Значение идиомы white elephant

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1. Перевод слова elephantElephant — слон Перевод слова Work elephant — рабочий слон he can’t hit an elephant — он и в слона-то не попадет an elephant in a china shop — неуклюжий и бестактный человек The passerby was trampled by an Elephant. Прохожего затоптал слон. They nearly equalled the Elephant in size. По размеру они почти сравнялись ... Читать далее...
2. Перевод идиомы white elephant, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: white elephant Перевод: обуза (бесполезная собственность, которую обременительно держать и от которой трудно избавиться) Пример: They are having a white elephant sale at the school next week. На следующей неделе у них в школе будут продаваться старые ненужные вещи....
3. Перевод идиомы elephant in the room, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: elephant in the room Перевод: простая истина, что-либо, о чем всем известно, что всем очевидно, но на что не обращают внимание, что не обсуждается, и т. п. Пример: When I had dinner with my parents, the elephant in the room was the fact that I’m 45 years old and still single. Во время ужина ... Читать далее...
4. How to Catch a White ElephantHow to Catch a White Elephant ============================= Submitted By Niels Kristian Jensen Go to an place where there are white elephants. Bring with you a muffin (with raisins). Climb a tree. When the white elephant is close, drop the muffin (with raisins) in front of it. The white elephant will be happy, and eat the ... Читать далее...
5. An ant and an elephant share a night of romanceAn ant and an elephant share a night of romance. Next morning the ant wakes up and the elephant is dead. «Damn», says the ant, «one night of passion and I spend the rest of my life digging a grave!»...
6. There once was a baby elephant and a baby turtleThere once was a baby elephant and a baby turtle drinking from a river deep in the jungle. For no reason, the turtle reaches over and bites the elephant’s tail, really hard. Years and years later, the same elephant, now grown up, is by the same river, having a drink with his giraffe buddy, when ... Читать далее...
7. Wounded elephant seeks help from safari lodge after being shot by poachersAn alarming sight to be sure — Ben, an injured bull elephant, approached the lodge to ask for help. IF YOU need further proof that elephants are highly-intelligent animals, this is it. Ben, an injured bull elephant — thought to be 30-years-old — gave staffers at the Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in Kariba, Zimbabwe the ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы drive a bargain[drive a bargain] {v. phr.} 1. To buy or sell at a good price; succeed in a trade or deal. Tom’s collie is a champion; it should be easy for Tom to drive a bargain when he sells her puppies. Father drove a hard bargain with the real estate agent when we bought our new ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы pipe dream[pipe dream] {n.}, {informal} An unrealizable, financially unsound, wishful way of thinking; an unrealistic plan. Joe went through themotions of pretending that he wanted to buy that $250,000 house, buthis wife candidly told the real estate lady that it was just a pipedream. Compare: PIE IN THE SKY....
10. Elephants IXEvery nation has to write a book about the Elephant: The French book — The Sex Life of the Elephant or: 1000 ways to cook Elephant The English book — Elephants I have shot on Safari The Welsh book — The Elephant and its influence on Welsh language and culture or: Oes ysgol tocynnau eleffant ... Читать далее...
11. Refrigerate elephantsAnalysis: 1. Differentiate it and put into the refrig. Then integrate it in the refrig. 2. Redefine the measure on the referigerator (or the elephant). 3. Apply the Banach-Tarsky theorem. Number theory: 1. First factorize, second multiply. 2. Use induction. You can always squeeze a bit more in. Algebra: 1. Step 1. Show that the ... Читать далее...
12. A Jewish father has two kids who want to sell lemonadeA Jewish father has two kids who want to sell lemonade on the street corner for 15 cents a glass. He figures he’ll spend about 3 bucks on the ingredients, the kids will sell maybe 10 glasses and then drink the rest and get stomach aches. His eventual response: «Go stand on the corner for ... Читать далее...
13. Перевод слова propertyProperty — имущество, собственность Перевод слова Corporeal property — материальная собственность abandoned property — бесхозная собственность property damage — имущественный ущерб She has a right to the Property. У нее есть право на собственность. Get the fuck off my Property! А ну вали с моей территории! The Property is held on trust. Имущество управляется по ... Читать далее...
14. Nice, but roughAn elephant was having a horrible time in the jungle because a horsefly kept biting near her tail and there was nothing she could do about it. It was far out of reach. A sparrow saw this and killed the horsefly with its beak. «Oh, thank you!» said the elephant. «My, pleasure ma’am.» said the ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы palm off[palm off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To sell or give bypretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery. He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt. The salesmanpalmed off pine wood floors as oak. Syn.: FOB OFF, PASS OFF. 2. Todeceive by a trick or lie. He palmed his creditors offwith ... Читать далее...
16. Значение идиомы out of the corner of one’s eye[out of the corner of one’s eye] {adv. phr.} Without looking at aperson or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed. The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye. Mikewatched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as hemowed the lawn....
17. Home Architectural StylesRalph: I just talked to our new Real estate agent and she’s going to show us some houses tomorrow. I told her that The bigger the better and that we’re looking for a large Cape Cod or Georgian-style house. Nina: You did? I’ve been thinking that we’d try to find something more Modest, a Bungalow ... Читать далее...
18. How to Hunt Elephants — Math styleMathematicians hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left. Professors of mathematics prove the existence of at least one elephant and leave the capture of an actual elephant as an exercise for one of their graduate students. Sent by Alex...
