English Set Expressions: Verb+the+Noun

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Set Expressions

Verb +the+Noun

hog the limelight - привлекать всеобщее внимание

address the issue - рассматривать дело, заниматься вопросом

frame a question - формулировать вопрос

face the music - держать ответ, расхлебывать кашу

fit the description - соответствовать описанию

put / set the record straight - прояснить ситуацию

tell the difference - различать

have the best of both worlds - иметь и то и другое, убить двух зайцев

signify the end - предвещать, являться признаком конца

allocate funds / resources - распределять ресурсы, денежные средства

deploy skills / resources - задействовать умения, ресурсы

pursue a goal - преследовать цель

encompass a range (of) - охватывать, включать в себя большое количестов

Set In fact he was really a very quiet and rather reserved man, who

preferred to keep in the background rather than hog the limelight.

If We Don't Address The Issue Of Global Ecology, We Won't Have To Worry About The Other Issues.

... as though all the time he had been trying to frame the question in a special way

I had desperately wanted to rush outside and leave the whole wretched

affair behind me but something told me I had to stay and face the music (держать ответ).

He did not fit the description of Jim Lancaster that Blanche had given him in the car that morning.

We therefore write to put the record straight (чтобы внести ясность).

At the moment it's difficult to tell the difference between beef, mutton or pig

If you enjoy the coast and the country, you'll get the best of both worlds on this walk.

We have to allocate more resources, people and activities to the Far East. ...the Universities Funding Council, which allocates funds to individual universities.

...because without those facts we cannot deploy the resources effectively.

...all be working in the same direction, rather than pursuing conflicting goals.

The debates encompassed a vast range of subjects.

But this does not signify the end of her sexual life.