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1. Значение идиомы rough up[rough up] {v.} To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. Three boys were sent home for a week because they roughed up aplayer on the visiting team. While Pete was walking in a strangepart of town some boys roughed him up and told him to stay out oftheir territory....
2. 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...
3. Значение идиомы boys will be boys[boys will be boys] Boys are only children and must sometimes get into mischief or trouble or behave too roughly. Boys will be boys and make a lot of noise, so John’s mother told him and his friends to play in the park instead of the back yard....
4. A farmer walked into an attorney officeA farmer walked into an attorney’s office wanting to file for a divorce. The attorney asked, «May I help you?» The farmer said, «Yea, I want to get one of those dayvorce’s.» The attorney said, «well do you have any grounds?» The farmer said, «Yea, I got about 140 acres.» The attorney said, » No, ... Читать далее...
5. There was a farmer, sitting on the front porch of his houseThere was a farmer, sitting on the front porch of his house this one hot summer day, when this kid comes walking down the road carrying a big bundle of wire. «Hey kid!» the farmer says. «Where ya goin’ with that wire?» «Well,» the kid drawls, «this here ain’t just any ol’ wire, this here’s ... Читать далее...
6. Farmer Petrovich is whipping and slapping his sheepFarmer Petrovich is whipping and slapping his sheep when the local minister comes walking around the corner. The minister says, «My, Farmer Petrovich, you’re certainly giving that sheep a beating. You wouldn’t do that to your wife, would you?» The farmer says, «I would if she farted and jumped sideways every time I tried to ... Читать далее...
7. Перевод слова farmerFarmer — фермер Перевод слова Cattle farmer — скотовод, владелец животноводческой фермы collective farmer — колхозник truck farmer — огородник They work for a Farmer. Они работают у фермера. The Farmer cut at the snake with a stick. Фермер ударил змею палкой. The Farmer hitched the cart to his best horse. Фермер впряг в телегу ... Читать далее...
8. Seems that the traveling salesman was driving in the countrySeems that the traveling salesman was driving in the country and his car broke down. He hiked several miles to a farm house, and asked the farmer if there was a place he could stay over night. «Sure,» said the farmer, «my wife died several years ago, and my two daughters are 21 and 23 ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы take off[take off] {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. The dog took off after a rabbit. Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b.{informal} To go away; leave. The six boys got into the car andtook off for the drug store. 2. To leave on a flight, begin going up. A helicopter is able to take ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы walking papers[walking papers] or [walking orders] also [walking ticket] {n.},{informal} A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal. The boss was not satisfied with Paul’s work and gave him his walkingpapers. George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticketlast Friday....
11. Значение идиомы set off[set off] {v.} 1. To decorate through contrast; balance bydifference. The bright colors of the birds were set off by thewhite snow. A small gold pin set off her plain dark dress. 2. Tobalance; make somewhat equal. Her great wealth, as he thought, setoff her plain face. 3a. To begin to go. They set off ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы break out[break out] {v.} 1. To begin showing a rash or other skin disorder. — Often used with «with». He broke out with scarlet fever. 2. To speak or act suddenly and violently. He broke out laughing. She broke out, «That is not so!» 3. To begin and become noticeable. Fire broke out after the earthquake. ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы lace into[lace into] or [tie into] {v.}, {informal} To attack physically orwith words; begin to hit or criticize. The boxer laced into hisopponent. The critics laced into the new movie. Syn.: LAY INTO, RIP INTO. Compare: GIVE IT TO....
14. Значение идиомы under fire[under fire] {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit byattacks or accusations; under attack. The soldiers stood firm underfire of the enemy. The principal was under fire for not sendingthe boys home who stole the car....
15. 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....
16. Значение идиомы walking encyclopedia[walking encyclopedia] {n. phr.} A polymath; a person very wellversed in a number of different disciplines. My uncle is averitable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of WorldWar II. Contrast: WALKING DICTIONARY....
17. Значение идиомы get in with[get in with] {v. phr.} To join up with; begin to associate with;be accepted by. He got in with the wrong gang of boys and wound upin jail. She got in with her father’s firm and made a successfulcareer of it....
18. Значение идиомы sail into[sail into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attack with great strength;begin hitting hard. George grabbed a stick and sailed into thedog. Compare: LAY INTO, PITCH INTO. 2. To scold or criticize veryhard. The coach really sailed into Bob for dropping the pass. Syn.: BAWL OUT, LAY INTO....
19. Значение идиомы lash out[lash out] {v.} 1. To kick. The horse lashed out at the manbehind him. 2. To try suddenly to hit. The woman lashed out at thecrowd with her umbrella. 3. To attack with words. The senatorlashed out at the administration. The school newspaper lashed outat the unfriendly way some students treated the visiting team....
