Значение идиомы go somebody one better

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1. Значение идиомы go to the dogs[go to the dogs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to ruin; to be ruinedor destroyed. The man went to the dogs after he started drinking. After the death of the owner, the business went to the dogs. The team went to the dogs when its best players got hurt. Compare:GO TO POT....
2. Значение идиомы rope Into[rope Into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To trick into; persuadedishonestly. Jerry let the big boys rope him into stealing someapples. 2. To get to join in; persuade to work at. Itwas Sue’s job to bathe the dog but she roped Sam into helping her. Mother did not go to the first meeting of the club because ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы in charge of[in charge of] {prep.} 1. Responsible for; having supervision orcare of. Marian is in charge of selling tickets. The girl incharge of refreshments forgot to order the ice cream for the party. When our class had a play, the teacher put Harold in charge of thestage curtain. 2. or [in the charge of] Under the ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы give it to[give it to] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent. Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. Jerry’s mother gave it to him forcoming home late. Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE’S MIND, LACE INTO. Contrast: CATCH IT....
5. Значение идиомы boys will be boys[boys will be boys] Boys are only children and must sometimes get into mischief or trouble or behave too roughly. Boys will be boys and make a lot of noise, so John’s mother told him and his friends to play in the park instead of the back yard....
6. Значение идиомы beat the bushes[beat the bushes] also [beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH....
7. Значение идиомы give the slip[give the slip] {v.} To escape from ; run away fromunexpectedly; sneak away from. An Indian was following, but Boonegave him the slip by running down a hill. Some boys were waitingoutside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip....
8. Значение идиомы beat down[beat down] {v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks. 2. {informal} a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. Can we beat down the price? B. To persuade or force to accept alower price or easier payments. He tried ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы beat to[beat to] {v.}, {informal} To do something before someone else does it. I was waiting to buy a ticket but only one ticket was left, and another man beat me to it. We were planning to send a rocket into space but the Russians beat us to it. Compare: GET THE JUMP ON....
10. Значение идиомы beat up[beat up] {v.}, {informal} To give a hard beating to; hit hard and much; thrash; whip. When the new boy first came, he had to beat up several neighborhood bullies before they would leave him alone. — Used with «on» in substandard speech. The tough boy said to Bill, «If you come around here again, ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы beat all[beat all] or [beat the Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn’t that beat all! It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket....
12. Значение идиомы mama’s boy[mama’s boy] {n. phr.}, {informal} A boy who depends too much onhis mother; a sissy. The other boys called Tommy a mama’s boybecause he wouldn’t come out to play unless his mother stayed nearhim....
13. Значение идиомы beat the band[beat the band] {adv. phr.}, {informal} At great speed; with much noise or commotion. — Used after «to». The fire engines were going down the road to beat the band. The audience cheered and stamped and clapped to beat the band....
14. 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....
15. Значение идиомы beat the — out of[beat the — out of] or [lick the — out of] or [whale the —out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. — Used with several words after «the», as «daylights», «living daylights», «tar». The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of him if Charlie ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы separate the men from the boys[separate the men from the boys] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show whohas strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. When theship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys. The mile run separates the men from the boys....
17. Значение идиомы mess up[mess up] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To cause trouble; tospoil something. What did you have to mess up my accounts for? 2.To cause someone emotional trauma. Sue will never get married; shegot messed up when she was a teenager. 3. To beat up someonephysically. When Joe came in after the fight with the boys, ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы give a hard time[give a hard time] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give trouble by whatyou do or say; complain. Jane gave her mother a hard time on thebus by fighting with her sister and screaming. Don’t give me ahard time, George. I’m doing my best on this job. Compare: GIVE FITS.2. To get in the way by ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы hear the beat[hear the beat] or [see the beat] {v. phr.}, {dialect} To hear ofor to see someone or something better or surpassing. — Usually used innegative or interrogative sentences and often followed by «of». Inever heard the beat! John swam all the way across the river. Did youever hear the beat of it? The juggler spun ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы clear out[clear out] {v.} 1. To take everything out of; empty. When Bill was moved to another class he cleared out his desk. 2. {informal} To leave suddenly; go away; depart. The cop told the boys to clear out. Bob cleared out without paying his room rent. Clear out of here! You’re bothering me. Compare: BEAT ... Читать далее...
21. Nuns First Hot DogNuns First Hot Dog Two Scottish nuns have just arrived in the USA by boat and one says to the other, «I hear that the occupants of this country actually eat dogs.» «Odd,» her companion replies, «but if we shall live in America, we might as well do as the Americans do.» Nodding emphatically, the ... Читать далее...
