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Значение идиомы trade on
[trade on] {v.} To use as a way of helping yourself.
The coachtraded on the pitcher’s weakness for left-handed batters by using allhis southpaws.
The senator’s son traded on his father’s name whenhe ran for mayor.
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- Значение идиомы stock-in-trade [stock-in-trade] {n. phr.} The materials which one customarilydeals, sells, or offers. Imported silk blouses from the Orient arethe stock-in-trade of their small shop. Anecdotes are often anafter-dinner speaker’s stock-in-trade....
- Значение идиомы carriage trade [carriage trade] {n.}, {literary} Rich or upper class people. The hotel is so expensive that only the carriage trade stays there. The carriage trade buys its clothes at the best stores....
- Фразовый глагол trade in – перевод и значение, пример использования Фразовый глагол: trade in Перевод: сдавать старую вещь в счет покупки новой Пример: I traded in my wonderful little sports car for a much more practical van. Я поменял с доплатой свою замечательную маленькую спортивную машину на более практичный фургон....
- Значение идиомы heavy-handed [heavy-handed] {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball. My sisterplays the piano badly; she is too heavy-handed. Tim told aheavy-handed joke about the principal’s baldness that embarrassedeveryone. 2. Likely to hit or punish hard; harsh or cruel in making obey. Years ago many fathers were heavy-handed bosses […]...
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- Перевод слова weakness Weakness – слабость, недостаточность Перевод слова The weakness of old age – старческая немощь weakness of brain-power – придурковатость, недалекость weakness in scholarship – недостаточный кругозор, слабая эрудиция I know my strengths and Weaknesses. Я знаю свои сильные и слабые стороны. Chocolate is my greatest Weakness. Шоколад – моя самая большая слабость. There is a […]...
- Значение идиомы little pitchers have big ears [little pitchers have big ears] Little children often overhearthings they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expectthey would notice. – A proverb. Be especially careful not to swearin front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears....
- Значение идиомы right field [right field] {n.} The part of a baseball outfield to the batter’sright. Left-handed batters usually hit to right field. Compare:CENTER FIELD, LEFT FIELD. – [right fielder] {n.} The outfielder inbaseball who plays in right field. The batter hit a high fly balland the right fielder caught it easily....
- Значение идиомы left field [left field] {n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to thebatter’s left. Right-handed batters usually hit to left field. Compare: CENTER FIELD, RIGHT FIELD. 2. See: OUT IN LEFT FIELD. – [leftfielder] {n.} The player in baseball who plays in left field. Thescoreboard in the ball park is on the fence behind the left […]...
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- Значение идиомы ham-handed [ham-handed] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Having very large hands. Pete isa big, ham-handed man who used to be a football player. 2. See:HEAVY-HANDED....
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- Значение идиомы get the worst of [get the worst of] also [have the worst of] {v. phr.} To lose; bedefeated or beaten in; suffer most. Joe got the worst of theargument with Molly. – Often used in the phrase “the worst of it”. If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it. Billhad the worst of […]...
- Значение идиомы high-handed [high-handed] {adj.} Depending on force rather than right; bossy;dictatorial. With high-handed daring, John helped himself to thebest food on the table. Mr. Smith was a high-handed tyrant in hisoffice....
- Значение идиомы left-handed [left-handed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually.2. Crooked; phoney; homosexual. Morris is such a left-handed guy. 3. Clumsy; untoward; awkward. Grab that hammer and stop acting soleft-handed....
- Значение идиомы in with [in with] {prep.} In friendship, favor, or closeness with; in thetrust or liking of. We trusted on Byrd’s being in with the mayor, not knowing that the mayor no longer liked him. It took the newfamily some time to get in with their neighbors....
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- Значение идиомы catch red-handed [catch red-handed] {v. phr.} To apprehend a person during the act of committing an illicit or criminal act. Al was caught red-handed at the local store when he was trying to walk out with a new camera he had not paid for....
- Значение идиомы used to be [used to be] or [did use to be] {v. phr.} Formerly or once was. Mary used to be small; but she has grown up. Dick used to be thebest pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are betterthan he is....
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- Значение идиомы hand down [hand down] {v.} To arrange to give or leave after, death. Joewill have his father’s gold watch because it is handed down in thefamily. In old times, property was usually handed down to theoldest son at his father’s death. Compare: PASS ON....
- Значение идиомы next to nothing [next to nothing] {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. Theygave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a newone. When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next tonothing....
- Значение идиомы base on balls [base on balls] {n.} First base given to a baseball batter who is pitched four balls outside of the strike zone. He was a good judge of pitchers and often received bases on balls....
- Значение идиомы in the saddle [in the saddle] adv. or {adj. phr.} In command; in control; in aposition to order or boss others. Mr. Park was in the saddle whenhe had over half the company’s stock. Getting appointed chiefof police put Stevens in the saddle....
- Значение идиомы stop short [stop short] {v. phr.} To suddenly stop. Jake stopped short whenhe heard somebody yell out his name loud but there was no one insight....
- Перевод идиомы catch someone red-handed / catch someone flat-footed, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: catch someone red-handed / catch someone flat-footed Перевод: застать кого-либо за выполнением чего-то плохого, незаконного; застать врасплох Пример: I caught him red-handed trying to break into my car. Я застал его врасплох, когда он пытался взломать мою машину....
- Значение идиомы spit up [spit up] {v.} To vomit a little. The baby always spits up whenhe is burped. Put a bib on the baby. I don’t want him to spit upon his clean clothes....
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- Значение идиомы play the market [play the market] {v. phr.} To try to make money on the stockmarket by buying and selling stocks, John lost all his savingsplaying the market. Sometimes Mr. Smith makes a lot of money whenhe plays the market, and sometimes he loses....
- The Economy and Trade of Canada – Экономика и торговля Канады The Canadian economy is among the worlds soundest. Canada is the seventh-largest trading nation among the industrialised market economies and an active partner in international investment. Canada is a trading nation. About 26 per cent of the country’s total output of goods and services (GDP) is exported – mostly to the United States, which is […]...
- Значение идиомы glad hand [glad hand] {n.}, {informal} A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand whenhe arrived. The politician went down the street on election daygiving everyone the glad hand....
- Значение идиомы take up [take up] {v.} 1. To remove by taking in. Use a blotter to takeup the spilled ink. When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, it willnot take up dirt from the rug. 2. To fill or to occupy. All hisevenings were taken up with study. The oceans take up the greaterpart of the earth’s surface. […]...