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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.


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  15. 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 […]...
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  25. Перевод идиомы be dead in the water, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: 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....
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  31. Значение идиомы in the world [in the world] or [on earth] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Of allpossible things; ever. – Usually used for emphasis after words thatask questions, as “who”, “why”, “what”, etc. Where in the world didyou find that necktie? The boys wondered how on earth the mousegot out of the cage. Betty could not understand what on earth theteacher […]...
  32. Значение идиомы all hours [all hours] {n. phr.}, {informal} Late or irregular times. The boy’s mother said he must stop coming home for meals at all hours. He stayed up till all hours of the night to finish his school work....
  33. Перевод слова unconscious Unconscious – бессознательный, не сознающий, без сознания Перевод слова The patient was unconscious – больной был без сознания unconscious bias – невольное предубеждение the unconscious stones – мертвые камни He lay Unconscious, with blood pouring from his wounds. Он лежал без сознания. Из его ран лилась кровь. Levin was knocked Unconscious by the impact. Левин […]...
  34. Значение идиомы on top of the world [on top of the world] or [sitting on top of the world] also [sitting on high cotton] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Feelingpleased and happy; feeling successful. John was on top of the worldwhen he found out that he got into college. When Ruth won firstprize in the contest, she felt as though she was sitting on […]...
  35. Значение идиомы in a world of one’s own [in a world of one’s own] or [in a world by oneself] 1. In theplace where you belong; in your own personal surroundings; apart fromother people. They are in a little world of their own in theirhouse on the mountain. 2a. In deep thought or concentration. Maryis in a world of her own when she […]...
  36. Значение идиомы keep late hours [keep late hours] {v. phr.} To go to bed late; habitually stay up late. “If you always keep such late hours, your healthmight suffer,” Tom’s doctor said....
  37. Значение идиомы out cold [out cold] {adv.} or {adj.}, {informal} Unconscious; in a faint. The ball hit Dick in the head and knocked him out cold for tenminutes. They tried to lift Mary when she fell down, but she wasout cold. Syn.: OUT LIKE A LIGHT. Compare: PASS OUT....
  38. Значение идиомы weight of the world on one’s shoulders [weight of the world on one’s shoulders] or [world on one’sshoulders] or [world on one’s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load ofworry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as ifcarrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. Don’tlook as if you had the weight of the world on your shoulders, Henry, […]...
  39. Значение идиомы for all the world [for all the world] {adv. phr.} 1. Under no circumstances. Bettysaid she wouldn’t marry Jake for all the world. 2. Precisely;exactly. It began for all the world like a successful baseballseason for the UIC Flames, when suddenly they lost to the BlueDemons....
  40. Значение идиомы come up in the world [come up in the world] or [rise in the world] {v. phr.} To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance. He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife’s baked goods from a pushcart. Compare: GET AHEAD. Contrast: COME DOWN IN THE WORLD....
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