Значение идиомы in touch

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1. Значение идиомы out of touch[out of touch] {adj. phr.} Not writing or talking with each other;not getting news anymore. Fred had got out of touch with people inhis hometown. On his island Robinson Crusoe was out of touch withworld news. Compare: LOSE TOUCH, LOSE TRACK. Contrast: IN TOUCH....
2. Значение идиомы lose touch[lose touch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to keep in contact orcommunication. — Usually used with «with». After she moved toanother town, she lost touch with her childhood friends. Compare: OUTOF TOUCH....
3. Перевод идиомы out of touch (with someone or something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: out of touch (with someone or something) Перевод: потерять связь с кем-либо или чем-либо, не поддерживать связи Пример: I am out of touch with many of my friends from high school. Я не поддерживаю связи со многими школьными друзьями....
4. Перевод идиомы keep in touch (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: keep in touch (with someone) Перевод: держать связь, поддерживать связь Пример: I have always tried to keep in touch with my friends from high school. Я всегда пытаюсь поддерживать связь со своими друзьями из школы....
5. Перевод слова touchTouch — прикасаться, трогать Перевод слова Dry to the touch — сухой на ощупь touch of frost — заморозки a touch to the cap — приветствие прикосновением к шапке Don’t Touch my CDs! Не трогай мои диски! Bye. I’ll be in Touch. До свидания. Я буду на связи. How does this Touch me? Какое это ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы touch and go[touch and go] {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain insituation. Our team won the game, all right, but it was touch andgo for a while. At one time while they were climbing the cliff itwas touch and go whether they could do it....
7. Значение идиомы touch up[touch up] {v.} 1. To paint over I wantto touch up that scratch on the fender. The woodwork is done, butthere are a few places he has to touch up. 2. To improve with smalladditions or changes. He touched up the photographic negative tomake a sharper print. It’s a good speech, but it needs a ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы keep in touch with[keep in touch with] {v. phr.} To remain in communication with;maintain contact with. Don’t forget to keep in touch, either byletter or phone, when you’re in Europe!...
9. Значение идиомы touch on[touch on] or [touch upon] {v.} To speak of or write of briefly. The speaker touched on several other subjects in the course of histalk but mostly kept himself to the main topic. Contrast: DWELL ON....
10. Значение идиомы common touch[common touch] {n.} The ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone. Voters like a candidate who has the common touch....
11. Значение идиомы touch base with[touch base with] {v. phr.} To confer or consult with one. Before we make a decision, I’d like to touch base with our financialdepartment....
12. Перевод идиомы get in touch with someone, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get in touch with someone Перевод: связаться с кем-либо, выйти на связь с кем-либо Пример: I plan to get in touch with my friend when I arrive in New York in August. Я собираюсь связаться со своим другом, когда приеду в Нью-Йорк в августе....
13. Значение идиомы not to touch with a ten-foot pole[not to touch with a ten-foot pole] {v. phr.} Toconsider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. Somepeople won’t touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn’ttouch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find informationwith this computer program....
14. Перевод идиомы touch base (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: touch base (with someone) Перевод: поговорить с кем-либо (как правило, недолго, поверхностно) Пример: I plan to touch base with my cousin before I go to the wedding next week. Я собираюсь переговорить со своим двоюродным братом перед тем, как отправиться на свадьбу на следующей неделе....
15. Перевод идиомы lose one’s touch (with someone or something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: lose one’s touch (with someone or something) Перевод: потерять хватку; потерять способность руководить, управлять кем-либо или чем-либо Пример: I think that the horse trainer is losing her touch with the horses that she is training. Мне кажется, что тренер лошадей теряет способность управлять лошадьми, которых она тренирует....
16. Перевод идиомы touch / strike / hit a (raw) nerve, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: touch / strike / hit a (raw) nerve Перевод: задеть нерв; затронуть больную тему; расстроить Пример: The newspaper article touched a raw nerve — people still resent the closure of the local school. Статься в газете затронула больную тему — люди все еще негодуют о закрытии местной школы. I think I hit a nerve ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы catch up[catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab. She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap in a situation; concern or interest very much. — Usually used in the passive with «in». The Smith family was caught up in the war ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы soft touch[soft touch] {n.} A person with a sympathetic disposition from whomit is easy to get help, primarily money. My Uncle Herb is a softtouch; whenever I’m in need I ask him for a quick twenty bucks....
19. Значение идиомы touch to the quick[touch to the quick] {v. phr.} To hurt someone’s feelings verydeeply; offend. His remark about her lack of education touched herto the quick....
20. 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....
