Значение идиомы the business

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1. Значение идиомы go about one’s business[go about one’s business] {v. phr.} To mind one’s own affairs. Fred kept bothering me with his questions all day, so I finally toldhim to go about his business and leave me alone....
2. Значение идиомы give one enough rope and he will hang himself[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] {informal} Give abad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he maymake a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. — A proverb. Johnny is always stealing and hasn’t been caught. But give him enoughrope and he’ll hang himself. — ... Читать далее...
3. Значение идиомы monkey business[monkey business] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e. g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. There is a lot of monkey business going on in that firm; you’dbetter watch out who you deal with! 2. Comical or silly actions;goofing off. Come on ... Читать далее...
4. Перевод идиомы none of someone’s business / nobody’s business, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: none of someone’s business / nobody’s business Перевод: дело, которое никого не касается, которое никого не должно волновать Пример: My personal financial situation is none of my friend’s business. Моя ситуация в финансовом плане не должна волновать моего друга....
5. Значение идиомы give the bounce[give the bounce] or [give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [givethe air] To stop being a friend or lover to ; separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate. 2. or[give the sack] also ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы give up[give up] {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. Thedog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn’t give it up. Jimmy isgiving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school. Compare:GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO. Contrast: HOLD ON TO. 1b. Toallow; permit. Ford gave up two ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы bum’s rush[bum’s rush] {n. phr.}, {slang} Throwing or pushing someone out from where he is not wanted. When John tried to go to the party where he was not invited, Bill and Fred gave him the bum’s rush. Tom became too noisy, and he got the bum’s rush. 2. To hurry or rush. The salesman tried ... Читать далее...
8. Business is businessA young Jewish boy starts attending public school in a small town. The teacher of the one-room school decides to use her position to try to influence the new student. She asks the class, «Who was the greatest man that ever lived?» A girl raises her hand and says, «I think George Washington was the ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы give out[give out] {v.} 1. To make known; let it be known; publish. Marygave out that she and Bob were going to be married. 2. To let escape;give. The cowboy gave out a yell. Syn.: GIVE OFF, LET GO. 3. togive to people; distribute. The barber gives out free lollipops toall the children. Compare: HAND OUT, ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы have no business[have no business] {v. phr.} To have no right or reason. Jackhad no business saying those nasty things about Dick. Vern’smother told him he had no business going swimming that day....
11. Значение идиомы do the business[do the business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action. The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but four of them did the business. When the little boy cut his finger a bandage did the business....
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 louse up[louse up] {v.}, {slang} To throw into confusion; make a mess of;spoil; ruin. When the man who was considering John’s house heardthat the basement was wet, that was enough to louse up the sale. Fred’s failure in business not only lost him his business but lousedhim up with his wife. The rain loused up the ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы mean business[mean business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To decide strongly to do whatyou plan to do; really mean it; be serious. The boss said he wouldfire us if we didn’t work harder and he means business. When shewent to college to study, she meant business. He just liked thecompany of the other girls he dated, but this ... Читать далее...
15. Перевод идиомы have no business (doing something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: have no business (doing something) Перевод: не иметь права, основания делать что-либо Пример: The apartment manager has no business asking us about our private business. Управляющий не имеет права спрашивать нас о наших частных делах....
16. Значение идиомы go out of business[go out of business] {v. phr.} To cease functioning as a commercialenterprise. The windows of the store are all boarded up becausethey went out of business....
17. Types of Business EntitiesRon: I’m only your Tax accountant, but let me give you a piece of advice. If you’re planning to start a business, you’ll want to carefully consider what type of Business entity you want to do business under. Marcela: Is that important? My parents ran a Mom-and-pop store for 40 years and they never had ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы mind one’s own business[mind one’s own business] {v. phr.} To not interfere in the affairsof others. He finally got tired of her criticism and told her tomind her own business....
19. Значение идиомы hand over[hand over] {v.} To give control or possession of; give to another person. When the teacher saw Johnny reading a comic bookin study period, she made him hand over the book. When Mr. Jonesgets old, he will hand over his business to his son. Syn.: FORK OVER, GIVE UP, TURN OVER....
20. Значение идиомы hate one’s guts[hate one’s guts] {v. phr.}, {slang} To feel a very strong dislikefor someone. Dick said that he hated Fred’s guts because Fred hadbeen very mean to him....
21. Перевод слова businessBusiness — дело, работа, бизнес Перевод слова Unfinished business — незавершенное дело business contacts — деловые контакты small business — малый бизнес I’m here on Business. Я здесь по делам. Mind your own Business! Не суй нос не в свои дела! It’s your own Business. Это ваше личное дело....
22. Значение идиомы send one about one’s business[send one about one’s business] {v. phr.} To dismiss someonesummarily; tell one off. When Mrs. Atwater discovered that herdaughter’s French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent himabout his business. Compare: SEND ONE PACKING....
