Значение идиомы sit up and take notice

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1. Значение идиомы give notice[give notice] {v. phr.} To inform an employer, an employee, alandlord, or a tenant of the termination of a contractual agreement ofservice or tenancy. Max gave notice at the bank where he wasworking. Sally was given notice by her landlord....
2. NoticeTo make things easier for all of us, please notice this Important Notice About Notices. You may have noticed the increased number of notices for you to notice. We notice that some of our notices have been noticed. On the other hand, some of our notices have not been noticed. This is very noticeable. It ... Читать далее...
3. Перевод слова noticeNotice — предупреждение, извещение, уведомление; замечать, обращать внимание Перевод слова Formal notice — официальное извещение notice of receipt — расписка в получении death notice — траурное объявление to get oneself noticed — привлечь к себе внимание I Noticed an error in the book. Я заметил ошибку в книге. She pretended not to Notice. Она сделала ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы serve notice[serve notice] {v. phr.} 1. To notify one’s employer in a formal orlegal manner that one is quitting the former’s employment. She gavenotice to her boss that she was quitting because of marriage. 2. Tonotify an employee or a tenant that one no longer needs their servicesor wishes to have them as tenants. The new ... Читать далее...
5. Перевод слова essayEssay — эссе, этюд, очерк Перевод слова An essay on Russian literature — очерк русской литературы familiar essay — сочинение в свободном стиле botch up an essay — состряпать статейку His Essay was full of mistakes. В его эссе было полно ошибок. There are many problems with her Essay. С ее эссе много проблем. I ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы with bad grace[with bad grace] or [with a bad grace] {adv. phr.} In an unpleasantor discourteous way; unwillingly, Fred takes defeat with badgrace. Tom shouted «Hello» to Bill. Bill was in a sour mood andreplied with a bad grace. Contrast: WITH GOOD GRACE....
7. Значение идиомы with good grace[with good grace] {adv. phr.} With pleasant and courteous behavior;politely; willingly; without complaining. The boys had beenwell-coached; they took the loss of the game with good grace. Theprincipal scolded Nora, who accepted his criticism with good grace. Contrast: WITH BAD GRACE....
8. Paying the BillsGrace: Did you already pay the Bills for this month? Will: No, I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Why? Grace: We got a Late notice from the credit card company. The notice says that they haven’t received the payment yet and it’s Past the due date. We are being charged a Late fee plus ... Читать далее...
9. Paying the BillsGrace: Did you already pay the Bills for this month? Will: No, I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Why? Grace: We got a Late notice from the credit card company. The notice says that they haven’t received the payment yet and it’s Past the due date. We are being charged a Late fee plus ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы fall from grace[fall from grace] {v. phr.} To go back to a bad way of behaving; dosomething bad again. The boys behaved well during dinner until theyfell from grace by eating their dessert with their fingers instead oftheir forks. The boy fell from grace when he lied....
11. Значение идиомы come through[come through] {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double. John needed money for college and his father came through....
12. Providing Tech SupportMax: Hello, hello, is this Call-in tech support? Grace: Yes, my name is Grace and this is the Help desk. How can I help you today? Max: I’m having a problem with my machine and I don’t know what to do. Grace: Have you tried reading our online Troubleshooting guide or asking your question on ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы grace period[grace period] or [period of grace] {n.} The time or extra timeallowed in which to do something. Most insurance companies have agrace period of one month for payments. The teacher gave the classa week’s period of grace to finish workbooks....
14. Значение идиомы bowl over[bowl over] {v.}, {informal} 1. To knock down as if with a bowled ball. The taxi hit him a glancing blow and bowled him over. 2. To astonish with success or shock with misfortune; upset; stun. He was bowled over by his wife’s sudden death. The young actress bowled over everybody in her first movie....
15. Значение идиомы howling success[howling success] {n.}, {informal} A great success; something thatis much praised; something that causes wide enthusiasm. The partywas a howling success. The book was a howling success....
16. Значение идиомы town and gown[town and gown] {n.} The residents of a college town and thestudents and teachers of the college. The senator made a speechattended by both town and gown. There were fights between town andgown....
17. Значение идиомы on the town[on the town] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into a townto celebrate; having a good time or enjoying the amusements in a town. When the sailors got off their ship they went out on the town. Compare: PAINT THE TOWN RED....
18. Значение идиомы day of grace[day of grace] {n. phr.} An extension period after the due date of some contract or bond. The premium is due on the first of each month, but they allow ten days of grace....
19. Значение идиомы saving grace[saving grace] {n. phr.} A single good attribute; a redeemingquality. Felicity is not very attractive but her intelligence andwit are her saving grace....
20. Перевод слова contestContest — состязание, конкурс Перевод слова To enter a contest — вступить в спор, вступить в дискуссию beauty contest — конкурс красоты close contest — состязание равных соперников The Contest between capitalism and socialism is over. Противоборство капитализма и социализма закончилось. His brothers are Contesting the will. Его братья оспаривают завещание. Will you enter the ... Читать далее...
