026 IDIOMS (25)

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TO COME IN HANDY Don't throw that away - it might come in handy some day. I'm so glad that I studied Spanish - it really came in handy when I visited Mexico.	(informal) to be usefull влизам в работа (употреба)
TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE MAP The governor has managed to put his sleepy state on the map.	to make something famous (thing, person or place) правя (някого, нещо) известен
TO STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK This is a really risky moment. I think you should step back from the brink and think about consequences.	to decide against an action which may have a bed result букв: отстъпвам крачка назад
GO IT ALONE He has decided to leave the band and go it alone as a singer. I have had enough of this company. I'm going to go it alone and become freelance.	to do something by yourself, without help from other people правя нещо самостоятелно
GO COLD TURKEY Six years ago she went cold turkey on a three-pack-a-day smoking habit.	to give up a bad habit immediately and completely прекратявам незабавно лош навик или зависимост от нещо (идва от cold turkey = абстиненция нещо като "преминавам през абстиненция)
SICK AS A PARROT He was sick as a parrot when his team lost the match.	extremely disappointed
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG / CARPET You can't just sweep these issues under the carpet.	to try to avoid dealing with the problem замитам под килима (проблемите)
PULL YOUR LEG She's just pulling your leg - she doesn't really expect you to do all the cooking. You have a pet lion? Pull the other one!	to tease somebody by saying something that isn't true занасям, баламосвам някого if we think that someone is teasing us in that way, we might say: "pull the other lag" or "pull the other one - it's got bells on" - this shows that we don't believe them
GO TO TOWN ON SOMETHING They really went to town on the christmass decoration.	to do something very well, or to make something look very good by spending a lot of time or money on it постаравам се (нещо да бъде направено добре или да изглежда добре)
OFF TO TOP OF YOUR HEAD Off the top of my head, I’d say we have about 200 members.	without thinking too much or without really thinking about it ~ не ми е в главата, но мисля, че.....
GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.	to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future to achieve success in the first stage of some process
DRAW / GET THE SHORT STRAW My department drew the short straw on re-location and from tomorrow we get to work in Earlsfield in the London borough of Wandsworth for seven weeks.	be the unluckiest of a group of people, especially in being chosen to perform an unpleasant task изтеглям късата клечка
PULL YOUR SOCKS UP We'll have to pull our socks up and get back to what we know we can do. You need to pull your socks up and start taking your studies a bit more seriously.	if someone tells you this, they are saying in an angry way that you should do something better
STRIKE A CHORD WITH SOMEONE /kɔːd/ His writing was funny and touched a chord with millions of people.	if something strikes a chord with you, you understand it and respond to it emotionally, usually because something similar has also happened to you
DEB HAND He was also a keen pool player and a dab hand at cards.	a person who is an expert at a particular activity
FEATHER ONE'S NEST The people simply don't believe that politics has much changed, and regard the entire lot of politicians as corrupt species out to feather their own nest.	to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest
TURN THE CORNER After nine months of poor sales we've finally turned the corner.	if a situation turns the corner, it starts to improve after a difficult period
PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS It is a very serious offence and we are pulling out all the stops to trace them. The manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get it completed as soon as possible.	you make as much efforts as possible to ensure that something is successful ~ давам всичко от себе си ~ правя всичко възможно
BARE YOUR SOUL On that day I bare my soul, make myself vulnerable to friends and family by expressing my feelings.	to reveal one's innermost secrets and feelings to someone разкривам душата си пред някого
STRIKE A CHORD	if something strikes a chord, it causes people to approve of it or agree with it.
1. AS CLEAR AS DAY The reason for Peter's evasiveness was suddenly as clear as day 2. AS CLEAR AS MUD What this really means, of course, is still as clear as mud.	1. very easy yo understand ясно като бял ден 2. used humorously to say that something is very difficult to understand
RUFFLE SOMEONE'S FEATHERS I would appear to have ruffled Mr Jonson's feathers in my letter of May 20.	cause someone to become annoyed or upset ядосвам, дразня (някого) разтревожвам (някого)
AT THE END OF THE DAY My parents want me to become a doctor, but at the end of the day - it's my decision.	used for saying what you consider is the most important thing about a situation after thinking about it в края на краищата
TO DO THINGS BY THE BOOK He always tried to do everything by the book.	correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way правя нещата по правилата
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE There is a fire! Run for your life! We thought we saw a shark so we run for our lives.	to move as fast as possible away from danger to run because are in danger бягам, спасявам се

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