Значение идиомы if it’s not one thing it’s another

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1. Значение идиомы one damn thing after another[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost mywallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused tostart. It was just one damn thing after another! Compare: IF IT’S NOTONE THING IT’S ANOTHER....
2. Перевод слова despairDespair — отчаяние, безысходность Перевод слова Dumb despair — немое отчаяние abject despair — полное отчаяние in utter despair — в полной безысходности Things look bad now, but don’t Despair. Сейчас дела плохи, но не стоит отчаиваться. Her spirits alternated between hope and Despair. Ее настроение колебалось между надеждой и отчаянием. He Despaired of ever ... Читать далее...
3. Lost and FoundAirport employee: Hello, Portland Airport, Lost and Found. Lucas: Hello. I was a passenger on a SunCal Airlines flight yesterday and I think I left my keys on the plane. Airport employee: I see. To Claim the item, you have to fill out a Claim form. What did you lose again? Some Luggage? You’ll need ... Читать далее...
4. 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 ... Читать далее...
5. 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....
6. Перевод слова exclaimExclaim — восклицать Перевод слова Exclaim with delight — разразиться радостными восклицаниями exclaim in despair — воскликнуть в отчаянии c to exclaim against — громко обвинять He Exclaimed that he was innocent. Он воскликнул, что невиновен. They Exclaimed against oppression. Они подняли голос против угнетения....
7. 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: ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы start something[start something] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; cause aquarrel or fight. John is always starting something. Jack likesto play tricks on the other boys to start something. Compare: MAKESOMETHING OF....
9. Значение идиомы take up[take up] {v.} 1. To remove by taking in. Use a blotter to takeup the spilled ink. When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, it willnot take up dirt from the rug. 2. To fill or to occupy. All hisevenings were taken up with study. The oceans take up the greaterpart of the earth’s surface. ... Читать далее...
10. Democrats on the front porchThis little old lady calls 911. When the operator answers she yells, «Help, send the police to my house right away! There’s a damn Democrat on my front porch and he’s playing with himself.» «What?» the operator exclaimed. «I said there is a damn Democrat on my front porch playing with himself and he’s weird; ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы running start[running start] {n. phr.} Good progress at the beginning. Theteam was off to a running start, having won the first two games. Contributions of $5000 before the drive began gave the charity fund arunning start. Compare: HEAD START....
12. Значение идиомы go wrong[go wrong] {v. phr.} 1. To fail; go out of order. Something wentwrong with our car and we stalled on the road. 2. To sink into animmoral or criminal existence. In a large city many young people gowrong every year....
13. Значение идиомы head start[head start] {n.} 1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantageat the beginning. The other racers knew they couldn’t catch Don ifhe got too big a head start. Joe has a head start. He began tostudy earlier than we did. 2. A good beginning. Let’s get a headstart in painting the house by getting up ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы lose out[lose out] {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; loseto a rival. John lost out in the rivalry for Mary’s hand inmarriage. Fred didn’t want to lose out to the other salesman. Compare: MISS OUT. Contrast: WIN OUT....
15. There was a drunk man walking down the street turningThere was a drunk man walking down the street turning his car keys back and forth. A policeman came up to him and asked, «Sir, what are you doing?» The drunk replied, «I am looking for my car, the last time I saw it, it was on the end of these keys.» The police officer ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы keep up[keep up] {v.} 1a. To go on; not stop; continue. The rain keptup for two days and the roads were flooded. Compare: KEEP ON. 1b. Togo on with ; continue steadily; never stop. Mrs. Smithtold John to keep up the good work. The teacher asked Dick to stopbothering Mary, but he kept it up. Compare: ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы get away[get away] {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become free from beingheld or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape. As Jim was tryingthe bat, it got away from him and hit Tom. Someone left the dooropen, and the puppy got away. Mary tried to catch a butterfly, butit got away from her. The bank ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы for the best[for the best] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} good or best; not bad asthought; lucky; well, happily. Maybe it’s for the best that yourteam lost; now you know how the other boys felt. John’s parentsthought it would be for the best if he stayed out of school for therest of the year. Often used in the ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы go into[go into] {v.} 1a. To go or fit inside of; able to be put in. The table is too big to go into the closet. 1b. To be able to bedivided into; be divisible into. Two goes into four two times. 2.To enter a state or condition of; pass into. John went into a fitof ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы go at[go at] {v.} 1. To start to fight with; attack. The dog and thecat are going at each other again. 2. To make a beginning on;approach; tackle. How are you going to go at the job of fixing theroof? Compare: START IN. Syn.: GO ABOUT....
21. Значение идиомы — and —[— and —] 1. — And is used between repeated words to show continuation or emphasis. When the children saw the beautiful Christmas tree they looked and looked. Old Mr. Bryan has known Grandfather for years and years, since they were boys. Billy dived to the bottom of the lake again and again, looking for ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы game is up[game is up] or {slang} [jig is up] The secret or plan won’t work;we are caught or discovered. The game is up; the teacher knows whotook her keys. The jig’s up; the principal knows the boys havebeen smoking in the basement. Compare: FAT IS IN THE FIRE....
