Значение идиомы the ticket

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1. Значение идиомы split ticket [split ticket] {n.} A vote for candidates from more than one party. Mr. Jones voted a split ticket. An independent voter likes asplit ticket. Contrast: STRAIGHT TICKET....
2. Значение идиомы straight ticket [straight ticket] {n.} A vote for all the candidates of a singleparty. Uncle Fred was a loyal member of his party. He always votedthe straight ticket. Contrast: SPLIT TICKET....
3. Перевод слова ticket Ticket – билет, квитанция Перевод слова Ticket stub – корешок билета airplane ticket – билет на самолет bus ticket – автобусный билет Can I see your Ticket, please? Разрешите ваш билет, пожалуйста. I got a Ticket for speeding. Мне выписали штраф за превышение скорости. The plane Ticket costs $170. Этот авиабилет стоит 170 долларов....
4. Значение идиомы That’s the ticket! [That’s the ticket!] Informal way to say, “excellent; correct.” “First we’ll go up the Sears Tower, and then we’ll take a nightsightseeing tour on the lake,” Fran said. “That’s the ticket!” Stan, an old inhabitant of Chicago, replied....
5. Значение идиомы vote a straight ticket [vote a straight ticket] {v. phr.} To not differentiate one’sballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for allcandidates for all positions of the same party. “I never havetime. to study the ballot in detail,” Marie said, “and so I tend tovote a straight Republican ticket.”...
6. Buying your ticket Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?” asks an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an engineer. They all […]...
7. Purchasing and Using an E-Ticket I thought I would save time by purchasing my airline ticket online and Checking in at the airport with my E-ticket. I Went onto the McQ Air website and selected my flights. The Screen then Prompted me to pay with a credit card. After I typed in my payment information, I got a Confirmation receipt […]...
8. Диалог на английском языке с переводом “Между кассиром и пассажиром (Between Ticket Agent And Passenger)” По-английски Перевод на русский I I Ticket Agent: Yes, sir? Кассир: Слушаю вас, сэр? Passenger: I’d a like a two-way ticket to London, please. Пассажир: Я хотел бы билет до Лондона туда и обратно, пожалуйста. Ticket Agent: Which date and time? Кассир: На какую дату и время? Passenger: Tomorrow morning, please. Пассажир: Завтра утром, пожалуйста. […]...
9. Fighting a Parking Ticket Mindy: Hey, where are you going? Eric: I’m going to Traffic court. I got a parking Ticket and I’m going to Fight it. Mindy: How much was the Fine? Eric: It was Only $40. But it’s not the money, it’s the Principle of the thing. Mindy: Why? Weren’t you parked Illegally? Eric: No, I wasn‚Aot. […]...
10. Значение идиомы claim check [claim check] {n.} A ticket needed to get back something. The man at the parking lot gave Mrs. Collins a claim check. The boy put the dry cleaning claim check in his billfold. The man told Mary the pictures would be ready Friday and gave her a claim check....
11. Значение идиомы beat to [beat to] {v.}, {informal} To do something before someone else does it. I was waiting to buy a ticket but only one ticket was left, and another man beat me to it. We were planning to send a rocket into space but the Russians beat us to it. Compare: GET THE JUMP ON....
12. Taking the Bus in Los Angeles I just moved to L. A. and don’t have a car. Everybody says that you can’t Get around this city without one, but I wanted to Prove them wrong. I asked my neighbor to take me to the downtown Bus station so I could try taking the bus home. She thought I was crazy but […]...
13. Trust a fellow officer A defense attorney was cross-examining a police officer during a felony trial – it went like this: Q: Officer, did you see my client fleeing the scene? A: No sir, but I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender running several blocks away. Q: Officer, who provided this description? A: The officer […]...
14. Значение идиомы round trip [round trip] {n.} A return trip; passage to a place and back. The ticket agent explained that a ticket for a round trip to Hawaiiat certain times of the year may cost less than a one-way ticketduring the high season....
15. Значение идиомы come through [come through] {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double. John needed money for college and his father came through....
16. Getting a Traffic Ticket I was driving down the street when I saw a Police car behind me. Suddenly, it turned on its Siren. I realized that I was Being pulled over. Officer: Can I see your Driver’s license, Registration, and Proof of insurance? Ray: Sure. Here you are, officer. Officer: Did you know that you were Speeding? You […]...
17. Finland, Home of the $103,000 Speeding Ticket Most of Scandinavia determines fines based on income. Could such a system work in the U. S.? Reima Kuisla, a Finnish businessman, was recently caught going 65 miles per hour in a 50 zone in his home country-an offense that would typically come with a fine of a couple hundred dollars, at most, in the […]...
18. Значение идиомы sticky fingers [sticky fingers] {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The habit of stealing thingsyou see and want. Don’t leave money in your locker; some of theboys have sticky fingers. Don’t leave that girl alone in the roomwith so many valuable objects around, because she has sticky fingers. 2. Ability to catch a ball, especially football forward passes. Jack […]...
19. Get me off this train One day a man took the train from Paris to Frankfurt. When he got in he said to the ticket man: “Sir. I really need you to do me a favor, I have to get down this train in Mannheim, but I’m very tired and it is for sure that I will fall asleep. So […]...
