Значение идиомы wide of the mark

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1. Перевод идиомы cut a (wide) swath / cut a (wide) swathe, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: cut a (wide) swath / cut a (wide) swathe Перевод: привлечь всеобщее внимание, произвести впечатление, произвести фурор; пускать пыль в глаза; щеголять Пример: The man cuts a wide swath when he enters a room. Этот мужчина всегда привлекает всеобщее внимание, когда он входит в комнату. The new game is unusually inventive and has cut ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы mark[mark] See: MAKE ONE’S MARK, TOE THE LINE or TOE THE MARK, UP TOTHE MARK at UP TO PAR, WALK THE CHALK or WALK THE CHALK LINE orWALK THE CHALK MARK, WIDE OF THE MARK....
3. Значение идиомы easy mark[easy mark] {n.} A foolishly generous person; one from whom it iseasy to get money. Bill is known to all the neighborhood beggars asan easy mark. See: SOFT TOUCH....
4. Значение идиомы far and wide[far and wide] {adv. phr.} Everywhere, in all directions. Thewind blew the papers far and wide. My old school friends arescattered far and wide now. The movie company looked far and widefor a boy to act the hero in the new movie. Compare: ALL OVER....
5. Значение идиомы give a wide berth[give a wide berth] {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safedistance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jackgave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bobinto trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth....
6. Значение идиомы leave one’s mark[leave one’s mark] {v. phr.} To leave an impression upon; influencesomeone. Tolstoy never won the Nobel Prize, but he left his mark onworld literature. See: MAKE ONE’S MARK....
7. Перевод слова wideWide — широкий, обширный Перевод слова Wide road — широкая дорога three feet wide — шириной в три фута wide knowledge — обширные познания wide interests — широкие интересы A Wide freedom, truly! Полная свобода, действительно! The door was Wide open. Дверь была распахнута настежь. He opened his eyes Wide. Он широко открыл глаза. Примеры ... Читать далее...
8. Значение идиомы come from far and wide[come from far and wide] {v. phr.} To originate or hail from many different places. The students at this university come from far and wide and speak many languages....
9. Перевод идиомы with one’s eyes open / with one’s eyes wide open, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: with one’s eyes open / with one’s eyes wide open Перевод: сознательно, с открытыми глазами; полностью сознавая всю ситуацию Пример: I knew Bill for a long time, and I went into this relationship with my eyes wide open. Я знала Била уже долгое время, и я начала наши отношения сознательно....
10. Значение идиомы mark off[mark off] {v. phr.} Mark with lines; lay out in sections. Thefield will be marked off in accordance with the special track eventsthat will take place tomorrow....
11. Значение идиомы mark one’s words[mark one’s words] {v. phr.} To pay close attention to what onesays; an emphatic expression indicating prophecy. «It willcertainly rain tomorrow,» he said. «Mark my words.»...
12. Значение идиомы all wool and a yard wide[all wool and a yard wide] {adj. phr.} Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted. He’s a wonderful brother — all wool and a yard wide....
13. Значение идиомы mark down[mark down] {v. phr.} 1. To lower the price. The departmentstore marked down their prices on women’s sandals. 2. To give a poorgrade to a student. Peter was marked down for his numerous spellingerrors. 3. To make a written note of something. Here is my phonenumber; mark it down....
14. Перевод слова incorrectIncorrect — неправильный Перевод слова Incorrect statement — неверное заявление to prove incorrect — оказаться неправильным incorrect construction — неправильное толкование We considered his behaviour Incorrect. Мы считали, что он вел себя неподобающим образом. It’s Incorrect to say that he is a good administrator. Будет неверным сказать, что он хороший администратор. I had reason to ... Читать далее...
15. Перевод слова markMark — знак, метка, маркировать Перевод слова Distinctive mark — отличительный знак punctuation marks — знаки препинания accent mark, stress mark — знак ударения White carpet showed every Mark. На белом ковре было заметно каждое пятно. He Marked the date in his journal. Он записал дату в своем дневнике. What made those Marks on the ... Читать далее...
16. Перевод идиомы mark my word(s), значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: mark my word(s) Перевод: помяните мое слово; запомните, что я сказал Пример: Mark my words, if you do not finish your homework project you are not going to go out this weekend. Запомни — если ты не закончишь свой проект, который был задан тебе домашним заданием, ты в выходные никуда не пойдешь....
17. Значение идиомы in the running[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a chance to win; notto be counted out; among those who might win. At the beginning ofthe last lap of the race, only two horses were still in the running. A month before Joyce married Hal, three of Joyce’s boyfriendsseemed to be still in the running. Al ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы throw together[throw together] {v.} 1. also [slap together] To make in a hurryand without care. Bill and Bob threw together a cabin out of oldlumber. The party was planned suddenly, and Mary threw together ameal out of leftovers. 2. To put in with other people by chance. The group of strangers was thrown together when the ... Читать далее...
19. Значение идиомы make one’s mark[make one’s mark] {v. phr.} To become known to many people; do wellthe work you started to do; make a reputation. Shakespeare made hismark as a playwright....
20. There was once a wide mouth frogThere was once a wide mouth frog. She had babies and she didn’t know what to feed them. She went to the cow, talking with her mouth real wide, she said, «COW, WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR BABIES?» The Cow said, «I feed my babies milk.» She went on to the horse. Talking with her ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы stone[stone] See: CAST THE FIRST STONE, HAVE A HEART OF STONE, KILL TWOBIRDS WITH ONE STONE, LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED, PEOPLE WHO LIVE INGLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES, ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS....
