Рубрика: Идиомы
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Time — 1
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I’m pressed for time = I’m in a hurry Sorry, I can’t help you now – I’m pressed for time.
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Money — 2
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to go for a song – продаваться за бесценок “They did not benefit much from the diamond sales on the local tender last week, as the gems went for a song…”
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to be rolling in it – купаться в деньгах “With five top 40 hits under their belt and a top ten album, you might think Take That are rolling in it.”
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Clothes — 2
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to fit like a glove = to be the perfect size or shape for somebody «I am extremely pleased with the dress and it fits me like a glove.»
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Clothes — 1
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at the drop of one’s hat = instantly, immediately «I always knew that Delhi is an unsafe city, but I did not know that people pull the trigger at the drop of a hat.»
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Food — 2
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to be on the gravy train gravy train — a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc. «The only thing this democrat understands that he is on the gravy train. $174,000 for a part time job, pension and full […]
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Body
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to shoot oneself in the foot — to cause oneself difficulty; to be the author of one’s own misfortune «Let’s travel back in time a bit to see how Microsoft shot themselves in the foot when, if they simply paid attention to […]
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Intelligence
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He is an arm-chair critic. — Человек, рассуждающий о предмете, не имея опыта. Magnus is a real armchair critic, which is a real easy thing to be.
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Food — 1
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to be like chalk and cheese (to be as different as chalk and cheese) – быть совершенно разными “… Grandma used to say they were like chalk and cheese, and that they should have been shaken up together in a bag to […]
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Friendship
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to see eye to eye on – иметь одинаковые взгляды на They never saw eye to eye on this question.