25 ÐÀÑÏÐÎÑÒÐÀÍÅÍÍÛÕ ÈÄÈÎÌ

25 ÐÀÑÏÐÎÑÒÐÀÍÅÍÍÛÕ ÈÄÈÎÌ

1. When pigs fly — Ïîñëå äîæäè÷êà â ÷åòâåðã

2. To eat one’s word — Áðàòü ñâîè ñëîâà îáðàòíî

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. Miss the boat — Ïîåçä óøåë