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Американские идиомы на букву "W"
Русский перевод (значение), часть речи, примеры использования, видео-уроки, произношение
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[wade through] {v. phr.}
Прочитать до конца нечто длинное и трудоемкое.
It took John six months to wade through Tolstoy's War and Peace in the original Russian.
[wait on] или [wait upon] {v.}
1. обслуживать.
Sue has a summer job waiting on an invalid.
The clerk in the store asked if we had been waited upon.
2. {formal} Посещать из вежливости или по делу.
* […]
[walk on air] {v. phr.}, {informal}
Чувствовать себя счастливым, быть в приподнятом настроении.
Sue has been walking on air since she won the prize.
* /His father's compliment left Jed walking on […]
[walk on eggs] {v. phr.}
действовать с крайней осторожностью, находясь в шатких условиях.
Tom has been walking on eggs ever since he started working for a new boss in Cincinnati.
[walk the chalk] или [walk the chalk line] или [walk the chalk mark]
Действовать именно так, как ты должен; вести себя подобающе; подчиняться.
* /That new teacher really makes the […]
[walk the floor] {v. phr.}
Бродить туда-сюда, снова и снова; расхаживать.
Mr. Black walked the floor, trying to reach a decision.
The sick baby had his mother walking the floor all night.
* /Mrs. Black's […]
[war baby] {n.}, {informal}
Рожденный во время войны.
War babies began to increase college enrollments early in the 1960s.
The war babies forced many towns to build new schools.
одежда для […]
[warm up] {v.}
1. Разогревать готовую еду.
Mr. Jones was so late that his dinner got cold; his wife had to warm it up.
When the children had left for school, their mother warmed up the breakfast coffee.
2. […]
[warm-up] {n.}
Разминка при подготовке к игре или другому мероприятию.
During the warm-up the baseball players were throwing the ball around and running up and down the side of the field.
* /Before the […]
[wash one's hands of] {v. phr.}
Отказываться от чего-либо или отказываться от ответственности за что-либо.
We washed our hands of politics long ago.
* /The school washed its hands of […]
[waste away] {v.}
Худеть, дряхлеть и слабеть с каждым днем.
Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis.
After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief.
[water over the dam] или [water under the bridge] {n. phr.}
О том, что уже в прошлом и что уже не вернешь (не изменишь).
* /Since the sweater is too small already, don't worry about its shrinking; that's […]
[wear one's heart on one's sleeve] также [pin one's heart on one's sleeve] {v. phr.}
Открыто проявлять свои чувства; давать волю чувствам; не скрывать чувств.
* /She wears her heart on […]
[wear thin] {v.}
1. Изнашиваться от использования, ношения или времени.
My old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees.
This old dime has worn very thin.
2. Спадать, истощаться, […]
[week of Sundays] {n. phr.}
Долгое время (~давно); семь недель.
I haven't seen them in a week of Sundays.
[well and good] {adj. phr.}
Хороший; подходящий (удовлетворительный).
If my daughter finishes high school, I will call that well and good.
- Often used without a verb to show agreement or understanding.
* /Well […]
[well-heeled] {adj.}, {slang}
Богатый; имеющий уйму денег.
Bob's father, who is well-heeled, gave him a sports car.
Ср.: [IN CLOVER], [ON EASY STREET].
[well-to-do] {adj.}
Имеющий или зарабатывающий достаточно денег на жизнь; состоятельный.
John's father owns a company and his family is well-to-do.
- Часто употр. с "the" как […]
[wet behind the ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Неопытный; не знающий как что-л. сделать; новичок в работе или на месте.
* /The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the […]
[wet blanket] {n.}, {informal}
Кто-л. или что-л., мешающее жить другим.
The teenagers don't invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket.
* /The weatherman throws a wet blanket on picnic plans when he […]
[whale away] {v.}, {informal}
1. Сильно бить или ударять; наносить удары вновь и вновь. — часто используется с "at".
The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists.
