Значение идиомы take to task

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1. Перевод слова taskTask — задача, задание, обязанность; ставить задачу Перевод слова To estop the task — прекратить работу exacting task — трудная задача forbidding task — «грязная» работа You must not Task me too high. Вы не должны требовать от меня слишком многого. You have to complete this Task inside a week. Ты должен закончить это задание ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы to a fault[to a fault] {adv. phr.} So very well that it is in a way bad; tothe point of being rather foolish; too well; too much. Aunt Maywants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to afault. Mary acts her part to a fault. John carriesthoroughness to a fault; he spends many ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы at fault[at fault] {adj. phr.} Responsible for an error or failure; to blame. The driver who didn’t stop at the red light was at fault in the accident. When the engine would not start, the mechanic looked at all the parts to find what was at fault. Syn.: IN THE WRONG....
4. Значение идиомы bawl out[bawl out] {v.}, {informal} To reprove in a loud or rough voice; rebuke sharply; scold. The teacher bawled us out for not handing in our homework. Compare: HAUL OVER THE COALS, LIGHT INTO, TELL A THING OR TWO....
5. Значение идиомы come down hard on[come down hard on] {v.}, {informal} 1. To scold or punish strongly. The principal came down hard on the boys for breaking the window. 2. To oppose strongly. The minister in his sermon came down hard on drinking....
6. Перевод слова scoldScold — ругать, бранить; мегера, сварливый человек Перевод слова To scold a servant — бранить слугу to be more ready to laugh than to scold — быть веселого нрава his wife is a scold — жена постоянно его пилит It’s no use Scolding the child for his behaviour. Бесполезно бранить ребенка за поведение. He Scolded ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы pay the piper[pay the piper] or [pay the fiddler] {v. phr.} To suffer theresults of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish actsor wasting money. Bob had spent all his money and got into debt, sonow he must pay the piper. Fred had a fight, broke a window, andquarreled with his counselor so now he ... Читать далее...
8. Перевод слова foolishFoolish — глупый, дурашливый, нелепый Перевод слова It was a foolish thing to say — глупо было говорить это to look foolish — выглядеть нелепо to feel foolish — неловко себя чувствовать He was wearing a Foolish grin. Он глупо улыбался. Besides being heartbroken, she felt Foolish. В добавок к разбитому сердцу, она чувствовала себя ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы rap one’s knuckles[rap one’s knuckles] {v. phr.} To scold or punish. The principalrapped our knuckles for cheating on the test. If you talk back toDad, you’ll get your knuckles rapped. The club got its knucklesrapped by the principal for hazing new members. Why rap myknuckles? It wasn’t my fault. Compare: DRESSING DOWN, GIVE IT TO....
10. Значение идиомы tick off[tick off] {v.} 1. To mention one after the other; list. Theteacher ticked off the assignments that Jane had to do. 2. To scold;rebuke. The boss ticked off the waitress for dropping her tray. 3.To anger or upset. — Usually used as ticked off. She was ticked offat him for breaking their dinner date again....
11. Bill and Bob met at the club for their weekly golf gameBill and Bob met at the club for their weekly golf game. And for the third week in a row, it was raining too hard to play. Bill: Well, Bob, what do you want to do now? Bob: Darts? Bill: Nah. Bob: Shoot some pool? Bill: Nah. Bob: Cards? Bill: Nah. Hey, I’ve got an ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы trial and error[trial and error] {n.} A way of solving problems by tryingdifferent possible solutions until you find one that works. Johnfound the short circuit by trial and error. The only way Tom couldsolve the algebra problem was by the method of trial and error....
13. Значение идиомы jump on[jump on] or [jump all over] or [land on] or [land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold; criticize; blame. Tom’s boss jumped allover Tom because he made a careless mistake. Janice landed onRobert for dressing carelessly for their date. «I don’t know whyBill is always jumping on me; I just don’t understand him,» said ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы find fault[find fault] {v. phr.} To find something wrong; complain;criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made. Compare: JUMP ON, PICKAT....
15. Значение идиомы clean bill of health[clean bill of health] {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country. 2. {informal} A report that a person is free of guilt or fault. The stranger was suspected in the bank robbery, but ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs[can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs] To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices. — A proverb. When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. «Well, you can’t make ... Читать далее...
17. Перевод слова faultFault — вина, ошибка, недочет, дефект Перевод слова A fault in cloth — дефект в ткани it is his great fault — это его большой недостаток there’s your fault — вот в чем ваша ошибка faults of a child — проступки ребенка The Fault is attached to the bus driver. Вина лежит на водителе автобуса. ... Читать далее...
18. Перевод слова errorError — ошибка, заблуждение Перевод слова Human error — ошибка, свойственная человеку errors of taste — плохой вкус в одежде by error — по ошибке He was the victim of an Error. Он был жертвой ошибки. Man is prone to Error. Человеку свойственно допускать ошибки. I noticed an Error in the book. Я заметил ошибку ... Читать далее...