20. Значение идиомы in the clear [in the clear] {adj. phr.} 1. Free of anything that makes moving orseeing difficult; with nothing to limit action. The plane climbedabove the clouds and was flying in the clear. Jack passed the ballto Tim, who was in the clear and ran for a touchdown. 2. {informal}Free of blame or suspicion; not thought to be […]...
21. Arnold and his wife were cleaning out the attic one day Arnold and his wife were cleaning out the attic one day when he came across a ticket from the local shoe repair shop. The date stamped on the ticket showed that it was over eleven years old. They both laughed and tried to remember which of them might have forgotten to pick up a pair […]...
22. Значение идиомы at a premium [at a premium] {adv. phr.} At a high price due to special circumstances. When his father died, Fred flew to Europe at a premium because he had no chance to buy a less expensive ticket....
23. Значение идиомы man of few words [man of few words] {n. phr.} A man who doesn’t talk very much; aman who says only what is needed. The principal is a man of fewwords, but the pupils know what he wants....
24. Значение идиомы can’t help but [can’t help but] {informal} also {formal} [cannot but] {v. phr.} To be forced to; can only; must. When the streets are full of melting snow, you can’t help but get your shoes wet. When a friend gave Jim a ticket to the game, he couldn’t help but go. When a close friend dies, you cannot […]...
25. Значение идиомы laugh off [laugh off] {v.} To dismiss with a laugh as not important or notserious; not take seriously. He had a bad fall while ice skatingbut he laughed it off. You can’t laugh off a ticket for speeding. Compare: MAKE LIGHT OF....
26. Значение идиомы Christmas card [Christmas card] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A speeding ticket. Smokey just gave a Christmas card to the eighteen wheeler we passed....
27. Перевод идиомы double-check (something), значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: double-check (something) Перевод: проверить что-либо еще раз, чтобы убедиться, что все хорошо, что все правильно Пример: I double-checked the price of the airplane ticket. Я еще раз проверил цену авиабилета....
28. Значение идиомы plunk down [plunk down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To drop down; fall. Afterwalking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest. 2. To dropsomething noisily or firmly. He plunked the heavy suitcase down atthe station. 3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount I had toplunk down $55 for a concert ticket....
29. Значение идиомы double-park [double-park] {v.} To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. Jimmy’s father double-parked his car and the police gave him a ticket. If you double-park, you block other cars from passing....
30. Значение идиомы not have the heart to [not have the heart to] {v. phr.} To not be insensitive or cruel. My boss did not have the heart to lay off two pregnant women whenthey most needed their jobs....
31. Значение идиомы pay one back in his own coin [pay one back in his own coin] {v. phr.} To retaliate. Jimrefused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay himback in his own coin and told him to go and look for help elsewhere....
32. Значение идиомы walking papers [walking papers] or [walking orders] also [walking ticket] {n.},{informal} A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal. The boss was not satisfied with Paul’s work and gave him his walkingpapers. George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticketlast Friday....
33. Значение идиомы crash the gate [crash the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} To enter without a ticket or without paying; attend without an invitation or permission. Bob got into the circus without paying. He crashed the gate. Three boys tried to crash the gate at our party but we didn’t let them in....
34. Перевод идиомы see the color of someone’s money, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: see the color of someone’s money Перевод: убедиться в наличии денег у кого-либо Пример: I did not give my friend a ticket for the game until I saw the color of his money. Я дал своему другу билет на игру только когда убедился, что у него есть деньги....
35. Ass-corked Two guys are in a locker room when one guy notices the other guy has a cork in his ass. He says, “How’d you get a cork in your ass?” The other guy says, “I was walking along the beach and I tripped over a lamp. There was a puff of smoke, and then a […]...
36. A change of style Two men were changing in the locker room after a game of tennis. One notices the other one is putting on pair of stockings and suspenders. He says “When did you start wearing them?” To which the other man replies “Since my wife found a pair on the back seat of the car.”...
37. Перевод идиомы hit the jackpot, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: hit the jackpot Перевод: сорвать куш, сорвать банк (в игре); быть очень удачливым, преуспевать Пример: My friend hit the jackpot when she bought a lottery ticket last week. Моя подруга сорвала куш, когда купила лотерейный билет на прошлой неделе....
38. Значение идиомы fit out [fit out] or [fit up] {v.} To give things needed; furnish. Thesoldiers were fitted out with guns and clothing. The governmentfitted out warships and got sailors for them. The house was fittedout very nicely. He fitted his room up as a photographiclaboratory....
39. Значение идиомы in half [in half] {adv. phr.} 1. Into two equal parts. The ticket takerat the football game tore the tickets in half. Mother cut theapple in half so each child could have an equal share. Syn.: IN TWO.2. To half the size before; to one half as big. As a punishment, Father cut Bob’s allowance in half....
40. Значение идиомы run into the ground [run into the ground] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use more than is wanted or needed. It’s all right to borrowmy hammer once in a while, but don’t run it into the ground. 2. Towin over or defeat completely. We lost the game today, but tomorrow we’ll run them into the ground....