Asking for a Raise

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1. Having a Temper Tantrum Alberto: What was that Ear-splitting scream?! Melissa: That little girl over there is having a Temper tantrum. Alberto: Oh, great! The movie hasn’t even started and that kid is already Acting up. Melissa: I hope she’s okay. She looks Miserable. Maybe her parents can Distract her somehow. Alberto: She’s fine. She’s just Looking for attention […]...
2. Перевод слова raise Raise – поднимать, повышать Перевод слова To raise one’s bid – повысить цены to raise the blind – поднять штору to raise discontent – возбуждать недовольство to raise capital – увеличить капитал He Raised his head and looked around. Он поднял голову и огляделся. Camus was born and Raised in Algeria. Камю родился и вырос […]...
3. Перевод слова indispensable Indispensable – необходимый, незаменимый Перевод слова Absolutely indispensable – совершенно необходимый indispensable to life – необходимый для жизни to consider oneself indispensable – считать себя незаменимым indispensable evidence – необходимое доказательство Those were the Indispensable means to our end. Это были необходимые средства для достижения нашей цели. The keeping of the proprieties is as Indispensable […]...
4. Значение идиомы raise the devil [raise the devil] or [raise heck] or [raise hob] or [raise ned] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; start a fight or an argument. Mr. Black raised heck when he saw the dented fender. He blamed theother driver. Some teenage boys raised the devil in town onHalloween night and damaged a lot of property. Compare: […]...
5. Значение идиомы raise one’s voice [raise one’s voice] {v. phr.} To speak loudly, as if in anger or inprotest. “I’m sorry, Mom,” Peter said. “I didn’t mean to raise myvoice.”...
6. Значение идиомы raise funds [raise funds] or [money] {v. phr.} To solicit donations for acharity or a specific project. Our church is trying to raise thefunds for a new organ....
7. Fixing an ailment In Ireland there is a mental institution that every year picks two of it’s most reformed patients and questions them. If they get the questions right they are free to leave. This year the two lucky patients were Patty and Mike. They were called down to the office and left there by the orderly. They […]...
8. Значение идиомы cause eyebrows to raise [cause eyebrows to raise] {v. phr.} To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman’s wig, he caused eyebrows to raise....
9. Значение идиомы raise hackles [raise hackles] or [raise one’s hackles] {v. phr.} To make upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. Attempts to add newingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brewmasters....
10. Значение идиомы raise Cain [raise Cain] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be noisy; cause trouble. WhenJohn couldn’t go on the basketball trip with the team he raised Cain. The children raised Cain in the living room. Compare: KICK UP AFUSS, RAISE THE DEVIL....
11. Значение идиомы raise one’s sights [raise one’s sights] {v. phr.} To aim high; be ambitious. Teenage boys sometimes think too much of themselves and have atendency to raise their sights too high....
12. Перевод идиомы raise one’s voice (to someone), значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: raise one’s voice (to someone) Перевод: повышать голос на кого-либо, громко говорить или кричать со злости Пример: The teacher asked the child not to raise his voice. Учитель попросил ребенка не повышать голоса....
13. Перевод идиомы cause eyebrows to raise, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: cause eyebrows to raise Перевод: сильно удивить, шокировать кого-либо Пример: I caused eyebrows to raise when I decided not to accept the award from my company. Я всех сильно удивил, когда решил отказаться от премии от моей компании....
14. Перевод идиомы raise Cain, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: raise Cain Перевод: поднять переполох, устроить много шума, устроить скандал Пример: The boys began to raise Cain at the dance and were asked to leave. Мальчики начали сильно шуметь на танцах, и их попросили уйти....
15. Перевод идиомы raise hell, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: raise hell Идиома: raise hell Перевод: шумно пировать, праздновать, кутить Пример: A group of kids were raising hell in the street. Группа детей шумно веселилась на улице....
16. Перевод сленгового выражения raise the roof, значение и пример использования Сленговое выражение: raise the roof Перевод: веселиться и очень шуметь Синоним: pump it up Пример: We’re going to raise the roof at Stephanie’s party tonight! Сегодня вечером на вечеринке у Стефани мы хорошо повеселимся! The band raised the roof with one great song after another. Группа очень веселилась и они сильно шумели, исполняя песню за […]...
17. Значение идиомы palm off [palm off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To sell or give bypretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery. He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt. The salesmanpalmed off pine wood floors as oak. Syn.: FOB OFF, PASS OFF. 2. Todeceive by a trick or lie. He palmed his creditors offwith […]...
18. Значение идиомы raise a row [raise a row] {v. phr.} To cause a disturbance, a fuss, or a scene. He raised quite a row when he noticed that someone had scratchedhis brand new car....
19. Перевод слова promotion Promotion – продвижение, содействие, повышение по службе Перевод слова Circulation promotion – стимулирование роста тиража a promotion to captain – производство в звание капитана sales promotion devices – способ продвижения товаров She was aiming for a Promotion. Она стремилась получить повышение. I want a job with good prospects for Promotion. Я хочу работу с хорошими […]...
20. Значение идиомы raise eyebrows [raise eyebrows] {v. phr.} To shock people; cause surprise ordisapproval. The news that the princess was engaged to a commonerraised eyebrows all over the kingdom....
21. Значение идиомы raise a stink [raise a stink] {v. phr.} To cause a disturbance; complain; proteststrongly. Quite a stink was raised in the office when the bossdiscovered that several employees had left early....
22. Значение идиомы raise the roof [raise the roof] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make a lot of noise;be happy and noisy. The gang raised the roof with their singing. 2. To scold loudly. Mother raised the roof when she saw the dog’smuddy footprints on her new bedspread. Compare: KICK UP A FUSS, RAISECAIN....
