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1. Значение идиомы spring a leak[spring a leak] {v. phr.} 1. To develop a hole through which water can enter, threatening the boat to sink. Whenour small boat sprang a leak, we rapidly returned to shore to fix it. 2. To be threatened by some oncoming danger. Our firm sprang a leakwhen the vice president suddenly died of a heart ... Читать далее...
2. Перевод слова shoreShore — берег, побережье, земля Перевод слова Bold shore — крутой берег clear shore — безопасный берег distant shores — далекие земли Head the boat toward Shore. Направь лодку к берегу. The fog obfuscated the Shore. Над берегом моря сгустился туман. The sub was conducting exercises off the Shore of Florida. Подводная лодка находилась в ... Читать далее...
3. A Lutheran pastor, a Catholic priest and a RabbiA Lutheran pastor, a Catholic priest and a Rabbi were fishing from a boat not from the lake shore. The pastor had to make a trip to the port-a-potty located on the shore, so he got out of the boat, walked across the water and in the same matter, came back to the boat after ... Читать далее...
4. Перевод идиомы start over with a clean slate / start off with a clean slate, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: start over with a clean slate / start off with a clean slate Перевод: забыть о прошлом и начать все с начала Пример: The young man broke the law several times but he was able to start over with a clean slate when the judge decided that he would probably not do anything wrong ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы wind[wind] See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT’S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODYGOOD, SECOND WIND, STRAW IN THE WIND, TAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE’SSAILS, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND or THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND, THROWCAUTION TO THE WIND, WAY ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы start out[start out] {v.} 1. To begin to go somewhere. Bill started outfor school on his bicycle. Art started out on a voyage around theworld. Compare: SET OUT. 2. To begin a career or life. Harrystarted out as an errand boy in a business office. We all startout in life as helpless infants. Syn.: START IN. ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы close in[close in] {v.} To come in nearer from all sides. We wanted the boat to reach shore before the fog closed in. — Often used with «on». The troops were closing in on the enemy....
8. Значение идиомы take by storm[take by storm] {v. phr.} 1. To capture by a sudden or very boldattack. The army did not hesitate. They took the town by storm. 2.To win the favor or liking of; make like orbelieve you. The comic took the audience by storm. John gaveJane so much attention that he took her by storm, and ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы fall to[fall to] {v.} 1. To begin to work. The boys fell to and quicklycut the grass. Syn.: TURN TO. 2. To begin to fight. They took outtheir swords and fell to. 3. To begin to eat. The hungry boys fellto before everyone sat down. 4. Begin; start. The old friends metand fell to talking about ... Читать далее...
10. Перевод слова eastEast — восток Перевод слова To bear east — двигаться на восток east point — точка востока the east side of the city — восточная часть города The sun rises in the East. Солнце встает на Востоке. The wind which now blows at East. Сейчас, когда дует восточный ветер. The river flows from East to ... Читать далее...
11. A Boating AccidentLiset: I should never have gotten on this Boat. We’re going to sink. I know it! Mark: Calm down. The water is a little Rough today, but there’s nothing to worry about. You have your Life jacket on, right? Liset: Oh my God, water is Splashing into the boat. We need to start Bailing right ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы start in[start in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin to do something; start. Fred started in weeding the garden. The family started in eatingsupper. Compare: GO AT. 2. To begin a career. Bob started in as anoffice boy and became president. 3. To give a first job to. Thebank started him in as a clerk....
13. There are three friends, a blonde, a brunette, and a redheadThere are three friends, a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead. They were on a cruise ship and it was heading home. When they got about 20 miles of shore the boat began to sink (no idea way use your imagination). The three girls jump off and swim to a nearby island. After being there ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы clean[clean] See: COME CLEAN, KEEP ONE’S NOSE CLEAN, MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF, NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN, TAKE TO ONE’S HEELS, also SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS....
15. Перевод идиомы make a clean breast of (something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: make a clean breast of (something) Перевод: признаться в чем-либо содеянном, признать свою вину Пример: The woman made a clean breast of things and tried to start over. Женщина во всем призналась, и решила начать все сначала. The man went to the police and made a clean breast of his crime. Мужчина пришел в ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы push off[push off] or [shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat away from theshore. Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved off. 2.{slang} To start; leave. We were ready to push off at ten o’clock, but had to wait for Jill. Jim was planning to stay at the beachall day, but when the ... Читать далее...
