Значение идиомы turn a blind eye

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1. Пословица / поговорка blind leading the blind / blind leaders of the blind – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: blind leading the blind / blind leaders of the blind Перевод: слепой ведет слепого Пример: It was the blind leading the blind when the teacher who could not cook was asked to teach the cooking class. Ситуация была такая, что слепой вел слепого, когда учителя, который не умел готовить, попросили вести кулинарные […]...
2. Перевод идиомы turn a blind eye (to someone or something), значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: turn a blind eye (to someone or something) Перевод: делать вид, что не замечать что-либо; закрывать на что-либо глаза Пример: Our teacher usually turns a blind eye to the fact that the student often comes to school a few minutes late. Наш учитель обычно закрывает глаза на то, что этот ученик часто опаздывает на […]...
3. Значение идиомы turn a deaf ear to [turn a deaf ear to] {v. phr.} To pretend not to hear; refuse tohear; not pay attention. Mary turned a deaf ear to Lois’s asking toride her bicycle. The teacher turned a deaf ear to Bob’s excuse. Compare: COLD SHOULDER....
4. Значение идиомы turn up [turn up] {v.} 1. To find; discover. The police searched thehouse hoping to turn up more clues. 2. To appear or be found suddenlyor unexpectedly. The missing boy turned up an hour later. A manwithout training works at whatever jobs turn up. Compare: SHOW UP....
5. Значение идиомы turn in [turn in] {v.} 1. or [hand in] To give to someone; deliver tosomeone. I want you to turn in a good history paper. When thefootball season was over, we turned in our uniforms. 2. To inform on;report. She turned them in to the police for breaking the streetlight. 3. To give in return for something. […]...
6. Значение идиомы turn out [turn out] {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. His father turnedhim out of the house. If you don’t behave, you will be turnedout. Compare: THROW OUT. 2. To turn inside out; empty. He turnedout his pockets looking for the money. Robbers turned out all thedrawers in the house in a search for jewels. […]...
7. Значение идиомы blind leading the blind [blind leading the blind] One or more people who do not know or understand something trying to explain it to others who do not know or understand. Jimmy is trying to show Bill how to skate. The blind are leading the blind....
8. Значение идиомы fly blind [fly blind] {v. phr.} 1. To fly an airplane by instruments alone. In the heavy fog he had to fly blind. 2. {informal} To do somethingwithout understanding what you are doing. I’m glad the car runsnow; I was flying blind when I fixed it. He’s flying blind when hetalks about philosophy....
9. Значение идиомы turn down [turn down] {v.} 1. To reduce the loudness, brightness, or forceof. The theater lights were turned down. Turn down that radio, will you? The hose was throwing too much water so I turned downthe water a little bit. 2. To refuse to accept; reject. Hisrequest for a raise was turned down. If she offers to […]...
10. Значение идиомы stone-blind [stone-blind] {adj. phr.} 1. Completely blind. Poor Al isstone-blind and needs help to get across the street carefully. 2.Highly intoxicated. George drank too much and got stone-blind atthe office party. See: GET STONED, THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND....
11. Значение идиомы turn over [turn over] {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to theother; overturn; upset. He’s going to turn over the page. Thebike hit a rock and turned over. 2, To think about carefully; toconsider. He turned the problem over in his mind for three daysbefore he did anything about it. 3. To give […]...
12. Значение идиомы blind alley [blind alley] {n.} 1. A narrow street that has only one entrance and no exit. The blind alley ended in a brick wall. 2. A way of acting that leads to no good results. John did not take the job because it was a blind alley. Tom thought of a way to do the algebra […]...
13. Перевод слова turn Turn – поворачивать, крутить, менять(ся); очередь Перевод слова Turn your eyes this way – посмотрите в эту сторону to turn a wheel – вращать колесо manners turn with time – с временами меняются и нравы in its turn – в свою очередь The car Turned over. Машина перевернулась. Turn down the radio. Сделай потише радио. […]...
14. Значение идиомы turn one’s back on [turn one’s back on] {v. phr.} To refuse to help He turned his back on his own family when theyneeded help. The poorer nations are often not grateful for ourhelp, but still we can not turn our back on them. Compare: GO BACKON....
15. Значение идиомы turn off [turn off] {v.} 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or byworking a switch; to cause to be off. He turned the water off. He turned off the light. 2. To leave by turning right or left ontoanother way. Turn off the highway at exit 5. The car turnedoff on Bridge Street. 3. […]...
16. Перевод слова blind Blind – слепой Перевод слова Blind obedience – слепое повиновение blind asylum – приют для слепых blind panic – дикая паника blind chance – слепой случай He was Blinded by love. Он был ослеплен любовью. She was Blind with tears. Она ничего не видела, ее глаза были полны слез....
17. Значение идиомы blind spot [blind spot] {n.} 1. A place on the road that a driver cannot see in the rear view mirror. I couldn’t see that truck behind me, Officer, because it was in my blind spot. 2. A matter or topic a person refuses to discuss or accept. My uncle Ted has a real blind spot about […]...
18. Значение идиомы blind as a bat, beetle, mole, owl [blind as a bat, beetle, mole, owl] {adj. phr.} Anyone who is blind or has difficulty in seeing; a person with very thick glasses. Without my glasses I am blind as a bat....
