True Stories Idioms

Дата публикации: Sep 17, 2014 8:32:36 AM

1. it's no go (безнадежное дело)

- Did you tell her that she will be fired if she keeps on being late?

- Yes, but it´s no go. She won´t listen to me!

- Did you kiss her last night?"

- It was a no-go. I guess she didn't like me.

appetite comes with eating (аппетит приходит во время еды)

take to one's heels (бежать без оглядки)

angelic patience (ангельское терпение)

before one knows where one is (ахнуть не успеть)

2. wear the pants (быть в доме хозяином) (UK:wear the trousers).

She has the best-paid job and she also wears the pants in the family.

Since I always make important decisions in my relationship, put my foot down, and make our plans, I, obviously, am wearing the pants.

- So wanna come hang out with me and the guys?

- Nah, I gotta go out with my girl.

- Dude, what are you doing? Start wearing the pants.

without a hitch (без сучка, без задоринки)

shoot the sitting duck (бить лежачего)

on the spot (без промедления)

misfortunes never come singly (беда одна не ходит)

3. all your geese are swans (каждый кулик свое болото хвалит)

child of fortune (баловень судьбы)

Indian summer (бабье лето)

lay siege to smb (брать штурмом)

twiddle one's thumbs (беспочвенные мечтания)

hell is paved with good intentions (благими намерениями вымощена дорога в ад)\