ΠΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π²Π° Π. Π.
1500 ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈ 1500 Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌ, ΡΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΉ
ΠΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
Π€ΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌ, ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠ°, β ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡΠΈΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ².
Π Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 1500 ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΠΈΠ±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π² Π±ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ 1500 Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΎ-Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ½Π°Π±ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ² Π² ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ΅.
ΠΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ Π² Π°Π»ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅.
ΠΠ°Π΄Π΅Π΅ΠΌΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ , ΠΊΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ.
Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΎ-Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌΡ
Π°Π΄ ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
(a) hell on earth
The wounded soldiers described the battle as βhell on earthβ.
Π°Π»ΡΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π³Π° the alpha and omega
Π°Π½Π³Π΅Π»ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
the patience of Job
You need the patience of Job to deal with customers like that.ΠΡ ΠΈΠ»Π»Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΡΡΠ°
Achillesβ heel; a chink in someoneβs armour
His Achillesβ heel is that he always wants to be right.
The lack of experience may be a chink in his armour.Π±Π°Π±ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΠΊΠΈ
an old wivesβ tale
It is an old wivesβ tale that drinking milk prevents cold.Π±Π°Π±ΡΠ΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠΎ an Indian summer
Π±Π°Π»ΡΠ·Π°ΠΌ Π½Π° Π΄ΡΡΡ
music to someoneβs ears
What he said was music to my ears.Π±Π΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½Π°Ρ ΠΊΡΡΡΠ°
(as) poor as a church mouse
My uncle was as poor as a church mouse.Π±Π΅Π· Π²ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ
to say the least
Her behaviour towards her boss was very rude, to say the least.Π±Π΅Π· ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²
straight from the shoulder
John told me, straight from the shoulder, that he was not at all pleased with my work.Π±ΠΈΡΡ Π±Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΈ
to twiddle oneβs thumbs
Donβt sit around twiddling your thumbs. Get down to work!Π±ΠΈΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ
to hit the mark
His remarks hit the mark perfectly and really provided an important message for the graduating students.Π±ΠΈΡΡ ΠΌΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ
to miss the mark
His speech missed the mark and he failed to gain support from the audience.Π±ΠΈΡΡ Π½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ° (ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to hit someone below the belt; to be below the belt
In the run-up to the election, he wonβt hesitate to hit his opponent below the belt.
Her remarks about my money problems were a bit below the belt.Π±ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ
to bang oneβs head against a brick wall
He was banging his head against a brick wall trying to teach that dog to obey.Π±ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ, Π° Π½Π° ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ
to fight tooth and nail
They fought tooth and nail to defend their son against the false accusations.Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄ΡΠ±Ρ
to thank oneβs lucky stars
You can thank your lucky stars that she was there to help you.Π±Π»Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
a foolβs paradise
You are living in a foolβs paradise if you think that the business will recover shortly.Π±Π»Π΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ
(as) white as a sheet
He looked as white as a sheet after the accident.Π±Π»ΡΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΊΠ°Ρ
to be in the dark
Iβm totally in the dark about whatβs going on.ΠΠΎΠ³ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Π΅Ρ
God knows!
Will we ever win? β God knows!Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅
baptism of fire
He was given a very important project to carry out in his first month. It was a real baptism of fire.ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΉ!
good God/gracious/grief!; oh dear!; dear me!
Good God! Youβve finished the work already!
Oh dear! Iβve lost my keys.
Dear me! I forgot to phone him.ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈ!
God/heaven forbid!
I hope we wonβt have any trouble with the car. β God forbid!Π±ΠΎΠΊ ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠΊ
side by side
They walked along the river side by side.Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅
more or less
The distance is ten miles, more or less.
Have you finished yet? β More or less.Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°
a big cheese/gun/noise/shot/wheel
Billβs father is quite a big shot in the government.Π±ΠΎΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ
to be afraid of oneβs own shadow
Jane never goes anywhere β she seems to be afraid of her own shadow.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π±ΡΠΊΠ° Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ³Π°
to take the bull by the horns
I decided to take the bull by the horns and asked my boss for a holiday.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡ (Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΊΠ΅ΠΌ-Π»./ΡΠ΅ΠΌ-Π».)
to get the upper hand (over someone/something )
Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ (ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to beat someone hands down
The last time we played chess he beat me hands down.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π·Π° Π΄ΡΡΡ
to tug at the heartstrings
The story of a lost child was one that really pulled at the heartstrings.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ
to eat oneβs words
You shouldnβt say that to me. Iβll make you eat your words.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π² ΡΡΠΊΠΈ
to get a grip on oneself; to pull oneself together
Come on, get a grip on yourself and tell me what happened.
She started to panic but managed to pull herself together.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ
to take the floor
Mr Smith took the floor to talk about the governmentβs new plans to reduce unemployment.Π±ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠΌ
to come to oneβs senses
John, you should come to your senses and stop gambling.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π² Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ (ΡΡΠΎ-Π». ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ-Π».)
to throw something in someoneβs face
She was always throwing her husbandβs clumsiness in his face.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π΄Π΅Π½ΡΠ³ΠΈ Π½Π° Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Ρ
to throw money down the drain
Donβt gamble on the horses. Thatβs just throwing money down the drain.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ (Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to throw stones at someone
Many politicians seem to spend too much time throwing stones at each other.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ» ΡΡΠ΄ΡΠ±Ρ (ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to leave someone in the lurch
Soon after their son was born he went off and left her in the lurch.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡ
to throw down the gauntlet
He threw down the gauntlet by challenging my conclusions.Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π² Π³Π»Π°Π·Π° (ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ-Π».)
to catch someoneβs eye; to stick out like a sore thumb
His shiny black car caught my eye.
