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Значение идиомы ball game

[ball game] {n.}, {slang}, also {informal} The entire matter at hand; the whole situation; the entire contest.

You said we can get a second mortgage for the house?! Wow! That’s a whole new ball game.



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  2. Значение идиомы ball[ball] See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START THE BALL ROLLING, GOPHER BALL, GROUND BALL, HAVE A HALL, HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL, JUMP BALL, KEEP THE BALL ROLLING, LONG BALL, ON THE BALL, PASSED BALL, PLAYBALL....
  3. Перевод идиомы get the ball rolling / set the ball rolling / start the ball rolling, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get the ball rolling / set the ball rolling / start the ball rolling Перевод: начать действовать, запустить процесс Пример: If we start the ball rolling I’m sure the others will help us with this project. Если мы начнем действовать, я уверен, что другие помогут нам с проектом....
  4. Значение идиомы keep one’s eye on the ball[keep one’s eye on the ball] {v. phr.} 1. To watch the ball at alltimes in a sport, usually in order to hit it or get it; not stopwatching the ball. Keep your eye on the baseball or you won’t beable to hit it. 2. {informal} To be watchful and ready; be wide-awakeand ready to ... Читать далее...
  5. Значение идиомы name of the game[name of the game] {n.}, {informal} The crux of the matter; thatwhich actually occurs under the disguise of something else. Gettingmedium income families to support the rest of society — that’s thename of the game!...
  6. Значение идиомы behind the eight-ball[behind the eight-ball] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In a difficult position; in trouble. Mr. Thompson is an older man, and when he lost his job, he found he was behind the eight-ball. Bill can’t dance and has no car, so he is behind the eight-ball with the girls. Compare: HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, IN A ... Читать далее...
  7. Значение идиомы corn ball[corn ball] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A superficially sentimental movie or musical in which the word «love» is mentioned too often; a theatrical performance that is trivially sentimental. That movie last night was a corn ball. 2. A person who behaves in a superficially sentimental manner or likes performances portraying such behavior. Suzie can’t stand ... Читать далее...
  8. Значение идиомы have a ball[have a ball] {v. phr.}, {slang} Enjoy yourself very much; have awonderful time. Johnny had a ball at camp. Mary and Tim have aball exploring the town. After their parents left, the childrenhad a ball. Syn.: HAVE A TIME....
  9. Значение идиомы have something on the ball[have something on the ball] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To besmart, clever; to be skilled and have the necessary know-how. Youcan trust Syd; he’s got a lot on the ball OR he’s got something on theball....
  10. Значение идиомы on the ball[on the ball] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Paying attention and doingthings well. — Used after «is» or «get». Ben is really on the ballin school. The coach told Jim he must get on the ball or he cannotstay on the team. Compare: GET WITH IT, HEADS-UP, KEEP ONE’S EYE ONTHE BALL. 2. That is a ... Читать далее...
  11. Значение идиомы get the ball rolling[get the ball rolling] or [set the ball rolling] or [start the ballrolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning;begin. George started the ball rolling at the party by telling anew joke. Compare: KEEP THE BALL ROLLING....
  12. Значение идиомы ball up[ball up] {v.}, {slang} To make a mess of; confuse. Don’t ball me up. Hal balled up the business with his errors. — Often used in the passive. He was so balled up that he did not know if he was coming or going. Compare: MIXED UP....
  13. Значение идиомы keep the ball rolling[keep the ball rolling] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep up anactivity or action; not allow something that is happening to slow orstop. Clyde kept the ball rolling at the party by dancing with alamp shade on his head. Compare: GET THE BALL ROLLING....
  14. Значение идиомы carry the ball[carry the ball] {v. phr.}, {informal} To take the most important or difficult part in an action or business. None of the other boys would tell the principal about their breaking the window, and John had to carry the ball. When the going is rough, Fred can always be depended on to carry the ball....
  15. Значение идиомы ball of fire[ball of fire] {n.}, {informal} A person with great energy and ability; a person who can do something very well. He did poorly in school but as a salesman he is a ball of fire. The new shortstop is a good fielder but certainly no ball of fire in batting. Compare: HOT NUMBER, HOT ONE....
  16. Значение идиомы play the game[play the game] {v. phr.}, {informal} To obey the rules; do right;act fairly. «That’s not playing the game,» we told him when hewanted to desert his wife. «Oh, let’s play the game,» he said, when his partner suggested a way to keep from paying some of theirdebts. Your parents want you to play the game ... Читать далее...
  17. Значение идиомы grease-ball[grease-ball] {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory} An immigrant froma southern country, such as Mexico, Italy, or Spain; a person withoily looking black hair. Mr. White is a racist; he calls Mr. Lopezfrom Tijuana a grease-ball because he has dark hair....
  18. Значение идиомы game is up[game is up] or {slang} [jig is up] The secret or plan won’t work;we are caught or discovered. The game is up; the teacher knows whotook her keys. The jig’s up; the principal knows the boys havebeen smoking in the basement. Compare: FAT IS IN THE FIRE....
  19. Значение идиомы ahead of the game[ahead of the game] {adv. or adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. In a position of advantage; winning ; ahead ; making it easier to win or succeed. The time you spend studying when you are in school will put you ahead of the game in college. After Tom sold his papers, he was $5 ahead of ... Читать далее...
