Значение идиомы hammer out

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1. Перевод слова hammer Hammer – молоток, молот; вбивать, забивать Перевод слова Hammer and sickle – серп и молот pneumatic hammer – пневматический молот to hammer nails into a board – вбивать гвозди в доску He was Hammering at the door. Он барабанил в дверь. The home team was Hammered 9 – 0. Команда хозяев была разгромлена со счетом […]...
2. Значение идиомы go at it hammer and tongs [go at it hammer and tongs] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack orfight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Billslapped George’s face and now they’re going at it hammer and tongs inback of the house. Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, andnow they are going at it hammer and tongs […]...
3. Значение идиомы hammer at [hammer at] or [hammer away at] {v.} 1. To work steadily at; keepat. That lesson is not easy, but hammer away at it and you will getit right. 2. To talk about again and again; emphasize. The speakerhammered at his opponent’s ideas....
4. Значение идиомы under the hammer [under the hammer] {adv. phr.} Up for sale at auction. TheBrights auctioned off the entire contents of their home. Mrs. Brightcried when her pewter collection went under the hammer. Thepicture I wanted to bid on came under the hammer soon after Iarrived....
5. Значение идиомы at issue [at issue] {adj. phr.} 1. In dispute; to be settled by debate, by vote, by battle, or by some other contest. His good name was at issue in the trial. The independence of the United States from England was at issue in the Revolutionary War. Compare: IN QUESTION. 2. Not in agreement; in conflict; opposing. […]...
6. Значение идиомы bring off [bring off] {v.} To do ; perform successfully ; accomplish. By skillful discussion, Mr. White had brought off an agreement that had seemed impossible to get. He tried several times to break the high jump record, and finally he brought it off. Compare: PUTOVER....
7. Значение идиомы at one [at one] {adj. phr.} 1. In union or harmony; in agreement or sympathy. Not usually used informally. He felt at one with all the poets who have sung of love. 2. Of the same opinion, in agreement. Husband and wife were at one on everything but money. Contrast: AT ODDS....
8. Значение идиомы matter of opinion [matter of opinion] {n. phr.} Something that may or may not betrue; something that people do not all agree on. Whether or not hewas a good general is a matter of opinion. Compare: MATTER OF FACT....
9. Перевод слова difference Difference – различие, разница, несходство Перевод слова Difference of opinion – расхождение во мнениях difference of five pounds – разница в пять фунтов to have a difference with smb. – поспорить с кем-л. It makes no Difference. Какая разница? Can you taste the Difference? Вы можете почувствовать разницу? It makes a vast Difference. Это значительно […]...
10. Значение идиомы open the door [open the door] {v. phr.} To allow more action or discussion; givea chance. Learning to read and write opens the door to a better joband better living conditions. Raising the tax rates will open thedoor to more help for older people. Contrast: CLOSE THE DOOR. Compare: OPEN ITS DOORS....
11. Перевод слова discussion Discussion – дискуссия, разговор Перевод слова Group discussion – групповое обсуждение to be under discussion – быть на рассмотрении to bring an issue up for discussion – выносить вопрос на обсуждение They engaged in a Discussion. Они участвовали в дискуссии. She joined a Discussion group. Она присоединилась к группе обсуждения. Some new projects came up […]...
12. Значение идиомы by far [by far] {adv. phr.} By a large difference; much. His work was better by far than that of any other printer in the city. The old road is prettier, but it is by far the longer way. Compare: FAR AND AWAY....
13. Перевод слова debate Debate – дебаты, дискуссия; обсуждать, спорить Перевод слова Contentious debate – острая дискуссия to moderate debate – председательствовать to debate a bill – обсуждать законопроект We Debated what to do. Мы обсуждали, что делать. I’m still Debating what to do. Я еще не решил, как поступить. He agreed to join the Debate. Он согласился присоединиться […]...
14. Значение идиомы so to speak [so to speak] {adv. phr.} To say it in this way. John was, so tospeak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club’ssecretary. The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs. Compare: AS IT WERE....
15. Значение идиомы in order [in order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In arrangement; in the properway of following one another. Come to my desk in alphabetical orderas I call your names. Line up and walk to the door in order. Name all the presidents in order. Compare: IN TURN. 2. In propercondition. The car was in good working order […]...
16. Значение идиомы brown-nose [brown-nose] {v.}, {slang}, {avoidable}, {though gaining inacceptance} To curry favor in a subservient way, as by obviously exaggerated flattery. Max brown-noses his teachers, that’s why he gets all A’s in his courses. Compare: POLISH THE APPLE....
17. Перевод слова agreement Agreement – согласие, соглашение, договор Перевод слова Collective agreement – коллективный договор as part of the agreement – в рамках соглашения to conclude an agreement – заключить договор, соглашение I thought we had an Agreement. Я думал, мы договорились. They had an unwritten Agreement. У них был негласный договор. He nodded his head in Agreement. […]...
18. Значение идиомы make a difference [make a difference] or [make the difference] {v. phr.} To changethe nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. John’s good score on the test made the difference between his passingor failing the course. It doesn’t make a bit of difference if youare late to my party. I just want you to come....
19. Значение идиомы at worst [at worst] or [at the worst] {adv. phr.} 1. Under the worst conditions; as the worst possibility. When Don was caught cheating in the examination he thought that at worst he would get a scolding. Compare: AT MOST. Contrast AT BEST. 2. In the least favorable view, to say the worst about a thing. The […]...
