[turn the other cheek] {v. phr.} To let someone do something to youand not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient wheninjured or insulted by someone; not try to get even. Joe turned theother cheek when he was hit with a snowball.
[talk into] {v.} 1. To get to agree to; make decide on by talking; persuade to. — Used with averbal noun. Bob talked us into walking home with him. Compare:TALK OVER. Contrast TALK OUT OF. 2. To cause to be in or to getinto by talking. You talked us into this mess. Now get us … Читать далее
Идиома: warts and all Перевод: без прикрас, со всеми недостатками Пример: He likes to be able to relax, warts and all, with his friends. Ему нравится, когда он может позволить себе расслабиться без прикрас со своими друзьями.
Идиома: in the air Перевод: витать в воздухе; быть повсюду вокруг, быть у всех на устах, в головах, в мыслях, и т. п.; кроме того, данное выражение может выражать скорое наступление чего-либо Пример: There was excitement in the air as people gathered for the festival. В воздухе витало восхищение, когда люди собирались на фестиваль. Spring … Читать далее
[take one’s name in vain] {v. phr.} 1. To call upon as awitness to your truth or honesty when you are lying; swear by untruthfully. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God invain. 2. {informal} To talk about a person or mention his name. «Did I hear someone taking my name … Читать далее
[cut down to size] {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks. The big boy told John he could beat him, but John was a good boxer and soon cut him down to size. Syn.: PUT IN ONE’S PLACE.
[hold one’s fire] or [hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back argumentsor facts; keep from telling something. Tow could have hurt Fred bytelling what he knew, but he held his fire. Mary held fire untilshe had enough information to convince the other club members.
[look sharp] {v.} To be alert; be very attentive; keep a closewatch. It pays to look sharp in traffic. The guide told us tolook sharp because there were rattlesnakes around.
[one foot in the grave] {n. phr.} Near to death. The dog isfourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one foot in the grave. Grandfather has never been sick a day in his life, but Mother caresfor him as if he had one foot in the grave.
[keyed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited; nervous; anxious to dosomething. Mary was all keyed up about the exam. Mother wouldnot let Tom read a ghost story at bedtime; she said it would get himkeyed up.
[call to account] {v. phr.} 1. To ask to explain why he did something wrong. The principal called Jim to account after Jim left school early without permission. 2. To scold ; reprimand. The father called his son to account for disobeying him.
[flesh out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To add to; make fuller, bigger, orlonger. The author fleshed out his story by adding more about hiswar experiences. 2. also [flesh up] To become heavier, put on weight, or flesh. He lost weight after his illness but is beginning toflesh out again. See: FILL OUT.
[choose up sides] {v. phr.} To form two teams with two captains taking turns choosing players. The boys chose up sides for a game of softball. Tom and Joe were the captains. They chose up sides.
[take a crack at] {v. phr.} To try doing something. It was adifficult challenge to reorganize our antiquated campus, but theresident architect decided to take a crack at it.
[carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. Bill and his father carried on a hardware business. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other. 2. To keep doing as before; continue. After his father died, Bill carried on with the business. The colonel told the soldiers … Читать далее
Идиома: donkey’s years Идиома: donkey’s years разг. Перевод: много лет, долгое время Пример: I’ve known him for donkey’s years. Я знаю его уже много лет.
[draw a parallel] {v. phr.} To make a comparison. It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn’t mean that all saints are alike.
[scratch around for] {v. phr.} To search randomly for something. If you scratch around for a more reliable used car, maybe you’ll feelmore confident on the road.
Идиома: hold someone hostage Перевод: держать кого-либо в заложниках Пример: The bank robbers were holding the woman hostage. Грабители банка держали женщину в заложниках.
[go over one’s head] {v. phr.} 1. To be too difficult tounderstand. Penny complains that what her math teacher says simplygoes over her head. 2. To do something without the permission ofone’s superior. Fred went over his boss’s head when he signed thecontract on his own.
Идиома: climb the wall(s) Перевод: лезть на стену (от раздражения, скуки, и т. п.) Пример: The woman began to climb the wall after only a few days at her new job. Женщина готова была лезть на стену после всего нескольких дней на новой работе.
[work up] {v.} 1. To stir up; arouse; excite. I can’t work upany interest in this book. He worked up a sweat weeding thegarden. 2. To develop; originate. He worked up an interesting plotfor a play.
[enough is enough] That’s enough, let’s not have any more; thatwill do, let’s cut it short; that’s the limit, let’s stop there. «Idon’t mind good clean fun, but enough is enough,» the principal said.
[free rein] {n.} Freedom to do what you want. The king had freerein in his country. Father is strict with the children, butMother gives them free rein. Compare: FREE HAND.
[make good time] {v. phr.} To make unimpeded progress on a journey;arrive at one’s destination sooner than estimated. There was notmuch traffic on the expressway so we made good time on our way to theairport.
[all in all ] {n. phr.}, {literary} The person or thing that you love most. She was all in all to him. Music was his all in all.
