008 PHRASES (20)

Question	Answer
PAVE THE WAY FOR SOMETHING The agreement will pave the way for restoring economic ties.	to create a situation that makes it possible or easier for something to happen проправям път за нещо
GET OUT OF HAND We decided to leave before things got out of hand. Things got a little out of hand at the party and three windows were broken.	out of control излизам извън контрол
PULL THE PLUG ON SOMETHING The television company pulled the plug on the series after only five episodes.	(informal) to put an end to somebody’s project, a plan, etc. прекратявам, спирам
FALL SHORT OF The party is likely to fall short of a parliamentary majority	to not reach a particular level or to fail to achieve something that you were trying to do далеч съм от очакванията
GET UNDERWAY The film festival gets underway on 11 July .	begin започвам
SET YOUR SIGHTS ON SOMETHING She set her sights on becoming the first woman president of the United States.	to decide on a goal that you want to achieve or something you want to have поставям си за цел (да постигна нещо)
PICK YOURSELF UP Nobody knows if Jim will ever pick himself up after his wife left him.	to recover from a fall or problem възстановявам се съвземам се (взимам се в ръце)
IN DUE COURSE We will announce the results of our investigation in due course.	when it is the right time, and not before не по-рано от определеното време
AS LONG AS SO LONG AS My parents don’t care what job I do as long as I’m happy.	used before saying the conditions that will make something else happen or be true стига да... Родителите ми не се интересуват какво работя, стига да съм щастлив.
COME NATURALLY Making money came naturally to him.	if something comes naturally to you, you are able to do it very easily and very well удава ми се
BREAK NEW GROUND The company broke new ground in the field of computers.	to advance beyond previous achievements
DEAD SET AGAINST SOMETHING / DOING SOMETHING We are absolutely set against the tax increase.	completely opposed to something категорично против
COMMON GROUND We found ourselves on common ground on the question of education. Despite of our disagreements, we have been able to fins some common ground.	something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things допирна точка
A PLAGUE OF SOMETHING [pleig] Trees throughout the Northeast are being attacked by a plague of insects.	a large number of things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage напаст
IN THE PAY OF It emerged that some ministers were in the pay of the drug companies.	working for someone, especially doing something secret and dishonest в съдружие съм с работя за (в негативен смисъл)
BURNING ISSUE BURNING QUESTION The burning question is: can the Internet be regulated?	something that people have strong opinions about and think is very important горещ проблем важен и спешен нетърпящ отлагане
TO YOUR COST George is not always honest, as I discovered to my cost.	if you know something to your cost, you know it is true because of a bad experience на свой гръб за своя сметка
TURN OF EVENTS an unexpected/strange/dramatic turn of events	a change in a situation обрат обикновено се използва с tragic, dramatic, unexpected, strange
A LONG SHOT It’s a long shot, but I’ll ask her. It's a long shot, but you could try phoning him at home.	an attempt or guess that is not likely to be successful but that is worth trying малко вероятно?
LOSE YOUR COOL When I feel like I'm about to lose my cool, I just leave the room.	LOSE YOUR TEMPER to become very angry вбесявам се

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