Значение идиомы pinch-hit

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1. Перевод идиомы pinch-hit (for someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pinch-hit (for someone) Идиома: pinch-hit (for someone) Перевод: заменить (временно или при необходимости), подменить Пример: He was pinch-hitting for one of the regular TV sportscasters, and was a great success. Он подменял одного из постоянных ТВ спорт-обозревателей, и у него это очень хорошо получалось....
2. Значение идиомы pinch pennies[pinch pennies] {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more thannecessary; be very saving or thrifty. When Tom and Mary were savingmoney to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies. — [penny-pincher]{n.}, {informal} A stingy or selfish person; miser. He spent solittle money that he began to get the name of a penny-pincher. -[penny-pinching] ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы feel the pinch[feel the pinch] {v. phr.} To be short of money; experiencemonetary difficulties. If we are going to have a recession, everybody will feel the pinch....
4. Значение идиомы pride must take a pinch[pride must take a pinch] One must endure the minor pains andhardships one encounters while being made pretty. — A proverb. «Mother,» Sue cried, «stop pulling my hair!» «Just a moment, younglady,» the mother answered, while combing her hair. «Don’t you knowthat pride must take a pinch?»...
5. Перевод идиомы pinch pennies, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pinch pennies Идиома: pinch pennies разг. Перевод: мелочиться, считать каждую копейку Пример: My friend is pinching pennies in order to save money for his vacation. Мой друг считает каждую копейку, чтобы скопить денег себе на отпуск....
6. Значение идиомы come up[come up] {v.} 1. To become a subject for discussion or decision to talk about or decide about. «He was a good salesman, and price never came up until the very last,» Mary said. The question of wage increases came up at the board meeting. Mayor Jones comes up for reelection this fall. 2. To ... Читать далее...
7. Перевод идиомы take something with a pinch of salt / take something with a grain of salt, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: take something with a pinch of salt / take something with a grain of salt Перевод: отнестись к чему-либо с недоверием, с сомнением Пример: You can take everything that our teacher says with a grain of salt. Ко всему, что говорит наш учитель, можно относиться с сомнением....
8. Значение идиомы pinch and scrape[pinch and scrape] {v. phr.} To save as much money as possible byspending as little as possible. They are trying to buy their firsthouse so they are pinching and scraping every penny they can....
9. Значение идиомы fill in[fill in] {v.} 1. To write words needed in blanks; put in; fill. You should fill in all the blanks on an application for a job. 2.{informal} To tell what you should know. The new boy didn’t knowthe rules so Bob filled him in. The teacher filled in Mary aboutclass work done while she was ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы below the belt[below the belt] {adv. phr.} 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. He struck the other boy below the belt. 2. {informal} In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. It was hitting below the belt for Mr. Jones’s rival to tell people about a ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы warm the bench[warm the bench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act as a substitute on anathletic team. Bill has been warming the bench for three footballseasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year. -[bench warmer] {n.}, {informal} A substitute player. Last year Tedwas only a bench warmer, but this year he is the team’s ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы cut teeth[cut teeth] {v. phr.} 1. To have teeth grow out through the gums. The baby was cross because he was cutting teeth. 2. or [cut eye teeth] {informal} To learn something very early in life; gain experience; start by learning or doing. — Used with a possessive, usually used with «on». The professional ball player ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы hit on all cylinders[hit on all cylinders] {v. phr.} 1. To run smoothly or at fullpower without any missing or skipping. — Said of a motor. Themechanic tuned the car engine until it was hitting on all cylinders. 2. {informal} To think or work well; to use all your ability. Thefootball team was hitting on all cylinders and ... Читать далее...
14. An old man, Mr. Smith, resided in a nursing homeAn old man, Mr. Smith, resided in a nursing home. One day he went into the nurses’ office and informed Nurse Jones that his penis died. Nurse Jones, realizing the Mr. Smith was old and forgetful decided to play along with him. «It did? I’m sorry to hear that,» she replied. Two days later, Mr. ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы steal one’s thunder[steal one’s thunder] {v. phr.} To do or say something, intentionally or not, that another person has planned to say or do. Fred intended to nominate Bill for president, but John got up firstand stole Fred’s thunder. Mary was going to sing «Oh! Susanna,»but Ellen did it first and Mary said Ellen had stolen her ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы ace in the hole[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it. When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы foul out[foul out] {v.} 1. To make an out in baseball by hitting a foul flyball that is caught. He fouled out to the catcher. 2. To be forcedto leave a basketball game because of getting more than the limitnumber of personal fouls. A professional basketball player isallowed six personal fouls before fouling out....
18. Значение идиомы in the bag[in the bag] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Sure to be won or gotten;certain. Jones had the election in the bag after the shameful newsabout his opponent came out. We thought we had the game in thebag. Compare: SEWED UP....
19. Значение идиомы first base[first base] {n. phr.} 1. The base that must be touched first by abaseball player after batting. He got to first base on four balls. 2. See: GET TO FIRST BASE....
