Значение идиомы on the house

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1. Значение идиомы lady of the house[lady of the house] {n. phr.} Female owner, or wife of the owner, of the house; the hostess. «Dinner is served,» the lady of thehouse announced to her guests....
2. Reading Online ReviewsMarisa: When we go to our favorite vacation Spot in two months, let’s stay at a different hotel. Oscar: I like the hotel we always stay at. It’s in a Convenient location and we’re already familiar with it. Marisa: That’s just it. It’s Tried and true, but there’s no Novelty and excitement in staying in ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы house detective[house detective] {n.} A detective employed by a hotel, store, orother business to watch for any trouble. The one-armed man sweepingthe bank floor was really the house detective....
4. Значение идиомы bring down the house[bring down the house] {v. phr.}, {informal} To start an audience laughing or clapping enthusiastically. The principal’s story was funny in itself and also touched their loyalties, so it brought down the house. The President made a fine speech which brought down the house....
5. Перевод идиомы on the house, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: on the house Перевод: бесплатно, за счет заведения Пример: The hotel room was not ready when we arrived so they gave us drinks on the house. Комната в гостинице была еще не готова, когда мы прибыли, поэтому они предложили нам напитки за счет заведения....
6. Значение идиомы house[house] See: BOARDING HOUSE REACH, BRING DOWN THE HOUSE, PUN HOUSE, HASH HOUSE, KEEP HOUSE, ON THE HOUSE, PARISH HOUSE, PEOPLE WHO LIVE INGLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES orPLAGUE O’ BOTH YOUR HOUSES, PUT ONE’S HOUSE IN ORDER or SET ONE’SHOUSE TN ORDER....
7. Перевод слова ownerOwner — владелец, собственник Перевод слова Joint owner — совладелец right owner — законный владелец the owner of a car — владелец автомобиля I met the Owner of the local hotel. Я встретил владельца местного отеля. The Owner’s mark was on all the sheep. Клеймо владельца стояло на всех овцах. The Owner is having to ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы put one’s house in order[put one’s house in order] or [set one’s house in order] {v. phr.}To arrange your affairs in good order. Grandfather knew he wouldnot live long and set his house in order. When Mr. Black died, hislawyer helped the widow put her house in order....
9. Значение идиомы eat one out of house and home[eat one out of house and home] {v. phr.} 1. To eat so much as tocause economic hardship. Our teenaged sons are so hungry all thetime that they may soon eat us out of house and home. 2. To overstayone’s welcome. We love Bob and Jane very much, but after two weekswe started to feel ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы keep house[keep house ] {v. phr.} To do the necessary things in ahousehold; do the cooking and cleaning. Since their mother died, Mary and her brother keep house for their father....
11. Значение идиомы hash house[hash house] {n.}, {slang} An eating place where cheap meals areserved. Joe and his friends went to a hash house around the cornerafter the game....
12. 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....
13. Значение идиомы house of ill fame[house of ill fame] or [of ill repute] {n. phr.} A bordello; abrothel. At the edge of town there is a house of ill repute run bya Madame who used to be a singer in a bar....
14. Значение идиомы fun house[fun house] {n.} A place where people see many funny things andhave tricks played on them to make them laugh or have a good time. The boys and girls had a good time looking at themselves in mirrorsin the fun house....
15. Перевод сленгового выражения big house, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: big house Перевод: кто-либо, кто пьет много виски; пьяница Синоним: lush Пример: Tom is quite a boozehound — he has half a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red for lunch! Том тот еще пьянчужка — на обед он выпил пол бутылки виски Джонни Уокер Ред!...
16. 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....
17. I trust you that you paidA man walks into a bar and has a couple of beers. Once he is donem the bartender tells him he owes $9.00. «But I paid, don’t you remember?» says the customer. «Okay,» says the bartender, «If you said you paid, you did.» The man then goes outside and tells the first person he sees ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы be even-Steven[be even-Steven] {v. phr.} To be in a position of owing no favors or debt to someone. Yesterday you paid for my lunch, so today I paid for yours; now we’re even-Steven....
19. Перевод идиомы bring down the house, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: bring down the house Перевод: вызвать гром оваций, бурю аплодисментов Пример: The comedian brought down the house with his jokes about the lost dog. Комик вызвал бурю оваций своими шутками про потерявшуюся собаку....
20. Perfect customerA man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote, «I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with ... Читать далее...
21. Перевод идиомы house of cards, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: 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....
22. Значение идиомы out to lunch[out to lunch] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Gone for the middaymeal. 2. Inattentive; daydreaming; inefficient; stupid. Neil Benderis just out to lunch today....
