ter while, crocodile,-- . against time adv. phr. 1. , , , , , : It was a race against time whether the sergeant would get to the scene of the accident soon enough.-- , ; 2. , : Now the outlaw talked against time with the comissar hoping that some wonder would come to save him.-- , , . Ah , I (). ahead of the game adv. adj. phr. informal 1. , , : The experience you've gotten over here will put you ahead of the game in college.-- , , , ", -- ; 2. , : IfI get my lessons too far ahead of the game I would forget everything what I read. - , , ,-- , . ain't , ( - ): "I ain't gonna cry no more.-- ,-- . 158 all but adv.phr. . "All But The Girl", ", ", - "", " ". all ears adj. " ": -- Come on, Mick, tell me your story. I'm all ears.-- , , ! . all eyes adj. " " ( , , ): At their first presence at the Stanley Cup Mick and John were all eyes. -- " ", , . all shook up adj. , : -- Why on Earth you are so shook up? -- ? -- ' . all right alright , ! ': -- That's alright, Johnney! Don't worry! -- , ! ! all wet adj. , : -- They were all wet -- ,-- : -- ... ambish n. ambition. Americano n. . ammo n. (). ants in one's pants n. phr. : " ", -: " ": During the match Jane's got ants in her pants shouting and twisting all over.-- - . . armo n. , "armored". apple pie order n. phr. , "-", : When they came back everything was in apple-pie order.-- , , . around the clock adv. phr. -- "Rock Around The Clock" (1954 .) " ", , " ", "around the clock" " 24 ". 159 around the corner adv. phr. , -, : I've got a feeling there's another adventure for us just around the corner. -- , , ,-- . as luck would get it adv. , , , , : -- As luck would have it no one was over there when the explosion occurred.-- ,-- . as the crow flies adv. , . -- This city is seven miles by the road but it is only two as the crow/lies.-- , -- - ,-- , , -. ass n. , ... , - "". '"": -- There're only ass holes around.-- ,-- , . ass hole, arse (hole), butt (hole) . ass. At/at it, . , it at . - at bay adv. , : The police chased the maniac to a roof where they held him at bay.-- , . at any rate adv. , -.- A t any rate it was not too expensive. . at death's door adv., adj. , : The sergeant seemed to be at the death's door.-- , . ( , . .) at ease adj. (.) "!", : -- t ease! -- ! -- , . 160 at first blush adv. phr. , , ; At first blush the offer looked good.-- ( -- ). at sea adj. " ", ", , , , ": Situation was difficult. John was at sea.-- . , . at sixes and sevens adj. phr. , , , . at the tip of one's tongue " ", . . . , . babbling brook n. , . babe in the woods n. phr. , , .. , , : -- The place around us was strange, we stood as babes in the wood.-- ,-- US.-- , , ... baby n. , , - "", "", ""... back off v. 1. , ; 2. : Well, OK, guy, now back off and all again.-- , , , . , ... back out v. , " ": -- You are rotten rat, Dan! First you agree to help me with this fucking business and then you back me out! -- , , ! . . , ! back up v. 1. , : The caravan was backing up.-- ; 2. , : I'm gonnajoin the Army and my dad actually is backing me up.-- , ; 3. ( ): -- Back me up, Johnny! -- , , ! -- 161 ; 4.. : -- Fire's not letting up! We badly need a back up fire squad! -- ! () ! -- , , , " " , -- . back to the wall adv. phr. , : . , , , , , : -- We got our backs to the wall! -- ( )! bad egg n. " ", " ". bad paper . - "", , : -- All my money turned into bad papers! -- ! bad shit n. (.) , : , : -- I'm pretty tired of this fucking case. Too many bad shit.-- . . ball game n. -, : -- You say we get a second mortgage? Wow! That's a whole new ball game! -- , ? ! ! balls . ( , nuts) , ( ). ball of fire n. informal , , : is really pretty shy guy. but actually he is a ball of fire.-- , , ,-- ,-- ! bananas adj. , , , , , , : -- Your new dress is cool! You look bananas! -- ! ! bananas oil n. 1. , : / say we get him, John. This kind of guys who loves to get bananas oil.-- , . 162 , , ,-- , , ; 2. , , : Come on, bud dy, move your bananas oil. - , , , ,-- , . bananas truck n. , , , . bang v. , to fuck, ; "". bang-up adj. 1. : Oh, gosh! What I am supposed to do?! Maggy is bang-up again! -- ! ?! ! -- . ; 2. ( , ) : Mick has done a bang-up job for the team.-- . bank on v. informal , : All the college's students, were banking on the Tigers to do their best in the championship game.-- , "" . be getting on , : -- Hi! How are you getting on, buddy! -- ! ! bear trap n. ( ) " " -- . beat about the bush v. phr. " ", " ", " ", " ": - , - - , "-- ": -- Gorby is still beating about the bush, yeah?-- , ? beat it v. , : -- Beat it, boy, the coach said, we don't want you with us. -- , , ,-- . beat the bushes v. phr. beat about the bush. " , ", : " , ": Billy was beating the bushes forgetting money to build a new playground. -- , . 