18991848
Description
Flashcards by Reni Apostolova, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Reni Apostolova
over 4 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| STAND GUARD Armed soldiers stood guard over him. | to watch a person or place carefully in order to protect them from attack, or to prevent someone from escaping охранявам, пазя; стоя на пост |
| GO WITHOUT SAYING It goes without saying that eating these foods to replace every meal is not a good idea. | used to emphasize that something is completely obvious or true (няма точен превод, смисълът е) няма нужда да се казва, тъй като е повече от очевидно ~ то се знае, че |
| CATCH (SOMEONE) OFF GUARD The news caught her completely off guard – she didn't know what to say. | to surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feel confused or uncertain изненадвам букв: хващам неподготвен |
| SURE ENOUGH He said he'd left the book on the desk, and sure enough, there it was. | used to say that something happened as expected действително, наистина както се очаква |
| GET YOUR OWN WAY She always gets her own way in the end. | to get or do what you want, especially when somebody has tried to stop you постигам своето |
| LET YOURSELF GO 1. Come on, enjoy yourself, let yourself go! 2. He has let himself go since he lost his job. | 1. to behave in a relaxed way without worrying about what people think of your behaviour отпускам се 2.to stop being careful about how you look and dress, etc занемарявам външния си вид |
| SPEAK YOUR MIND She’s never hesitated about speaking her mind. | to say exactly what you think, in a very direct way казвам това, което мисля |
| IN YOUR OWN RIGHT Her father’s a well-known author, but she’s an excellent writer in her own right. | as a result of your personal qualifications or efforts, not because of your connection with somebody else който разчита само на себе си |
| DRIVE SOMEONE ROUND THE BEND That humming noise is driving me round the bend. | to annoy someone very much побърквам някого подлудявам |
| MAKE MATTERS / THINGS WORSE These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture. | used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse влошавам положението, ситуацията |
| BACK ON THE MENU The restaurant stopped doing my favourite curry, but now it's back on the menu. | available again (not only in a restaurant menu) нещо, което е на разположение отново, след като временно не е било достъпно |
| RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS I raised my eyebrows, quite surprised to hear the news. | show surprise or mild disapproval повдигам вежди като израз на учудване или неверие |
| LAY SOMETHING BARE The government took action after research laid bare the level of sexism. | to make something known that has been hidden or secret we use this to explain negative things such as wrong doing or justice разкривам негативни факти |
| KEEP (HOLD) SOMETHING AT BAY 1. The government hopes to keep inflation at bay. 2. He held the police at bay for several hours. | 1. to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening 2. to prevent something from coming too close |
| GO OFF THE RAILS RUN OFF THE RAILS At 17 he suddenly went off the rails and started stealing. | (informal) to start behaving in a strange or socially unacceptable way букв: излизам от релсите |
| COME TO TERMS WITH SOMETHING George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children. Counselling helped her come to terms with her grief. | to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it ~ примирявам се |
| STIFF UPPER LIP He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens. | the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation запазвам самообладание и външният ми вид не показва емоциите, които изпитвам |
| COME TO FRUITION His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition. Their efforts came to fruition many years later. FRUITION /fruːˈɪʃ.ən/ | to come to FRUITION сбъдвам се осъществяване (на план и пр.), оправдаване (на надежди и пр.) |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.