Значение идиомы carry off the palm

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1. Значение идиомы carry on[carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. Bill and his father carried on a hardware business. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other. 2. To keep doing as before; continue. After his father died, Bill carried on with the business. The colonel told the soldiers […]...
2. Перевод идиомы grease someone’s palm / oil someone’s palm, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: grease someone’s palm / oil someone’s palm Перевод: дать кому-либо взятку, дать на лапу Пример: We had to grease the border guard’s palm in order to enter the country. Нам пришлось дать на лапу пограничнику, чтобы попасть в страну....
3. Значение идиомы carry away[carry away] {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment. The music carried her away. He let his anger carry him away. – Often used in the passive, She was carried away by the man’s charm. He was carried away by the sight of the flag....
4. Значение идиомы carry out[carry out] {v.} To put into action; follow; execute. The generals were determined to carry out their plans to defeat the enemy. John listened carefully and carried out the teacher’s instructions....
5. Значение идиомы carry over[carry over] {v.} 1. To save for another time. The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year. What you learn in school should carry over into adult life. 2. To transfer from one column, page, or book to another. When he added up the figures, he carried over the total […]...
6. Значение идиомы bear up[bear up] {v.} 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more. He was born up by love of country. 2. To keep up one’s courage or strength; last. – Often used with “under”. This boat will bear up under hurricane winds. She bore up […]...
7. Значение идиомы carry through[carry through] {v.} 1a. To put into action. Mr. Green was notable to carry through his plans for a hike because he broke his leg. 1b. To do something you have planned; put a plan into action. Jean makes good plans but she cannot carry through with any of them. Compare: GO THROUGH WITH, CARRY […]...
8. Значение идиомы carry one’s cross[carry one’s cross] or {literary} [bear one’s cross] {v. phr.} To live with pain or trouble; keep on even though you suffer or have trouble. Weak ankles are a cross Joe carries while the other boys play basketball. We didn’t know the cheerful woman was bearing her cross, a son in prison....
9. Перевод слова palmPalm – ладонь, пальма Перевод слова To palm a playing card – ловко спрятать в руке игральную карту coco palm – кокосовая пальма palm oil – пальмовое масло Примеры из жизни Palm – семейство карманных компьютеров и коммуникаторов, работающих под управлением операционной системы Palm OS. На русском языке их было принято называть “наладонниками”. Первое поколение […]...
10. Значение идиомы itching palm[itching palm] {n.}, {slang} A wish for money; greed. He wasborn with an itching palm. The bellboys in that hotel seem alwaysto have itching palms....
11. Значение идиомы grease one’s palm[grease one’s palm] or [grease the palm] {slang} 1. To pay a personfor something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. Somepoliticians will help you if you grease their palms. 2. To give atip; pay for a special favor or extra help. We had to grease thepalm of the waiter to get a table in the […]...
12. 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....
13. Значение идиомы carry a torch[carry a torch] or [carry the torch] {v. phr.} 1. To show great and unchanging loyalty to a cause or a person. Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, John continued to carry the torch. 2. {informal} To be in love, usually without success or return. He is carrying a torch for Anna, […]...
14. Перевод идиомы bear one’s cross / carry one’s cross, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: bear one’s cross / carry one’s cross Перевод: нести крест, нести бремя Пример: Raising three children on her own was the way that the woman had to bear her cross. Воспитание трех детей одной – вот бремя, которое пришлось нести этой женщине....
15. Перевод идиомы carry the day, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: carry the day Перевод: выиграть, одержать победу, достичь успеха Пример: The sales manager’s fine performance carried the day for us. Хорошая работа менеджера по продажам помогла нам добиться успеха....
16. Значение идиомы cash-and-carry[cash-and-carry ] {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting the customer carry them home, not having the store deliver them; also sold in this way. This is a cash-and-carry store only. You can save money at a cash-and-carry sale....
17. Значение идиомы have in the palm of one’s hand[have in the palm of one’s hand] {v. phr.} To completely control;have a project finished, all wrapped up. Our boss felt that if hecould calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in thepalm of his hand....
18. Значение идиомы bear down[bear down] {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship. The baseball pitcher is bearing down. The pitcher bore down on the star batter. Teachers of the deaf bear down on English. The sergeant bears down on […]...
19. Значение идиомы carry the day[carry the day] {v. phr.}, {informal} To win completely; to succeed in getting one’s aim accomplished. The defense attorney’s summary before the jury helped him carry the day....
20. Фразовый глагол carry on – перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: carry on Перевод: продолжать Пример: He carried on gardening in spite of the rain. Он продолжал копаться в саду несмотря на дождь....
21. Значение идиомы palm off[palm off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To sell or give bypretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery. He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt. The salesmanpalmed off pine wood floors as oak. Syn.: FOB OFF, PASS OFF. 2. Todeceive by a trick or lie. He palmed his creditors offwith […]...
