a subject about which a person is ignorant or prejudiced
I don't expect to be put on a pedal stool, but please, show a little respect! — I'm sorry, u don't expect 2 be put on a what? — On a pedal stool. — A pedal stool? — Oh, u know, you put women on it when you admire them, you know, the phrase. — Oh yeah, the famous phrase, "to be put on a pedal stool". "Pedestal"! "Pedestal" is the word! Did you really think there was such a thing as a pedal stool? — Shut up, everyone has blind spots!
а person who always needs 2 be in the "out" group
What did u think of "Titanic"? — Horrible.
How about "Slumdog Millionaire"? — Overrated.
"Cocktail"? — Actually, not a bad film, one of the best films of its era!
Oh, please, you're just a contrarian!
nervous
Why are you so antsy tonight?
1) a very exciting game, event, etc.
2) (полит.) зажигательная речь
An old white man and his black friend watching a debate contest:
— Wow, this is a real barn burner! God, did I just say crossburner*?
— No, you did not!
— Oh, good.
*crossburner — an insulting term for a white person who dislikes people of other races. This is a reference to the Ku Klux Klan, which burns crosses in ceremonies celebrating their racial beliefs.
lover or boyfriend
a fish that feeds on material at the bottom of a river, lake, sea, etc
also used in a figurative sense:
Oh, he thinks I'm cheating on him, does he? With you? Of all the guys in the world he thinks my only option is to have an affair with someone like you! Does he think I'm that much of a bottom feeder? — Неужели он думает, что я настолько себя не уважаю?
1) strong well-developed muscles
2) physical strength, especially as opposed to intelligence
фильмы о братанской дружбе
деньжата
in a poll: a possibility to choose one variant (radiobutton) or more than one (checkbox).
colour me interested / uninterested / thrilled / bad / etc.
Presumably the phrase comes from the instructions in a children's colouring book and means to give an appropriate colour or description to something or someone.
неженка
"после пира наступает похмелье"; ≈ пьяный скачет, а проспался — плачет
опрос на месте происшествия
оговорочка по Фрейду
Shirly is shooting a film about Jesus. Britta, saying her lines unwillingly:
— Jesus, did you really die for our sins? That's dopey.
Shirly:
— Oh, uh, dope.
Britta:
— Oops, freudian slip.
(Dopey — stupid, dope — cool)
same as 'Get out!' meaning 'that can't be true'; ~ Быть не может! Да брось ты!
Get out of town! You hooked up with someone from the band?
go away & quit bothering someone
George was tired of Tom's advice and told him to go jump in the lake.
1) клейкий, липкий, вязкий:
The pudding was accompanied by an unpleasantly gooey sauce.
2) сентиментальный, сопливый:
They like to watch those gooey soap operas.
innovative, original
a groundbreaking novel
She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.
guess + estimate
Due to not knowing the clarity of the diamond, I can only guesstimate the value of the diamond being between $100,000 to $300,000.
something given away after another person doesn't need it (especially clothing)
rumour
We haven't even admitted to it, it's all based on hearsay.
an object that has been in a family for generations
Dwight comes in the office wearing a tux:
— It's a nice tux.
— I know. It belonged to my grandfather. He was buried in it. So... family heirloom.
(The Office US)
шкура
For the 1st time I understood that it wasn't Marty's hide that was on the line. It was mine. — Я впервые осознал, что пострадает моя шкура, а не Марти.
a slang term for electric chair
a position in which you can easily get into trouble
to be in the hot seat — to be in a difficult situation
Is that your lame attempt to pass the hot seat to me?
И сколько ты думал над этой шуткой?
means 'I don't give a shit'
Я вам/тебе душу открыл!
Я оптимист (предпочитаю думать, что стакан на половину полон, а не пуст).
Главное — внимание.
A light bulb moment is when you have a sudden realisation about something, like the light bulbs used to indicate an idea in cartoons. ~ озарение, идея
I've just had a light bulb moment!
