.
jump out of the skin v. ( ) (
" "; ,
: -- 1 was
really scared. Hardly jumped out of my skin.-- .
, !
jump the track v. phr. informal , , -
: John didn 't finish his math homework cause his mind
kept jumping t he track to think of the new girl in class that he fellfor.--
,
,
.
jump the gun v. phr. : The runners were called back
because Jonhhey again jumped the gun.-- ,
, .
jump through a hoop v. phr. " " -- "
, ": -- You are telling me! Come of
fit! I know you jump thru a hoop for Jane! ,
, . : --
^ ! - , - !
junked up adj. , . just so adj. phr. "!",
"!", " !", "-!", " !": -- Just so! Just
so! -- -, ! -- ,
.
just what the doctor ordered ", ".
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keel over v. informal , , ,
: -- Tlie top of the party was when the boat keeled over and
we turned out in the water.--
, ,
, ,-- ,
.
keep after v. informal , - - : --
- Please, don't make me keep after you to clean your room.-- ,
.
keep an eye on/keep an eye on ball v.phr. , ,
: -- Well, you just startednow on play ing football but if you
keep your eye on the ball you will be promoted.--
,-- , ,
, .--
, .
keep on v. : Go! Keep on running! -- !
!
keep one's mouth shut v. phr. , .
keep one's shirt on v. phr. , :
"" " "
. : "Well, Mick,
relax. Keep your shirt on". , .
.
keep the ball rolling v. phr. " ", ..
, : ,
. They kept ball running at the party by dancing with
lampshades on their heads.- " ", ,
.
keep up v. 1. , keep on; 2. ,
: The shortage of oranges kept the prices up.-- -
.
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kick around v. : In a loosing slack John liked sometimes to kick
around every one.-- .
kick back v. , : -- OK, man, I'll do that if
you kick back a ten hundreds.-- , ,
500 .
kickback . : -- We won't do a thing until give a kickback.--
, - ...
kick down v. phi: (): Gas has gone and Le
Pechen had to kick the car down to the first gear.-- ,
.
kick it v.phr. ( , ,
): -- You still smoke? You should better kick it.--
? .
kick off v. 1. () , : John kicked
off and the football started.-- ( ),
; 2. . -- -: Jim
Morrison kicked off his concert with a speech.--
.
kick oneself v. , : Johnkicked himself for not having
left home earlier,-- he missed the bus.-- ,
: .
kick out v. ( ), , , : -- Kids
were so noisy during the show that I had to kick them out.-- m
, .
kick over v. 1. (), ( ):
Holdwin tried to start the car but the motor didn 't kick over.--
, ; 2. : Black Jack made
every one kick over 10 dollars a week.--
10 ; 3. "'': "Yeah, Billy, Ihad a goodhorse
but last Friday it kickedover.-- , , ,
...
kick the bucket v. phr. , , : Old Mr
Jackson kicked the bucket last week.--
.
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kick up one's heels v. phr. , , : After
the match all the class went down to town to kick up their heels.--
, .
kill off v. ( : ): -- We killed them off.--
,-- .
kid v. (): -- Are you kidding? -- No! No kiddings! --
?-- ! !
kiss ass v ( , to suck ass, to lick somebody's boots)
, "".
knock it off v. phr. "!", " !", "":
, :
-- , , , ,
, - . , ,
, , ,
: -- Holdwin! Knock it off! -- ! !
knocked out adj. (), (, ,
, , , / --
/): -- I can't get this guy. He must be knocked out. Get him out!
,
: --
. , . .
knock off v. , : -- What did he actually do? -- He
knocked off the Katz Company.-- ?-- ,
,-- " ",-- .
knut n. .
L
lap up v. : The cat was. lapping up the milk.-- .
lay an egg v. phr. " " -- "
", , - , , ,
: John tried to sound wit and broke a joke but his joke laid an
egg.-- ,
.
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lay in v. , , : Mrs Hadson heard
something about the price for sugar should go up and she laid in hundred
pounds.-- ,
, ( ).
lay into v. informal 1. , : The two kick box fighters
laid into each other as soon as bell rang.-- ,
; 2. ( : ):
The senator laid into the President.-- ( ,
) . , , .
lay off v. 1. , , : John laid off the
boundaries.-- ; 2. ,
: -- Then my company finished the contract for producing the fabric
and laid off us, the office staff.--
, , , ; 3.