23. Значение идиомы once-over[once-over] {n.}, {slang} 1. A quick look; a swift examination ofsomeone or something. — Usually used with «give» or «get». The newboy got the once-over from the rest of the class when he came in. Bob gave his paper the once-over before handing it in. 2. or[once-over-lightly] A quick or careless job, especially of cleaning ... Читать далее...
24. Значение идиомы the works[the works] {n. plural}, {slang} 1. Everything that can be had orthat you have; everything of this kind, all that goes with it. Whenthe tramp found $100, he went into a fine restaurant and ordered theworks with a steak dinner. 1b. See: SHOOT THE WORKS. 2. Roughhandling or treatment; a bad beating or scolding; killing; ... Читать далее...
25. Making Business ContactsPhan: Hi, Montel. Thanks for agreeing to meet with me. Montel: It’s my pleasure. Phan: Since I’m new here, I was hoping you might be willing to give me some Pointers on how to get new clients. To be honest, I’ve never been on This side of the fence before and I’m a little Out ... Читать далее...
26. Перевод идиомы monkey business, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: monkey business Перевод: 1. валяние дурака, шутливая выходка; 2. незаконная деятельность, жульничество Пример: The kids were involved in some monkey business when the window was broken. Дети валяли дурака, когда разбилось окно. The company was involved in some monkey business with the tax department and has hired a lawyer to defend themselves. Компания была ... Читать далее...
27. Значение идиомы run for one’s money[run for one’s money] {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. — Usually used with «give» or «get». Our team didn’t win the game, but they gave the other team a run for their money. 2. Satisfaction;interest; excitement. — Usually used with «give» or «get». Peoplelike to watch the champion fight because they ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы land-office business[land-office business] {n.}, {informal} A great rush of business. It was a hot day, and the drive-ins were doing a land-office businessin ice cream and cold drinks....
29. Значение идиомы catch up[catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab. She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap in a situation; concern or interest very much. — Usually used in the passive with «in». The Smith family was caught up in the war ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы give credence to[give credence to] {v. phr.} 1. To be willing to believe thatsomething is true. Larry gave credence to the rumor that Fred usedto be a convict. Give no credence to the rumor that our state isbankrupt; nothing could be farther from the truth....
31. Business InsuranceCarson: What happened here?! Samantha: As you can see, there was an accident. Early this morning, a man driving along this street Lost control of his car and ran into the front window of our store. Luckily, no one was hurt. Carson: What are we going to do? We can’t open for business with this ... Читать далее...
32. Перевод идиомы mean business, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: mean business Перевод: говорить всерьез, иметь серьезные намерения Пример: He is working very hard and means business when he says that he is going to get the office organized. Он много работает и он абсолютно серьезен, когда говорит, что приведет в порядок весь офис....
33. Перевод идиомы make it one’s business (to do something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: make it one’s business (to do something) Перевод: делать что-либо, даже если для этого потребуется вмешаться в чужие дела Пример: The mother always makes it her business to know exactly what her children are doing. Мать всегда старается узнать, что делают ее дети....
34. Little Johnny’s mother decided to giveLittle Johnny’s mother decided to give her son an anatomy lesson one day, so she took off all of her clothes and pointed to her vagina, and said, «Johnny. This is where you come from.» Johnny went to school the next day smiling and insisting all his friends now refer to him as «Lucky Johnny.» ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы cut up[cut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To hurt the feelings of; wound. — Usually used in the passive. John was badly cut up when Susie gave him back his ring. 2. {slang} To act funny or rough; clown, Joe would always cut up if there were any girls watching. At the party Jim and Ron were ... Читать далее...
36. Перевод идиомы get down to business, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get down to business Перевод: перейти к делу Пример: When the meeting began everybody got down to business and began to discuss the important issues. Когда началось собрание все перешли к делу и начали обсуждать важные вопросы....
37. Значение идиомы go into a tailspin[go into a tailspin] or [go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal}To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team wentinto a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badlybeaten. 2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or mentallysick; give up hope. The man went into a tailspin after ... Читать далее...
38. A Business PlanAbout a year ago, I came up with an idea that I thought would Revolutionize the way people sell their Goods on the Internet. After a lot of planning, I decided to try to attract Investors by developing a Business plan. I got some advice from my friend Steve who is a very successful Entrepreneur. ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы go to the dogs[go to the dogs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to ruin; to be ruinedor destroyed. The man went to the dogs after he started drinking. After the death of the owner, the business went to the dogs. The team went to the dogs when its best players got hurt. Compare:GO TO POT....
40. Перевод идиомы open for business, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: open for business Перевод: магазин, ресторан, или какое-либо другое предприятие, которое открыто и готово для бизнеса Пример: The small shop is open for business after a long holiday. Маленький магазин открыт и уже торгует после долгих праздников....