23. Значение идиомы do the trick [do the trick] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring success in doing something; have a desired result. Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick. The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the trick. Compare: TURN THE TRICK....
24. Перевод идиомы raise eyebrows, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: raise eyebrows Перевод: поднять брови (от удивления, неодобрения, и т. п.) Пример: It raised eyebrows when the actress appeared at the party with no invitation. Когда актриса появилась на вечере без приглашения, все подняли брови от удивления....
25. Перевод слова trick Trick – трюк, хитрость, обман Перевод слова To obtain money by a trick – получить деньги при помощи обмана pitiful trick – жалкие, постыдные ухищрения trick of imagination – обман воображения None of your Tricks! Без фокусов! He shows me card Tricks. Он показывает мне карточные фокусы. He didn’t turn up? What a dirty Trick! […]...
26. Перевод слова convince Convince – убеждать, уверять Перевод слова To be convinced – убедиться; быть убежденным convince of errors – заставить осознать свои ошибки convince of sincerity – убедить в своей искренности I’m Convinced she’s lying. Я уверен, что она лжет. He Convinced me that the story was true. Он убедил меня, что история была правдивой. It’s useless […]...
27. 12 Year Old Boy Collects 160,000 Plastic Bottles After School To Raise Money For Orphans Orphans, whose parents died of AIDS, play a game at the Zhonghua Red Ribbon Home, an orphanage Sun Huixi collected bottles to help build. Despite the fact this heart-warming act took place a few years ago now, the then 12 year-old schoolboy Sun Huixi didn’t receive the recognition he deserved, so we want to highlight […]...
28. Упражнения на проблемные глаголы to lie, to lay, to sit, to set, to rise, to raise, to find, to found (с ответами) 1. Напишите три формы каждого глагола (Past Simple и Past Participle). To lie (лежать) – To lay (класть, стелить) – To lie (врать) – To rise (подниматься) To raise (поднимать, воспитывать) – To sit (сидеть) – To set (ставить, устанавливать) – To find (находить) – To found (основать) – 2. Используйте глагол to lie или […]...
29. Перевод идиомы raise a hand against someone or something / lift a hand against someone or something, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: raise a hand against someone or something / lift a hand against someone or something Перевод: поднять руку на кого-либо или что-либо, ударить или пригрозить ударить Пример: If the man raises a hand against his supervisor the police will be called. Если человек поднимет руку на своего менеджера, будет вызвана полиция....
30. Значение идиомы plague on both your houses [plague on both your houses] or [plague o’ both your houses] Badluck to both of you! – Used to show disgust at those who wont stopquarreling. The bus drivers went on strike because the bus companywould not raise their pay. After several weeks, the people who neededto ride the bus to work said, “A plague […]...
31. Значение идиомы trick or treat [trick or treat] {n.} The custom of going from house to house onHalloween asking for small gifts and playing tricks on people whorefuse to give. When Mrs. Jones answered the doorbell, the childrenyelled “Trick or treat.” Mrs. Jones gave them all some candy. OnHalloween Bill and Tom went out playing trick or treat....
32. Dealing With Rising Production Costs Giovanni: There are No two ways about it. We have To raise prices. Melanie: We can’t. We already raised prices earlier this year. Doing it again risks Alienating our customers. Giovanni: What else can we do? Our Production costs have risen nearly 15 percent. We’ve tried Absorbing them and Offsetting them, but nothing has worked. […]...
33. Значение идиомы bump into [bump into] {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan. Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game. Syn.: RUN INTO....
34. The talking dog A man tried to sell his neighbour a new dog. “This is a talking dog,” he said. “And you can have him for five dollars.” The neighbour said, “Who do you think you’re kidding with this talking dog stuff? There ain’t no such animal.” Suddenly the dog looked up with tears in his eyes. “Please […]...
35. Not raising hogs My friend, Ed Peterson, over at Wellsburg, Iowa, received a check for $1,000.00 from the government for not raising hogs. So I want to go into the “not raising hogs” business next year. What I want to know is, in your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to raise hogs on and […]...
36. Card games A cleaning woman was applying for a new position. When asked why had she left her previous employment, she replied, “Yes, sir, they paid good wages, but it was the most ridiculous place I ever worked. Last night they played a game called Bridge and a lot of folks were there. As I was about […]...
37. Перевод идиомы do the trick, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: do the trick Идиома: do the trick разг. Перевод: хорошо сработать, получиться, удаваться, достичь хорошего или желаемого результата Пример: I think that the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve our problem. Думаю, новое оборудование должно сработать и решить нашу проблему....
38. Перевод слова sell Sell – продавать, торговать Перевод слова Sell in bulk – продавать оптом to sell the whole caboodle – продавать все вместе to sell like hot cakes – раскупаться, продаваться нарасхват Toni’s Selling her car for £700. Тони продает свою машину за 700 фунтов. She Sold me again. Опять она меня надула. Buy low and Sell […]...
39. Перевод сленгового выражения bump off, значение и пример использования Сленговое выражение: bump off Сленговое выражение: bump off груб. Перевод: убить, совершить убийство Синоним: rub out Пример: Igor got bumped off last week. The police have no clue who did it. На прошлой неделе Игора убили. Полиция не имеет ни малейшего понятия, кто это сделал. Примечание: происходит из сленга гангстеров 1920-х годов...
40. A Business Plan About a year ago, I came up with an idea that I thought would Revolutionize the way people sell their Goods on the Internet. After a lot of planning, I decided to try to attract Investors by developing a Business plan. I got some advice from my friend Steve who is a very successful Entrepreneur. […]...