Значение идиомы far gone

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1. Перевод слова critical Critical – критический, переломный, разборчивый Перевод слова Critical biography – критическая биография critical test – решающее испытание critical mass – критическая масса Her main strength is her Critical thinking ability. Ее главная сила в ее способности к критическому мышлению. It is absolutely Critical for us to know the truth. Для нас жизненно важно знать правду. […]...
2. Перевод слова extreme Extreme – экстремальный, крайний Перевод слова Extreme old age – глубокая старость extreme patience – величайшее терпение extreme conditions – экстремальные условия It cools with Extreme slowness. Он охлаждается чрезвычайно медленно. Extremes meet. Противоположности сходятся. He professed Extreme regret. Он изобразил крайнее сожаление....
3. Значение идиомы a pretty pass [a pretty pass] {n. phr.} An unfortunate condition; a critical state. While the boss was away, things at the company had come to a pretty pass....
4. This man goes into the doctor with his This man goes into the doctor with his ringhole in a terrible state, really bad now. Doctor: “What happened to you?” He says: “I was in Africa on safari and I got raped by an elephant!” Doctor: “But I don’t understand. Elephant penises are very narrow and couldn’t cause that much damage!” He says “Aah […]...
5. Значение идиомы life [life] See: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BIG AS LIFE, CAT HAS NINELIVES, CHARMED LIFE, COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE, FACTS OF LIFE, FORDEAR LIFE, FOR THE LIFE OF ONE, LEAD A DOG’S LIFE, NIGHT LIFE, NOT ONYOUR LIFE OR ONE’S LIFE, TAKE ONE’S LIFE IN ONE’S HANDS, TIME OF ONE’SLIFE, YOU BET or YOU […]...
6. Giving Birth in a Hospital It was 2 o’clock in the morning when my wife woke me up. She is eight-and-a-half months Pregnant and she told me that her Water had broken. She said that she was having Contractions and she was sure that she was In labor. I Paged our doctor and drove to the hospital. When we arrived, […]...
7. Delivering a baby A country doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see, while he […]...
8. Значение идиомы on the dot [on the dot] also [on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Exactlyon time; not early and not late. Susan arrived at the party at 2:00P. M. on the dot. Ben’s plane arrived on the dot....
9. Значение идиомы show around [show around] {v. phr.} To act as a host or guide to someone; toshow newly arrived people or strangers what’s what and where. WhenGordon and Rose arrived in Hawaii for the first time, their hostshowed them around the islands....
10. An old man and his wife went to the doctor for a check-up An old man and his wife went to the doctor for a check-up. While the man is with the doctor, the doctor askes him, “So how has life been treating you?” The old man replies,”The Lord’s been good to me. Every night when I go to the bathroom, He turns the light on and when […]...
11. Значение идиомы in the nick of time [in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right time; barelysoon enough; almost too late. The doctor arrived in the nick oftime to save the child from choking to death. Joe saw the othercar in the nick of time. Compare: IN TIME....
12. Значение идиомы rat out [rat out] or [rat out on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To desert; to leave ata critical time. Joe ratted out on Sue when she was seven monthspregnant....
13. Значение идиомы have had it [have had it] {v. phr.}, {slang} To have experienced or sufferedall you can; to have come to the end of your patience or life. “I’ve had it,” said Lou, “I’m resigning from the job of chairmanright now.” When the doctor examined the man who had been shot, hesaid, “He’s had it.”...
14. Значение идиомы as well as [as well as] {conj.} In addition to; and also; besides. Hiking is good exercise as well as fun. He was my friend as well as my doctor. The book tells about the author’s life as well as about his writings....
15. Значение идиомы doctor up [doctor up] {v. phr.} To meddle with; adulterate. You don’t have to doctor up this basic salad with a lot of extras as I am trying to lose weight....
16. A folk remedy A man’s wife had been in a coma for several days following a particularly nasty knock on the head. As usual, one of the nurses in the hospital was giving her a wash in bed. As she washed down the woman’s body, she sponged her pubic hair. Out of the corner of her eye she […]...
17. Значение идиомы be hard on [be hard on] {v. phr.} To be strict or critical with another; be severe. “Don’t be so hard on Jimmy,” Tom said. “He is bound to rebel as he gets older.”...
18. Значение идиомы live in the fast lane [live in the fast lane] {v. phr.}, {informal} To live a full andvery active life pursuing wealth and success. They have been livingin the fast lane ever since they arrived in New York City....
19. Значение идиомы out-and-out [out-and-out] {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. The candidatewas an out-and-out conservative. It was out-and-out robbery tocharge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce. Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH....
20. Значение идиомы just what the doctor ordered [just what the doctor ordered] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exactly whatis needed or wanted. “Ah! Just what the doctor ordered!” exclaimedJoe when Mary brought him a cold soda....
21. Перевод слова doctor Doctor – врач, доктор Перевод слова To call a doctor – вызвать врача doctor’s degree – докторская степень to go to the doctor’s – пойти к врачу My head reels, Doctor. Доктор, у меня кружится голова. Let me by, I’m a Doctor. Пропустите меня, я доктор. You want to see a Doctor. Тебе следует показаться […]...
