hash out their differences. The students hashed outthe matter and decided to drop it.
[any port in a storm] Any help is welcome in an emergency. — A proverb. The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm.
[count out] {v.} 1. To leave out of a plan; not expect to share in an activity; exclude. «Will this party cost anything? If it does, count me out, because I’m broke.» When the coach was planning who would play in the big game he counted Paul out, because Paul had a hurt leg. 2. … Читать далее
[dust off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get ready to use again. Four years after he graduated from school, Tom decided to dust off his algebra book. 2. To throw a baseball pitch close to. The pitcher dusted off the other team’s best hitter. Syn.: BRUSH BACK.
[sign on the dotted line] {v. phr.} To attach one’s signature on animportant document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. Theseller said to the buyer, «All you need to do is sign on the dottedline.»
[show around] {v. phr.} To act as a host or guide to someone; toshow newly arrived people or strangers what’s what and where. WhenGordon and Rose arrived in Hawaii for the first time, their hostshowed them around the islands.
Идиома: take the wind out of someone’s sails Перевод: выбить почву из-под ног; расстроить чьи-либо планы; лишить преимущества Пример: It took the wind out of my sails when I was told that I was not doing a good job. Когда мне сказали, что я не очень-то хорошо выполняю работу, у меня выбилась почва из-под ног.
Идиома: be pressed for time Перевод: иметь очень мало времени, испытывать нехватку времени Пример: My boss was pressed for time so I did not have a chance to speak to him. У моего начальника совсем не было свободного времени, поэтому я не мог с ним поговорить.
[turn up] {v.} 1. To find; discover. The police searched thehouse hoping to turn up more clues. 2. To appear or be found suddenlyor unexpectedly. The missing boy turned up an hour later. A manwithout training works at whatever jobs turn up. Compare: SHOW UP.