(брит.) Эксперт в какой-л. области
Anatoly Karpov is a dab hand at chess.
There's a kid I know who's a dab hand with a chainsaw. It's a beautiful weapon.
Аншлаг, полный зал
Lady Gaga shows always gather a full house.
игра в испорченный телефон
хороший совет
e.g. Let me give you a piece of mind about this matter.
[formal] a very large number of something, usually more than you need.
Examples:
1) a plethora of suggestions
2) Our component provides a plethora of charts and widgets.
манерность, неестественность
перебранка, ссора
She got into several altercations with the coach this season.
усердный
to give or leave by will —used especially of personal property
he bequeathed his art collection to the town
[ˌbɪg'ʃɔt] важная персона, "шишка"
I'm no big shot but I do have a little power around here — Я начальник небольшой, но кое-что здесь могу
уговоры
to destroy or defeat something or someone completely
This site blows anything else out of the water
chest basket (бюстгалтер)
Список желаний а-ля "100 вещей, которые я должен сделать перед смертью"
лесть
умасливание
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
they caviled at the cost
сокращенный, сжатый, четкий, конспективный
Abundant in supply or quantity
she took copious notes
A person's face or facial expression
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away
The photograph showed his somber countenance
Бесцельно кататься по району, попивать пивко и беседовать на философские темы.
Lets crooze the neighborhood and talk about how much fun it would be to light up some zombies out the top of the moonroof with an AR-15.
Способ чихания в сгиб локтя. При этом человек похож на прикрывающего нижнюю часть лица плащом графа Дракулу.
Erase (a mark) from a surface
his anger was effaced when he stepped into the open air
delight, great happiness and exhilaration
Richard's elation at regaining his health was short-lived
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain
[ɪg'zjuːd]
1) (of a person) Display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly
Mr. Thomas exuded friendship and goodwill
2) to ooze out
Pine trees exude a sticky substance
A word used to express frustration or incredulity, nonsense
There is no time to read today.Fiddlesticks! One should read every day.
['faɪnˌprɪnt] 1) мелкий шрифт (особые условия договоров)
In a contract or agreement, the fine print is the same as the small print.
['fɔːmɪdəbl ] inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
a formidable opponent
случайный
[fru͟ːg(ə)l] бережливый, экономный, скромный, умеренный;
She lives a frugal life.
general idea
I got the gist of (smth)
я понял идею/суть
Идти до конца
If you are redecorating one room, why not go the whole hog and paint the entire house?
скатертью дорога
Peter and his nasty dog have finally moved out. Good riddance!
комплексы (в знач. "закомплексованности")
hit the sack, sack out, rack out, retire for the night, go to bed, go to sleep, to kip down (http://nabbber.com/dimee/2032)
To imply is to hint,
To infer is to deduce,
Please use these words correctly
Do not get them confused.
When you are in trouble you are in a fix or in hot water
полным ходом; в полном разгаре
e.g. The harvest activities are now in full swing.
instead of, in place of
We took an equity position in the company in lieu of a fee.
неисправимый, безнадёжный; непоправимый
Envy Adams: You are incorrigible.
Todd Ingram: I don't know the meaning of the word.
Text: He really doesn't.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (2010)
промежуточный
[ɪn'trɪn(t)sɪk ], [ɪn'trɪnzɪk] неотъемлемый; присущий
Diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
we've been inundated with complaints from listeners
"заезженная лошадь", "кляча", а также "шлюха" и "негодница"
-(n) An item that looks exactly like an original product but lacks the expensive designer label and is replaced with a fake one. Usually costs half the price with half the style appeal.
— (v) to imitate, copy, or plagiarize: to knock off designer dresses in cheap materials.
— имитация ; подделка
(Slang ) to make pregnant.
Letterman joked Monday about the Palins going to Yankee stadium, that, quote, " During the 7th inning her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.
сиськи
косоглазие
ну и хватит на сегодня
расчитанный на среднего зрителя; малообразовательный; низкопробный
e.g. I don't like lowbrow movies, but happen to see one once in a while.