19. Значение идиомы turn on [turn on] {v.} 1. To start by turning a knob or handle or working aswitch; cause to be on. Jack turned on the water. Who turnedthe lights on? 2. {informal} To put forth or succeed with as easilyas turning on water. She really turns on the charm when that newboy is around. 3. To attack. […]...
20. Значение идиомы turn on one’s heel [turn on one’s heel] {v. phr.} To turn around suddenly. WhenJohn saw Fred approaching him, he turned on his heel. When littleTommy’s big brother showed up, the bully turned on his heel....
21. Значение идиомы turn up one’s toes [turn up one’s toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. One morning thechildren found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so theyhad a funeral for him. Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES....
22. Значение идиомы in turn [in turn] {adv. phr.} According to a settled order; each followinganother. Each man in turn got up and spoke. Two teacherssupervised the lunch hour in turn. Two of the three boys teasetheir younger brother – John, the biggest, teases Bob, the middle boy;and Bob in turn teases Tim, the youngest. Compare: IN ORDER....
23. Значение идиомы blind date [blind date] {n.} An engagement or date arranged by friends for people who have not previously known one another. A blind date can be a huge success, or a big disappointment....
24. Значение идиомы turn one’s head [turn one’s head] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you lose your goodjudgment. The first pretty girl he saw turned his head. Winningthe class election turned his head....
25. Значение идиомы turn thumbs down [turn thumbs down] {v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. – Usually used with “on”. The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith’s sales plan. The men turned thumbs down on a strike at thattime....
26. Перевод идиомы blind date, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: blind date Перевод: “свидание вслепую”; романтическое свидание двух людей, которые еще не знакомы друг с другом Пример: I went on a blind date in university but it was not successful. В университете я ходил на свидание вслепую, но оно было не очень удачным....
27. Значение идиомы turn over a new leaf [turn over a new leaf] {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a newbeginning. “Don’t be sad, Jane,” Sue said. “A divorce is not theend of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happyagain.” Compare: CLEAN SLATE....
28. Значение идиомы turn the trick [turn the trick] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bring about the resultyou want; succeed in what you plan to do. Jerry wanted to win boththe swimming and diving contests, but he couldn’t quite turn thetrick. Compare: DO THE TRICK....
29. A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down A blind man walks into a restaurant and sits down. The waiter, who is also the owner, walks up to the blind man and hands him a menu. “I’m sorry sir, but I am blind, and can’t read the menu. Just bring me a dirty fork from a previous customer, I’ll smell it and order […]...
30. Значение идиомы close one’s eyes [close one’s eyes] or [shut one’s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: OPEN ONE’S EYES....
31. Police salvage blind Trish Vickers’ inkless novel pages Trish Vicars who wrote 26 pages of her book before realising her pen had ran out of ink. When blind writer Trish Vickers failed to notice her pen had run out of ink Dorset Police made a real impression on her. The boys in blue came to her rescue and recovered 26 pages of her […]...
32. Значение идиомы turn [turn] See: AT EVERY TURN, BLOOD RUN COLD or BLOOD TURNS TO ICE, BYTURNS, CALL THE TURN at CALL ONE’S SHOTS, EVERY TIME ONE TURNSAROUND, IN TURN, NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN, OUT OF TURN, TAKE A TURN, TAKE TURNS, TO A T or TO A TURN....
33. Значение идиомы out of turn [out of turn] {adv. phr.} 1. Not in regular order; at the wrongtime. John played out of turn. By taking a day off out of turn, Bob got the schedule mixed up. 2. Too hastily or wrongly; at thewrong time or place; so as to annoy others. Dick loses friends byspeaking out of turn....
34. Значение идиомы turn to [turn to] {v.} To begin working with much energy. All the boysturned to and cleaned the cabin in a few minutes. Mary turned toand studied for the test. Syn.: FALL TO....
35. A blind man walks into a drug store with his seeing eye dog A blind man walks into a drug store with his seeing eye dog. He takes the dogs leash & starts swinging it around & around his head. The druggist says “May I help you?” The blind man replies “No thank you, I’m just looking around.”...
36. Значение идиомы turn the tables [turn the tables] {v. phr.} To make something happen just theopposite of how it is supposed to happen. The boys turned thetables on John when they took his squirt gun away and squirted him....
37. Значение идиомы turn the other cheek [turn the other cheek] {v. phr.} To let someone do something to youand not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient wheninjured or insulted by someone; not try to get even. Joe turned theother cheek when he was hit with a snowball....
38. Значение идиомы take a turn [take a turn] {v. phr.} To become different; change. Mary’sfever suddenly took a bad turn. The story took an odd turn. Oftenused with “for the better” or “for the worse”. In the afternoon theweather took a turn for the better. Suddenly the battle took aturn for the worse....
39. Значение идиомы turn the scales [turn the scales] {v. phr.} To affect the balance in favor of oneparty or group against the other. It could well be that the speechhe made turned the scales in their favor....
40. Значение идиомы eye [eye] See: APPLE OF ONE’S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE’S EYES, CATCH ONE’S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE ONE’S EYES orSHUT ONE’S EYES, EYES OPEN, EYE OUT, EYE TO, FEAST ONE’S EYES ON, FOUR-EYES, GET THE EYE, GIVE THE EYE, GREEN-EYED MONSTER, HALF AN EYE, HAVE AN EYE ON, HAVE EYES ONLY […]...