21. Перевод слова suddenSudden — внезапный, неожиданный, стремительный Перевод слова Sudden change — внезапные изменения, внезапный сдвиг the sudden closeness of the weather — неожиданно душная погода sudden departure — поспешный уход This is so Sudden. Это так неожиданно. Sudden I heard a voice. Неожиданно я услышал чей-то голос. He made a Sudden stand. Он внезапно остановился...
22. Значение идиомы keep under one’s hat[keep under one’s hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep secret; nottell. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it underhis hat until it was announced publicly. — Often used as a command. Keep it under your hat. Syn.: KEEP TO ONESELF....
23. Значение идиомы breakthrough[breakthrough] {n.} A point of sudden success after a long process of experimentation, trial and error. The U. S. Space Program experienced a major breakthrough when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in June of 1969....
24. Значение идиомы come over[come over] {v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling in; happen to. A sudden fit of anger came over him. A great tenderness came over her. What has come over him?...
25. Перевод идиомы fall from grace, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: fall from grace Перевод: потерять расположение; упасть в глазах общества; впасть в немилость Пример: The politician fell from grace with the public during the money scandal. Во время скандала, связанного с деньгами, этот политик потерял расположение общества....
26. Перевод слова graceGrace — грация, изящество; приличие, такт; благосклонность Перевод слова She is nothing but grace — она вся изящество и грация she had the grace to make her visit brief — у нее хватило такта не задерживаться to get into smb.’s graces — снискать чье-л. расположение Her character is Graced by every virtue. Она — воплощение ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы sign up[sign up] {v.} 1. To promise to do something by signing your name;join; sign an agreement. We will not have the picnic unless morepeople sign up. John wants to sign up for the contest. MissCarter has signed up to be the chaperone at the dance. 2. To writethe name of to be in an activity; ... Читать далее...
28. A horny young man went to a brothelA horny young man went to a brothel… The lady at the counter asked him what his choice would be. The man wanted to know what was available. Madam, «On the first floor, we have the ex-models… they are all slinky and sexy… On the second floor, we have our ex-actresses…they are all buxom and ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы take note of[take note of] or [take notice of] {v. phr.} 1. To look carefullyat; pay close attention to; observe well. A detective is trained totake note of people and things. 2. To notice and act in response; payattention. Two boys were talking together in the back of the roombut the teacher took no notice of them. ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы nothing succeeds like success[nothing succeeds like success] Success in one thing makes successin other things easier; people like a successful person. — A proverb. The girls all like Bob because he is football captain. Nothingsucceeds like success....
31. Значение идиомы sweep off one’s feet[sweep off one’s feet] {v. phr.} To make have feelings too strong to control; overcome with strongfeeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by through thefeelings. The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feetwhen he said so many things to her at the dance. Joan was sweptoff her feet when the football captain started flirting ... Читать далее...
32. Sports-Related InjuriesGrace: What happened to you?! Paul: I had a little accident at the game today. Grace: Little accident?! You’re Limping and obviously in pain! Paul: I just Pulled a muscle in my back and Aggravated my Runner’s knee, that’s all. It’s nothing to worry about. Grace: And you’re still recovering from the Sprained ankle, Concussion, ... Читать далее...
33. Перевод идиомы all of a sudden, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: all of a sudden Перевод: вдруг, внезапно, неожиданно Пример: All of a sudden it became cloudy and began to rain. Вдруг нашли тучи, и пошел дождь....
34. Getting a Girlfriend/Boyfriend BackGrace: What are you doing? Yuji: I’m working on a plan To get April back. Grace: I think that’s a Lost cause. You guys Broke up three months ago. There’s no way she’ll Take you back. Yuji: Watch me Prove you wrong. When I tell April about all of the ways I’m going to change ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы take its toll[take its toll] {v. phr.} To cause loss or damage. The bombs hadtaken their toll on the little town. The budget cut took its tollof teachers....
36. Значение идиомы do tell[do tell] {interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. «You say George is going to get married after all these years? Do tell!» said Mrs. Green. Syn.: YOU DON’T SAY....
37. Learning to Read MusicMike: You have a great voice. You should join our Choir. Grace: I don’t know anything about music. I can’t even Read music. Mike: It’s not that hard. I could teach you. Look, this is a Piece we’re working on right now. Grace: What’s that weird thing at the beginning? Mike: That’s the Clef. It ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы forever and a day[forever and a day] {adv. phr.}, {informal} For a seemingly endlesstime; forever; always. Used for emphasis. We waited forever and aday to find out who won the contest. They promised to remainfriends forever and a day....
39. Значение идиомы live it up[live it up] {v. phr.}, {informal} To pursue pleasure; enjoy gamesor night life very much; have fun at places of entertainment. Joehad had a hard winter in lonesome places; now he was in town living itup. The western cowboys usually went to town on Saturdays to liveit up....
40. Значение идиомы come apart at the seams[come apart at the seams] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To become upset to the point where one loses self-control and composure as if having suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. After his divorce Joe seemed to be coming apart at the seams....