Значение идиомы pack of lies

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1. Пословица / поговорка ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies / ask no questions, and you will be told no lies — перевод и значение, пример использованияПословица / поговорка: ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies / ask no questions, and you will be told no lies Перевод: не задавай вопросов и не услышишь лжи Пример: You know I can’t discuss it. Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies. Ты же знаешь, что я не могу об ... Читать далее...
2. Перевод слова packPack — пакет, упаковка, упаковывать, заполнять Перевод слова Jumbo pack — огромный пакет king-size pack — упаковка большего размера pack of jackals — стая шакалов I’ll go home and Pack. Я пойду домой и уложу вещи. Fans Packed the stadium. Фанаты заполнили стадион. I hid my money in my Pack. Я спрятал деньги в своем ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы pack up[pack up] {v. phr.} To pack one’s suitcase for traveling; prepare apackage. Without saying a single word, the unhappy husband packedup and left....
4. Значение идиомы see how the land lies[see how the land lies] {v. phr.}, {informal} To reconnoiter;investigate. Before going there in person to ask for a job, you hadbetter see how the land lies and who does what. Compare: CASE THEJOINT....
5. Значение идиомы pack one’s bag[pack one’s bag] {v. phr.} To leave a place out of anger, annoyance, or disagreement. «This place is beginning to irritateme,» she said to her friend. «I want to pack my bags and get out ofhere.»...
6. Значение идиомы pack off[pack off] {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. Whenan Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him offto Australia or some other distant land. Jane couldn’t really getstarted on her homework until she had packed the children off toschool....
7. Значение идиомы pack rat[pack rat] {n.}, {informal} A person who cannot part with old, useless objects; an avid collector of useless things; a junk hoarder. «Why are there so many things in this room?» John asked. «It is mybrother’s room, and he is a pack rat; he is unable to throw stuffaway.»...
8. Значение идиомы pack a punch[pack a punch] or [pack a wallop] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be ableto give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist. He packed a meanpunch. 2. To have a violent effect; be powerful. It was vodka, andit packed quite a wallop....
9. Перевод идиомы pack a punch / a wallop, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pack a punch / a wallop Идиома: pack a punch / a wallop разг. Перевод: 1. «врезать», здорово отделать; 2. оказать сильное воздействие; производить сильное впечателине; быть эффективным Пример: He’s a big guy — I should imagine he can pack a fair punch. Он большой парень, я полагаю, он может неплохо «врезать». The storm ... Читать далее...
10. Pack your bags honey!This guy runs home and bursts in yelling, «Pack your bags honey, I just won the lottery!» She says, «Oh wonderful! Should I pack for the beach or the mountains?» He replies, «I don’t care…Just get the f**k out!»...
11. Перевод сленгового выражения Joe Six-Pack / Joe Sixpack, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: Joe Six-Pack / Joe Sixpack Перевод: обычный, простой, среднестатистический человек Пример: Our company is looking for Joe Six-Pack for this kind of job, we’ve put advertisements in the newspapers. Наша компания ищет обычного человека для этой работы, мы разместили объявления в газетах....
12. Перевод идиомы there is the rub / there lies the rub, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: there is the rub / there lies the rub Перевод: вот в чем загвоздка, вот в чем трудность Пример: The factory is ready to go, but there’s the rub — there’s no market for the products. Завод готов к запуску, но вот загвоздка — на рынке нет спроса на эти товары....
13. Перевод сленгового выражения pack heat, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: pack heat Перевод: носить оружие Пример: Be careful when you’re out late at night — you never know who might be packing heat. Будь внимателен, когда ночью один находишься на улице — кто знает, может кто-то имеет при себе оружие. You never had to tell Dirty Harry to pack heat — he was ... Читать далее...
14. Edible Six-Pack Rings Feed, Rather Than Strangle, WildlifePlastic six-pack rings are the bane of conservationists — images of sea birds and turtles entangled in them serve as constant reminders that consumer culture and the environment don’t get along. But thanks to an innovation from a Florida-based brewery, we can feel a little better about enjoying a six-pack. Saltwater Brewery has partnered with ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы cock-and-bull story[cock-and-bull story] {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. «Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories,» the detective said to the suspect....
16. Значение идиомы sob story[sob story] {n.} A story that makes you feel pity or sorrow; a talethat makes you tearful. The beggar told us a long sob story beforehe asked for money. The movie is based on a sob story, but peoplelove it....
17. Значение идиомы as the story goes[as the story goes] {adv. phr.} As the story is told; as one has heard through rumor. As the story goes, Jonathan disappeared when he heard the police were after him....
18. Steve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffoldingSteve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffolding. Suddenly, Steve falls off. He is killed instantaneously. After the ambulance leaves with Steve’s body, Bob and Jeff realize they’ll have to inform his wife. Bob says he’s good at this sort of sensitive stuff, so he volunteers to do the job. After two ... Читать далее...
19. Перевод слова storyStory — рассказ, повесть, сюжет Перевод слова Short story — рассказ, новелла funny story — анекдот the main thing in a novel is the story — самое главное в романе — это сюжет His Story rings true. Его рассказ звучит правдоподобно. He told us the Story. Он рассказал нам эту историю. I accredited his Story. ... Читать далее...
20. The Young Mans Big MouthThe Young Man’s Big Mouth A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms. The pharmacist says the condoms come in packs of 3, 9 or 12 and asks which the young man wants. «Well,» he said, «I’ve been seeing this girl for a while and she’s really hot. I want the condoms ... Читать далее...
