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Значение идиомы slack off

[slack off] {v. phr.} 1. To become less active; grow lazy.

Sinceconstruction work has been slacking off toward the end of the summer, many workers were dismissed.

2. To gradually reduce; taper off.

The snowstorms tend to slack off over the Great Lakes by the first ofApril.



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  1. Перевод слова slackSlack — вялый, медленный; затишье, спад Перевод слова Slack comprehension — замедленное восприятие a sudden slack in production — неожиданное снижение производительности to feel slack — чувствовать вялость slack season — мертвый сезон He Slacks his attention. Он ослабил внимание. I Slacked my pace. Я замедлил шаг. The rain Slacked and died. Дождь пошел реже, ... Читать далее...
  2. Перевод идиомы cut somebody some slack, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: cut somebody some slack Идиома: cut somebody some slack Разг. Перевод: относиться к кому-либо проще; дать кому-либо больше свободы выбора, действия Пример: If you and your kids don’t agree about their futures, cut them some slack — explain your views, but don’t try to force them to agree. Если вы не сойдетесь со своими ... Читать далее...
  3. Значение идиомы taper off[taper off] {v.} 1. To come to an end little by little; becomesmaller toward the end. The river tapers off here and becomes abrook. 2. To stop a habit gradually; do something less and lessoften. Robert gave up smoking all at once instead of tapering off. Contrast: COLD TURKEY....
  4. Значение идиомы great oaks from little acorns grow[great oaks from little acorns grow] As great oak trees grow fromtiny acorns, so many great people or things grew from a small andunimportant beginning, so be patient. — A proverb. Many great menwere once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks from little acorns grow....
  5. Значение идиомы white-collar workers[white-collar workers] {n. phr.} Workers employed in offices and atdesks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middleclass. It is a well-known fact that white-collar workers are lesswell organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast BLUE-COLLARWORKERS....
  6. Значение идиомы let grass grow under one’s feet[let grass grow under one’s feet] {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy;waste time. — Used in negative, conditional, and interrogativesentences. The new boy joined the football team, made the honorroll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. Hecertainly did not let any grass grow under his feet....
  7. Значение идиомы out on a limb[out on a limb] {adv. phr.} With your beliefs and opinions openlystated; in a dangerous position that can’t be changed. Thepresident went out on a limb and supported a foreign aid bill thatmany people were against. Grandfather went out on a limb beforethe summer was over and said that the next winter would be long ... Читать далее...
  8. Перевод слова lazyLazy — ленивый Перевод слова A lazy river — лениво текущая река to spend a lazy afternoon — провести день в ничегонеделании bone-lazy fellow — бездельник; лоботряс; лодырь That Lazy boy needs shaking up. Этого лентяя нужно расшевелить. It is easy to relapse into Lazy habits. Очень легко привыкнуть к лени. With children as Lazy ... Читать далее...
  9. Значение идиомы out of commission[out of commission] {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active militaryservice; no longer on active duty. When the war was over, manywarships were placed out of commission. Contrast: IN COMMISSION.2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. The strike put the airline out of commission for a week. Johnwill ... Читать далее...
  10. Перевод слова reduceReduce — сокращать, снижать, уменьшать, ослаблять Перевод слова To reduce expenditure — сокращать расходы to reduce taxes — снижать налоги to reduce pain — облегчать боль We have been able to Reduce our tax bill by 10%. Мы сумели уменьшить сумму налога на десять процентов. The medicine Reduces the risk of infection. Это лекарство снижает ... Читать далее...
  11. Значение идиомы strikebreaker[strikebreaker] {n.} One who takes the place of workers on strikeor one who recruits such people. The striking workers threw rotteneggs at the strikebreakers....
  12. Перевод слова activeActive — активный, живой, деятельный Перевод слова Active competition — оживленная конкуренция become active — активизироваться active life — активная жизнь He leads a full, Active life. Он живет полной насыщенной жизнью. We are Active members of our church. Мы являемся активными членами нашей церкви. A new edition is in Active preparation. Полным ходом идет ... Читать далее...
