Значение идиомы down-and-outer

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1. Перевод слова shelter Shelter – убежище, укрытие, приют; дать убежище Перевод слова Air raid shelter – бомбоубежище placement in shelter – помещение в приют to seek shelter from smth. – искать укрытие от чего-л. If it storms, we’ll need Shelter. Если разразится шторм, нам потребуется укрытие. We made a Shelter from branches. Мы сделали шалаш из веток. They […]...
2. Значение идиомы glutton for punishment [glutton for punishment] {n. phr.} A greedy person; someone whowants too much of something, such as food or drink, which will makehim sick. Fred eats so much red meat that he is a regular gluttonfor punishment....
3. Значение идиомы bread and butter [bread and butter ] {n. phr.} The usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends....
4. Значение идиомы alley cat [alley cat] {n.}, {slang} 1. A stray cat. 2. A person of rather easy-going, or actually loose sexual morals; a promiscuous person. You’ll have no problem dating her; she’s a regular alley cat....
5. Camping holiday (opinion composition) I would think twice before going on a camping holiday. First of all, it is an occupation for a company, while I like to spend free time alone. Second, you should sleep in a tent. Personally I find it uncomfortable. Third, you can get food poisoning because of the forest food, I find it awful. […]...
6. Значение идиомы regular guy [regular guy] or [regular fellow] {n.}, {informal} A friendlyperson who is easy to get along with; a good sport. You’ll likeTom. He’s a regular guy. Syn.: GOOD EGG....
7. Значение идиомы sleep on [sleep on] {v.} To postpone a decision about. We asked Judy ifshe would join our club and she answered that she would sleep on it. We will have to sleep on your invitation until we know whether wewill be free Monday night....
8. Значение идиомы put to sleep [put to sleep] {v. phr.} 1. To cause to fall asleep. Mother usedto put us to sleep by telling us a good-night story and giving us akiss. 2. To kill with an injection. Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep....
9. Перевод идиомы sleep like a log / sleep like a baby / sleep like a top, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: sleep like a log / sleep like a baby / sleep like a top Перевод: спать крепким, здоровым сном Пример: I slept like a log last night. Прошлой ночью я спал, как убитый....
10. Значение идиомы a friend in need is a friend indeed [a friend in need is a friend indeed] A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. – A proverb; often shortened to “a friend in need…” When John’s house burned down, his neighbor Jim helped him and his family with shelter, food and clothing. John said, “Jim, a friend in need is a friend […]...
11. Значение идиомы sleep a wink [sleep a wink] {v. phr.} To get a moment’s sleep; enjoy a bit ofsleep. – Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. I didn’t sleep a wink all night....
12. Значение идиомы freak [freak] {n.}, {slang} 1. A good, or well-liked person, the oppositeof a square, someone with long hair and who is likely to bea marijuana smoker or a drug user. Also said of homosexuals. Is Joea square, establishment type? – Oh no, he’s a regular freak. 2. [–freak] An enthusiast, a person who does or cultivates […]...
13. Значение идиомы out at the elbows [out at the elbows] {adj. phr.} Poorly or shabbily dressed. Roywalks around out at the elbows, but it’s not because he is penniless, but more in imitation of a certain style....
14. Значение идиомы tighten one’s belt [tighten one’s belt] {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual;use less food and other things. When father lost his job we had totighten our belts. Often used in the expression “tighten one’s beltanother notch”. When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to dowithout many things, but when their savings were all […]...
15. Значение идиомы beauty sleep [beauty sleep] {n.} A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. She took her beauty sleep before the party. Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every day....
16. Значение идиомы drop off [drop off] {v.} 1. To take part of the way you are going. Joe asked Mrs. Jones to drop him off at the library on her way downtown. 2. To go to sleep. Jimmy was thinking of his birthday party as he dropped off to sleep. 3. To die. The patient dropped off in his […]...
17. Значение идиомы poor as a church mouse [poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke;extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as churchmice....
18. Перевод идиомы sleep tight / sleep well, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: sleep tight / sleep well Перевод: (употребляется как пожелание на ночь) спокойной ночи, хороших снов Пример: Sleep tight, Bobby. See you in the morning. Хороших снов, Бобби. Увидимся утром....
19. Значение идиомы flakeball [flakeball] or [flake] {n.}, {slang}, {drug culture} A disjointed, or “flaky” person, who is forgetful and incoherent, as if under theinfluence of narcotics. Hermione is a regular flakeball. Compare:SPACED OUT....
20. Значение идиомы sleep off [sleep off] {v. phr.} To sleep until the effect of too much alcoholor drugs passes. George had too many beers last night and he is nowsleeping off the effects....
21. Значение идиомы son of a gun [son of a gun] {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. A bad person; a person notliked. I don’t like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here. Syn.: BAD ACTOR. 2. A mischievous rascal; a lively guy. – Often usedin a joking way. The farmer said he would catch the son of a gunwho let […]...
