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1. Значение идиомы dig in[dig in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To dig ditches for protection against an enemy attack. The soldiers dug in and waited for the enemy to come. 2a. To go seriously to work; work hard. John dug in and finished his homework very quickly. 2b. To begin eating. Mother set the food on the table and told ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы shake off[shake off] {v.}, {informal} To get away from when followed; getrid of; escape from. A convict escaped from prison and shook offthe officers trying to follow him. Tom could not shake off hiscold....
3. Значение идиомы out of order[out of order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong order; notcoming after one another in the right way. Peter wrote the words ofthe sentence out of order. Don’t get out of order, children. Stayin your places in line. Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; notworking properly. Our television set is out of ... Читать далее...
4. At a grocery storeA man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three year old girl in her basket. As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies and her mother told her, «No.» The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the mother said quietly, «Now Monica, we just have ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы wrap up[wrap up] or [bundle up] {v. phr.} 1. To put on warm clothes; dresswarmly. Mother told Mary to wrap up before going out into thecold. 2. {informal} To finish. Let’s wrap up the job andgo home. 3. {informal} To win a game. The Mets wrapped up thebaseball game in the seventh inning....
6. Значение идиомы order[order] See: APPLE-PIE-ORDER, CALL TO ORDER, IN ORDER, IN ORDER TO, IN SHORT ORDER, JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED, MADE TO ORDER, OUT OFORDER, PUT ONE’S HOUSE IN ORDER or SET ONE’S HOUSE IN ORDER, SHORTORDER COOK, TO ORDER, WALKING PAPERS or WALKING ORDERS....
7. Значение идиомы set in one’s ways[set in one’s ways] {adj. phr.} Stubborn; opinionated;unchangeable. My grandfather is so old and set in his ways thathe’ll eat nothing new....
8. Значение идиомы come back to earth[come back to earth] or [come down to earth] {v. phr.} To return to the real world; stop imagining or dreaming; think and behave as usual. After Jane met the movie star it was hard for her to come back to earth. Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы dish out[dish out] {v.} 1. To serve from a large bowl or plate. Ann’s mother asked her to dish out the beans. 2. {informal} To give in large quantities. That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents. 3. {slang} To scold; treat or criticize roughly. Jim likes to dish it ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы enjoy oneself[enjoy oneself] {v. phr.} To have a good time; be happy; feelpleasure. Mary enjoyed herself at the party. «Enjoy yourselves, children,» Mother urged the guests at our party....
11. Значение идиомы come round[come round] or [come around] {v.} 1. To happen or appear again and again in regular order. And so Saturday night came around again. I will tell him when he comes round again. 2. {informal} To get back health or knowledge of things; get well from sickness or a faint. Someone brought out smelling salts ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы ax to grind[ax to grind] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to gain for yourself; a selfish reason. In praising movies for classroom use he has an ax to grind; he sells motion picture equipment. When Charles told the teacher he saw Arthur copying his homework from Jim, he had an ax to grind; Arthur would not let Charles ... Читать далее...
13. 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...
14. Значение идиомы talk back[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely;reply in a disrespectful way; be fresh. When the teacher told theboy to sit down, he talked back to her and said she couldn’t makehim. Mary talked back when her mother told her to stop watchingtelevision; she said, «I don’t have to if I don’t want ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы put away[put away] {v.} 1. To put in the right place or out of sight. She put away the towels. 2. To lay aside; stop thinking about. Heput his worries away for the weekend. 3. {informal} To eat or drink. He put away a big supper and three cups of coffee. Compare: STOWAWAY. 4. {informal} To ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы by and by[by and by] {adv.} After a while; at some time in the future; later. Roger said he would do his homework by and by. The mother knew her baby would be a man by and by and do a man’s work. Syn.: AFTER A WHILE....
17. Значение идиомы hold the fort[hold the fort] {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fightoff attackers. The little group held the fort for days until helpcame. 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long debate. 3.{informal} to keep service or operations going It was ChristmasEve, and a ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы apple-pie order[apple-pie order] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. The house was in apple-pie order. Like a good secretary, she kept the boss’s desk in apple-pie order....
19. Перевод слова weekendWeekend — выходные Перевод слова A weekend bender — воскресная попойка weekend guest — гость, приехавший на выходные weekend father — «воскресный» папа I’m free next Weekend. Я свободен в ближайшие выходные. He spent a Weekend in London. Выходные он провел в Лондоне. I never work at the Weekend. Я никогда не работаю по выходным. ... Читать далее...
20. 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...
21. Значение идиомы get away with[get away with] {v.}, {informal} To do without being caught or punished. Some students get away withoutdoing their homework. See: GET BY....
22. Значение идиомы knock off one’s feet[knock off one’s feet] {v. phr.} To surprise so much thathe does not know what to do. Her husband’s death knocked Mrs. Jonesoff her feet. When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him offhis feet for a few minutes. Compare: BOWL OVER, SWEEP OFF ONE’SFEET....