20. Значение идиомы take in[take in] {v.} 1. To include. The country’s boundaries werechanged to fake in a piece of land beyond the river. The class ofmammals takes in nearly all warm-blooded animals except the birds. 2.To go and see; visit. The students decided to take in a movie whilethey were in town. We planned to take in Niagara ... Читать далее...
21. 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...
22. Значение идиомы take a punch at[take a punch at] or [take a poke at] or [take a sock at] {v. phr.}To try to hit with the fist; swing or strike at; attack withthe fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch atFred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him. Ifelt like taking ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы put an end to[put an end to] or [put a stop to] {v. phr.} 1. To make end; stop; end. The farmer built an electric fence around his fieldto put an end to trespassing. The principal said that running inthe halls was dangerous, and told the teachers to put a stop to it. 2. To destroy or kill. ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы look daggers[look daggers] {v. phr.} To show anger with a look; express hate orenmity by a look or stare; look fiercely. The other driver lookeddaggers at Morris for turning in before him. Mary did not daretalk back to her father, but she looked daggers....
25. A blonde decided that she was tired of her empty lifeA blonde decided that she was tired of her empty life. She cut her hair and dyed it brown, and set off for a drive. She wanted to do random acts of kindness to see if it would change her life. While driving through the countryside, she came across a farmer who was trying to ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы go at it hammer and tongs[go at it hammer and tongs] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To attack orfight with great strength or energy; have a bad argument. Billslapped George’s face and now they’re going at it hammer and tongs inback of the house. Helen and Mary have been arguing all day, andnow they are going at it hammer and tongs ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы bump into[bump into] {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan. Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game. Syn.: RUN INTO....
28. Значение идиомы separate the men from the boys[separate the men from the boys] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show whohas strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not. When theship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys. The mile run separates the men from the boys....
29. Значение идиомы double-park[double-park] {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. Jimmy’s father double-parked his car and the police gave him a ticket. If you double-park, you block other cars from passing....
30. Значение идиомы come to blows[come to blows] {v. phr.} To begin to fight. The two quarreling boys came to blows after school. The two countries came to blows because one wanted to be independent from the other....
31. Значение идиомы sprout wings[sprout wings] {v. phr.} 1. To enter the stage after a period ofdevelopment when wings appear. The dragonflies suddenly sprouted wings and areflying all about in the park. 2. To become good and virtuous. Joe has helped many colleagues in need; he seems to havesprouted wings....
32. Значение идиомы leave off[leave off] {v.} To come or put to an end; stop. There is a highfence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin. Dontold the boys to leave off teasing his little brother. Marion puta marker in her book so that she would know where she left off. Contrast: TAKE UP....
33. 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...
34. Значение идиомы look on[look on] or [look upon] {v.} 1. To regard; consider; think of. The stuff had always been looked on as a worthless factory waste. Until the day Bob made the touchdown, the other boys had looked uponhim as rather a sissy. 2. To be an observer; watch without takingpart. Fred had never been able to ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы open fire[open fire] {v. phr.} To begin shooting. The big warship turnedits guns toward the enemy ship and opened fire. When the policemancalled to the robber to stop, he turned and suddenly opened fire....
36. Значение идиомы hit one’s stride[hit one’s stride] {v. phr.} 1. To walk or run at your best speed;reach your top speed or game. After walking the first mile, Jim wasjust hitting his stride. The horse began to hit his stride andmoved ahead of the other horses in the race. 2. To do your best work;do the best job you ... Читать далее...
37. These two country boys, brothers, were knocking aroundThese two country boys, brothers, were knocking around one lazy summer day and thought it would be a good prank to push over the outhouse. They crept up from an advantageous direction like a couple of commandos, pushed the outhouse over on one side and headed for the woods. They circled round and returned home ... Читать далее...
38. Perot cornTwo farmers were talking at the general store. One farmer says to the other, «Did you hear about that new variety of corn called Perot corn?» The second farmer replies,»No I ain’t.» The first farmer says, «Yeah, it’s a big yielding variety. The stalk don’t grow too big, but the ears are tremendous!»...
39. A life-long city man, tired of the rat raceA life-long city man, tired of the rat race, decided he was going to give up the city life, move to the country, and become a chicken farmer. He found a nice, used chicken farm, which he bought. Turns out that his next door neighbor was also a chicken farmer. The neighbor came for a ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы clear out[clear out] {v.} 1. To take everything out of; empty. When Bill was moved to another class he cleared out his desk. 2. {informal} To leave suddenly; go away; depart. The cop told the boys to clear out. Bob cleared out without paying his room rent. Clear out of here! You’re bothering me. Compare: BEAT ... Читать далее...