Àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê

Àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê
Óñòîé÷èâûå âûðàæåíèÿ è ôðàçîâûå ãëàãîëû ñ ïåðåâîäîì è ïðèìåðàìè

after all - âñå òàêè
I knew it! After all, I was right!

all along - all the time âñå âðåìÿ, âñåãäà
I knew about his little secret all along.

all ears - âåñü âî âíèìàíèå
I am all ears.

all of a sudden - íåîæèäàííî
All of a sudden, he refused to pay.

all the same -âñå ðàâíî, áåç ðàçíèöû
If it's all the same to you, let's start at two.

all thumbs - íåóêëþæèé, íåóìåëûé
He can't fix anything, he's all thumbs.

apple of discord - ÿáëîêî ðàçäîðà
This question is an apple of discord in our family.

as a rule -êàê ïðàâèëî
As a rule, we offer a 5% discount.

as far as I am concerned - ÷òî êàñàåòñÿ ìåíÿ, ïî ìîåìó ìíåíèþ As far as I am concerned, both the book and the movie are good.

as for me/as to me -ïî ìîåìó ìíåíèþ
As for me, you can rely on his support.

as well -òîæå, òàêæå
He knows math, and physics as well.

at all -ñîâñåì (íå)
He doesn't know French at all. I don’t like it at all.

at random - íàóãàä, áåç ïëàíà
He chose those places at random.

at this point - íà äàííîì ýòàïå
At this point, we can't turn back
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be about to -ãîòîâ ñäåëàòü
I was about to leave when you called

be after someone - íàñòàèâàòü, ÷òîáû ñäåëàë
His mother is always after him to study.

be all in - î÷åíü óñòàòü
I'm all in, I'd better go to bed now.

be back on one's feet - âñòàòü íà íîãè ïîñëå òðóäíîãî âðåìåíè He's back on his feet after a long period of debt and unemployment.

beat around the bush - õîäèòü âîêðóã äà îêîëî
Stop beating around the bush! Get to the point!

be beside oneself -áûòü âíå ñåáÿ îò âîëíåíèÿ, ãîðÿ è äð.
She was beside herself with worry / with grief.

be better off - â ëó÷øåé ñèòóàöèè (ìàòåðèàëüíî)
He'll be better off with a new job.

be broke -áûòü "íà ìåëè" (áåç äåíåã)
I spent all my money, I'm broke.

be hard on something /someone - íå áåðå÷ü ÷òî-òî
My son is hard on shoes, they don't last long with him. Life was pretty hard on Tom.

be high on one's list -áûòü â íà÷àëå ñïèñêà íóæíûõ âåùåé
A new car is high on my list of priorities. A new TV is not high on my list.

be in charge of -áûòü îòâåòñòâåííûì çà
He is in charge of marketing.

be in the red -áûòü óáûòî÷íûì
Our sales were in the red last year.

be into smth. -óâëåêàòüñÿ ÷åì-òî
He is into computers. She is into sports.

bend over backwards -î÷åíü ñòàðàòüñÿ
I bent over backwards to help her.

be on one's way ß óæå åäó.
I'm on my way.

be on the safe side -íà âñÿêèé ñëó÷àé
Take an extra key, just to be on the safe side.

be out of -íåò â íàëè÷èè
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.

be out of shape - áûòü íå â ôîðìå
He needs to exercise, he is out of shape.

be out of sorts -íå â äóõå
Leave him alone, he's out of sorts today

be pressed for time / money -íå õâàòàòü âðåìåíè èëè äåíåã
I'm pressed for time now. We are pressed for money at the moment.

beside the point - íå ïî ñóùåñòâó, íå îòíîñèòñÿ ê äåëó
What I said to him privately is beside the point.

be to blame -âèíèòü çà îøèáêó, íåïðàâèëüíûå äåéñòâèÿ
Who is to blame for this awful mistake? Tom is to blame for this mix-up.

be touch and go - íà ãðàíè; íåÿñíî, êóäà ïîâåðíåòñÿ
He was very sick, and for some time it was touch and go, but he is better now.

be up against - èìåòü ñåðüåçíûå ïðîáëåìû â ÷åì-òî, ñ ÷åì-òî Our company is up against serious attempts of hostile takeover.

be up and around/about -âñòàòü íà íîãè, ïîïðàâèòüñÿ
He was sick for a month, but now he is up and around.

be up to one's ears - ïî óøè
I'm up to my ears in work.

be up to something - çàäóìàòü, çàòåÿòü
I have to check what the kids are up to.

