Значение идиомы wait on

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1. Значение идиомы wait up [wait up] {v. phr.} To not go to bed until a person one is worriedabout comes home. My motheralways waited up for me when I went out as a young student. Shealways waits up for her husband when he’s out late....
2. Wait-Listed for a Flight I can’t believe I made it into San Francisco, At long last! This morning, I went to the airport to Catch my 10 a. m. Flight. I got there early to go through Security. The folks at the TSA can really slow things down sometimes. Since I had an Electronic ticket, I didn’t have to […]...
3. Перевод идиомы wait in the wings, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: wait in the wings Перевод: ждать своего часа, быть наготове Пример: The vice-president was waiting in the wings to help the president. Вице президент был готов помочь, если президенту понадобится помощь....
4. Значение идиомы hold on [hold on] {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to holdstrongly. As Ted was pulling on the rope, it began to slip and Earlcried, “Hold on, Ted!” Syn.: HANG ON. 2. To wait and not hang up atelephone; keep a phone for later use. Mr. Jones asked me to holdon while he spoke to his […]...
5. Значение идиомы wait at table [wait at table] or [wait on table] or [wait table] {v. phr.} Toserve food. Mrs. Lake had to teach her new maid to wait on tableproperly. The girls earn spending money by waiting at table in theschool dining rooms....
6. Фразовый глагол wait on – перевод и значение, пример использования Фразовый глагол: wait on Перевод: обслуживать посетителей в кафе, ресторане, и т. п. Пример: Each waitress waits on three different tables in the restaurant. Каждая официантка обслуживает три разных столика в ресторане....
7. Перевод идиомы wait with bated breath, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: wait with bated breath Перевод: ждать, затаив дыхание Пример: I waited with bated breath for the results of my exams. Я ждал результатов экзаменов, затаив дыхание....
8. Перевод слова wait Wait – ждать, дожидаться, откладывать Перевод слова To wait orders – ждать распоряжений wait until he comes – дождитесь его прихода that work will have to wait – эту работу придется отложить Hey, Wait a minute! Эй, подождите минутку! Wait for the rain to pass. Подожди, пока пройдет дождь. I’ll Wait in the car. Я […]...
9. Значение идиомы lie in wait [lie in wait] {v. phr.} To watch from hiding in order to attack orsurprise someone; to ambush. The driver of the stage-coach knewthat the thieves were lying in wait somewhere along the road....
10. Перевод слова introduction Introduction – введение, представление, знакоство, включение (в состав) Перевод слова Letter of introduction – рекомендательное письмо an introduction to English literature – введение в курс английской литературы to deliver one’s introduction – произнести вступительную речь the rapid introduction of a probe into a wound – быстрое введение зонда в рану He got a no-frills Introduction […]...
11. Значение идиомы wait on hand and foot [wait on hand and foot] {v. phr.} To serve in every possible way;do everything for. Sally is spoiled because her motherwaits on her hand and foot. The gentlemen had a valet to wait onhim hand and foot. Compare: HAND AND FOOT....
12. Перевод идиомы lie in wait (for someone or something), значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: lie in wait (for someone or something) Перевод: поджидать (что-либо или кого-либо), подстерегать (что-либо или кого-либо) Пример: This person was hiding behind a wall, as if he were lying in wait for someone. Этот человек прятался за стеной, как будто он поджидал кого-то....
13. Значение идиомы in respect to [in respect to] or [with respect to] In connection with; relatedto, about; on. The teacher told stories about Washington andLincoln in respect to the importance of being honest. In respectto your visit with us, we hope you can come before September. There was no shortage in respect to food. Compare: AS TO, INREFERENCE TO, IN […]...
14. Значение идиомы go by [go by] {v.} 1. To go or move past; pass. Bob had to go by thepost office on his way to school, so he mailed the letter. 2. Tofollow; copy; obey. Mother goes by a pattern when she makes adress. You will find Main Street without trouble if you go byFather’s directions. If you ride […]...
15. Фразовый глагол wait up for – перевод и значение, пример использования Фразовый глагол: wait up for Перевод: не ложиться спать и ждать чьего-либо прихода Пример: Let’s wait up for Mary to see how her date went. Давай не будем ложиться и подождем Мэри, чтобы узнать, как прошло ее свидание....
16. Перевод идиомы wait (on) tables, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: wait (on) tables Перевод: работать официантом, официанткой; подавать еду (в ресторане, в кафе, и т. п.) Пример: He spent the summer waiting tables at the resort. Он провел лето, работая официантом на курорте....
17. Перевод слова visit Visit – посещение, визит, поездка Перевод слова Courtesy visit – визит вежливости goodwill visit – визит доброй воли a brief visit to Ireland – кратковременная поездка в Ирландию I’ll Visit him if I have time. Я навещу его, если у меня будет время. Did you ever Visit Paris? Вы когда-нибудь бывали в Париже? Be sure […]...
18. Перевод слова widow Widow – вдова Перевод слова To console a widow – утешать вдову opulent widow – богатая вдова widow’s allowance – вдовье пособие war widow – вдова убитого на войне He tried to hook a well-off Widow. Он пытался подцепить какую-нибудь состоятельную вдову. The war Widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia Война оставила вдовами многих […]...