Идиома: in spite of Перевод: несмотря на Пример: In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic. Несмотря на отвратительную погоду, мы отправились на пляж на пикник.
[hand-to-hand] {adj.} Close to each other; near enough to hit eachother. The result of the battle was decided in hand-to-handcombat. When the police tried to break up the riot, there washand-to-hand fighting with fists, stones, and clubs. Compare:FACE-TO-FACE.
Идиома дня: dark horse Перевод: темная лошадка; политик-кандидат, о котором обществу мало что известно Пример: The woman candidate was a dark horse but she won the election easily. Кандидат-женщина была темной лошадкой, но она легко выиграла выборы.
[blow the whistle on] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To inform against; betray. The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more. 2. To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of. The mayor blew the whistle on gambling. The police blew the whistle on hot reading.
[see beyond one’s nose] or [see beyond the end of one’s nose] {v. phr.} To make wise judgments about questions of importance to yourselfand others; act with farseeing understanding. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. He couldn’t save money ormake plans for the future; he just never saw beyond the end of hisnose. People … Читать далее
[get couthed up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get oneself dressed upneatly and look elegant and presentable. What are you getting allcouthed up for? By leaving off the prefix «un-«.)
[scare out of one’s wits] or [scare stiff] or [scare the daylightsout of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. The owl’shooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff inthe dentist’s chair. Pete’s ghost story scared the daylights outof the smaller boys.
[of course] {adv. phr.} 1. As you would expect; naturally. Bobhit Herman, and Herman hit him back, of course. The rain camepouring down, and of course the track meet was canceled. 2. Without adoubt; certainly; surely. Of course you know that girl; she’s inyour class.
[lay rubber] or [lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang} To take off in acar or a motorcycle so fast that the tires leave amark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laidrubber in front of my house.
[piss off] {v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To bother; annoy;irritate. You really piss me off when you talk like that. -[pissed off] {adj.} Why act so pissed off just because I made apass at you?
Идиома: eyes pop out Идиома: eyes pop out разг. Перевод: глаза раскрылись от удивления; крайне удивленный, очень удивленный Пример: Her eyes popped out when she saw her name in the newspaper. Она крайне удивилась, когда увидела свое имя в газетах.
[speak one’s mind] {v. phr.} To say openly what you think; giveadvice that may not be liked. John thought it was wrong to keepGeorge out of the club and he spoke his mind about it. Compare: SOUNDOFF.
[take stock] {v. phr.} 1. To count exactly the items of merchandiseor supplies in stock; take inventory. The grocery store took stockevery week on Monday mornings. 2. To study carefully a situation, ora number of possibilities or opportunities. During the battle thecommander paused to take stock of the situation. Compare: SIZE UP.
Идиома: open Pandora’s box Перевод: открыть ящик Пандоры; вызвать еще больше проблем, неприятностей, чем ожидалось Пример: The investigation of the company was like opening Pandora’s box. Many other problems were discovered. Расследование этой компании было как открытие ящика Пандоры. Появилось еще больше других проблем.
Идиома: keep one’s chin up Перевод: не падать духом, не терять мужества Пример: Try and keep your chin up. Things will get better in the future. Постарайся не падать духом. В будущем все наладится.
Идиома: front runner Перевод: лидер в соревнованиях, на выборах Пример: He was a front runner, and everybody was sure he would win. Он был лидером, и все были уверены, что он победит.
[in favor of] {prep.} On the side of; in agreement with, Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. Most girls arein favor of wearing lipstick. Compare: IN BACK OF.
[come by honestly] {v. phr.}, {informal} To inherit from your parents. Joe comes by his hot temper honestly; his father is the same way.
[forgive and forget] {v.} To have no bad feelings about whathappened in the past. After the argument the boys decided toforgive and forget. Syn.: LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Идиома: get going Перевод: начать что-либо, начать действовать; пойти, уйти Пример: Let’s get going and begin to clean the house. Давай уже начнем и приберемся в доме.
[sweetie pie] {n.}, {informal} A person who is loved; darling;sweetheart. Arnold blushed with pleasure when Annie called him hersweetie pie. Nancy is Bill’s sweetie pie.
Идиома: fat chance Перевод: очень низкая вероятность; никаких шансов; маловероятно, вряд ли Пример: Fat chance that my friend will let me borrow his car. He never lets me borrow anything. Никаких шансов, что мой друг одолжит мне свою машину. Он никогда мне ничего не одалживает.
[on pain of] also [under pain of] {prep.}, {formal} At the risk of;under penalty of. The workers went on strike on pain of losingtheir jobs. The rebels had to swear under pain of death never toconfess where their comrades were hiding.
Идиома: day in and day out Перевод: постоянно, все время Пример: My father goes to that restaurant for lunch day in and day out and he never gets tired of it. Мой отец постоянно ходит на обед в этот ресторан, и он ему никогда не надоедает.