22. Значение идиомы hang out one’s shingle [hang out one’s shingle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give publicnotice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor’s or lawyer’soffice, by putting up a small signboard. The young doctor hung outhis shingle and soon had a large practice....
23. Значение идиомы lie in state [lie in state] {v. phr.} Of a dead person: To lie in a place ofhonor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public beforeburial. When the president died, thousands of people saw his bodylying in state....
24. Значение идиомы waiting room [waiting room] {n. phr.} The sitting area in a doctor’s, lawyer’s, accountant’s, etc. office, or in a hospital, or other workplace, wherepeople wait their turn. Some doctor’s offices have elegantlyfurnished waiting rooms with magazines, newspapers, and coffee for thepatients....
25. One year at halloween the governor was giving a costume party One year at halloween the governor was giving a costume party. All the gentry were there and as they arrived the doorman would announce what there characters were. When one couple arrived he announced “Mickey and Minnie Mouse”. As the next couple arrived he announced “Tarzan and Jane” and so on as each guest arrived. […]...
26. Значение идиомы couch doctor [couch doctor] {n.}, {slang}, {colloquial} A psychoanalyst who puts his patients on a couch following the practice established by Sigmund Freud. I didn’t know your husband was a couch doctor, I thought he was a gynecologist!...
27. Значение идиомы clear up [clear up] {v.} 1. To make plain or clear; explain; solve. The teacher cleared up the harder parts of the story. Maybe we can clear up your problem. 2. To become clear. The weather cleared up after the storm. 3. To cure. The pills cleared up his stomach trouble. 4. To put back into a […]...
28. Good news Hiram answers the telephone, and it’s an emergency room doctor. The doctor says, “Your wife was in a serious car accident, and I have bad news and good news. The bad news is she has lost all use of both arms and both legs, and will be on a respirator the rest of her life.” […]...
29. Just in case “Mr. Chilton,” the analyst said, “I think this will be your last visit.” “Does that mean I’m cured?” he asked. “For all practical purposes, yes,” she said. “I think we can safely say that your kleptomania is now under control. You haven’t stolen anything in two years, and you seem to know where the kleptomania […]...
30. The bad news and the good news Harry answers the telephone, and it’s an Emergency Room doctor. The doctor says, “Your wife was in a serious car accident, and I have bad news and good news. The bad news is she has lost all use of both arms and both legs, and will need help eating and going to the bathroom for […]...
31. Don’t Forget! An 80-year-old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor’s, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple out, the doctor […]...
32. Значение идиомы hang-up [hang-up] {n.}, {informal} 1. A delay in someprocess. The mail has been late for several days; there must besome hang-up with the trucks somewhere. 2. A neurotic reaction tosome life situation probably stemming from a traumatic shock which hasgone unconscious. Doctor Simpson believes that Suzie’s frigidity isdue to some hang-up about men....
33. Значение идиомы charmed life [charmed life] {n.} A life often saved from danger; a life full of lucky escapes. He was in two airplane accidents, but he had a charmed life. During the war a bullet knocked the gun out of his hand, but he had a charmed life....
34. Best kind of sex A man went to a sex doctor and told him of his extremely active sex life. He said He had a wife, several mistresses, masturbated, and had wet dreams all the time. The doctor asked which he liked best. He Replied, ” Wet Dreams, you meet a much higher class of people in them.”...
35. Значение идиомы state-of-the-art [state-of-the-art] {adj. phr.} The best and – the latest any fieldof research can offer; modern; the latest; the most advanced. State-of-the-art personal computers may cost a little more than oldermodels, but may be worth the cost for those who need them. Compare:UP TO DATE....
36. My heart set A certain old gentleman thought his eyesight was going bad, and he was advised to go to see an eye doctor. He goes in to see the doctor, and the doctor said, “All right, let’s check you out. You sit down here on this stool. You put your right hand over your right eye and […]...
37. An Other one Three old guys are out walking. First one says, ‘Windy, isn’t it?’ Second one says, ‘No, it’s Thursday!’ Third one says, ‘So am I. Let’s go get a beer.’ A man was telling his neighbor, ‘I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it’s state of the art. It’s […]...
38. Значение идиомы big as life [big as life] or [large as life] {adj. phr.} 1. or [life-size] The same size as the living person or thing. The statue of Jefferson was big as life. The characters on the screen were life-size. 2. or [big as life and twice as natural] {informal} In person; real and living. I had not seen […]...
39. Serious desease A distraught patient phoned her doctor’s office. Was it true, the woman wanted to know, that the medication the doctor had prescribed was for the rest of her life? She was told that it was. There was a moment of silence before the woman continued, “I’m wondering, then, just how serious my condition is. This […]...
40. Having Skin Problems Mother: Doctor, this is my son Danny. I brought him in so you could look at his Rash. Doctor: Okay, Danny. Have a seat on the Exam table. How long have you had the rash? Mother: My son has had that rash for about two weeks. It Started out as a Blister, and then it […]...