21. Значение идиомы friends with[friends with] Friendly to; a friend of. Alice found severalgirls to be friends with on the first day of school. At first Ididn’t like John, but now I am friends with him....
22. Значение идиомы give-and-take[give-and-take] {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving backand forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides ofpart of what each one wants so that they can agree. Jimmy is tooselfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with the other children butwants everything for himself. There has to be give-and-takebetween two ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы dwell on[dwell on] or [dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. Joe dwelt on his mistake long after the test was over. Our eyes dwelled on the beautiful sunset. The principal dwelled on traffic safety in his talk. Compare: HARP ON. Contrast: ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы write up[write up] {v.} 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; givea full account of. Reporters from many newspapers are here to writeup the game. The magazine is writing up the life of thePresident. 2. To put something thought or talked about into writing;finish writing. John took notes of what the teachersaid in class ... Читать далее...
25. Фразовый глагол touch up — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: touch up Перевод: делать последние штрихи, улучшения Пример: We didn’t paint the whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets. Мы не красили всю кухню, мы лишь покрасили шкафчики....
26. Значение идиомы make friends[make friends] {v. phr.} To become friends; form a friendship. Mrs. Jones invited Bobby to her home to play with Don. She hoped thatthey would make friends with each other. You can make friends withan elephant by giving him peanuts....
27. Значение идиомы out of circulation[out of circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not out in the companyof friends, other people, and groups; not active; not joining in whatothers are doing. John has a job after school and is out ofcirculation with his friends. Contrast: IN CIRCULATION....
28. Значение идиомы talking point[talking point] {n.} Something good about a person or thing thatcan be talked about in selling it. The streamlined shape of the carwas one of its talking points. John tried to get Mary to dateBill. One of his talking points was that Bill was captain of thefootball team....
29. Фразовый глагол touch on — перевод и значение, пример использованияФразовый глагол: touch on Перевод: затрагивать, касаться вкратце (вопроса, и т. п.) Пример: The presidential candidates touched on the subject of health care during the debates. Кандидаты в президенты вкратце задели вопрос о здравоохранении во время дебатов....
30. Значение идиомы John Hancock[John Hancock] or [John Henry] {n.}, {informal} Your signature;your name in writing. The man said, «Put your John Hancock on thispaper.» Joe felt proud when he put his John Henry on his veryfirst driver’s license....
31. Seeing Old FriendsThis is Turning out to be a month for seeing Old friends. I got an email a couple of weeks ago from an old friend from Graduate School. She and her family are visiting L. A. for a week. They plan to see family and to visit old friends. Since she moved out of the ... Читать далее...
32. Viral MarketingJayna: I have an idea for creating Buzz about our new product. Maksym: What is it? Jayna: I think we should use Viral marketing. We can Spread information about the product quickly and among the most likely customers. Maksym: I really don’t understand it. How would we do viral marketing? Jayna: Well, the key is ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы the lid[the lid] {n.}, {slang} Something that holds back or holds out ofsight. The police blew the lid off the gambling operations. John kept the lid on his plans until he was ready to run for classpresident. The chief of police placed the lid on gambling in thetown....
34. Значение идиомы spill the beans[spill the beans] {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell a secret to someonewho is not supposed to know about it. John’s friends were going tohave a surprise party for him, but Tom spilled the beans. Compare:GIVE AWAY, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL....
35. Значение идиомы clam up[clam up] {v.}, {slang} To refuse to say anything more; stop talking. The suspect clammed up, and the police could get no more information out of him....
36. The only true religionOne day God called the Pope, and he said «John Paul I have good news and bad news. First the good news. I am tired of all the squabbling between the religions. I have decided there will be only the one true religion». The Pope was overjoyed and told God how wise his decision was, ... Читать далее...
37. Reporting the NewsI have always wanted to be a News reporter. When I was about 10 years old, I would write my own news stories and Publish them in my own newspaper. In reality, the newspaper was just a piece of paper on which I’d written my stories and drew my pictures, but it was My first ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы clamp down[clamp down] {v.}, {informal} To put on strict controls; enforce rules or laws. After the explosion, police clamped down and let no more visitors inside the monument. The school clamped down on smoking. When the crowds became bigger and wilder, the police clamped down on them and made everyone go home....
39. 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....
40. Перевод слова departmentDepartment — отдел, отделение, кафедра; магазин Перевод слова Department-store chain — сеть крупных универмагов research department — отдел исследований sociology department — кафедра социологии Cooking is not my Department. Кулинария — это не моя область. Our Department has a staff of seven. Персонал нашей кафедры — семь сотрудников. He was selected to head the Department. ... Читать далее...