sky-net-eye.com - Your web-reference!
: :
  • English language
    Learning materials
  • Famous expressions
    Famous quotations
  • Russian Idioms
    Explanation and usage
  • Articles
    Guest materials
  • About the site
    Site highlights
  • Search
    Search options
illustration for section:
» In Russian
To section: _k

Subscribe to: Home page and general feed

✉
Our RSS-channels
  • Show All
Recent updates
patch up
[patch up] {v.} 1. To mend a hole or break; repair; fix. * /He patched up a couple of old tires./ * /The lovers patched up  […]
press one's luck
[press one's luck] or [push one's luck] {v. phr.} To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. * /When John  […]
в ус не дуть
[в ус не дуть] {v. phr.} [v us ne dut'] {literally} do not blow through one's moustache. ~not care a straw (a  […]
Phyllis McGinley
(1905-1978) U.S. poet In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.
© 2006—2025 www.sky-net-eye.com