Ïîëåçíûå ôðàçû íà àíãëèéñêîì

Ïîëåçíûå ôðàçû íà àíãëèéñêîì

to have a bee in one’s bonnet – áûòü ôàíòàç¸ðîì / ïîìåøàòüñÿ íà êàêîé-òî èäåå
to cut to the chase – íà÷àòü çàíèìàòüñÿ ñàìûì ãëàâíûì, âàæíûì, ñóùåñòâåííûì âìåñòî ïóñòÿêîâ
to be down to earth – áûòü ðåàëèñòîì, ïðàêòè÷íûì ÷åëîâåêîì
to keep one’s feet on the ground – íå òåðÿòü ãîëîâó /âûäåðæàòü/ óñòîÿòü
to be only a gleam in smb’s eyes – áûòü òîëüêî çàäóìêîé / íå áûòü çàïóùåííûì â ðàáîòó
to give food for thought – äàâàòü ïèùó äëÿ ðàçìûøëåíèÿ
a flight of fancy – ïîëåò ôàíòàçèè
to keep a cool head – íå òåðÿòü ãîëîâó / ñîõðàíÿòü õëàäíîêðîâèå â òðóäíûé ìîìåíò
to keep one’s head down – ñêîíöåíòðèðîâàòüñÿ è íàïðÿæåííî ðàáîòàòü íàä ÷åì-òî
to scratch one’s head – ïî÷åñàòü ãîëîâó / çàòûëîê
to cross smb’s mind – ïðèéòè â ãîëîâó (î ìûñëè), îñåíèòü
to know smth like the back of one’s hand – çíàòü ÷òî-ëèáî êàê ñâîè ïÿòü ïàëüöåâ
to know smth inside out – äîñêîíàëüíî çíàòü ÷òî-ëèáî / çíàòü ÷òî-ëèáî âäîëü è ïîïåðåê
to keep smth in mind – ïîìíèòü î ÷åì-òî, íå çàáûâàòü
to know the score — áûòü â êóðñå äåë / çíàòü, ÷òî ê ÷åìó
to keep track of smth/smb – íåïðåðûâíî ñëåäèòü çà ÷åì-òî / êåì-òî
not to be born yesterday – íå â÷åðà ðîäèëñÿ / íå ïåðâûé ãîä çàìóæåì / ñàì ñ óñàìè
not to miss a trick – âñå çàìå÷àòü / íè÷åãî íå óïóñêàòü èç âèäó
to feel at the back of one’s mind – ÷óâñòâîâàòü â ãëóáèíå äóøè, ïîäñîçíàòåëüíî
to be in the know about smth – áûòü â êóðñå äåëÿ / áûòü ïîñâÿùåííûì â ñóòü äåëà
to be in the swim – áûòü â êóðñå äåëà, â ãóùå ñîáûòèé
to know how many beans make five – ïîíèìàòü ÷òî ê ÷åìó / çíàòü âñå õîäû è âûõîäû / áûòü ñåáå íà óìå