Значение идиомы bum around

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1. Перевод слова wander Wander – бродить, странствовать Перевод слова To wander over the countryside – исходить всю местность to wander out – отправиться куда глаза глядят wander off the course – сбиваться с курса After dinner, we Wandered into town. После ужина мы отправились гулять в город. I had a bit of a Wander round the shops. Я […]...
2. Перевод слова definite Definite – ясный, точный, определенный Перевод слова Definite period – определенный период definite dimensions – точные размеры definite answer – ясный и точный ответ the definite article – определенный артикль She was Definite about it. У нее было четкое мнение на этот счет. The answer is a Definite no. Ответ на этот вопрос – определенно […]...
3. Значение идиомы rat out [rat out] or [rat out on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To desert; to leave ata critical time. Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven monthspregnant....
4. Перевод слова direction Direction – направление Перевод слова Opposite direction – противоположное направление right direction – правильное направление from the opposite direction – навстречу He had no Direction in his life. У него не было цели в жизни. Tell me in what Direction to look. Скажи мне, куда смотреть. Ready to take a new Direction. Приготовьтесь взять новое […]...
5. Перевод слова desert Desert – пустыня; заслуга, награда; оставлять, покидать Перевод слова The Sahara Desert – пустыня Сахара to recognize real desert – видеть подлинные достоинства to each according to his deserts – каждому по заслугам the streets were deserted – улицы были пустынны He has got his just Deserts. Он получил по заслугам. They were lost in […]...
6. Значение идиомы take a powder [take a powder] {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out oraway; desert, flee. All the gang except one had taken a powder whenthe police arrived....
7. An 18th-century vagabond in England An 18th-century vagabond in England, exhausted and famished, came to a roadside Inn with a sign reading: “George and the Dragon.” He knocked. The Innkeeper’s wife stuck her head out a window. “Could ye spare some victuals?” The woman glanced at his shabby, dirty clothes. “No!” she shouted. “Could I have a pint of ale?” […]...
8. Значение идиомы hit or miss [hit or miss] also [hit and miss] {adv.} In an unplanned oruncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn’t know whichhouse on the street was Jane’s, so he began ringing doorbells hit ormiss....
9. Значение идиомы tough it out [tough it out] {v. phr.} To live through and endure a tryingsituation. The tourists got lost in the desert without a compass, and they had to tough it out for three days on a single bottle ofwater....
10. Значение идиомы on the beam [on the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In theradio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying inthe right direction. A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplanewhen he is flying on the beam. 2. {slang} Doing well; just right;good or correct. Kenneth’s answer was right on the beam. Contrast:OFF THE […]...
11. Значение идиомы poke around [poke around] or [poke about] {v.} 1. To search about; look intoand under things. The detective poked around in the missing man’soffice. 2. To move slowly or aimlessly; do little things. Hedidn’t feel well, and poked around the house....
12. Значение идиомы body English [body English] {n.}, {informal} The wishful attempt to make a ball move in the right direction after it has been hit or let go, by twisting the body in the desired direction. He tried to help the putt fall by using body English....
13. Значение идиомы off the beam [off the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in theradio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying inthe wrong direction. A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplanewhen his plane is off the beam. 2. {slang} Wrong; mistaken. Maudwas off the beam when she said that the girls didn’t like […]...
14. Значение идиомы at will [at will] {adv. phr.} As you like; as you please or choose freely. Little Bobby is allowed to wander at will in the neighborhood. With an air conditioner you can enjoy comfortable temperatures at will....
15. Значение идиомы hash up [hash up] {v.}, {slang} 1. To make a mess of; do badly. Bobreally hashed up that exam and failed the course. 2. To bring tolife; remember and talk about. The teacher advised Sue not to hashup old bitterness against her schoolmates....
16. Значение идиомы arm and a leg [arm and a leg] {n.}, {slang} An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn’t really worth it. It’s true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg....
17. Значение идиомы have dibs on [have dibs on] or [put dibs on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To demand ashare of something or to be in line for the use of an object usable bymore than one person. Don’t throw your magazine away! I put dibs on it, remember?...
18. Значение идиомы use one’s head [use one’s head] or {slang} [use one’s bean] or {slang} [use one’snoodle] or {slang} use [one’s noggin] {v. phr.} To use your brain ormind; think; have common sense. – Often used as a command. If youused your bean you wouldn’t be in trouble now. Never point a gunat anybody, John. Use your head!...