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  21. Перевод слова mortgageMortgage — ипотека, закладная Перевод слова Chattel mortgage — продажа-залог движимого имущества to give a mortgage — выдавать закладную to lend on mortgage — давать деньги под закладную mortgage borrower — заемщик по ипотеке She Mortgaged her house in order to buy the restaurant. Она заложила свой дом, чтобы купить ресторан. He will have to ... Читать далее...
  22. Значение идиомы jump ball[jump ball] {n.} The starting of play in basketball by tossing theball into the air between two opposing players, each of whom jumps andtries to hit the ball to a member of his own team. Two players heldonto the ball at the same time and the referee called a jump ball....
  23. A difficult golf gameRobert goes golfing every Saturday. One Saturday, he comes home three hours late. His wife asks him, «What took you so long?» The guy says, «That was the worst game of golf I’ve ever had. We got up to the first tee, and Charlie hit a hole-in-one and immediately dropped dead of a heart attack.» ... Читать далее...
  24. Значение идиомы crystal ball[crystal ball] {n.} A ball, usually made of quartz crystal that is used by fortune-tellers. The fortune-teller at the fair looked into her crystal ball and told me that I would take a long trip next year. 2. Any means of predicting the future. My crystal ball tells me you’ll be making the honor roll....
  25. Значение идиомы whole cheese[whole cheese] {slang} or {informal} [whole show] {n.}, {informal}The only important person; big boss. Joe thought he was the wholecheese in the game because he owned the ball. You’re not the wholeshow just because you got all A’s. Compare: BIG CHEESE....
  26. Значение идиомы free ball[free ball] {n.} A ball in football that is in play, that is not inthe possession of anyone, that is not a legally thrown forward pass, and that belongs to the first team which can grab it. A Notre Dameplayer fell on a free ball and recovered it for his team....
  27. A man was playing a game of golfA man was playing a game of golf, and on hole 16, he hit the ball right into a field of buttercups. As honest a golfer as he normally was, he picked up the ball and laid it next to the flowerbed to avoid destroying the beautiful buttercups. A fairy comes down and says «thank ... Читать далее...
  28. Значение идиомы at — stage of the game[at — stage of the game] {adv. phr.} At time during an activity; at point. At that stage of the game, our team was doing so poorly that we were ready to give up. It’s hard to know what will happen at this stage of the game. At what stage of the game did the ... Читать далее...
  29. Перевод слова ballBall — мяч, шар; бал Перевод слова To catch a ball — поймать мяч ball lightning — шаровая молния meat balls — фрикадельки He killed the Ball. Он срезал мяч. She rolled the Ball. Она выкатила мяч. The Ball fell short. Мяч не долетел. Интересные факты ‘Ball’ является частью множества составных слов, означающих игры с ... Читать далее...
  30. Значение идиомы passed ball[passed ball] {n.} A pitched baseball missed by the catcher when heshould have been able to catch it. The batter singled and went tosecond on a passed ball....
  31. Значение идиомы game at which two can play[game at which two can play] {n. phr.} A plan, trick, or way ofacting that both sides may use. Rough football is a game two canplay. Politics is a game at which two can play....
  32. Перевод идиомы carry the ball, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: carry the ball Перевод: быть ответственным; взять ответственность на себя Пример: The vice-president was asked to carry the ball while the president was away. Вице-президента попросили стать во главе пока президент отсутствовал. Jerry just isn’t reliable enough, we can’t let him carry the ball. Джерри не очень-то надежен, мы не можем дать ему взять ... Читать далее...
  33. A game of golfA man walked into the clubhouse and noticed a friend sitting in a corner wearing a neck brace. He sat down and asked his mate what happened. «Well, I was playing golf and I hit my ball into the rough,» replied his friend. «Then I met a chick who was looking for her ball too. ... Читать далее...
  34. Перевод идиомы ball of fire, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: ball of fire Перевод: активный и энергичный человек Пример: The woman is a ball of fire and is always busy doing something. Эта женщина очень активна и энергична, и она всегда чем-то занята....
  35. Значение идиомы be game[be game] {v. phr.} To be cooperative, willing, sporting. When I asked Charlie to climb Mount McKinley with us, he said he was game if we were....
  36. Перевод идиомы keep the ball rolling, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: keep the ball rolling Перевод: продолжать действовать, не останавливаться, не прекращать что-либо Пример: We must keep the ball rolling and get our work done today. Нельзя останавливаться, мы должны завершить работу сегодня....
  37. Parks And Recreation’s fake game Cones Of Dunshire is now a real game (kind of)With his love of Game Of Thrones, Star Trek, and everything else the Internet holds dear, Parks And Recreation’s Ben Wyatt has become something of an icon for America’s nerderati. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Mayfair Games, the company that makes Settlers Of Catan, took the time to make an ... Читать далее...
  38. Перевод идиомы play ball (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: play ball (with someone) Перевод: сотрудничать, выполнять что-либо совместно (с кем-либо), выполнить что-либо совместными усилиями Пример: If you play ball with the new manager things should go well for you. Если ты будешь сотрудничать с новым менеджером, дела у тебя пойдут хорошо....
  39. Перевод идиомы drop the ball, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: drop the ball Перевод: сделать ошибку или промах; неправильно справиться с ситуацией, с положением Пример: The government dropped the ball with its decision to expand the airport runway without consulting the local residents. Правительство сделало промах, когда приняло решение расширить взлетную полосу аэропорта, не спросив местных жителей....
  40. Перевод идиомы the name of the game, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: the name of the game Перевод: главная, важная часть чего-либо Пример: The name of the game is selling cars and not worrying about other things. Главное — это продавать машины и не волноваться ни о чем другом....

Значение идиомы ball game