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1. Значение идиомы nip and tuck[nip and tuck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hardfought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the lastminute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way. Compare: NECK AND NECK....
2. Значение идиомы burnt child dreads the fire[burnt child dreads the fire] or [once bitten, twice shy] A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. — A proverb. Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to her mother when ... Читать далее...
3. A mother was teaching her three year old daughterA mother was teaching her three year old daughter The Lord’s Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she repeated it after her mother. One night she said she was ready to solo. The mother listened with pride, as she carefully enunciated each word right up to the end…»And lead us not into temptation», she prayed, ... Читать далее...
4. A mother was reading a book about animals to her 3 year old daughterA mother was reading a book about animals to her 3 year old daughter. Mother: «What does the cow say?» Child: «Moooo!» Mother: «Great! What does the cat say?» Child: «Meow.» Mother: «Oh, you’re so smart! What does the frog say?» And this wide-eyed little three-year-old looked up at her mother and replied, «Bud.»...
5. Значение идиомы day and night[day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: AROUND THE CLOCK. Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year. The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days. 2. Every day and every ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы cover ground[cover ground] or [cover the ground] {v. phr.} 1. To go a distance; travel. Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly. 2. {informal} To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. The new infielder really covers the ground at ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы good night[good night] {interj.} 1. Used as a polite phrase when you leavesomeone at night. «Good night!» said Bob as he left Dick’s houseafter the party. «I’ll see you in the morning.» Bill said goodnight to his parents and went upstairs to bed. 2. or [good grief] — Used to show surprise and often some fear ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы flower child[flower child] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A young person whobelieves in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize hispeace-loving nature. Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate! 2. Anyperson who cannot cope with reality. «Face facts, Suzie, stop beingsuch a flower child!»...
9. Значение идиомы bull in a china shop[bull in a china shop] {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his rough talk made ... Читать далее...
10. Значение идиомы hover over[hover over] {v. phr.} 1. To remain close or above. The rescuehelicopter was carefully hovering above the stranded rock climbers. 2. To watch over; supervise. «Mother!» Phillip cried, «if you don’tstop hovering over me, I’ll go bananas!»...
11. Значение идиомы look to[look to] {v.} 1. To attend to; get ready for; take care of. Plans had been prepared that looked to every possibility. Thepresident assigned a man to look to our needs. 2. To go for help to;depend on. The child looks to his mother to cure his hurts. 3.See: SEE TO....
12. Delivering a babyA country doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child. The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see, while he ... Читать далее...
13. Some problemsA woman gives birth by a Caesarian and passes out. When she comes to her senses, the doctor approaches her bed and says: «I’m sorry to tell you, Mrs. Smith, that your baby has some serious problems.» «What problems, doctor? I mean, when it arrives, I’ll love it. It’s my child and I’ll love it ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы hang on to[hang on to] {v.} To hold tightly; keep firmly. The child hungon to its mother’s apron, and would not let go. John did not likehis job, but decided to hang on to it until he found a better one....
15. Значение идиомы double-check[double-check] {v.} 1. To do a double check on; look at again very carefully. When the last typing of his book was finished, the author double-checked it. 2. To make a double check; look carefully at something. The proofreader double-checks against errors....
16. Перевод идиомы make a bed, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: make a bed Перевод: стелить постель Пример: My mother always told me to make my bed when I was a child. Моя мать всегда говорила мне застилать свою кровать, когда я был ребенком....
17. Значение идиомы in a family way[in a family way] or [in the family way] {adj. phr.}, {informal}Going to have a baby. Sue and Liz are happy because their mother isin the family way. The Ferguson children are promising kittens toeveryone because their cat is in a family way. Compare: WITH CHILD....
18. Перевод слова childChild — ребенок Перевод слова Gifted child — одаренный ребенок delinquent child — провинившийся ребенок disobedient child — непослушный ребенок He is but a Child. Он всего лишь ребенок. I was a timid Child. Я был застенчивым ребенком. He is our only Child. Он наш единственный ребенок....
19. Значение идиомы go through[go through] {v.} 1. To examine or think about carefully; search. I went through the papers looking for Jane’s letter. Mother wentthrough the drawer looking for the sweater. Syn.: GO OVER. 2. Toexperience; suffer; live through. Frank went through many dangersduring the war. 3. To do what you are supposed to do; do what youpromised. ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы wee hours[wee hours] The crack of dawn, or just before it, usually between 1A. M. and 4 A. M. or 2 A. M. and 5 A. M. He stayed up all night whenthey were expecting their first child; finally, a boy was born in thewee hours of the morning. Compare: SMALL HOURS....