23. Значение идиомы champ at the bit[champ at the bit] {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing. As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out....
24. Значение идиомы start out[start out] {v.} 1. To begin to go somewhere. Bill started outfor school on his bicycle. Art started out on a voyage around theworld. Compare: SET OUT. 2. To begin a career or life. Harrystarted out as an errand boy in a business office. We all startout in life as helpless infants. Syn.: START IN. ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы make something of[make something of] {v. phr.} 1. To make seemimportant. When girls see another girl with a boy, they often tryto make something of it. 2. To start a fight over; use as an excuseto start a quarrel. Bob accidentally shoved Bill in the corridor, and Bill made something of it. Ann didn’t like what Mary ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы strike it rich[strike it rich] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To discover oil, or alarge vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. The oldprospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich. 2. Tobecome rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. Everyone wanted to buy one of the new gadgets, and their inventorstruck ... Читать далее...
27. Перевод сленгового выражения give a damn (about someone or something), значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: give a damn (about someone or something) Перевод: проявлять интерес, беспокоиться, волноваться (часто используется в отрицательном значении — Not give a damn, также отрицательное значение выражению могут придать глаголы Could и Might) Синоним: give a shit; give a rat’s ass Пример: He thinks that people give a damn about this matter, but that’s ... Читать далее...
28. Перевод слова houseHouse — дом, здание, жилище Перевод слова Apartment house — многоквартирный дом house arrest — домашний арест at John’s house — у Джона Get out of my House! Убирайтесь из моего дома! I lost my House keys. Я потерял ключи от дома. A snail carries its own House. Улитка несет свой дом на спине....
29. Значение идиомы strike up[strike up] {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. We were sittingaround the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in. The President took his place on the platform, and the band struckup the national anthem. 1b. To give a signal to start playing. When the team ran on the ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы handwriting on the wall[handwriting on the wall] {n. phr.} A sign that something bad willhappen. When Bill’s team lost four games in a row, he saw thehandwriting on the wall. John’s employer had less and less workfor him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked foranother job....
31. Значение идиомы lose oneself[lose oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To go wrong; miss your way; becomeunable to find the right direction. Fred lost himself in theconfusion of downtown Boston streets. 2. To conceal yourself; hide. The pick-pocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police. 3.To become deeply interested and forget yourself; become absorbed. Sometimes Harry would lose ... Читать далее...
32. Значение идиомы John Q. Public[John Q. Public] {n.} A name used informally for the averagecitizen. It is John Q. Public’s duty to vote at each election. Compare: JOE DOAKES....
33. Перевод идиомы swallow something hook, line, and sinker, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: swallow something hook, line, and sinker Перевод: принять наживку, попасться на удочку; полностью поверить в какую-либо ложь Пример: I swallowed the story hook, line, and sinker about how my friend lost his car keys. Я клюнул на историю моего друга о том, как он потерял свои ключи от машины....
34. Перевод идиомы start from scratch, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: start from scratch Перевод: начать с нуля, начать на пустом месте Пример: I lost all of my notes so I had to start from scratch with the project. Я потерял все свои записи, поэтому мне пришлось начать проект с нуля....
35. Значение идиомы start in[start in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin to do something; start. Fred started in weeding the garden. The family started in eatingsupper. Compare: GO AT. 2. To begin a career. Bob started in as anoffice boy and became president. 3. To give a first job to. Thebank started him in as a clerk....
36. Значение идиомы albatross around one’s neck[albatross around one’s neck] {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. Even though it was an accident, John’s father’s death has been an albatross around John’s neck. Compare: MONKEY ON ONE’S BACK....
37. Значение идиомы stash bag[stash bag] or [stuff bag] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A small bagcontaining marijuana cigarettes or the ingredients for making them. The police are holding John because they found a stash bag full ofthe stuff on him. 2. Any small bag resembling a stash bag used forsmall personal items such as lipstick, driver’s license, etc. Doyou ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы not worth a tinker’s damn[not worth a tinker’s damn] or not [worth a tinker’s dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not worth anything; valueless. As a bricklayer hewas not worth a tinker’s damn. I am not familiar with the subjectso my opinion would not be worth a tinker’s dam....
39. Значение идиомы touch off[touch off] {v.} 1. To cause to fire or explode by lighting thepriming or the fuse. The boy touched off a firecracker. Compare:SET OFF. 2. To start something as if by lighting a fuse. Thecoach’s resignation touched off a quarrel. Compare: SET OFF....
40. Значение идиомы sweep off one’s feet[sweep off one’s feet] {v. phr.} To make have feelings too strong to control; overcome with strongfeeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by through thefeelings. The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feetwhen he said so many things to her at the dance. Joan was sweptoff her feet when the football captain started flirting ... Читать далее...