Идиомы в реальной жизни: английские выражения с переводом
Образные идиомы, которые носители реально используют — их смысл не имеет ничего общего с буквальными словами
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Идиомы о теле · 15
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| cost an arm and a leg | B2 | стоить бешеных денег | to be very expensive |
| twist someone's arm | B2 | выкручивать руки, уговорить | to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do |
| rack your brains | B2 | ломать голову | to think very hard to remember or solve something |
| get cold feet | B2 | струсить в последний момент | to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned |
| off the top of my head | B2 | навскидку, не задумываясь | from memory, without checking or thinking carefully |
| a pain in the neck | B1 | надоеда, головная боль | an annoying person or thing |
| play it by ear | B2 | действовать по обстоятельствам | to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan |
| get it off your chest | B2 | выговориться | to tell someone about something that has been worrying you |
| bite your tongue | B2 | прикусить язык, смолчать | to stop yourself from saying something you want to say |
| pay through the nose | C1 | переплачивать втридорога | to pay far too much for something |
| a slip of the tongue | B2 | оговорка | a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean |
| keep your fingers crossed | B1 | держать кулачки | to hope that something will happen the way you want |
| stick your neck out | C1 | рискнуть, подставиться | to take a risk by saying or doing something others avoid |
| head over heels | B2 | по уши влюблён | completely in love with someone |
| give someone the cold shoulder | B2 | холодно отнестись, игнорировать | to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them |
Идиомы о животных · 15
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold your horses | B1 | придержи коней, не торопись | wait and slow down; don't rush |
| the black sheep | B2 | паршивая овца, белая ворона | a person in a family who is seen as bad and different |
| a dark horse | B2 | тёмная лошадка | a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people |
| the early bird catches the worm | B2 | кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаёт | the person who acts first has the best chance of success |
| the lion's share | B2 | львиная доля | the largest part of something |
| a fish out of water | B2 | не в своей тарелке | a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation |
| take the bull by the horns | B2 | взять быка за рога | to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way |
| a bull in a china shop | B2 | слон в посудной лавке | a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly |
| a can of worms | B2 | клубок проблем | a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it |
| smell a rat | B2 | чуять неладное | to sense that something is wrong or dishonest |
| a wild goose chase | C1 | погоня за призраком, пустая затея | a hopeless search or pointless effort |
| straight from the horse's mouth | B2 | из первых уст | directly from the person who really knows |
| like a deer in the headlights | C1 | застыть в растерянности | so shocked or scared that you cannot move or react |
| ants in your pants | B2 | не сидится на месте | unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient |
| the world is your oyster | C1 | все дороги открыты | you are free to do or achieve anything you want |
Идиомы о деньгах и работе · 15
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| break the bank | B2 | разориться, влететь в копеечку | to cost more money than you can afford |
| cost a fortune | B1 | стоить целое состояние | to be very expensive |
| foot the bill | B2 | оплатить счёт, взять расходы на себя | to pay for something, often for other people |
| tighten your belt | B2 | затянуть пояса | to spend less money because you have less |
| bring home the bacon | B2 | обеспечивать семью | to earn money to support your family |
| make ends meet | B2 | сводить концы с концами | to earn just enough money to cover your needs |
| the daily grind | B2 | рутина, ежедневная лямка | the boring, repetitive routine of daily work |
| call it a day | B1 | закончить на сегодня | to stop working for the day |
| back to square one | B2 | вернуться к началу | back to the starting point after a failure |
| climb the ladder | B2 | продвигаться по карьере | to move up to higher positions at work |
| a rip-off | B1 | грабёж, обдираловка | something that costs much more than it is worth |
| cut corners | B2 | экономить в ущерб качеству | to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality |
| in the red | B2 | в убытке, в долгах | owing money; having spent more than you have |
| a dead-end job | B1 | бесперспективная работа | a job with no chance of progress or promotion |
| burn the midnight oil | C1 | работать допоздна | to work or study late into the night |
Идиомы о еде · 12
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| egg on your face | B2 | опозориться, сесть в лужу | looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did |
| a hard nut to crack | B2 | крепкий орешек | a difficult problem or person to deal with |
| in a nutshell | B1 | в двух словах | in a few words; briefly |
| not my cup of tea | B1 | не моё, не по вкусу | not something you enjoy or are interested in |
| food for thought | B2 | пища для размышлений | something that makes you think carefully |
| take it with a pinch of salt | B2 | не принимать на веру | to not fully believe something |
| bite off more than you can chew | B2 | переоценить свои силы | to take on more than you can handle |
| butter someone up | B2 | подлизываться | to be extra nice to someone so they help you |
| the icing on the cake | B2 | вишенка на торте, приятный бонус | an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better |
| sell like hot cakes | B2 | расходиться нарасхват | to sell very quickly and in large numbers |
| a couch potato | B1 | лежебока, диванный овощ | a lazy person who watches a lot of TV |
| go bananas | B1 | сходить с ума, беситься | to become very excited, angry, or crazy |
Время, удача и случай · 12
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| every now and then | B1 | время от времени | occasionally; from time to time |
| the calm before the storm | B2 | затишье перед бурей | a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity |
| the ship has sailed | B2 | поезд ушёл, момент упущен | it is too late; the opportunity has passed |
| a close call | B2 | на волосок от беды | a situation where something bad nearly happened |
| under the radar | B2 | незаметно, не привлекая внимания | without being noticed |
| third time's the charm | B2 | бог троицу любит | said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures |
| out of the woods | B2 | вне опасности | no longer in danger or difficulty |
| better safe than sorry | B2 | бережёного бог бережёт | it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening |
| hit the sack | B2 | завалиться спать | to go to bed |
| out of the blue | B2 | как снег на голову, внезапно | suddenly and unexpectedly |
| in the nick of time | B2 | в самый последний момент | just before it is too late |
| against the clock | B2 | наперегонки со временем | rushing to finish before a deadline |
Идиомы повседневной жизни · 12
| Слово | Уровень | Перевод | Определение |
|---|---|---|---|
| get your act together | B2 | взять себя в руки | to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively |
| ring a bell | B2 | что-то напоминать | to sound familiar; to remind you of something |
| cut to the chase | B2 | перейти к сути | to get to the main point without wasting time |
| a wake-up call | B2 | тревожный звонок | an event that warns you to change or take action |
| hit the roof | B2 | рвать и метать | to become extremely angry |
| blow off steam | B2 | выпустить пар | to release anger or energy in a harmless way |
| jump the gun | B2 | поторопиться, забежать вперёд | to act too soon, before the right time |
| the bigger picture | B2 | общая картина | the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects |
| pull strings | C1 | задействовать связи | to use your influence or connections to get something |
| a long shot | B2 | слабая надежда, рискованная попытка | an attempt with little chance of success |
| call the shots | B2 | всем заправлять, принимать решения | to be the person in control who makes the decisions |
| a ballpark figure | C1 | приблизительная цифра | a rough estimate of a number or amount |
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