22. Значение идиомы good egg [good egg] {slang} or {informal} [good scout] {n. phr.} A friendly, kind or good-natured person, a nice fellow. Tommy is such a goodegg that everybody wants to be his friend. Syn.: REGULAR GUY. Contrast: BAD EGG....
23. Значение идиомы sleep like a log [sleep like a log] {v. phr.} To sleep very deeply and soundly. Although I am usually a light sleeper, I was so exhausted from thesixteen-hour transpacific flight that, once we got home, I slept likea log for twelve hours....
24. Значение идиомы acid head [acid head] {n.}, {slang} A regular user of LSD on whom the hallucinogenic drug has left a visible effect. The reason John acts so funny is that he is a regular acid head....
25. Значение идиомы sleep out [sleep out] {v.} 1. To sleep outdoors. The Scouts plan to sleepout next Saturday. 2. To go home at night instead of sleeping at theplace where you work. Mrs. Jones’ maid sleeps in, but her cooksleeps out....
26. Перевод слова sleep Sleep – спать, ночевать Перевод слова To sleep easily – спать спокойно sleep deprivation – недостаток сна, недосыпание to drift into sleep – погрузиться в сон Did you Sleep well? Ты хорошо спал? He went back to Sleep. Он снова заснул. The boat Sleeps six. Катер располагает шестью спальными местами. Интересные факты “Прежде, чем я […]...
27. Значение идиомы pain in the ass [pain in the ass] or [pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar withass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. Phoebe Hochrichteris a regular pain in the neck....
28. Значение идиомы bullshit artist [bullshit artist] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar, but gaining in social acceptance} A person who habitually makes exaggerated or insincerely flattering speeches designed to impress others. Joe is a regular bullshit artist, small wonder he keeps get tine promoted ahead of everyone else....
29. Значение идиомы stone-broke [stone-broke] or [dead broke] or [flat broke] {adj.}, {informal}Having no money; penniless. Jill wanted to go to the movies but shewas stone-broke. The man gambled and was soon flat broke....
30. Значение идиомы see out [see out] {v.} 1. To go with to an outer door. A polite man seeshis company out after a party. 2. To stay with and finish; not quit. Pete’s assignment was hard but he saw it out to the end....
31. Значение идиомы lose track [lose track] {v. phr.} To forget about something; not stayinformed; fail to keep a count or record. What’s the score now? I’ve lost track. – Usually used with “of”. Mary lost track of herfriends at camp after summer was over. John lost track of themoney he spent at the circus. Compare: OUT OF TOUCH. Contrast: […]...
32. Hamlet’s soliloquy To be, or not to be – that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep – No more, and by a sleep to say we end […]...
33. Значение идиомы culture vulture [culture vulture] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who is an avid cultural sightseer, one who seeks out cultural opportunities ostentatiously, such as going to the opera or seeing every museum in a town visited, and brags about it. Aunt Mathilda is a regular culture vulture; she spends every summer in a different European capital going […]...
34. Перевод идиомы sleep on it, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: sleep on it Перевод: принять решение о чем-либо после сна, обычно, на следующий день Пример: Should we settle this question now or should we sleep on it? Нам сейчас принять это решение, или займемся этим завтра?...
35. Значение идиомы bring to [bring to] {v.} 1. To restore to consciousness; wake from sleep, anesthesia, hypnosis, or fainting. Smelling salts will often bring a fainting person to. Compare: BRING AROUND. 2.To bring a ship or boat to a stop. Reaching the pier, he brought the boat smartly to....
36. Значение идиомы get lost [get lost] {v. phr.}, {slang} Go away! – Used as a command. Getlost! I want to study. John told Bert to get lost. Compare: DROPDEAD....
37. Значение идиомы cold comfort [cold comfort] {n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. When Tim lost the race, it was cold comfort to him to hear that he could try again in two weeks. Mary spent her vacation sick in bed and Jane’s letter about her trip was cold comfort....
38. Значение идиомы no love lost [no love lost] {n. phr.} Bad feeling; ill will. Bob and Dickboth wanted to be elected captain of the team, and there was no lovelost between them. There was no love lost between the sales andthe accounting departments....
39. Перевод слова food Food – еда, пища Перевод слова Food and clothing – пища и одежда preserved food – консервированные продукты exotic food – экзотическая пища I love French Food. Я люблю французскую кухню. Food sustains life. Пища поддерживает жизненные силы. The Food was yucky. Еда была противной....
40. Перевод слова regular Regular – регулярный, правильный; нормальный, обычный Перевод слова Regular attendance – регулярное посещение regular pulse – правильный пульс regular footsteps – размеренные шаги to put smth. in its regular place – положить что-л. на свое место Is this coffee instant or Regular? Этот кофе растворимый или обычный? My aunt’s Regular visits cut into my weekends. […]...