Значение идиомы do the trick

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1. Значение идиомы turn the trick[turn the trick] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring about the resultyou want; succeed in what you plan to do. Jerry wanted to win boththe swimming and diving contests, but he couldn’t quite turn thetrick. Compare: DO THE TRICK....
2. Значение идиомы put over[put over] {v.} 1. To wait to a later time; postpone. They putover the meeting to the following Tuesday. Syn.: PUT OFF. 2.{informal} To make a success of; complete. He put over a complexand difficult business deal. Syn.: BRING OFF, PUT ACROSS, SLIP OVER.3. {informal} To practice deception; trick; fool. — Used with «on». George ... Читать далее...
3. Перевод идиомы do the trick, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: do the trick Идиома: do the trick разг. Перевод: хорошо сработать, получиться, удаваться, достичь хорошего или желаемого результата Пример: I think that the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve our problem. Думаю, новое оборудование должно сработать и решить нашу проблему....
4. Значение идиомы miss a trick[miss a trick] {v. phr.} To fail to see, hear, or notice somethingof even the slightest importance. He never misses a trick when itcomes to the stock market....
5. Перевод слова trickTrick — трюк, хитрость, обман Перевод слова To obtain money by a trick — получить деньги при помощи обмана pitiful trick — жалкие, постыдные ухищрения trick of imagination — обман воображения None of your Tricks! Без фокусов! He shows me card Tricks. Он показывает мне карточные фокусы. He didn’t turn up? What a dirty Trick! ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы trick or treat[trick or treat] {n.} The custom of going from house to house onHalloween asking for small gifts and playing tricks on people whorefuse to give. When Mrs. Jones answered the doorbell, the childrenyelled «Trick or treat.» Mrs. Jones gave them all some candy. OnHalloween Bill and Tom went out playing trick or treat....
7. Значение идиомы dirty trick[dirty trick] {n. phr.} A treacherous action; an unfair act. That was a dirty trick John played on Mary when he ran away with her younger sister....
8. Значение идиомы use every trick in the book[use every trick in the book] {v. phr.}, {informal} To availoneself of any means at all in order to achieve one’s goal, notexclusive of possibly immoral or illegal acts. Algernon used everytrick in the book to get Maxine to go out with him, but she keptrefusing....
9. Значение идиомы trick of the trade[trick of the trade] {n. phr.}, {usually in plural}, {informal} 1.A piece of expert knowledge; a smart, quick, or skillful way ofworking at a trade or job. Mr. Olson spent years learning thetricks of the trade as a carpenter. Any one can learn how to hangwallpaper, but only an expert can show you the tricks ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы grease the wheels[grease the wheels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something or act tomake something go smoothly or happen in the way that is wanted. Mr. Davis asked a friend to grease the wheels so he could borrow moneyfrom the bank. William’s father tried to grease the wheels for himto get a new job....
11. Значение идиомы spin one’s wheels[spin one’s wheels] {v. phr.} 1. Said of cars stuck in snow or mudwhose wheels are turning without the car moving forward. There wasso much snow on the driveway that my car’s wheels were spinning in itand we couldn’t get going. 2. To exert effort in a job without makingany progress. I’ve been working for ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы body English[body English] {n.}, {informal} The wishful attempt to make a ball move in the right direction after it has been hit or let go, by twisting the body in the desired direction. He tried to help the putt fall by using body English....
13. Перевод идиомы pull a stunt on (someone) / pull a trick on (someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pull a stunt on (someone) / pull a trick on (someone) Перевод: выкидывать какой-либо трюк, обмануть кого-либо Пример: If the boy pulls a stunt like he did last weekend he is going to be in much trouble with his parents. Если мальчик снова выкинет такой трюк, как в прошлые выходные, у него будут сильные ... Читать далее...
14. Диалог на английском языке с переводом «That should do the trick»Hettie Хэтти The strap on my bag’s come off. Can you fix it? У моей сумки оторвалась ручка. Можешь исправить? Larry Лэрри Let me have a look. Oh yes, you’re right. Well, I’ll have a try. Разреши взглянуть. Да, ты права. Ну что ж, я попытаюсь. Hettie Хэтти I overloaded the bag because I bought ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы Aunt Tom[Aunt Tom] {n.}, {slang}, {originally from Black English} A successful professional or business woman who, due to her success in a masculine profession, doesn’t care about the women’s liberation movement or the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Hermione is a regular Aunt Tom, she’ll never vote for the ERA....
16. Значение идиомы make a dent in[make a dent in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make less by a very smallamount; reduce slightly. — Usually used in the negative or with suchqualifying words as «hardly» or «barely». John shoveled andshoveled, but he didn’t seem to make a dent in the pile of sand. Mary studied all afternoon and only made a dent ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы howling success[howling success] {n.}, {informal} A great success; something thatis much praised; something that causes wide enthusiasm. The partywas a howling success. The book was a howling success....
18. Значение идиомы hide one’s head in the sand[hide one’s head in the sand] or [bury one’s head in the sand] or[have one’s head in the sand] To keep from seeing, knowing, orunderstanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see orface something. If there is a war, you cannot just bury your headin the sand....