be up to someone -íà âàøå óñìîòðåíèå, ïîä âàøó îòâåòñòâåííîñòü
It's up to you to decide. It's up to you to close the office every day at 8 o'clock.

be used to - áûòü ïðèâû÷íûì ê
I'm used to hard work. He's used to heat.

big shot - âàæíàÿ ïåðñîíà
He is a big shot around here.

bite off more than one can chew -ïåðåîöåíèòü ñâîè ñèëû
I couldn't handle two jobs and family. I really bit off more than I could chew.

bite one's tongue - ïðèêóñèòü ÿçûê
I almost told her, but bit my tongue.

bite the dust - óìåðåòü, ïàäàòü íèö
Many of them bit the dust in that war.

black sheep - ïàðøèâàÿ îâöà
Their second son is the black sheep of the family, he is good for nothing.

blind date -ñâèäàíèå âñëåïóþ
She refuses to go on a blind date again because she had bad experience.

blow it - ïîòåðÿòü øàíñ
He understood that he blew it.

blow over - ñòèõíóòü, ïðîéòè
Wait here till his anger blows over.

bottom line -èòîã, îñíîâíîé ìîìåíò
The bottom line is, I don't have enough money.

break into - âîðâàòüñÿ (â äîì) ñèëîé
The police broke into the robber's house
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break one's heart - ðàçáèòü ñåðäöå
The news of her death broke his heart.

break the ice - ñëîìàòü íåëîâêîñòü ïðè çíàêîìñòâå
The party was dull until someone broke the ice with a joke and we all laughed.

break the news - ñîîáùèòü âàæíóþ íîâîñòü
CNN is breaking the news right now.

bring home the bacon - îáåñïå÷èòü ñåìüþ
He works very hard at several places to bring home the bacon.

brush off -îòìàõíóòüñÿ îò
The boss brushed off my project again.

brush up on -îñâåæèòü â ïàìÿòè
You need to brush up on the tenses.

by all means -îáÿçàòåëüíî, êîíå÷íî
Do you need my help? - By all means.

by heart - íàèçóñòü
Learn this poem by heart for tomorrow.

by hook or by crook -ëþáûì ïóòåì, ëþáûì ñïîñîáîì
She will get what she wants by hook or by crook.

by the way -êñòàòè
By the way, Ann is coming back today.

call a spade a spade -íàçûâàòü âåùè ñâîèìè èìåíàìè
He always tells the truth and calls a spade a spade.

call it a day - ñ÷èòàòü ðàáîòó çàêîí÷åííîé
We've been working for 10 straight hours. Let's call it a day.

call off - îòìåíèòü, îòîçâàòü
The police called off the search.

carry out -äîâîäèòü äî êîíöà
She never carries out her plans.

carry weight -èìåòü âåñ
His advice always carries weight here.

cast down -ïîâåðãíóòü â óíûíèå
He was cast down by the bad news.

castles in the air - (ñòðîèòü) âîçäóøíûå çàìêè
Instead of working hard, he spends time building castles in the air.

catch one's eye -ïðèâëå÷ü âíèìàíèå
This picture caught my eye.

catch one's breath -ïåðåâåñòè äóõ
I can't run, I need to catch my breath.

catch someone off guard -çàñòàòü âðàñïëîõ
He caught me off guard with his question.

catch someone red-ïîéìàòü çà ðóêó, êîãäà äåëàë ïëîõîå
The manager caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing cigarettes.

catch up -äîãíàòü
He needs to catch up with the others.

close call - ÷òî-òî ïëîõîå, ÷òî åäâà íå ñëó÷èëîñü
The speeding car almost hit the man. That was really a close call.

come across -íàòêíóòüñÿ íà
I came across that article yesterday.

come down with -çàáîëåòü ÷åì-òî
I'm coming down with a cold.

come to one's senses -âçÿòüñÿ çà óì, ïðèäòè â ñåáÿ
He finally came to his senses, started to work hard, and passed his exams.

come true -îñóùåñòâèòüñÿ
My dream came true when I met Pat.

come up with -ïðåäëîæèòü
Mike came up with a brilliant idea.

count on -ðàññ÷èòûâàòü íà
You can always count on me for help.

cut corners -ñðåçàòü óãëû; îãðàíè÷èòü ðàñõîäû
He ran fast, cutting corners where he could. I have to cut corners this week.

cut down on -ñîêðàòèòü ïîòðåáëåíèå
You have to cut down on chocolate.

cut out to be /cut out for it -áûòü ñîçäàííûì äëÿ êàêîé-òî ðàáîòû
She isn't cut out to be a surgeon. He's cut out to be a leader.

