Значение идиомы in the cards

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1. Значение идиомы stack the cards [stack the cards] {v. phr.} 1. To arrange cards secretly anddishonestly for the purpose of cheating. The gambler had stackedthe cards against Bill. 2. To arrange things unfairly for or againsta person; have things so that a person has an unfair advantage ordisadvantage; make sure in an unfair way that things will happen. – Usually […]...
2. Значение идиомы lay one’s cards on the table [lay one’s cards on the table] or [lay down one’s cards] or [putone’s cards on the table] {v. phr.}, {informal} To let someone knowyour position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickeryor secrets. In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid hiscards on the table about his plans for it. Some of the graduatesof […]...
3. Значение идиомы play one’s cards right [play one’s cards right] or [play one’s cards well] {v. phr.},{informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful;act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. Thatmillionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing hiscards right. People liked Harold, and he played his cards well – and […]...
4. Значение идиомы house of cards [house of cards] {n. phr.} Something badly put together and easilyknocked down; a poorly founded plan, hope, or action. John’sbusiness fell apart like a house of cards....
5. Перевод идиомы house of cards, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: house of cards Перевод: карточный домик; ненадежное положение, план; что-либо, не очень надежное Пример: The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred. Мирное соглашение между двумя странами было карточным домиком, и он распался сразу, как только возникла незначительная проблема....
6. Значение идиомы make out [make out] {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for ; fill out. The teacher made outthe report cards and gave them to the students to take home. Mrs. Smith gave the clerk in the store some money and the clerk made out areceipt. 2. To see, hear, or understand by trying hard. It wasdark, […]...
7. Значение идиомы hit on [hit on] or [hit upon] {v.} To happen to meet, find, or reach; tochoose or think by chance, John hit on a business that was juststarting to grow rapidly. There seemed to be several explanationsof the crime, but the detectives hit on the right one the first time. Compare: HAPPEN ON....
8. 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 […]...
9. Значение идиомы head up [head up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be at the head or front of. Theelephants headed up the whole parade. 2. To be the leader or boss of. Mr. Jones will head up the new business. The class planned acandy sale, and they elected Mary to head it up....
10. Значение идиомы circumstances alter cases [circumstances alter cases] {formal} The way things are, or happen, may change the way you are expected to act. John’s father told him never to touch his gun, but one day when Father was away, John used it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Circumstances alter cases....
11. Wrong card At the card shop: A woman was spending a long time looking at the cards, finally shaking her head, “No.” A clerk came over and asked, “May I help you?” “I don’t know,” said the woman. “Do you have any ‘Sorry I laughed at your dick’ cards?”...
12. Accepting Credit Cards Danny: Are you sure we should start accepting credit cards from our customers? We’ve always been a Cash-only business. Katy: I think we need to for the convenience of our customers. It won’t be as big a Nuisance as you think, with this new Cash register. Danny: The instructions say the Merchant has to swipe […]...
13. Значение идиомы card [card] See: CREDIT CARD, FLASH CARD, HOUSE OF CARDS, IN THE CARDS or ON THE CARDS, LAY ONE’S CARDS ON THE TABLE, PLAY ONE’S CARDS RIGHT, PUT ONE’S CARDS ON THE TABLE, STACK THE CARDS, TRUMP CARD....
14. Sending out many cards A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at the counter methodically placing “Love” stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. He then takes out a perfume bottle and starts spraying scent all over them. His curiosity getting the better of him, he goes […]...
15. Значение идиомы bring to pass [bring to pass] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make happen; succeed in causing. By much planning, the mother brought the marriage to pass. The change in the law was slow in coming, and it took a disaster to bring it to pass. Compare: BRING ABOUT, COME TO PASS....
16. Значение идиомы stew in one’s own juice [stew in one’s own juice] {v. phr.}, {informal} To suffer fromsomething that you have caused to happen yourself. John lied toTom, but Tom found out. Now Tom is making John stew in his own juice. I warned you not to steal those apples. You got caught, and you canstew in your own juice....
17. Значение идиомы swelled head [swelled head] {n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are veryimportant or more important than you really are. When John won therace, he got a swelled head. Pretty girls shouldn’t get a swelledhead about it. – [swell-headed] {adj. phr.} After he was electedcaptain of the team, Bob became swell-headed. Compare: BIG HEAD....
18. Значение идиомы go over [go over] {v.} 1. To examine; think about or look at carefully. The teacher went over the list and picked John’s name. The policewent over the gun for fingerprints. 2. To repeat; do again. Don’tmake me go all over it again. We painted the house once, then wewent over it again. 3. To read again; […]...
19. Значение идиомы count one’s chickens before they’re hatched [count one’s chickens before they’re hatched] {v. phr.}, {informal} To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences. When Jim said that he would be made captain of the team, John told him […]...
