Значение идиомы dead set against

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1. Значение идиомы dead pedal[dead pedal] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A slow moving vehicle. Better pass that eighteen wheeler, Jack; it’s a dead pedal....
2. Пословица / поговорка let the dead bury their dead — перевод и значение, пример использованияПословица / поговорка: let the dead bury their dead Перевод: пусть мертвые хоронят своих мертвецов Эквивалент в русском языке: кто старое помянет, тому глаз вон Пример: It would be better for the woman to let the dead bury their dead and stop thinking about what happened with her sister many years ago. Для женщины будет ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы dead to the world[dead to the world] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o’clock this morning. 2. As if dead; unconscious. Tom was hit on the head by a baseball and was dead to the world for two hours....
4. Значение идиомы stone-dead[stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life;completely dead. Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it wasstone-dead....
5. Значение идиомы come to a dead end[come to a dead end] {v. phr.} To reach a point from which one cannot proceed further, either because of a physical obstacle or because of some forbidding circumstance. Our car came to a dead end; the only way to get out was to drive back in reverse. The factory expansion project came to a ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы dead on one’s feet[dead on one’s feet] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he’s dead on his feet. After the soldiers march all night, they are dead on their feet. Compare: DEAD TIRED, WEAR OUT....
7. Значение идиомы catch dead[catch dead] {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. You won’t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies. John wouldn’t be caught dead in the necktie he got for Christmas....
8. Значение идиомы dead as a doornail[dead as a doornail] {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won’t start....
9. Значение идиомы dead center[dead center] {n.} The exact middle. The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island. Often used like an adverb. The arrow hit the circle dead center....
10. Значение идиомы dead ahead[dead ahead] {adv.}, {informal} Exactly in front; before. The school is dead ahead about two miles from here. Father was driving in a fog, and suddenly he saw another car dead ahead of him....
11. Значение идиомы dead tired[dead tired] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very tired; exhausted; worn out. She was dead tired at the end of the day’s work. Compare: DEAD ON ONE’S FEET....
12. Значение идиомы dead to rights[dead to rights] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without a chance of escaping blame; proven wrong. Mother had Bob dead to rights, because she caught him with his hand in the cookie jar. The police caught the man dead to rights....
13. Значение идиомы drop dead[drop dead] {v.}, {slang} To go away or be quiet; stop bothering someone. — Usually used as a command. «Drop dead!» Bill told his little sister when she kept begging to help him build his model airplane. When Sally bumped into Kate’s desk and spilled ink for the fifth time, Kate told her to drop ... Читать далее...
14. Перевод слова deadDead — мертвый, увядший, смертельно Перевод слова Dead body — труп dead list — список погибших dead leaves — засохшие листья dead to all love — безразличный к любви You look Dead beat. Ты выглядишь смертельно усталой. Drop Dead! Иди к черту! Отвали! My fingers are Dead. У меня онемели пальцы. Интересные факты «Мертвец» (Dead ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы dead duck[dead duck] {n.}, {slang} A person or thing in a hopeless situation or condition; one to whom something bad is sure to happen. When the pianist broke her arm, she was a dead duck....
16. Значение идиомы over one’s dead body[over one’s dead body] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Not having theability to stop something undesirable from taking place. «You willget married at age sixteen over my dead body!» Jane’s father cried....
17. Over my dead body!A man happened to meet his ex-wife at a party, and after a few drinks, he suggested that they might have another try at marriage. His ex-wife sneered in reply, «Over my dead body!» He downed his drink and replied, «Well, I see you haven’t changed one little bit.»...
18. Перевод идиомы dead end, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: dead end Перевод: тупик, безвыходное положение Пример: The negotiations between the players and the owners have come to a dead end. Переговоры между игроками и владельцами зашли в тупик....
19. Перевод идиомы dead tired, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: dead tired Перевод: очень уставший; вымотанный Пример: I was dead tired so I went to bed when I got home. Я жутко устал, так что я сразу лег спать, как пришел домой....
20. Значение идиомы dead letter[dead letter] {n. phr.} An undeliverable letter that ends up in a special office holding such letters. There is a dead letter office in most major cities....
21. Перевод идиомы wake the dead, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: wake the dead Перевод: разбудить мертвого Пример: Our neighbors told us that our stereo was so loud that it would wake the dead. Наши соседи сказали нам, что у нас такая громкая музыка, что она и мертвого разбудит....