163 beauty sleep n. phr. " ", . , . , take a beauty sleep before the performance or party. beef up v. , , : We beefed up our squad with more vehicles.-- ,-- . University actually beefed up coaching by two good guys. -- ,-- . bee in one's bonnet n. phr. " ", , , : You are talking nothing but California trip! What the bee in your bonnet about this California trip! -- , ! ! between the devil and the deep blue sea adv. phr. " ": -- ,-- .-- , , , . So I'm between the hell and the deep blue sea.-- ... bi adj. , bisexual. big daddy adj. " ", : - . : Only don't say Billy, he is already a big daddy.-- . . bigmouth n. : Frank is a bigmouth who cannot be trusted...-- , ... big stink n. , . It's gonna be a big stink if they publish that.-- , . big time n. 1. (, ) : -- Wow, Jolmney! I really had a big time in the night club last nighti -- , ! !; 2. , , : -- Many enter our college, but few reach a big time.-- , ,-- . big-time adj. , : Paul started singing on big-time television.-- "" . 164 biker n. , : Biker like an icon...-- , (, - ),-- . bird has flown phr. , . , - - : -- The bird has flown.-- ,-- , , , , , . bird in the hand is worth two in the bush " , ". , , . bite the dust v. phr. , : "...another one bites the dust.-- ... ",-- "Queen". bitch n. . bitch v. , : This bitch is always hitching.-- . black out v. 1. () : -- This is a very cool play. I love it when they black out the stage and actors speak in darkness for a short time. -- . , , , "', 2. (): This fucking paper usually blacks out all criticism of tire President.-- ; 3. , , / It's been a hard day for her and she suddenly blacked out.-- , . blast off v. 1. ( /- The astronaut will blast off into orbit at six 'clock.-- ; 2. , ; The coach blasted off at the Tigers for poor football.-- "" . blow-job n. . blow one's stack, blow a fuse, blow one's top v. , , : Your dad will blow his fuse if he knows about that.-- , ,-- , , . blow one's mind v. , .. -, : Johnney blew his mind on football.-- . 165 blow the whistle on v. 1. "", "", "": Le Pechen caught one guy who then blew the whistle on all the rest.-- , , , ; 2. , " ": They blew whistle on gambling.-- . blow up v. 1. , : -- We blew charlies up! -- "" !-- ; 2. ( ): -- News is no! good: Only don't blow up! -- , ,-- ; 3. (), (): -- At the middle of the match the goalkeeper of tire other team suddenly blew up andwe got the winning runs.-- - , ; 4. , : The paper blew the news up.-- -, , ; 5. (, ): -- I wanna get this picture of the criminal twice blown up.-- , ; 6. : The wind has blown up the storm.-- . blow up n. , : -- Well, well, well,-- , -- .-- That was a pretty big mob blow-up. -- -, . blunder ( to fuck up, screw up, foul up, mess up, goof up) v. , , , " ". bog down v. , , : The idea was bogged down in a long discussion.-- . bonehead n. , , . bong (bump, hump) v. To , fuck, . . boner (hard-on) . erection, .. . bonk v. , "fuck". . -, , , . boobs (tits, boobies, knockers) n. , . ( "Pinguin English Pocket Dictionary") , : -- "It's not me.-- ,-- , , , .-- My boobs are plain and you made 'em big.-- , ... 166 born with a silver spoon in one's mouth adj. phr. " ", ", ". bottle up v. , : -- "Let it be bottled up for awhile;-- ". bow out v. , , , ; While the group was being cut new record the vocal got sick and had to bow out.-- . boy will be boys " ". , , , . brain drain n. " ": Russia suffered a considerable brain drain to the West after 1917 Revolution.-- 1917 " ". break in v. 1. , (), ; The sergeant broke in the door of the house.-- ; 2. ; -- This guy is a cool player. He broke in as a baseball one. , : -- . . break up v. 1. , : River ice breaks up in March. -- ; 1. , : John was broken up after that unhappy day and did not go out of the house for two days. -- (" " ) ; 3. , , : The discussion was very hot, some guys kept interrupting each other, and finally broke up the meeting.-- "" , , , ; 4. , : "These girls are so strange! Jane and Pat were such good friends, but then they broke up only cause I' ve appeared between them.-- ,-- ,-- , , ". 167 b' n. brother pal, friend buddy. , , , , man, baby, guy. brother n. . brush off v. , , , : John brushed offMick 's warning that he might get into troubles with Bath. -- , . buddy . () , , . bug . (), "" (, "") . . bug v. 1. (, ""); 2. , , : -- Alright, Billy. I do what you ask. Only stop bugging me.-- , . , . . bug-eyed adj. : -- Jane stood bug-eyed when I told her we've won.-- - , , ,-- "" . build castles in the air build castles in Spain v. phr. . , " " -- . , . , -- ? bull in a china shop " " " () ": ,-- ,-- but he worked out as a bull in the china shop,-- , : , . 