English Phrases – ýòî ñîâðåìåííûå ôðàçû àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà, áåç êîòîðûõ íåëüçÿ ïðåäñòàâèòü ...

English Phrases – ýòî ñîâðåìåííûå ôðàçû àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà, áåç êîòîðûõ íåëüçÿ ïðåäñòàâèòü ñîâðåìåííóþ ðàçãîâîðíóþ èëè ëèòåðàòóðíóþ ðå÷ü.

a bolt from the blue — ãðîì ñðåäè ÿñíîãî íåáà
a child’s play - ïðîùå íåêóäà, åðóíäà, ïóñòÿêîâîå äåëî
a coming man — ïåðñïåêòèâíûé ÷åëîâåê
a fine line — òîíêàÿ ãðàíü
a load off one’s mind — êàê ãîðà ñ ïëå÷
a man of the world — ñâåòñêèé, áûâàëûé ÷åëîâåê
actions speak louder than words - äåëà óáåäèòåëüíåå ñëîâ
an opinion poll — îïðîñ îáùåñòâåííîãî ìíåíèÿ
an under dog — íåóäà÷íèê, ïîáåæä¸ííàÿ ñòîðîíà
and stuff — è ò. ä., è âñå òàêîå ïðî÷åå
give a fool rope enough, and he’ll hang himself — äàé äóðàêó âîëþ, îí ñàì ñåáÿ çàãóáèò
I can’t thank you enough — óæ è íå çíàþ, ÷åì âàñ îòáëàãîäàðèòü
I know nothing and care less — íè÷åãî íå çíàþ è çíàòü íå õî÷ó
it all fails down to - âñå ñâîäèòñÿ ê
it’s about time — äàâíî ïîðà
keen as mustard - ñòðàñòíî ñòðåìÿùèéñÿ, ïîëíûé ýíòóçèàçìà
level-headed — ñïîêîéíûé, ðàññóäèòåëüíûé, õëàäíîêðîâíûé
no ill feeling! — çàáóäåì îá ýòîì!, ÿ íå ñåðæóñü!
the haves and have-nots — áîãàòûå è áåäíûå, èìóùèå è íåèìóùèå
the talk of the town - ïðèò÷à âî ÿçûöåõ
there is no denying it - íåëüçÿ îòðèöàòü ýòîãî
to advocate for - âûñòóïàòü â çàùèòó
to answer the telephone — ñíÿòü òðóáêó
to be hit by the economy — ïîñòðàäàòü îò ýêîíîìè÷åñêîãî êðèçèñà
to be on a footing — íàõîäèòüñÿ â ðàâíûõ óñëîâèÿõ
to be out of the picture - íå ñîîòâåòñòâîâàòü, äèñãàðìîíèðîâàòü
to come full-circle — âåðíóòüñÿ íà êðóãè ñâîÿ, ê èñõîäíîé òî÷êå
to cut down — óáåäèòü ñíèçèòü öåíó
to die away - çàòèõàòü, ãàñíóòü
to ditch - ïîêèíóòü, áðîñèòü
to evade taxes — óêëîíÿòüñÿ îò óïëàòû íàëîãîâ
to fall out with — áûòü â ïëîõèõ îòíîøåíèÿõ, ïîññîðèòüñÿ
to feel one’s way — âûÿñíÿòü îáñòàíîâêó, íàâîäèòü ñïðàâêè
to focus attention — çàîñòðÿòü âíèìàíèå
to give a look — áåãëî âçãëÿíóòü
to go off one’s rocker — ñïÿòèòü, òðîíóòüñÿ, ñîéòè ñ óìà
to go out of one’s way — âñÿ÷åñêè ñòàðàòüñÿ, ïðèëîæèòü âñå óñèëèÿ
to go to pieces — òðåùàòü ïî âñåì øâàì, âûéòè èç ñòðîÿ
to issue tickets — ðàñïðîñòðàíÿòü áèëåòû
to keep out of the reach of children - áåðå÷ü îò äåòåé
to lodge a complaint — îáæàëîâàòü, îáðàòèòüñÿ ñ æàëîáîé
to make a mountain of a molehill — äåëàòü èç ìóõè ñëîíà
to make things hum — ðàçâèòü áóðíóþ äåÿòåëüíîñòü
to make up for - êîìïåíñèðîâàòü, íàâ¸ðñòûâàòü, âîñïîëíÿòü
to pay tribute to — âîçäàòü äîëæíîå, îòäàòü äàíü óâàæåíèÿ
to pull leg — ìîðî÷èòü ãîëîâó, ïîäøó÷èâàòü, äóðà÷èòü
to read a book from cover to cover — ïðî÷åñòü êíèãó îò êîðêè äî êîðêè
to remove mountains — ãîðó ñäâèíóòü, äåëàòü ÷óäåñà
to stick neck out — ðèñêîâàòü, ñòàâèòü ñåáÿ ïîä óäàð, ëåçòü íà ðîæîí
to strike-off — ëèøàòü ïðàâà ïðàêòèêîâàòü
to turn one’s attention — ïåðåêëþ÷èòü âíèìàíèå
to work like hell — ðàáîòàòü ñ îñòåðâåíåíèåì
up-to-the-minute — ïî ïîñëåäíåé ìîäå
what goes around, comes around — âñå ïîâòîðÿåòñÿ; ÷òî ïîñååøü, òî è ïîæí¸øü
you name it — âñåãî íå ïåðå÷èñëèòü, è òîìó ïîäîáíîå
a big fish in a smaller pond — ïåðâûé ïàðåíü íà äåðåâíå
a page-tuner — ðîìàí íå îòîðâ¸øüñÿ
at the back of one’s mind — â ãëóáèíå äóøè; ìûñëåííî, ïðî ñåáÿ, ïîäñîçíàòåëüíî
easy come easy go — ä¸øåâî äîñòàëîñü — ëåãêî ïîòåðÿëîñü
easy said than done — ëåã÷å ñêàçàòü, ÷åì ñäåëàòü
get off my back! - îñòàâü ìåíÿ â ïîêîå!
