ÀÍÃËÈÉÑÊÈÅ ÈÄÈÎÌÛ

ÀÍÃËÈÉÑÊÈÅ ÈÄÈÎÌÛ

- Add fuel to the fire - ïîäëèòü ìàñëà â îãîíü

Don't shout at children if they're crying, it just adds fuel to the fire. - Íå êðè÷èòå íà äåòåé, êîãäà îíè ïëà÷óò. Ýòî òîëüêî ïîäëèâàåò ìàñëà â îãîíü.

- Money doesn't grow on trees – äåíüãè ñ íåáà íå ïàäàþò

My daughter wants a car for her 17th birthday, but I can't afford it. Money doesn't grow on trees! - Äî÷ü õî÷åò íà 17-ëåòèå ìàøèíó, íî ìíå ýòî íå ïî êàðìàíó. Äåíüãè âåäü ñ íåáà íå ïàäàþò.

- The big cheese – "áîëüøàÿ øèøêà", áîññ

The big cheese is coming to visit our office today - he's the owner of the whole company! - Ê íàì â îôèñ ñåãîäíÿ ïðèäåò "áîëüøàÿ øèøêà" - âëàäåëåö âñåé íàøåé êîìïàíèè.

- It's in his genes – ýòî (çàëîæåíî) ó íåãî â ãåíàõ

Michael is very ambitious. It's in his genes. His parents arrived in this country penniless and now are big industrialists. - Ìàéêë î÷åíü öåëåóñòðåìëåííûé. Ýòî êà÷åñòâî ó íåãî â ãåíàõ. Åãî ðîäèòåëè ïðèåõàëè â ýòó ñòðàíó, íå èìåÿ íè ãðîøà, à òåïåðü îíè - êðóïíûå ïðåäïðèíèìàòåëè.

- Me and my big mouth - ×åðò ìåíÿ äåðíóë çà ÿçûê!

Oh no, me and my big mouth! I made Alex feel upset when I mentioned his dead cat. - Òîëüêî íå ýòî! ×åðò ìåíÿ äåðíóë çà ÿçûê! Ðàññòðîèë ÿ Àëåêñà, óïîìÿíóâ åãî óìåðøóþ êîøêó.

- A big fish in a small pond - âàæíàÿ ïåðñîíà ìåñòíîãî ìàñøòàáà

Paul is a manager of a small company; he likes to be a big fish in a small pond. - Ïîë ðóêîâîäèò íåáîëüøîé êîìïàíèåé. Åìó íðàâèòñÿ áûòü âàæíîé ïåðñîíîé ìåñòíîãî ìàñøòàáà.

- With flying colours – áëåñòÿùå

She passed her exams with flying colours! - Îíà áëåñòÿùå ñäàëà ýêçàìåíû.

- There are plenty more fish in the sea - íà íåé (íà íåì) ñâåò êëèíîì íå ñîøåëñÿ

Mary was not a good wife. Don't cry about her. There are plenty more fish in the sea. - Ìýðè áûëà íå î÷åíü õîðîøåé æåíîé. Íå ñòîèò îíà òâîèõ ñëåç. È íà íåé ñâåò êëèíîì íå ñîøåëñÿ.