[stand in awe of] {v. phr.} To look upon with wonder; feel veryrespectful to. Janet always stands in awe of the superintendent. The soldier stood in awe to his officers.
[on the wagon] {adv. phr.} Participating in an alcohol addictionprogram; not touching any alcoholic beverage. Jim’s doctor and hisfamily finally managed to convince him that he was an alcoholic andshould go on the wagon.
[half an eye] {n. phr.} A slight glance; a quick look. Thesubstitute teacher could see with half an eye that she was going tohave trouble with the class. While Mary was cooking she kept
[weed out] {v.} 1. To remove what is unwanted, harmful, or not goodenough from. Mother weeded out the library because there were toomany books. Many colleges and universities weed out their freshmanclasses to make
[play by ear] {v. phr.} 1. To play a musical instrument byremembering the tune, not by reading music. Mary does not know howto read music. She plays the piano by ear. Joe doesn’t need
[bark worse than one’s bite] {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite. The boss sometimes talks roughly
[stick out like a sore thumb] {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; bedifferent from the rest. When the foreign student was placed in anadvanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that hestuck
[have a heart-to-heart talk] {v. phr.} To confide in someone withgreat intimacy. Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talkbefore she decided to move in with Andrew.
[round up] {v.} 1. To bring together. Cowboysround up their cattle in the springtime to brand the new calves. 2.{informal} To collect; gather. Dave rounded up many names for hispetition.
Идиома: crazy like a fox Перевод: хитрый и расчетливый, но прикидывающийся глупым, неумным; строить из себя дурака Пример: In the debate, he was crazy like a fox. He praised his opponent for being clever