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1. Значение идиомы death on[death on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very successful in meeting or dealing with. Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park. 2. Disliking or strongly against; very strict about. The new teacher is death on students who come late to class. The twins’ grandmother is death on smoking....
2. Значение идиомы to death[to death] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatestdegree possible. — Used for emphasis with verbs such as «scare»,»frighten», «bore». Cowboy stories bore me to death, but I likemysteries. Sara is scared to death of snakes. John is tickledto death with his new bike....
3. Значение идиомы death knell[death knell] {n.}, {formal} 1. The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral. The people mourned at the death knell of their friend. 2. {literary} Something which shows a future failure. Bill’s poor grade on his final examination sounded the death knell of his hope to be a doctor. His sudden deafness was ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы catch one’s death of[catch one’s death of] or [take one’s death of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very ill with. Johnny fell in the icy water and almost took his death of cold. Sometimes used in the short form «catch your death.» «Johnny! Come right in here and put your coat and hat on. You’ll catch your death!»...
5. Значение идиомы between life and death[between life and death] {adv. phr.} In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. He held on to the mountain side between life and death while his friends went to get help. The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone....
6. Значение идиомы sign one’s own death warrant[sign one’s own death warrant] {v. phr.} To cause your own death orthe loss of something you want very much. Mr. Carter had lungtrouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrantif he didn’t stop smoking. When Jim’s fiancee saw him on a datewith another girl, he signed his own death ... Читать далее...
7. Перевод слова tiresomeTiresome — утомительный, скучный, изнурительный Перевод слова Tiresome illness — изнурительная болезнь tiresome work — утомительная работа tiresome lecture — скучная лекция tiresome walk — утомительная прогулка What a Tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking. Как же утомителен мужчина, который любит чесать языком! Her poetic effusions became Tiresome. Ее поэтические излияния ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод слова chaseChase — гнаться, преследовать, догонять Перевод слова In chase of — в погоне за to chase all fear — отбросить всякий страх to give chase — гнаться, преследовать The dogs saw him running and Chased him. Собаки увидели его бегущим и погнались за ним. She’s been Chasing after that man for years. Она добивалась этого ... Читать далее...
9. Перевод идиомы at death’s door, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at death’s door Перевод: при смерти, на краю гибели Пример: The young woman was at death’s door after the accident. После несчастного случая молодая женщина находилась на краю от гибели....
10. Перевод слова deathDeath — смерть Перевод слова Bored to death — смертельно скучающий clinical death — клиническая смерть the death of the tissues — омертвение тканей Smoking is the Death for him. Курение представляет смертельную опасность для него. Motherlike I moan their Death. Как мать, я оплакиваю их смерть. Her Death was sudden. Ее смерть была внезапной. ... Читать далее...
11. Перевод идиомы kiss of death, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: kiss of death Перевод: смертный приговор; конец чему-либо или кому-либо Пример: It was the kiss of death for the conversation with the teacher when the student learned that the teacher knew her father. Разговору с учителем пришел конец, когда ученица узнала, что учитель знал ее отца....
12. Перевод идиомы tickle someone pink / to death / to pieces, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: tickle someone pink / to death / to pieces Перевод: угодить, порадовать, доставить огромное удовольствие; насмешить до смерти Пример: I know that these flowers will tickle her pink. Я знаю, что эти цветы ее очень порадуют. What you told her just tickled her to death! То, что ты ей только что рассказал, насмешило ее ... Читать далее...
13. Death of Energizer BunnyThe world was stunned by the news, this morning, of the death of the Energizer Bunny. He was six years old. Authorities believe that the death occurred at approximately 8:42PM last evening. Best known as the irritating pink bunny that kept going and going and going, «Pinkie» as he was known to his friends and ... Читать далее...
14. The Time Nikola Tesla Paid for His Hotel Room With a «Death Ray»Nikola Tesla was, of course, a vastly accomplished scientist and inventor. His inventions include the Tesla coil and electric oscillators, and he also developed technologies that were eventually found in X-rays, the radio, and remote controls. One thing he didn’t invent: A death ray. But try telling that to the Governor Clinton Hotel. Tesla had ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы give chase[give chase] {v. phr.} To chase or run after someone or something. The dog saw a rabbit and gave chase. The policeman gave chaseto the man who robbed the bank....
16. Перевод идиомы cut to the chase, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: cut to the chase Идиома: cut to the chase разг. Перевод: перейти к самому важному Пример: The lawyer cut to the chase and was able to get all of the information quickly. Адвокат перешел к сути дела и смог быстро получить всю необходимую информацию....
17. Перевод слова motionMotion — движение; предложение Перевод слова Motion in a circle — движение по окружности like the circular motion of a wheel — подобно вращательному движению колеса to accept a motion — принять предложение to vote on a motion — ставить предложение на голосование I’ll second that Motion. Я поддержу это предложение. Who is a mover ... Читать далее...
18. Death row sing alongThere was an inmate on death row, and he was scheduled to be put to death by firing squad the next morning. Throughout the day, the prison guards were being very nice to him. But when they asked him if he wanted something specific for his last meal, he didn’t want anything special. When they ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы run after[run after] or [chase after] {v.} 1. To try to find; look for;hunt. The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things forsetting the stage when it puts on a play. 2. {informal} To seek thecompany of; chase. Some boys spend a lot of time and money runningafter girls....