The dinner is formal; if you wear old jeans youβll stick out like a sore thumb among all the well-dressed guests.Π±ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ
to rattle oneβs sabre
He may rattle his sabre at his enemies in public, but then will bend over backwards to agree behind closed doors.Π±ΡΠΊΠ²Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°
the letter of the law
There was the danger that the judge may follow the letter of the law rather than its spirit.Π±ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ
a storm in a teacup
This isnβt a serious problem β just a storm in a teacup.Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»Π°
here goes
βWell, here goes!β shouted the parachutist and jumped out of the plane.Π±ΡΡΡ Π±Π΅Π΄Π΅
the fat is in the fire
The fatβs in the fire now that she has discovered about her husbandβs lover.Π±ΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π²ΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅
to give a good account of oneself
John gave a good account of himself during the match.Π±ΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅
to have had one too many; to have had a few (too many)
He looks as if he has had one too many.
Sheβs jad a few; you should take her home and put her to bed.Π±ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π³ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ (Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to fetch and carry (for someone ); to be at someoneβs beck and call
She is so lazy because her husband is always there to fetch and carry for her.
I had to be at his beck and call 24 hours a day.Π±ΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΌ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΊΡ
to have light fingers
The employee on the till had light fingers and got fired.Π² Π±Π΅Π³Π°Ρ
on the run
The jail-breakers were on the run from the police.Π² Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΡΡΠΈ
in oneβs heart of hearts
In her heart of hearts, she knew that she wasnβt cut out to be a surgeon.Π² Π·Π΄ΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΌΠ΅
in oneβs right mind
No one in his right mind would go there.Π² ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ
in the family way
Iβve heard that Martinβs wife is in the family way.Π² ΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΠΊΠ΅ (Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
under someoneβs thumb; in the palm of someoneβs hand; in someoneβs pocket
My sister is completely under her husbandβs thumb.
The mayor had the local press in the palm of his hand and was never criticised by any of them.
Most of the officials in that country are in the pocket of a few very rich businessmen.Π² ΠΊΡΡΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°
in the know
Letβs ask Paul. Heβs in the know.Π² Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ (ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ-Π».)
to someoneβs face
He wouldnβt dare say it to my face!Π² Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅
at best
The buses were all late and at best I could only hope to be home before midnight.Π² Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅
in any case/event; at any rate
In any event, Iβll see him on Tuesday.
At any rate we must go tomorrow.Π² ΠΌΠ³Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠ°
in the twinkling of an eye
The new machine can do all the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.Π² ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌ
on the whole; all in all; first and last
On the whole, this was a very good journey.
All in all we havenβt done badly.
She is, first and last, a hard worker.Π² ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΅Ρ
in the land of Nod
She was in the land of Nod and I didnβt want to wake her.Π² ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΡΡ ΠΎ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ, Π° Π² Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ
to go in one ear and out the other
Everything she says to her son seems to go in one ear and out the other.Π² ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅
in the same boat
When I told her that I was broke she said that she was in the same boat.Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Ρ
in the first place
In the first place, I donβt have enough money to buy a new house.Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡΡ (ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ-Π».)
cannot hold a candle to someone
She canβt hold a candle to her mother when it comes to cooking.Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π³Π°ΡΠ΅
in full swing
The party was in full swing.Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ
all in a dayβs work
Dealing with complaints from quests is all in a dayβs work to anyone working in a hotel.Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΠ°
by the sweat of oneβs brow
I can proudly say that whatever I achieved was by the sweat of my brow.Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠΈ
in oneβs element
She is in her element when sheβs singing.Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠΌΠ΅
in oneβs right mind
Youβre not in your right mind! That sounds crazy!Π² ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΊΡ ΠΏΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
as drunk as a lord
When he came home last night, he was as drunk as a lord.Π² ΡΡ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΡΡΡ
not to give a damn
She was unemployed, but she didnβt give a damn.Π² ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅
on form
John was back on form and nobody could beat him.Π² Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ
in good hands
This hospital is excellent β your mother will be in good hands.Π² Ρ ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅
if the worst comes to the worst
If the worst comes to the worst, weβll have to stay in the hotel for another night.Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π°
in oneβs birthday suit; in the buff/altogether/raw
I used to go down to the beach and swim in my birthday suit.
He always sleeps in the raw.Π² ΡΠΊΡΡΠ΅ (ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
in someoneβs skin
I wouldnβt want to be in your skin.Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ°
a big cheese/gun/noise/shot/wheel
She is one of the directors of our company β a big noise.Π²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΡΡΠΊ (Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to be all fingers and thumbs
Iβm all fingers and thumbs today. Can you thread this needle for me?Π²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ³ (ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π».)
to lay someone low
The blow laid him low.
I was laid low by the flu for about two weeks.Π²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ³
to be ready/fit to drop; to be on oneβs last legs
After walking several miles I was ready to drop.
I worked all day in the garden and felt like I was on my last legs.Π²Π°Π»ΡΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°
to play the fool
My father told me to stop playing the fool and start working hard for my examinations.