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Значение идиомы bog down, to get bogged down

[bog down, to get bogged down] {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or passive} 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt.

Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn’t deliver the needed concrete blocks.

2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles making your efforts unproductive or unsatisfying.

The novelist wrote tittle last summer because she got bogged down in housework.



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  2. Перевод слова contractorContractor — подрядчик, поставщик Перевод слова Contractor work — подрядная работа general contractor — генеральный подрядчик building contractor — строительный подрядчик The Contractor’s estimate for the job seemed high. Оценка подрядчика для задания казалась высокой. The architect discussed her plans with the builder and the Contractor. Архитектор обсудили свои планы с застройщиком и подрядчиком. The ... Читать далее...
  3. Перевод слова concreteConcrete — бетон Перевод слова Concrete block — бетонный блок to cast concrete — укладывать бетон concrete mix — бетонная смесь The garage was made of Concrete blocks. Гараж был построен из бетонных блоков. The driveway is paved with Concrete. Дорога вымощена бетоном. They used a slab of Concrete as a lid. В качестве крышки ... Читать далее...
  4. Значение идиомы call a halt[call a halt] {v. phr.} To give a command to stop. The scouts were tired during the hike, and the scoutmaster called a halt. When the children’s play got too noisy, their mother called a halt....
  5. Значение идиомы bog down[bog down] {v. phr.} To be immobilized in mud, snow, etc.; slowdown. Our research got bogged down for a lack of appropriate funding. Don’t get bogged down in too much detail when you write an action story....
  6. Значение идиомы pull up[pull up] {v.} 1. To check the forward motion of; halt; stop. Hepulled up his horse at the gate. 2. To tell to stop doingsomething; say is doing wrong and must stop; scold. Jimtalked rudely to Mother, and Father pulled him up. Ann said in herreport that America was discovered in 1634, and the teacher ... Читать далее...
  7. Перевод слова haltHalt — задерживать, останавливать; остановка, привал Перевод слова Halt sign — дорожный знак «стоп» platoon, halt! — взвод, стой! complete halt — полная остановка Here let us make a Halt. Давайте здесь сделаем привал. The bus pulled to a Halt. Автобус подъехал к остановке. The plane taxied to a Halt. Самолет вырулил к месту стоянки. ... Читать далее...
  8. Designing a BuildingKathy: Seeing these Blueprints really Brings this project to life. I can now Envision what this building will look like when it’s built. Brett: I’m really glad. As the Architect on this project, it’s my job to turn your ideas into Design. Kathy: You did a great job. Brett: I had the help of the ... Читать далее...
  9. Перевод слова blockBlock — препятствие, блок, чурбан; квартал Перевод слова Erratic block — валун concrete block — бетонный блок around the block — за углом They live in this Block. Они живут в этом районе. The garage was made of concrete Blocks. Гараж был построен из бетонных блоков. The Liberals vote as a Block. Либералы голосуют блоком....
  10. Перевод слова deliverDeliver — доставлять, разносить, передавать Перевод слова To deliver an order to smb. — отдавать приказ кому-л. to deliver letters — разносить письма to deliver services — предоставлять, оказывать услуги Deliver the package to my home. Доставьте пакет мне домой. We will Deliver them up to the police. Мы передадим их в руки полиции. After ... Читать далее...
  11. Значение идиомы weigh down[weigh down] also [weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go downor bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down bythe deep snow. — Often used with «with» or «by». There are so manychildren in the back seat that they are weighing down the back of thecar. 2a. To overload with care or ... Читать далее...
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  13. Перевод слова passivePassive — пассивный, инертный Перевод слова Passive resistance — пассивное сопротивление passive audience — пассивная публика passive obedience — слепое повиновение to remain passive — быть бездеятельным passive component — пассивный компонент His mind became merely Passive. Его ум лишь пассивно воспринимал. Kathy seems to take a very Passive role in the relationship. Кэти, кажется, ... Читать далее...
  14. Значение идиомы slow burn[slow burn] {n.}, {informal} A slowly increasing feeling of anger. The boys kept teasing John, and watched him do a slow burn. Barbara’s slow burn ended only when Mary explained themisunderstanding....
  15. Driving DirectionsI was Getting into my car at the mall when I noticed a man standing Nearby with a map. He looked confused and I asked him if I could help. He Looked up and was Clearly relieved. He was from Houston, Texas, he told me, and he was visiting his daughter. She was at work ... Читать далее...
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  17. Значение идиомы bring up[bring up] {v.} 1. To take care of ; raise, train, educate. He gave much attention and thought to bringing up his children. Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma. 2. {informal} To stop; halt. — Usually used with «short». He brought the car up short when the light changed to red. ... Читать далее...
  18. Значение идиомы how goes it?[how goes it?] {v. phr.}, {interrog.} How are you and your affairsin general progressing? Jim asked Bill, «how goes it with the newwife and the new apartment?»...
  19. Значение идиомы meatball[meatball] {n.}, {slang} A dull, boring, slow-witted, oruninteresting person. You’ll never get an interesting story out ofthat meatball — stop inviting him....
