006 PHRASES (20)

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ON THE BRINK OF The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.	to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation пред прага на
PAY A CALL / VISIT ON I'll pay you a call when I'm in the area. We thought we'd pay a visit to the museum while we were in Lisbon.	to visit a person or place, usually for a short time посещавам, правя кратка визита на
STAMP ONE'S FOOT He stamped his foot angrily.	to put your foot down hard and noisily on the ground because you are angry тропвам с крак
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT To a certain extent, I was relieved. TO SUCH AN EXTENT The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired.	partly, but not completely до известна степен so much до такава степен (толкова много)
IN VAIN We walked on, looking in vain for a taxi. All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.	without success напразно, без полза / резултат
ABIDE BY SOMETHING They promised to abide by the rules of the contest.	to follow a rule, decision, or instruction спазвам, съблюдавам
RESIGN YOURSELF TO SOMETHING He has resigned himself to the fact that his marriage is over.	to accept that something unpleasant must happen and that you cannot change it примирявам се
ON RECORD It proved to be one of the warmest Decembers on record.	Officially measured and noted. вписан, зарегистриран, отбелязан Декември е отбелязан като един от най-горещите
NOT SLEEP A WINK My neighbours partied all night and I didn't sleep a wink.	to not sleep at all не мигвам (не съм мигнал цяла нощ)
STAY PUT Stay put. I’ll be back in a minute.	to remain in one place or position (spoken) стой тук! не мърдай!
COME UNDER FIRE The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.	be heavily criticized or held responsible попадам под критика
BURN A HOLE IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET SOMETHING BURNS A HOLE IN SOMEBODY'S POCKET TO HAVE MONEY TO BURN	if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it if something burns a hole in your pocket - it costs a lot of money to have money to burn = to have a lot of money and spend them on whatever you want
PAY HANDSOMELY Get rid of rats, and we'll pay you handsomely.	give a lot of money in exchanfe for goods and services отплащам се щедро
STEER CLEAR OF You should steer clear of sugar because you are fat.	to avoid someone or something отбягвам
TEEM WITH These rivers teem with fish.	to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all moving around гъмжа, бъкам
PASS THE BATON PICK THE BATON The President passed the baton to his successor.	If you pass the baton to someone, you give them responsibility for it, and if someone takes the baton or picks up the baton, they take responsibility for it. предавам щафетата поемам щафетата
TAKE THE REINS Theresa May to take the reins as UK prepares for Brexit.	to take control of something, especially an organization or a country ръководя (букв. държа юздите)
FOLLOW IN SOMEONE'S FOOTSTEPS She followed in her mother’s footsteps and started her own business.	to do the same thing as someone else, esp. someone in your family, previously did следвам / вървя по стъпките на ...
LOSE TRACKS OF I’ve lost track of what she’s doing now.	to no longer know where someone or something is or what is happening изгубвам следите (на някого, на нещо)
SLEEP ON IT SLEEP ON SOMETHING It's a tough decision and I can't make it easily. I'm going to sleep on it.	to wait until the next day before making a decision about something important so that you can think about it carefully

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