Значение идиомы chicken-livered

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1. Значение идиомы chicken-hearted[chicken-hearted] {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. «Come on, let’s get on that roller coaster,» she cried. «Don’t be so chicken-hearted.» See: CHICKEN-LIVERED....
2. Значение идиомы chicken feed[chicken feed] {n.}, {slang} A very small sum of money. John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed. Mr. Jones is so rich be thinks a thousand dollars is chicken feed....
3. Значение идиомы spring chicken[spring chicken] {n.}, {slang} A young person. — Usually used with»no». Mr. Brown is no spring chicken, but he can still play tenniswell. The coach is no spring chicken, but he can show the playerswhat to do....
4. Значение идиомы chicken switch[chicken switch] {n.}, {slang}, {Space English} 1. The emergency eject button used by test pilots in fast and high flying aircraft by means of which they can parachute to safety if the engine fails; later adopted by astronauts in space capsules. Don’t pull the chicken switch, unless absolutely necessary. 2. The panic button; a panicky ... Читать далее...
5. Перевод слова chickenChicken — курица, курятина Перевод слова Casseroled chicken — запеченный цыпленок chicken manure — куриный помет chicken coop — курятник Don’t be such a Chicken! Не будь таким трусом! We cooked a whole Chicken. Мы варили курицу целиком. We barbecued Chicken and ribs. Мы жарили на гриле курицу и ребра....
6. Want some chicken?A man was driving along a freeway when he noticed a chicken running along side his car. He was amazed to see the chicken keeping up with him because he was doing 50 MPH. He accelerated to 60 and the chicken stayed right next to him. He speeded up to 75 MPH and the chicken ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы chicken-brained[chicken-brained] {adj.} Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. I can’t understand how a bright woman like Helen can date such a chicken-brained guy as Oliver....
8. Значение идиомы no spring chicken[no spring chicken] {n. phr.} A person who is no longer young. Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn theirheads to look at her....
9. Перевод сленгового выражения chicken, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: chicken Перевод: трус; кто-либо, кто не готов или боится рисковать; человек, которому не хватает самоуверенности Синоним: yellow Пример: Don’t be a chicken — go introduce yourself to the professor. Не будь трусом — иди представься профессору. Come on, you chicken. Just try one of my homemade cookies. Ну же, не бойся, попробуй мое ... Читать далее...
10. A horse and a chicken are playing in a meadowA horse and a chicken are playing in a meadow. The horse falls into a mud hole and is sinking. He calls to the chicken to go and get the farmer to help pull him out to safety. The chicken runs to the farm but the farmer can’t be found. So he drives the farmer’s ... Читать далее...
11. A chicken and an egg are lying in bedA chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a satisfied smile on its face and the egg is frowning and looking put out. The egg mutters to no one in particular, «I guess we answered that question.»...
12. New weapon Chicken GunFlash — New Weapon in America’s Arsenal — Dubbed ‘The Chicken Gun’ Senate majority leader Howard H. Baker Jr., expressed astonishment to the Senate, over recent news accounts of an Air Force «chicken gun.» It seems the gun is a converted 20-foot cannon capable of hurling dead four-pound chickens at airplanes at 700 miles per ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы chicken out[chicken out] {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I’ve chickened out. I decided to take flying lessons but just before they started I chickened out....
14. Значение идиомы move in on[move in on] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To take oversomething that belongs to another. He moved in on my girlfriend andnow we’re not talking to each other....
15. 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....
16. Значение идиомы get off one’s back[get off one’s back] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To stopcriticizing or nagging someone. «Get off my back! Can’t you see howbusy I am?»...
17. Значение идиомы yellow-bellied[yellow-bellied] {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. JoeBennett is a yellow-bellied guy, don’t send him on such a toughassignment!...
18. Значение идиомы shoot one’s wad[shoot one’s wad] {v. phr.} {slang}, {colloquial} 1. To spend allof one’s money. We’ve shot our wad for the summer and can’t buy anynew garden furniture. 2. To say everything that is on one’s mind. Joe feels a lot better now that he’s shot his wad at the meeting....
19. Диалог на английском языке с переводом «I always chicken out»Eddie Эдди I think I’m falling in love. Наверное, я влюбляюсь. JJ Джей Джей With whom? В кого? Eddie Эдди A girl in my office. I want to tell her how I feel, but I always chicken out when I talk to her. В девушку с моей работы. Я хочу рассказать ей о своих чувствах, ... Читать далее...
20. Перевод сленгового выражения chicken out, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: chicken out Перевод: струсить, испугаться, нерешиться сделать что-либо Пример: Mary was planning to enter the car race but then she chickened out. Мэри собиралась учавствовать в автомобильных гонках, но потом струсила....