: -- Lay off me, you, bothering bee.-- , .,
! -- -
.
lay out v. 1. : The corpse was laid out by
the undertaker.-- ; 2.
, : -- Then our Nicky laid this fucking guy out in
the second round.--
! 3. :
-- Listen me up Johnney. I got a job laid out for you.-- ,
. , ; 4. ,
, : -- Hey, Michael, our boss laid out the job for
us.-- , ,-- ,--
; 5. ,
, , (): -- Can you say me how much did
you lay out for this new lemon'1 -- ,
?-- , "",
.
leg man n. 1. , . -
, -
, : , ,
leg work, leg man. , ,
, , , , . ,
, leg work,-- ", -",
. .
, : 2. leg man -- , ,
,-- . ,
, ... ,
, . .
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leg work . "----..." . leg
man.
lemon phr. , , , ..
- , ,
: "My watch is a lemon.-- -- ".
let bygones be bygones v. phr. , ,
: -- OK, let's stop this stupid quarrel. Let bygones be
bygones, well? -- , . ,
. , ,-- ,
,
- .
let down v. ( : ""):-- I hate people who
always promise and always let you down.-- ,
".
let... have it/got it v. 1. (); 2. (
, , . ) : Michael Holdwin pulled his
revolver and let the robber got it in the leg.--
.
let it hang out v. phr. , .
could not lie any more and let it all hang out.--
.
let it lay v. phr. , : -- What? Who did say
you that? Robert? So you may let it lay, Robert is forgetting what he
says.-- ? ? ,
.
let it rip v. phr. I. , : -- I say, forget
about it and let it rip! -- ,
!"; 2. : Come on, boys! Give it all we've got and let
it rip!-- , , , , ,--
" " " ".
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let off v. 1. (): Bill accidentally let off In's rifle
made a big hole in the front wall.--
, : 2. : -- OK,
let 'em off! -- , ,--
, .--
.
let on v. , : John failed exam but didn't
let on to Mick.-- , .
let one's hair down v. phr. " " -- -
" ", , ,
, , " ":
: -- If gotta be too hard to be the President.--
, ..-- Why? -- ? -- don't let
his hair down.-- " ... ".
, .
let out v. 1. , : This guy got to the jail but now
they let him out.-- , ; 2.
: -- Only don't let this secret out.--
; 3. (; ): -- 1can't
catch the rob end! Let it out! -- ! !;
4. , : -- I know this guy, we were working
together until I let him out.-- . ,
; 5. , .. : The
commissar let his car out.-- .
let up v. phr. , : -- Look! Hurricane's not letting
up at all! -- ! !
like father, like son " ".
live it up v. , : -- Mick, our vocations' gonna out. We
have only two days, let's live it up.-- ,
. !
little folk (little people) , (
, ): , .
living end adj. , " !": -- Yeah, the show was
the living end! -- ! !
lock up v. phr. : -- / locked it up, Le Pechen
said.-- ,-- .
long hair n. , ,
long.
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long face n. : -- Don't pull a long face when I ask you to
do this job! -- He ,
! ,
.
look up v. 1. , : The year was hard but
business looked up after that.-- , ; 2.
, , , : -- / still look up new species.--
(, ) ,--
.
lost time n. . ,
, . , ,
, , -
, , , , ,
, , .
lowdown n. -: Don't wait they give you the lowdown on
Watergate.-- He , " ".
luck out v. phr. 1. ; 2. :
-- I really lucked out at Las Vegas. I came back with 5 000$.--
-:
: 3. , : -- 1 guess
those fucking guys from Marine Co lucked out in Saigon.-- ,
,--
.
lush out v. 1. , , , : The old man
lushed out at the birds with his umbrella.-- ,
; 2. , ,
, .. - , "": The leader of the
Republicans all the time lushed out at the President's administration.--
.
ma-and-pa mom-and-pop ad/, , .
