Значение идиомы run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

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1. Перевод слова huntHunt — охота, преследование; охотиться, ловить Перевод слова Fox hunt — охота на лис the hunt is up — преследование началось to hunt for wolf — охотиться на волков The police are still Hunting the killer. Полиция все еще разыскивает убийцу Wolves Hunt in packs. Волки охотятся стаями. The kids were Hunting for shells on ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы witch-hunt[witch-hunt] {n. phr.} A hysterical movement during which peopleare persecuted for having views considereddifferent or unpopular. During the McCarthy era many innocentAmericans were accused of being Communists, as Republican patriotismdeteriorated into a witch-hunt....
3. Перевод слова hareHare — заяц; мчаться, как заяц Перевод слова Buck hare — заяц-самец to hare it — убегать со всех ног, удирать European hare — заяц-русак Hare off after him and tell him to come back. Поскорее догони его и скажи, чтобы возвращался. He Hared off down the road. Он бросился бежать по дороге....
4. Значение идиомы hunt and peck[hunt and peck] {n. phr.}, {informal} Picking out typewriter keysby sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. Many newspaper reporters do their typing by hunt and peck. — Oftenused, with hyphens, as an adjective. Mr. Barr taught himself totype, and he uses the hunt-and-peck system....
5. The Tortoise and the HareThe Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. «I have never yet been beaten,» said he, «when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.» The Tortoise said quietly, «I accept your challenge.» «That is a good joke,» said the Hare; «I could dance ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы hunt up[hunt up] {v.} To find or locate by search. When John was inChicago, he hunted up some old friends. The first thing Fred hadto do was to hunt up a hotel room....
7. How to hunt elephants — Lawyers styleHow to hunt elephants — Lawyer’s style Lawyers don’t hunt elephants, but they do follow the herds around arguing about who owns the droppings. Software lawyers will claim that they own an entire herd based on the look and feel of one dropping. Sent by Alex...
8. Значение идиомы hunt down[hunt down] {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animalor person until found and caught. The police hunted down theescaped prisoner. Compare: TRACK DOWN. 2. To search for until one finds it. Professor Jones hunted down the writtenmanuscript in the Library of Congress. Syn.: TRACK DOWN....
9. Перевод идиомы head hunt, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: head hunt Перевод: «охотиться за головами»; заниматься поиском высококвалифицированных специалистов, узконаправленных работников Пример: The headhunters are looking for good computer programmers. Охотники за головами ищут хороших программистов....
10. How to Hunt Elephants — Math styleMathematicians hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left. Professors of mathematics prove the existence of at least one elephant and leave the capture of an actual elephant as an exercise for one of their graduate students. Sent by Alex...
11. How to Hunt Elephants — VP StyleWhen the Vice President of R&D tries to hunt elephants, his staff will try to ensure that all elephants are completely prehunted before he sees them. If the VP sees a nonprehunted elephant, the staff will (1) Compliment the vice president’s keen eyesight and (2) enlarge itself to prevent any recurrence. Sent by Alex...
12. How to Hunt Elephants — Sales StyleSalespeople don’t hunt elephants but spend their time selling elephants they haven’t caught, for delivery two days before the season opens. Software salespeople ship the first thing they catch and write up an invoice for an elephant. Hardware salespeople catch rabbits, paint them gray and sell them as «desktop elephants.» Sent by Alex...
13. How to Hunt Elephants — Comp Sci StyleComputer scientists hunt elephants using algorithm A: 1. Go to Africa 2. Start at the Cape of Good Hope 3. Work northward in an orderly manner, traversing the continent alternately East and West. 4. During each traverse a. Catch each animal seen b. Compare each animal caught to a known elephant c. Stop when a ... Читать далее...
14. Перевод слова conflictConflict — конфликт, столкновение Перевод слова Conflict of interests — конфликт, противоборство интересов to provoke a conflict — спровоцировать конфликт interpersonal conflict — межличностный конфликт Thought thrives on Conflict. В споре рождается истина. It may intensify the Conflict between them. Это может обострить конфликт между ними. This behavior Conflicts with our rules. Подобное поведение противоречит ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы take the bread out of one’s mouth[take the bread out of one’s mouth] {v. phr.} To take away or notgive your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure. She accused her husband of drinking and gambling — taking bread outof his children’s mouths....
16. Значение идиомы happy hunting ground[happy hunting ground] {n. phr.} 1. The place where, in AmericanIndian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. The Indiansbelieved that at death they went to the happy hunting ground. 2.{informal} A place or area where you can find a rich variety of whatyou want, and plenty of it. The forest is a happy hunting ... Читать далее...
17. Перевод слова conductConduct — вести, руководить; поведение Перевод слова The rules of conduct — правила поведения conduct of war — ведение войны to conduct an expedition — руководить экспедицией The interview was Conducted in English. Интервью проводилось на английском языке. Is it really necessary to Conduct experiments on animals? Это действительно так необходимо проводить эксперименты на животных? ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы clear one’s name[clear one’s name] {v. phr.} To prove someone is innocent of a crime or misdeed of which he has been accused. The falsely accused rapist has been trying in vain to clear his name....