22. Значение идиомы mark time[mark time] {v. phr.} 1. To move the feet up and down as inmarching, but not going forward. The officer made the soldiers marktime as a punishment. 2. To be idle; waiting for something to happen. The teacher marked time until all the children were ready for thetest. 3. To seem to be working or ... Читать далее...
23. Перевод слова truthTruth — правда, истина Перевод слова To diverge from the truth — отклоняться от истины a dollop of truth — крупица правды evangelical truth — евангельская истина Out with the Truth! Выкладывай правду! How wide he is from Truth. Как он далек от истины! Nothing pains like the Truth. Правда глаза колет....
24. Значение идиомы in the right[in the right] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or truth onyour side; in agreement with justice, truth, or fact; correct. Whenthe cars collided, John was clearly in the right. In going beforehis wife down the stairs, Mr. Franklin was in the right. In manydisputes, it is hard to say who is in the ... Читать далее...
25. Значение идиомы in the wrong[in the wrong] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or truthagainst you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong. In attacking asmaller boy, Jack was plainly in the wrong. Mary was in the wrongto drink from a finger bowl. Since he had put pennies behind thefuses, Bill was in the wrong when fire broke out. ... Читать далее...
26. Значение идиомы throw open[throw open] 1. To open wide with a sudden or strong movement. He dashed in and threw open the windows. 2. To remove limits from. The Homestead Act threw open the West. When a hurricane and floodleft many people homeless, public buildings were thrown open toshelter them....
27. Describing Accuracy and InaccuracyRona: This is impossible. I’m never going to hit the Target. Why is it that I’m the only one in this Archery class who has no Aim? Leonardo: You’re doing fine. I can tell you’re new to this. It takes some practice to develop any Precision. Rona: But you seem to be Picking it up ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы toe the line[toe the line] or [toe the mark] {v. phr.} To be very careful to dojust what you are supposed to do; obey the rules and do your duties. The new teacher will make Joe toe the line. Bill’s father isstrict with him and he has to toe the mark. Compare: WALK THE CHALK....
29. Значение идиомы out of order[out of order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong order; notcoming after one another in the right way. Peter wrote the words ofthe sentence out of order. Don’t get out of order, children. Stayin your places in line. Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; notworking properly. Our television set is out of ... Читать далее...
30. A man in a state of excessive inebriationA man in a state of excessive inebriation rolled up at a fairground rifle range booth and threw down the necessary money. The booth operator at first refused to let him have a turn, considering that his inebriated state would endanger the public. But the drunk insisted and was given a gun. He aimed unsteadily ... Читать далее...
31. The Petrified Man на английском языке писателя Mark TwainNow, to show how really hard it is to foist a moral or a truth upon an unsuspecting public through a burlesque without entirely and absurdly missing one’s mark, I will here set down two experiences of my own in this thing. In the fall of 1862, in Nevada and California, the people got to ... Читать далее...
32. Перевод слова stoneStone — камень, каменный Перевод слова To cast a stone — бросить камень stone wall — каменная стена a road covered with stones — дорога, покрытая камнями He aimed a Stone at me. Он запустил в меня камнем. He must have a heart of Stone. Должно быть у него каменное сердце. The Stone has a ... Читать далее...
33. Значение идиомы with bad grace[with bad grace] or [with a bad grace] {adv. phr.} In an unpleasantor discourteous way; unwillingly, Fred takes defeat with badgrace. Tom shouted «Hello» to Bill. Bill was in a sour mood andreplied with a bad grace. Contrast: WITH GOOD GRACE....
34. Mark Zuckerberg tapes over his webcam. Should you?Mark Zuckerberg celebrates 500 million monthly active users on Instagram — but he also revealed a lot about himself by leaving his laptop in the background Photograph: Facebook Don’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. And as the richest millennial in the world, you can probably be confident ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы stave off[stave off] {v.}, {literary} To keep from touching or hurting you. Syn.: WARD OFF. The white knight struck with his sword. The blackknight staved it off with his own sword. Bill’s warm new coalstaved off the cold. They staved off starvation by eating two ofthe sled dogs....
36. Значение идиомы hold one’s end up[hold one’s end up] or [hold up one’s end] or [keep one’s end up]or [keep up one’s end] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your share of work;do your part. Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who wasdrying them, couldn’t keep her end up. Susan kept up her end ofthe conversation, but Bill did ... Читать далее...
37. 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 ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы throw in[throw in] {v.} 1. To give or put in as an addition; to give to orwith something else. John threw in a couple of tires when he soldBill his bicycle. Mary and Tess were talking about the prom, andJoan threw in that she was going with Fred. Compare: FOR GOODMEASURE. 2. To push into operating ... Читать далее...
39. Значение идиомы clay pigeon[clay pigeon] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn’t move. All he can shoot is a clay pigeon. 2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target practice, is immobilized or is in a sensitive position and is ... Читать далее...
40. Перевод слова targetTarget — цель, мишень Перевод слова Electrons bombard a target — электроны бомбардируют мишень to detect a target — обнаружить цель to identify target — опознавать цель A campaign Targets under-35s. Кампания направлена на людей младше 35 лет. The torpedo hits its Target. Торпеда попадает в цель. The bombs landed dead on Target. Бомбы попали ... Читать далее...