go easy on him! - ïîëåã÷å ñ íèì!
I owe you an apology — ÿ äîëæåí ïåðåä âàìè èçâèíèòüñÿ
never a dull moment — íè ìèíóòû ïîêîÿ, íåêîãäà ñêó÷àòü
no good can come out of it — íè÷åãî õîðîøåãî èç ýòîãî íå âûéäåò
the noon of life — ëó÷øåå âðåìÿ æèçíè
to baby-sit — ïîääåðæèâàòü; ïîìîãàòü â òÿæ¸ëóþ ìèíóòó
to be in element — áûòü â ñâîåé ñòèõèè
to be there for — áûòü ãîòîâûì ïðèäòè íà ïîìîùü èëè óòåøèòü
to clasp hand — ïîæèìàòü ðóêó
to drop eyes - îïóñòèòü âçãëÿä, ïîòóïèòü âçîð
to ease mind — óìåðèòü ñâîþ òðåâîãó, óñïîêîèòüñÿ
to embark on — íà÷èíàòü, ïðèñòóïèòü
to fall out — èñïîðòèòü îòíîøåíèÿ
to feel high (low) — ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ îòëè÷íî (ïîäàâëåííûì)
to feel ill at ease — áûòü íå â ñâîåé òàðåëêå, ÷óâñòâîâàòü äèñêîìôîðò
to feel isolated — áûòü îòîðâàííûì îò ìèðà
to give a helping hand — îêàçàòü ïîìîùü
to go on about — ðàñïðîñòðàíÿòüñÿ î
to have plenty time to kill — èìåòü ìíîãî ñâîáîäíîãî âðåìåíè
to have the heart to do — ðåøèòüñÿ ñäåëàòü
to know like a book — çíàòü êàê ñâîè ïÿòü ïàëüöåâ
to label — ïðèêðåïëÿòü ÿðëûê, ýòèêåòêó, íàâåøèâàòü áèðêó
to let down — îáìàíóòü îæèäàíèÿ
to make-up — ïîìèðèòüñÿ
to open up one’s feelings — ðàñêðûòü ñâîè ÷óâñòâà
to split up — ðàññòàâàòüñÿ, ðàçðûâàòü îòíîøåíèÿ
to take a pill — ïðèíÿòü òàáëåòêó
to take ease — óñïîêîèòüñÿ, íàñëàæäàòüñÿ äîñóãîì, îòäûõàòü
to trip over — ñïîòêíóòüñÿ, íàâåðíóòüñÿ
to turn in — ëå÷ü ñïàòü, èäòè íà áîêîâóþ (îòîéòè êî ñíó)
with the naked eye - íåâîîðóæ¸ííûì ãëàçîì
to save till the last moment — íå îñòàâëÿòü íà ïîñëåäíèé ìîìåíò
to do one thing at a time - íå áðàòüñÿ çà âñå ñðàçó, äåëàòü ïî î÷åðåäè
where do I come in? — ïðè ÷åì òóò ÿ?, ÷òî ìíå äî ýòîãî?
she is 20 odd years — åé çà äâàäöàòü
he is 18 if a day — åìó ðîâíî 18
he is 3 years junior - îí ìîëîæå íà 3 ãîäà
she is 5 years senior — îíà ñòàðøå íà 5 ëåò
to make the most — èçâëå÷ü ìàêñèìàëüíóþ âûãîäó
day-to-day life — ïîâñåäíåâíàÿ æèçíü
to have head in the clouds — âèòàòü â îáëàêàõ
to sum up — ïðîàíàëèçèðîâàòü è îöåíèòü
an insight into — âíåçàïíîå îçàðåíèå
to miss the boat — óïóñòèòü øàíñ, ïðèõîäèòü ê øàïî÷íîìó ðàçáîðó
to take a French leave — óéòè ïî-àíãëèéñêè
to miss out on — íå áûòü ó÷àñòíèêîì
times out of mind — èñïîêîí âåêó, íåçàïàìÿòíûå âðåìåíà
from the very beginning — ñ ïåðâûõ ñëîâ
from day one — ñ ñàìîãî íà÷àëà
day in day out — èçî äíÿ â äåíü
a stroke of luck — óäà÷à
to climb career ladder — ïîäíèìàòüñÿ ïî êàðüåðíîé ëåñòíèöå
to pass the buck - ïåðåâîäèòü ñòðåëêè, ïåðåêëàäûâàòü îòâåòñòâåííîñòü
chicken tracks — íåðàçáîð÷èâûé ïî÷åðê