25 èíòåðåñíûõ èäèîì

25 èíòåðåñíûõ èäèîì

1. To eat one’s word — Áðàòü ñâîè ñëîâà îáðàòíî
2. Miss the boat — Ïîåçä óøåë
3. Break a leg! — Íè ïóõà, íè ïåðà!
4. The apple of one’s eye — Äóøè íå ÷àÿòü â êîì-òî, áåðå÷ü êàê çåíèöó îêà
5. To feel it in one’s bones — Èíòóèòèâíî ÷óâñòâîâàòü ÷òî-òî
6. Against the clock — Ê óñòàíîâëåííîìó ñðîêó
7. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — Áûòü â ñãîâîðå
8. Walk a mile in my shoes — Ïðåäñòàâü ñåáÿ íà ìîåì ìåñòå
9. To cost an arm and a leg — Ñòîèòü î÷åíü äîðîãî
10. To count chickens before they hatch — Ðàññ÷èòûâàòü íà ÷òî-ëèáî ðàíüøå âðåìåíè
11. It’s raining cats and dogs — Ëüåò, êàê èç âåäðà
12. Rat race — Áåøåíàÿ ïîãîíÿ çà óñïåõîì, äåíüãàìè
13. In a nutshell… — Åñëè êðàòêî, òî…
14. The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) — Õîðîøî òàì, ãäå íàñ íåò
15. Quick and dirty — Äåøåâî è ñåðäèòî
16. Shake a leg! —Øåâåëèñü!
17. It is not my cup of tea — Ìíå ýòî íå íðàâèòñÿ; ýòî íå ìîå
18. Curiosity killed the cat — Ëþáîïûòíîé Âàðâàðå íà áàçàðå íîñ îòîðâàëè
19. To take the cake — Ïðåâçîéòè âñåõ (â õîðîøåì èëè ïëîõîì ñìûñëå)
20. A leopard cannot change its spots — Ãîðáàòîãî ìîãèëà èñïðàâèò
21. Blood, sweat, and tears — Íàïðÿæ¸ííàÿ ðàáîòà
22. Pushing the envelope — Áûòü íîâàòîðîì, ïðåäëîæèòü ÷òî-òî íîâîå
23. Save your breath — Cîõðàíè ñèëû (íå ñïîðü)
24. To know where the bodies are buried — Çíàòü, ãäå ñîáàêà ïîðûëàñü
25. When pigs fly — Ïîñëå äîæäè÷êà â ÷åòâåðã