Значение идиомы matter of record
[matter of record] {n. phr.} A fact or event that is keptofficially as a legal record. If you are convicted of speeding itbecomes a matter of record. A birth certificate or a marriagelicense is
Значение идиомы off one’s hands
[off one’s hands] {adv. phr.} No longer in your care or possession. Ginny was glad to have the sick dog taken off her hands by thedoctor. Contrast: ON ONE’S HANDS.
Значение идиомы stand one in good stead
[stand one in good stead] {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when you do not haveother tools. Julia knew how to typewrite,
Перевод идиомы put in a good word for someone, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: put in a good word for someone Идиома: put in a good word for someone разг. Перевод: замолвить за кого-либо словечко, заступиться за кого-либо Пример: I put in a good word for my
Перевод идиомы play dumb / play ignorant, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: play dumb / play ignorant Перевод: притворяться, делать вид, что не знать чего-либо; прикидываться “дурачком” Пример: I played dumb when my boss asked me if I knew about the problems with the telephone.
Значение идиомы from the bottom of one’s heart
[from the bottom of one’s heart] or [with all one’s heart] {adv. phr.} With great feeling; sincerely. A mother loves a baby from thebottom of her heart. John thanked his rescuer from the bottom
Значение идиомы tell on
[tell on] {v.} 1. To tire; wear out; make weak. The ten-milehike told on Bill. 2. {informal} To tell someone about another’swrong or naughty acts. – Used mainly by children. Andy hit a littlegirl
Перевод идиомы wash one’s dirty laundry in public / wash one’s dirty linen in public, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: wash one’s dirty laundry in public / wash one’s dirty linen in public Идиома: wash one’s dirty laundry in public / wash one’s dirty linen in public Перевод: выносить на достояние общественности что-либо
Перевод идиомы keep track of something, значение выражения и пример использования
Идиома: keep track of something Перевод: следить за (развитием, ходом чего-либо) Пример: Are you keeping track of the time? Ты следишь за временем? She finds it very difficult to keep track of her bank
Значение идиомы apple-pie order
[apple-pie order] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. The house was in apple-pie order. Like a good secretary, she kept the boss’s desk in apple-pie order.