2. […]
[what for] (1) {interrog.}
По какой причине; почему?
I told Mary what I was going to town for.
What are you running for? — Often used alone as a question.
Billy's mother told him to wear his hat. "What for?" he asked.
[…]
[what for] (2) {n. phr.}, {informal}
Выговор, нагоняй или др. наказание. — Обычно используется с "get" или "give".
* /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in […]
[what have you] or [what not] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Все, что вам понравится или захочется; все тому подобное.
The store sells big ones, small ones, medium ones, or what have you.
* /We found suits, […]
[what if]
Что могло бы произойти (или произойдет) если; какова будет разница если; предположим что.
What if you go instead of me?
* /What if we paint it red. How will it […]
[where the shoe pinches] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Где или в чем состоит дискомфорт или неприятность.
Johnny thinks the job is easy, but he will find out where the shoe pinches when he tries it.
* /The coach […]
[whispering campaign] {n.}
Распространение ложных слухов, рассказывание дурных вещей об индивидууме или группе людей, в особенности в политике или […]
[white elephant] {n. phr.}
Лишняя собственность, т.к. недвижимость, которую трудно продать.
That big house of theirs on the corner sure is a white elephant.
[will not hear of] {v. phr.}
Не позволит и не будет рассматривать, откажет во внимании или разрешении.
I want to go to the show tonight, but I know my mother will not hear of it.
* /Mary […]
[with a whole skin] также [in a whole skin] {adv. phr.}
Без повреждений; целый и невредимый; безопасно, в целости и сохранности.
* /The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the […]
[within call] or [within hail] {adv. phr.}
1. Достаточно близко чтобы слышать голос друг друга.
When the two ships were within hail, their officers exchanged messages.
* /Billy's mother told him to stay […]
[word]
См.:
[ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS],
[AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD],
[BY WORD OF MOUTH],
[EAT ONE'S WORDS],
[FROM THE WORD "GO"],
[GET A WORD IN],
[GET THE MESSAGE] или [GET THE WORD],
[HANG ON THE WORDS OF],
[IN BRIEF] или [IN A […]
[working girl] {n.}, {slang}
1. ( {vulgar}, {avoidable}) Проститутка.
I didn't know Roxanne was a working girl.
2. Девушка, обычно одинокая, зарабатывающая на жизнь честным трудом […]
[work one's fingers to the bone] {v. phr.}
Очень упорно трудиться.
"I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary," Fred complained.
[work out] {v. phr.}
1. Находить ответ на что-л.
John worked out his math problems all by himself.
Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out.
Ср.: [FIGURE OUT].
2. Планировать; […]
[world without end] {adv. phr.}, {literary}
Бесконечно; навсегда; вечно.
Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on world without end.
[worm may turn]
Даже кроткий взбунтуется при постоянном плохом обращении.
Sam may think that he can continue to mistreat his wife, but, knowing her, I think that some day the worm may turn.
[warm out] {v. phr.}
Разузнавать путем настойчивых расспросов; выведывать.
I finally wormed out of her the reason she broke off her engagement to Larry.
[worth a cent] {adj. phr.}
Чего-то стоящий; представляющий какую-либо ценность. — применяется при отрицании и в вопросительных предложениях.
* /The book was […]
[worth one's salt] {adj. phr.}
Быть хорошим работником или продуктивным человеком; стоить своих денег.
* /Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest […]
[wouldn't put it past one] {v. phr.}
Полагать, что кто-л. вполне способен или весьма вероятно уже совершил что-л. нежелательное или противозаконное.
* […]
[wrapped up in] {adj. phr.}
Думающий только о; заинтересованный только в (чем-либо).
John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work.
* /Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn't […]
[wringing wet] {adj.}
Совершенно вымокший; промокший до нитки; стекающий каплями (в т.ч. на жаре).
He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella.
* /He was […]
[write home about] {v. phr.}
Испытывать особый восторг или возбуждение от; гордиться, хвастаться чем-л. — Часто используется после "to".
* /Mary's trip to the World's […]