22. A mother and her son were flying Southwest AirlinesA mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas to Chicago. The son, who had been looking out the window, turned to his mother and said, «If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big planes have baby planes?» The mother, who couldn’t think of an answer, ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы blank check[blank check] {n.} 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. John’s father sent him a blank check to pay his school bills. 2. {informal} Permission to another person to do anything he decides to do. The teacher gave the pupils a blank check to ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы rough up[rough up] {v.} To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up aplayer on the visiting team. While Pete was walking in a strangepart of town some boys roughed him up and told him to stay out oftheir territory....
25. Значение идиомы rock the boat[rock the boat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risklosing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil aplan. The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat bywanting to let girls into their club. Politicians don’t like torock the boat around election time. Compare: UPSET THE APPLE CART. Contrast: LET WELL ... Читать далее...
26. Enduring HazingRafael: Go away and stop following us. Our Club is for boys only. Hannah: But I want To join. Rafael: You do, huh? Did you know that to join our club, you have to go through an Initiation? Hannah: Okay, I’ll do that. What do I have to do? Rafael: You have To endure weeks ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы crack a smile[crack a smile] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one’s face; permit a smile to appear. Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile. Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile. When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he finally cracked a ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы let out[let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard letthe prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won’t letus out when it rains. Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He letout a yell and ran home. Father ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы first come, first served[first come, first served] {truncated sent.}, {informal} If youarrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on inthe order they come; the person who comes first will have his turnfirst. Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First come, firstserved. The rule in the restaurant is first come, first served. The ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы heart skip a beat[heart skip a beat] or [heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves outor seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps fromexcitement or strong feeling. — Often considered trite. When Paulsaw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. 2.To be startled or excited from surprise, ... Читать далее...
31. Значение идиомы beat into one’s head[beat into one’s head] {v. phr.}, {informal} To teach by telling again and again; repeat often; drill, also, to be cross and punish often. Tom is lazy and stubborn and his lessons have to be beaten into his head. I cannot beat it into his head that he should take off his hat in the ... Читать далее...
32. A failed attemptLittle Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face. «Why do you do that, Mommy?» «To make myself beautiful,» said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue. «What’s the matter?» asked Little Johnny. «Giving up?»...
33. Значение идиомы rain cats and dogs[rain cats and dogs] or [rain buckets] or [rain pitchforks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To rain very hard; come down in torrents. In themiddle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybodygot soaked. Terry looked out of the window and said, «It’s rainingpitchforks, so we can’t go out to play right now.»...
34. Перевод слова creamCream — сливки, крем Перевод слова Cream biscuit — печенье с кремом almond cream — миндальный крем cream of champagne — пена шампанского sour cream — сметана Cream has a high fat content. У крема высокая жирность. Whip the Cream until thick. Взбейте сливки до загустения. The Cream rinses off easily. Крем легко смывается....
35. Значение идиомы beat to the punch[beat to the punch] or [beat to the draw] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do something before another person has a chance to do it. John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch....
36. Значение идиомы coffee hour[coffee hour] {n.} A time for coffee or other refreshments after a meeting; a time to meet people and have refreshments. After the business meeting we had a coffee hour. The Joneses had a coffee hour so their visitor could meet their neighbors....
37. Значение идиомы beat it[beat it] {v.}, {slang} To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could. — Often used as a command. The big boy said, «Beat it, kid. We don’t want you with us.» Compare: CLEAR OUT, LIGHT OUT, HEAD FOR THE HILLS....
38. Значение идиомы trade-in[trade-in] {n.} Something given as part payment on somethingbetter. The dealer took our old car as a trade-in. — Often usedlike an adjective. We cleaned up the car at trade-in time....
39. Значение идиомы cream of the crop[cream of the crop] {n. phr.} The best of a group; the top choice. May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop. The students had drawn many good pictures and the teacher chose the cream of the crop to hang up when the parents came to visit....
40. Перевод слова ice-creamIce-cream — мороженое, кремовый Перевод слова Pistachio ice-cream — фисташковое мороженое premium ice-cream — мороженое высшего сорта ice-cream suit — костюм кремового цвета ice cream vendor — торговец мороженным He was a vanilla Ice-cream man. Он был большим любителем ванильного мороженого. Can I have a lick of your Ice-cream? Можно я разок лизну твое мороженое? ... Читать далее...