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1. Перевод слова debt Debt – долг; прегрешение Перевод слова Bad debt – безнадежный долг consolidated debt – долгосрочное обязательство forgive us our debts – прости нам наши прегрешения to be in the debt of everybody – быть перед всеми в долгу Score up a Debt to Tom. Запишите долг на счет Тома. He is deeply in Debt. У […]...
2. Getting Standard Medical Test Results Judith: I had my Annual physical two weeks ago and I just got a copy of the Lab results, but I can’t figure out what they mean. Steven: Let me take a look. The results of your blood tests are good. Your Cholesterol is within the normal Range, your Glucose levels are fine, your Hormone […]...
3. Значение идиомы on account [on account] {adv. phr.} As part payment of a debt; to lessen theamount owed. John paid $10 down and $5 on account each month forhis bicycle....
4. Значение идиомы in the clear [in the clear] {adj. phr.} 1. Free of anything that makes moving orseeing difficult; with nothing to limit action. The plane climbedabove the clouds and was flying in the clear. Jack passed the ballto Tim, who was in the clear and ran for a touchdown. 2. {informal}Free of blame or suspicion; not thought to be […]...
5. Значение идиомы nine-to-five job [nine-to-five job] {n. phr.} A typical office job that starts at 9A. M. and ends at 5 P. M. with a one-hour lunch break at 12 noon or 1P. M. We professors are not too well paid but I could never get usedto a nine-to-five job....
6. Getting Travel Documents Joyce: We need to apply for our Passports now if we want to have them In time for our trip to McQuillanland. Steven: I have a passport. Joyce: Yes, but it Expired last year. You need to Renew it before you can get a Visa. McQuillanland requires a visa and Vaccinations before they’ll allow Entry […]...
7. Значение идиомы on the house [on the house] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. Atthe opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house. Oscar was the first customer at the diner, so his lunch was on thehouse....
8. Перевод слова position Position – положение, местонахождение, позиция Перевод слова Position data – координаты position buoy – указательный буй a high position in society – высокое положение в обществе He was appointed to the Position. Его назначили на эту должность. They are now leaning to our Position. Сейчас они склоняются на нашу сторону. The lever is in the […]...
9. Перевод слова score Score – партитура; счет, количество очков Перевод слова To run up a score at a grocery – задолжать бакалейной лавке a close score – счет при незначительном преимуществе одной стороны what’s the score now? – какой сейчас счет? piano score – переложение партитуры для фортепьяно Score up a debt to Tom. Запишите долг на счет […]...
10. Значение идиомы born yesterday [born yesterday] {adj. phr.} Inexperienced and easily fooled; not alert to trickery; easily deceived or cheated. – Usually used in negative sentences. When Bill started the new job, the other workers teased him a little, but he soon proved to everyone that he wasn’t born yesterday. I won’t give you the money till I see […]...
11. Steven Spielberg: Movie Wizard He seems to be the all-power wizard and a cinematic magician for us. His films make us scream with laughter or shiver with horror. The son of a computer scientist and a gifted pianist, Spielberg spent his early childhood in New Jersey and, later, in Arizona. He was eleven when he first got his dad’s […]...
12. Steven Wright on dogs The other day, I was walking my dog around my building…on the ledge. Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths. I had a dog once. I spilled spot remover on him, and now he’s gone. I put contact lenses in my dog’s eyes. They had little pictures of cats on […]...
13. Значение идиомы sleep around [sleep around] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To be freewith one’s sexual favors; to behave promiscuously. Sue Catwallenderis a nice girl but she sleeps around an awful lot with all sorts ofguys....
14. Значение идиомы due to [due to] {prep.} Because of; owing to; by reason of. His injury was due to his careless use of the shotgun. Joe’s application to the University was not accepted due to his failing English....
15. Значение идиомы up to the chin in [up to the chin in] or [in — up to the chin] {adj. phr.},{informal} Used also with “ears”, “elbows”, “eyes” or “knees” insteadof “chin”, and with a possessive instead of “the”. 1. Having a big orimportant part in; guilty of; not innocent of; deeply in. Was Tommixed up in that trouble last night? He was […]...
16. Значение идиомы first and last [first and last] {adv. phr.} Most noticeably; all the time;chiefly. He was first and last a school teacher. Steven joinedthe army because first and last he wanted to help his country. Syn.:ABOVE ALL....
17. Значение идиомы win over [win over] {v. phr.} To convert to one’s position or point of view. The Democrats offered him a high-level executive position and thusway won him over to their side....
18. Значение идиомы out to lunch [out to lunch] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Gone for the middaymeal. 2. Inattentive; daydreaming; inefficient; stupid. Neil Benderis just out to lunch today....
19. Значение идиомы thanks to [thanks to] {prep.} 1. With the help of. Thanks to a goodteacher, John passed the examination. I finally finished washingthe dishes, no thanks to you. 2. Owing to; because of. Thanks to asudden rain, the children came home with wet clothes....
20. Перевод слова owe Owe – задолжать, быть обязанным Перевод слова I have paid all that was owing – я заплатил все, что с меня причиталось I owe it to you that I am still alive – я обязан вам жизнью owe no thanks to – не иметь причин для благодарности I Owe you a drink. Я должен тебе […]...