22. Значение идиомы carry a tune[carry a tune] {v. phr.} To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can’t carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to....
23. Фразовый глагол carry out – перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: carry out Перевод: выполнять; проводить Пример: Tests are carried out to determine the efficiency of a new drug. Тесты проводятся, чтобы определить эффективность нового лекарства....
24. Перевод слова victoryVictory – победа, Виктория Перевод слова Victory Medal – медаль Победы winged Victory – крылатая статуя Победы victory in battle – победа в бою facile victory – легкая победа He savours his Victory. Он наслаждается своей победой. That was a famous Victory. Это была замечательная победа. Beckham led his team to Victory. Бекхэм привел свою […]...
25. 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 […]...
26. Фразовый глагол carry over – перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: carry over Перевод: продолжать вплоть до и после какого-либо момента, места, и т. п. Пример: The meeting carried over into lunch time. После обеда собрание все продолжалось....
27. Перевод слова carryCarry – нести, носить, переносить Перевод слова To carry a cane – нести трость to carry cargo – перевозить грузы to carry two – держать два в уме The ship could Carry 70 passengers. Судно могло перевезти 70 пассажиров. The book Carries many tables. Книга содержит много таблиц. This crime Carries the death penalty. Это […]...
28. Перевод идиомы carry (a lot of) weight (with someone or something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: carry (a lot of) weight (with someone or something) Перевод: иметь вес, оказывать (большое) влияние; быть убедительным Пример: The man’s education and experience carry a lot of weight in the university. Образование и опыт этого человека имеют большой вес в университете....
29. Значение идиомы bear with[bear with] {v.}, {formal} To have patience with; not get angry with. Your little sister is sick. Try to bear with her when she cries. It is hard to bear with criticism. Syn.: PUT UP WITH. Compare: CARRY ONE’S CROSS....
30. Перевод идиомы cash-and-carry, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: cash-and-carry Перевод: большой мелкооптовый магазин, где идет продажа за наличный расчет, и где клиент сам забирает купленный товар (по сравнению с оплатой за безналичный расчет, или где в стоимость включена доставка) Пример: The supermarkets in our city always operate on a cash-and-carry basis. Супермаркеты в нашем городе всегда работают по системе наличного расчета....
31. Перевод слова tennisTennis – теннис Перевод слова To play tennis – играть в теннис tennis match – теннисный матч tennis queen – королева тенниса He coaches the Tennis star. Он тренирует эту звезду тенниса. I’m lousy at Tennis. Теннисист из меня никудышный. I’m really crap at Tennis. Я действительно паршиво играю теннис. rel=”nofollow”>...
32. Значение идиомы tilt at windmills[tilt at windmills] {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with animaginary foe. John is a nice guybut when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody’s timeby constantly tilting at windmills....
33. Значение идиомы carry the banner[carry the banner] {v. phr.} To support a cause or an ideal with obvious advocacy. Our college is carrying the banner for saving the humpback whale, which is on the list of endangered species....
34. Значение идиомы to death[to death] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatestdegree possible. – Used for emphasis with verbs such as “scare”,”frighten”, “bore”. Cowboy stories bore me to death, but I likemysteries. Sara is scared to death of snakes. John is tickledto death with his new bike....
35. Перевод слова boreBore – скважина; скука Перевод слова Bore out – рассверливать, высверливать to bore to tears – очень сильно надоесть to bore a hole – сверлить отверстие Waiting is a Bore. Ожидание – это скука. The function of an auger is to Bore holes. Сверло предназначено для сверления дыр. To walk three miles every day is […]...
36. Значение идиомы carry weight[carry weight] {n.} To be influential; have significance and/or clout; impress. A letter of recommendation from a full professor carries more weight than a letter from an assistant professor....
37. Значение идиомы piggy-back[piggy-back] {adj.} or {adv.} Sitting or being carried on theshoulders. Little John loved to go for a piggy-back ride on hisfather’s shoulders. When Mary sprained her ankle, John carried herpiggy-back to the doctor....
38. Значение идиомы carry coals to Newcastle[carry coals to Newcastle] {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a cold. ....
39. Значение идиомы pair off[pair off] {v.} 1. To make a pair of; put two together; associate;match. Mrs. Smith paired off her guests by age and tastes. 2. Tobelong to a pair; become one of a pair. Jane paired off with Alicein a tennis doubles match. 3. To divide or join into pairs. Laterin the day the picnic crowd […]...
40. Carry outФразовый глагол / Phrasal verb Carry*out* (168) – выполнять, осуществлять (план, приказ, обещание и т. п.) My job was to carry out orders. Моя работа состояла в том/(была), (чтобы) выполнять приказы. You may carry out the sentence. Вы можете исполнять приговор. No one was threatening her. She was free to carry out her plans. Никто […]...