20. Значение идиомы head [head] See: ACID HEAD, BEAT INTO ONE’S HEAD, BEAT ONE’S HEADAGAINST A WALL, BIG HEAD, COUNT HEADS, EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE’S HEAD, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET THROUGH ONE’S HEAD, GOOD HEAD ON ONE’SSHOULDERS, GO TO ONE’S HEAD, HANG ONE’S HEAD, HAVE ONE’S HEAD IN THESAND, HAVE ROCKS IN ONE’S HEAD, HEAP COALS […]...
21. Значение идиомы all over but the shouting [all over but the shouting] {adv. phr.,} {informal} Finally decided or won; brought to an end; not able to be changed. After Bill’s touchdown, the game was all over but the shouting. John and Tom both tried to win Jane, but after John’s promotion it was all over but the shouting....
22. Значение идиомы turn the tables [turn the tables] {v. phr.} To make something happen just theopposite of how it is supposed to happen. The boys turned thetables on John when they took his squirt gun away and squirted him....
23. Значение идиомы beat one’s head against a wall [beat one’s head against a wall] {v. phr.} To struggle uselessly against something that can’t be beaten or helped; not succeed after trying very hard. Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall....
24. Значение идиомы off-again, on-again [off-again, on-again] or [on-again, off-again] {adj. phr.},{informal} Not settled; changeable; uncertain. John and Susan hadan off-again, on-again romance. I don’t like this off-again, on-again business. Are we going to have the party or not?...
25. Значение идиомы go to one’s head [go to one’s head] {v. phr.} 1. To make one dizzy. Beer and winego to a person’s head. Looking out the high window went to thewoman’s head. 2. To make someone too proud; make a person think he istoo important. Being the star player went to John’s head. Thegirl’s fame as a movie actress went […]...
26. Значение идиомы about one’s ears [about one’s ears] or [around one’s ears] {adv. phr.} To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person’s plans, hopes, or happiness. They planned to have factories all over the world but the war brought their plans down about their ears. John hoped to go to college and become a […]...
27. Значение идиомы head over heels [head over heels] also [heels over head] 1a. In a somersault;upside down; head first. It was so dark Bob fell head over heelsinto a big hole in the ground. Compare: UPSIDE DOWN. 1b. In greatconfusion or disorder; hastily. The children all tried to come inthe door at once, head over heels. Compare: TOPSY-TURVY. 2.{informal} Completely; […]...
28. Значение идиомы hold on [hold on] {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to holdstrongly. As Ted was pulling on the rope, it began to slip and Earlcried, “Hold on, Ted!” Syn.: HANG ON. 2. To wait and not hang up atelephone; keep a phone for later use. Mr. Jones asked me to holdon while he spoke to his […]...
29. Значение идиомы get through one’s head [get through one’s head] {v. phr.} 1. To understand or believe. Jack couldn’t get it through his head that his father wouldn’t lethim go to camp if his grades didn’t improve. At last Mary got itthrough her head that she had failed to pass the test. 2. To makesomeone understand or believe. I’ll get it […]...
30. Значение идиомы miss by a mile [miss by a mile] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something andbe far from hitting it; not hit near. Jack’s first shot missed thetarget by a mile. 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. Leetried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed by a mile. 3. To fail badly; not […]...
31. Значение идиомы bump into [bump into] {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan. Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game. Syn.: RUN INTO....
32. Значение идиомы no wonder [no wonder] also [small wonder] {adj.} Not surprising; to beexpected. It is no wonder that the children love to visit thefarm. The Browns didn’t go to the fair. Small wonder – theydislike large noisy crowds....
33. Значение идиомы big head [big head] {n.}, {informal} Too high an opinion of your own ability or importance; conceit. When Jack was elected captain of the team, it gave him a big head. Compare: SWELLED HEAD....
34. Значение идиомы do the business [do the business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action. The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but four of them did the business. When the little boy cut his finger a bandage did the business....
35. Значение идиомы on the ball [on the ball] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Paying attention and doingthings well. – Used after “is” or “get”. Ben is really on the ballin school. The coach told Jim he must get on the ball or he cannotstay on the team. Compare: GET WITH IT, HEADS-UP, KEEP ONE’S EYE ONTHE BALL. 2. That is a […]...
36. Значение идиомы off the top of one’s head [off the top of one’s head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal}Without thinking hard; quickly. Vin answered the teacher’s questionoff the top of his head. When Lorraine was asked to recite, shetalked off the top of her head....
37. Значение идиомы grease the wheels [grease the wheels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something or act tomake something go smoothly or happen in the way that is wanted. Mr. Davis asked a friend to grease the wheels so he could borrow moneyfrom the bank. William’s father tried to grease the wheels for himto get a new job....
38. Значение идиомы go about one’s business [go about one’s business] {v. phr.} To mind one’s own affairs. Fred kept bothering me with his questions all day, so I finally toldhim to go about his business and leave me alone....
39. Значение идиомы mind one’s own business [mind one’s own business] {v. phr.} To not interfere in the affairsof others. He finally got tired of her criticism and told her tomind her own business....
40. Business trip – Командировка Business trips are just part of doing business. A company tries to choose only its best people to represent it. Trips can happen in or out of the country. And there are as many reasons to go on a business as there are places to go: to sign contracts, to discuss terms of delivery, payment […]...