do one's best -ñäåëàòü âñå, ÷òî ñìîã
I did my best to help him in his work.

do one's bit -ñäåëàòü ïîëîæåííîå
I'll do my bit, you can count on me.

do over -ñäåëàòü çàíîâî
This work is not good, do it over.

do someone good -ïðèíåñòè ïîëüçó
Fresh air and exercise will do you good.

do something behind one's back -äåëàòü (âðåäíûå) äåëà çà ñïèíîé
I hate people who do things behind my back. He did it behind my back again.

do without - îáõîäèòüñÿ áåç
I'll have to do without a car for a while.

down to earth -ïðèçåìëåííûé
He's quiet, sensible and down to earth.

draw the line - îãðàíè÷èòü (ïðåäåë)
He drew the line for her at $100 a day.

dress up - íàðÿäèòüñÿ
What are you dressed up for?

drop off -ïîäâåçòè äî, ïîäáðîñèòü äî
Can you drop me off at the bank?

drop out - áûòü îò÷èñëåííûì
He dropped out of school last year.

duty calls -äîëã îáÿçûâàåò
He said, "Duty calls" and left for work.

easier said than done ëåã÷å ñêàçàòü, ÷åì ñäåëàòü
It's easier said than done, but I'll try to do it.

eat one's words -áðàòü íàçàä ñëîâà
He had to eat his words after her report.

even so òåì íå ìåíåå
I work hard. Even so, I like my job.

every now and then âðåìÿ îò âðåìåíè
Every now and then I visit my old aunt.

every other -÷åðåç îäèí
She washes her hair every other day.

fall behind -îòñòàòü îò
The little boy fell behind the older boys.

fall in love - âëþáèòüñÿ
Tom fell in love with Sue at first sight.

fall out of love -ðàçëþáèòü
They fell out of love and divorced soon.

false alarm - ëîæíàÿ òðåâîãà
I heard he quit but it was a false alarm.

a far cry from something -äàëåêî íå òàêîé õîðîøèé, êàê
His second book wasn't bad, but it was a far cry from his first book.

feel it in one's bones - ÷óâñòâîâàòü, ÷òî ñëó÷èòñÿ ïëîõîå
Something bad is going to happen, I feel it in my bones.

feel like doing something -áûòü ñêëîííûì ê çàíÿòèþ ÷åì-òî
I feel like going for a walk. I don’t feel like working now, I’m tired.

feel up to -â ñîñòîÿíèè ñäåëàòü
I don't feel up to cleaning the house.

few and far between - ñëèøêîì ðåäêèå
Her visits are few and far between.

find fault with -êðèòèêîâàòü
He always finds faults with everybody.

find out - óçíàòü, îáíàðóæèòü
I found out that Maria left town.

firsthand - èç ïåðâûõ ðóê, äîñòîâåðíàÿ èíôîðìàöèÿ
You can trust it, it's firsthand information.

first things first -ñíà÷àëà ãëàâíîå
First things first: how much money do we have to pay right away?

fly off the handle - ðàçîçëèòüñÿ (âäðóã)
He flew off the handle and yelled at me.

follow in someone's footsteps - èäòè ïî ÷üèì-òî ñëåäàì, äåëàòü òî æå
Igor followed in his father's footsteps, he became a doctor, too.

foot in the door -ïîëó÷èòü øàíñ íà ðàáîòó
Nina got a foot in the door because her friend works in that company.

foot the bill -çàïëàòèòü ïî ñ÷åòó
Her father footed the bill for the party.

for good - íàâñåãäà
After her death, he left town for good.

for the time being -íà äàííîå âðåìÿ
For the time being, this house is all right for us
.
frame of mind - óìîíàñòðîåíèå
I can't do it in this frame of mind.

from A to Z - îò íà÷àëà äî êîíöà
He knows this town from A to Z.

from now on - âïðåäü
From now on, I forbid you to go there.

get a grip on oneself - êîíòðîëèðîâàòü ñâîè ÷óâñòâà
Stop crying! Get a grip on yourself!

get along with -áûòü â õîðîøèõ îòíîøåíèÿõ, ëàäèòü
Ann gets along with most coworkers, but doesn't get along with Laura.

get away with -óéòè îò íàêàçàíèÿ
The police didn't find the thief. He got away with his crime.

get carried away - ñëèøêîì óâëå÷üñÿ ÷åì-òî
He got carried away with opening a store and lost most of his money.

get cold feet -ïîáîÿòüñÿ ñäåëàòü
I wanted to try it but got cold feet.

get even with -ðàñêâèòàòüñÿ ñ êåì-òî
I'll get even with him for everything!

get in touch with - ñâÿçàòüñÿ ñ êåì-òî
Get in touch with Mr. Smith for help.

get lost - ïîòåðÿòü äîðîãó
She got lost in the old part of town.

