Все Английские слова с переводом на Русский язык - страница 522

phrase

To have nearly finished a supply of something

Примеры использования:

We're running low on milk - could you buy some more?, the radio batteries are running low., several…

phrase

To love someone or something

Примеры использования:

He's the first real boyfriend she's had and she's mad about him., he's mad about football., her son…

idiom

To be exactly suitable for someone or something

Примеры использования:

Be made for each other paul and ann were made for each other., this wallpaper's just made for my be…

idiom

If you say two people are meant for each other, you think they suit each other as romantic partners.

phrase

To be intended to

Примеры использования:

These batteries are meant to last for a year., this exercise isn't meant to be difficult., we were …

idiom

To be almost the same as something

Примеры использования:

If you're asked to resign from your job, it's next door to being fired.

idiom

Something that is not on is unacceptable and should not happen

Примеры использования:

You can't be expected to work for nothing - it's not on.

phrase

To not be important

Примеры использования:

It's of no account to me whether he comes or not., his opinion is of little account to me., as i st…

phrase

To think and act as if you are very important

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Since he got his new job, he's been very full of his own importance., he's an awful man - full of h…

idiom

To help someone

Примеры использования:

"thank you so much for that." "i'm glad to have been of service."

phrase

To be liked and wanted by a lot of people

Примеры использования:

Her hair is the envy of the office., they have a client list that would be the envy of any company.…

idiom

To have the same opinion

Примеры использования:

We're of the same mind on most political issues.

idiom

To be useful

Примеры использования:

Maybe his advice will be of use to you when you're older.

phrase

Go away; leave.

Примеры использования:

He was anxious to be off

phrasal verb

Appear in a show, on t.v. or radio

idiom

Used when saying who is responsible for something

Примеры использования:

If he doesn't like it, then it's on him to change it., "it's too much." "that's on you. i offered t…

phrase

Talk about tediously and at length.

Примеры использования:

She's always on about doing one's duty

idiom

If you ask someone what they are on about, you are asking that person, often in a slightly annoyed way, what they mean

Примеры использования:

I dunno what you're on about.

idiom

To complain to someone again and again about their behaviour or to ask them to do something

Примеры использования:

My parents are always on at us about having a baby., she's been on at me to get my hair cut.

noun

A period of time during which something lasts

Примеры использования:

Watson’s term as chairman expired last month., he served a prison term for robbery., this budget pl…

verb

To give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression

Примеры использования:

Technically, a horse that is smaller than 1.5 metres at the shoulder is termed a pony.

suffix

Lasting a long/medium/short time

Примеры использования:

The project will have long-term benefits.

phrase

If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television

Примеры использования:

The radio station is on air from 6 a.m., as soon as the war started, any broadcasts with a military…

phrase

Be well-informed

idiom

To be quick to understand and react to things

Примеры использования:

I didn't sleep well last night and i'm not really on the ball today.

phrase

A police officer who is on the beat or walking the beat is on duty, walking around rather than driving in a police car

Примеры использования:

Most people would like to see more bobbies on the beat in their area., having more officers on the …

idiom

To be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results

phrase

To search for something or someone

Примеры использования:

I'm always on the lookout for interesting new recipes., he was surfing the web, on the lookout for …

phrase

To search for something or someone

Примеры использования:

I'm always on the lookout for interesting new recipes., he was surfing the web, on the lookout for …

idiom

To be getting better after an illness or injury

Примеры использования:

She's been ill with the flu but she's on the mend now.

idiom

To be likely to achieve something

Примеры использования:

The doctors say she's on the road to recovery.