What, light bulb moment?
absolutely crazy
for the sake of the etymological comment:
It is suggested that hat makers who day by day handled mercury-soaked fabric risked mercury poisoning, a condition that affects the nervous system; hence the phrase 'mad as a hatter'.
used to describe an extremely unpleasant sound:
Indian accent is just nails on a chalk board to me.
to be totally ignorant about a certain issue
But I don't know the first thing about restaurant business!
to be expected; likely to happen; foreseeable; predictable
— Hey, why don't you take your clothes off? — What? — Come on, we both knew it was on the cards as soon as I realised you were a woman!
with very little money
The movie was made on a shoestring budget.
the noblest period in one's life; звездный час
dominated by a single idea;
narrow-minded
He was like a one-ideaed child, his whole being comprised in his ability, and ambition to play his B-flat trombone.
a person who adapts his actions, responses, etc., to take advantage of opportunities, circumstances, etc.
лицемер, приспособленец, конъюнктурщик
Syn: timeserver, profit-seeker, advantage-seeker
I should call her a treasonist but I'll settle for opportunistic bitch for now.
an exciting novel, such as a thriller, with a fast-moving story
— You really have to finish that whole book by tomorrow?
— Yeah, but it's a page-turner.
a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork; канцелярская крыса
Leslie Knope, Deputy Director of the Parks Department:
— I'm not a paper-pusher, Ann. I need to be out in the streets planting trees and cracking skulls.
(c) Parks & Recreation
И точка!
Marshall Eriksen does not fire people, period. — How I Met Your Mother
refers to female privates
The VMA 2010 host Chelsea Handler appeared on stage in all her glory dressed in a Lady Gaga regalia with a house on top of her head while releasing white doves from her pikachu.
идеальная справедливость
If that's not poetic justice, I don't know what is!
= calf love; the first love of very young people
an insult
It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow.
[ru:z] trick
Sorry about the ruze but I really needed to see you.
when you feel so embarrassed for someone else's actions that you feel the embarrassment for yourself as well.
I had such second hand embarrassment from this performance.
светский лев / львица; a person who is or seeks to be prominent in fashionable society
It Happened One Night is a 1934 American comedy film with elements of screwball comedy, in which a pampered socialite tries to get out from under her father's thumb, and falls in love with a roguish reporter.
типичный, стереотипный, стандартный; классический (от названия агентства по подбору актёров в Голливуде)
I'll remember the words of a sleazy music manager I was briefly associated with back in my rock'n'roll days. The guys was rights out of central casting. bald, middle-aged, pot-bellied and sucking on a cheap cigar.
susceptible or responsive to suggestion; внушаемый
suggestible young minds
We are a very suggestible lot, we humans. If we're told that we are competitive and that we live in a dog-eat-dog world, we comply with the suggestion.
goodbye
I'm sure I'll be back online later on, but ta-ta for now.
In a week, though she knows nothing of the young man's character or disposition, she is ready to say to her parents: "I appreciate all you have done for me: I love you devotedly, but I have met such a nice fellow; he has asked me to marry him, and I have accepted; ta-ta!"
ябеда
Abed, no-one likes a tattle-tale.
a soft easy life; pleasant or rich way of living
Since getting that promotion, he's led he life of Riley.
Sounds like you're living the life of Riley.
в третий раз повезет; Бог любит Троицу.
спросить напрямик
You don't have to join us, but if anyone asks you point-blank... Your ass got molested.
способствовать чему-л.
Angela, showing off with her new boyfriend, the state senator:
— I don't know if you guys have had a chance to use the new parking meters that accept credit cards, but Robert was instrumental in that legislation.