20. Значение идиомы lead a merry chase[lead a merry chase] {v. phr.} To delay or escape capture by skillfully; make work hard. The deer led thehunter a merry chase. Valerie is leading her boyfriend a merrychase....
21. Значение идиомы go chase oneself[go chase oneself] {v. phr.}, {slang} Go away and stop being anuisance. John’s father was busy and told him to go chase himself. The owner of the store told the boys in front to go chasethemselves. Compare: BEAT IT, GO JUMP IN THE LAKE....
22. Death Row man gets pizza wishA man executed on Death Row got his final wish from beyond the grave. A convicted murderer put to death in Tennessee this week got his last meal wish after he died. Philip Workman, 53, requested that his final meal be a vegetarian pizza donated to any homeless person near the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы run around[run around] or [chase around] {v.}, {informal} To go to differentplaces for company and pleasure; be friends. Tim hasn’t been to adance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn’t time to runaround. Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together. — Often usedwith «with». Ruth runs around with girls who like to ... Читать далее...
24. Перевод слова typicalTypical — типичный, типовой Перевод слова Typical character — типичный характер typical cell — типовая клетка typical characterization — типовая характеристика Take care in your writing to guard against Typical mistakes. Когда пишешь, будь внимателен и не допускай самых типичных ошибок. It was his Typical response. Это была его типичная реакция. A Typical example of ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы make a motion[make a motion] {v. phr.} To propose in some committee meeting orlegislative group that a certain action be taken. The secretarymade a motion that the minutes of the last meeting be accepted....
26. Значение идиомы wild goose chase[wild goose chase] {n. phr.} An absurd and completely futileerrand. I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a manwho never really existed....
27. Перевод слова sceneScene — место действия, сцена, картина Перевод слова The famous quarrel scene — знаменитая сцена ссоры the duel scene in Hamlet — сцена дуэли в «Гамлете» a scene of confusion — неловкий момент the scene is laid in France — действие происходит во Франции Please retake that Scene. Пожалуйста, пересними ту сцену. The police revisited ... Читать далее...
28. Перевод идиомы wild goose chase, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: wild goose chase Перевод: бессмысленная или тщетная погоня, преследование Пример: The man led the police on a wild goose chase when he ran away from them downtown. Полиция тщетно пыталась разыскать этого человека, когда он убежал от них в центр....
29. Перевод идиомы arrive on the scene / arrive at the scene, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: arrive on the scene / arrive at the scene Перевод: появиться где-либо, прибыть куда-либо Пример: When the fire department arrived on the scene the fire was finished. Когда пожарная бригада прибыла, огонь уже потух....
30. The Death of a PetDad: Honey, I have some bad news for you. Fluffy has Gone to the other side. Sarah: You mean she’s out of her cage again? I’ll go and try to find her. Dad: No, you don’t understand. Fluffy Passed away in the night. Sarah: Oh, she Died! That’s too bad, but she was Getting up ... Читать далее...
31. Значение идиомы make the scene[make the scene] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be present; to arrive at acertain place or event. I am too tired to make the scene; let’s gohome....
32. Значение идиомы make a scene[make a scene] {v. phr.} To act hysterically; attract unfavorableattention. I didn’t want Kate to make a scene in front of all ofthose people, so I gave her the money she wanted....
33. Значение идиомы lead one a merry dance[lead one a merry dance] {v. phr.} To cause someone unusualdiscomfort or expense; tire someone by causing one to overdo. Withher personal extravagances and constant social activities that cost afortune, Carol led her husband a merry dance....
34. Перевод идиомы make a scene, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: make a scene Перевод: устраивать сцену; выяснять отношения на глазах у других людей Пример: The woman made a scene in the supermarket when she saw the liquid soap on the floor. Женщина устроила сцену в супермаркете, когда увидела жидкость для мытья посуды на полу....
35. Love to DeathA man goes to his doctor for his annual physical complaining of all kinds of mysterious ailments — lack of sleep, no drive, very little appetite, nervous, etc. After a complete exam, the doctor can find nothing physically wrong and suspects the man is suffering from depression. The two had been friends for many years, ... Читать далее...
36. The Masque of the Red Death на английском языке писателя Edgar Allan PoeThe «Red Death» had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal — the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы taking pictures[taking pictures] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon}To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to enforce the 55 MPHspeed limit. The Smokeys are taking pictures!...
38. Dealing With the PaparazziFredo: I feel like a Prisoner in my own home! I can’t step outside without the Paparazzi snapping pictures of me. They Stake out my house 24 hours a day. Amanda: I suppose that’s The price of fame. You do have the most popular podcast in the world. Fredo: But they’re such a Pain in ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы wear on[wear on] {v.} 1. To anger or annoy; tire. Having to stayindoors all day long is tiresome for the children and wears on theirmother’s nerves. 2. To drag on; pass gradually or slowly; continue inthe same old way. Johnny tried to wait up for Santa Claus but asthe night wore on, he couldn’t keep his ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы go jump in the lake[go jump in the lake] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go away and quitbeing a bother. George was tired of Tom’s advice and told him to gojump in the lake. Compare: GO CHASE YOURSELF, GO FLY A KITE....