Значение идиомы speed up

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1. Значение идиомы speed trap[speed trap] {n.} A place where police hide and wait to catchdrivers who are going even a little faster than the speed limit. Mr. Jones was caught in a speed trap....
2. Перевод слова speedSpeed — скорость, быстрота, темп; мчаться Перевод слова To drive engine up to speed — раскручивать двигатель to drop speed — снижать скорость speed of utterance — темп речи to speed off — поспешно удалиться He has been Speeding. Он превысил скорость. Time Speed by. Время быстро пронеслось. The train put on Speed. Поезд прибавил ... Читать далее...
3. Driving Through a Speed TrapAngel: Why are you driving At a snail’s pace? Georgina: This is an Infamous speed trap. I don’t want to get a Ticket – again. Angel: I don’t see any Squad cars along the road. Are you sure this is the right Stretch of road? Georgina: I’m sure. Those Cops are Crafty. They Hide out ... Читать далее...
4. Describing Speed and PaceChiu: Come on, Slowpoke, Hurry up! We’ll never get to the top of the hill if you don’t Get a move on. Sarah: There’s no way you’re going to get me to move at Breakneck speed. I’ve gone up at least 500 steps already, and my legs are about to fall off. Tell me again ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы step on it[step on it] or [step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on thegas pedal to make a car go faster. Be very careful when you step onthe gas. Don’t go too fast. Compare: GIVE IT THE GUN. 2. {informal}To go faster; hurry. Step on it, or we’ll be late for school. John ... Читать далее...
6. Obey the speed limitSitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State Police Officer see’s a car puttering along at 22 MPH. He thinks to himself, «This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!»So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы step up[step up] {v.} 1. To go from a lower to a higher place. Johnstepped up onto the platform and began to speak. 2. To come towardsor near; approach. The sergeant called for volunteers and PrivateJones stepped up to volunteer. John waited until the teacher hadfinished speaking to Mary, and then he stepped up. 3. To ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы out of the red[out of the red] {adv. phr.} Having reached solvency; no longer indebt. Under the new management, our company finally got out of thered. Contrast: IN THE HOLE, IN THE RED. Compare: IN THE BLACK....
9. Пословица / поговорка more haste, less speed — перевод и значение, пример использованияПословица / поговорка: more haste, less speed Перевод: тише едешь, дальше будешь Эквивалент в русском языке: поспешишь — людей насмешишь Пример: The man was in a hurry to finish work but he made many mistakes and had to repeat some things again. This proved to him that more haste equals less speed. Этот человек спешил ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы slow down[slow down] {v. phr.} To go more slowly than usual. The road wasslippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car. Pat once could run amile in five minutes, but now that he’s older he’s slowing down. Compare: LET UP. STEP DOWN. Contrast: SPEED UP....
11. Значение идиомы push-up[push-up] {n.} An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, inwhich you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands andtoes. At the age of seventy, Grandpa still does twenty push-upsevery day. The football team does push-ups every day....
12. Значение идиомы give it the gun[give it the gun] or [give her the gun] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gunor speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by amotor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboatpilot gave her the gun. Compare: STEP ON IT....
13. Значение идиомы pick up[pick up] {v.} 1. To take up; lift. During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard. 2. {informal} To pay for someoneelse. After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up thecheck. 3. To take on or away; receive; get. At the next corner thebus stopped and picked up three people. 4. ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы pick out[pick out] {v.} 1. To choose. It took Mary a long time to pickout a dress at the store. 2. To see among others; recognize; tellfrom others. We could pick out different places in the city fromthe airplane. We could not pick Bob out in the big crowd. Syn.:MAKE OUT. 3. To find by examining ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы bone to pick[bone to pick] or [crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. — Often used jokingly. «I have a bone to pick with you,» he said. There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the morning. Compare: BONE OF CONTENTION....
16. Перевод слова engineEngine — двигатель, мотор Перевод слова Barring engine — пусковой двигатель engine is dead — мотор заглох to decelerate the engine — сбрасывать обороты двигателя Gun the Engine! Давай газу! He got into the driving seat and started the Engine. Он сел за руль и завел двигатель. The Engine has burned out. Двигатель перегрелся....
17. For his birthday, Little Johnny asked for a 10 speed bicycleFor his birthday, Little Johnny asked for a 10 speed bicycle. His father said, «Son, we’d love to give you one, but the mortgage on this house is $80,000 and your mother just lost her job. There’s no way we can afford it.» The next day the father saw Little Johnny heading out the front ... Читать далее...
18. 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...
19. Перевод слова pushPush — толкать, толчок, давление Перевод слова To push the button — нажать кнопку to push a cart — толкать повозку to push back a charge — досылать заряд the push of a crowd — натиск толпы Don’t you Push me back! Перестаньте меня отталкивать! I don’t want to Push you. Я не хочу давить ... Читать далее...
