Значение идиомы come back to earth

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1. Значение идиомы come to one’s senses [come to one’s senses] {v. phr.} 1. Become conscious again; wake up. The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes. The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom’s appendix before he came to his senses. Compare: COME TO. 2. To think […]...
2. Значение идиомы down-to-earth [down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. The committee’s first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth. Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down-to-earth. Compare: COME BACK TO EARTH....
3. Перевод идиомы down-to-earth / down to earth, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: down-to-earth / down to earth Перевод: реалистичный, приземленный, не претенциозный Пример: I like Mrs. Wilson because she’s so down to earth, so natural. Мне нравится миссис Уилсон, потому что она такая приземленная, такая естественная....
4. Значение идиомы move heaven and earth [move heaven and earth] {v. phr.} To try every way; do everythingyou can. Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington. Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED....
5. Значение идиомы out of one’s head [out of one’s head] or [out of one’s mind] or [out of one’s senses]also [off one’s head] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Acting in a crazy way;especially, wildly crazy. The patient was feverish and out of hishead and had to be watched. Her friends thought she was out of hermind to marry that man. Compare: OFF ONE’S […]...
6. Значение идиомы right away [right away] or {informal} [right off] also {informal} [right offthe bat] {adv. phr.} Immediately; as the next thing in order; withoutdelay. Phil’s mother told him to do his homework right away so thathe could enjoy the weekend. The Red Cross aids disaster victimsright away. Jill knew the answer right off. The teacher saidhe could not […]...
7. Перевод слова earth Earth – земля, суша, планета Земля, почва Перевод слова The greatest poet on earth – величайший поэт на земле clayey earth – глинистая почва earth electrode – заземляющий провод The sun parched the Earth. Солнце иссушило землю. The moisture will eventually fall to Earth in the form of rain or snow. В конце концов эта […]...
8. Перевод идиомы come down to earth, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: come down to earth Перевод: спуститься на землю; перестать мечтать, воображать что-либо Пример: My friend has finally come down to earth and is seriously looking for a job. Мой друг, наконец-то, перестал витать в облаках и всерьез принялся искать работу....
9. Значение идиомы salt of the earth [salt of the earth] {n. phr.}, {informal} One who helps to makesociety good and wholesome; a basically good or valuable person. Everyone here considers Syd and Susan the salt of the earth becausethey are so generous....
10. Значение идиомы go along [go along] {v.} 1. To move along; continue. Uncle Bill made upthe story as he went along. Compare: GO ON. 2. To go together oras company; go for fun. – Often used with “with”. Mary went alongwith us to Jane’s house. John just went along for the ride to theball game. He didn’t want to […]...
11. Значение идиомы out of place [out of place ] {adv. phr.} Not in the right or usual place orposition. Harry fell and knocked one of his teeth out of place. The teacher lined up the class and told them not to get out ofplace. Compare: OUT OF ORDER. Contrast: IN PLACE....
12. Значение идиомы in character [in character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In agreement with aperson’s character or personality; in the way that a person usuallybehaves or is supposed to behave; as usual; characteristic; typical;suitable. John was very rude at the party, and that was not incharacter because he is usually very polite. The way Judycomforted the little girl was […]...
13. Перевод идиомы salt of the earth, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: salt of the earth Перевод: соль земли; лучшие, достойнейшие люди Пример: The members of our club are all the salt of the earth and are fun to spend time with. Члены нашего клуба – соль земли, и с ними очень весело проводить время....
14. Значение идиомы on the bench [on the bench] 1. Sitting in a law court as a judge. JudgeWyzanski is on the bench this morning. 2. Sitting among thesubstitute players. The coach had to keep his star player on thebench with a sprained ankle. Compare: BENCH WARMER....
15. 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 […]...
16. Solving a Mystery Jane: You have to watch this movie. It’s so good! Hercule: I’m not really into Mysteries. Jane: But this is a really good Whodunit. Hercule: I prefer action movies. Jane: Listen, the movie gives you plenty of Clues, and the Detective follows Hunch after hunch, Lead after lead, but the movie is full of Red […]...
17. The Earth and the Solar System Топик Земля и Солнечная система рассказывает о строении планетной Солнечной системы, о том, какое место в ней занимает планета Земля. Из этого топика вы узнаете, какие планеты расположены ближе всего к нашей планете и в чем выражается их влияние на нее, и о том, что звезды – это просто огненные шары горящего газа. Человечество издавна […]...
18. Значение идиомы keep an eye on [keep an eye on] or [keep one’s eye on] or [have one’s eye on] {v. phr.} 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. Keep aneye on the stove in case the coffee boils. You must keep your eyeon the ball when you play tennis. A good driver keeps his eye onthe road. The […]...
19. Значение идиомы in one’s good graces [in one’s good graces] or [in one’s good books] {adv. phr.}Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother’s goodgraces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the goodgraces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy. Compare:IN GOOD. Contrast: IN ONE’S BAD GRACES....
20. Значение идиомы slow down [slow down] {v. phr.} To go more slowly than usual. The road wasslippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car. Pat once could run amile in five minutes, but now that he’s older he’s slowing down. Compare: LET UP. STEP DOWN. Contrast: SPEED UP....