20. Значение идиомы have something on[have something on] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have information orproof that someone did something wrong. Mr. Jones didn’t want torun for office because he knew the opponents had something on him. Mr. Smith keeps paying blackmail to a man who has something on him. Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss does ... Читать далее...
21. 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, ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы dime a dozen[dime a dozen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common. Mr. Jones gives A’s to only one or two students, but in Mr. Smith’s class, A’s are a dime a dozen....
23. Значение идиомы farm out[farm out] {v.} 1. To have another person do for you;send away to be done. Our teacher had too many test papers to read, so she farmed out half of them to a friend. 2. To send away to betaken care of. While Mother was sick, the children were farmed outto relatives. 3. To send ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы upset the applecart[upset the applecart] or [upset one’s applecart] {v. phr.},{informal} To ruin a plan or what is being done, often by surprise oraccident; change how things are or are being done, often unexpectedly;ruin or mix up another person’s success or plan for success. Johnupset the other team’s applecart by hitting a home run in the lastinning ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы dust off[dust off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get ready to use again. Four years after he graduated from school, Tom decided to dust off his algebra book. 2. To throw a baseball pitch close to. The pitcher dusted off the other team’s best hitter. Syn.: BRUSH BACK....
26. Значение идиомы hold up[hold up] {v.} 1. To raise; lift. John held up his hand. 2. Tosupport; hear; carry. The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith. 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. The teacher held upexcellent models of composition for her class to imitate. 4. Tocheck; stop; delay. The wreck held up traffic on ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы look into[look into] {v.} To find out the facts about; examine; study;inspect. The mayor felt he should look into the decrease of incomefrom parking meters. Mr. Jones said he was looking into thepossibility of buying a house. Compare: GO INTO, SEE ABOUT....
28. Значение идиомы put through one’s paces[put through one’s paces] {v. phr.}, {informal} To test thedifferent abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a showof what one can do. He put his new car through its paces. Manydifferent problems put the new mayor through his paces in the firstmonths of his term....
29. Значение идиомы talk up[talk up] {v.} 1. To speak in favor or support of. Let’s talk upthe game and get a big crowd. 2. To speak plainly or clearly. Theteacher asked the student to talk up. Syn.: SPEAK UP. 3. {informal}To say what you want or think; say what someone may not like. Talkup if you want more ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы hard-hitting[hard-hitting] {adj.} Working hard to get things done; strong andactive; stubbornly eager. The boys put on a hard-hitting drive toraise money for uniforms for the football team. He is ahard-hitting and successful football coach....
31. Значение идиомы on top of[on top of] {prep}. 1. On the top of; standing or lying on; on. When the player on the other team dropped the ball, Bill fell on topof it. That high hill has a tower on top of it. 2. {informal}Very close to. The elevator was so crowded that everybody was ontop of each other. ... Читать далее...
32. Перевод слова substituteSubstitute — заменять, заместитель, суррогат Перевод слова Cheap substitute — дешевый заменитель substitute for sugar — заменитель сахара to be appointed smb.’s substitute — быть назначенным чьим-л. заместителем The recipe says you can Substitute yoghurt for the sour cream. В рецепте сказано, что вы можете заменить сметану йогуртом. Chivers Substituted for Clarke after the half-time ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы give the devil his due[give the devil his due] {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone whois bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don’t like him, I don’t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admitthat he is a good teacher....
34. Значение идиомы whole cheese[whole cheese] {slang} or {informal} [whole show] {n.}, {informal}The only important person; big boss. Joe thought he was the wholecheese in the game because he owned the ball. You’re not the wholeshow just because you got all A’s. Compare: BIG CHEESE....
35. An unfortunate coincidenceOne day Mrs. Jones went to have a talk with the minister at the local church. «Reverend,» she said, «I have a problem—my husband keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It’s very embarrassing. What should I do?» «I have an idea,» said the minister. «Take this hatpin with you. I will be able to tell ... Читать далее...
36. Перевод слова mayorMayor — мэр Перевод слова Vice-mayor — вице-мэр mayor council — совет при мэре, муниципальный совет mayor’s court — суд мэра He was made Mayor in 1998. Его избрали на пост мэра в 1998 году. He declared for Mayor. Он заявил о своем намерении баллотироваться на пост мэра. The scandal ruined the Mayor. Скандал погубил ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы go on[go on] {v.} 1a. To continue; not stop. After he was hit by theball, Billy quit pitching and went home, but the game went on. TheTV picture began to jump, and it went on like that until Father turneda knob. I asked Jane a question but she went on reading and didn’tanswer. Mother told Jim ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы time out[time out] {n. phr.} Time during which a game, a lecture, adiscussion or other activity is stopped for a while for some extraquestions or informal discussion, or some other reason. He took atime out from studying to go to a movie. The player called timeout so he could tie his shoe. «Time out!» — The ... Читать далее...
39. 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 ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы play the game[play the game] {v. phr.}, {informal} To obey the rules; do right;act fairly. «That’s not playing the game,» we told him when hewanted to desert his wife. «Oh, let’s play the game,» he said, when his partner suggested a way to keep from paying some of theirdebts. Your parents want you to play the game ... Читать далее...