Значение идиомы track down

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1. Значение идиомы track [track] See: COVER ONE’S TRACKS, IN ONE’S TRACKS, INSIDE TRACK, JUMP THE TRACK, KEEP TRACK, LOSE TRACK, MAKE TRACKS, OFF THE BEATENTRACK, ON THE TRACK OF, THE TRACKS....
2. Значение идиомы keep track [keep track] {v. phr.} To know about changes; stay informed orup-to-date; keep a count or record. What day of the week is it? Ican’t keep track. – Usually used with... ...
3. Значение идиомы on the wrong track [on the wrong track] {adv. phr.} Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were onthe wrong track. Contrast: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE....
4. Значение идиомы lose track [lose track] {v. phr.} To forget about something; not stayinformed; fail to keep a count or record. What’s the score now? I’ve lost track. – Usually used with “of”. Mary... ...
5. Значение идиомы jump the track [jump the track] {v. phr.} 1. To go off rails; go or run the wrongway. The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident. The pulley of the... ...
6. Значение идиомы off the beaten track [off the beaten track] {adv. phr.} Not well known or often used;not gone to or seen by many people; unusual. The theater is off thebeaten track. We are looking for... ...
7. Значение идиомы hunt down [hunt down] {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animalor person until found and caught. The police hunted down theescaped prisoner. Compare: TRACK DOWN. 2. To search... ...
8. Перевод слова track Track – дорожка, след, путь Перевод слова Bear tracks – следы медведя the track of a comet – путь кометы far from track of men – вдали от людских дорог... ...
9. Значение идиомы throw off the track [throw off the track] {v. phr.} To divert; mislead; confuse. Theclever criminals threw the detective off the track by changing theirnames and faces. Contrast: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK....
10. Значение идиомы on the track of [on the track of] or [on the trail of] Hunting or looking for;trying to find; following. The hunter is on the track of a deer. The lawyer is on the... ...
11. Перевод идиомы canned laughter / fake laughter / laughter track / laugh track, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: canned laughter / fake laughter / laughter track / laugh track Перевод: закадровый смех, записанный на пленку смех (обычно вставляемый в разные телевизионные передачи) Пример: It was obviously a... ...
12. Значение идиомы inside track [inside track] {n. phr.} 1. The inside, shortest distance around acurved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence. Abig white horse had the inside track at the... ...
13. Перевод идиомы keep track of something, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: keep track of something Перевод: следить за (развитием, ходом чего-либо) Пример: Are you keeping track of the time? Ты следишь за временем? She finds it very difficult to keep... ...
14. Перевод идиомы lose track of something, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: lose track of something Перевод: потерять след, нить чего-либо, не следить за ходом, развитием Пример: I’ve lost track – what day are you leaving? Я запутался – в какой... ...
15. Перевод идиомы off the beaten track / path, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: off the beaten track / path Перевод: 1. вдали от больших дорог, уединенный; 2. отличающийся от общепринятого, малоизвестный, необычный Пример: Last night, we went to a small restaurant that... ...
16. Перевод идиомы on the right track, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: on the right track Перевод: выполнять, делать что-либо правильным образом; двигаться в верном направлении Пример: You are on the right track to find the answer. Ты двигаешься в верном... ...
17. Перевод идиомы one-track mind, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: one-track mind Перевод: однобокий, ограниченный (человек), узкий (взгляд) Пример: James has a one-track mind. He can only talk about football. Джеймс очень однобокий человек. Он говорит только о футболе....
18. Значение идиомы in reference to [in reference to] or [with reference to] or [in regard to ] or[with regard to] {prep.} In connection with; from the standpoint of;concerning; regarding; about. I am writing with reference... ...
19. Значение идиомы cover one’s tracks [cover one’s tracks] or [cover up one’s tracks] {v. phr.} 1. To hide and not leave anything, especially foot marks, to show where you have been, so that no one... ...
20. Значение идиомы make tracks [make tracks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go fast; get a speedy start;hurry. Man, it’s time we made tracks! The boys made tracks forhome when it began to get dark. Compare:... ...
21. Значение идиомы on the lookout [on the lookout] {adj. phr.} Watching closely. The little boywas on the lookout for his father. Forest rangers are always onthe lookout for forest fires. The doctor is on the... ...
22. Значение идиомы stop cold [stop cold] or [stop dead] or [stop in one’s tracks] {v. phr.},{informal} To stop very quickly or with great force. The hunterpulled the trigger and stopped the deer cold. When... ...
23. Значение идиомы the tracks [the tracks] {n.} The line between the rich or fashionable part oftown and the poor or unfashionable part of town. The poor childrenknew they would not be welcome on the... ...
24. Значение идиомы in one’s tracks [in one’s tracks] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is atthe moment; abruptly; immediately. The hunter’s rifle cracked andthe rabbit dropped in his tracks. Mary stopped dead in her... ...
25. Значение идиомы hunt and peck [hunt and peck] {n. phr.}, {informal} Picking out typewriter keysby sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. Many newspaper reporters do their typing by hunt and... ...
26. Значение идиомы in the hole [in the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a scorelower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score belowzero. John went three points in... ...
27. 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... ...
28. Значение идиомы hunt up [hunt up] {v.} To find or locate by search. When John was inChicago, he hunted up some old friends. The first thing Fred hadto do was to hunt up a... ...
29. Значение идиомы get with it [get with it] {v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive oralert; get busy. The students get with it just beforeexaminations. The coach told the team to get with it.... ...
30. Значение идиомы then and there [then and there] {adv. phr.} At that very time and place in thepast; right then. He said he wanted his dime back then and there, so I had to give... ...
31. Перевод слова reference Reference – ссылка, упоминание, отзыв, передача на рассмотрение Перевод слова No further reference to him was made – о нем больше не упоминали cross reference – перекрестная ссылка to give... ...
32. Значение идиомы draw a bead on [draw a bead on] {v. phr.} {informal} 1. To aim at; sight. The deer bounded into the forest before the hunters could draw a bead on them. John drew a... ...
33. Перевод слова forest Forest – лес Перевод слова Pine forest – сосновый бор oak forest – дубрава a forest of hands shot up – поднялся лес рук The Forest stretches for miles. Лес... ...
34. Перевод слова hunt Hunt – охота, преследование; охотиться, ловить Перевод слова Fox hunt – охота на лис the hunt is up – преследование началось to hunt for wolf – охотиться на волков The... ...
35. Значение идиомы witch-hunt [witch-hunt] {n. phr.} A hysterical movement during which peopleare persecuted for having views considereddifferent or unpopular. During the McCarthy era many innocentAmericans were accused of being Communists, as Republican patriotismdeteriorated... ...
36. Значение идиомы go into [go into] {v.} 1a. To go or fit inside of; able to be put in. The table is too big to go into the closet. 1b. To be able to... ...
37. Значение идиомы subject to [subject to] {adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; inthe power of. The English colonies in America were subject to theEnglish king. The principal and the teachers of... ...
38. A big bird Once upon a time there was this guy who bought a hang glider and took it out to the mountains to fly it. He was cruising along a few hundred... ...
39. Значение идиомы sitting pretty [sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. Thenew library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000worth of reference books. Mr. Jones was sitting pretty... ...
40. Значение идиомы how about [how about] or [what about] {interrog.} – Used to ask for adecision, action, opinion, or explanation. 1. Will you have or agreeon? How about another piece of pie? What about... ...