19. Перевод слова formal Formal – формальный, строгий, официальный Перевод слова Formal ceremony – официальная церемония formal corollary – формальное следствие formal garb – строгая, официальная одежда He is always Formal with his colleagues. Он всегда держится с коллегами официально. Whatever there was of unnatural or Formal, is now banished from the English garden. Все, что было искусственно и […]...
20. Steve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffolding Steve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffolding. Suddenly, Steve falls off. He is killed instantaneously. After the ambulance leaves with Steve’s body, Bob and Jeff realize they’ll have to inform his wife. Bob says he’s good at this sort of sensitive stuff, so he volunteers to do the job. After two […]...
21. Пословица / поговорка time and tide wait for no man – перевод и значение, пример использования Пословица / поговорка: time and tide wait for no man Перевод: время не ждет Пример: Time and tide wait for no man and if you want to become an elected official then you should take the opportunity now as it may not come again. Время не ждет, поэтому, если ты хочешь, чтобы тебя избрали, тебе […]...
22. Tombstone Epitaph VI A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: Sacred to the memory of my husband John Barnes who died January 3, 1803. His comely young widow, aged 23, has many qualifications of a good wife, and yearns to be comforted....
23. Значение идиомы night letter [night letter] {n.} A telegram sent at night at a cheaper rate anddelivered in the morning. I waited until after six o’clock in theevening before sending the telegram home because I can say more forthe same price in a night letter....
24. Значение идиомы instead of [instead of] or [in place of] also {formal} [in lieu of] {prep.} Inthe place of; in substitution for; in preference to; rather than. Iwore mittens instead of gloves. The grown-ups had coffee but thechildren wanted milk in place of coffee. The boys went fishinginstead of going to school. The Vice-President talked at themeeting in place […]...
25. The first time I went to a drug store to buy condoms The first time I went to a drug store to buy condoms, I was waited on by a beautiful young woman. She asked what size I wanted and I said I wasn’t sure. So she asked now big I was and I said, “Compared to what?” She held up one finger and asked if I […]...
26. Is it worth it? Minutes before the cremation, the undertaker quietly sat down next to the grieving widow. “How old was your husband?” he asked. “He was ninety-eight,” she answered softly. “Two years oder than I am.” “Really?” the undertaker said. “Hardly worth going home, wouldn’t you say?”...
27. Значение идиомы keep up appearances [keep up appearances] {v. phr.} To maintain an outward show ofprosperity in spite of financial problems. Mr. Smith’s widow had ahard time keeping up appearances after her husband’s death....
28. Перевод слова letter Letter – письмо, буква Перевод слова Initial letter – начальная буква the letter of the law – буква закона business letter – деловое письмо registered letter – заказное письмо I burnt her Letter. Я сжег ее письмо. The Letter’s a flam. Это письмо – подделка. Your Letter of the 15th May has come to hand. […]...
29. During a recent publicity outing During a recent publicity outing, Hillary sneaked off to visit a fortune teller of some local repute. In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the mystic delivered grave news. “There’s no easy way to say this, so I’ll just be blunt: Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die […]...
30. Значение идиомы go out of business [go out of business] {v. phr.} To cease functioning as a commercialenterprise. The windows of the store are all boarded up becausethey went out of business....
31. Значение идиомы put over [put over] {v.} 1. To wait to a later time; postpone. They putover the meeting to the following Tuesday. Syn.: PUT OFF. 2.{informal} To make a success of; complete. He put over a complexand difficult business deal. Syn.: BRING OFF, PUT ACROSS, SLIP OVER.3. {informal} To practice deception; trick; fool. – Used with “on”. George […]...
32. Значение идиомы bread-and-butter letter [bread-and-butter letter] {n.} A written acknowledgment of hospitality received. Jane wrote the Browns a bread-and-butter letter when she returned home from her visit to them....
33. Значение идиомы close up shop [close up shop] {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day’s business, also, to end a business. The grocer closes up shop at 5 o’clock. After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop. 2. {informal} To stop some activity; finish what you are doing. […]...
34. Значение идиомы chain letter [chain letter] {n.} A letter which each person receiving it is asked to copy and send to several others. Most chain letters die out quickly....
35. Slight confusion One night a police officer named Mike was working the grave-yard shift and he drove to his house around 3 A. M. in the morning. He opened the door to the bedroom quietly and took off his clothes in the dark, and got in bed with his wife. Then she said,”Honey, can you go over […]...
36. Значение идиомы poison-pen [poison-pen] {adj.} Containing threats or false accusations;written in spite or to get revenge, and usually unsigned. Mrs. Smith received a poison-pen letter telling her that her husband wasuntrue. To get revenge on Mary, Alice wrote a poison-pen letter tothe teacher and signed Mary’s name to it....
37. Значение идиомы in store [in store] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case of need; readyfor use or for some purpose. If the electricity goes off, we havecandles in store in the closet. The squirrel has plenty of nuts instore for the winter. Compare: IN RESERVE, IN STOCK, ON HAND. 2.Ready to happen; waiting. – Often used […]...
38. Значение идиомы all manner of [all manner of] {adj. phr.}, {formal} Many different kinds of; all sorts of. In a five-and-ten-cent store you can buy all manner of things....
39. Перевод идиомы bide one’s time, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: bide one’s time Перевод: дожидаться своего часа, дожидаться удобного случая Пример: The man is biding his time as he waits to become president of the company. Мужчина дожидается своего часа – он ожидает, что станет президентом компании....
40. 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 […]...