Значение идиомы at the eleventh hour

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1. Перевод идиомы at the eleventh hour, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at the eleventh hour Перевод: в самый последний момент Пример: The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour. Компания и союз урегулировали стачку в самый последний момент....
2. Значение идиомы eleventh hour[eleventh hour] {adj. phr.} Pertaining to the last minutes; thelast opportunity to accomplish a task. The editors made severaleleventh hour changes in the headlines of the morning paper....
3. Перевод слова eleventhEleventh — одиннадцатый Перевод слова At the eleventh hour — в последнюю минуту eleventh cranial nerve — XI черепной нерв three elevenths — три одиннадцатых This custom has been traced to the Eleventh century. Этот обычай восходит к одиннадцатому веку. The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the Eleventh century AD. ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы on the hour[on the hour] {adv. phr.} Each time the hour has zero minutes andzero seconds. The uptown bus goes past the school on the hour. The woman must take her pill on the hour....
5. Значение идиомы happy hour[happy hour] {n.}, {informal} A time in bars or restaurants whencocktails are served at a reduced rate, usually one hour before theystart serving dinner. Happy hour is between 6 and 7 P. M. atCelestial Gardens....
6. Значение идиомы zero hour[zero hour] {n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or other militaryaction is supposed to start. Zero hour for the bombers to take offwas midnight. 2. The time when an important decision or change issupposed to come; the time for a dangerous action. It was zero hourand the doctor began the operation on the ... Читать далее...
7. Перевод идиомы at the top of the hour, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at the top of the hour Перевод: в начале часа — то есть в 11.00, 12.00 и т. д. (под top of the hour имеется в виду верхняя часть часов, т. е. начало часа) Пример: The radio news always starts at the top of the hour. Новости по радио всегда передаются в начале каждого ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод идиомы at the bottom of the hour, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at the bottom of the hour Перевод: в середине часа — то есть в 10.30, 11.30 и т. д. (под bottom of the hour имеется в виду нижняя часть часов, т. е. середина часа) Пример: The weather forecast is on the radio at the bottom of the hour. Прогноз погоды передается по радио в ... Читать далее...
9. Перевод идиомы by the hour, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: by the hour Перевод: почасовой, по часу, каждый час Пример: We had to pay for our parking space by the hour. Нам пришлось платить за парковку по часовой ставке....
10. Значение идиомы coffee hour[coffee hour] {n.} A time for coffee or other refreshments after a meeting; a time to meet people and have refreshments. After the business meeting we had a coffee hour. The Joneses had a coffee hour so their visitor could meet their neighbors....
11. Перевод слова hourHour — час; время, период Перевод слова Twenty-four hours — сутки, 24 часа at the hour of seven — в семь часов unearthly hour — крайне неудобное время rush hours — часы пик hours of attendance — служебные часы The Hour invites. Время зовет. Your Hour has struck. Твой час пробил. It hailed for an ... Читать далее...
12. Перевод идиомы zero hour, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: zero hour Перевод: точное время, в которое начнется нападение или любая другая военная операция Пример: The air force planes waited until zero hour in order to start out on their bombing mission. Воздушные войска ждали назначенного часа, чтобы начать операцию по бомбардировке....
13. Значение идиомы security blanket[security blanket] {n.}, {slang}, {colloquial} An idea, person, orobject that one holds on to for psychological reassurance or comfortas infants usually hang on to the edge of a pillow, a towel, or ablanket. Sue has gone to Aunt Mathilda for a chat; she is hersecurity blanket....
14. Значение идиомы be off[be off] {v. phr.} 1. {v.} To be in error; miscalculate. The estimator was off by at least 35% on the value of the house. 2. {v.} To leave. Jack ate his supper in a hurry and was off without saying goodbye. 3. {adj.} Cancelled; terminated. The weather was so bad that we were told ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы culture vulture[culture vulture] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it. Aunt Mathilda is a regular culture vulture; she spends every summer in a different European capital going ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы old maid[old maid] {n. phr.} A spinster; a woman who has never married. Because my old maid aunt is a terrific cook as well as a good-lookingwoman, nobody understands why she never married....
17. Перевод идиомы at the appointed hour / at the appointed time, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at the appointed hour / at the appointed time Перевод: в назначенный час / время Пример: We went to meet the lawyer at the appointed time. Мы пошли встретиться с адвокатом в назначенное время....
18. Going to Happy HourGary: Hey, over here. I’m glad you could make it. This place has a great Happy hour. Let me get the waitress, Brenda, so we can order our drinks. Shanise: Hi, Gary. You sound like a Regular. Do you come here a lot? Gary: Yeah, I like Stopping by on my way home Now and ... Читать далее...
19. Перевод слова auntAunt — тетя Перевод слова Great aunt — двоюродная бабка male aunt — шутл. дядя aunt in law — жена дяди; тетка Aunt Mary sends her love. Тетя Мэри передает привет. He has three Aunts and two uncles. У него три тетки и два дяди....
