Значение идиомы take it or leave it

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1. Значение идиомы leave in the lurch[leave in the lurch] {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble;refuse to help or support. The town bully caught Eddie, and Tomleft him in the lurch. Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in thelurch. Compare: LEAVE FLAT, HIGH AND DRY, WALK OUT....
2. Значение идиомы take French leave[take French leave] {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. Theparty was so boring that we decided to take French leave. Whilethe Smith family was in Europe, the house-sitter packed up all thesilver and took French leave. See: SLIP AWAY....
3. Значение идиомы leave hanging[leave hanging] or [leave hanging in the air] {v. phr.} To leaveundecided or unsettled. Because the committee could not decide on atime and place, the matter of the spring dance was left hanging. Ted’s mother didn’t know what to do about the broken window, so hispunishment was left hanging in the air until his father ... Читать далее...
4. Значение идиомы leave flat[leave flat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenlywithout warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lotof hard work, so he left them flat. My car ran out of gas and leftme flat, ten miles from town. Compare: LEAVE IN THE ... Читать далее...
5. Значение идиомы take one’s leave[take one’s leave] or [take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To saygood-bye and leave. He stayed on after most of the guests had takentheir leave. The messenger bowed and took leave of the queen. -[leave-taking] {n.} The end of school in June is a time ofleave-taking....
6. Значение идиомы take leave of[take leave of] {v. phr.} I. To abandon, go away from, or becomeseparated from. — Usually used in the phrase «take leave of one’ssenses». Come down from the roof, Billy! Have you taken leave ofyour senses? 2. See: TAKE ONE’S LEAVE....
7. Значение идиомы beat down[beat down] {v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks. 2. {informal} a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. Can we beat down the price? B. To persuade or force to accept alower price or easier payments. He tried ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод идиомы leave someone holding the bag / leave someone holding the baby, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave someone holding the bag / leave someone holding the baby Перевод: переложить на кого-либо ответственность, вину; сделать крайним кого-либо Пример: My friend left me holding the bag when he left the accident. Мой друг переложил всю вину на меня, когда покинул место происшествия....
9. Значение идиомы leave at the altar[leave at the altar] {v. phr.} 1. To decide not to marry someone inthe last minute; jilt. Ed left poor Susan at the altar. 2. Tooverlook and skip for promotion; not fulfill deserved expectation. Once again I didn’t get my promotion and was left at the altar....
10. Значение идиомы leave holding the bag[leave holding the bag] or [leave holding the sack] {v. phr.},{informal} 1. To cause not to have something needed; leavewithout anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding thebag. 2. To force to take the whole responsibility or blamefor something that others should share. When the ball hit theglass, the team scattered and ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы put up with[put up with] {v.} To accept patiently; bear. We had to put upwith Jim’s poor table manners because he refused to change. Themother told her children, «I refuse to put up with your tracking inmud!» Compare: STAND FOR....
12. Значение идиомы let ride[let ride] {v. phr.}, {informal} To allow to go on without change;accept for the present. The committee couldnot decide what to do about Bob’s idea, so they let the matter ridefor a month or so. The class was rather noisy but the teacher letit ride because it was near Christmas. Ruth’s paper was not verygood, ... Читать далее...
13. Значение идиомы leave it at that[leave it at that] {v. phr.} To avoid further and more acrimoniousdisagreement; not argue or discuss any further. Our opinion onhealth care is obviously different, so let’s just leave it at that....
14. Значение идиомы leave behind[leave behind] {v. phr.} 1. Abandon. Refugees on the run mustsometimes leave old and sick people behind. 2. To forget; go awaywithout. We had reached our car when we noticed that we had leftour keys behind....
15. Перевод слова leaveLeave — разрешение; отпуск; уходить, уезжать, покидать Перевод слова Leave of court — разрешение суда six months’ leave — шестимесячный отпуск to take leave of one’s friends — попрощаться с друзьями to leave the room — выйти из комнаты to leave a gap — оставлять промежуток Did you Leave a tip? Ты оставил чаевые? I ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы leave word with[leave word with] {v. phr.} To leave a message. Hank left wordwith his secretary where he could be reached by phone while he wasaway from his office....
17. 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....
18. Значение идиомы French leave[French leave] {n.} The act of slipping away from a place secretlyand without saying good-bye to anyone. «It’s getting late,» Robwhispered to Janet. «Let’s take French leave and get out of here.»...
19. Значение идиомы take leave of one’s senses[take leave of one’s senses] {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazy. «Have you taken leave of your senses? «Jake cried, when he saw Andyswallow a live goldfish....
20. Значение идиомы leave one’s mark[leave one’s mark] {v. phr.} To leave an impression upon; influencesomeone. Tolstoy never won the Nobel Prize, but he left his mark onworld literature. See: MAKE ONE’S MARK....