23. Значение идиомы pay off[pay off] {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. The men were paidoff just before quitting time, the last day before the holiday. 2. Topay and discharge from a job. When the building was completed hepaid off the laborers. 3. To hurt who has done wrong toyou; get revenge on. When Bob tripped Dick, ... Читать далее...
24. Problems Getting Along With FamilyOscar: So you’re back from your mother’s birthday dinner. How was it? Priscilla: Same old, same old. It isn’t a family gathering without a major Meltdown or Blowup. Oscar: Yikes, what happened? Priscilla: You know how it is. It starts out with Bickering and somebody Taking offense at some Slight or Dig, or bringing up ... Читать далее...
25. Перевод слова openingOpening — открытие; начало Перевод слова Opening of a career — начало карьеры to watch the opening of a flower — наблюдать за тем, как распускается цветок opening bid — стартовая цена The ship entered the Opening of the sea. Корабль зашел в морскую бухту. It was the Opening day of the exhibition. Это был ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы keep open house[keep open house] {v. phr.} To offer hospitality and entertainthose who come at any given time on a certain day or afternoon. Beth and Charlie have a cottage by the lake where they keep openhouse on Saturday afternoons during the summer....
27. Значение идиомы see things[see things] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine sights which are notreal; think you see what is not there. I had not seen him fortwenty years and when we met on the street I thought I was seeingthings. She woke her husband to tell him she had seen a face atthe window, but he told her ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы skip out[skip out] {v.}, {informal} To leave in a hurry; especially aftercheating or taking money dishonestly; sneak away; leave withoutpermission. The man skipped out of the hotel without paying hisbill. «How did you get out of the house after supper, Harry? » «Iskipped out!»...
29. Cheating on a TestOscar: What are you doing? Elena: I’m getting ready for the test. Oscar: By writing the answers on a cheat sheet? You’re not going To get away with That. Elena: I got a “D” on the last test and I have to do better on this one. If I don’t get at least a “B,” ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы tag end[tag end] or [tail end] {n.}, {informal} The end, farthest to therear, last in line, nearest the bottom, or least important. Johnwas at the tail end of his class. Mary’s part in the play came atthe tag end, and she got bored waiting. Bill waited at thecrossing for the tag end of a freight to ... Читать далее...
31. Finding a House to BuyI’m looking to buy a house and I want a Single-family home. I have been living in a Townhouse for two years and I am tired of having Common walls and very small Yards. My new house will have to have a lot more Square footage, a large Lot size, an Open floor plan, great ... Читать далее...
32. Finding a House to BuyI’m looking to buy a house and I want a Single-family home. I have been living in a Townhouse for two years and I am tired of having Common walls and very small Yards. My new house will have to have a lot more Square footage, a large Lot size, an Open floor plan, great ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы nine-to-five job[nine-to-five job] {n. phr.} A typical office job that starts at 9A. M. and ends at 5 P. M. with a one-hour lunch break at 12 noon or 1P. M. We professors are not too well paid but I could never get usedto a nine-to-five job....
34. 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 ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы plunk down[plunk down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To drop down; fall. Afterwalking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest. 2. To dropsomething noisily or firmly. He plunked the heavy suitcase down atthe station. 3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount I had toplunk down $55 for a concert ticket....
36. An old lady lived by herself in a small houseAn old lady lived by herself in a small house in a small town. One day she went to the local grocery store and while she was gone a criminal broke into her house, took her clothes off of the line, smashed the watermellons in her garden, shaved her cat and then left when he ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы off one’s chest[off one’s chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Told to someone and sonot bothering you anymore; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it. After Dave told the principalthat he had cheated on the test, he was glad because it was off hischest. Father felt that Tom wasn’t helping enough around thehouse, ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы in one’s tracks[in one’s tracks] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is atthe moment; abruptly; immediately. The hunter’s rifle cracked andthe rabbit dropped in his tracks. Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home. Syn.: ON THE SPOT, THEN ANDTHERE. 2. See: FOLLOW IN ONE’S FOOTSTEPS....
39. Значение идиомы way off[way off] {adj. phr.} At a great distance from a particular point. We were way off on our calculations; thehouse cost us twice as much as we had thought....
40. Writing One’s MemoirsOscar: We’re Thrilled that you’ll be Publishing your Memoir with our company. You’ve had such an interesting life. I’m sure you’ll have lots of Titillating stories to tell. Liz: Well, my memoir will certainly have a lot of stories about my career: the people I’ve worked with and the kindness I’ve encountered in this Industry. ... Читать далее...