Created by Reni Apostolova
about 5 years ago
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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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