Engelsk | Russisk |
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at one's fingertips (readily available) preposition | )preposition знать на зубокpreposition знать на ятьpreposition отскакивать от зубовpreposition |
at one's own risk (taking personal responsibility for any harm that arises from a dangerous activity) preposition [UK: ət wʌnz əʊn rɪsk] [US: ət wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈrɪsk] | на свой страх и рискpreposition |
at the end of one's tether (at the limit of one’s patience) preposition [UK: ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈte.ðə(r)] [US: ət ðə ˈend əv wʌnz ˈte.ðər] | на грани срываpreposition |
at the top of one's lungs preposition | во всё горлоpreposition |
at the top of one's voice preposition [UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs] | во всё горлоpreposition |
back to square one (located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure) adjective | на круги свояadjective у разбитого корытаadjective |
bare one's teeth ((figuratively) to show aggression) verb | оскаливать зубыverb оскалить зубыverb оскалитьсяverb скалить зубыverb скалитьсяverb |
be gathered to one's fathers (to be buried together with one's forebears, see also: die) verb [UK: bi ˈɡæ.ðəd tuː wʌnz ˈfɑːð.əz] [US: bi ˈɡæ.ðərd ˈtuː wʌnz ˈfɑːð.r̩z] | |
be oneself (to act naturally) verb | быть самим собойverb |
beat one's swords into ploughshares verb | перековать мечи на оралаverb |
beauty is only skin deep (a person's character is more important than their outward appearance) phrase | внешность обманчиваphrase |
beside oneself (consumed by an emotion) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] [US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] | вне себяpreposition |
bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) verb [UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | переоценить свои силыverb |
bite one's tongue (prevent oneself from uttering a word) verb | придержать языкverb прикусить языкverb |
bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | которая кормитverb кусать рукуverb рубить сукverb |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | высморкать носverb высморкатьсяverb сморкать носverb сморкатьсяverb сморкнутьсяverb |
blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | накрыться медным тазомverb |
border on (be almost like some other thing) verb [UK: ˈbɔː.də(r) ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | граничить сverb |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | родиться в сорочкеadjective |
break on the wheel (to execute by beating) verb [UK: breɪk ɒn ðə ˈwiːl̩] [US: ˈbreɪk ɑːn ðə ˈhwiːl̩] | колесоватьverb |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | завтракатьverb |