21. My girlfriend is out in the carA man had been drinking at the bar for hours when he mentioned something about his girlfriend being out in the car. The bartender, concerned because it was so cold, went to check on her. When he looked inside the car, he saw the man’s friend, Dave, and his girlfriend kissing one another. The bartender ... Читать далее...
22. A man had been drinking at the bar for hoursA man had been drinking at the bar for hours when he mentioned something about his girlfriend being out in the car. The bartender, concerned because it was so cold, went to check on her. When he looked inside the car, he saw the drunk’s buddy, Pete, and his girlfriend going at it in the ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы bat an eye[bat an eye] or [bat an eyelash] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show surprise, fear, or interest; show your feelings. — Used in negative sentences. When I told him the price of the car he never batted an eye. Bill told his story without batting an eyelash, although not a word of it was true. Compare: ... Читать далее...
24. Eleanor Roosevelt’s License to Pack HeatAt the FDR Library, one exhibit holds the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet. While many of the cards and slips of paper from the wallet are fascinating (a Met membership card, a scrap of a poem about the importance of good cooks), this pistol permit is perhaps the most surprising. Roosevelt was a peripatetic traveler, ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы hook, line and sinker[hook, line and sinker] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without question ordoubt; completely. Johnny was so easily fooled that he fell forJoe’s story, hook, line and sinker. Mary was such a romantic girlthat she swallowed the story Alice told her about her date, hook, lineand sinker. Bobby trusted Jim so he was taken in by his hard-luckstory ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы lay of the land[lay of the land] also [how the land lies] {n. phr.} 1. The naturalfeatures of a piece of land, such as hills and valleys. The styleof house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land. 2. The way something is arranged; the important facts about something;how things are. The banker wanted to ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы farfetched[farfetched] {adj.} Exaggerated; fantastic. Sally told us somefarfetched story about having been kidnapped by little green men in aflying saucer....
28. Значение идиомы spit[spit] or [piss into the wedding cake] {v. phr.}, {vulgar},{avoidable} To spoil someone’s pleasure or celebration by doing orsaying something harsh or unseemly in an otherwise happy gathering;bring up depressing or unhappy subjects at a supposedly happy time. Stuart really spit into the wedding cake when he told Burt in abragging fashion that Lucy, Burl’s ... Читать далее...
29. Girlfriend Tech Support E-mailI am currently running the latest version of GirlFriend and I’ve been having some problems lately. I’ve been running the same version of DrinkingBuddies 1.0 forever as my primary application, and all the GirlFriend releases I’ve tried have always conflicted with it. I hear that DrinkingBuddies won’t crash if GirlFriend is run in background mode ... Читать далее...
30. President Carter’s jokeIn an interview with David Letterman, Carter passed along an anecdote of a translation problem in Japan. Carter was speaking at a business lunch in Tokyo, where he decided to open his speech with a brief joke. He told the joke, then waited for the translator to announce the Japanese version. Even though the story ... Читать далее...
31. Choking a girlfriendThe following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. Sunday, November 29, 1992 The Ontario Press Council dismissed a complaint filed by Allan Sorensen against the Toronto Sun, which had reported that Sorenson had choked his ex-girlfriend. Sorensen’s complaint was that ... Читать далее...
32. Значение идиомы all ears[all ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very eager to hear; very attentive. — Used in the predicate. Go ahead with your story; we are all ears. When John told about the circus, the boys were all ears....
33. Значение идиомы in passing[in passing] {adv. phr.} While talking about that subject; as extrainformation; also. Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowersand told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden. The writer of the story says he grew up in New York and mentions inpassing that his parents came from Italy. Compare: BY THE ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы act out[act out] {v.} 1. To show an idea, story, or happening by your looks, talk, and movements. He tried to act out a story that he had read. 2. To put into action. All his life he tried to act out his beliefs....
35. Значение идиомы upper story[upper story] {n.} 1. A floor or level of a building above thefirst floor. The apartment house where Gene lives is five storieshigh and he lives in one of the upper stories. 2. {slang} A person’shead or brain. Lulu has nobody home in the upper story. Bill’ssister says he is weak in the upper story....
36. Age differenceWhat is the difference between girls aged: 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58 and 68? At 8 — You take her to bed and tell her a story. At 18 — You tell her a story and take her to bed. At 28 — You don’t need to tell her a story to take her ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы old story[old story] {n.} An everyday occurrence; something that oftenhappens. Jane’s temper tantrums were an old story. It’s an oldstory when a woman divorces her husband for too much drinking....
38. Getting Shocking NewsKarla: You look like you’ve had a Shock. Chris: Yeah, that phone call Threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is Pregnant and she wants me to take a Paternity test. Karla: Wow, that’s quite a Bombshell. Are you going to do it? Chris: Of course. If the baby is Biologically mine, I want to ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы baloney[baloney] {n.}, {informal} Nonsense, unbelievable, trite, or trivial. John brags that he’s won the $10 million lottery, and I think it’s just a lot of baloney. «Will you marry Joe?» mother asked. «Baloney,» Susie answered with a disgusted look. Do you still believe all that baloney about socialism excluding free enterprise? Look at China and ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы come across[come across] {v.} 1. or [run across] To find or meet by chance. He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner. The other day I ran across a book that you might like. I came across George at a party last week; it was the first time I ... Читать далее...