собирать голоса перед выборами, вербовать сторонников перед выборами
means to not fight someone on everything. You can't afford to fight everything that you disagree with, but must select the battles that you do fight by taking into consideration what is most advantageous: whether you can win, whether you have the resources, whether it's an important argument, etc. (c) http://forum.wordreference.com
Most of us have been in situations where we wanted to take a stand on an issue, but simply decided to choose our battles in order to protect our opportunities.
разрядить атмосферу; положить конец недоразумениям
So there's no part of you that wants to clear the air with your sister?
состряпать (что-н. необычное из разных продуктов) выдумывать, изобретать, сочинять
сфабриковать, состряпать (компромат)
Otherwise why did mankind concoct all these religions?
оттягивать принятие закона
to get fired or expelled
become afraid at the last minute
She's getting cold feet and wants to back out of the deal.
ясно понять чьи-л. намерения, чей-л. характер
to find out or know what kind of person somebody is
Wow, that guy really got your number.
The boys soon had the new student's number.
to warn, to give some information in advance
>> a heads-up — a tip-off or small amount of information given in advance
I told her she can give me a heads-up later if it changes.
But I thought I better mention something to him, give him a heads-up.
Just a heads-up. Probably gonna be borrowing a few things.
to grow very quickly; расти как на дрожжах
I had an independence I've never felt before. I grew leaps and bounds daily. I went from being a girl to a woman.
if someone has a one-track mind, they seem to talk and think about one particular subject all the time, especially sex
— I bet I know what you two were doing last night. — Oh, shut up, Sean, you've got a one-track mind.
You've got to have a one-track mind if you want to succeed in business.
(informal)
to have control over smb; = to have smb by the balls
If you are in a relationship right now and your woman thinks she's got you by the short curlies, you need to dump her and get a new girl.
As someone said, "God has you by the short curlies".
I think he's got the director by the short curlies over something.
жить за чужой счет, на "халяву":
A skimp is a person who tries their hardest to mooch off of friends, family, etc. This act of 'skimping' may be completed in various different ways such as forcing people to give you rides, asking for people to pay for you and just never paying them back, and going to someone's house and eating all of their food.
подготовить почву
Everyone's mad at me. Maybe you could pave the way so that I can apologize.
to get rid of smb
You guys will probably be glad to see the back of me...
выжидать, колебаться между двумя мнениями, сомневаться, сохранять нейтралитет
Michael: Hey, Dwight, you saw Darryl move it, right?
Dwight: Let's just say I saw exactly what the two of you wanted me to see.
Dwight, a bit later: I know how to sit on a fence. Hell, I can even sleep on a fence.
— like the best sitcom ever "The Office (US)"
экономить на чем-л, скупиться:
Get me some more nachos and don't skimp on the chili peppers!
надеяться на чью-л. честность, порядочность (with); быть честным, честно следовать правилам конкурса, игры, даже если знаете, что никто не сможет этого проверить:
Pictures should be from this Halloween. (We have no real way to discern that, though, so we're sticking with the honor system.) [Halloween costume picture contest]
Who in there right mind would stick to an honor system in a online video game?
to discourage; say or do something to discourage
Oh, I love throwing cold water on young children's dreams.
Henry's father threw cold water on his plans to go to college by saying he could not afford it.
to praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast
Guys, I don't want to toot my own horn here but I think it was me.
действовать с большой осторожностью, ходить на цыпочках
We've been married for 16 years, аnd you still walk on eggshells around my father.
kisses, boners and hugs
Used as an alternative to xoxo (= kisses and hugs).
Happy Valentine's Day, darling. I love you so much!
Xio, John
Ты сам не без греха!
Used in a conversation. If a person you're talking to says "You've lost me" it means they've lost your train of thought and do not understand what you're talking about anymore.
the golden/happy mean
the happy medium
a middle ground
Finding that golden mean between the two is a big challenge.
It is necessary to strike the happy medium in the issue of fishery regulations.
Why can't people find a middle ground between organized religion and atheism?
ленинградская тушь aka "плевалка" aka "самоплюйка" :)))