17. Перевод идиомы in the same boat, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: in the same boat Перевод: в одном положении, в одной ситуации; испытывать те же трудности, неприятности (обычно употребляется в выражениях Be in the same boat, и Get in (into) the same boat) Пример: I understand your problems because I’m in the same boat as you. Я понимаю твои трудности, потому что я в таком ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы miss the boat[miss the boat] also [miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To failthrough slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrongthing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when hedecided not to buy the house. In college he didn’t study enough sohe missed the boat and failed to pass. Ted could ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы get away[get away] {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become free from beingheld or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape. As Jim was tryingthe bat, it got away from him and hit Tom. Someone left the dooropen, and the puppy got away. Mary tried to catch a butterfly, butit got away from her. The bank ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы in the same boat[in the same boat] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In the same trouble; inthe same fix; in the same bad situation. When the town’s onefactory closed and hundreds of people lost their jobs, all thestorekeepers were in the same boat. Dick was disappointed whenFern refused to marry him, but he knew others were in the same ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы shore patrol[shore patrol] {n.} The police of a navy. The sailors who werefighting in town were arrested by the shore patrol. The shorepatrol was ordered to search every sailor who went on board the ship....
22. Значение идиомы rock the boat[rock the boat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risklosing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil aplan. The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat bywanting to let girls into their club. Politicians don’t like torock the boat around election time. Compare: UPSET THE APPLE CART. Contrast: LET WELL ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы champ at the bit[champ at the bit] {v. phr.} To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing. As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out....
24. Значение идиомы weather the storm[weather the storm] {v. phr.} To survive some disaster. WhenPeter and Sue started their business they had very little money, butin a year they weathered the storm....
25. Safe to swim hereWhile sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,»Are there any gators around here?!» «Naw,» the man hollered back, «they ain’t been around for years!» «Feeling ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы down east[down east] or [Down East] {n.} The northeast coastal part of the United States and part of Canada; especially: the coastal parts of Maine. Many people in Boston like to go down east for their summer vacation. Compare: I WOULDN’T DO IT FOR A FARM DOWN EAST....
27. Значение идиомы take out[take out] {v. phr.} 1. To ask for and fill in. Mary and Johntook out a marriage license. 2. To begin to run. When the windowbroke, the boys took out in all directions. When the wind blew theman’s hat off, Charlie took out after it. See: TAKE IT OUT ON....
28. Значение идиомы shore leave[shore leave] {n.} Permission given to a man in the Navy to leavehis ship and go where he wants for a certain length of time. Jimwent to visit New York when he was given three days’ shore leave. The ship did not dock long enough for the sailors to get shoreleave....
29. Перевод слова stormStorm — буря, шторм, гроза; бушевать, свирепствовать Перевод слова A storm is brewing — гроза собирается storm cloud — грозовая туча to be storming at the delay — горячиться из-за опоздания A Storm is coming on. Надвигается шторм. Any port in a Storm. В бурю любая гавань хороша. She Stormed into the office. Она ворвалась ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы gone with the wind[gone with the wind] {adj. phr.} Gone forever; past; vanished. All the Indians who used to live here are gone with the wind. Joeknew that his chance to get an «A» was gone with the wind when he sawhow hard the test was. Compare: DOWN THE DRAIN....
31. Значение идиомы clean-up[clean-up] {n.} 1. An act of removing all the dirt from a given set of objects. What this filthy room needs is an honest clean-up. 2. The elimination of pockets of resistance during warfare or a police raid. The FBI conducted a clean-up against the drug pushers in our district....
32. Значение идиомы get wind of[get wind of] {v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find outabout. The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank. Thecaptain didn’t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship wasgoing....
33. Значение идиомы strike up[strike up] {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. We were sittingaround the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in. The President took his place on the platform, and the band struckup the national anthem. 1b. To give a signal to start playing. When the team ran on the ... Читать далее...
34. 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....
35. Значение идиомы any port in a storm[any port in a storm] Any help is welcome in an emergency. — A proverb. The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm....
36. Значение идиомы second wind[second wind] also [second breath] {n.} 1. The easier breathingthat follows difficult breathing when one makes a severe physicaleffort, as in running or swimming. After the first quarter mile, amile runner usually gets his second wind and can breathe better. We climbed with labored breathing for half an hour, but then got oursecond wind and ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы keep one’s nose clean[keep one’s nose clean] {v. phr.}, {slang} To stay out of trouble;do only what you should do. The boss said Jim could have the job aslong as he kept his nose clean and worked hard. The policemanwarned the boys to keep their noses clean unless they wanted to go tojail. Compare: STEER CLEAR OF....
38. Перевод идиомы get going, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get going Перевод: начать что-либо, начать действовать; пойти, уйти Пример: Let’s get going and begin to clean the house. Давай уже начнем и приберемся в доме....
39. Значение идиомы take to one’s heels[take to one’s heels] also [show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.}To begin to run or run away. When he heard the police coming, thethief took to his heels....
40. Перевод слова boatBoat — лодка Перевод слова Patrol boat — патрульный катер torpedo boat — торпедный катер to sail a boat — плыть на корабле The Boat sleeps six. Катер располагает шестью спальными местами. We Boated to Antwerp. Мы отправились в Антверпен на корабле. The Boat cut the water. Лодка разрезала воду....