23. Значение идиомы end of one’s rope[end of one’s rope] or [end of one’s tether] {n. phr.}, {informal}The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, orideas of how to do more. Frank was out of work and broke, and hewas at the end of his rope. The doctor saw that Mother had reachedthe end of her tether, ... Читать далее...
24. Перевод идиомы mark my word(s), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: mark my word(s) Перевод: помяните мое слово; запомните, что я сказал Пример: Mark my words, if you do not finish your homework project you are not going to go out this weekend. Запомни — если ты не закончишь свой проект, который был задан тебе домашним заданием, ты в выходные никуда не пойдешь....
25. Значение идиомы cart before the horse[cart before the horse ] {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. — An overused expression. Usually used with «put» but sometimes with «get» or «have». When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn’t delivered, I told him he was putting the cart before the horse. To get married ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы any old how[any old how] [any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. «John,» the teacher said, «you can’t just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions!»...
27. Значение идиомы make it snappy[make it snappy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To move quickly; be fast;hurry. — Usually used as a command. «Make it snappy,» Mother said,»or we’ll be late for the movie.» The man hurried into therestaurant and told the waitress, «A cup of coffee, and make itsnappy.»...
28. Значение идиомы what for[what for ] {interrog.} For what reason; why? I told Mary whatI was going to town for. What are you running for? — Often usedalone as a question. Billy’s mother told him to wear his hat. «Whatfor?» he asked. Compare: HOW COME....
29. Значение идиомы fix someone up with[fix someone up with] {v. phr.}, {informal} To help another get adate with a woman or man by arranging a meeting for the two. SayJoe, can you possibly fix me up with someone this weekend? I am soterribly lonesome!...
30. Значение идиомы miss out[miss out] {v.}, {informal} To fail; lose or not take a goodchance; miss something good. Jim’s mother told him he missed out ona chance to go fishing with his father because he came home late. You missed out by not coming with us; we had a great time. Compare:LOSE OUT....
31. Значение идиомы off one’s back[off one’s back] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from botheringone; removed as an annoyance or pest. «Having a kid brother alwaysfollowing me is a nuisance,» Mary told her mother. «Can’t you get himoff my back?» The singer was so popular with teenagers that hetook a secret vacation, to keep them off his back. Contrast: ON ... Читать далее...
32. Being Clean and DirtyRay: My mother is coming for a visit, which means we need to do some Spring cleaning this weekend. Debra: I’ll get the Duster, if you’ll get the Broom. Ray: I’m serious. You know how Nit-picky my mother is and I want our house to be Neat and tidy. Debra: Fine, fine, I understand. You ... Читать далее...
33. Перевод слова immediatelyImmediately — непосредственно, немедленно Перевод слова In the years immediately ahead — в ближайшие годы it does not affect me immediately — это меня непосредственно не касается to reply immediately — моментально реагировать They fell to work Immediately. Они сразу взялись за работу. The police Immediately ringed the building. Полиция в один момент окружила здание. ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы do up[do up] {v.} 1a. To clean and prepare for use or wear; launder. Ann asked her mother to do up her dress. 1b. To put in order; straighten up; clean. At camp the girls have to do up their own cabins. 2. To tie up or wrap. Joan asked the clerk to do up her ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы had better[had better] or [had best] {informal} Should; must. I had betterleave now, or I’ll be late. If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. Jim decided he had better dohis homework instead of playing ball....
36. Значение идиомы shut up[shut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. Little Ruthie toldFather about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up. -Often used as a command; usually considered rude. Shut up and letJoe say something. If you’ll shut up for a minute, I’ll tell youour plan. Syn.: BUTTON YOUR LIP, DRY UP, KEEP ONE’S MOUTH ... Читать далее...
37. Перевод слова homeworkHomework — домашнее задание; надомная работа Перевод слова To do homework — учить уроки to beaver away at one’s homework — делать уроки algebra homework — домашнее задание по алгебре His wife tries to eke out their scanty income by Homework. Его жена пытается пополнить их скудные доходы надомной работой. Did you finish your Homework? ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы growing pains[growing pains] {n.} 1. Pains in children’s legs supposed to becaused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. Thelittle girl’s legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growingpains. 2. {informal} Troubles when something new is beginning orgrowing. The factory has growing pains....
39. Значение идиомы to order[to order] {adv. phr.} According to directions given in an order inthe way and size wanted. The manufacturer built the machine toorder. A very big man often has his suits made to order. 2. See:CALL TO ORDER....
40. Значение идиомы ham it up[ham it up] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do more than look natural inacting a part; pretend too much; exaggerate. When Tom told theteacher he was too sick to do homework, he really hammed it up. The old-fashioned movies are funny to us because the players hammedit up. Compare: LAY IT ON....