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1. 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 ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы lay over[lay over] {v.} 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. Wevoted to lay the question over to our next meeting for decision. 2.To arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing thejourney. We had to lay over in St. Louis for two hours waiting fora plane to Seattle....
3. Значение идиомы new deal[new deal] {n.}, {informal} 1. A complete change; a fresh start. People had been on the job too long; a new deal was needed to getthings out of the old bad habits. 2. Another chance. The boy askedfor a new deal after he had been punished for fighting in school....
4. Значение идиомы put off[put off] {v.} 1. {informal} To cause confusion in; embarrass;displease. I was rather put off by the shamelessness of hisproposal. The man’s slovenliness put me off. 2. To wait and have at a later time; postpone. They put off the picnicbecause of the rain. 3. To make wait; turn aside. Whenhe asked her to name ... Читать далее...
5. Перевод слова postponePostpone — откладывать, отсрочивать Перевод слова To postpone payment — отсрочить платеж to postpone a trip — откладывать поездку to postpone a conference — отложить конференцию The match had to be Postponed until next week. Матч пришлось отложить до следующей недели. It was sensible of her to Postpone the trip. Было разумно с ее стороны ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы wait on[wait on] or [wait upon] {v.} 1. To serve. Sue has a summer jobwaiting on an invalid. The clerk in the store asked if we had beenwaited upon. 2. {formal} To visit as a courtesy or for business. We waited upon the widow out of respect for her husband. Johnwaited upon the President with a ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы bring off[bring off] {v.} To do ; perform successfully ; accomplish. By skillful discussion, Mr. White had brought off an agreement that had seemed impossible to get. He tried several times to break the high jump record, and finally he brought it off. Compare: PUTOVER....
8. Значение идиомы make or break[make or break] {v. phr.} To bring complete success or failure, victory or defeat. Playing the role of Hamlet will make or breakthe young actor....
9. Значение идиомы bring around[bring around] or [bring round] {v.} 1. {informal} To restore to health or consciousness cure. He was quite ill, but good nursing brought him around. Compare: BRING TO. 2. To cause a change in thinking; persuade; convince; make willing. After a good deal of discussion he brought her round to his way of thinking....
10. Значение идиомы monkey business[monkey business] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e. g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. There is a lot of monkey business going on in that firm; you’dbetter watch out who you deal with! 2. Comical or silly actions;goofing off. Come on ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы give the slip[give the slip] {v.} To escape from ; run away fromunexpectedly; sneak away from. An Indian was following, but Boonegave him the slip by running down a hill. Some boys were waitingoutside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip....
12. Значение идиомы howling success[howling success] {n.}, {informal} A great success; something thatis much praised; something that causes wide enthusiasm. The partywas a howling success. The book was a howling success....
13. Значение идиомы slip a cog[slip a cog] or [slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run formayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He’s slipping his gears ifhe’s promised to take the boys camping. Compare: SLIP UP....
14. Значение идиомы ring up[ring up] {v.} 1. To add and record on a cash register. Thesupermarket clerk rang up Mrs. Smith’s purchases and told her she owed$33. Business was bad Tuesday; we didn’t ring up a sale allmorning. 2. {informal} To telephone. Sally rang up Sue and toldher the news....
15. Значение идиомы out of practice[out of practice] {adj. phr.} Not in proper condition; unable to dosomething well because of lack of practice. The basketball team gotout of practice during the Christmas holidays. Compare: OUT OF SHAPE. Contrast: IN PRACTICE....
16. Dealing with CrisesTeresa: Hey, where are you going? We have a meeting in 10 minutes. Adrian: I’m sorry. I’m going to have To postpone. I’m in the middle of Putting out fires and I’ve had To clear my schedule to deal with the latest Crisis. Teresa: Can I help? Adrian: I wish you could. With the new ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы tough cookie[tough cookie] {n. phr.} An extremely determined, hardheadedperson, or someone with whom it is unusually difficult to deal. Marjorie is a very pretty girl, but when it comes to business shesure is one tough cookie....
18. Taking Minutes of a MeetingI was Absent at last month’s meeting, so imagine my surprise when I found out that I had been Elected the committee’s Secretary! As part of my duties, I have To take minutes at each meeting. Taking minutes means I have to pay attention and try my best To transcribe what each person says, or ... Читать далее...
19. Перевод слова TuesdayTuesday — Вторник Перевод слова On Tuesday — во вторник to come every Tuesday — приходить каждый вторник pancake tuesday — блинный вторник He’s off every Tuesday. Он отсутствует каждый вторник. Shall we meet next Tuesday? Давай встретимся в следующий вторник? Tuesday always follows Monday. Вторник всегда следует за понедельником....