21. Why McDonald’s chicken mcnuggets come in only four shapesMcDonald’s Canada recently released a video showing us how Chicken McNuggets are made. In the video, we learned that the nuggets come in four distinct shapes: The bell, the ball, the boot and the bow tie (also called the bone). We went digging for the reasoning behind the shapes and here’s what we found out. ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы security blanket[security blanket] {n.}, {slang}, {colloquial} An idea, person, orobject that one holds on to for psychological reassurance or comfortas infants usually hang on to the edge of a pillow, a towel, or ablanket. Sue has gone to Aunt Mathilda for a chat; she is hersecurity blanket....
23. Значение идиомы half-hearted[half-hearted] {adj.} Lacking enthusiasm or interest. Phil madeseveral half-hearted attempts to learn word processing, but we couldsee that he didn’t really like it....
24. Значение идиомы couch doctor[couch doctor] {n.}, {slang}, {colloquial} A psychoanalyst who puts his patients on a couch following the practice established by Sigmund Freud. I didn’t know your husband was a couch doctor, I thought he was a gynecologist!...
25. Значение идиомы strung out[strung out] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. The only explanation I can think of for Max’s behavior is that hemust be strung out. 2. To suffer because of a lack of somethingpreviously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. Sue is ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы scare out of one’s wits[scare out of one’s wits] or [scare stiff] or [scare the daylightsout of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. The owl’shooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff inthe dentist’s chair. Pete’s ghost story scared the daylights outof the smaller boys....
27. Значение идиомы bad trip[bad trip] {n.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially} A disturbing or frightening experience, such as terrifying hallucinations, while under the influence of drugs; hence, by colloquial extension any bad experience in general. Why’s John’s face so distorted? — He had a bad trip. How was your math exam? — Don’t mention it; it was a bad ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы cop a plea[cop a plea] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To plead guilty during a trial in the hope of getting a lighter sentence as a result. The murderer of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., copped a plea of guilty, and got away with a life sentence instead of the death penalty....
29. A supermarket had a sale on boneless chicken breastsA supermarket had a sale on boneless chicken breasts, and a woman I know intended to stock up. At the store, however, she was disappointed to find only a few skimpy prepackaged portions of the poultry, so she complained to the butcher. «don’t worry, ya,» he said. «I’ll pack some more trays and have them ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы cotton picking[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin’] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. Keep your cotton picking hands off my flowers! You’ve got to clean up your room, son, this is a cotton-pickin’ mess!...
31. Значение идиомы run scared[run scared] {v. phr.} To expect defeat, as in a politicalcampaign. The one-vote defeat caused him to run scared in everyrace thereafter....
32. Making this chicken sandwich from scratch took six months, $1,500Forget farm-to-table — a Minnesota-based YouTuber has pushed the concept of cooking from scratch to whole new heights. While most of us would normally run to the supermarket for ingredients, Andy George, the founder of a new video series called «How to Make Everything,» took the task of making a chicken sandwich to its literal ... Читать далее...
33. That Time Europe Air-Dropped Vaccine-Loaded Chicken Heads to Bait Rabid FoxesThe events that led teams of helicopter-borne vets to pelt the Swiss countryside with vaccine-impregnated chicken heads began in 1939. Two things were then sweeping through Poland: the Nazis, and an epidemic of rabies carried by red foxes. Every year, the wavefront of disease advanced southward and westward by several dozen kilometers, hitting country after ... Читать далее...
34. 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!...
35. Значение идиомы all systems go[all systems go] {Originally from space English, now general colloquial usage.} Everything is complete and ready for action; it is now all right to proceed. After they wrote out the invitations, it was all systems go for the wedding....
36. Значение идиомы cut offs[cut offs] {n.}, {colloquial} Pants cut to the length of shorts and usually left unhemmed so as to look old and worn, e. g., considered cool and elegant. Jack always wears cut-offs during the summer....
37. Значение идиомы give the ax[give the ax] {v. phr.}, {colloquial} 1. Abruptly to finish arelationship. She gave me the ax last night. 2. To fire anemployee in a curt manner. His boss gave John the ax last Friday....
38. Значение идиомы gung-ho[gung-ho] {adj.}, {colloquial} Enthusiastic, full of eagerness inan uncritical or unsophisticated manner. Suzie is all gung-ho onequal rights for women, but fails to see the consequences....
39. Значение идиомы voiceprint[voiceprint] {n.}, {technological}, {colloquial} The graphicpattern derived from converting an individual’s voice into a visiblegraph used by the police for identification purposes, much asfingerprints. They have succeeded in identifying the murderer byusing a voiceprint....
40. Значение идиомы inner city[inner city] {n.}, {colloquial} Densely populated neighborhoods inlarge metropolitan areas inhabited by low income families usually ofminority backgrounds, such as Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, or AfricanAmericans; characterized by slums and government-owned high rises. Joe comes from the inner city — he may need help with his reading....