22. Перевод идиомы knock someone dead, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: knock someone dead Перевод: сразить наповал, поразить (как правило, хорошим исполнением, хорошо выполненной работой, и т. п.) Пример: The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead. Выступление джазовой группы сразило зрителей наповал....
23. Перевод идиомы be dead in the water, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: be dead in the water Перевод: быть неработоспособным; быть неподвижным; не годиться, не получаться Пример: When you’re job hunting, if you don’t have a resume you’re dead in the water. Если, во время поиска работы, у вас нет резюме, у вас ничего не получится....
24. Перевод идиомы beat a dead horse, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: beat a dead horse Перевод: тратить впустую время, делать пустые попытки; толочь воду в ступе Пример: They won’t refund your money. You’re beating a dead horse. Они не вернут тебе деньги. Ты зря тратишь свое время....
25. Значение идиомы bust up[bust up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To terminate a partnership, a relationship, a friendship, or a marriage. If Jack keeps drinking the way he does, it will bust up his marriage to Sue....
26. Перевод сленгового выражения drop dead, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: drop dead Перевод: уходить, проваливать, убираться (часто в повелительной форме) Пример: I told my brother to drop dead when he came into my room and now he is angry at me. Я велел брату убираться, когда он зашел в мою комнату, и теперь он зол на меня....
27. Значение идиомы jack of all trades[jack of all trades] {n.}, {informal} A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can beused as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context andthe intonation. Peter is a jack of all trades; he can surviveanywhere! «How come Joe did such a sloppy job?» Mary asked. «He’sa jack of all trades,» Sally ... Читать далее...
28. My friend is dead!Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other man pulls out his phone and calls emergency services. He gasps to the operator: “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator in a calm, soothing voice replies: ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы get it[get it] or [something in] or [into one’s head] {v. phr.} To becomepossessed of an idea; develop a fixed idea. Jack got it into hishead to become a marine and nothing we could say would make him changehis mind....
30. Значение идиомы have one’s fling[have one’s fling] {v. phr.} To have one or more romantic and Orsexual experiences, usually before marriage. Jack has had his flingand now seems to be ready to get married and settle down....
31. Значение идиомы come full circle[come full circle] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed to one’s own earlier conviction on a given subject. Today’s conservative business person has come full circle from former radical student days. 2. To change and develop, only to end up where one started. From modern permissiveness, ideas about child raising have come full ... Читать далее...
32. Working in a Dead End JobAgency employee: Tell me why you’d like to sign up with our Employment agency. Kurt: Well, right now I’m working in a Dead end job. There are no opportunities for Advancement. I’m already at the top of the Pay scale, so there’s no chance of another Pay raise. Agency employee: Okay, I’d like to find ... Читать далее...
33. Marriage quotes 13The difference between marriage and death? Dead people are free. The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open. — Groucho Marx The marriage of Marxism and feminism has been like the marriage of husband and wife depicted in English common law: Marxism and feminism are ... Читать далее...
34. Save the dead rabbitA man was driving along the highway, and saw a rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit. The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side ... Читать далее...
35. Dead SeaТопик Мертвое море познакомит вас с бессточным соленым морем-озером между Израилем, Палестинской Автономией и Иорданией. Уровень воды в Мертвом море на 430 м ниже уровня моря и падает со скоростью примерно 1 м в год. Побережье озера является самым низким участком суши на Земле. Мертвое море — это один из самых соленых водоемов на планете, ... Читать далее...
36. Перевод идиомы as opposed to something, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: as opposed to something Перевод: по сравнению с чем-либо, в противоположность чему-либо Пример: I like pro basketball, as opposed to the college game. Мне больше нравится профессиональный баскетбол, по сравнению с матчами между колледжами....
37. Значение идиомы crazy[crazy] or [mad] or [nuts about] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Excessively fond of; infatuated with. Jack is totally nuts about Liz, but she is not too crazy about him....
38. Marriage quotes 09Marriage is like a mousetrap. Those on the outside are trying to get in. Those on the inside are trying to get out. Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it. Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred. Marriage ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы jack up[jack up] {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. The man jacked up his carto fit a flat tire. 2. {informal} To make higher; raise. Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices....
40. Значение идиомы take out[take out] {v. phr.} 1. To ask for and fill in. Mary and Johntook out a marriage license. 2. To begin to run. When the windowbroke, the boys took out in all directions. When the wind blew theman’s hat off, Charlie took out after it. See: TAKE IT OUT ON....