19. Значение идиомы see better days [see better days] {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days. 2. To becomeold, damaged, or useless. Used in the perfect tense. Mv blue coatis ten years old. It has seen better days. Our car wasn’t old, butit had seen better days....
20. A lusty camel A man rented a camel to make a trip to an important customer out in the desert. There was only one camel available, and it had one little problem, the guy told him. Periodically, this camel would stop and refuse to move until somebody beat it off. The man is desperate, so he decides he […]...
21. Значение идиомы one of these days [one of these days] or [some of these days] {adv. phr.} Someday;sometime soon. One of these days Herbert will be famous. I’mgoing to do that sewing some of these days....
22. Значение идиомы kick the bucket [kick the bucket] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. Old Mr. Joneskicked the bucket just two days before his ninety-fourth birthday. Compare: KICK OFF....
23. Значение идиомы clear-cut [clear-cut] {adj.} Definite; well defined. The president’s new policy of aggressive action is a clear-cut departure from his old methods of unilateral appeasement....
24. Значение идиомы dog days [dog days] {n. phr.} The hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. “The dog days are upon us,” John said. “It’s time to go swimming in the lake.”...
25. Значение идиомы tee off [tee off] {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg ortee to begin play for each hole. We got to the golf course just intime to see the champion tee off. 2. {slang} To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. He teed off on the firstpitch. 3. […]...
26. Значение идиомы let one have it [let one have it] {v. phr.} 1a. {slang} To hit hard. He drewback his fist and let the man have it. Give him a kick in thepants; let him have it! Syn.: GIVE IT TO. 1b. {slang} To use a weaponon; to shoot or knife. The guard pulled his gun and let the robberhave it […]...
27. Значение идиомы day [day] See: ALL IN A DAY’S WORK, CALL IT A DAY, CARRY THE DAY, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, FATHER’S DAY, FOREVER AND A DAY, GOOD DAY, MAKE A DAY OF IT, NAME DAY, NIGHT AND DAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS, or SOME OF THESE DAYS, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, RAINY DAY, SAVE THE […]...
28. Women’s instructions WOMEN’S COMPACT INSTRUCTION BOOK Never do housework. No man ever made love to a woman because the house was spotless. Remember you are known by the idiot you accompany. Don’t imagine you can change a man – unless he’s in diapers. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door. So […]...
29. Значение идиомы of necessity [of necessity] {adv. phr.} Because there is no other way; becauseit must be; necessarily. Being a professional actor of necessitymeans working nights and Sundays....
30. Значение идиомы latch on [latch on] or [hitch onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get hold of;grasp or grab; catch. He looked for something to latch onto andkeep from falling. The football player latched onto a pass. 2.{slang} To get into your possession. The banker latched onto athousand shares of stock. 3. {slang} To understand. The teacherexplained the idea of […]...
31. Значение идиомы call to mind [call to mind] {v. phr.} To remember; cause to remember. Your story calls to mind a similar event that happened to us a few years back....
32. Значение идиомы kick over [kick over] {v.} 1. Of a motor: To begin to work. He had notused his car for two months and when he tried to start it, the motorwould not kick over. 2. {slang} To pay; contribute. The gangforced all the storekeepers on the block to kick over $5 a week. 3.{slang} To die. Mrs. O’Leary’s […]...
33. Значение идиомы who’s who [who’s who] or [who is who] {informal} 1. Who this one is and whothat one is; who the different ones in a group of people are or whattheir names or positions are. It is hard to tell who is who in theparade because everyone in the band looks alike. It took the newteacher a few […]...
34. Значение идиомы dole out [dole out] {v. phr.} To measure out sparingly. Since the waterration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier....
35. Значение идиомы hither and thither [hither and thither] or [hither and yon] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Inone direction and then in another. Bob wandered hither and thitherlooking for a playmate. Compare: HERE AND THERE....
36. Значение идиомы few and far between [few and far between] {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; notoften met or found; rare. – Used in the predicate. People who willwork as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between. Placeswhere you can get water are few and far between in the desert. Really exciting games are few and far […]...
37. Значение идиомы days are numbered [days are numbered] does not have long to live or stay. The days of the old school building are numbered. When a man becomes ninety years old, his days are numbered....
38. 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. […]...
39. Значение идиомы give one’s right arm for [give one’s right arm for] {v. phr.} To give something of greatvalue; sacrifice. During our long hike in the desert, I would havegiven my right arm for an ice cold drink....
40. Значение идиомы day and night [day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: AROUND THE CLOCK. Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year. The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days. 2. Every day and every […]...