  13. Значение идиомы boil down[boil down] {v.} 1. To boil away some of the water from; make less by boiling. She boiled down the maple sap to a thick syrup. The fruit juice boiled down until it was almost not good for jelly. 2. To reduce the length of; cut down; shorten. The reporter boiled the story down to ... Читать далее...
  14. Значение идиомы goof off[goof off] {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or beserious; fool around. Tow didn’t get promoted because he goofed offall the time and never did his homework. If you goof off on thejob too much, you’ll be fired....
  15. Значение идиомы pull in one’s horns[pull in one’s horns] or [draw in one’s horns] {v. phr.},{informal} 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; backdown on a promise. He said he could beat any man theresingle-handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward. 2.To cut back from one’s usual way of living; reduce spending oractivities; ... Читать далее...
  16. Значение идиомы catch-22[catch-22] {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller’s novel «Catch-22», set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is self-contradictory or that conflicts with another regulation. In Heller’s book it referred to the regulation that flight crews must report for duty unless excused for reasons of insanity, but that anyone claiming such an excuse ... Читать далее...
  17. Значение идиомы little[little] See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND, MAKELITTLE OF, NOT A LITTLE, QUITE A LITTLE or QUITE A LITTLE BIT, THINKLITTLE OF, TWIST AROUND ONE’S LITTLE FINGER....
  18. Different Work StylesBefore I started my new job, I didn’t know that I would be working so closely with another employee of the company. I was used to a lot of Autonomy in my last job, and I have always been Self-directed. I didn’t need Close supervision and the boss never had to worry about me Slacking ... Читать далее...
  19. Who is doing the work around here?The population of the United States was 180 million at the time of writing, but there are 64 million over 60 years of age, leaving 116 million to do the work. People under 21 total 59 million which leaves 57 million people to do the work. Because of the 31 million government employees, there are ... Читать далее...
  20. Значение идиомы green thumb[green thumb] {n.}, {informal} A talent for gardening; ability tomake things grow. — Considered trite by many. Mr. Wilson’sneighbors say his flowers grow because he has a green thumb....
  21. Automating ProductionLauren: Wow, that was an impressive demonstration of how Robots can be used in Production. I think that we need robots like those To automate some of the functions in our Factories. Yves: I admit the demonstration was Eye-opening, but I don’t think the technology is there yet to allow us to replace people with ... Читать далее...
  22. Значение идиомы grow on[grow on] or [grow upon] {v.} 1. To become stronger in; increase asa habit of. The habit of eating before going to bed grew uponJohn. 2. To become more interesting to or liked by. The more Jacksaw Mary, the more she grew on him. Football grew on Billy as hegrew older....
  23. Перевод слова dismissDismiss — отпускать, распускать, увольнять Перевод слова To dismiss the assembly — распустить собравшихся to dismiss a servant — уволить слугу to dismiss the subject — закрыть тему, прекратить обсуждение вопроса The worker was Dismissed for laziness. Рабочего уволили за лень. Dismiss your fear. Забудь о страхе. I Dismissed the taxi. Я отпустил такси....
  24. Значение идиомы grow up[grow up] {v.} 1. To increase in size or height; become taller orolder; reach full height. Johnny is growing up; his shoes are toosmall for him. I grew up on a farm. The city has grown upsince I was young. 2. To become adult in mind or judgment; become oldenough to think or decide in ... Читать далее...
  25. Значение идиомы senior citizen[senior citizen] {n.} An older person, often one who has retiredfrom active work or employment. Mrs. North, the history teacher, isa senior citizen....
  26. Значение идиомы let the grass grow under one’s feet[let the grass grow under one’s feet] {v. phr.}, {informal} Towaste time; be slow or idle. Grandpa spends so much time sittingand thinking that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow underhis feet....