21. Значение идиомы with child[with child] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby;pregnant. The angel told Mary she was with child. Compare: IN AFAMILY WAY or IN THE FAMILY WAY....
22. Значение идиомы night owl[night owl] {n. phr.} One who sleeps during the day and stays up orworks during the night. Tom hardly ever sleeps at night; he prefersto work by lamp light and has become a regular night owl. Compare:GRAVEYARD SHIFT....
23. Значение идиомы heart goes out to[heart goes out to] {formal} You feel very sorry for; you feel pityor sympathy for. — Used with a possessive. Frank’s heart went outto the poor children playing in the slum street. Our hearts wentout to the young mother whose child had died....
24. Значение идиомы keep an eye on[keep an eye on] or [keep one’s eye on] or [have one’s eye on] {v. phr.} 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. Keep aneye on the stove in case the coffee boils. You must keep your eyeon the ball when you play tennis. A good driver keeps his eye onthe road. The ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы over one’s head[over one’s head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not understandable;beyond your ability to understand; too hard or strange for you tounderstand. Mary laughed just to be polite, but the joke was reallyover her head. The lesson today was hard; it went over my head. Compare: BEYOND ONE’S DEPTH. 2. To a more important person in ... Читать далее...
26. 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....
27. Значение идиомы child’s play[child’s play] {adj.} Easy; requiring no effort. Mary’s work as a volunteer social worker is so agreeable to her that she thinks of it as child’s play....
28. Значение идиомы as best one can[as best one can] {adv. phr.} As well as you can; by whatever means are available; in the best way you can. The car broke down in the middle of the night, and he had to get home as best he could. George’s foot hurt, but he played the game as best he could. The ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы neck and neck[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal ina race or contest; abreast; tied. At the end of the race the twohorses were neck and neck. For months John and Harry seemed to beneck and neck in Alice’s favor. Compare: NIP AND TUCK....
30. Значение идиомы out of this world[out of this world] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Wonderfully good orsatisfying; terrific; super. The dress in the store window was outof this world! Mother was on TV last night. Isn’t that out of thisworld?...
31. Перевод идиомы no ifs, ands, or buts about it, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: no ifs, ands, or buts about it Перевод: никаких дискуссий или сомнений касательно чего-либо Пример: «You are going to bed now — no ifs, ands, or buts about it,» said the mother to her child. «Ты сейчас же ложишься спать, и никаких пререканий по этому поводу,» сказала мать своему ребенку....
32. Значение идиомы go over[go over] {v.} 1. To examine; think about or look at carefully. The teacher went over the list and picked John’s name. The policewent over the gun for fingerprints. 2. To repeat; do again. Don’tmake me go all over it again. We painted the house once, then wewent over it again. 3. To read again; ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы sit by[sit by] {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. The nurse wastold to sit by the patient until he woke up. Mother sat by hersick baby all night. 2. To sit and watch or rest especially whileothers work. Don’t just sit idly by while the other children areall busy....
34. Значение идиомы about time[about time] {n. phr.} Finally, but later than it should have been; at last. Mother said, «It’s about time you got up, Mary.» The basketball team won last night. About time....
35. Значение идиомы apple of one’s eye[apple of one’s eye] {n. phr.} Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object. Charles is the apple of his mother’s eye. John’s first car was the apple of his eye. He was always polishing it....
36. Значение идиомы put to sleep[put to sleep] {v. phr.} 1. To cause to fall asleep. Mother usedto put us to sleep by telling us a good-night story and giving us akiss. 2. To kill with an injection. Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep....
37. Значение идиомы all hours[all hours] {n. phr.}, {informal} Late or irregular times. The boy’s mother said he must stop coming home for meals at all hours. He stayed up till all hours of the night to finish his school work....
38. Значение идиомы come full circle[come full circle] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed to one’s own earlier conviction on a given subject. Today’s conservative business person has come full circle from former radical student days. 2. To change and develop, only to end up where one started. From modern permissiveness, ideas about child raising have come full ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы run true to form[run true to form] {v. phr.} To follow a usual way; act asexpected; agree with how a person usually acts. The little boy’sactions ran true to form. He bothered his mother until she gave himhis way. Compare: PAR FOR THE COURSE....
40. Перевод идиомы night owl, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: night owl Перевод: сова; человек, которому нравится поздно ложиться Пример: My friend is a night owl and stays up late every night. Мой друг — сова, и каждую ночь он сидит допоздна....