1500 русских и 1500 английских идиом, фразеологизмов и устойчивых словосочетаний

вбивать себе в голову

to get it into one’s head

For some reason, he got it into his head that everybody was persecuting him.

вверх дном

upside down

The children turned the house upside down.

вводить в курс дела (кого-л.)

to put someone in the picture

I was new to this project and the manager put me in the picture.

вдоль и поперек (досконально)

inside out; backwards and forwards; through and through

He has lived in London for 30 years and knows the city inside out.

She knows the fashion business backwards and forwards.

I’ve studied his report through and through but couldn’t find any mistakes.

вдоль и поперек (во всех направлениях)

far and wide, the length and breadth of something

The police searched far and wide for the missing girl.

We travelled the length and breadth of the town looking for a good hotel.

вдохнуть жизнь (во что-л.)

to breathe life into something

The new director will help to breathe life into the project.

везет как утопленнику (кому-л.)

just someone’s luck

It was just my luck that the train left five minutes before I got to the station.

верить на слово ( кому-л.)

to take someone’s word for it; to take someone on trust

John will be late again. Take my word for it.

He always took his friends on trust.

вертеться как белка в колесе

to be on the go

With three children to look after she is always on the go from morning till night.

вертеться на языке (у кого-л.)

to be on the tip of one’s tongue

What’s the name of that tree? Hold on, it’s on the tip of my tongue.

вертеться под ногами (у кого-л.)

to be under someone’s feet

I can’t cook the dinner with three children under my feet all the time.

верхушка айсберга

the tip of the iceberg

The reported cases of the disease might be only the tip of the iceberg.

вечный сон the long sleep

вешать голову

to lose heart; to look down in the mouth

Don’t lose heart, even when you’re faced with serious difficulties.

She looked very down in the mouth when I told her that I couldn’t go with her.

взад и вперед

back and forth; to and fro; up and down; backwards and forwards

The lion was pacing back and forth inside the cage.

She walked to and fro in the hospital waiting room.

We’ve been running up and down the street looking for you.

The pendulum was moving slowly backwards and forwards.

взбредать в голову (кому-л.)

to take it into one’s head

Ann took it into her head to become an actress.

взвешивать свои слова

to weigh one’s words

I had to weigh my words carefully before asking my boss for more pay.

видать виды (много испытать)

to see the world; to go through the mill

He had the appearance of a man who has seen the world.

The young soldiers really went through the mill during the first two months of their training.

видать виды (поношенный)

have seen better days

My old hat has seen better days.

видеть насквозь (кого-л.)

to read someone like a book

You won’t deceive me with your lies. I can read you like a book.

видеть свет в конце туннеля to see the light at the end of the tunnel

видит Бог

honest to God/goodness!

I didn’t break the window, honest to God!

винтика в голове не хватает (у кого-л.)

to have a screw loose; to have bats in the belfry

He must have a screw loose to walk around barefoot.

The poor old woman had bats in the belfry.

висеть на волоске

to hang by a thread

His life was hanging by a thread.

висеть над головой (у кого-л.)

to hang over one’s head

The threat of dismissal hung over my head.