['miːnɪəl] (of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige
menial factory jobs
(брит.) Тот, кто постоянно в плохом настроении, вечно недовольный чем-л.
What's up with you, misery-guts?
расстройство желудка, понос
['nɪftɪ] ловкий, искусный, находчивый
He was very nifty on a stepladder. — Он очень ловко держался на стремянке.
Низачто!
An outright refusal, denial or rebuttal; essentially, shorthand for 'no fucking way
Joe: Hey Johnboy, can I borrow a cigarette?
Johnboy: No dice!
Пожирать глазами
Paul was ogling all the women as they walked past.
(informal)
a derogatory term for an old woman, often used by youth under their breath after being scolded
She told me to quit cutting through her yard or she'd call the cops — the old biddy.
so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt
a palpable effect
Her joy was palpable.
обыск (похлопыванием)
A flight attendants union with 2,000 members is upset over what it calls "invasive pat-downs"
журавль в небе
пара пустяков
Несбыточная мечта
— How about the kids?
— Whos gonna take care of them? lt as just a pipe dream.
The Bourne Identity
• a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain
The film opens with a shot of a climber dangling from a precipice.
• a dangerous situation which could lead to harm or failure
This latest tax increase may push many small companies over the financial precipice.
двойные кавычки
Уживаться, ладить с кем-л.
We rub along pretty well most of the time.
rub along = get along
if a quality that someone has rubs off, it starts to affect another person so that they start to have that quality too
rub off on:
Hopefully her enthusiasm will rub off on the rest of the team
Идти спать
It's time for me to sack out.
работа (предметы) низкого качества
You know, my only regret is I won't be around when that shoddy new equipment blows up in their big, dumb faces.
свадьба по залету .
новейший, передовой; находящийся на уровне современного развития; соответствующий последнему слову техники
восприимчивый
чувствительный
впечатлительный
говорить без умолку
The women who sat behind me talked a blue streak and I couldn’t hear the film very well.
[tɜ͟ː(r)s] сжатый, краткий (о стиле)
a terse statement
1. inferior, cheap, or worthless
2. paltry; unimportant
мишура
быть в растерянности; не знать, что делать
Situation was difficult. John was at sea.
быть в долгу
называть вещи своими именами
(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.
проспать
We slept in the plain!
you are doing more than you can handle, to be over your head
болтать о работе
e.g. For once could you stop talking shop when we meet my friends?
подтверждать слова действиями
e.g. He is an excellent manager. He always walks the talk.
сосредоточиться, обратить все внимание на...
e.g. The police zeroed in on the victim's closest friend. They thought he had committed the murder.
на волосок от чего-л. , опасная ситуация
For three days it was touch and go as to whether she would live — В течение трех дней ее жизнь висела на волоске
текучесть кадров
сделанный или предоставленный без запроса, по собственной инициативе
unsolicited comments — непрошенные комментарии
['viːəməns]
The display of strong feeling; passion
the vehemence in her voice when she insisted that she never gossiped surprised me
помимо очевидных значений (звонкий; голосовой; речевой; устный; шумный; крикливый; гласный; звучный) может иметь значение "активный":
We gathered our most vocal developers, team leads and product managers to share their stories
Мы собрали наших самых активных разработчиков, тимлидов и продакт-менеджеров чтобы поделиться их историями
использовать кого-либо в своих корыстных целях или интересах
Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her.
неопытный, молодой
e.g. How can one take instructions from John? He is so wet behind the ears.
one of the meaning — to quickly disappear
As Meg appeared, the pet rat whisked into his hole
1 whether one likes it or not: he would be forced to collaborate willy-nilly
2 without direction or planning; haphazardly:politicians expanded spending programmes willy-nilly
изо всех сил
Весь мир твой/Мир открыт для тебя
Really, the world is your oyster. Kick up your heels. Paint the town red!
Ничто, ничего. Аналог nothing
I did absolutely zilch
быстро заснуть, “вырубиться”
I couldn’t get a coherent word out of Stan as he had zonked out.
