beat the clock –
The scientists are trying to beat the clock. –
to serve time/to do time –
He's served time for burglary and armed robbery. –
be ahead of time –
They had weapons that were ahead of the time. –
take your time –
Do your rounds, take your time. –
Идиомы, связанные с внешностью и характером
don’t judge the book by its cover –
You don't judge a book by its cover or a person from the outside. –
a leopard can’t change its spots –
My boyfriend apologized for having deceived me, but I don't believe him. A leopard can't change its spots. –
worrywart –
Okay, now you need to stop being a worrywart. –
bag of wind –
It's time somebody licked that big bag of wind. –
armchair critic –
The Internet is full of armchair critics, now that everyone has wi-fi. –
charm the birds out of the trees –
He could charm the birds out of the trees. –
the life and soul of the party –
He was the life and soul of the party, everybody's mate. –
would not say boo to a goose –
He wouldn't say boo to a goose. –
know-it-all/wise guy –
I don't know why I'm such a know-it-all. –
bark is worse than bite –
Don't worry if the boss gets angry – his bark is worse than his bite. –
stickler for the rules –
I know you're a stickler for rules, but if was ever there was a time to break one, it's now. –
go-getter –
Если сикараське откусить хвост — вырастет новый. А вырастет ли у хвоста новая сикараська?
Алексей Лукьянов , Алексей Сергеевич Лукьянов , Андрей Леонидович Мартьянов , Виктор Алексеевич Евланов , Йен Уотсон , Сергей Александрович Снегов
Фантастика / Социально-психологическая фантастика / Фэнтези / Социально-философская фантастика / Учебная и научная литература / Религия, религиозная литература / Научная Фантастика