Get lost! -Èñ÷åçíè!
I don't want to see you again. Get lost!

get mixed up -ïåðåïóòàòü
I got mixed up, went the wrong way and got lost.

get off one's back -îòñòàòü îò êîãî-òî
Stop bothering me! Get off my back!

get on one's high horse - âåñòè ñåáÿ âûñîêîìåðíî
Every time I ask her to help me with typing, she gets on her high horse.

get on (the bus, train, plane) ñåñòü íà (òðàíñïîðò)
I got on the bus on Oak Street.

get off (the bus, train, plane) ñîéòè ñ (òðàíñïîðòà)
I got off the bus at the bank.

get out of hand - âûéòè èç-ïîä êîíòðîëÿ
If he gets out of hand again, call me right away.

get over - ïîïðàâèòüñÿ, ïðåîäîëåòü ÷òî-òî
I can't get over how rude he was to me. She got over her illness quite quickly.

get rid of -èçáàâèòüñÿ
He got rid of his old useless car.

get together - ñîáèðàòüñÿ âìåñòå
My friends and I get together often.

get to the bottom -äîáðàòüñÿ äî ñóòè
He usually gets to the bottom of things.

get to the point - äîéòè äî ñóòè äåëà
Get to the point!

Give me a break! - ñ ìåíÿ õâàòèò

Come on, stop it! Give me a break!
give someone a hand -Can you give me a hand with cooking?

give someone a lift /a ride - ïîäâåçòè êîãî-òî
Can you give me a lift to the bank? He gave her a ride in his new Porsche.

give someone a piece of one's mind - âûñêàçàòü, ÷òî íà óìå, êðèòèêîâàòü
She lost my umbrella again, so I gave her a piece of my mind about her carelessness.

give up -îòêàçàòüñÿ îò ÷åãî-òî, ïðåêðàòèòü ïîïûòêè
I gave up smoking. I gave up trying to fix my old car.

go back on one’s word - íàðóøèòü ñâîå ñëîâî, îáåùàíèå
First he said he would help me, but then he went back on his word.

go for it -ïðîáîâàòü íîâîå äåëî
If I were you, I would go for it.

go from bad to worse - be worse ñòàíîâèòüñÿ âñå õóæå His business went from bad to worse.
go out - go to parties, movies ïîéòè ðàçâëåêàòüñÿ Do he and his wife go out often?
go out of one's way -try very hard î÷åíü ñòàðàòüñÿ He goes out of his way to please her.
go to one's head - make too proud óñïåõ âñêðóæèë ãîëîâó His acting success went to his head.
go to pieces - get very upset, fall apart ñèëüíî ðàññòðîèòüñÿ She went to pieces when she heard it.
go with the flow - lead quiet life ïëûòü ïî òå÷åíèþ She always goes with the flow.
grow on someone - become liked ïîñòåïåííî ïîíðàâèòüñÿ When she knew him more, he grew on her.
had better - should ëó÷øå áû, à òî… You look ill, you'd better see a doctor.
have a ball - have a good time îòëè÷íî ïðîâåñòè âðåìÿ Yesterday we had a ball at the party.
have a bone to pick - complain or discuss something unpleasant èìåòü ñ÷åòû ñ êåì-òî, ïðåòåíçèè ê êîìó-òî Mr. Brown, I have a bone to pick with you. My mail was lost because of you.
have a word with someone - talk to ïîãîâîðèòü î ÷åì-òî Can I have a word with you?
have words with someone - argue with someone about something êðóïíî ïîãîâîðèòü I had words with my coworker today because he used my computer again.
have it in him - have the ability èìåòü íóæíûå êà÷åñòâà Laura has it in her to be a good doctor.
have no business doing something - have no right to do íå÷åãî âàì çäåñü äåëàòü, áûòü è äð. You have no business staying here without my permission.
have one's back to the wall - be hard-pressed, on the defensive áûòü ïðèæàòûì ê ñòåíå I had no choice, I had my back to the wall.
have one's hands full - very busy áûòü î÷åíü çàíÿòûì He has his hands full with hard work.
have one's heart set on something - want something very much î÷åíü õîòåòü ïîëó÷èòü ÷òî-òî, êîãî-òî She has her heart set on going to New York. He has his heart set on Betty.
have pull - have influence on èìåòü âëèÿíèå íà Does he have pull with the director?
(not) have the heart - (not) have the courage to