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magic carpet n. -.
make a beeline for v. , : John made a beeline
for first base until the other team player doesn' t catch the ball.--
,
.
make a day of it v. phr. - : We were afraid of
literature exam coming on Monday and all the Sunday made a day of it.--
.
make a pass at v. phr.
: -- I know him for 7 weeks already but he never made a pass at me.--
,
().
make a play for v. phr. , , , ,
, , ( , , ),
" ": -- John always makes a play for new girls in the
group.-- .
make eyes at v. phr. , : -- Maggy? I hate
her way of making eyes at M ick instead of finding one of her own.
: --
, -- , -- ,
, .
make off v. , : As soon as John saw Bob with his mother
fucker friends he made off at once.--
, .
make the scene v. phr. , ,
( , ): -- I don't wanna make the
scene! I'm gonna make off.-- ! .
make the grade v. , , : "I read the news
today oh boy! About a lucky man who made the grade...-- !
.
..." -- " " "A Day In The
Life". ,
"" "" --
".
makeup v. 1. , , :
, ,
: "The car is made up of many different parts: wheels,
seats, tires and doors.-- : , ,
..."
: -- ... - (-)
, have no idea how to make him up (
, ";
2. ( ), (
): -- I know he's getting tired too, but the guy knows how to make
up.-- , ,
; 3. : -- Let's make up a song for Jane's birthday.--
; 4. : -- Wait me, guys! I
just make up! -- , ! !--
; 5. : -- Come on, guys, make up.-- , ,
,-- , ,
,
().
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make waves v. phr. informal " " -- "
", : -- I don't think Robert
is a goodjournalist for our paper. He is always trying to make waves.-- He
, -- , ,--
,--
.
man n. , , : :--
Hi, man. How are yah, man!-- Cool, man. Andyou man?-- Great man. , ,
.
makeup n. : -- What makeup do you use to make your fun colors?
-- -? --
. "Fun colors" -- , ,
" ". , , ,
. "-"
, ; , "",
, , "-" ,
; . .
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makeup adj. , : makeup exam --
( ).
magic carpet n. -.
man n. () , , .
mark time v. phr. ,
( ): Sergeant Timothy ordered his platoon soldiers to
mark time as a punishment.--
.
Mexican breakfast n. . "
" -- .
, .
mike n. I. ; 2. .
miss out v. , : You missed our chance out.--
.
mix up v. : They look like each other, even their mother mixes
them up.-- , ' .
mix up n. ( mix) , : -- There's a mix up
in your list.-- ,-- ,
, ,
.
mob n. , .
monkey business n. : -- Too many monkey business going on
in this affair! You better watch out whom you deal with! --
- ! , ! --
, .
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money to burn . phr. " -- ": His grandfather left
him money to burn.-- .
mother fucker ( : cocksucker, shitass, ass-hole, fucker, bastard,
dip-shit, son-of-bitch, creep, jerk, crud) n. , ,
, , , , , ; ,
. , - .
moonlighting . , , . ,
, , ,
.
morning after n. : -- Yes, Johnny, I see you actually got a
pretty cool morning after.-- , , ,
,-- , ,
.
move v. "!", "!", "!"
move in on v. phr. , , : Frozen foods moved in
on the market for fresh ones.-- .
movie n. , , .
move your ass v. ( : ):
-- C'mon! Move your ass! -- ! ! --
.
my God goodness () ! !: -- "My God! What
they did with my car! -
, , , , .
.-- "! ! --
.
mucho n. . .
muchoman (machoman) n. ""-- , ,
.
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N
name is mud informal " ", : -- If the boss got it my
name will be mud.-- , ,--
,
. .
nay , "" ().
neat adj. , , , .
"neat" : -- You are neat girl.--
,--
" ".
neck and neck adv., adj. , : The two horses
were neck and neck.-- .
nervous Nellie . -- ,
, . " " ,
: -- We
will never win if you don't stop being nervous Nellies! -- ,
! -- ""
"".
new deal . , : -- We need a new deal to break
these old fucking habits! -- ,
!
new broom sweeps clean " -".
new person . , : , :
The University and sports made a new person of him.--
.
nigger . () , .. .
nite . "night".
no end adv. , : Alt the Tigers were no end upset.--
"" . (, .)
sweat adj. , , , : --
Come on, Bill, let's do that no sweat job.-- , ,
. .
