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Значение идиомы cream of the crop
[cream of the crop] {n. phr.} The best of a group; the top choice.
May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop.
The students had drawn many good pictures and the teacher chose the cream of the crop to hang up when the parents came to visit.
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- Перевод идиомы cream of the crop, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: cream of the crop Перевод: лучший из лучших; наилучший выбор, лучший образец Пример: When our company hires new employees we look for the cream of the crop. Когда наша компания нанимает новых работников, мы ищем только лучших из лучших....
- Значение идиомы cash crop[cash crop] {n.} A crop grown to be sold. Cotton is a cash crop in the South. They raise potatoes to eat, but tobacco is their cash crop....
- Перевод слова cropCrop – урожай, сельскохозяйственная культура; подстригать Перевод слова Cereal crop – зерновая культура cotton crop – урожай хлопка land under crop – засеянная земля to crop the hair – подстричь волосы My strawberries Crop in June or July. Мой урожай клубники в июне или июле. Tobacco is their main Crop. Табак является основной культуры. Stella’s […]...
- Значение идиомы crop out[crop out] {v.} To appear at the surface; come through or show through from hiding or concealment. Rocks often crop out in New England pasture land. A hidden hate cropped out in his words....
- Перевод слова creamCream – сливки, крем Перевод слова Cream biscuit – печенье с кремом almond cream – миндальный крем cream of champagne – пена шампанского sour cream – сметана Cream has a high fat content. У крема высокая жирность. Whip the Cream until thick. Взбейте сливки до загустения. The Cream rinses off easily. Крем легко смывается....
- Перевод слова ice-creamIce-cream – мороженое, кремовый Перевод слова Pistachio ice-cream – фисташковое мороженое premium ice-cream – мороженое высшего сорта ice-cream suit – костюм кремового цвета ice cream vendor – торговец мороженным He was a vanilla Ice-cream man. Он был большим любителем ванильного мороженого. Can I have a lick of your Ice-cream? Можно я разок лизну твое мороженое? […]...
- Значение идиомы vanishing cream[vanishing cream] {n.} A cosmetic cream for the skin that is usedchiefly before face powder. Mrs. Jones spread vanishing cream onher face before applying her face powder....
- Значение идиомы crop up[crop up] {v.} To come without warning; appear or happen unexpectedly. Problems cropped up almost every day when Mr. Reed was building his TV station. Serious trouble cropped up just when Martin thought the problem of his college education was solved. Compare: TURN UP....
- An elderly couple, living apartAn elderly couple, living apart, had been dating for several years. One day Elmer said to Betsy, “We should stop this nonsense. We are paying two rents, two car insurance payments, buying separate food and cooking separate meals. We should just move in together. Betsy: Whose house would we live in? Elmer: Mine, it is […]...
- Значение идиомы stick in one’s craw[stick in one’s craw] or [stuck in one’s crop] {v. phr.} To makeyou angry; bother you; annoy you. His parents’ praise of hisbrother stuck in Jerry’s craw. Sue’s failure to get a better gradethan Ann stuck in her crop....
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- Ordering Food DeliveryOrder clerk: Hello, Torino’s Restaurant. Nancy: Hello, I’d like To place a Delivery order. Order clerk: Can I have your address and the Major cross streets, please? Nancy: It’s 1212 Main Street, and the nearest cross streets are Speedway and Highland. Order clerk: Okay, it looks like you’re in our Delivery area. What would you […]...
- Значение идиомы hang over one’s head[hang over one’s head] {v. phr.} To be a danger or threat to you. – An overused phrase. Over Jimmy’s head hung the teacher’s suspicionthat Jimmy had cheated in the final examination. Death hangs overa bullfighter’s head every time he performs. [hang round] See: HANG AROUND....
- Значение идиомы draw and quarter[draw and quarter] {v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry citizens of ancient Frankfurt. 2. To punish someone very severely. “If you […]...
- Значение идиомы weed out[weed out] {v.} 1. To remove what is unwanted, harmful, or not goodenough from. Mother weeded out the library because there were toomany books. Many colleges and universities weed out their freshmanclasses to make room for better students. 2. To take from a collection or group; remove for the purpose ofimproving a collection or group; […]...
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- Значение идиомы draw out[draw out] {v. phr.} 1. To take out; remove. Johnny drew a dollar out of the bank to buy his mother a present. The hunter drew out his gun and shot the snake. 2. To make talk or tell something. Jimmy was bashful but Mrs. Wilson drew him out by asking him about baseball. 3. […]...
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- Перевод слова lovelyLovely – прекрасный, красивый, очаровательный Перевод слова Lovely picture – красивая картина lovely view – восхитительный вид lovely character – возвышенный характер The hotel has a Lovely view. Из отеля открывается прекрасный вид. It’s a Lovely windy day, help me to peg out the washing. Сегодня замечательный ветреный день, помоги мне развесить белье. She’s got […]...
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- Значение идиомы put on an act[put on an act] {v. phr.} 1. To perform a play. The seventhgrade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents. 2. Topretend. “If you always put on an act,” her father said, “peoplewill never know who you really are.”...
- Значение идиомы by choice[by choice] {adv. phr.} As a result of choosing because of wanting to; freely. John helped his father by choice. Mary ate a plum, but not by choice. Her mother told her she must eat it....
- Значение идиомы give a hang[give a hang] or [care a hang] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have anyinterest or liking; care. – Used also with other words in the place of”hang”, such as “damn”, “rap”, “straw”; usually used in the negative. You can quit helping me if you want to. I don’t give a hang. Some people don’t care a […]...
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- Значение идиомы hang around[hang around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near withoutany real purpose or aim; loaf near or in. The principal warned thestudents not to hang around the corner drugstore after school. Compare: HANG OUT. 2. To spend time or associate, Jim hangsaround with some boys who live in his neighborhood....