20. Значение идиомы let out[let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard letthe prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won’t letus out when it rains. Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He letout a yell and ran home. Father ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы good deal[good deal] or [great deal] {n.}, {informal} A large amount; much.- Used with «a». Mrs. Walker’s long illness cost her a good deal. George spends a great deal of his time watching television. -Often used like an adverb. Cleaning up after the party took a greatdeal more work than the girls expected. Usually it takes ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы do the trick[do the trick] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring success in doing something; have a desired result. Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick. The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the trick. Compare: TURN THE TRICK....
23. Значение идиомы slip off[slip off] {v. phr.} 1. To slide off something. The childrenclimbed up the hill but when it was time to come down, they didn’twalk, but slipped off the smooth, old ledges. 2. See: SLIP AWAY....
24. Значение идиомы deal with[deal with] {v. phr.} 1. To conduct negotiations or business dealings with. John refuses to deal with the firm of Brown and Miller. 2. To handle a problem. Ted is a very strong person and dealt with the fact that his wife had left him much better than anyone else I know....
25. Значение идиомы slip of the pen[slip of the pen] {n. phr.} The mistake of writing somethingdifferent from what you should or what you planned. That was a slipof the pen. I meant to write September, not November. I wish youwould forget it. That was a slip of the pen....
26. Значение идиомы big deal[big deal] {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} Trifles; an unimportant, unimpressive thing or matter. So you became college president — big deal!...
27. Перевод идиомы pink slip, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pink slip Идиома: pink slip разг. Перевод: уведомление об увольнении Пример: The man received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job. Мужчина вчера получил уведомление об увольнении, и теперь у него нет работы....
28. 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....
29. Перевод слова meetingMeeting — собрание, совещание Перевод слова To fix a time for the meeting — назначить время встречи informal meeting — неофициальная встреча meeting point — место встречи Is the Meeting over yet? Собрание уже закончилось? It was a raucous Meeting. Заседание прошло бурно. The Meeting will be brief. Совещание будет кратким. Происхождение слова meeting Образовано ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы look up[look up] {v.} 1. {informal} To improve in future chances; promisemore success. The first year was tough, but business looked upafter that. 2. To search for; hunt for information about; find. Itis a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary. 3. To seek andfind. While he was in Chicago, Henry looked up ... Читать далее...
31. Значение идиомы lip[lip] See: BUTTON ONE’S LIP or ZIP ONE’S LIP, HANG ON THE WORDS OFor HANG ON THE LIPS OF, KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP, SLIP OF THE TONGUEalso SLIP OF THE LIP....
32. Перевод слова slipSlip — скольжение, скользить, плавно передвигаться Перевод слова To slip on the ice — поскользнуться на льду to slip a leash — сорваться с поводка to let the opportunity slip — упустить возможность time slips along — время бежит He Slipped his enemies. Он ускользнул от своих врагов. Just give me a minute to Slip ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы lay for[lay for] {v.}, {informal} To hide and wait for in order to catchor attack; to lie in wait for. The bandits laid for him along theroad. I knew he had the marks for the exam, so I was laying forhim outside his office....
34. Значение идиомы make a big deal about[make a big deal about] {v. phr.}, {informal} To exaggerate aninsignificant event. Jeff said, «I’m sorry I banged into you in thedark. Don’t make a big deal out of it.»...
35. 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....
36. Перевод идиомы a slip of the tongue, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: a slip of the tongue Перевод: оговорка, обмолвка Пример: The clerk’s comment to the customer was a slip of the tongue. Замечание служащего посетителю было оговоркой....
37. Значение идиомы B. Y. O[B. Y. O.] {informal} Bring Your Own. Said of a kind of party where the host or hostess does not provide the drinks or food but people bring their own....
38. Значение идиомы show up[show up] {v.} 1. To make known the real truth about. The man said he was a mind reader, but he was shown up as a fake. 2.To come or bring out; become or make easy to see. The detective puta chemical on the paper, and the fingertips showed up. This testshows up your weaknesses ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы mean business[mean business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To decide strongly to do whatyou plan to do; really mean it; be serious. The boss said he wouldfire us if we didn’t work harder and he means business. When shewent to college to study, she meant business. He just liked thecompany of the other girls he dated, but this ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы in practice[in practice ] also [into practice] {adv. phr.} In actual doing. The idea sounds good but will it work in practice? It is easyto say that we will he good. It is harder to put the saying intopractice....