21. Значение идиомы shore leave[shore leave] {n.} Permission given to a man in the Navy to leavehis ship and go where he wants for a certain length of time. Jimwent to visit New York when he was given three days’ shore leave. The ship did not dock long enough for the sailors to get shoreleave....
22. Значение идиомы leave no stone unturned[leave no stone unturned] {v. phr.} To try in every way; miss nochance; do everything possible. — Usually used in the negative. Thepolice will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bankrobbers. Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE-TOOTH COMB....
23. Значение идиомы kick out[kick out] or [boot out] {v.}, {informal} To make go orleave; get rid of; dismiss. The boys made so much noise at themovie that the manager kicked them out. The chief of police wasbooted out of office because he was a crook. Syn.: THROW OUT....
24. Перевод идиомы leave someone alone, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave someone alone Перевод: не беспокоить кого-либо, оставить кого-либо в покое Пример: Please leave me alone so I can finish this essay. Не беспокой меня, пожалуйста, чтобы я мог закончить это сочинение....
25. Значение идиомы set aside[set aside] {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a group orcollection. She set aside the things in the old trunk which shewanted to keep. 2. To select or choose from others for some purpose. The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving. 3. To pay noattention to ; leave out. The complaint was ... Читать далее...
26. Перевод идиомы take it or leave it, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: take it or leave it Перевод: либо да, либо нет; принять что-либо или отказаться от этого Пример: The customer was told to take it or leave it when he began to complain about the product. Когда покупатель начал жаловаться на товар, ему сказали, чтобы он решался, будет он совершать покупку или нет....
27. Значение идиомы hold it[hold it] or [hold everything] {v. phr.}, {informal} To stopsomething one is doing or getting ready to do. — Usually used as acommand. The pilot was starting to take off, when the control towerordered «Hold it!»...
28. Значение идиомы watch it[watch it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be careful. — Usually used as acommand. You’d better watch it. If you get into trouble again, you’ll be expelled. Watch it — the bottom stair is loose!...
29. Значение идиомы throw out[throw out] or [toss out] {v.} 1. To put somewhere to be destroyedbecause not wanted. He didn’t need the brush anymore so he threw itout. Syn.: THROW AWAY. 2. To refuse to accept. The inspectortossed out all the parts that didn’t work. 3. To force to leave;dismiss. When the employees complained too loudly, the owner ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы talk through one’s hat[talk through one’s hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say somethingwithout knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly orignorantly. John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat....
31. Перевод идиомы leave someone out in the cold, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave someone out in the cold Перевод: оставить кого-либо в стороне, не взять в свою компанию, не разрешить принимать участие в какой-либо деятельности; исключить кого-либо Пример: We made an effort not to leave my friend out in the cold when we were planning the birthday party. Мы постарались не исключать моего друга из планирования ... Читать далее...
32. Значение идиомы absent without leave[absent without leave ] {adj.} Absent without permission; used mostly in the military. Jack left Fort Sheridan without asking his commanding officer, and was punished for going AWOL....
33. Значение идиомы leave open[leave open] {v. phr.} To remain temporarily unsettled; subject tofurther discussion. Brad said that the question of health insurancewould be left open until some future date....
34. Значение идиомы leave out of account[leave out of account] {v. phr.} To fail to consider; forget about. The picnic planners left out of account that it might rain. Contrast: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT....
35. Значение идиомы skip out[skip out] {v.}, {informal} To leave in a hurry; especially aftercheating or taking money dishonestly; sneak away; leave withoutpermission. The man skipped out of the hotel without paying hisbill. «How did you get out of the house after supper, Harry? » «Iskipped out!»...
36. Значение идиомы fly blind[fly blind] {v. phr.} 1. To fly an airplane by instruments alone. In the heavy fog he had to fly blind. 2. {informal} To do somethingwithout understanding what you are doing. I’m glad the car runsnow; I was flying blind when I fixed it. He’s flying blind when hetalks about philosophy....
37. Значение идиомы take it into one’s head[take it into one’s head] or {informal} [take a notion] {v. phr.}To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenlytook it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmotherkeeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever she takes anotion....
38. Значение идиомы leave a bad taste in one’s mouth[leave a bad taste in one’s mouth] {v. phr.} To feel a badimpression; make you feel disgusted. Seeing a man beat his horseleaves a bad taste in your mouth. His rudeness to the teacher lefta bad taste in my mouth....
39. Перевод идиомы leave someone or something behind, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave someone or something behind Перевод: оставить кого-либо где-либо; бросить кого-либо где-либо Пример: I left my coat behind in the restaurant. Я оставил свое пальто в ресторане....
40. Перевод идиомы leave a lot to be desired, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: leave a lot to be desired Перевод: оставлять желать лучшего Пример: The job performance of the new employee leaves a lot to be desired. Качество работы нового сотрудника оставляет желать лучшего....