Значение идиомы sit by

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1. What is the time A man is strolling past the mental hospital and suddenly remembers an important meeting. Unfortunately, his watch has stopped, and he cannot tell if he is late or not. Then, he notices a patient similarly strolling about within the hospital fence. Calling out to the patient, the man says, “Pardon me, sir, but do you […]...
2. One day shortly after the birth of their new baby One day shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So the proud papa stayed home to watch his wonderful new son. Soon after the mother left, the baby started to cry. The father did everything he could think of to do but the baby […]...
3. Crazy people talk A doctor of psychology was doing his normal morning rounds when he entered a patient’s room. He found Patient #1 sitting on the floor, pretending to saw a piece of wood in half. Patient #2 was hanging from the ceiling, by his feet. The doctor asked patient number 1 what he was doing. The patient […]...
4. British and American families – Британские и американские семьи British and American families are small. In fact the populations of both Britain and the USA have stopped growing. The typical family has a father, mother and two children. Grandparents come to visit, but do not usually live with their children. Most people get married between the ages of 20 and 23 but many marriages […]...
5. 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....
6. Значение идиомы keep an eye on [keep an eye on] or [keep one’s eye on] or [have one’s eye on] {v. phr.} 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. Keep aneye on the stove in case the coffee boils. You must keep your eyeon the ball when you play tennis. A good driver keeps his eye onthe road. The […]...
7. 4 Nuns at a church wanted to watch TV 4 Nuns at a church wanted to watch TV. The first one said she wanted to watch the INDY 500. The second one wanted to watch the sexy Shawn Michels on WWF. The third nun said she wanted to watch the knitting channel so she can knit some mittens for the kitchen. The fourth nun […]...
8. A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas to Chicago. The son, who had been looking out the window, turned to his mother and said, “If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big planes have baby planes?” The mother, who couldn’t think of an answer, […]...
9. Two storks on a nest, a father stork and baby stork Two storks on a nest, a father stork and baby stork. Baby is crying and crying and father stork is trying to calm him. “Don’t worry Son, your mother will come back. She’s only bringing people babies and making them happy.” The next night, its fathers turn to do the job. “Son, your father will […]...
10. Значение идиомы buckle down [buckle down] or [knuckle down] {v.} To give complete attention ; attend. They chatted idly for a few moments then each buckled down to work. Jim was fooling instead of studying; so his father told him to buckle down....
11. Значение идиомы take by the scruff [take by the scruff] {v. phr.} 1. To assert authority over aperson. Tim’s mother took him by the scruff and told him to getcleaned up. 2. To punish a person. The boss took us by the scruffwhen he found us chatting idly by the coffee machine. 3. To assumefirm control over a job or a […]...
12. Значение идиомы put to bed [put to bed] {v. phr.} 1. To put to rest for the night. Fatherput the three children to bed. The boy seemed ill, so the nurseput him to bed. 2. {informal} To complete preparations and print. The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A. M. The pressroom was latein putting the sports section to […]...
13. Значение идиомы in a family way [in a family way] or [in the family way] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Going to have a baby. Sue and Liz are happy because their mother isin the family way. The Ferguson children are promising kittens toeveryone because their cat is in a family way. Compare: WITH CHILD....
14. Значение идиомы baby kisser [baby kisser] {n.}, {slang} A person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; such persons often kiss little children in public. Nixon was a baby kisser when he ran for Vice President with Eisenhower....
15. Baby bear wants to live somewhere else The three bears had been having some trouble recently and had ended up in family court. Mama and Papa bear were splitting up, and baby bear had to decide who he was going to live with. So, the judge wanted to talk to baby bear to see what he thought about living with either of […]...
16. Free meat It was many years ago since the embarrassing day when a young woman, with a baby in her arms, entered his butcher shop and confronted him with the news that the baby was his and asked what was he going to do about it? Finally he offered to provide her with free meat until the […]...
17. Значение идиомы day and night [day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: AROUND THE CLOCK. Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year. The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days. 2. Every day and every […]...
18. Перевод слова patient Patient – пациент Перевод слова Refer a patient to a specialist – направить больного к специалисту chronic patient – человек, страдающий хроническим заболеванием acute patient – больной в тяжелом состоянии The Patient made a quick recovery. Пациент быстро выздоравливал. The Patient cannot walk yet. Пациент пока что не может ходить. The Patient was attended by […]...
19. Значение идиомы ramble on about [ramble on about] {v. phr.} To chatter on idly and without apurpose. When Ted has too much to drink, he always rambles on aboutthe good old days....
20. British and American Families Топик Британские и американские семьи рассказывает, чем схожи и чем отличаются семьи в Англии и США. Как правило, семьи небольшие, и население обеих стран растет не из-за естественного прироста, а в результате иммиграции. Очень много неполных семей, образ жизни примерно одинаков, но семьи в Америке имеют больший доход, чем в Великобритании. British and American families […]...