20. Jones came into the office an hour late for the third timeJones came into the office an hour late for the third time in one week and found the boss waiting for him. «What’s the story this time, Jones?» he asked sarcastically. «Let’s hear a good excuse for a change.» Jones sighed, «Everything went wrong this morning, Boss. The wife decided to drive me to the ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы in a bind[in a bind] or [in a box] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Likely to havetrouble whether you do one thing or another. Sam is in a bindbecause if he carries home his aunt’s groceries, his teacher will beangry because he is late, and if he doesn’t, his aunt will complain. Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы dying to[dying to] {adj. phr.} Having a great desire to; being extremely eager to. Seymour is dying to date Mathilda, but she keeps refusing him....
23. Значение идиомы Aunt Tom[Aunt Tom] {n.}, {slang}, {originally from Black English} A successful professional or business woman who, due to her success in a masculine profession, doesn’t care about the women’s liberation movement or the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Hermione is a regular Aunt Tom, she’ll never vote for the ERA....
24. Значение идиомы see the light of day[see the light of day] {v. phr.} To be born or begun. Thechildren visited the old house where their great-grandfather first sawthe light of day. The party was a failure, and Mathilda wished herplan had never seen the light of day....
25. Значение идиомы better than[better than] {prep. phr.} More than; greater than; at a greater rate than. The car was doing better than eighty miles an hour. It is better than three miles to the station....
26. The SR-71 Blackbird Retired By Flying Coast-To-Coast In One HourThe SR-71 wasn’t like other planes. It didn’t retire like them either. On this day in 1990, SR-71 #972 took its final flight for the U. S. Military and was officially retired. It ran from Los Angeles to Washington, headed to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In typical Blackbird fashion, it set four ... Читать далее...
27. Marrying and divorcing in HeavenIt seems that a devout, good couple was about to get married, but a tragic car accident ended their lives. When they got to heaven, they asked St. Peter if he could arrange for them to get married, saying that it was what they had hoped for in life, and they still desired wedded union. ... Читать далее...
28. Перевод слова marriedMarried — женатый, брачный Перевод слова Married man — женатый человек married name — фамилия по мужу married couple — супружеская пара So, how do you like Married life? Так, как тебе супружеская жизнь? She Married an Evans. Она вышла замуж за одного из Эвансов. I was Married to my job. Я был женат на ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы do tell[do tell] {interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. «You say George is going to get married after all these years? Do tell!» said Mrs. Green. Syn.: YOU DON’T SAY....
30. Значение идиомы pull something on one[pull something on one] {v. phr.} To perpetrate somethingprejudicial; deceive. Larry pulled a very dirty trick on Ann when, after going with her for three years, he suddenly married anothergirl....
31. Идиомы о времени1. At the crack of dawn — C первыми петухами 2. At the eleventh hour — В последнюю минуту 3. A month of Sundays — Очень долгий срок 4. From dawn to dusk — Oт рассвета до заката 5. For donkey’s years — Целая вечность, много лет 6. For the first time — В первый ... Читать далее...
32. Перевод идиомы alive and kicking, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: alive and kicking Перевод: быть в хорошем здравии, иметь хорошее здоровье Пример: My aunt is 87 years old and she is very much alive and kicking. Моей тете 87 лет, и у нее очень хорошее здоровье....
33. Describing People’s MoodsBrett: Do you know what kind of Mood Mom is in? Molly: Not really. Why? Brett: I really need a raise in my Allowance and I’m waiting for the right time to ask. She’ll be more likely to say “yes” if she’s not feeling too Grouchy. Molly: I wouldn’t Count on this being a good ... Читать далее...
34. I just ate those peanutsA man visits his aunt in the nursing home. It turns out that she is taking a nap, so he just sits down in a chair in her room, flips through a few magazines, and munches on some peanuts sitting in a bowl on the table. Eventually, the aunt wakes up, and her nephew realizes ... Читать далее...
35. You Can Never Really Go BackYou Can Never Really Go Back There was this couple who had been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the breakfast table that morning when the old gentleman said to his wife, «Just think, honey, we’ve been married for 50 years.» «Yeah,» she replied, «Fifty years ago this very day, we were sitting ... Читать далее...
36. Two men met at a bar and struck up a conversationTwo men met at a bar and struck up a conversation. After a while one of them said, «You think you have family problems? Listen to my situation: A few years ago I met a young widow with a grown-up daughter and we got married. Lately, my father married my stepdaughter. That made my stepdaughter ... Читать далее...
37. StrategyThe middle aged secretary had never been married and had had enuff of work, as well as the single life. It was no secret that she was looking to get married. As she came back from her lunch hour with another bag from the drug store, a co-worker said, «In the past 3 weeks you’ve ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы room with[room with] {v. phr.} 1. To live in a furnished room with someoneas a roommate without having an affair. I roomed with him incollege for four years. 2. To live together as husband and wifewithout the benefit of marriage. Dan and Sue have been roomingtogether for quite a while and people are wondering if they ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы had rather[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.} To choose to ; like better to; would prefer to. — Usedwith an infinitive without «to». My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls. I hadsooner live in the city than on a farm....
40. Aunt Dora went to her doctor to see what could be doneAunt Dora went to her doctor to see what could be done about her constipation. «It’s terrible,» she said, «I haven’t moved my bowels in a week.» «I see. Have you done anything about it?» asked the doctor. «Naturally,» she replied, «I sit in the bathroom for a half-hour in the morning and again at ... Читать далее...