19. Finding a House to BuyI’m looking to buy a house and I want a Single-family home. I have been living in a Townhouse for two years and I am tired of having Common walls and very small Yards. My new house will have to have a lot more Square footage, a large Lot size, an Open floor plan, great ... Читать далее...
20. Finding a House to BuyI’m looking to buy a house and I want a Single-family home. I have been living in a Townhouse for two years and I am tired of having Common walls and very small Yards. My new house will have to have a lot more Square footage, a large Lot size, an Open floor plan, great ... Читать далее...
21. A fair warningTourist guide at zoo: «Ladies and gentlemen, this is the elephant, the largest animal to roam the lands. Every day the elephant eats 3 dozen bunches of bananas, 6 tons of hay, and 2000 pounds of assorted fruits. Madam, please don’t stand near the elephant’s backside…. Madam, PLEASE don’t stand near the elephant’s backside… MADAM… ... Читать далее...
22. Перевод идиомы in theory, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: in theory Перевод: теоретически, в теории Пример: In theory it is possible to make much money selling real estate but in practice it is very difficult. В теории можно заработать много денег, продавая недвижимость, но на практике это очень трудно....
23. Father, mother and son decide to go to the zoo one dayFather, mother and son decide to go to the zoo one day. So they set off and are seeing lots of animals. Eventually they end up opposite the elephant house. The boy looks at the elephant, sees its willy, points to it and says, «Mummy, what is that long thing?» His mother replies, «That, son, ... Читать далее...
24. Buying Fake ProductsLindsay: Look at this Designer bag I bought. It was such a Steal! Rafael: Let me see that. You do know that this is an Imitation, not The real thing, right? Lindsay: What do you mean? Of course it’s real. Rafael: Where did you buy it? Lindsay: Well, there was a guy on the street ... Читать далее...
25. Buying Fake ProductsLindsay: Look at this Designer bag I bought. It was such a Steal! Rafael: Let me see that. You do know that this is an Imitation, not The real thing, right? Lindsay: What do you mean? Of course it’s real. Rafael: Where did you buy it? Lindsay: Well, there was a guy on the street ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы hard sell[hard sell] {n.}, {informal} A kind of salesmanship characterizedby great vigor, aggressive persuasion, and great eagerness on the partof the person selling something; opposed to «soft sell». Your hardsell turns off a lot of people; try the soft sell for a change, won’tyou?...
27. Значение идиомы sell out[sell out] {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a storehas in stock. In the store’s January white sale the sheets andpillowcases were sold out in two days. 1b. To sell all the stock andclose the store; go out of business. The local hardware store soldout last month and was replaced by ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы to the wall[to the wall] {adv. phr.} Into a place from which there is noescape; into a trap or corner. — Usually used after «drive» or asimilar word. John’s failing the last test drove him to the wall. The score was 12-12 in the last minute of play, but a touchdownforced the visitors to the wall. Bill ... Читать далее...
29. Значение идиомы around the corner[around the corner] {adv. phr.} Soon to come or happen; close by; near at hand. The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner....
30. Перевод слова cornerCorner — угол Перевод слова In the corner of the room — в углу комнаты at the corner of the street — на углу улицы to turn the corner — завернуть за угол to cut off a corner — срезать угол, пойти напрямик We turned round the Corner. Мы свернули за угол. Once the dog ... Читать далее...
31. The best book on elephantsThe UN sponsored a competition on which nation can produce the best book on elephants. The British submited a dry historical account «The Elephant and the British Empire.» The French submited a text «The Sensuality of the Elephant — a Personal Account.» The Germans submited 47 Volumes entitled «An Elementary Introduction to the Foundation of ... Читать далее...
32. Значение идиомы sell one on[sell one on] {v. phr.} To persuade someone to do something. Wewere able to sell our wealthy uncle on the idea of having a jointfamily vacation in Hawaii....
33. Значение идиомы sell off[sell off] {v. phr.} To liquidate one’s holdings of certain setitems. The retired professor had to sell off his rare butterflycollection to meet his health expenses....
34. Перевод идиомы make a killing, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: make a killing Идиома: make a killing разг. Перевод: сделать много денег, быстро разбогатеть Пример: The woman made a killing on the real estate market before she retired. Женщина заработала много денег на рынке недвижимости до того, как ушла на пенсию....
35. Значение идиомы make up one’s mind[make up one’s mind] {v. phr.} To choose what to do; decide. They made up their minds to sell the house. Tom couldn’t decidewhether he should tell Mother about the broken window or let her findit herself. Contrast: ON THE FENCE....
36. Значение идиомы kick it[kick it] {v. phr.}, {slang} To end a bad or unwanted habit such asdrinking, smoking, or drug addiction. Farnsworth finally kicked it;he’s in good shape....
37. Значение идиомы on the market[on the market] {adj. phr.} For sale. In the summer many freshvegetables are on the market. The Goodwins put their house on themarket in January, but they did not sell it till August....
38. Значение идиомы paint oneself into a corner[paint oneself into a corner] {v. phr.} To get oneself into a badsituation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. Bypromising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, thepresident has painted himself into a corner....
39. Значение идиомы sell short[sell short] {v.} To think less good orvaluable than is true; underestimate. Don’t sell the team short;the players are better than you think. Some teachers sold Johnshort....
40. Перевод идиомы part and parcel (of something), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: part and parcel (of something) Перевод: неотъемлемая составная часть (чего-либо) Пример: The house that we bought is part and parcel of a much larger piece of property. Дом, который мы купили, является неотъемлемой составной частью гораздо большего участка собственности....