20. A guy out on the golf course takes a high speed ball rightA guy out on the golf course takes a high speed ball right in the crotch. Writhing in agony, he falls to the ground. He finally gets himself to the doctor. He says, «How bad is it doc? I’m going on my honeymoon next week and my fiance is still a virgin in every way.» ... Читать далее...
21. The Speed of Time by Age0-9 Extremely slow. Even a trip to the store with Mom seems like going to Albania — by covered wagon. Most common phrase: «Is it Christmas yet?» 10-19 Still slow. Scientific evidence seems to show that school clocks actually move backwards just before the bell rings. 20-29 Alternately fast and slow. Weekends seem shorter and ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы for all[for all] 1. In spite of; even with, despite. — Used for contrast. For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart. There maybe mistakes occasionally, but for all that, it is the best book on thesubject. For all his money, he was very unhappy. 2. also [foraught] To the extent that. ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы push around[push around] {v.}, {informal} To be bossy with; bully. Don’ttry to push me around! Paul is always pushing the smaller childrenaround....
24. Значение идиомы bog down[bog down] {v. phr.} To be immobilized in mud, snow, etc.; slowdown. Our research got bogged down for a lack of appropriate funding. Don’t get bogged down in too much detail when you write an action story....
25. Значение идиомы let out[let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard letthe prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won’t letus out when it rains. Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He letout a yell and ran home. Father ... Читать далее...
26. Перевод идиомы when push comes to shove / if push comes to shove, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: when push comes to shove / if push comes to shove Перевод: когда ситуация, положение ухудшится; когда до чего-либо дойдет дело Пример: When push comes to shove my friend’s daughter is always able to find a job. Когда дела идут не ладно, дочери моего друга всегда удается найти работу....
27. Перевод идиомы pick a fight (with someone) / pick fights (with someone) / pick a quarrel (with someone), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: pick a fight (with someone) / pick fights (with someone) / pick a quarrel (with someone) Перевод: начать ссору, драку с кем-либо (обычно преднамеренно) Пример: The man tried to pick a fight with his old friend. Мужчина пытался поссориться со своим старым другом....
28. Значение идиомы when push comes to shove[when push comes to shove] {adv. phr.} A time when a touchysituation becomes actively hostile or a quarrel turns into a fight. Can we count on the boss’ goodwill, when push comes to shove?...
29. Значение идиомы a few[a few] {n.} or {adj.} A small number ; some. The dry weather killed most of Mother’s flowers, but a few are left. In the store, Mary saw many pretty rings and bracelets, and she wanted to buy a few of them. After the party, we thought that no one would help clean up, but ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы let up[let up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To become less, weaker, or quiet;become slower or stop. It’s raining as hard as ever. It’s notletting up at all. It snowed for three days before it let up andwe could go outdoors. 2. To do less or go slower or stop; relax; stopworking or working hard. Grandfather has been ... Читать далее...
31. 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...
32. Значение идиомы pick-me-up[pick-me-up] {n. phr.} Something you take when you feel tired orweak. John stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after workingthree hours overtime. Mary always carried a bar of chocolate inher pocketbook for a pick-me-up....
33. Значение идиомы boiling point[boiling point] {n.} 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. The boiling point of water is 272 Fahrenheit. 2. The time when you become very angry. He has a low boiling point. After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point. When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы push up daisies[push up daisies] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be dead and buried. I’llbe around when you’re pushing up daisies. Don’t play with guns oryou may push up the daisies....
35. Значение идиомы turn up one’s toes[turn up one’s toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. One morning thechildren found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so theyhad a funeral for him. Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES....
36. Значение идиомы pick a hole in[pick a hole in] or [pick holes in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find amistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. The witness saidhe had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyerpicked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no moon andthat it rained Sunday night. Mary is ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы keep up[keep up] {v.} 1a. To go on; not stop; continue. The rain keptup for two days and the roads were flooded. Compare: KEEP ON. 1b. Togo on with ; continue steadily; never stop. Mrs. Smithtold John to keep up the good work. The teacher asked Dick to stopbothering Mary, but he kept it up. Compare: ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы talk into[talk into] {v.} 1. To get to agree to; make decide on by talking; persuade to. — Used with averbal noun. Bob talked us into walking home with him. Compare:TALK OVER. Contrast TALK OUT OF. 2. To cause to be in or to getinto by talking. You talked us into this mess. Now get us ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы out of order[out of order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong order; notcoming after one another in the right way. Peter wrote the words ofthe sentence out of order. Don’t get out of order, children. Stayin your places in line. Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; notworking properly. Our television set is out of ... Читать далее...
40. Значение идиомы dark of the moon[dark of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} A time when the moon is not shining or cannot be seen. It was the dark of the moon when the scouts reached camp and they had to use flashlights to find their tents. Contrast: FULL OF THE MOON....