  20. Значение идиомы close down[close down] or [shut down] {v.} To stop all working, as in a factory; stop work entirely; also: to stop operations in. The factory closed down for Christmas. The company shut down the condom plant for Easter....
  21. Значение идиомы keep down[keep down] {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep withinlimits; control. The children could not keep their voices down. We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds. You can’t keep a goodman down. Compare: GET AHEAD....
  22. Значение идиомы slow on the draw[slow on the draw] {adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficultyfiguring things out. Poor Eric doesn’t get very good grades inphysics; when it comes to problem-solving, he is rather slow on thedraw....
  23. Значение идиомы let up[let up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To become less, weaker, or quiet;become slower or stop. It’s raining as hard as ever. It’s notletting up at all. It snowed for three days before it let up andwe could go outdoors. 2. To do less or go slower or stop; relax; stopworking or working hard. Grandfather has been ... Читать далее...
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  25. Значение идиомы fence in[fence in] or [hedge in] or [hem in] {v.} To keep fromdoing what he or she would like to do. Usually used in the passive. Mary felt fenced in because her father would not let her drive a caror have dates with boys. John didn’t like his job because he hadto do the same kind ... Читать далее...
  26. Значение идиомы come through[come through] {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double. John needed money for college and his father came through....
  27. Значение идиомы band together[band together] {v. phr.} To join a group to exert united force. The inhabitants of the ecologically threatened area banded together to stop the company from building new smokestacks....
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  29. Значение идиомы hang fire[hang fire] {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deerescaped. 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. Theboys’ plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because they couldnot find a man to be scoutmaster....
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  31. Значение идиомы lay of the land[lay of the land] also [how the land lies] {n. phr.} 1. The naturalfeatures of a piece of land, such as hills and valleys. The styleof house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land. 2. The way something is arranged; the important facts about something;how things are. The banker wanted to ... Читать далее...
  32. Значение идиомы lay off[lay off] {v. phr.} 1. To mark out the boundaries or limits. Helaid off a baseball diamond on the vacant lot. Compare: LAY OUT.2. To put out of work. The company lost the contract for making theshoes and laid off half its workers. 3. {slang} To stop bothering;leave alone. — Usually used in the imperative. ... Читать далее...
  33. Asking for DirectionsI went to Vancouver for a meeting this week. I have always liked Vancouver, and On top of that, my cousin Dominick just moved there. I Got in touch with him and he Invited me over to see his new Place. On the way over, though, I Got a little Lost. I knew I was ... Читать далее...
  34. Значение идиомы keep up[keep up] {v.} 1a. To go on; not stop; continue. The rain keptup for two days and the roads were flooded. Compare: KEEP ON. 1b. Togo on with ; continue steadily; never stop. Mrs. Smithtold John to keep up the good work. The teacher asked Dick to stopbothering Mary, but he kept it up. Compare: ... Читать далее...
  35. Значение идиомы whistle-stop[whistle-stop] {n.} A small town where the trains only stop on aspecial signal. President Truman made excellent use of thewhistle-stop during his 1948 campaign for the presidency....
  36. Humor about Irish MarriagesSome years ago, Michael J. Flanagan, a successful New York contractor, was standing on the deck of the Staten Island Ferry when a car got loose and sent him into the river where he drowned. The following Sunday his widow, all decked out in deepest black, was standing on the church steps after Mass, receiving ... Читать далее...
  37. Перевод идиомы by leaps and bounds, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: by leaps and bounds Перевод: очень быстро, стремительно, быстрыми темпами Пример: The construction of the new airport is progressing by leaps and bounds. Строительство нового аэропорта продвигается быстрыми темпами....
  38. Перевод слова buildingBuilding — здание, строение Перевод слова Building engineer — инженер-строитель building construction — строительство public building — общественное здание The clouds are Building up. Тучи собираются. The Building is unsafe. Здание является небезопасным. Fire gutted the Building. Огонь полностью уничтожил все внутри здания. Происхождение слова building Образовано от слова...
  39. Cow on Train TracksA passenger train is creeping along, slowly. Finally it creaks to a halt. A passenger sees a conductor walking by outside. «What’s going on?» she yells out the window. «Cow on the track!» replies the conductor. Ten minutes later, the train resumes its slow pace. Within five minutes, however, it stops again. The woman sees ... Читать далее...
  40. Значение идиомы pot call the kettle black[pot call the kettle black] {informal} The person who iscriticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; thecharge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes itagainst. When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the contractor said the pot was calling the kettle ... Читать далее...

Значение идиомы bog down, to get bogged down