19. Hillary Clinton goes to her doctor for a physicalHillary Clinton goes to her doctor for a physical, only to find out that she’s pregnant! She is furious. Here just became the senator of New York and this has happened to her. She gets Bill on the phone and immediately starts screaming: «How could you have let this happen? With all that’s going on ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы lie down on the job[lie down on the job] {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to doyour job; neglect a task; loaf. Bill isn’t trying to learn hislessons. He is lying down on the job. If you lie down on your job, you will lose it....
21. Значение идиомы out of bounds[out of bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Outside of the boundarylines in a game; not on or inside the playing field. Bill thoughthe had scored a touchdown, but he had stepped out of bounds before hereached the goal line. 2. Outside of a circumscribed area for acertain kind of work, such as construction or ... Читать далее...
22. Значение идиомы generous to a fault[generous to a fault] {adj. phr.} Excessively generous. Generousto a fault, my Aunt Elizabeth gave away all her rare books to her oldcollege....
23. Значение идиомы gone goose[gone goose] also [gone gosling] {n.}, {slang} A person for whomthere is no hope. Herbert’s grades have been so low that he is agone goose for the year. The man was a gone gosling when apoliceman caught him breaking the store window....
24. Перевод идиомы find fault (with someone or something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: find fault (with someone or something) Перевод: придираться к кому-либо или чему-либо Пример: My boss finds fault with everything that I do. Мой начальник придирается ко всему, что я делаю....
25. Значение идиомы lay in[lay in] {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for futureuse. Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so shelaid in a hundred pounds of it. Before school starts, theprincipal will lay in plenty of paper for the students’ written work. Compare: LAY UP....
26. Значение идиомы carry the ball[carry the ball] {v. phr.}, {informal} To take the most important or difficult part in an action or business. None of the other boys would tell the principal about their breaking the window, and John had to carry the ball. When the going is rough, Fred can always be depended on to carry the ball....
27. Перевод идиомы at fault, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: at fault Перевод: быть ответственным за что-либо, быть виновным в чем-либо Пример: The truck driver was at fault for the terrible accident. Водитель грузовика был виновен в этом ужасном происшествии....
28. Значение идиомы carry on[carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. Bill and his father carried on a hardware business. Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other. 2. To keep doing as before; continue. After his father died, Bill carried on with the business. The colonel told the soldiers ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы penny wise and pound foolish[penny wise and pound foolish] Wise or careful in small things butnot careful enough in important things. — A proverb. Mr. Smith’sfence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn’t spend money topaint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish....
30. Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Bill Clinton are sittingHillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Bill Clinton are sitting in a helicopter and Bill starts to think. He sits there for about 15 minutes and finally Hillary asks why he is looking so sad. He says, «I just was wondering what I could do for the poor countries.» «Well » says Chelsea, «you could throw ... Читать далее...
31. 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....
32. Значение идиомы fill the bill[fill the bill] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be just what is needed; begood enough for something; be just right. The boss was worriedabout hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill. I thought I would need a specialtool, but this wrench fills ... Читать далее...
33. Naming the kidsOne day, Mr. Phillard rushed his pregnant wife over to the hospital. As the doctors were prepping his wife, Mr. Phillard’s idiot brother Bill arrived to watch the birth. But when Mr. Phillard saw the blood and everything else, he fainted. When Mr. Phillard woke up he was in a bed with the doctor standing ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы in consequence of[in consequence of] {prep.}, {formal} As a result of. Inconsequence of the deep snow, school will not open today. Inconsequence of his promise to pay for the broken window, Bill was notpunished. Compare: BECAUSE OF, ON ACCOUNT OF....
35. Значение идиомы come between[come between] {v.} To part; divide; separate. John’s mother-in-law came to live in his home, and as time passed she came between him and his wife. Bill’s hot rod came between him and his studies, and his grades went down....
36. Значение идиомы pad the bill[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make abill larger than it really was. The salesman padded the bill forhis traveling expenses by exaggerating his food expenses....
37. Значение идиомы each other[each other] or [one another] {pron.} Each one the other; one theother. That man and his wife love each other. Bill and Marygave one another Christmas presents last year. All the children atthe party were looking at one another trying to recognize one anotherin their masks and costumes. The birds fought each other over thebread....
38. The guide to wife translationsThe wife says: You want The wife means: You want The wife says: We need The wife means: I want The wife says: It’s your decision The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious The wife says: Do what you want The wife means: You’ll pay for this later The wife says: We need ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы lay down the law[lay down the law] {v. phr.} 1. To give strict orders. Theteacher lays down the law about homework every afternoon. 2. To speakseverely or seriously about a wrongdoing; scold. The principalcalled in the students and laid down the law to them about skippingclasses. Compare: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF....
40. Значение идиомы launch window[launch window] {n.}, {Space English}, {informal} 1. A period oftime when the line-up of planets, Sun, and Moon are such as to makefavorable conditions for a specific space launch. The mission wascanceled until the next launch window which will be exactly six weeksfrom today. 2. A favorable time for starting some kind of ambitiousadventure. My ... Читать далее...