21. Перевод слова baby Baby – ребенок, младенец Перевод слова Mother’s baby – мамин любимчик, маменькин сынок the chirrup of the baby – детский щебет baby daughter – дочурка, малышка How is the Baby? Как чувствует себя ребенок? Don’t be a Baby! Не будь ребенком! The Baby’s so cute. Ребенок такой милый. Примеры из жизни Слово ‘baby’ используется во […]...
22. Delivering a baby A country doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see, while he […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. Значение идиомы watch one’s language [watch one’s language] {v. phr.} To be careful of how one speaks;avoid saying impolite or vulgar things. “You boys watch yourlanguage,” Mother said, “or you won’t be watching television for awhole week!”...
25. 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 […]...
26. Значение идиомы in charge of [in charge of] {prep.} 1. Responsible for; having supervision orcare of. Marian is in charge of selling tickets. The girl incharge of refreshments forgot to order the ice cream for the party. When our class had a play, the teacher put Harold in charge of thestage curtain. 2. or [in the charge of] Under the […]...
27. Traditions A man and a woman got married, and he told her : ” since you are my wife you should respect my traditions and habits…and i have 3 traditions. So, first tradition: On wednesdays i play football with my friends…no matter what..whether it snows or it rains…i dont care..i play football!! -Is it clear for […]...
28. Speaking to a Baby or Young Child My sister had to go out of town for a couple of days and I offered To look after her 18-month-old Twins. It wasn’t long before I realized that I was Over my head! … Colleen: Okay, you two, it’s time to go Beddy-bye. Baby: No! Colleen: Yes, let’s get your Jammies on. You can […]...
29. Значение идиомы drag one’s feet [drag one’s feet] or [drag one’s heels] {v. phr.} To act slowly or reluctantly. The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed. The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay, but was now dragging his feet....
30. My day off I go to school five days a week, so I have two days off – Saturday and Sunday (I’m lucky, because some other pupils have the only one day off). During the week I am very busy, so I like to have a rest on weekend. I am not an early riser and it is […]...
31. Значение идиомы night owl [night owl] {n. phr.} One who sleeps during the day and stays up orworks during the night. Tom hardly ever sleeps at night; he prefersto work by lamp light and has become a regular night owl. Compare:GRAVEYARD SHIFT....
32. A pregnant woman is about to give birth A pregnant woman is about to give birth. The doctor has her on the delivery table, legs up in the stirrups. Suddenly, he sees the top of a head push through. Then the baby pops its head out and says to the doctor, “Are you my dad?”. The doctor says, “No, I am your doctor!”. […]...
33. Значение идиомы make short work of [make short work of] {v. phr.} To finish rapidly. The cat madeshort work of the baby rabbit. Tim was anxious to get to themovies so he made short work of his homework....
34. Значение идиомы stretch a point [stretch a point] or [strain a point] {v. phr.} To permit somethingdifferent or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make anexception. Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas timeand let the children stay up later than usual. It’s straining apoint to call Joe a hero just because he saved the kitten […]...
35. Значение идиомы have it [have it] {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. I haveit on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week. 2. To do something in a certain way. Make up your mind, because youcan’t have it both ways. You must either stay home or come with us. Bobby […]...
36. Значение идиомы stay put [stay put] {v. phr.} To stay in place; not leave. Harry’s fathertold him to stay put until he came back. The rocks can be glued tothe bulletin board to make them stay put. After Grandmother camehome from her trip to visit Aunt May, she said she wanted to stay putfor a while....
37. Значение идиомы watch one’s dust [watch one’s dust] or [watch one’s smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} Tonotice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. OfferBill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke! “We’llhave your yard cleaned in a jiffy,” the Boy Scouts told Mr. Truitt.”Watch our smoke!” “I can go to the store and be back in […]...
38. Значение идиомы good night [good night] {interj.} 1. Used as a polite phrase when you leavesomeone at night. “Good night!” said Bob as he left Dick’s houseafter the party. “I’ll see you in the morning.” Bill said goodnight to his parents and went upstairs to bed. 2. or [good grief] – Used to show surprise and often some fear […]...
39. The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the surrogate father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife and said, “I’m off. The man should be here soon” Half an hour later, just by chance a door-to-door baby photographer rang the […]...
40. Ice Age – Film Review I’d like to speak about the film called “Ice Age”. The director of the film is Chris Wedge. The producers are Christopher Meledandri and Lori Forte. The budget of the film is $60,000,000. Now about the plot of the film. We transfers to the prehistoric age, when people can’t speak. The Earth is ruling by […]...