21. Значение идиомы get what’s coming to one [get what’s coming to one] or {slang} [get one’s] {v. phr.} Toreceive the good or bad that you deserve; get what is due to you; getyour share. At the end of the movie the villain got what was comingto him and was put in jail. John didn’t think he was getting whatwas coming to him, […]...
22. Значение идиомы out of character [out of character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in agreement with aperson’s character or personality; not in the way that a personusually behaves or is expected to behave; not usual; unsuitable;uncharacteristic. Mary is a nice girl. Her fit of temper was out ofcharacter. 2. Not in character; unsuitable for a part or character. It […]...
23. Значение идиомы go out of one’s way [go out of one’s way] {v. phr.} To make an extra effort; do morethan usual. Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl. Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say badthings about Charles. Compare: BEND OVER BACKWARD, KNOCK ONESELF OUT....
24. Значение идиомы go on [go on] {v.} 1a. To continue; not stop. After he was hit by theball, Billy quit pitching and went home, but the game went on. TheTV picture began to jump, and it went on like that until Father turneda knob. I asked Jane a question but she went on reading and didn’tanswer. Mother told Jim […]...
25. Значение идиомы one eye on [one eye on] {informal} Watching or minding while doing something else; part of your attention on. – Used after”have”, “keep”, or “with”. Jane had one eye on the baby as sheironed. Bill kept one eye on his books and the other on theclock. Chris tried to study with one eye on the TV set. Compare:KEEP […]...
26. Значение идиомы give the bounce [give the bounce] or [give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [givethe air] To stop being a friend or lover to ; separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate. 2. or[give the sack] also […]...
27. Значение идиомы give up [give up] {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. Thedog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn’t give it up. Jimmy isgiving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school. Compare:GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO. Contrast: HOLD ON TO. 1b. Toallow; permit. Ford gave up two […]...
28. Значение идиомы steamed up [steamed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited or angry about or eager todo something. The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game, and he got them all steamed up to win the game. When Mary foundout that Jane had not kept their secret, she became all steamed up. Bill was all steamed up about […]...
29. Значение идиомы catch up [catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab. She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap in a situation; concern or interest very much. – Usually used in the passive with “in”. The Smith family was caught up in the war […]...
30. Значение идиомы let out [let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard letthe prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won’t letus out when it rains. Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He letout a yell and ran home. Father […]...
31. Значение идиомы neither here nor there [neither here nor there] {adj. phr.} Not important to the thingbeing discussed; off the subject; not mattering. Perhaps you didstay up late finishing your homework. That’s neither here nor there. You still must come to school on time. The boys all like the coachbut that’s neither here nor there; the question is, “Does he know […]...
32. Значение идиомы what for [what for ] {interrog.} For what reason; why? I told Mary whatI was going to town for. What are you running for? – Often usedalone as a question. Billy’s mother told him to wear his hat. “Whatfor?” he asked. Compare: HOW COME....
33. Значение идиомы go about [go about] {v.} 1. To be busy with; keep busy at or working on;start working on; do. Bobby is going about his homework veryseriously tonight. Just go about your business and don’t keeplooking out of the window. How will you go about building the birdhouse? Syn.: GO AT. 2a. To move from one place or […]...
34. Значение идиомы cop a feel [cop a feel] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To attempt to arouse sexually by manual contact, usually by surprise. John talks big for a 16 year old, but all he’s ever done is cop a feel in a dark movie theater. Compare: FEEL UP. Contrast: COP A PLEA....
35. Значение идиомы ham it up [ham it up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do more than look natural inacting a part; pretend too much; exaggerate. When Tom told theteacher he was too sick to do homework, he really hammed it up. The old-fashioned movies are funny to us because the players hammedit up. Compare: LAY IT ON....
36. Значение идиомы put one’s nose out of joint [put one’s nose out of joint] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make youjealous; leave you out of favor. When Jane accepted Tom’sinvitation it put Jack’s nose out of joint. 2. To ruin your plans;cause you disappointment. Joe’s mother put his nose out of joint bynot letting him go to the movie....
37. Значение идиомы on one’s chest [on one’s chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Hidden in your thoughts orfeelings and bothering you; making you feel worried or upset; that issomething you want to talk to someone about. Jane looks unhappybecause she has the quarrel with Susan on her chest. “Well, Dave,”said the coach, “You look sad – what’s on your chest?” Compare: ONONE’S […]...
38. Значение идиомы as usual [as usual] {adv. phr.} In the usual way; as you usually do or as it usually does. As usual, Tommy forgot to make his bed before he went out to play. Only a week after the fire in the store, it was doing business as usual....
39. Значение идиомы take leave of one’s senses [take leave of one’s senses] {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. “Have you taken leave of your senses? “Jake cried, when he saw Andyswallow a live goldfish....
40. Значение идиомы in circulation [in circulation] or [into circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Going around and doing things as usual; joining what others are doing, John broke his leg and was out of school for several weeks, but nowhe is back in circulation again. Mary’s mother punished her bystopping her from dating for two weeks, but then she got hack intocirculation. […]...