20. Перевод идиомы reach an agreement / come to an agreement, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: reach an agreement / come to an agreement Перевод: прийти к соглашению Пример: The city was not able to reach an agreement on where to build the new subway line. Город не мог прийти к согласию относительно того, где строить новую линию метро....
21. Значение идиомы weigh in [weigh in] {v.} 1a. To take the weight of; weigh. The man at theairport counter weighed in our bags and took our plane tickets. Adoctor weighed in the wrestlers. 1b. To have yourself or somethingthat you own weighed. – Often used with “at”. I weighed in at 100pounds on the scale today. We took our […]...
22. Значение идиомы dig down [dig down] {v.}, {slang} To spend your own money. The school let the club use the bus and driver free for their trip, but they had to dig down to pay for gas and meals. “So you broke Mrs. Brown’s window?” Tom’s father said, “You’ll have to dig down and pay for it”....
23. Значение идиомы brown-bagger [brown-bagger] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who does not go to the cafeteria or to a restaurant for lunch at work, but who brings his homemade lunch to work in order to save money. John became a brown-bagger not because he can’t afford the restaurant, but because he is too busy to go there....
24. Значение идиомы according to [according to] {prep.} 1. So as to match or agree with; so as to be alike in. Many words are pronounced according to the spelling but some are not. The boys were placed in three groups according to height. 2. On the word or authority of. According to the Bible, Adam was the first man....
25. Значение идиомы and how! [and how!] {interj.}, {informal} Yes, that is certainly right! – Used for emphatic agreement. “Did you see the game?” “And how!” “Isn’t Mary pretty?” “And how she is!” Syn.: YOU BET, YOU SAID IT. Compare: BUT GOOD....
26. Значение идиомы split the difference [split the difference] {v. phr.}, {informal} To settle a moneydisagreement by dividing the difference, each person giving up half. Bob offered $25 for Bill’s bicycle and Bill wanted $35; they splitthe difference....
27. Значение идиомы go to the trouble [go to the trouble] or [take the trouble] {v. phr.} To make troubleor extra work for yourself; bother. John told Mr. Brown not to goto the trouble of driving him home. Since your aunt took thetrouble to get you a nice birthday present, the least you can do is tothank her. Compare: PUT OUT....
28. 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 […]...
29. Значение идиомы carry on [carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. Bill and his father carried on a hardware business. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other. 2. To keep doing as before; continue. After his father died, Bill carried on with the business. The colonel told the soldiers […]...
30. Значение идиомы make do [make do] {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not havethe right thing. John did not have a hammer, and he had to make dowith a heavy rock. This motel isn’t what we wanted, but we mustmake do. Many families manage to make do on very little income. Compare: GET ALONG....
31. Значение идиомы talk over [talk over] {v.} 1. To talk together about; try to agree about ordecide by talking; discuss. Tom talked his plan over with hisfather before he bought the car. The boys settled their argumentby talking it over. 2. To persuade; make agree or willing; talk andchange the mind of. Fred is trying to talk Bill over […]...
32. Значение идиомы high-class [high-class] {adj.} Of the best quality; very good; superior. – Avoided by many careful speakers. When Mr. Brown got a raise inpay, Mrs. Brown started to look for a high-class apartment. Mrs. Smith always gets her clothing at high-class shops. Mr. Jonesalways gets his office workers from Burns Agency because they havehigh-class help. Compare: FIRST-CLASS....
33. Значение идиомы lend itself to [lend itself to] {v. phr.} To give a chance for or be useful for;to be possible or right for. Bob was sick and did not go to Jane’sparty, but his absence lent itself to misunderstanding. Theteacher’s paperweight was a heavy piece of metal which sometimes lentitself to use as a hammer. This poem lends itself […]...
34. Значение идиомы abide by [abide by] {v.} To accept and obey; be willing to follow. A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee’s decision. The members agree to abide by the rules of the club....
35. Перевод слова club Club – клуб Перевод слова Tennis club – теннисный клуб nature-study club – клуб натуралистов-любителей to join a club – стать членом клуба Shall we go to a Club? Мы пойдем в клуб? You have to play a Club. Вы должны играть в клубе. I’ll see you at the Club. Увидимся в клубе....
36. Значение идиомы you said it [you said it] or [you can say that again] {interj.}, {slang} – Usedto show strong agreement with what another person has said. “Thatsure was a good show.” “You said it!” “It sure is hot!” “You cansay that again!” Compare: SAY A MOUTHFUL....
37. Значение идиомы shove down one’s throat [shove down one’s throat] or [ram down one’s throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To force you to do or agree to We didn’t want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but theplanning committee shoved him down our throats. The president wasagainst the idea, but the club members rammed it down his throat....
38. Значение идиомы check on someone thing [check on someone thing] or [check up on someone thing] {v}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. We checked on Dan’s age by getting his birth record. Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown went down to check up on it. You […]...
39. Перевод слова agree Agree – соглашаться Перевод слова To agree on conditions – оговорить условия to agree to an exchange – соглашаться на обмен to agree reluctantly – неохотно соглашаться to agree on all points – договориться по всем пунктам All Agree. Все согласны. I Agree with you. Я с вами согласен. Agreed! Разг. решено!, по рукам! We […]...
40. Значение идиомы or so [or so] {adv.} About; or a little more. Mr. Brown will be backin a day or so. The book cost $5 or so. There will be twentyor so people at the party. Compare: MORE OR LESS....