21. Значение идиомы left-wing [left-wing] {adj.} That which is or belongs to a group of people inpolitics that favors radical change in the direction of socialism orcommunism. The left-wing faction called for an immediate strike....
22. Значение идиомы sugar daddy [sugar daddy] {n.}, {slang}, {semi-vulgar}, {avoidable} An older, well-to-do man, who gives money and gifts to a younger woman or girlsusually in exchange for sexual favors. Betty Morgan got a mink coatfrom her sugar daddy....
23. Значение идиомы cash on the barrelhead [cash on the barrelhead] {n. phr.}, {informal} Money paid at once; money paid when something is bought. Father paid cash on the barrelhead for a new car. Some lawyers want cash on the barrelhead. Compare: COLD CASH....
24. Значение идиомы pay off [pay off] {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. The men were paidoff just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday. 2. Topay and discharge from a job. When the building was completed hepaid off the laborers. 3. To hurt who has done wrong toyou; get revenge on. When Bob tripped Dick, […]...
25. Перевод идиомы not born yesterday, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: not born yesterday Перевод: не вчера родиться; понимать, как устроен мир Пример: I was not born yesterday and I do not believe what the woman is saying. Я не вчера родился, и я не верю тому, что говорит эта женщина....
26. Перевод идиомы need something yesterday, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: need something yesterday Перевод: остро нуждаться в чем-либо; нуждаться в чем-либо, что уже должно было быть сделано Пример: I need a new computer yesterday. Мне сильно нужен новый компьютер....
27. Значение идиомы pay one’s way [pay one’s way] {v. phr.} 1. To pay in cash or labor for yourexpenses. He paid his way by acting as a guide. 2. To beprofitable; earn as much as you cost someone; be valuable to anemployer; to yield a return above expenses. The bigger truck paidits way from the start. We had to offer […]...
28. Значение идиомы anything like [anything like] or [anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. – Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms “nothing like” or “nowhere near”. It’s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday. Do you think that gold ring is worth anywhere near a hundred dollars? Today’s game was nowhere near as […]...
29. The Cesium song 07 Yesterday, I had Cesium with which to play. Now all my fingers have been blown away. And silence reigns since yesterday. Suddenly, I’m just half the man I used to be. I have no eyes with which to see. My legs have parted company. Why she had to blow, I don’t know, I can only […]...
30. Перевод слова yesterday Yesterday – вчера, недавнее прошлое Перевод слова From yesterday – со вчерашнего дня an invention of yesterday – изобретение последнего времени all pomp of yesterday – вся недавняя пышность yesterday’s newspaper – вчерашняя газета I was not born Yesterday. Я не вчера родился, у меня уже есть опыт. We went skiing Yesterday. Вчера мы катались […]...
31. Значение идиомы make a stand [make a stand] {v. phr.} 1. To take a firm position on an issue. He keeps talking about politics hut he never makes a stand for whathe believes in. 2. To take up a defensive position against the enemy. The retreating troops decided to make a stand by the river. Contrast: LAST DITCH, LAST STAND....
32. Значение идиомы a few [a few] {n.} or {adj.} A small number ; some. The dry weather killed most of Mother’s flowers, but a few are left. In the store, Mary saw many pretty rings and bracelets, and she wanted to buy a few of them. After the party, we thought that no one would help clean up, but […]...
33. Значение идиомы snow job [snow job] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Insincere or exaggeratedtalk designed to gain the favors of someone. Joe gave Sue a snowjob and she believed every word of it. 2. The skillful display oftechnical vocabulary and prestige terminology in order to pass oneselfoff as an expert in a specialized field without really being aknowledgeable worker in […]...
34. Перевод идиомы make someone’s position clear, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: make someone’s position clear Перевод: делать ясной свою позицию, точку зрения по какому-либо вопросу Пример: The politician made his position clear on the issue of taxes. Политик ясно изложил свое отношение к вопросу о налогах....
35. Значение идиомы brown-bagger [brown-bagger] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who does not go to the cafeteria or to a restaurant for lunch at work, but who brings his homemade lunch to work in order to save money. John became a brown-bagger not because he can’t afford the restaurant, but because he is too busy to go there....
36. Значение идиомы saddled with [saddled with] {adj. phr.} Burdened with; handicapped. Thebusiness was so saddled with debt that the new owner had a hard timemaking a go of it for a couple of years....
37. Значение идиомы middle-of-the-road [middle-of-the-road] {adj.} Favoring action halfway between twoopposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two oppositesides; seeing good on both sides. The men who wrote theConstitution followed a middle-of-the-road plan on whether greaterpower belonged to the United States government or to the separatestates. Senator Jones favors a middle-of-the-road policy in thelabor-management dispute....
38. Значение идиомы cold cash [cold cash] or [hard cash] {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it. Some stores sell things only for cold cash. Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD....
39. Значение идиомы pay as one goes [pay as one goes] {v. phr.} To pay cash; to pay at once; to avoidcharging anything bought; to avoid debt entirely by paying cash. – Usually used with “you”. It is best to pay as you go; then you willnot have to worry about paying debts later....
40. Значение идиомы keep one’s head above water [keep one’s head above water] {v. phr.} To remain solvent; manageto stay out of debt. Herb’s income declined so drastically that henow has difficulty keeping his head above water....