19. The new hooker had just finished her first trickThe new hooker had just finished her first trick. When she came back down to the street, the seasoned veterans all gathered around to hear the details. She said, «Well, he was a big, muscular and handsome marine.» «Well? What did he want to do?» they all asked. She said, «I told him that a ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы sand-lot[sand-lot] {adj.} Of the kind seen on sand lots; not professional. The professional football team was so confused by their opponents’fast play that they acted like a bunch of sand-lot amateurs....
21. Значение идиомы hell-on-wheels[hell-on-wheels] {n.}, {slang} A short-tempered, nagging, or crabbyperson especially one who makes another unhappy by constantlycriticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong. Finnegancomplains that his wife is hell on wheels; he is considering getting adivorce....
22. Перевод идиомы leave a lot to be desired, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave a lot to be desired Перевод: оставлять желать лучшего Пример: The job performance of the new employee leaves a lot to be desired. Качество работы нового сотрудника оставляет желать лучшего....
23. Значение идиомы pay off[pay off] {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. The men were paidoff just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday. 2. Topay and discharge from a job. When the building was completed hepaid off the laborers. 3. To hurt who has done wrong toyou; get revenge on. When Bob tripped Dick, ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы pan out[pan out] {v.}, {informal} To have a result, especially a goodresult; result favorably; succeed. Suppose the class tried to makemoney by selling candy. How would that pan out? Edison’s effortsto invent an electric light bulb did not pan out until he usedtungsten wires....
25. Значение идиомы bring on[bring on] {v.} To result in; cause; produce. The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the summer of 1914 brought on the First World War. Spinal meningitis brought on John’s deafness when he was six years old. Reading in a poor light may bring on a headache....
26. Перевод слова sandSand — песок, засыпать песком Перевод слова To blanket the fire with sand — засыпать огонь песком sand-blast cleaning — пескоструйная очистка corn of sand — песчинка I have Sand in my shoe. У меня песок в ботинках. Water permeates Sand easily. Вода легко проходит сквозь песок. The new Renault comes in black, silver, blue ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы bring to pass[bring to pass] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make happen; succeed in causing. By much planning, the mother brought the marriage to pass. The change in the law was slow in coming, and it took a disaster to bring it to pass. Compare: BRING ABOUT, COME TO PASS....
28. Значение идиомы B. Y. O[B. Y. O.] {informal} Bring Your Own. Said of a kind of party where the host or hostess does not provide the drinks or food but people bring their own....
29. Значение идиомы ace in the hole[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it. When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы in passing[in passing] {adv. phr.} While talking about that subject; as extrainformation; also. Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowersand told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden. The writer of the story says he grew up in New York and mentions inpassing that his parents came from Italy. Compare: BY THE ... Читать далее...
31. Значение идиомы nothing succeeds like success[nothing succeeds like success] Success in one thing makes successin other things easier; people like a successful person. — A proverb. The girls all like Bob because he is football captain. Nothingsucceeds like success....
32. Значение идиомы pass the buck[pass the buck] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decidesomething or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doingit yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty orblame on someone else. Mrs. Brown complained to the man who soldher the bad meat, but he only passed the buck and told her ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы bring around[bring around] or [bring round] {v.} 1. {informal} To restore to health or consciousness cure. He was quite ill, but good nursing brought him around. Compare: BRING TO. 2. To cause a change in thinking; persuade; convince; make willing. After a good deal of discussion he brought her round to his way of thinking....
34. Значение идиомы out of kilter[out of kilter] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not balanced right; notin a straight line or lined up right. The scale must be out ofkilter because when I weighed myself on it, it said 300 pounds. The wheels of my bicycle were out of kilter after it hit the tree. Contrast: IN BALANCE. 2. Needing repair; ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы get around[get around] {v.} 1a. To go to different places; move about. Mary’s father really gets around; Monday he was in Washington;Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York. Fredbroke his leg, but he is able to get about on crutches. 1b. or [getabout] To become widely known especially by being talked ... Читать далее...
36. Значение идиомы sand trap[sand trap] {n.} A low place on a golf course that is filled withsand to stop the ball. The golfer lost four strokes trying to getthe ball out of the sand trap....
37. Значение идиомы build on sand[build on sand] {v. phr.} To lay a weak or insufficient foundation for a building, a business, or a relationship. «I don’t want to build my business on sand,» John said, «so please. Dad, give me that loan I requested.»...
38. Значение идиомы come to[come to] {v.} 1. To wake up after losing consciousness; get the use of your senses back again after fainting or being knocked out. She fainted in the store and found herself in the first aid room when she came to. The boxer who was knocked out did not come to for five minutes. The ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы in vain[in vain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without effect; without getting thedesired result; without success. The drowning man called in vainfor help. To cry over spilled milk is to cry in vain. Compare: GOFOR NOTHING, NO USE. 2. See: TAKE ONE’S NAME IN VAIN....
40. Перевод идиомы build on sand, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: build on sand Перевод: строить на песке, на ненадежном основании Пример: Richard has nothing but high-risk stocks; his fortune is built on sand. У Ричарда ничего нет, кроме акций компаний с высоким уровнем инвестиционного риска, его состояние построено на песке....