  27. Miracle Bra AlternativeMiracle Bra Alternative A husband, tired of his wife asking him how she looks, buys her a full length mirror. This does little to help, as now she just stands in front of the mirror, looking at herself, asking him how she looks. One day, fresh out of the shower, she is yet again in ... Читать далее...
  28. Значение идиомы get the sack[get the sack] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be fired or dismissed fromwork. John got the sack at the factory last week. 2. To be told byone’s lover that the relationship is over. Joanna gave Sam thesack. See: GET THE AX and GET THE BOUNCE....
  29. Значение идиомы get the ax[get the ax] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be fired from a job. PoorJoe got the ax at the office yesterday. 2. To be dismissed fromschool for improper conduct, such as cheating. Joe got caughtcheating on his final exam and he got the ax. 3. To have a quarrelwith one’s sweetheart or steady ending in ... Читать далее...
  30. Значение идиомы race against time[race against time] {v. phr.} To be in a great hurry to finish agiven project by a specified deadline. The workers were racingagainst time to finish the campus modernization project....
  31. Значение идиомы get on[get on] or [get onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To speak to roughly about something he did wrong; blame; scold. Mrs. Thompsongot on the girls for not keeping their rooms clean. The fans goton the new shortstop after he made several errors. Syn.: JUMP ON. 2.See: GET ALONG. 3. To grow older. Work seems harder these ... Читать далее...
  32. Перевод слова growGrow — расти, произрастать, увеличиваться Перевод слова To grow in size — увеличиваться в размере to grow in price — возрастать в цене to grow flowers — выращивать цветы Rice Grows in water. Рис растет в воде. We Grew to love them. Мы постепенно полюбили их. This place Grows on me. Это место мне все ... Читать далее...
  33. Значение идиомы anything but[anything but] {adv. phr.} Quite the opposite of; far from being. I don’t mean he’s lazy — anything but! The boys knew they had broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office....
  34. Значение идиомы run riot[run riot] {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not controlyourself. The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the petshop. John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was huntinglions in Africa. 2. To be or grow in great numbers or large amounts. Daisies ran riot in the meadow. Compare: ... Читать далее...
  35. Значение идиомы straw boss[straw boss] {n.} 1. The boss of a few workers who is himself underanother boss or foreman. The straw boss told Jim he would have tosee the foreman about a job. 2, A man who works himself and alsobosses a few other workers. Smith worked better than the other men, so the foreman made him ... Читать далее...
  36. Перевод идиомы out of hand, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: out of hand Перевод: сразу же, без лишних раздумий Пример: The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand. Полиция сразу же отклонила мою жалобу на моих соседей....
  37. Перевод слова tendTend — склоняться к чему-либо; ухаживать, заботиться Перевод слова To tend the fire — поддерживать огонь he tends to exaggerate — он склонен преувеличивать fruit tends to decay — фрукты начинают гнить She Tends to the children Она присматривает за детьми. It is difficult to say where society is Tending. Трудно сказать, в какую сторону ... Читать далее...
  38. Перевод слова summerSummer — лето Перевод слова Summer games — летние игры memories of gone summer — воспоминания о прошедшем лете summer home — летний дом What a warm, glad Summer! Какое теплое приятное лето! The Summer was cold and wet. Лето было дождливым и холодным. I can’t wait for the Summer. Жду — не дождусь, когда ... Читать далее...
  39. Значение идиомы keep one at a distance[keep one at a distance] or [keep one at arm’s length] {v. phr.} Toavoid company; not become too friendly toward. Mr. Smith is kind to the workers in his store but after work he keeps themat a distance. Betty likes Bill and is trying to be friendly, buthe keeps her at arm’s length. Compare: KEEP ... Читать далее...
  40. Перевод слова workerWorker — работник, трудящийся, сотрудник Перевод слова Factory and office workers — рабочие и служащие brain worker — работник умственного труда fellow worker — сотрудник, сослуживец She is a very responsible Worker. Она — очень ответственный работник. The Worker bee is neuter. Рабочая пчела бесплодна. The Worker was dismissed for laziness. Рабочего уволили за лень. ... Читать далее...

Значение идиомы slack off