168 bull shit . , . bullshit v. , : -- Stop bullshitting me! IIyou are talking is a bull shit! -- ! ! burn out v. , , ( - ): -- Oh shit! It sounds like I burned out the engine! -- ! -- , , .-- , ! burn the candle at both ends v. phr. , , "", " ", ", ": -- You study hard, work out hard, visit your French tutor twice a week, dance every night in discotec! Stop to bum candle at both ends, Johnny!-- .-- , , ( , " " -- , -!), ! ! bush . "", . butch . "-", , . butt . , shit, - , . . . butt in v. , ( ): Jane was explaining to Mick his mistake when John butted in.-- , " ". butterflies in the stomach n. phr. " ", , " ", " ", " , ". : , , , , , . , ! (. ). butter up v. informal , : Why on Earth you're trying to butter me up ? Wanna get a day off?.-- ? ? -- , . button one's lip . phr. , , : , , . , . , : Could you button your fucking lip, sir! -- He , , , ! 169 buy off v. : -- This guy got a go at buying off our police.-- ,-- . buy out v. : -- But we will buy them out back.-- ,-- . B.Y.O.B. Bring Your Own Bottle -- . : ....-- ; ...-- . cancel out v. , : Mick got an "" in math but cancelled it out by A in literature.-- "" ( -) , " " (, ) . call back v. ( ): -- Will you call him back in 5 minutes.-- , , .. . call down dress down v. , "": -- Yesterday my tutor called me down. -- .-- . call girl , , , , " ". call off v. , : , " " -: -- They called off the match because of the Bob.-- , - "",-- , , "", , . call on/upon v. 1. , : John decided to call on an old friend while he was in the city.-- . , ; 2. ( ): John called on Mick to give him some money.-- , . 170 call up v. 1. : The picture of New York called me up my summer vocations.-- - , ; 2. , : -- We called up all the witnesses. -- , -- ; 3. , , (): John called up all his strength, pushe d past theplayers blocking him and ran for a touchdown.-- , , , ; 4. : -- Please, call me up today at 5.-- , . calm down v. : -- Calm down. buddy.-- (), ,-- ( , ). of worns . , : -- Your new baby is a some can of worns! -- -- - ! canteen . ( -- "diner"). cap n. -- ", ". , , . , , -- "capital", "" (, ): , . , : -- Yeah, all caps.-- , . carry away v. 1. , ; 2. , : The music was so cool that she was carried away.-- , "". carry off v. 1. ( - ): Mick carried off two top places in running.-- ; 2. (- ): In Middle Ages smallpox carried off thousands of lives.-- . carry on v. 1. , , : Bill and John carried on a long correspondence with each other.-- ; 2. : -- Carry on, guys.-- , ,-- , . , ; 3. , : Mick and John carried on during the warm up until the coach ordered them out.-- , ; 4. ( ): Holdwin hit the hammer commissar's finger and Le Pechen carried on for three minutes.-- , . 171 carry out v. , ( -): Le Pechen was determined to carry out his fucking suggestions to fulfil the plan.-- . carry over v. , ( , ): -- Hey, commish, we've got pretty good affairs carried over from the last year! -- , , : -- , ! , ! cash n. , . cash in v. (): cashed in some bonds to pay the bill.-- , . cash in one's chips (cash in) v. phr. : Rip-off Jack escaped but was shot through and knew that he was going to cash in his chips very soon.-- - , , , . cash in on v. informal , : cashed in on great interest in the New York Rangers and sold many team's T-shirts.-- "- ", . cast pearls before swine phr. . cat . , , . catch cold v. phr. : -- -Do not get your feet wet or you catch cold! -- He , ! catch on v. 1. , : , , ; 2. : This clip caught on at once.-- ; 3. , , : -- Ivan caught on with a famous football club this year.-- , - ,-- " ". catch one's breath v. phr. 1. , : The beauty of the landscape made her catch her brealh.-- ; 2. , . catch some rays v. phr. ( ): -- Today I'm gonna go to the beach to catch some rays.-- . 172 catch some Zets v. phr. . "--" -- - "z-z-z-z". catch up v. 1. . , ; 2. ( ): These three charlies were caught up yesterday.-- " " ,-- , ; 3. , : " " , . , . : , ! -- , ? , , . - () catch up ( ). - . : ( ), " ", , , - ! 4. , . on: I gotta catch up on my sleep.-- ; 5. , . with'. The police finally caught up with them.-- () . cave in v. 1. : The roof caved in and crushed a car.-- ; 2. , : Every one begged Billy to take them down to the city and he finally caved in.-- . , . cheesecake n. " ( ?)" (, ... , ): " ". , . , .-- Well let's try another one. Rise up, roll around and show me your cheesecake.-- , . , ... , " ", , , . chew out v. , , : -- But I can 't stay too late with you! My dad would chew me out! -- ! -- ,-- ! 173 chew the fat v. " ", : -- Man, I love that Friday night when after the hard day I may just sit with you and chew the fat over the cup of coffee.-- , , , ",-- , . chick n. "" -- "", "", "", --