19. Значение идиомы head-hunting[head-hunting] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. The custom of seekingout, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies. 2.A search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions. Thepresident sent a committee to the colleges and universities to do somehead-hunting; we hope he finds some young talent. 3. A systematicdestruction of opponents, especially in politics. Billings ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы way[way] See: ALL THE WAY or THE WHOLE WAY, BY THE WAY, BY WAY OF, COME A LONG WAY, CUT BOTH WAYS or CUT TWO WAYS, EVERY WHICH WAY, FROMWAY BACK, GO OUT OF ONE’S WAY, HARD WAY, HAVE A WAY WITH, IN A BADWAY, IN A BIG WAY, IN A FAMILY WAY, IN A ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы in the running[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a chance to win; notto be counted out; among those who might win. At the beginning ofthe last lap of the race, only two horses were still in the running. A month before Joyce married Hal, three of Joyce’s boyfriendsseemed to be still in the running. Al ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы look oneself[look oneself] {v. phr.} To appear self-possessed and well; look orseem in full possession of your abilities and in good health; toappear all right or normal. Mary had had a long illness, but nowshe looked quite herself again. It had been a big night, and UncleJohn had been drinking freely, but he looked entirely himself ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы cut both ways[cut both ways] or [cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause in jury to both sides. People who gossip find it cuts both ways....
24. Значение идиомы out of the running[out of the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having no chance to win;not among the real contenders; not among those to be considered. John had been out of the running since his first date with Mary, buthe didn’t realize it. Jones’s horse was put out of the runningearly in the race. Contrast: IN THE RUNNING....
25. Значение идиомы cut-and-dried[cut-and-dried] {adj. phr.} Decided or expected beforehand; following the same old line; doing the usual thing. The decision of the judge was cut-and-dried. The ways of the king’s court were cut-and-dried. People at the convention heard many cut-and-dried speeches....
26. Значение идиомы ways and means[ways and means] {n. plural} Methods of getting something done orgetting money; how something can be done and paid for. The boyswere trying to think of ways and means to go camping for the weekend. The United States Senate has a committee on ways and means....
27. There were three men who were lost in the forestThere were three men who were lost in the forest. They were then captured by cannibals. The cannibal king then told the prisoners that they could live if they pass the trial. First step of the trial is to go to the forest with the cannibals and get ten pieces of the same kind of ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы shore up[shore up] {v.} To add support to where weakness isshown; make stronger where support is needed; support. When the flood waters weakened the bridge, it was shored up withsteel beams and sandbags until it could be rebuilt. The coach sentin a substitute guard to shore up the line when Fitchburg began tobreak through....
29. Значение идиомы rock hound[rock hound] {n.}, {slang} A person who studies and collects rocksfor a hobby. Many young rock hounds grow up to be geologists. Tony is an eager rock hound, and we have rocks all through ourhouse....
30. Значение идиомы cease-fire[cease-fire] {n.} A period of negotiated nonaggression, when the warring parties involved promise not to attack. Unfortunately, the cease-fire in Bosnia was broken many times by all parties concerned....
31. Значение идиомы crown jewels[crown jewels] {n. pl.} The crown, staff, and jewels used for the crowning of a king or queen; the crown and jewels representing royal power and authority. The crown jewels are handed down from one king to the next when the new king is crowned....
32. Значение идиомы come out[come out] {v.} 1. {Of a girl:} To be formally introduced to polite society at about age eighteen, usually at a party; begin to go to big parties, In society, girls come out when they reach the age of about eighteen, and usually it is at a big party in their honor; after that they ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы no two ways about it[no two ways about it] {n. phr.} No other choice; no alternative. The boss said there were no two ways about it; we would all have towork late to finish the job....
34. 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....
35. Значение идиомы parting of the ways[parting of the ways] {n. phr.} 1. The point where a road or pathdivides; a fork. They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked. 2. A time or place where a choice must bemade; a deciding point. He had come to a parting of the ways: hehad to choose ... Читать далее...
36. The Lion and the MouseOnce when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. «Pardon, O King,» cried the little Mouse: «forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы run[run] See: BLOOD RUNS COLD, END RUN, CUT AND RUN, FIRST-RUN, HOMERUN, IN THE LONG RUN, IN THE RUNNING, ON THE RUN, OUT OF THE RUNNING, SECOND-RUN....
38. Значение идиомы mad as a hatter[mad as a hatter] or [mad as a March hare] {adj. phr.} Not able tothink right; crazy. Anyone who thinks the moon is made of greencheese is mad as a hatter....
39. Значение идиомы cut no ice[cut no ice] {v. phr.} To have no effect; achieve no result; be insignificant. The fact that the accused is a millionaire will cut no ice with this particular judge....
40. Значение идиомы mend one’s ways[mend one’s ways] {v. phr.} To reform; change one’s behavior fromnegative to positive. He had better mend his ways or he’ll wind upin jail....