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nobody home " ?":
, "". --
,-- .-- Nobody home. : "
".
none n. nothing, , .
( ) , -.
nose in infqrmal .-- Fuck off, man! It ain't
your business! And you always have your nose in not your problems! --
! ! !
not a leg to stand on n. phr. informal , ,
: -, ,
""
. . -
, , ...
.
. : A big blow-up in
the China Town bar. All black and Chinese mob participators are shot, but
Chinese scored I against zero. The only survived is und er arrest. His name
Lee Wang. He got a gun, two knives and one bullet in the ass. And he proves
that he was just sitting peacefully drinking soda when all that began.--
.
, 1:0. , , ,
. ,
. , ,
, . - !
This guy got not a leg to stand on.-- Xa! , ,
,-- .
not to give somebody the time of day v. phr. ,
, ; I can't invite Sally and Helen
all together to the party! You know Sally don't give Helen the time of day!
-- . ,
!".
number one n. "Super Trooper...-- ""
.-- Shining like the sun..:-- , . Thinking he's
a Number One...-- ". , "Super Trooper"
() . , , , ,
"Number One" -- , -, , ,
.
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numero uno n. . .
"", "", "" .., .. --
.
nunnie n. . ss.
nut (knut) n. .
nut house n. , "-", " ".
" " , "-", ,
, , , ,
. , "
",-- " ".
odd ball n. informal , " ",
" ", : Please don't deal with him. He is an odd
ball.-- . .
off age adj. phr. , . . ,
: The age at which one is considered of age to vote, of age to
prosecuted as an adult or of age to buy alcoholic drinks varies within the
USA.-- , ,
.
off base adj. phr. informal , : -- The thought
that the stormbringer brings the storm is really off base.-- ,
, ,--
.
offbeat adj. informal , , , : --
Linguistics used to be an offbeat field of study, but nowadays every
self-respecting university has a linguislics department.--
,
,--
.
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off duty ad/, , : -- Let's go sight-seeing when we're
off duly.-- , ,--
.
off guard adj. , : -- His question caught me off
guard and I told him the secret.-- ,
,--
, .
off the beam adv., adj. , : You were off the beam
saving that they wouldn't appreciate your show.-- ,
, .
off the record adv. : -- I think you understand that all
my remarks are strictly off the record.-- , ,
,-- -
. !
off the wagon adj. phr. , , .: When a
heavy drinker did a Cold Turkey it means one little drink is enough to drive
hit off the wagon.-- ,
, .
Oh boy! " !", "!"
OK, o'kay ', , , : -- Thank you, I'm .--
, . -Thank you.-- . -- .-- .
old hat adj. , , : -- Robby? I know
this guy. He is an old hat.-- ? . .
once over n. ( ) :
Matthew came in the class and felt he got the once over from pretty
dark hair girl.-- ,
.
on and off adv. , , : Kate wrote to his
pen pal in Russia on and off for one year.--
.
on edge adj. , , : Before the match all
the Tigers were on edge.-- "" .
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on ice adv. , ( ): --
I have to put my vacation on ice until the weather turns good.--
, .
on me, him, her, them , , ,
, . - , ,
"" "on me", , . "On
me" -- " " " ".
on one's high horse adv. phr. " : -
- , .
. . ,
, : -- Look at Le
Pechen. It sounds he is on his high horse now.-- -:
...
on one's toes adv. phr. : -- The cool football is always on his
toes.-- (, ),--
, , " " .
on one's last legs adv. phr. : -- Yeah, Back was
a good doggy. Now he is on his last legs...-- -,
,-- ,
.-- ...
on pins and needles adv. phr. : -- Although I've been
singing for pretty long time I always on pins and needles before the curtain
opens up.-- ,
-- ,--
.
opposite sex n. ( ,
).
ouch! () !
out of the blue adv. phr. ,
, -: Johnny came out of the blue to catch the pass and
score a touchdown! -- , - ,
!
out in the left field adj. , :
. . .
, ,
, . : -- ... ... ...
... ... ? ? ! ! !
, ... ... . ?, , . ... , .
, ... ... ... !
: -- I'm afr